Killer Be Killed – ‘Reluctant Hero’

Supergroups can be a tricky thing to get right on record. Will star names blend on a full length LP, or should it have just remained a studio jam session? Luckily for them (and for us), this is a problem that Killer Be Killed have never had to reckon with.  Their self-titled debut was one of the great surprises of 2014 – not only did it seamlessly blend three iconic metal vocalists together, it did so on an album that was critically acclaimed. Max Cavalera (Sepultura, Soulfly), Greg Puciato (The Dillinger Escape Plan) and Troy Sanders (Mastodon) got together to produce an excellent metal record and that seemed to be that; the members went back to their day jobs, and apart from a few minor hints here or there, it seemed like Killer Be Killed was a ‘one and done’ project. So, when the ...