The Killing Kind is the eighth studio album released by thrash metal band Overkill in 1996.

Overkill then hired Joe Comeau, former singer of the band Liege Lord (now playing guitar).

Comeau brought along former Anvil guitarist Sebastian Marino, with whom he had worked with in the past.

Since Comeau was also a singer, backing vocals on The Killing Kind and subsequent albums were more elaborate and frequent than before, adding another new element to the band's sound.

Overkill toured Europe twice in support of The Killing Kind, first in February 1996 with Megora and Accu§er, and then again in November with Anvil and Stahlhammer.