SPEED\KILL/HATE Delivers The Pain With 'Out For Blood'

Old-school thrashers SPEED\KILL/HATE who feature in their ranks OVERKILL guitarist Dave Linsk have released their long-awaited sophomore album, "Out For Blood", via Hammerfist Records. The CD was recorded and mixed by Dave Linsk at SKH Studios and was mastered by Roger Lian at Masterdisk in New York.

"Out For Blood" track listing:

01. No Remorse
02. Breeding Hate
03. Written in Blood
04. Behind the Mask
05. Deceiver
06. Slain
07. Mark Of Judas
08. Brotherhood Of Arms
09. Stains of Callous
10. The Cleansing

The video for the song "No Remorse" can be viewed below.

SPEED\KILL/HATE's current lineup:

Bob Barnak: Vocals
Dave Linsk: Guitar
Tony Ochoa: Drums
Dave Bizzigotti: Bass

SPEED\KILL/HATE's style definitely fits in with the thrash community, but at the same time trying to do something a little different. Bridging the old with the new and adding in some death elements into the mix. Some people actually are saying these guys have started up something new called thrashcore. But one of the most impressive elements concerning "Out For Blood" is its tight but evident versatility, the album sequenced for maximum headbanging blood-rushed playability, the band's obvious wealth of experience serving to make the record ebb and flow while still remaining uncompromising and hard.

Turns out that fan reaction has affirmed this stated sentiment, that a profusion of compositions spill forth when folks are surveyed for their faves. "Absolutely, everybody has a different opinion," says Dave. "It depends on what style of music you really like best. If you're the straight-up old-school thrash metal kind of guy, something like 'Written in Blood' seems to hit home with a lot of people. If you are more of a SLAYER kind of guy, more up-tempo, maybe something like 'No Remorse'. I personally like the song 'Slain', which is kind of a hybrid of both. There's something different going on in each one that would have someone focus in on what they think is the best one. But then again you do hear that people like 'Breeding Hate' quite often. Still, it's kind of strange to not hear the same song come out every time."

Indeed, "No Remorse" itself is a microcosm of the album as a whole the band's grooves are there, as well as the technicality and a cogent hardcore punk vibe. "Slain" moves briskly like classic mosh-mad SLAYER, while "Stains Of Callous" mixes powerful militaristic beats with chord washes and locked-down rhythm guitar thunder. "Breeding Hate" again stomps the sweet spot between hardcore and old school thrash, with a killer collapse into one of the album's most anthemic moments as Bob barks out "I'm breeding hate for you" to a merciless machine gun riff 'n' rhythm from Dave.

Bob's razor-lined bark serves as the perfect adjunct even an anchor to the noticeably spontaneous and fired-up performance boiling and roiling behind him. Dave agrees that there was a certain magic to the mayhem enclosed. "There was some kind of... let's just call it hunger, in what went down. And note with caution, this is a band on the move. Dave wants to emphasize that this is no project band at all. "We want this band to escalate quickly and go as far as it can," says Linsk in closing. "There have been some necessary changes.

Bassist Dave Bizzigotti replaced Derek Tailer (also in OVERKILL) in September 2007 after Tailer was dismissed from the group due to "questionable availability and uncertain commitment," according to a posting on the band's web site.

SPEED\KILL/HATE's debut album, "Acts of Insanity", was released in Europe in February 2005 via Listenable Records.

For more information, visit www.speedkillhate.com.