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WHEN MAX MET TROY MET BEN MET GREG

In 2014, Killer Be Killed released their self-titled debut album, featuring Dillinger’s Greg Puciato on vocals/guitars, Soulfly’s Max Cavalera on vocals/guitars and Mastodon’s Troy Sanders on vocals/bass. Yes, that’s three vocalists, and a hell of a lot of talent. Working around the schedules of their main bands, they’ve finally recorded a followup, Reluctant Hero, with Converge’s Ben Koller replacing former The Mars Volta man David Elitch on drums. To celebrate, we asked each bandmember to set questions for the next, and then we interrogated them. From bacon consumption to giant dreadlocks, here’s everything they wanted to know about each other.

MAX INTERVIEWS GREG

MAX: WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE OR CRAZIEST TOUR STORY EVER?

Greg: “We were in a bus accident in Poland, in 2017. I was asleep and we got rear-ended by a semi at full highway speed, and people had to get airlifted in a fucking helicopter. There were 13 people were on the bus, and nine of us went to hospital. You’re supposed to be safe when you’re asleep, so I ended up having panic attacks, and I had a hard time for a long time. It happened when Dillinger were breaking up, too. It was like, ‘OK man. The universe is telling us, wrap this thing up.’”

IF YOU COULD BE PRESIDENT, WHAT KIND OF LAWS WOULD YOU PUT INTO ACTION?

“I’d institute Universal Basic Income. I think it’s pretty much the only way that we’re

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