Overkill

[2Timer]

I lost all of my old metal collection a long time ago, so maybe someone can help me this one.
At the end of 1 of the old Overkill albums, there is a backwards message. Was it Feel the Fire?

[Ultimetalhead]

The original vinyl release of Feel the Fire has a backwards message that states "There is no message here. You're going to ruin your needle, asshole."

It's pretty lol if you can track it down.

[Jaq]

The original vinyl release of Feel the Fire has a backwards message that states "There is no message here. You're going to ruin your needle, asshole."

It's pretty lol if you can track it down.

That fucking wins 

[Ultimetalhead]

Overkill's latest album owns tons of ass, by the way.

[2Timer]

The original vinyl release of Feel the Fire has a backwards message that states "There is no message here. You're going to ruin your needle, asshole."

It's pretty lol if you can track it down.

That's what I was looking for. Thanks!

[wkiml]

Overkill's latest album owns tons of ass, by the way.

Couldn't agree more the last 2 albums are the bestt they have done in years . This is what thrash metal is supposed to sound like

[obscure]

YAY.... Overkill thread... seriously last album is fuckin amazing... Come and Get Me came and got me 

[Ben_Jamin]

So much music, so little money. I just have Horrorscope and Relixiv, both pretty good and if the new ones have been praised i'm going to have to get these.

[faizoff]

RelixIV is my least favorite Overkill album. Ive been following this band since the Years of Decay and have loved almost all their albums. Except Relix, can't stand it. Ironbound was amazing though. Still have to pick up the new one. If Ironbound is any indication then I'm sure Electric Age will be no different.

[Ben_Jamin]

RelixIV is my least favorite Overkill album. Ive been following this band since the Years of Decay and have loved almost all their albums. Except Relix, can't stand it. Ironbound was amazing though. Still have to pick up the new one. If Ironbound is any indication then I'm sure Electric Age will be no different.

I really,only listen to Horrorscope. Reixiv is my least favorite. I've heard many other songs from their live dvds and one live show

[wkiml]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-x-uyNeOsg&feature=relmfu    First Single  from the album

[Jaq]

I don't know what lit a fire under Overkill, but their last two albums have been really, really fucking good. Like better than their prime good. 

[Ultimetalhead]

I don't know what lit a fire under Overkill, but their last two albums have been really, really fucking good. Like better than their prime good. 

Agreed completely, and it looks like Kreator is following suit, if their new single is anything to judge the rest of their new album by.

[adace]

Necrobump. New album's called White Devil Armory, out Jul. 22

Here's the first single Armorist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZD8VIyj95Q

[senecadawg2]

I should give that a listen, as well as anything they might be likely to play live, since I'm supposed to see them in September

[wolfking]

Necrobump. New album's called White Devil Armory, out Jul. 22

Here's the first single Armorist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZD8VIyj95Q

Eh, it's okay.  Ironbound was amazing, but the last album didn't do too much for me.  I should get it out and give it a spin though.

[wkiml]

right in the same vain as the last 2 which too me is classic Overkill

[Ultimetalhead]

This absolutely fucking kills, just like the last two. I can't complain about that at all. One thing I've noticed about the last two Overkill albums is awesome bridge riffs. This new track follows suit. Hope the rest of the album maintains the quality, because it may become the best run of 3-albums in thrash metal history if it does.

[Dark Castle]

This absolutely fucking kills, just like the last two. I can't complain about that at all. One thing I've noticed about the last two Overkill albums is awesome bridge riffs. This new track follows suit. Hope the rest of the album maintains the quality, because it may become the best run of 3-albums in thrash metal history if it does.

Shovelheaded Kill Machine, The Atrocity Exhibition: Exhibit A, and Exhibit B: The Human Condition (I'm not counting the rerecording of Bonded By Blood) have a pretty good run at that too  Too bad Exodus fucked everything up by hiring fucking Zetro back and dumping Dukes 

Will have a listen to this after class, but I'm expecting it will be radical, just like their last two were.

[Ultimetalhead]

Zetro's voice now > Rob Dukes > Zetro's voice in the 80s. Seriously, Tempo of the Damned is fucking baller. Why would anyone be opposed to another album like that? I love the Dukes stuff as much as anybody, but the core songwriting is still there (and always will be). The only difference now is we've got a singer who can actually do the old stuff justice without it sounding like a cheap mallcore ripoff.

[Dark Castle]

Personally I can't listen to Tempo of the Damned because of how horrible I find Zetro's voice to be. I could deal with it in the 80's, but he's so fucking nasally, and if I have to listen to another fucking AC/DC cover with his shitty voice I'm going to stab my ears. And I thought Rob Dukes did the old material justice and more. The only reason I don't really like the rerecording of Bonded By Blood is because Gary Holt's guitar tone on the original sounded so much better than on the rerecordings, but Dukes slayed it on the vocals. He added a shit ton of venom and malice to Exodus's sound, and I thought he fit like a glove, a glove with a shit ton of 5 inch nails attached, ready to pummel your face into a bloody pulp. Rob Dukes doing Fabulous Disaster material always sounded killer as well, for the reasons mentioned above.

[Dark Castle]

It's alright, but "AMORY AMORY AMORY something something AMORY AMORY AMORY AMORY" is pretty lame. The riffage isn't compelling like it was on the past two albums either, hopefully this is just a weak song, but so far I'm not really impressed.

[wolfking]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_c3GBrWsao

It's growing on me, I'll pick the album up.

[Ben_Jamin]

Going to see them tonight. Gonna be a great show, having a little few shots at a place near me before I head on to the venue.

[wolfking]

New album is really solid.  I'm enjoying it quite a bit.  Some nice variation and some killer riffs!

[jammindude]

UBER BUMP!!!!

So, I feel a little bit ashamed that I don’t know more Overkill stuff.

From 1984-1992, I consumed nearly every single thrash and speed metal band on the planet. (Not quite all, but almost)  Pretty much if it was on Metal Blade, Combat, or Megaforce Records, I was at least familiar with the music.

But my first exposure to Overkill was “Hello From the Gutter” and for some reason, Bobby’s vocals really irritated the crap out of me on that song, and so I didn’t give that album a second pass. But then somehow I got exposed to The Years of Decay when it came out and I absolutely LOVED IT!! I still think that’s one of the best thrash albums I ever heard. That prompted me to pick up Horrorscope when it came out, and I really loved that as well.  But then I Hear Black came out at a time in my life when I was starting to get burnt out on metal and I was exploring other things.  I’m all this time, I never even bothered to go back and visit their first three albums and to this day I’ve never heard a single note from any of them.

But the new album was getting some really rave reviews and I did see them call headline with Symphony acts about five or six years ago and I’ve been thinking about going back and checking out some of the stuff I missed out on.

What is everyone thoughts on the first three albums?  As someone who LOVED TYOD and HS, but didn’t care for Hello From the Gutter, would the first three albums have anything that would face melt me?

[Bentower]

Those that were around when Overkill got their start seem to value the first two albums in particular over anything that followed and even though I wasn't and I don't, I do see their appeal. They are worth checking out.

Maybe I can offer a couple of highlights?

Rotten to the Core, from Feel the Fire - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6INgMaVZxY
Powersurge, from Taking Over - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVibznI8x34

I do find Under the Influence to be the most hmm... merely solid of the bunch? To me, it doesn't have a clear standout track even if Shred, End of the Line and Overkill III are all pretty cool tunes. The leap they took from that to The Years of Decay only a year later is quite remarkable.