The first rule of Killer Be Killed is: You do not talk about Killer Be Killed. On March 1, 2015 the unwillingly-labelled metal ‘supergroup’ left the stage to thunderous applause in Sydney, Australia, and the whole world presumed that we’d seen the last of them. With one album and just six shows under their belt, they’d burned bright and fast. Only memories would remain. Consequently, when word broke on September 4, 2020 that astonishing second album Reluctant Hero was ready to go, it struck like a bolt from the blue. “Misdirection is a powerful tool,” grins guitarist/vocalist Greg Puciato, mischievously. “It’s cooler to get a present when it’s not your birthday.” When asked how four of the brightest luminaries in modern heavy music managed to conceive and craft these 11 songs ove...
