Killbox 13 is the twelfth full-length studio album by thrash metal

Thrash metal

Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized usually by its fast tempo and aggression. Songs of the genre typically use fast percussive and low-register guitar riffs, overlaid with shredding-style lead work...

 band Overkill

Overkill (band)

Overkill is an American thrash metal band, formed in 1980 in New Jersey. They have gone through many line-up changes, with singer Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth and bassist D.D. Verni remaining from the original lineup. Along with Anthrax , the band is one of the most successful East Coast thrash metal...

 in 2003. The name stems from the fact that the band considers this to be their thirteenth release because they include the Overkill EP

Overkill (EP)

Overkill is the first EP recorded by thrash metal band Overkill released in 1984 on Azra/Metal Storm records. The EP is included on the !!!Fuck You!!! And Then Some compilation.- Track listing :# "Rotten to the Core" — 5:14...

as their first. "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. http://www.themetalweb.com/overkillinterview

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.

Track listing

• All tracks written by D.D. Verni and Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth, except where noted.

1. "Devil by the Tail" – 5:24
2. "Damned" – 4:13
3. "No Lights" – 5:52
4. "The One" – 4:58
5. "Crystal Clear" – 5:03
6. "The Sound of Dying" – 4:56
7. "Until I Die" – 5:20
8. "Struck Down" – 4:42
9. "Unholy" (Ellsworth, Verni, Gene Simmons
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   , Vinnie Vincent
   Vinnie Vincent
   Vincent John Cusano, better known as Vinnie Vincent, is an American guitarist from Bridgeport, Connecticut and songwriter known for his brief membership in the band Kiss.-Replacing Ace Frehley in Kiss:...
   
   ) – 4:40
10. "I Rise" – 5:08

Credits

• D.D. Verni – Bass
• Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth – Vocals
• Tim Mallare – Drums
• Dave Linsk – Guitars
• Derek Tailer – Guitars

• Recorded September – October, 2002
• Produced by Colin Richardson and Overkill
  Overkill (band)
  Overkill is an American thrash metal band, formed in 1980 in New Jersey. They have gone through many line-up changes, with singer Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth and bassist D.D. Verni remaining from the original lineup. Along with Anthrax , the band is one of the most successful East Coast thrash metal...