Overkill - Killbox 13

[tedvanfrehley]

This, my friends, is the perfect METAL album. I just heard it in its entireity yesterday. (I know I'm late but I've never been a big Overkill fan...now I can see why I have been missing out all these years! I want more!) Until now I have been listening almost non stop to KING DIAMOND's PUPPETMASTER and now this one will battle the king for the coveted car cd player spot!

Allow me to explain, and hopefully you all can help me find more good stuff I ain't heard.

I love, love, LOVE the heavy "chunky" sound of this album and other similar metal. The one thing that keeps me from really getting into "death metal" is the cookie monster vocals and the 300mph tempos. I like the songs to have some CHUNK and not just speed. Does this make sense? This is why I love SLAYER's "South of Heaven" from start to finish and "Seasons in the Abyss" but I don't dig as much on "Reign In Blood". Ya got me? I like Reign but I don't put it in and drive around all day to it. It took me a while to really like Arch Enemy. I love the music, but even still don't like Angela's singing (even though she's a hottie)

I'm not trying to sound like a puss here, maybe I'm just an old fart who thinks that it all sounds the same. NOBODY GET THEIR PANTIES IN A WAD. I'm not dissing anybody. Just trying to explain my tastes.

Now, who can recommend some more bands/albums in this vein I have described? Some good, kick ass, CHUNKY heavy metal in the old school style like MASTER OF PUPPETS and such.

Thanks
Ted

 

[sixxswine]

This is one hell of a record. I don't know if I would consider this one "Kill's" best, but it is damn close.

 

[Greeno]

The one thing that keeps me from really getting into "death metal" is the cookie monster vocals and the 300mph tempos. I like the songs to have some CHUNK and not just speed.

Thanks
Ted

I'm the same way, TVF. Don't you hate when you hear a new band for the first time and the music is killer then "those vocals" kick in and totaly ruin it. Nothing against anyone into extreme metal (allot of my friends like it) but I just don't get it.

Killbox 13 is on my "to find used" list. I've only heard 3 or 4 songs from it but I liked what I heard.

 

[Greeno]

Now, who can recommend some more bands/albums in this vein I have described? Some good, kick ass, CHUNKY heavy metal in the old school style like MASTER OF PUPPETS and such.

Thanks
Ted

Oops, forgot to recommend a band. Have you heard Usurper? Their newest disc (Twilight Dominion) is kicking my butt right now. They are a bit of an "extreme" band but very much worth checking out. I've only heard a little of their older stuff and did not like it but this new disc is killer, very thick and crunchy at the same time. They are one of those "we eat, sleep and die for metal" kinda bands. Very cool stuff.

 

[TheGraveDigger]

Killbox 13 is a great album. One of the strongest of 2003. You may also like Destructions new album "Metal Discharge".

 

[Wicked Child]

Killbox 13 fucking OWNS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Their 3rd best album!!!!!!

As for "chunky" albums,ooh...i'm gonna have to think about that one. I'll get back to you on that one.