The Killing Gods is the fifth studio album by American death metal band Misery Index.

[1][2] Adrien Begrand wrote for Decibel that Misery Index's "hybrid of death metal and grindcore hasn't lost a step at all".

He praised the album's "taut and aggressive" music, along with its "clever use of melody" and Jason Netherton's "commanding vocals".

said that Misery Index have "focused their craft", and found that the band "proudly embraces" melody on this album.

"[2] Sammi Chichester of Revolver described how, during the opening suite of songs, Misery Index "split their blast beats with emotionally-driven breakdowns and melodic guitar solos".