The history of metal music remembers a not that many supergroups – besides S.O.D. and Down – that have made a significant mark on the genre. Probably because quite often under the shiny, and loudly marketed package lies a side projects where the big names don't really push themselves. On the other hand, it would be strange if you aren't at least interested in hearing a band like Killer Be Killed – one that unites musicians like Troy Sanders (Mastodon), Max Cavalera (Soulfly and, cough, ex-Sepultura), Greg Puciato (The Dillinger Escape Plan) and David Elitch (The Mars Volta).

And Killer Be Killed's debut self-titled album is definitely interesting. Without doing anything that radical, the four musicians pull each other out of their respective comfort zones. This way they achieve a sound that is like the natural and homogeneous result of interaction by these musicians as you know them from their main bands.

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