Overkill (Official Thread)

[ComfortablyNumb]

OVERKILL



Origin New Jersey, USA
Genres Thrash metal, speed metal, groove metal
Years Active 1980 – present
Associated Acts Anthrax
Website http://www.wreckingcrew.com


Overkill is heavy metal band from New Jersey that formed in 1980. Along with Anthrax (whose one-time lead guitarist, Dan Spitz, was also an early member of Overkill), are one of the most successful East Coast thrash metal bands.
They are considered pioneers of thrash metal.

I was fortunate enough to meet their original drummer/ co-founder through my cousin and have dinner with him. We talked about heavy metal for hours and also punk rock.

So even though Overkill is not my favorite band in the thrash genre. They do hold a special place in my heart because of that moment.

Great band and IMO very underrated. Blitz is probably my favorite thrash metal vocalist because he just sounds damn evil especially when he laughs.

Members
Current members
Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth – Lead vocals (1980–present)
Dave Linsk – Lead guitar, Backing vocals (2000–present)
Derek "The Skull" Tailer – Rhythm guitar, Backing vocals (2000–present)
D.D. Verni – Bass, Backing vocals (1980–present)
Ron Lipnicki – Drums (2005–present)

Former members
Rat Skates – Drums (1980–1987)
Bobby Gustafson – Guitar (1981–1990)
Sid Falck – Drums (1987–1992)
Rob Cannavino – Guitar (1990–1995)
Andy Jones - Drums (1991–1992)
Merritt Gant – Guitar (1990–1995)
Tim Mallare – Drums (1992–2005)
Joe Comeau – Guitar,Vocals (1995–1999)
Sebastian Marino – Guitar (1995–2000)
Dan Spitz – Guitar (1980-1981)
Robert "Riff Thunder" Pisarek - Guitar (1980-1983)
Rich Conte - Guitar (1981)
Mark Archibole - Drums (1987)

Studio Albums
Feel the Fire (1985)
Taking Over (1987)
Under The Influence (1988)
The Years of Decay (1989)
Horrorscope (1991)
I Hear Black (1993)
W.F.O. (1994)
The Killing Kind (1996)
From the Underground and Below (1997)
Necroshine (1999)
Bloodletting (2000)
Killbox 13 (2003)
ReliXIV (2005)
Immortalis (2007)
Ironbound (2010)
The Electric Age (2012)
White Devil Armory (2014)
The Grinding Wheel (2017)

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[DaKillerWolf]

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OVERKILL : One of my all time favorite bands Thrash Metal or otherwise. Metallica is usually given sole credit
for stating the Thrash movement. However Overkill is one of the handful of bands who deserve some recognition for helping to define the full frontal assaultive nature of the new abrasive metal form. Some people say they can't stand Blitz vocals but that is one of the things that I love about this band.
Just straight up wicked in yer face demonic \m/




Overkill (USA) - Power in Black
The first Overkill demo..Recorded March-Sept, 1983. "at two shitholes, Staten Island NY and Sterling NJ".

1. Overkill
2. The Beast Within
3. There's No Tomorrow
4. Death Rider
5. Raise the Dead






One of the first Thrash Demos ever recorded that helped to start it all

 

[flipflop]

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They should be much bigger than they are now, good band.

 

[METALPRIEST]

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I LOVE Overkill!!! The Waken stuff is gold!!!

A couple favorites here!!

 

[DaKillerWolf]

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I remember when my friend Shawn came across the first official OVERKILL release Feel The Fire ( on vinyl of course )
Thrash had just reared it's ugly head and my friends and I were trying to figure out what to make of it .haha ... We were a bit confused TBH but still strangely intrigued. We kept spinning it in his bedroom one day and after the first two spins he looked at me and said "Do you like this stuff ?" I looked back at him and said " I'm not sure .....spin it again" lol

Needless to say by the end of the day we were in full Thrash Metal mosh pit mod \m/


One of favs ...

 

[METALPRIEST]

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The Official Elimination video kicks butt!

 

[b.o.b.]

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The Years of Decay is in my all time top 10 thrash metal albums


and their latest album, Ironbound was a real revelation for me this year.


OVERKILL - Bring Me The Night
the best metal song from 2010

 

[Kuaizi]

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The Years of Decay is in my all time top 10 thrash metal albums


and their latest album, Ironbound was a real revelation for me this year.


OVERKILL - Bring Me The Night
the best metal song from 2010

Years of Decay is definitely in my top ten too. It's sooo good. Horrorscope is also a beast of an album:


Just checked out a few tracks from Ironbound, and I was impressed! They can still kick major ass!!! Def added to my wishlist~~

Edit - Dead video links removed as they were no longer on Youtube - Riff Raff.

 

[hawk11]

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I agree that they are a very underrated band and actually like them much more than Slayer and Megadeth.

 

[METALPRIEST]

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The Head And Heart