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Overkill

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Overkill is an American thrash metal band, formed in 1980 in New Jersey. They have gone through many line-up changes, leaving bassist D. D. Verni and lead vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth as the only constant members. In addition to Verni and Ellsworth, Overkill's current lineup includes Dave Linsk on lead guitar, Derek Tailer on rhythm guitar and Jason Bittner on drums. Along with Nuclear Assault and Anthrax, whose one-time lead guitarist Dan Spitz was also an early member of Overkill, the band is one of the most successful East Coast thrash metal bands, and they are often called "the Motörhead of thrash metal", based on their unique playing style, which was influenced by punk rock and the new wave of British heavy metal. The band has a notable mascot named "Chaly", a skeletal bat with a skull-like face, horns, bony wings and green eyes, who has appeared on most of their album covers.

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Overview Photos Prints Albums

2021

The Atlantic Years (1986–1994)

2019

The Wings of War

2018

Live in Overhausen

2017

The Grinding Wheel

2015

Historikill (1995–2007)

2014

White Devil Armory

2012

The Electric Age

2010

Ironbound

2009

Wrecking Everything / Killbox 13

2007

Immortalis

2005

ReliXIV

2005

Fuck You and Then Some / Feel the Fire

2003

Killbox 13

2002

Then and Now

2002

Extended Versions

2002

Wrecking Everything

2002

Hello From the Gutter

2002

Wrecking Everything: An Evening in Asbury Park

2000

Bloodletting

1999

Coverkill

1999

Necroshine

1997

From the Underground and Below

1996

Fuck You and Then Some

1996

The Killing Kind

1995

Wrecking Your Neck: Live

1994

W.F.O.

1993

I Hear Black

1991

Horrorscope

1989

The Years of Decay

1988

Under the Influence

1987

Taking Over

1985

Feel the Fire