Released: 2002
Malevolent Creation has been through so many line-up changes over the years that it's been a virtual revolving door of death metal talent, having drawn members from or contributed members to bands like Monstrosity, Cannibal Corpse, Incantation, Suffocation, Cynic and Nile just to name a few. The Will to Kill saw the band with another new line-up as vocalist Kyle Simmons and drummer Justin Dipinto took over from Brett Hoffman and Dave Culross. With these fresh players the band seemed to take on a fresh outlook, with something of a leaner, crisper sound than that they'd been making on their past few releases.
Whether this was because of their signing to Nuclear Blast or because the band believed they had gone as far as they could with their older sound is probably a moot point but The Will to Kill is more geared toward extreme thrash than the brutal death metal that had made up to this point. This feeling is perhaps most due to Simmons' thrashier vocal style as the band is no less violent and aggressive than before, but there's also a definite thrash edge to the playing overall. This album saw them moving closer to the style they were playing on their first two albums, and that's ultra-fast and heavy extreme thrash.
With this, they again became flag-bearers for the style instead of the generic pack-dwellers they were in danger of becoming as just another death metal band.
- The Will to Kill
- Pillage and Burn
- All That Remains
- With Murderous Precision
- Lifeblood
- Assassin Squad
- Reign of Terror
- Superior Firepower
- Divide and Conquer
- The Cardinal's Law
- Burnt Beyond Recognition
Rating: 78%
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