Psychotic Overkill [Import]

psychotic overkill [import]

Track Listings

1. Im A Freak

2. Tell The Truth

3. Voodoo Chile

4. Why Dont You Let Me Try

5. Sin City

6. Passion

7. Ship Of Ghosts

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Wicked Lady were six Carmelite Nuns whose intravenous drug abuse led to the infamous 'Ritual dismemberment of 'lego' men' incident at Woodstock in the Summer of 1971. This CD contains their last ever recordings from 1972, a vicious cocktail of buzzing acid-fuzz leads and proto-death-reggae-cyber-house.

Psychotic Overkill,Wicked Lady,Kissing Spell,Rock,Rock/Pop

Psychotic Overkill [Import]

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Awesome CD!!!!!!!!!!
Yes, this is a Thrash Metal Classic
Time to Thrash!!!
QUITE POSSIBLY THE BEST THRASH ALBUM EVER!
Amazing

The Years of Decay
Overkill
Manufacturer: Megaforce / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002IOY
Release Date: 1989-10-13

Tracks:

Time to Kill
Elimination
I Hate
Nothing to Die for
Playing with Spiders / Skullkrusher
Birth of Tension
Who Tends the Fire
The Years of Decay
E.vil N.ever D.ies

Customer Reviews:

Awesome CD!!!!!!!!!!.......2007-02-17

All the tracks for this cd are awesome the tempo of that and all the songs (except for SkullKrusher) are insane. SkullKrusher is awesome dont get me wrong.A must own Overkill Album!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes, this is a Thrash Metal Classic.......2006-02-11

When the Years of Decay was first released, I approached it with caution, since I wasn't happy with "Under the Influence" "Under the Influence" Seemed like a far cry from "Feel the Fire", "Taking Over", and the EP "F**K You". I had no idea that "The Years of Decay" would not only completly wipe out "Under the Influence" it became their best out of the bunch (Horroscope didn't exist yet, so I am just comparing it to the first 4 albums) SO here were are 14yrs later since its release, and it deserves to be called a classic. Even though its not quite as good as it was 14yrs ago, I still think it is a really solid album and defines the days of Thrash Metal. I believe every Nu Metal fan should have this in thier collection, as most of the younger artist today probely grew up listening to the likes of Overkill and great 80's Thrash. It is a Metal Masterpiece, and it existed in a time that the only place metal heads could get thier daily dose of Metal was LP's, CD's (if you have the 300Bucks for a player and the 25bucks a pop for the disc), and of course our cassetes. Not to mention the fact we only had Saturday Nights of MTV's Headbangers Ball, or some College Radio stations that spun Metal on weekends late night (anyone from Jersey Remember 89.5 WSOU, in Newark?????) SO I urge all Metal fans to add this to thier collection and own a piece of history!!

Time to Thrash!!!.......2005-10-28

A stellar album, after the underrated "Under The Influence, killer production, Bobby's vocals really started to form on this one, but, I always liked his voice, definetly different and cool sounding, they started exploring epic/old MetallicaESQUE songs here, great variety on this album, theres fast paced, mid-paced and a few slower-Sabbath-Like-Songs, lots of tempo changes as well, it blends well, heavy as hell, thrashes as well!, even funny at times!...sort of like Exodus, in the comical sense that is, the bands sound nothing alike, the first time I saw the video for "Elimination" when I was like 17, it had me thrashing about, I was already into old Metallica/Megadeth and stuff, and wanted to expand, my first Overkill was "Horrorscope" though, the one after this, but the song "Elimination" found on here was the song that got me into them, killer riffs, very heavy/fast, Bobby's very unique aggressive vocal style, it all fits, you may not like his voice at first, but give it time, Bobby is a really good vocalist, and definetly very different from the rest, kind of reminds you of Bon Scott and Bruce Dickinson in a way.

Time to Kill 5/6, A VERY NICE OPENER, changes around, fast..then midpaced..then slow and sludgy, very nice

Elimination 5/6, Here it is, a very killer song, ONE of the best on the album for sure, it's destructive, mostly fast paced here

I Hate 5/5, LOVE IT, this is what you play to your ex-girlfriend, "But most of all...I HATE YOU"-great lyrics!

Nothing to Die For 5/4, Not much to say, doesn't stand up to the first 3, but still a good song

Playing With Spiders/Skullkrusher 5/5, A very nice Sabbath-Like-Song, very sludgy, with heavy riffs, be warned though, it's VERY slow, could be a bit overlonged, but still killer

Birth of Tension 5/6, Killer song here, listen to that bass solo!

Who Tends The Fire 5/5, Another SabbathESQUE song, but a little faster in spots than Playing With Spiders, pretty much midpaced, slows down for the chorus

The Years of Decay 5/5, A ballad-like song, very nice though, adds variety, very melodic intro

E.vil N.ever D.ies 5/6, RIGHT UP THERE WITH THE FIRST 2, GREAT WAY TO CLOSE OFF A GREAT ALBUM, it's thrashy, heavy, and quite great, DO NOT SKIP THIS!!!

A great album overall, not a bit overrated either, it stands up to the hype it got...which wasn't TOO much, deserved more actually, as far as I'm concerned, Overkill should have been part of "The Big Four" instead of Anthrax...but you could also say Exodus, and Testament belonged in there as well...oh well, not going to get into that, all bands are great, and so was Overkill, they should have gotten A LITTLE more known, but no, due to Anthrax (BAH, one good album...), but I guess, seeing that Overkill wasn't part of the Bay Area, that could be why, but if you like old school Thrash, which if you do, you should already have this album, but if you don't, get it also check out "Taking Over" "Under The Influence" and "Horrorscope" if you ended up liking this, LATER!!

QUITE POSSIBLY THE BEST THRASH ALBUM EVER!.......2005-10-26

All i have to say is WOW!!!!! Anyone who does not own this album has got to buy it, and its so cheap everywhere you find it! Overkill are the kings of crunch riff thrash metal, this album has so many stomp riffs in it you have to watch your neck because OVERKILL WILL WRECK YOUR NECK!!! ENJOY!

Amazing.......2005-09-04

Overkill always has awesome lyrics.Trust me, if you like metal(speed metal) you will like this album.
Time To Kill(awesome song),Elimination is my favorite song on the album,it just rules,here is the lyrics to the second chorus,
Eliminate the right
Eliminate the wrong
Eliminate the weak
Eliminate the strong
Eliminate your feelings
Eliminate too late
Eliminate the hope
Eliminate,Eliminate.
I Hate, unbelievalbe song, here are the lyrics to the chorus,
I hate people that make ya feel small
I hate havin' my back against the wall
I hate bein' talked down to
I hate your rules
I hate 'em all
Hate bein' marked to take the fall
Planet's not big enough for me and you. (Awesome lyrics).
Every song is amazing, BUY THIS ALBUM!

Average customer rating:

Best European metal album ever
GREAT STUFF
favorite motorhead
Motorhead's first classic
essential,prime motorhead

Overkill
Motörhead
Manufacturer: Sanctuary Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005NQIG
Release Date: 2001-09-11

Tracks:

Overkill
Stay Clean
(I Won't) Pay Your Price
I'll Be Your Sister
Capricorn
No Class
Damage Case
Tear Ya Down
Metropolis
Limb from Limb
Too Late Too Late
Like a Nightmare
Louie Louie
Tear Ya Down
Louie Louie

Album Description

This 1979 studio album established MotC6rhead as one of the all-time great Metal bands and a cornerstone of the new British Heavy Metal movement. Features such MotC6rhead standards as the title cut, "Stay Clean," "No Class," and "Louie Louie" remixed into surround sound from the original recording tapes.

Special Features - A variety of special features on these DVD-Audio titles may include: 24 bit/96 kHz DVD-Audio and 24 bit/48kHz Dolby Digital 5.1 options Stunning 5.1 surround sound Plays on All DVD players

Customer Reviews:

Best European metal album ever.......2007-04-12

For all you American metalheads raised on Metallica and Guns N' Roses, better buy this album and start a whole new life. If you're looking for the quintessential heavy metal album, want to know what metal was like at the height of its glory, well you finally found it.

No metal band ever did any better than Motorhead on this dark, grinding, and super-cool killer album. Overkill, Stay Clean, Metropolis, Capricorn and No Class are the top classics but the whole album will blow you away start to finish.

The most groundbreaking thing about this record was that it was at the same time aggressive, melancholic and cool. It has the energy of metal, the dark, post-industrial sound of space rock, the no-future feel of punk, and the basic, but very effective, song schemes of rock 'n roll. Thanks to the great guitar work and drumming by Fast Eddie and Philty Animal Taylor, the music is never too dense or plodding along. But it is mainly the emphasis on Lemmy's bass lines that makes it achieve the most difficult thing in hard music: to combine a raw edge with a soulful groove.

A testament to its greatness and originality, this album has had an enduring influence on just about any hard and guitar-driven music genre since the end of the seventies: heavy metal, black metal, hardcore punk, Oi!, D-beat, groove metal, stoner rock, post-grunge etc. Metallica, Venom, Slayer, Discharge, GBH, Sodom, Sepultura, Monster Magnet, Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age, none of those bands would exist without Motorhead's Overkill. Just get it, it's the best European metal album ever.

If you're starting your 70's/80's European metal collection from scratch, the other classic-but-often-neglected albums to buy are Unleashed in the East (Judas Priest), In Trance (Scorpions), Killers (Iron Maiden), Restless and Wild (Accept), Melissa (Mercyful Fate), Welcome to Hell (Venom), Infernal Overkill (Destruction), and Morbid Tales (Celtic Frost).

GREAT STUFF.......2006-06-05

If you want some good ol' fashion raw speed metal, this is your album. Fast, loud, and raw. This is one Motorhead album, ofcourse Motorhead is one great band. So yea, if you want some good speed metal this is for you.

favorite motorhead.......2006-06-04

Motorhead is one of the most influential bands - they made speed metal rock n roll and influenced a lot of metal and rock bands who like to play it fast. late 70s saw the release of Overkill which is a killer of a record and saw speed metal bring a popular early start. motorhead is still strong today too!!

Motorhead's first classic.......2006-05-07

"Overkill" was a big step forward from Motorhead's eponymous debut, it cemented the group's famous sound, and it features the classics "Metropolis," "Stay Clean," "No Class," and the title track. But nearly every song on here is a hit, and these songs will tattoo themselves to your brain after only one listen. The beats are ultra infectious and rhythmic, and are laden with irresistable hooks, and the songs are composed of fast, memorable, groovey riffs, bouncy drum patterns, grumbling bass notes, and gruff vocals.

The album begins with one of the best. "Overkill" (the title track) is driven by a propulsive, fast, thumping, speed-punk drum beat, and is complimented with a very catchy guitar line and a wailing guitar solo. The album continues with "Stay Clean," which features wah-wah guitars and a chorus you'll have bouncing around your head for days. Later on, "No Class," which has a toe-tapping rhythm, is a concert and fan favorite, and "Damage Case" boasts a pair of fairly long solos and another unforgettable chorus. Track eight, "Tear Ya Down," has some almost breathtakingly awesome guitar work, and, likewise, "Metropolis" has five wailing solos; and "Limb From Limb" is highlighted by humming riffs, crashing drums, and three speaker-shredding solos.

If you get the remastered edition of this album (which you should and most likely will), five extra tracks are included, including two b-sides ("Too Late, Too Late" and "Like A Nightmare"), as well as an instrumental version of "Tear Ya Down," and two covers of "Louie Louie" (both of which are as catchy--maybe even catchier--than the original).

So, 1980's "Ace of Spades" may have catapulted Motorhead into superstardom and the mainstream, but their second album, 1979's "Overkill," was their first classic (which is arguably as great as "Ace of Spades"). If you consider yourself any kind of Motorhead, speed metal, or heavy metal fan, this disc is a must.

essential,prime motorhead.......2005-12-11

Everyone has heard of and praised Motorhead mostly for the Ace of Spades album, which is no doubt a classic. Some tend to forget their second album called Overkill. This is every bit the album that Ace is and might just be more satisfying. I cant decide which one I prefer, but Overkill rips from beginning to end. No ballads, no filler, nothing weird, just loud punk metal that made Motorhead famous. Shame on any metalhead who doesnt own and worship this timeless classic. Play it loud!!! 5 stars easily.

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A then, now, and future classic
Oops
Highly over-looked
"Watching you and Fidel Castro in the sand"
It'll be a classic someday...

Saturation
Urge Overkill
Manufacturer: Geffen Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000000OTA
Release Date: 1993-06-22

Tracks:

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Positive Bleeding
Back On Me
Woman 2 Woman
Bottle Of Fur
Crackbabies
The Stalker
Dropout
Erica Kane
Nite And Grey
Heaven 90210

Customer Reviews:

A then, now, and future classic.......2007-05-03

This is, in my humble opinion, one of the greatest and most underrated rock albums of all time. Very produced and very polished, it does have some annoying elements ("Crackbabies" in particular), but give "Heaven 90210" and "Sister Havana" a listen. You hear the influence in countless alt-rock bands today - just a band before their time.

Oops.......2007-01-29

I meant to buy Massive Attack. (brain flatulence on my part) This album sucks. It's so bad that it's hard to listen to. If you love Urge Overkill, sorry, but... you're ugly.

Highly over-looked.......2006-05-08

As former producer Steve Albini once called them when
they signed to geffen,"freakish, attention starved megalomaniacs" , and "weiners in suits playing frat
party rock, trying to tap a goofy trend that doesn't even exist." That's what was cool about urge, they played their
own genre. Whatever Albini.
Yeah, at the record store, in one of my moods to buy
anything and everything. I picked up this album in the
dollar shelf. How did I hear about urge? Pulp Fiction of course! Like everyone. But, I was very surprised at this
album. Excellent. And not just, " sister havana," either. Everyone loves that song. Yeah, it's good, but there's other songs too that are great. The very riffing, " Tequilla
sundae," also the upbeat,"woman 2 woman." "Postive bleeding," is so catchy and feelgood, it's hard to believe it never
caught on. Also, " bottle of fur," and the very cool, " the stalker." The hidden track making the cd clock in at 70 minutes is, " dumb song."
Urge toured with Nirvana in '92. They broke up after
"dragon" and also the dissapearance of drummer Blackie.
Nash and King are back on tour as of 06. You need to hear this
album. "Supersonic storybook" is good too and, " Exit the
dragon." Classic.

"Watching you and Fidel Castro in the sand".......2005-04-18

Saturation is worth a spot in the CD case for the hit "Sister Havana" alone! Ever so often, I clean out my CD collection, and this one usually ends up in the "maybe" pile until I listen to "Sister Havana" again, and then it quickly goes into the "keep" pile. Actually, there are other awesome tracks on Saturation. "Tequila Sundae" also kicks! Blackie O's drumming flies and the opening guitar riff really rocks! "Positive Bleeding" blends a heavy rock sound with a very catchy melody. I'm not sure if this was ever released as a single, but it would have been another perfect choice. It also sports some of Nash Kato's best vocal work. "Back on Me" is a slow, pleasant track. It sounds like Tom Petty (in fact, Nash's vocals could be mistaken for Petty's here). I like the whining guitar on it. "Woman 2 Woman" rocks hard but is also catchy, especially at the verses. "Bottle of Fur" is a slower classic rocker similar to the Black Crowes.

So far, this album is almost perfect. Unfortunately, the latter half is not near as good. "Crackbabies," at first, sounds very cool with the simple opening keyboard notes and the driving verse, but I end up not liking it as the chorus is repetitive and annoying. "The Stalker" it a lot of noise. "Dropout" is a different-sounding track. The keyboards on it are unique, but it is kind of a weak-sounding song (well, it's about a dropout, so I guess that is appropriate). "Erica Kane," about the All My Children character, of course, is a catchy rocker. Anyone whose watched the show can relate to the line "you find yourself in such a mess." The high-pitched vocals at the bridge detract from it, however. "Nite and Grey" is a decent track. I like the chorus. "Heaven 90210" is a slower rocker that is, again, a classic style. It is OK, but not spectacular. There is also a hidden bonus track which scared the heck out of me one day when I didn't push "stop" after the CD ended and forgot about it. It is not worth the wait. It is a very noisey song with lyrics that are indecipherable (they almost sound backwards). The CD is not "saturated" with great songs. To me, it has always seemed like a 6-track EP because the first half is so much better than the second. I was going to give it three stars, but have added a fourth because "Sister Havana" kicks so much fanny.

It'll be a classic someday..........2005-01-03

This is one of my all-time favorites, for sure. UO will be looked back upon with the same sort of reverance and appreciation (Mega Cult Status) that commercially unsuccessful bands of yore like Big Star and Love, etc. have come to enjoy in the past decade or so. Urge were just that great, and I'm not going to even try to explain it. If you have an ear for what good music truly is, then simply buy this. I think that I envy you a little, because you're about to discover one of the "greats" for the first time. It'll be fun, I promise...

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Overkills Best
My all time favorite!
Nice Day For A Funeral
More Grade A Thrash from Overkill
Overkill's best....and that is saying something

Horrorscope
Overkill
Manufacturer: Megaforce / Wea
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Release Date: 1991-09-03

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Coma
Infectious
Blood Money
Thanx For Nothin'
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Horrorscope
New Machine
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Live Young, Die Free
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Customer Reviews:

Overkills Best.......2006-01-31

Horrorscope continues to be a great metal record, even since its release in 1991. This was the best Overkill line-up as far as I am concerned, with Sid Falack on Drums (the best drummer that they have had) Horrorscope is a very heavy album, and the Stand out track on this has to be Nice day for A Funeral. Overkill has never really broke into the mainstream, and they arent that well known by newer metal heads, considering their heyday was in the late 1980's. This is a must to have for all fans of Metal, even NU-Metal. Enjoy this one..It smokes

My all time favorite!.......2005-09-29

I love this cd so much I had it tattooed on my left arm. Thats the logo and not the actuall cd. This is not only the best line up Overkill ever had it was also the best sounding. Production God Terry Date once again proves why he is one of if not the best in the biz. Opening up with fast head pounding Coma, non stop driving drums and mind blowing guitars each song has as much aggression as the next. Blood money, Thanx for nothin, and bare bones don't stop. Not until we get to the self title song do we get a break from the lightning speed of this band. Again it takes off at the bands unbelievable cover of the Edgar Winter groups "Frankenstein". Live young die free then have a nice funeral all in one day? After one hell of an headbangin cd they end it all with "Soulitude". A chance to regain your energy to start it all over again!

Nice Day For A Funeral.......2005-01-06

When Overkill ditched their guitarist Bobby Gustafson in 1990, many predicted the end for Thrash's most enduring band. Few guitarists in the genre have ever been able to match his chops and technique, and for many fans, his playing provided much of the band's personality. Fans were concerned Overkill without Gustafson would have been like Black Sabbath without Tony Iommi.

They needn't have worried. `Horrorscope' turned out to be Overkill's most mature and most consistent release of their career to that point. The new guitar duo of Merritt Gant and Rob Cannavino proved to be a match even for a guitarist as good as Gustafson, and helped revitalise the band.

"Coma" starts with a haunting acoustic intro, before letting loose with a full on double kick drum and power chord typhoon. Immediately obvious- two guitars are heavier than one. Where DD Verni had often had to sacrifice a little of the bottom end to fill the vacant mid ranges now sat a second guitar. While studio trickery meant the rhythm guitar never dropped out during solos on previous Overkill albums, two guitars proved to be far more versatile, flexible and heavier.

Overkill's unique character remained intact through the vocals of Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth. While Blitz is not the best vocalist ever, he's one of the most distinctive, and probably the most versatile to ever front a Thrash Metal band. From soaring pseudo-Operatics on "Coma" to the pessimistic wailing of "Soulitude", Blitz covers a whole range of emotions, from rage to frustration, to bare faced aggression, sometimes within the space of a few lines.

Gustafson was hardly missed in the song writing department either. The band wrote riffs by the bucketload, with songs like "Blood Money" and "Thanx For Nothin'" featuring some of the best ever. There are a few slower, brooding songs with a feel similar to "Playing With Spiders/Skullcrusher" from previous album `The Years Of Decay', although the focus is more on an atmosphere of despair and hopelessness than just playing slow to hit low frequencies. The grinding bass-led intro to the title track is an unstoppable juggernaut, creating a theme the rest of the song to build off without ever lifting the tempo above lumbering. "New Machine" features a closing passage which creates robotic, automaton imagery like a scene from the movie "Metropolis".

While Overkill had always dealt with dark themes, the lyrics here had none of the camp silliness of older songs like "Hello From The Gutter", "Brainfade" and "Hammerhead". Instead, the lyrics on `Horrorscope' pertain to living with a sense of hopelessness or helplessness, and the inevitability and finality of death. The closing couplet of "Nice Day... For A Funeral" and "Soulitude" reach the depths of sombre introspection. The songs deal in turn with death ("Yeah, the last of sunshine/Oh, ya know, for what it's worth/Nice day for a funeral") and it's aftermath ("I remember here/Thought it was a dream/I never thought I'd come to this). While it may seem like a depressing way to finish an album, it is highly thought provoking.

Showing a maturity which only comes through self-confidence, `Horrorscope' wasn't exactly what fans were expecting, but few were disappointed by it. Overkill showed up more famous peers like Metallica, Megadeth and even Exodus, by shifting their focus without compromising their principles.

More Grade A Thrash from Overkill.......2004-10-01

Overkill have got to be the most underrated thrash band ever, and this is probably the best album I've heard from them.(though it's pretty close between this and Years of Decay) They've got greater variety than just about any other thrash band, a way above average singer and some of the most consistent riff-writing around. Plus, they have some of the better lyrics in the genre, and lack the stupid posturing lots of metal bands tend to disply. Simply put, no thrash fan should be without this album.

This album is noteworthy partially because it is one of the few straight-up old school thrash albums to actually have good production. The guitars are thick and clear, the drums thud nicely and it's all balanced out very well. Fortunately, it has superior songwriting to go along with the excellent production. Each of the conventional, driving thrash songs works well, and it's got a number of true classics. Coma is about everything you want from a thrash opener, although the intro is perhaps a bit too long. It's got some of the best riffs on the album, and lotsa nice double bass too. Blood Money is probably the best straight ahead thrash song here. I absolutely love the chorus, and it's got memorable vocals throughout. Definitely the most energetic song here too. Live Young, Die Free is an absolute clinic in thrash riff writing.(best riffs on the album for sure) All the riffs rule and they do a particularly good job of mutating the riffs.(Like how the main riff comes in has 2 main variants, one using triplets, the other alternate picking) It's got another good chorus too. The title track is a masterpiece of grooving, atmospheric metal. Overkill does slow material better than any other thrash band, and this is about as good as it gets. The riffs are absolutely crushingly heavy and the drumming is agonizingly slow and powerful. It's also got some really great vocals from Ellsworth.(As is typical of their slower songs.) The pair Nice Day For A Funeral and Soulitude close out the album as a single, 10 minute+ epic. Not as heavy as Horrorscope, but even more atmospheric, with more melody and some very nice lead work. The 2 choruses are great, once again. The chorus to Soulitude is pretty affecting, and it brings the album to a great close. The cover of Frankenstein is really cool too. It brings in a bit more melodicism and light-heartedness to the album, but it still thrashes pretty good.

That's it. This is pretty much mandatory for thrash fans.

Overkill's best....and that is saying something.......2004-07-17

Horrorscope is the crowning achievement from Overkill. They have consistently put out quality album after quality album and you rarely, if ever, hear an Overkill fan that feels like any Overkill album ripped him off (try saying that about many other 80's metal bands with a straight face).

Horrorscope seemed to put it all together correctly. Every song is a classic and today, 13 years later, this album still doesn't sound dated. It is a true classic and is a must have for any metal fan.

Average customer rating:

Just as good as "Horrorscope"

pure metal fun

Taking Over My Stereo

Another solid effort from Overkill

greatttttttt

Taking Over
Overkill
Manufacturer: Megaforce / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002IKP
Release Date: 1990-10-25

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Customer Reviews:

Just as good as "Horrorscope".......2007-04-20

Every single track on "Overkill's" sophmore release is outstanding, and shame shame if you dont have this in your collection if you are an Overkill Fan. Even though "Horrorscope" and "The Years of Decay" rank up there with fans as being the "best" Overkill album, "Taking Over" deserves to be up there as well. "Taking Over" contains some brutal thrash, and in my mind was the best thrash band of the 1980's. I even liked "Overkill's" material better then Metallica's. This is a great Metal album for fans of all types of the genere, as it deserves to be called a classic.

pure metal fun.......2006-04-15

Lets face it metal is fun and this one my friends takes the cake.This overkill album for me ranks up there with years of decay and horrorscope.The album has a nice fast pace that i loved to party with 15yrs ago and still today.To all the younger kids out there trust me this is a true classic that has stood the test of time and needs to be suported forever.

Taking Over My Stereo.......2006-02-11

A classic Overkill album is at hand, This is THE BEST Overkill album in my opinion, All the first 5 are great, but this one I think stands alone. Released in 1987, and one of the best of the year, Including Exodus' Pleasures of the Flesh and Testament's The Legacy, and others. Overkill got overlooked by many, due to them not being part of the "big four", Anthrax should have never been part of it, Overkill should have, but you could also say Exodus and Testament should have too.

This is basically the same style as their previous release album, being their debate "Feel The Fire", but the production is much better, everything is heard, but it's still got a raw feel to it.

Deny The Cross...prepare to be drawn in, a great opener, nice and fast but catchy at the same time, Wrecking Crew, one of my favorite Overkill songs, this ones REALLY catchy, and a great chorus, and love the solo!, Fear His Name, while not as strong as the first 2, is also great, a nice catchy chorus. Use Your Head just has a cool chorus, all in all, a pretty good song. Fatal if Swallowed is just a cool song, nothing to really say about it. Powersurge is another classic from Overkill, Blitz actually does a different kind of thing with his voice on this one, pretty cool, and catchy as hell. In Union We Stand, the song that made me buy the album, no double bass, but still seems to be fast!, it's like an anthem, killer! Electro-Violence is yet another, classic from Overkill, extremely catchy and cool, with cool riffs, and a wicked solo, even a small acoustic part which lasts like a whole 2 seconds! Overkill ll (The Nightmare Continues), the second of the Overkill trilogy, and to me...the best!, great riffs, great everything, check this album out at all costs!

Another solid effort from Overkill.......2005-11-06

I'll keep it short. This is Overkill's second album. It's not quite as strong as the first, though it does have some improved production. It's a bit more purely thrashy, though it's got a definite power/classic metal flavoring much of the time. Heavy, fast, catchy stuff, nothing truly remarkable but a lot of fun. Blitz's vox still have a long way to come, but he's still alright, and they use the gang vox quite nicely. 'Powersurge' is definitely the best thing here. Great gang vox in the chorus. 'Deny the Cross' is the next best thing, the thrashiest thing here, but again with a very catchy chorus. 'Wrecking Crew' is similar, if not quite as strong, and 'Fear His Name' is an interesting, somewhat more powerish piece. Some good melody in that one, and some of Blitz's better vox. 'The Nightmare Continues' is a nice continuation, but not as strong as the original 'Overkill'. Has some fine atmosphere, at times.

I'm done. Definitely not one of their very best ones, but still worth owning.

greatttttttt.......2005-07-12

THIS IS PROBABLY OVERKILLS SECOND BEST ALBUM,,,THE FIRST BEING FEEL THE FIRE, BUT A MUST HAVE FOR A TRUE METAL HEAD. LIKE ME...LOL...PICK IT UP YOU WONT BE DISSAPOINTED....

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Classic early thrash set
Raw, Unpolished, but Amazing
A necessary for the quintenssential thrash fan...at least in my opinion
"higher ,higher feel the fire,she burns at the stake like a witch!!"
Pure Original

Feel the Fire
Overkill
Manufacturer: Megaforce
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Taking Over
Under the Influence
The Years of Decay
Horrorscope
Necroshine

ASIN: B000003T9B
Release Date: 1996-07-23

Tracks:

raise the dead
rotten to the core
there's no tomorrow
second son
hammerhead
feel the fire
blood and iron
kill at command
overkill
sonic reducer

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Classic early thrash set.......2006-11-05

I don't know how well the inspirational crescendos translate to today's modern, younger metal set. It certainly doesn't approach the thrash of today's standards; but this is not only valid as a history lesson, it's a good album and the best of Overkill's first four or five efforts (I don't know what they did after that). It's got great mood swings and it actually does thrash at times. And the whole damn thing is just so catchy.

Usually the "catchy" phrase is a bad thing. When I think of "catchy" and early 80s metal, I think of bands like RATT, who managed catchy hooks that seemed to make them sound heavier than they really were... and somewhere along the line, if you truly cared for the music, or at least the thrash, you realized that bands like RATT sucked. Not the case here. This album has most of the requisite early 80s metal references - violence, satan, and literally "Blood and Iron"- but they're delivered in a great package of galloping rhythms and hard-driven catchiness that still make me want to jump up and play air guitar. Or hit my real guitars until I remember that I'll never really be able to do solos like Bobby Gustafson. It still makes me want to scowl, though. In public.

And it all happened before that self-conscious period inspired by the early successes of "The Headbangers Ball." In following albums, Overkill managed to still write some good songs and get a little heavier -tho not really harder. Yet nothing that I know that they've done, not even that decent second album, compares in my mind to this one. The way I'm portraying it here, "Feel the Fire" is very similar stylistically and obviously chronologically, but in a relative sense, to "Kill `em All," although: 1) this is actually a more polished work than Kill `em All; and 2) Overkill would never approach the things that Metallica was going to do.

So, Yep, it's a different musical vehicle than Pantera, Napalm Death, Slipknot, or even Overkill's comtemporaries, like Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax. But it's good, clean, early metal fun and in my mind, an early peak in a vast, metal/thrash genre.

If you've got your head set on straight and don't take yourself too seriously, but like decent music and a good time -and/or if you've got any kind of curiosity of the history behind music you might be listening to today- I highly recommend you get this unfortunately oft-overlooked disc that might just be an early masterpiece of metal. Those of you getting the CD will benefit from a cover of "Sonic Reducer" that wasn't on the original album, but you'll be missing the backward message that comes at/after the end of the last track.

If this is a vague article, I apologize, but I didn't come in to this expecting to review an album. I checked my email, had this review request from amazon and thought that if no one's written anything about this great old album, it's a sin and someone's got to. If you're curious enough to be checking it out and also reading all of this, just get it. You'll probably thank me.

Raw, Unpolished, but Amazing.......2006-08-22

"Feel the Fire" is Overkill's debut album, and even though it was released on an independent label, it still remains one of their heaviest albums of all time. Even though much different then Horrorscope and The Years of Decay, which are much more polished, this is a raw and in your face debut from the band. The songs are pure thrash, and extremley well done. If you are a fan of the band, even their newer material, which is still solid, this is a must for your overkill collection. Sometimes debut albums can be weak or sloppy, and production usually sucks, espically in the extreme music genere, but this one is a treat. Even though there isnt much polish on this, and more crunching guitars and blast beats, the rawness is what makes this album. Bobbys vocals are so high pitched, that his range then was amazing. Even though more screaming then actually singing, like Bobby does now, its still great, and did I mention that its so damn heavy. Pick it up, you will be happy that you did

A necessary for the quintenssential thrash fan...at least in my opinion.......2006-01-04

Overkill is one of those underrated thrash bands who never got to see the spotlight of stardom as such acts as Slayer, Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax and even Exodus. In my opinion, this is a good album. However, I wouldn't go as far as saying that it is one of the best. The metal they played was no different than that of Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax. The songs are mostly good. I would, nevertheless, recommend this album to any metalhead.

"higher ,higher feel the fire,she burns at the stake like a witch!!".......2005-09-18

i've been wrecking my neck to over kill for i guess about 17 years now & had never heard their debut. i finaly picked it up back in march of this year & damn is it good! its my new favorite over kill.i can't say its technicaly the best of their catalog .i do think its the most entertaining. the original lineup fresh from the underground,loaded w/great songs & its remastered.a MUST for over kill freaks or headbangers for that matter.

Pure Original.......2005-08-19

I have been listening to Over Kill for ten years and I never get tired of listening to them even though I never get tired of listening to any of my bands.
This album is pure original it just rules and it's also my favorite Over Kill album.Every song rules on the album,of course nothing beats the song Over Kill.
Sonic Reducer is a cover song, much better by Over Kill.Bobby Blitz' voice is amazing,every Over Kill fan will agree.Bobby Gustafson does an awesome job on the guitar,D.D. Verni,awesome on the bass,'Rat' Skates awesome on the drums.Buy Over Kill's first five albums.
Over Kill has some thrash in them,but mostly they are speed metal".

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Legendary European thrash album
TWO REVIEWS?!
Inspiration from below
Incredible German thrash metal

Infernal Overkill/Sentence of Death
Destruction
Manufacturer: Steamhammer Us [Spv]
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Mad Butcher/Eternal Devastation
Release from Agony
Agent Orange
Pleasure to Kill
Terrible Certainty

ASIN: B00004UESV
Release Date: 2000-08-15

Tracks:

Intro/Total Desaster
Black Mass
Mad Butcher
Satan's Vengeance
Devil's Soldiers
Invincible Force
Death Trap
The Ritual
Tormentor
Bestial Invasion
Trash Attack
Antichrist
Black Death

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Legendary European thrash album.......2006-06-18

You may skip the first 5 tracks on this CD, which appeared on Destruction's first release, the "Sentence of Death" EP (see also my review on an earlier edition of this CD). Although at the time of release (1984) these tracks showed some potential (i.e. "Total Desaster" (sic) and an early version of "Mad Butcher"), they did in no way prepare the listener for the breathtaking thrash metal masterpiece that was to follow.

This masterpiece was titled "Infernal Overkill", a tight collection of uncompromising, razor sharp yet quite complex and intelligent compositions. Everything about them was perfect: the frantic drum patterns, the raging guitars, Schmiers ultra cool voice and a terrific, very progressive sound.

When the album came out, the "Bestial Invasion" track was an instant live hit, and the album catapulted Destruction to the top league of European thrash metal, acquiring them a large cult following.

In sum, the album goes way beyond the likes of other great German bands of that time like Sodom, Kreator, Living Death and Iron Angel, and is only to be compared to the other defining classics of the genre, Exodus' "Bonded By Blood" and Slayer's "Reign in Blood". And although the follow-up "Eternal Devastation" was also a fine album, Destruction never did any better than this.

TWO REVIEWS?!.......2005-09-24

Another underrated album, along with Kreator and Sodom, these germans know how to make killer thrash, these guys have been around for like 23 years, and never made a bad album, they managed to stay true, came out around the same time as Kreators "Endless Pain" bad production, but it fits it well, this album is a metal onslaught, plus Schmiers cool vocals add to it, although at times, you wonder "what the hell were they playing?" it still rules, the band was young, so you have to give them a break, the cover rules too, hair, bulletbelts, leather...Metal!, probably one of the heaviest albums in it's time, full of cool catchy fast riffs, insane vocals, loud and fast, with muddy production which can be compared to Exodus' "Bonded By Blood" production wise, the lyrics are kind of immature, but who cares, this album should be a part of any Metal collection, best songs "Total Desaster" "Mad Butcher" which are both on the "Sentence of Death" part of the CD, then on the Infernal Overkill part, "Invincible Force" "Death Trap" "Tormentor" "Bestial Invasion" and the instrumental "Thrash Attack", reccomended for fans of Kreator, Exodus, Sodom ECT...buy it

Inspiration from below.......2002-12-07

RH Gazley is Totally right. I am not that much a power metal fan but this album is really inspired. Most of its number could be pieces of classical music.

Incredible German thrash metal.......2001-03-19

Destruction was one of the best thrash metal bands to come out of the 80's and probably *the* best German thrash band. There is an incredible improvement in the musicianship between their first album, Sentence of Death, and their second, Infernal Overkill. Sentence of Death, while fun and good in parts, sounds like the band were kicked awake and given 20 minutes of studio time to do the recording. Infernal Overkill though, is incredible. The difference in quality is astounding, with the band showing its appreciation of classical music in some of the song structures. The best songs are probably Bestial Invasion and Black Death and the seriously impressive instrumental Thrash Attack (which sounds like it could have been written after channeling Beethoven during a seance).

Tracks:

Fuck You [Studio]
Rotten to the Core [Live]
Hammerhead [Live]
Use Your Head [Live]
Electro-Violence [Live]
Fuck You [Live]
Hole in the Sky [Live]
Evil Never Dies [Live]
Rotten to the Core
Fatal If Swallowed
Answer
Overkill

Tracks:

Raise the Dead
Rotten to the Core
There's No Tomorrow
Second Son
Hammerhead
Feel the Fire
Blood and Iron
Kill at Command
Overkill
Sonic Reducer

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Overkill (Is It Over Now?)
Kosheen
Manufacturer: Island
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Kokopelli

ASIN: B000MRA4NO
Release Date: 2007-04-02

Tracks:

Overkill (Is It Over?)
Overkill (Kosheen Dj's Mix)
Overkill (Eyerer & Namito Mix)
India

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absolutely fantastic
The Wrecking Crew Still Delivers The Goods!!!
Overkill - 'Kill Box 13' (Spitfire)
Consistent
Essential Overkill for this century.

Kill Box 13
Overkill
Manufacturer: Spitfire
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Bloodletting
Necroshine
From the Underground and Below
W.F.O.

ASIN: B00008MHBK
Release Date: 2003-03-25

Tracks:

Devil by the Tail
Damned
No Lights
The One
Crystal Clear
The Sound of Dying
Until I Die
Struck Down
Unholy
I Rise

Album Description

Their 13th album, the boys from Jersey have delivered a modern thrash metal masterpiece that succeeds in both stroking that seminal fire and moving the band into the new century. Produced by Colin Richardson. Spitfire. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

absolutely fantastic.......2006-07-27

This album rips, rocks and shreds! I bought "The Years of Decay" a while ago and instantly fell in love with it; then, I bought "Feel the Fire" and "Kill Box 13." While "Feel the Fire" is rather basic (just quick shredding without much melody, depth, or changing of directions within the songs), "Kill Box 13" has it all: double-bass drum power and sophisticated rhythmic arrangements, shredding solo guitar, rhythmic and catchy hook phrases on rhythmn guitar, complex songs with various segments and phrases each, and nice gritty but dynamic vocals. Thank goodness that re-discovering 80s metal (even this 2003 release!) saved me from today's bland, depressing and ego-centric self-pitying hard rock. "Kill Box 13" expresses depth, speed, virtuosity, heavy grooves and great vocals; in short, it satisfies from the first few seconds of the opening track through the album's closer.

The Wrecking Crew Still Delivers The Goods!!!.......2006-01-18

The Wrecking Crew delivers it fast, heavy, and brutal. Undisputably an indication as to why OverKill have consistently remained true to what they believe about Metal and why they love playing it. This one gets lots of play on my cd player and its demons down once the first track gets going till the last track. I am not narrow minded to other genres of music...however, Overkill makes me proud to be a lover of the Metal Genre because they execute it with such brutal passion and wicked guitar riffs. Thanks Blitz and D.D. Verni...for being true defenders of the Metal Faith....Never Surrender.....Keep it Heavy, Loud, and Brutal \m/.

Overkill - 'Kill Box 13' (Spitfire).......2005-10-26

It's really NOT all that hard to believe that New York's own thrash kings,Overkill has now seen it's 20th anniversary as a band.Not for me,anyway.This release shouldn't let anyone down.Believe that vocalist Bobby Blitz and bassist DD Verni's determination has kept this thrash outfit going as long as it has.Some of the head bashing cuts to live by here include "Devil By The Tail",the modern day Overkill classic "Damned"(this track could've easily been penned umteen years ago),"the Sound of Dying" and "I Rise".Recommended.

Consistent.......2005-10-18

Considering that Overkill have been cranking out albums since the early eighties, their 13th album could have been a lukewarm affair.This is not the case however. Killbox 13 may indeed rank up there with their best albums. The songs on this disc are uncompromising thrash. This is no-doubt OLD-SCHOOL, but it can hang in there with anything new currently being produced. The song writing is tight and the riffs are sick. If you ever liked thrash metal or if you are interested in trying new forms of Metal, this CD is a must listen. Jack Tucson, AZ

Essential Overkill for this century........2005-05-14

All songs are on par with the best of their past material, except the production is better, and there are more grooves to hook you, without sacrificing the mind-crushing and hypnotizing qualities of good thrash.

The production and musicianship are excellent. And it has a maturity about it, without sounding soft or over-the-hill. Fresh, authentic, pure and full-of-energy. Very much a thrash album.

If you like old Overkill, I recommend it. If you're new to Overkill, or to thrash, I also recommend it as much as any of their work from the golden era of thrash.

Very listenable. I play it every week.

Songwriting: 9/10
Musicianship: 10/10
Sound Quality: 10/10
Originality: 9/10
Listenability: 10/10

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