Reception
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| Blabbermouth | link |
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| Stylus Magazine | B+ |
In the week following its release, Kill became the second Cannibal Corpse album to make an appearance on the Billboard 200 chart, debuting at #170. The album has debuted at #6 in the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart, and #16 in the Billboard Top Independent Albums chart.
The album has also been received quite positively by critics: Allmusic gave it a 3.5 out of 5 rating, stating that "Kill doesn't break any new ground for the veteran sickos, but if it ain't broke don't fix it -- just turn it up louder", while also commenting that the songs are "13 aural assaults that will be welcomed by fans with open mouths"; Stylus Magazine gave it a B+ rating and said that "the songcraft, catchiness, and cohesive energy of Kill make it one of Cannibal Corpse's best albums"; and About.com gave it a 4.5 out of 5 rating, with the only pros being "brutal, devastating death metal" and no cons. Kerrang! magazine in the UK gave the album their top rating, 5 Ks.
The Metal Force also noted that the album "shows no sign of this seminal death metal band slowing down. Kill is every bit as vicious as we've come to expect from Cannibal Corpse over the best part of the last two decades. With Rutan's skilled production and 13 bruising tracks at hand, Cannibal Corpse have delivered a concise and technical slab of death metal which is their strongest in quite some time."
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