Pressé en Allemagne par Record Service GmbH, Alsdorf. Manufactured in Germany by Record Service GmbH, Alsdorf. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ + © 1987 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. 1986.Īll lyrics © 1987 Zazmar Music Co./Blood & Iron Music Co. Recorded and mixed at: Pyramid Sound, Ithaca, N.Y., Sept.-Dec. Includes a poly-lined printed inner sleeve with lyrics & credits. Phonographic Copyright (p) – WEA International Inc.Ĭopyright (c) – Atlantic Recording CorporationĮngineer – Alex Perialas, Executive-Producer – Jon Zazula, Producer – Alex Perialas, Over Kill* Phonographic Copyright (p) – Atlantic Recording Corporation Phonographic Copyright (p) – Megaforce Records, Inc. Label: Megaforce Worldwide – 781 735-1, Atlantic – 781 735-1ī4 Overkill II (The Nightmare Continues) 7:05 Verni: bass, backing vocals / Rat Skates: drums Another European tour followed the release of Taking Over, this time opening for Helloween.Īll music, lyrics and arrangements by Overkillīobby “Blitz” Ellsworth: vocals / Bobby Gustafson: guitar / D.D. Taking Over reached #191 on the Billboard 200. “In Union We Stand” was the song which was chosen to be Overkill’s first music video. The album, was the last to feature Rat Skates on drums, who would leave the band later that year. “The Atlantic Years” also will be available as a CD collectors box.Taking Over is the second album by thrash metal band Overkill, released by Megaforce Records in 1987. Overkill continued to move toward a more epic Sabbath style on 1993’s “I Hear Black” but switched up again on 1994’s “W.F.O.,” which marked a return to the whiplash-inducing thrash of the past.Īll six of these albums are back on vinyl for the first time in over a decade, half-speed mastered for dynamic range and pressed on 180g vinyl. Expanding its lineup to a five piece in 1990, Overkill released the brooding and relentlessly heavy “Horrorscope,” which introduced elements of doom into the mix and went on to become a defining release and fan favorite. High-profile shows alongside luminaries like Slayer and Anthrax followed, and with the American thrash scene in full tilt, Overkill inked a major-label deal with Atlantic, which put out its sophomore effort, 1987’s uncompromising “Taking Over.” This was followed quickly in 1988 by “Under the Influence,” which spawned the MTV hit “Hello from the Gutter.”Ĭontinuing its breakneck pace, the band issued the Terry Date-produced “Years of Decay” in 1989, which saw it pushing it sound in a more epic direction, while maintaining the neck-snapping attack of its debut. Taking its moniker from the 1979 Motörhead album of the same name, the demo “Power in Black” made waves in the underground tape-trading circuit and caught the attention of Megaforce Records, which issued the band’s full-length studio debut, “Feel the Fire,” in 1985. Pre-orders are available here.Īn integral part of the early-’80s thrash metal movement that spawned acts like Metallica and Anthrax, New Jersey’s Overkill garnered a reputation for brutal, pounding speed and technique. Classic thrash band Overkill will release the box set “The Atlantic Years 1986-1994” on Oct.
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