Ranking the Studio Albums: Overkill (Top 10 Favorites)

[@inmyhouse11]

RIP to Marsha Zazula who signed this great band to Megaforce

[@rubicon-oh9km]

I give MAJOR props to Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth. The man has never sold out to different trends to try and sell records. He's old school thrash through and through and makes no apologies for it.

[@lancem6363]

When metal was dead Overkill and Testament kept thrash alive!! My Top 10: 1 - Horrorscope 2 - Taking Over 3 - Years of Decay 4 - Ironbound 5 - Feel The Fire 6 - Wrecking Your Neck Live (Best Lineup and WFO Songs Sound Much Better!) 7 - Grinding Wheel 8 - Wings of War 9 - White Devil Armory 10 - ReliXIV

[@damiankarras]

Don’t forget about Death Angel. All amazing albums. A ranking would be welcomed .

[@SomeSong2]

I could rattle off at least 100 songs by that band that are some of my favorite music ever recorded.

[@rustinpolaris4074]

meh... Sodom would be a better ranking to do for me

[@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812]

Honestly I never could figure out why people liked them.

[@MetalGuy2004]

​@@rustinpolaris4074Yes, totally agree with you about Sodom, they could be great for me too, because they have a really strong discography over the 80s and a little bit in the 90s.

[@impellitteri000]

1- W.F.O. 2- The Years Of Decay 3- From the Underground and Below 4- The Killing Kind 5-Ironbound 6-The Grinding Wheel 7-I Hear Black 8-Under the Influence 9-Necroshine 10-The Electric Age

[@daltonharper4208]

Hey Pete. I have an idea for a new series you could do that I think is interesting. It’s where you rank all of the songs off a certain album like for example you take Ride the Lightning and rank all of the songs off of it from your least favorite to your favorite and the rest of the videos of the series would be the same, but just different albums in each video. Just a thought and if you end up doing something similar that’d be cool.

[@stephanea5364]

You just gave him 20 years of new material to cover. Ahah

[@themetallian2112]

Top 10: #1 - "The Years of Decay" - (1989) #2 - "Horrorscope" - (1991) #3 - "Taking Over" - (1987) #4 - "Under the Influence" - (1988) #5 - "Feel the Fire" - (1985) #6 - "Ironbound" - (2010) #7 - "The Electric Age" - (2012) #8 - "The Wings of War" - (2019) #9 - "The Grinding Wheel" - (2017) #10 - "White Devil Armory" - (2014)

[@sadboi7537]

Horrorscope is a flawless thrash album from front-to-back. Years Of Decay is a close 2nd for me.

[@dwaynestjohn5324]

My 2 favorites albums too but years of decay is my favorite

[@nerzenjaeger]

Years of Decay has higher peaks, I like it quite a good deal more.

[@j.j.4150]

@@nerzenjaeger Idk man, Horrorscope for instance is my favorite Overkill song.

[@whitenoise4537]

Horrorscope #2 (Taking Over #1) Years of Decay #7 for me. Hard band to rank, they just have so many great albums.

[@Shawn-qn3qr]

I totally agree. Horrorscope, then The Years Of Decay.

[@hellojimmypage]

Love how dark and menacing Horrorscope sounds, considerably thrashy for 91 but adding more groove and more prominent slow, crushing parts, with some remarkable atmospheric moments too. Their finest album in my opinion, preceded by 4 excellent classic thrash releases.

[@sadboi7537]

1,000% agree. The first five albums are untouchable.

[@russellgentile4719]

Totally agree. Horrorscope's their best IMO. Not one bad song.

[@JackieNihil]

I agree. The first Overkill album I ever bought. Thought the cover was super cool and had no idea what to expect, but I absolutely loved it. Still my fave all these years later.

[@russellgentile4719]

@@JackieNihil me too. I bought it going in blind and loved it.

[@Shawn-qn3qr]

And the production on Horrorscope is amazing. Horrorscope is definitely the best Overkill album.

[@brianmellon4238]

Overkill was my fav as a teenager. Challenge accepted. 19. Immortalis 18. Killing Kind 17. Necroshine 16. I Hear Black 15. Underground and Below 14. Feel the Fire 13. Bloodletting 12. Grinding Wheel 11. Wings of War 10. Relix 9. Killbox 8. WFO 7. Under the Influence 6. Years of Decay 5. White Devil 4. Taking Over 3. Ironbound 2. Electric Age 1. Horrorscope

[@markandersen793]

Love Overkill, like Testament, the 2 best thrash bands since 2000, the one thing, both bands have in common, adding superior drummers to they're lineups, Bittner & Hoglan are the best drummers each band has ever had, they've take them to new levels.

[@shawnminnier6117]

I have loved Overkill since 10th grade when Feel The Fire came out. Taking Over is one of the 5 best thrash albums ever made. Their recent output has been excellent, from Ironbound through the last album. Bitter Pill is an awesome song. Pete, thanks for doing this video.

[@dravenquinn264]

My top 10 favourite Overkill albums would be 10. W.F.O. 9. From The Underground And Below 8. I Hear Black 7. The Killing Kind 6. Necroshine 5. Horrorscope 4. Feel The Fire 3. Taking Over 2. Under The Influence 1. The Years Of Decay

[@fredsalter1258]

My top 5 1) Taking Over 2) The Grinding Wheel 3) Horrorscope 4) Ironbound 5) Necroshine --Honorable mention-- Overkill 4 song EP

[@drewalexander5276]

Overkill absolutely solid every time for me. Total frenzy and just album after album killing it.

[@chrisheise2912]

1.Horrorscope 2.Taking Over 3.Under The Influence 4.The Years Of Decay 5.The Grinding Wheel 6.W.F.O. 7.Ironbound 8.The Electric Age 9.I Hear Black 10. The Wings Of War I could list the other 9 but they’re all great! 🎸

[@marcoiacobuzio4075]

Thanks Pete and Rich Catino for doing this list about this great underappreciated at times thrash band here are my top ten Overkill albums: 1. "Years of Decay" -------1989 2. "W.F.O"------- 1994 3. "Taking Over" --------1987 4. "Ironbound" -------- 2010 5. "Horrorscope" --------1991 6. "Feel the Fire" -------1985 7. "Wings of War" ------- 2019 8. "Under the Influence" --------1988 9. "Grinding Wheel" ---------- 2017 10. "White Devil Armory" -------- 2014

[@hamachibeans4471]

I’ve rewatched this video so many times and I don’t know why, it’s a comfort video

[@buenostiempos4376]

Same here. Lost touch with them after Horrorscope. Good way to get caught up a bit.

[@LuchaLibertaria]

1- The Years Of Decay 2- Horrorscope 3- Taking Over 4- The Grinding Wheel 5- Under The Influence 6- The Wings Of War 7- W. F. O. 8- The Electric Age 9- Ironbound 10- The Killing Kind

[@markbunton9919]

Great rankings. You really can't go wrong with such a consistent band. Would love to see a Flotsam and Jetsam rankings since they have been equally consistent.

[@stumbosmediaoutlet5633]

Can you rank Metal Church studio albums? They are one of my favorite bands. Love your videos Pete!

[@scottthompson4193]

Hell yes, and have Kurt on the show to rank..

[@rubicon-oh9km]

Absolutely. Those first four MC albums with Wayne and Howe are so damn good.

[@kevinbrown1893]

1. The Years of Decay (1989) 2. Horrorscope (1991) 3. Killbox 13 (2003) 4. Taking Over (1987) 5. The Electric Age (2012) 6. The Grinding Wheel (2017) 7. Ironbound (2010) 8. Feel The Fire (1985) 9. White Devil Armory (2014) 10. The Wings of War (2019)

[@gwts1171]

Such a solid discography. I've been a fan since I first heard "Deny The Cross" back in '87. 10) Killbox 13 9) W.F.O. 8) The Grinding Wheel (Some of these songs run a little long) 7) From the Underground and Below 6) Horrorscope 5) The Electric Age 4) The Years of Decay 3) Feel the Fire 2) Under the Influence 1) Taking Over I like all of their albums, actually. The only one I don't listen to much is I Hear Black. It's not bad, but it's my least favorite, for sure. They have always been my go-to thrash band (of the big ones). Thanks for the video, guys! Any chance of a Nasty Savage list?

[@Kinnakeeter]

Weight of the World is still my favorite Overkill CD and it always will be but that's because I Hear Black was my first Overkill album

[@Skycladatdusk78]

They are my favorite thrash band. My top 10 : 1 - The Years Of Decay 2 - Horrorscope 3 - Feel The Fire 4 - Ironbound 5 - The Electric Age 6 - The Wings Of War 7 - Taking Over 8 - W.F.O. 9 - The Grinding Wheel 10 - Under The Influence

[@Orange_Affinity]

I read an interview once where Blitz said that whenever they go to make a new album, they listen to all of the past ones in the hopes of not repeating themselves too much. This is a really unique approach and maybe why they are so consistently good.

[@hamachibeans4471]

I just assumed most bands do that in fear of using the same riffs and stuff, but if they don’t then props to overkill for actually doing that

[@davidburns6284]

Horrorscope will always be my favorite. Flawless. They have so many kick ass albums. Very difficult band to rank.

[@Intermentor]

1. Horrorscope 2.The Years of decay 3. Ironbound These are my absolute faves, but they release a lot of other good stuff as well. Impressive how good they been on the last 5 albums.

[@glenb1189]

Seeing Rich with a Helloween t-shirt on takes me back to when I saw Overkill support them at Hammersmith Odeon in 1987. Overkill were superb, as were Helloween. Saw Helloween the following year as well at the same venue. In my opinion Taking Over is Overkill’s finest hour.

[@danteruivo]

Overkill is amazing! Loved the selections

[@andypostema4269]

I don't know if they're even capable of putting out a "bad" album but here's my top ten. 1- Feel the Fire 2- Years of Decay 3- Taking Over 4- I Hear Back 5- Under the Influence 6- From the Underground and Below 7- Electric Age 8- Ironbound 9- Necroshine 10- W.F.O.

[@ellisonlowrimore7751]

Underrated Thrash band!!

[@LowNoiseJasonSkilz]

I still revisit this excellent ranking. Everytime I dig into a past overkill record / cd. To see what you guys had to say on it, where you ranked it. Horoscope is really great.

[@travisperrotta7330]

Even though it’s not an official studio album, I really dig the coverkill album. Great covers of Hymn 43, Space Truckin’ and Duece.

[@goatcity2266]

"The One" off Killbox 13 is awesome

[@sebastianthrash227]

An the hole album....and band! There is not one bad overkill song. god I love these guys

[@scottthompson4193]

KILLBOX belongs on every OVERKILL 10 list. Great lists nonetheless!!

[@TUTruth]

It's my #1.

[@scottthompson4193]

@@TUTruth I saw the killbox tour in Dayton Ohio. About 50 people showed up. What an, in your face nasty Overkill show. Great for us who showed up. The owner told me later, it was his fault, that he didn't advertise it. The only ones who came were us lucky few who stayed in touch with their tours/website... It was CRYSTAL CLEAR that probably won't happen again!!!

[@TUTruth]

@@scottthompson4193 Yeah I was up in Akron and they toured a lot there in the late 80's. Saw them with 30 people at one show and another one with 15 people in the audience and my group was the whole 15! It was like is this even possible? The stage was a black line, so basically you stood right in front of them, eye to eye lol. Froggy 2 the later. White Horse Saloon the former. Both awesome shows, they talk to you a bit in that intimate environment. Played at the Temple Tavern a few times couple hundred total, the rest in Cleveland with a couple grand.

[@scottthompson4193]

@@TUTruth Fantastic!!! I just saw them at Bogarts in Cincy with Prong a couple weeks ago, GREAT!!!! And God damn is Tommy V one of the most underrated guys or what? I also saw them on the Relix tour at Alrosa villa just a few months after the Dime incident...

[@MrFrikkenfrakken]

Such a deep catalog must present headaches selecting concert setlists! Great job Rich and Pete.

[@christianman73]

Thanks for this ranking! Overkill is one of the thrash bands that I largely missed out on, back in the day, but have recently wanted to get more into, so this video will be a good guidebook! On a similar note, I've been going back and collecting the older albums of Testament and getting some of their newer material too. I would love to see a studio albums ranking for them!

[@shawnminnier6117]

Welcome to the Wrecking Crew!!

[@christianman73]

@@shawnminnier6117, thanks so much! One of the only silver linings of having missed out on some important bands, when I was younger (bands that I now, finally, understand are important!) is that I get to dive into their large catalogues now, after they've recorded so many great albums over the years! :-)

[@carlarmou7293]

Thank guys. One of the greatest bands ever. Quite agree with these selection though I would have preferred you ranked the whole discography. Those albums from 1995 to 2007 are quite amazing too

[@BlackMoore82]

Taking Over 🤘 Feel the Fire. Horrorscope. The Years of Decay. Under the Influence. Ironbound. The Wings of War. The Electric Age. The Grinding Wheel. I Hear Black.

[@a.s.8121]

They blew me away opening for Helloween in 1987. The pumpkins were smashed big time.

[@robertsparling917]

Pete, you should do a room tour video.

[@gagegarton6844]

Thrash Metal Gods

[@chucke9492]

Best metal band,most consistent, still relevant, one of the best metal bass players and song writers.never sold out.never quit playing and writing. better than any big four bands,although, of course like all them also.jmo.

[@kevindudley9617]

1) Horrorscope 2) The Years of Decay 3) The Grinding Wheel 4) The Wings of War 5) Feel the Fire 6) Under the Influence 7) W.F.O. 8) I Hear Black 9) The Electric Age 10) Ironbound

[@Northertba]

Pete you are the best outlet for me to watch metal and prog reviews, love your work. I recommend ensiferum a while back but that might be out of your viewer base. But since you did overkill and the last record with Jason bittner on drums ranked fairly high you should do a discography ranking of the band he played in Shadows fall. Jersey band that is mostly awesome thrash with singing and tons of accessibility. Your listener base would enjoy that!

[@glenb1189]

Great Channel by the way. Thanks for putting me on to a lot more new bands

[@edwinvandenkieboom5735]

Saw them open for Helloween (t-shirt!!) in 1987(?)... there were constantly 20 people on stage: band and stagedivers.. insane!

[@starchild6347]

I still have their debut EP and first full album! Bought on import here in the UK... I'll have to dig them out!

[@tillwesenberg1178]

Feel The Fire might be my favourite Thrash Metal album of all time. Favourite debut in league with Kill 'em All. The tracks got a bit long at a later time, 90's syndrome. Sonic Reducer is Dead Boys.

[@stephanf3673]

I'm so thankful : I discovered really Overkill with you ! Killing !

[@gordy3714]

Pete and Rich nailed the top 5, 1st Overkill album I ever bought on Vinyl Taking Over brilliant album, even though Ironbound and The Wings of War could get into the top 5 on any given day. Sodom next the whole 17 albums 👍👍

[@wreckingcrew6580]

Derek Tailer has been on guitars since 2001. His first record was "Wrecking Everything" (Live) 2002. Just to clarify

[@arturoalmazan5262]

1 years of decay 2 under the influence 3 feel the fire 4 Ironbound 5 the grinding wheel 6 Horrorscope 7 the electric age 8 taking over those are my favorites 🤘

[@neilstoker8798]

Hi Pete, not related to this video but SOT has been a great help in 2020 and as the UK is back in lockdown I have been exploring a few more of your suggestions, Loved Wobblers new album and also Big Big Train - Grand Tour, is there any other Big Big Train albums you would recommend, Also I have discovered The Windmill and also Southern Empire , are you familiar with them as I couldn’t find any reviews on the website of them - not that’s a problem as I have bought them anyway!! All the best, Neil

[@JamesThomas-dz4vj]

Great video, guys! My favorite thrash band, and they have the discography to back it up. My favorite Overkill album in the catalog is "The Electric Age", followed closely by "Ironbound" in my #2 slot. I'd have "Horrorscope" at #3, "Taking Over" at #4, and "The Years of Decay at #5. They've never released a bad album in my opinion, although if I had to pick a least favorite, it would be "I Hear Black" or "Immortalis". Rock on!

[@TinaTaemHeavyMetalFan]

my Favorite Overkill Albums is Horrorscope and Tracks that i Love is Coma and Horrorscope. Taking Over and Tracks is Deny the Cross and Fear his Name. I Hear Black and Tracks are Spiritual Void and Ghost Dance. the Years of Decay and Tracks is Time to Kill and Evil Never Dies. The Killing Kind and some Tracks are The Cleansing and God - Like. IronBound and Tracks The Goal is Your Soul and The Head and the Heart. BloodLetting and Tracks Death Comes out to Play and Can't kill a Dead Man. from the Underground and Below tracks Genocya and Save Me. Necroshine tracks are I am Fear and Revelation. Killbox13 tracks is The sound of Dying and Until i Die. RELIXIV tracks Keeper and Love. Feel the Fire Tracks Second Son and Rotten to the Core. Under The influence Tracks Hello from the Gutter and Drunken Wisdom. I Love Bobby Blitz's Vocals on Horrorscope I Loved that Album and it's favorite 90s Overkill Album. 🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@IraSiegel]

WSOU was the best. Overkill is practically synonymous with it. So many great memories of ‘90-‘96.

[@darthwalshus2876]

My favorite thrash record of all time is The Years of Decay.

[@TheBerndude]

Great video, gentlemen. I’m wondering where you both would insert Scorched into your Overkill rankings. Would it make your top tens?

[@jhudso214]

Great review...my friends & I were at that “Club Bené” show (Route 35)...it was the night of a blizzard and OverKill didn’t cancel...They still took the stage performing for at best 50 people and rocked the joint as if they were playing to a packed house... My top 5 would be: 1. The Years of Decay(flawless Album) 2. Wrecking Your Neck(I know that this is a live album but this was the first CD I picked up by OverKill that a friend recommend to me...long story short, it made me a fan) 3. Necroshine(a lot of good Birch Hill memories at the time of this record) 4. From the Underground & Below (Once again nostalgic reasons) 5. Ironbound(as you said it was like a return to form; and a killer album cover)

[@RakelaK67]

you gotta respect Blitz for never compromising when it came to vocals .... or giving the audience an intense performance ..... the Dude had a stroke on stage .... he's performed while battling pneumonia .... the band should have been way bigger than being an underground band with a devoted thrash following.

[@metalcousins1209]

10-White Devil Armory 9-Wings of War 8-Under the Influence 7-The Grinding Wheel 6-Ironbound 5-The Electric Age 4-Horrorscope 3-Feel the Fire 2-Taking Over 1-The Years of Decay I enjoy all of Overkill's music. My favorite is the 80s and the last 5 albums.

[@matthewvoss7365]

At first I didn't like this band but now I want to get more into them.

[@sadboi7537]

Overkill is one of the most consistent thrash bands ever. You won’t be disappointed!

[@chetgreblowski7811]

WSOU was always on in my 87 trans am, my first time seeing overkill was at L'Amour's in Brooklyn with SOD

[@lahloonatic]

I disagree with the 90’s remark, and I say it as a guy who is around Pardo’s age. The issue is not the decade as much as the pressure from the label to homogenize towards a “style and sound that sells”. It’s hard to say, but some of the worst drum sounds ever are on 80’s albums.

[@dwaynestjohn5324]

The years of decay and horrorscope both were produced by Terry Date who produced for pantera and soundgarden

[@dtltmtgt]

Thanks guys! I personally love the lead bass work Overkill tends to have in many tunes: 1. Horrorscope 2. Feel the Fire 3. Ironbound 4. The Electric Age 5. The Wings of War 6. The Years of Decay 7. Taking Over 8. The Grinding Wheel 9. White Devil Armory 10. Killbox 13 From the '90s groove period, I also like The Killing Kind from '96

[@whitenoise61]

I've been an Overkill fan since even before the first EP came out. First time we saw them at L'amour in '84 we were hooked and we went to every show we heard about from that point on. Best 80's thrash band for my money bar none. I love that everyone ranks their albums so completely differently. There are no wrong answers. These are my top 10 Kill albums: 1. Taking Over 2. Horrorscope 3. Killbox 13 4. Bloodletting 5. Feel the Fire 6. Wings of War 7. Years of Decay 8. I Hear Black 9. Under the Influence 10. The Electric Age/WFO Most overrated: Ironbound Worst album: Immortalis

[@captainbeyond7469]

Really enjoying these Sunday Brunches with Rich. IMO he has officially joined the holy trinity of guest hosts with Martin and Steven. I really like the Ironbound album just listening to it yesterday. An awesome very underrated thrash band along with Testament right on the same level as the big four.

[@MetalAsylumNJ]

Sunday brunch, lol. Love it. Thank you

[@captainbeyond7469]

@@MetalAsylumNJ You’re welcome Rich well done.👍

[@artureberlpegorari9378]

Overkill !! Best Thrash Metal Band Ever! 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻 1 - Taking Over 2 - The Years of Decay 3 - Horrorscope 4- Killbox 13 5- The Grinding Wheel 6- Ironbound 7-The Wings of War 8- Feel the Fire 9- Under the Influence 10- ReliXIV 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@slaydesaid8741]

Very interesting to see this. I bought Taking Over, Under the Influence and The Years of Decay back in the day and loved them but then generally lost interest in metal, like so many others it seems, so I've never really listened to anything else by them, but I definitely need to check out Horroscope and Wings of War (as a start). Great show!

[@douglasborgstrom2023]

I met Alex P. at Pyramid Records. Walking in, I saw my two favorite lps at the time hanging on the wall; F n J's "No Place For Disgrace" and Testaments "The New Order." A.P. was the best producer of the late 80's, early 90's

[@KevinOrtega1980]

Totally love this band, and I believe these guys would be in the big 5 category if there was such a thing or at least the second big 4. It’s interesting to know that they have a lot of albums but my top 5 are these... 5. W.F.O. 4. The Wings of War 3. Under the Influence 2. Taking Over 1. Feel the Fire

[@gabriellarrubia1006]

I'm going for the long version with all 19 studio records and realizing that I don't actually dislike any album at all... Probably gonna be controversial though, ranking low some of the popular ones and vice-versa: 19. White Devil Armory 18. Feel the Fire 17. The Killing Kind 16. The Wings of War 15. Relixiv 14. The Electric Age 13. The Grinding Wheel 12. For the Underground and Below 11. Necroshine 10. W.F.O. 9. Taking Over 8. Ironbound 7. Killbox 13 6. The Years of Decay 5. Immortalis 4. Under the Influence 3. Bloodletting 2. I Hear Black 1. Horrorscope

[@marcdiego1]

Great #1 choice...Taking Over is THE Overkill album for me. Heard In Union we Stand on TV...bought vinyl the next day. Still have the record.

[@davidlear2372]

Pete pardo brought me here from show with Brice😊listen to overkill feel the fire freaking awsome between digging in overkill albums and a few pics from the monsters den looks like going to be a a very enjoyable week end thanks Pete your channel never disappoints more metal shows with Brice would be cool especcilly rankingvtge albums his rankings probably seem insane to most but me and him are pretty close on some bands especially kiss he digs the mid late 80s kiss like me

[@husq48]

All I ever had by them was "Taking Over" and "Under the Influence." Recently ordered "Ironbound", just arrived today.

[@haroldlittell689]

I was in Afghanistan for most 2010 and ordered a bunch of CDs from Century Media including Ironbound. Finnish Demobe and got home on a Friday, went to Cleveland to see them the next Tuesday. Talked to them after the show and told them I'd see them again back home in Pittsburgh on Thursday. D.D. asked if I had my ticket yet, I said no. He told me to check at the box office when I got there. No shit, they put me on a VIP list, they got me in for free! Have seen the a dozen times over the years and the only thing that matches how great they are live is how cool they are to meet.

[@modificator57]

...Uuuhhh........hhheeeyyy!!! Thanks for your ranking, Pete! It was really fun to see. Both agreed 'Taking Over' is the best Over Kill album.)))

[@HeavyMatch]

Taking Over

[@TimmyTantrum]

Just tracked down a copy of the HistoriKill box set, as well as that Feel The Fire/F*ck You And Then Some comp, and pre-ordered the 1986-1994 boxset that's coming out soon. I'm about to go from none Overkill to everything from '85 to '07, and plan on tracking down the latest albums, too. I've gone 32 years of life as a supposed metalhead without owning any Overkill. I've got some serious catching up to do, I can't wait.

[@uneducatedpoetry.bytheuned4330]

HEY!!!😁❤ HORRORSCOPE\,,/❤\,,/ MY FAVORITE. TOP 10 BEST THRASH ALBUMS ALL TIME!!

[@peggs1]

Consistency, brutality , class. Overkill never faltered. The big 4 , PAH !! 🤟

[@twikirobot6897]

1. Under the Influence 2. Horrorscope 3. Years of Decay 4. Taking Over 5. Feel the Fire 6. Bloodletting 7. W.F.O. 8. I Hear Black 9. Killbox 13 10. Relix IV

[@sidneyeubanks2201]

Overkill - one of the best band of New Jersey! Horoscope and Taking Over are my favorite albums

[@cameronsmith8328]

The debut is my favourite. The band, especially Blitz, is just so full of energy and aggression, plus Feel the Fire is probably my favourite Overkill song.

[@dimeraRaven]

I absolutely love Overkill. What a great band, came across them randomly one day on KZbin when I was a teenager when I found "Hello From The Gutter" & "Elimination," then found that my older brother had some Overkill albums. Love at first listen, those two remain two of my favourite Overkill tracks. My least favourite album is probably "I Hear Black," but I don't think Overkill have any bad albums. I enjoy them all, just to varying degrees. Right, now let's write this list. My number one and two are easy choices, have been that way for years. Three through ten will be more of a challenge. 1. Ironbound I fucking love this album. Until I heard this, Horroscope was definitely my favourite. The title track, the opener, "Endless War," "Killing for a Living," all killer tracks. "The SRC" is probably the weakest track here and I don't even think the song is that weak. The production is absolutely killer, really showcases the strength of the songs. 2. Horrorscope What a thrash classic. This albums is awesome. "Nice Day...for a Funeral," is my favourite song here. What an incredible solo too, the production of this album really aids in helping this songs slower/chuggy midsection really flourish. The drums are punchy but not over the top, the guitars are rounded and thick as can be, the bass is prominent without being distracting and Blitz sounds fantastic. 3. The Electric Age i was riding very high on Overkill when this album released and this album felt (to me) "more of the same" coming off Ironbound, and I didn't care one bit. The opening track is great, and personally the second half of the album is the stronger half. Each song is a banger, I'm still not huge on "Black Daze" but other then that, all fun songs that don't get old to my ears. 4. Under the Influence "Hello from the Gutter" was the first Overkill song I heard and that solo is easily one of my favourite in all of 80's thrash, sick playing and writing. This was the first Overkill album I bought as well, when I was sixteen. "End of the Line" is another favourite song of mine from this album. 5. From the Underground and Below I think this album is over looked a lot, "Save Me" and "It Lives" are two of Overkill's most fun tracks in my opinion. "Little Bit O' Murder" is pretty cool as well. I think the production here is pretty good too, a little bit more bassy than some but this album and "Necroshine" have similar production styles and I think they sound good. 6. The Wings of War Their latest album is a lot of fun, really enjoy the entire album. "Batshitcrazy" was an early standout track for me and one I still go back to pretty often. 7. The Years of Decay When I was younger, this album was a lot higher on my list. However, this album has dropped several spots for me and though songs like "Time to Kill," "Elimination" and "Birth of Tension" remain "go-to's" in the Overkill catalogue, but some of the other tracks for me haven't kept their shine. Not that I dislike them, just that I don't enjoy them as much as I used to. 8. Immortalis This album doesn't seem particularly popular amongst other Overkill fans, but I listened to this a lot when it came out and there are still songs like "Overkill V," "Charlie Get Your Gun," "Devils in the Mist," and "Skull & Bones" are definitely "go-to" Overkill tracks. 9. Feel the Fire This album has gotten better for me with age, despite the fact that I didn't really get into it on first listen. Took a little bit of time, but this album really warmed up for me. "Rotten to the Core," "Hammerhead," and "Kill at Command" remain album standouts for me. 10. Necroshine The productions of this album is pretty good I think, songs like the title track, "Forked Tongue Kiss," and "My December" are really highlighted from this sound. The title track is the most replayable for me, but overall this album is good. Such a great band, so many albums which all have highlights that make you want to go back to that particular album, time and time again. Long live Overkill!

[@bschuler6216]

9. The Electric Age 8. Iron Bound 7. W.F.O. 6. Horrorscope 5. Under The Influence 4. Power In Black demo 3. Feel The Fire 2. Taking Over 1. The Years Of Decay

[@shawnminnier6117]

It's absurd that Anthrax is part of the so-called Big 4 of Thrash, but not Overkill. Anthrax lost credibility with I'm The Man. Overkill has always been superior to Anthrax.

[@independenceltd.]

Death Angel, Exodus and Testament are better than Anthrax too.

[@hellojimmypage]

Never cared about that Big 4 thing, it's a term some music journalist came up with in the 80s that has been totally irrelevant for a long time now. Don't let it bother you, better trust your own taste and instinct in music instead.

[@carlarmou7293]

@@hellojimmypage Quite agree

[@dr.phibesinred6066]

@@independenceltd. It's probably because of the album sales. Anthrax sold more than any of the bands you mentioned. And they were able to fill middle-sized venues (up to 6000 people) at their height. I think the same as you, all three bands (plus Overkill) are better. Anthrax have one great album and that's "Among the Living" to me. Maybe "Spreading the Disease", but the rest is just ok or even boring.

[@dickwhiskey8041]

Overkill destroys Anthrax for sure!

[@blitzenwisnia1938]

One of my favourites! Thank you!!!

[@JekyllHyde967]

How is this band not more known throughout society?

[@hamachibeans4471]

I totally agree, I like Metallica and megadeth more because I’m not a 100% thrash guy and those are my 2 favorite bands, but if I did prioritize thrash, overkill would probably be my favorite band ever, and I don’t deny for a second they do thrash better than anyone I’ve heard, I think years of decay is the best thrash album I’ve ever heard, I may still like master of puppets better as an album, but overkill are thrash gods

[@dtltmtgt]

Love the Al Pacino cameo on W.F.O. 🙂

[@DamageCase91]

They did two off “W.F.O.” on the 2019 tour (25th Ann.) back to back. Really went over.

[@j.j.4150]

Testament next?

[@carlarmou7293]

Guess it's on the way. Rather curious to see where Titans is gonna be ranked. Top 5 imo

[@j.j.4150]

@@carlarmou7293 It is Top 2 for me, believe it or not.

[@carlarmou7293]

@@j.j.4150 Not a bad place to be imo. The more I listen to it, the more I love it

[@j.j.4150]

@@carlarmou7293 Yep, their might even be days where it's my number 1. I just really think it's that good overall.

[@gwyld]

Never realized it, but I need a Number of the Beast mug.

[@mattstroudmetallica5507]

Wow long video Pete! Love it though dude. Keep it up man big fan of your channel.

[@russellalbertson5636]

1. The Years Of Decay 2. Horrorscope 3. Feel The Fire 4. From The Underground And Below 5. Under The Influence 6. Ironbound 7. Killing Kind 8. W.F.O. 9. The Electric Age 10. The Wings Of War

[@russellalbertson5636]

Anybody else notice how much Bring Me The Night sounds like Helpless by Diamond Head?

[@Rolf2112]

1) Taking over 2) Feel the Fire 3) Years of Decay 4) Horrorscope 5) Ironbound 6) Under the Influence 7) Electric Age 8) Necroshine. One of the top 3 live shows ever.. Hey Rich.

[@johnappleton8133]

1. Taking Over 2. Horrorscope 3. Feel The Fire 4. Years Of Decay 5. W.F.O. 6. From The Underground And Below 7. Under The Influence 8. Ironbound 9. The Wings Of War 10. Necroshine Overkill never put out a bad album. This top 10 was very difficult to decide but I am confident that these are their best albums and the rest are just a tad below their best. Overkill are such an overlooked and underrated band and deserve more credit than they are given.

[@ericrobertson2024]

Raise The Dead..the best initial song on a debut ever....prove me wrong...lol

[@pevnostipevnosti4871]

I love Immortalis. Number 2 on my OverList. Number 1 is Taking Over of course