The Killing Had Begun is the third full-length album by German band X Marks the Pedwalk. It was released by Zoth Ommog in Europe as both an LP and CD, and in North America by Cleopatra Records as a CD.

The Killing Had Begun was the first X Marks the Pedwalk album to contain vocals by André Schmechta's wife, Stephanie (who was credited as Estéfania).

Track listing "I Promise You a Murder" – 5:05 "Wipe No Tears" – 4:12 "Cul-de-Sac" – 4:42 "No Premonition" – 5:01 "Worthless" – 4:01 "Made of Wax" – 4:49 "My Back" – 4:19 "The Occurrence" – 5:17 "Your Eyes" – 6:20 "Conversion" – 3:24 "Insight" – 4:02

Personnel Sevren Ni-arb Raive Yarx Estefania

External links Entry at official X Marks the Pedwalk website. Entry at Discogs.com