Most Under-Appreciated THRASH METAL Band?! OVERKILL: "Bring Me The Night" REACTION

[@leebrennan5790]

Overkill are EASILY one of the most underappreciated bands, not just in Thrash, but in Metal itself. They've literally never put out a bad album. So consistent

[@johnmartin9854]

Lee Brennan so true, not one bad album, few bands can say that, specially considering how many they have

[@AKayfabe]

Right what’s with that? Others are well known and then you say Overkill and people are like “ who? Isn’t that just a Motörhead song?” And act like it’s the one they haven’t heard of.

[@sven966]

Dark angel deserves more love

[@leebrennan5790]

@@sven966 Agree with that. Awesome band

[@miceandgods4171]

My favorite band growing up. While friends listened to the big 4 and speed metal I was all thrash and punk. Overkill, exodus, sacred Reich, exploited.

[@Michael-ye9xj]

Overkill is one of the Best Thrash Metal Bands EVER \m/

[@Kodiack308]

Agreed

[@therevanchistv]

slayer, exodus, anthrax, overkill ftw

[@markdemars7044]

Omicron Persei 8 Overkill is one of the best thrash metal bands indeed. But they’re also I guess somewhat influential in speed metal I don’t know. But I know they are influential with some sort of metal genre.

[@XA351GT]

and one of few that seem to get better with age and each new album kicks ass.

[@LudwigTheMad]

The name Overkill is a reference to Motorhead, a huge influence on them.

[@jimpickens9681]

love them and motorhead both amazing

[@michaelespinoza6709]

Should listen to Elimination and Electric Rattlesnake, Overkill is dope, seen them 3 times, always a blast.

[@petertapola8097]

They’re amazing live!

[@sopwithsnoopy8779]

Saw them open for Symphony X a few years ago. They were a fun band live :)

[@AKayfabe]

Elimination and Evil Never Dies I think are the two he should try

[@AKayfabe]

I saw them back in around 89 or 90 maybe, Years of Decay era they are amazing. They are still together aren’t they? I think they have the same members too.

[@michaelespinoza6709]

@@AKayfabe just a new drummer since 2017, both guitarists 99 and 03, then bass and lead vocals still original members.

[@magnuslikestanks6044]

You should react to more thrashy goodness in the form of Testament, Death Angel and Exodus.

[@williamdmuir]

Most definitely testament!! Pick any song from the albums Low or The Ritual.. if you want to get crazy do Live at the Filmore!!! All those albums are masterpieces

[@leethibidaux1641]

Most definitely!

[@Gorerupted]

KREATOR!!!

[@20eyes75]

Almost every band you listed has a 2019 release out or coming out this year. New Overkill is fucking awesome.

[@maurobertolone5198]

You've just named the other big 4 (with overkill) "behind" the other more commertial success big 4 .

[@keithknaus4034]

Overkill... hello from the gutter is one of there all time classics.. got to check it out Alex Hefner

[@xytras6451]

Not too in to this band, but this songs is fantastic. Bobby Gustafson kills it.

[@xytras6451]

Hello from the gutter is from the album Under the Influence. 1988. It's Bobby.

[@ChicagoTRS]

Overkill is respected...but I do agree maybe not appreciated enough. They started about the same time frame as the big 4 but their first studio album was not released until 1985, a year or two after the big 4s first albums. They are widely considered the "next 4" of thrash metal - Overkill, Testament, Exodus, Death Angel. Their lead singer Bobby Blitz is one of the good dudes in metal...always popular with the fans.

[@joshuaswanson1977]

And he sounds almost exactly the same as he did back in the day. His voice has not changed much at all.

[@RealNightmareMan]

Overkill was before the big 4 they started in 1980

[@anthonyeveringham677]

It's THRASH METAL. Fast and speedy is the name of the game.

[@bladeofwar]

True, they are by no means prog or tech thrash, but rather straight energy, which has always been a core element of Overkill. Bittner imho added a whole 'nother level of heaviness. New album shreds hard. BLitz the vocalist has held his own, is a great frontman, super high energy live.

[@kevinmerz2036]

If you've found Overkill, check out their song Mean Green Killing Machine!

[@pasha1877]

This band is dope AF. Been listening to them for many years, i recommend you to react to Ironbound or Goddamn Trouble after this! :)

[@supportthebandsstopfakecop1679]

I do not know why but when I heard you were doing Overkill 2 things came to mind. Their song "Hello from the Gutter." And the band Accept. On Accept try "Fast as a Shark" and "Balls to the Wall"

[@Over_Powar]

Their earliest albums are fire in sonic form. "Wrecking Crew" should be a metal street anthem.

[@kirkr.5566]

Agree 100%!!!🤘

[@scottthompson4193]

I miss the mid tempo dirty crunchy overkill!!!!!!!

[@christophersmith588]

Dark Tranquillity - Any song!

[@darkdeceptionkillsthelight9653]

Forward momentum

[@christophersmith588]

@@darkdeceptionkillsthelight9653 Yeah man, probably the best for him to start out with. I was requesting this previously but can never make up my mind on which to recommend since they have SO MANY amazing songs.

[@laurenwilliams7672]

love me some dark tranquillity

[@tarekkassis2663]

Please react to Cloud Connected by In Flames

[@dan6822]

It'll cost ya

[@MrKalainc]

Too many good songs from In Flames i would love see him react. Cloud Connected is fine tho.. Trigger / Free Fall or Clayman would be my fav. ^^

[@Bonehead777]

Dude, you have to listen to Overkills Ironbound song. Awesome heaviness. 🎸🤘🏼overkill just effin rock.

[@ramithecritic6859]

Yo Alex, here are some great Overkill songs to react to: "Welcome to the Garden State", "Armorist", "Ironbound", "Believe in the Fight".

[@henriquespencer8644]

Last man standing and elimination too

[@Metalhead_Coaster_Fan]

Henrique Spencer And Shred, Rotten to the Core, Infectious, Who Tends the Fire, The Years of Decay title track, Deny The Cross, Powersurge, Coma, Never Say Never, I Hate, and Mad Gone World.

[@henriquespencer8644]

@@Metalhead_Coaster_Fan the years of decay full album would be also cool

[@hoesmaditdobelikethat2166]

Also Last Man Standing, Electric Rattlesnake and Elimination

[@Prez76]

YEESSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!! FINALLY SOME OVERKILL!!! Alex I know you're going to enjoy these guys. 19 studio albums in and still kickin ass

[@skridtractor875]

Very cool that you highlighted this band! Yes, they're a great old-school thrash band and Bobby Blitz is an amazing frontman. Thanks for this one! You made me need to go back and re-visit their catalog of releases. :-D

[@sagittariusa5757]

Death - lack of comprehension

[@MetalBeaR_]

Any death ! Any at all please

[@thegraychannel19953]

So glad you checked this song out. Not sure if it was from one of my comments on your last live stream or someone else's recommendation. But so happy to see this

[@masi1167]

Hoping for Avantasia: The raven child The scarecrow (Live flying opera)

[@MitgliedT5]

you should react to 'Airbourne - Running Wild' or the Wacken 2008 Live Performance of 'Girls in Black' ... guitar solo in the sky *.*

[@auximenies]

I loved Hef's face when Dave ripped into his second solo! He definitely didn't expect that!

[@marthinsenmetal]

Thanx 🤘🤘 You need to react to more Overkill 🤘🤘

[@zombieslayer1490]

Dude this band is so badass bruh please do more reactions of overkill bruuhhhh

[@brennonwolfe4060]

You need to do over the mountains by Ozzy

[@neilpatrickhairless]

Overkill NJ! Yeah man. Love both Overkills and Bobby is one of the only dudes worthy of Tending the Fire

[@cycochris07]

love these guys. traveled from New Zealand to LA to see these guys as they've never been down our way. holy crap it was worth it!

[@scottkeough5620]

Hell yeah!!!! You should watch some more Overkill...promise me you won't be disappointed. That video you just watched, there are two original members...Bobby Blitz (singer) and DD Verni (bass) check out their original members😃 Songs like Elimination, Hammerhead, Hello from the gutter, E.vil N.ever D.ies, Feel the fire, Time to kill, Years of decay, Shred....too many great stuff!!!

[@willygmusic7860]

Fuck yeah!!! OVERKILL

[@mjgerster3280]

Gojira - the art of dying!! 🤘🤘🤘 you'll be amazed af Cheers from switzerland

[@orion_5128]

Yes

[@pranav3848]

I don't think death metal is up his alley

[@Slegelrock]

@@pranav3848 You do realize that he has done Gojira before and liked it? Also Gojira isn't death metal

[@pranav3848]

@@Slegelrock It was nothing that blew his mind away, like Master of Puppets or Poet and the Pendulum for example. And yes, Gojira is progressive death metal. At least The Way of the Flesh is

[@Slegelrock]

@@pranav3848 didn't blow him away =/= dislike. I will give you progressive death metal, but it definitely isn't straight death metal

[@willh4764]

Yo! Just seen them live last Sunday in Phoenix, amazing!!!

[@Aymungoos]

Annihilator is the truly most underrated. React to imperiled eyes by them please

[@jima6545]

So thank you for this! My favorite metal band. And they just put out a new album last month, Wings of War. Almost 60 years old as nd still tearing it up. Hope to see them next week in Philly

[@icewizzard666]

Love overkill, I have most of their albums! cracking vid Alex! Your face on those solos!!!

[@KreshDraven6]

MAAAAAN !! Fucking Overkill here ?? You made my day ! Absolutely love these guys, kings of thrash till today. They're killer live, they have the same energy that they had in the 80's. I really recommend the oficial live performance of Hammerhead, it's a killer song !

[@coreymcdaniel2759]

How have I not heard a song from these guys?! Wow! So good! 🔥You are right about the technicality of the instrumentals

[@jeffy1466]

You have a lot of good music to check out then. Armorist and Ironbound would be my next recommendations for you but hell....listen to them all. You cant go wrong.

[@robertblackburn1869]

About time you did Overkill. One of the top 5 concert that I ever been to and the number 1 mosh pit I have ever been in

[@cookiemonster749]

One does not simply “stop” Overkill. 19 albums and counting.

[@stephenblack4902]

20 albums as of 2023.

[@darrensexton1020]

More Overkill please. I was in a band in Cincinnati named Kunfind and we opened for them in the mid 90s. Love them. More more more!!!!!!!!! Have a dope ass day!!!!

[@UItraVice]

Overkill sold shirts that threw shade at A7X. It said "Get your own F*cking logo!" Overkill was not happy that A7X had a skull with bat wings when they have been doing it way before hand.

[@takebyforceny8915]

Thanks for getting to Overkill!!! Some great memories from them..Check out Last Man Standing.

[@tajbaber9425]

spiritual void, hello from the gutter, elimination, and anything from horrorscope are all bangers

[@welderlogic1806]

WFO

[@YodaMan-420]

you should give *Horrorscope* a listen too. that 8 string bass is haunting. also if you want speed give *Nile* a listen. theyre also known -- along with speed -- for having long ass song names such as this one: *Permitting the Noble dead to Descend to the Underworld*

[@jamesnorthup7717]

More overkill baby!!!!!

[@robbophysique1495]

Hell yea! Finally! Great song choice too, one of my favourites and probably one of their best too! Do more thrash! Exodus, Death Angel, Annihilator, Overkill

[@arturmachnicki3579]

Rhapsody - Holy Thunderforce Samael - After the seputure Manowar - Black Wind Fire And Steel Drowning Pool - Bodies Issues - Boyfriend Nightwish - Over the Hills and Far Away Therion - To Mega Therion Skindred - Nobody Kontrust - Bomba Clawfinger - Pin me down Sepultura - Ratamahatta

[@4W0RD5]

There seem to be alot of underappreciated thrash bands.. Lazarus AD, Lost Society, Evile, Crisix just to name a few... Even Havok is underrated.

[@leedoughty2483]

Evile man, fucking incredible band!

[@brandonr45]

Naaa Annihilator is the most underrated. Listen to Annihilator- Alison hell

[@Kodiack308]

yeah Annihilator is very underrated for their talent.

[@seenbelow]

Might be upopular opinion but IMO vocals on Alison Hell kinda suck. I'd recommend the next album called Never Neverland.

[@Kodiack308]

@@seenbelow yeah the vocals are lacking a bit compared to other songs but the instrumentals are awesome

[@lilpoo22]

God so glad someone else suggest it !! I keep suggest it but he never see my comment...

[@lilpoo22]

@@seenbelow I think it's a matter of taste because i really like this vocal too... And Alison hell is a good start to get into Annihilator so for me it's the best recommendation i can do to someone who don't know Annihilator. This song really show how the band sound and overall it's a pretty good song ☺️ but I understand if you don't like the vocal that you are not agree with the suggestion xD by the way never neverland is really awsome too !(sorry for my english i'm french Canadian, i'm not very good in english 😅)

[@rodneypayne4827]

Hell yeah! Overkill rules! 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@ashleycrowson676]

Just photographed these last week, fantastic live band!!

[@thomasvig8573]

I saw Overkill open for Slayer on the Haunting the Chapel tour. At that time they just had a demo. Power in Black. Been a fan a long time. I even met the. Great guys

[@MrLukas20071994]

19 albums and no bad album til today and they are still fucking awesome. One of the best metalbands ever. :3 You have to do more reactions to Overkill. :3

[@DanielGarcia-sh8gk]

No bad albums...and no bad songs!

[@BaldotheDon]

I've loved Overkill since high school. I graduated in the late eighties. Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth... his voice sounds *exactly* the same. He's gotta be pushing seventy by now... SO. FUCKING. AWESOME. LITERALLY. I like the songs "Who Tends The Fire" and "Years Of Decay."

[@bottishg]

One of the best Drummers, one of the best Bass Player, two amazing guitarists and Bobby, which is not accidentally called "Blitz" ⚡... so many classics in the 80s and 90s ... and every album since Ironbound (2010) is a Killer! Simple one of the (real) Big4 in Thrash Metal !! 💚🖤

[@chaosa.d.tanksonthestreets4958]

Great choice. Bards song live from Wacken 2015

[@wvusmc]

The drummer, Jason Bittner was in another killer named Shadows Fall. Please react to them.

[@stephenblack4902]

The band chose the name Overkill from the Motorhead song. I saw them live and met them tonight. The lead singer Bobby Blitz is 64 years old now.

[@nateklein1832]

Overkill is named after my favorite Motorhead song lol. Very cool that you picked up on it!

[@kuma4202]

ALEX HEFNER!!!!!! TESTAMENT - electric crown ANNIHILATOR - knight jumps queen and Alice in hell MERCYFUL FATE - evil and curse of the pharaoh AMON AMARTH - runes to my memory

[@lilpoo22]

Yes ! Finally someone who suggest Annihilator !

[@kuma4202]

Anne-Aurélie Goulet Raymond I want him to listen to them they fucking rule but doubt he'll listen 😂

[@dowanation6409]

With the Netflix movie "The Dirt" out now, how about a reaction to Motley Crue - Live Wire?

[@Jcavis1]

Yes! Very amazing band and awesome reaction as always! Man you have to do Funeral Hymn by Exodus!!

[@66hazard]

Alex im glad you enjoyed New Jerseys finest Overkill, they have a huge catalog dive in man.

[@zombiespongebob6903]

still rocking after all these years! metal never dies

[@kjvail]

I met them way back in 1986 or 87, a small theater in Indianapolis. They opened for Slayer

[@Feercholain]

Horrorscope, Electric Rattlesnake, Ironbound, Elimination, Coma, The Green and Black, Come and Get it. You'll have plenty of fun listening to this songs. Keep it up!

[@matthewurbas2632]

Went to see them live just a few days ago. Love them to death, they are fantastic, both on stage and on record. I would recommend Elimination, Ironbound and, to have something from their newest album (released just a few weeks ago), Last Man Standing.

[@efakter1]

Accept: Balls to The Wall, Restless and Wild, Princess of the Dawn, Fast as a Shark. Just do it Alex!!! Dont think about it just do it!

[@crossielol1836]

Straight from my head some Ideas: Plini - Paper Moon Persefone - Conciousness pt1+2 Kalmah - Swamphell Vektor - Fast Paced Society Vektor - Tetrastructual Minds Slugdge - War Squids Foxblood - Bittersweet Firewind - Few Against Many Blind Stare - Shotgun Symphony Ne Obliviscaris - Of Petrichor Weaves Black Noise Ne Obliviscaris - Painters of the Tempest (Part II): Tryptic Lux All great Pieces!

[@Audard]

HELLYAH!!!! Overkill are fucking awesome. Glad you finally got around to them. Soilwork - Spectrum of Eternity

[@jonnel2000]

I used to have an Overkill - Horrorscope Cassette... Me and my brother would listen to it in the car for years! Bobby Blitz and DD Verni are awesome!

[@sir.spiral2600]

Notice he didn’t say “hip hop head reacts” this time. Metal conversion (hopefully) complete!

[@gtaglia779]

They just realeased their 19th studio album last month! Awesome stuff 🤘

[@richmbailey]

And they have a new drummer now. Jason Bittner (formerly from Shadows Fall and Flotsam and Jetsom). He is a very good drummer and did the skins on Overkill's latest release that came out earlier this month. Cheers.

[@freddipilarcruz156]

Overkill is amazing great video 😎

[@maximbalmos4908]

you should listen to more Alice in Chains!

[@alonsocalderon9006]

End of the Line- Overkill, bro that song needs a reaction!! PLS PLS!!!!!!

[@Todrick451]

Yeah... I'm kind of disappointed he picked this and not End of the Line or maybe Drunken Wisdom

[@LacieCrazy]

It's about time someone did this band, and in particular, this song! You watch: everyone will start reacting to it now that you have. Overkill are awesome. You should also check out their song Electric Rattlesnake

[@TrueMetalGaming]

Highly recommend seeing them live. I have seen hundreds of different metal bands live and they stand out.

[@WurstJones]

saw them at wacken open air 2010....the live sound is THE best i've ever heard....exactly as on the albums! one of the best bands ever in metal

[@visionnumber7988]

Lets relax and listen to some “ who tends the fire”

[@beezle1976]

Very cool. I've been hoping you'd react to Overkill for a while. Awesome band, been following them since the mid 80's (druck me funk, saying I've been following a band for over 30 years makes me feel old). They finally toured Australia in 2010, and again in 2018, and as great as their albums are I'd have to say theyre even better live. They turn everything up to 11 live :-) Sooo freaking good. I've seen all of the big 4 live and even though I enjoyed them they didn't come close to Overkill. By far and away the best live act I've seen.

[@jamesmarko1787]

This was a really good song. I heard an overkill album back in the day and for some reason I just never got into it and wasn't feeling it. I was more into the more popular metal bands back then. But I'm going to definitely check these guys out now and some of their older work.

[@InitiatorOfDarkness]

Death-spirit crusher

[@dragon13304]

Saw them on their last Australian tour!

[@therealn8m848]

Please do Rishloo! Upon first listen, I automatically found them to be in my top 10 bands of all time. They are severely underrated, but will surely blow your mind. 'Feathergun in the Garden of the Sun' and 'Dark Charade' are definitely worth a listen.

[@alessandrogrespi200]

Overkill should be in the big 4. I saw them for the first time 3 weeks ago, they're amazing..headbanging for 2 hours, crazy moshpit..so much energy. You can also react to some of their masterpiece like Rotten To The Core or Elimination.

[@johnhopperstead3111]

YES! Thank you for giving them a listen, they truly are the most under appreciated band.

[@Helldorado72]

Personally, I see how you've been molded into a metalhead, and I've been watching you're videos since you began this metal journey. If you're like me and enjoy Bobby's vocals on this track you gotta check out Metal Allegiance- Mother of Sin..... Such a killer song with Bobby Blitz on vocals. Also since it's a supergroup comprised of many great musicians and vocalists. Bobby's vocals shine bright in this song. Now Don't get me wrong.... I love OVERKILL, and more so since they're from my home state of NJ, but if I had to pick a great Overkill song for you to review I'd have to pick "I Hear Black" from the album of the same title. But totally killer review bro. Mad props!

[@OldSchool_Dad]

Judas Priest - Victim of Chnges (Live US Festival 1983) - Beyond the Realms of Death

[@AxoniusRex]

Haven't started yet but hyped to see this. Amazing song!

[@randywissler9923]

Dave linsk, one of the most underrated guitarist out there! D.D. Verni is an absolute beast on bass, and Bobby "blitz" Ellsworth, well, he's just on a whole nother level as far as singers go!!!!! If you want a killer drum onslaught from Overkill, check out the song Armorist!!

[@rcninjastudio]

one of the last few of true thrash metal bands, been a fan since the late 80's, an I still get a buzz when they release new tracks

[@gabeackerman4964]

I believe the drummer on this is Jason Bittner. He used to be in Shadows Fall. Hes a monster on the drums. A modern day Lombardo if you will. Same class as Chris Adler from Lamb of God.

[@dehgerard02]

Alison Hell is the most under-appreciated thrash metal song! (Alison Hell by Annihilator)

[@lilpoo22]

God thank you to suggest ! I keep suggest him but he never see my comment... Annihilator is so underrated 😮 I think it's because their Canadian 😅 (no hate here i'm Canadian myself haha xD)

[@ryanscott6852]

Jason Richardson: Hos Down. It's instrumental and will blow your mind! I recommend the Meinl cymbals video.

[@chaospoet]

They don't call them Overkill for nothing. Also I'm seeing these guys next month and I cannot fucking wait!

[@Hippie459MN]

I discovered Overkill in 1987 at the ripe age of 13 and I have been a huge fan ever since! One of the best thrash metal bands ever! \m/ \m/

[@IvoryElvenson]

THIS is the very best Speed Thrash Metal Song, I heared in a looong time!! OVERKILL IS SO COOL!! And as far as I know, there were never bad news about them, they were always true and honest - something to appreciate!! Although I don't listen to Overkill much intensionally, my brother played them very often, and so it became one of the Thrash Metal bands, I like most (beside Kreator)!! I also know, what You mean about sounding like Motörheads' Ace of Spades! I'm not a musician, but I think, it's the rhythm, that's quite similar. If You wanna return to Overkill, You should go for their classic 'Elimination'!! A song, every metalhead should know!!

[@cannibalholocaust6667]

If u want some Thrash listen to Sodom - Agent Orange