Killbox 13
studio
ArtistOverkill
CoverKillbox13.jpg
ReleasedMarch 25, 2003
RecordedSeptember–October 2002
StudioGear Recording Studio, Shrewsbury, New Jersey
GenreThrash metal
LabelSpitfire
ProducerColin Richardson, Overkill
Prev year2002
Next year2005

Killbox 13 is the twelfth studio album by thrash metal band Overkill, released in 2003. It is the first album with rhythm guitarist Derek Tailer. The name stems from the fact that the band considers this to be their thirteenth release because they include the Overkill EP as their first, or that they had released the covers album Coverkill, which would have been their eleventh studio album. "Well, it is the thirteenth, but it's only really the thirteenth for people who followed the band. There was an EP called Overkill back in '84...", said Bobby Ellsworth.[citation needed]

Killbox 13 received much critical acclaim because some of the songs marked a return to the raw unpolished thrash style exhibited on the first album Feel The Fire, which Overkill had gradually moved away from afterwards.

Credits

  • Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth – lead vocals
  • D.D. Verni – bass, backing vocals
  • Dave Linsk – lead guitar
  • Derek Tailer – rhythm guitar
  • Tim Mallare – drums

Production

  • Produced by Colin Richardson and Overkill

Charts

Chart (2003)Peak
position
US Top Independent Albums[1]31

References

  1. ^ "Killbox 13 - Overkill : Awards". AllMusic. 2003-03-25. Retrieved 2013-06-26.