OVERKILL: Albums Ranked (From Worst to Best) - Rank 'Em All 💚🖤

OVERKILL'S ALBUMS RANKED FROM WORST TO BEST. 💚🖤💚🖤💚🖤
In todays video I'm going to rank all Overkill full-length albums, the whole discography from The Feel the Fire to The Wings of War and everything in between. Overkill is a legendary thrash metal band from New Jersey. They have been active for almost 40 years now and they have released numerous thrash classics like Taking Over, The Years of Decay, Horrorscope and Ironbound. Bobby Blitz Ellsworth and D.D. Verni has been the driving guys behind Overkill for a long time and they are considered to be one of the greatest thrash metal bands of all time. So today we're going to try to rank all Over Kill albums. Enjoy!!
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OVERKILL ALBUMS RANKED FROM WORST TO BEST.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:59 The Ranking
12:44 The Summary
Featuring: Overkill
And albums like: Feel the Fire, Taking Over, Under the Influence, The Years of Decay, Horrorscope, I Hear Black, W.F.O., The Killing Kind, Necroshine, Killbox 13, The Grinding Wheel, Immortalis, From the Underground and below, ReliXIV, Bloodletting, Ironbound, The Electric Age, White Devil Armory & The Wings of War.
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[@nathanestrada-eptx4715]

I LOOOOOVE From the Underground and Below. I feel like that's the album that they found a modern part of themselves. If you listen to the modern breakdowns they have, that's basically what FTUAB was.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

it's kinda ass. :D

[@nathanestrada-eptx4715]

@@RuthlessMetalYT 😂 Well, if you some FTUAB merch being worn, that's me 😂😎

[@pjcannaday6337]

From the Underground And Below is killer….they have some great songs and crushing riffs on that one. I was surprised to see it’s the last ranked album on this video. Immortalis for me is the least favorite Overkill album. My top 5 are 1. Years of Decay 2. Horroscope 3. Ironbound 4. Bloodletting 5. Under The Influence

[@TheRealJoeNathan]

FTUAB is in my top 5, although I've only heard 12 of their albums.

[@pjcannaday6337]

@@TheRealJoeNathan - can you name the others you haven’t heard yet? Just curious….

[@trevertravis8963]

I don’t feel Overkill has any “garbage” albums. Some are certainly better than others, but they are all listenable to me.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

there are some stinkers but they had an overall high standard I would say. Cheers!

[@trevertravis8963]

@@RuthlessMetalYT Yeah, they don’t have a “Reload” album that’s for sure.

[@metal_helm]

@@trevertravis8963 got that right

[@thrashgod1189]

@@trevertravis8963 Load and Reload are great. Try being more open-minded - just because something isn't thrash or traditional metal doesn't mean that it's not good.

[@Leo_ofRedKeep]

@@thrashgod1189 I liked Load and Reload. They could have done another the next year and called it Overload but they didn't. Not one praises them for that. So unfair ;)

[@jstorckmann]

Sepultura as next? I’m curious to see how you rank the non cavalera stuff

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

bad? ;) Cheers!

[@themechanix8804]

There's great stuff on Derrick era, Against and Dante XXI are the best Imo

[@jstorckmann]

@@themechanix8804 to be honest I like the last ones with the new drummer… the guy is a beast

[@d.k.9511]

I can not say that im huge Overkill fan but my favorites are definit Horrorskop i The Years of Decay. Now can you please step away from American thrash and do a Kreator list. Destruction, Sodom and Annhilator are also desirable.

[@phantxm_fxrce3071]

@@themechanix8804 against over Quadra? 🤯

[@crazyking1896]

Overkill are one of my favorite bands ever! Very consistent and Blitz is a great vocalist. Here's my list with top 3 songs each. 1. Horrorscope- Soulitude, Coma, Thx For Nothing 2. Taking Over- Powersurge, Electro- Violence, Wrecking Crew 3. The Years of Decay- Elimination, Who Tends the Fire, Evil Never Dies 4. Feel the Fire- Feel the Fire, Rotten to the Core, Hammerhead 5. Ironbound- Bring me the Night, Ironbound, The Green and Black 6. The Electric Age- Electric Rattlesnake, Come and Get It, 21st Century Man 7. The Grinding Wheel- The Grinding Wheel, Mean, Green, Killing Machine, Goddamn Trouble 8. White Devil Armory- Down to the Bone, King of the Rat Bastards, Bitter Pill 9. Under the Influence- Hello From the Gutter, End of the Line, Mad Gone World 10. Killbox 13- I Rise, Damned, Until I Die 11. The Wings of War- Last Man Standing, Believe in the Fight, Head of a Pin 12. W.F.O.- Where it Hurts, Gasoline Dream, Bastard Nation 13. I Hear Black- I Hear Black, Spiritual Void, World of Hurt 14. Necroshine- Necroshine, Revelation, My December 15. Immortalis- Skull and Bones, Devils in the Mist, Overkill V... The Brand 16. From the Underground and Below- The Rip n' Tear, It Lives, Long Time Dyin 17. The Killing Kind- Battle, The Cleansing, God-Like 18. Bloodletting- Thunderhead, I, Hurricane, Bleed Me 19. RelixIV- Play the Ace, Wheelz, Bats in the Belfry

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

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[@nolanrobke8409]

1. The Years of Decay - Whole album is a masterpiece 2. Under The Influence - Hello From the Gutter, Shred, Overkill III (Under the Influence) 3. Taking Over - In Union We Stand, Overkill II (The Nightmare Continues), Wrecking Crew (also love Powersurge & Electro-Violence) 4. Feel The Fire - Rotten to the Core, Overkill, Hammerhead 5. Immortalis - Overkill V... The Brand, Devils In the Mist, Skull and Bones 6. I Hear Black - I Hear Black, World of Hurt, Dreaming In Columbia 7. Horrorscope - Coma, Frankenstein, Infectious (also love the title track Horrorscope) 8. Ironbound - Ironbound, Bring Me The Knight, Killing For a Living (also love The Green and Black) 9. From The Underground and Below - The Rip n' Tear, Little Bit o' Murder, Long Time Dyin' (also love It Lives) 10. The Wings of War - Batshitycrazy, Last Man Standing, Welcome to the Garden State (also love Head of a Pin) 11. The Electric Age - Electric Rattlesnake, Wish You Were Dead, Come and Get It (also love 21st Century Man) 12. The Grinding Wheel - Mean Green Killing Machine, Goddamn Trouble, The Grinding Wheel 13. Necroshine - Necroshine, My December, Stone Cold Jesus 14. Bloodletting - Thunderhead, Bleed Me, I Hurricane 15. The Killing Kind - Battle, God-Like, The Morning After/Private Bleeding 16. W.F.O. - Where It Hurts, Fast Junkie, The Wait/A New High In Lows (also love Supersonic Hate, R.I.P. (Undone), Bastard Nation & Gasoline Dream) 17. White Devil Armory - The Armorist, Another Day to Die, King of the Rat Bastards 18. RelixIV - Old School, Within Your Eyes, A Pound of Flesh 19. Killbox 13 - Devil by the Tail, I Rise, Unholy Honorable Mentions: 1. F**k You and Then Some/Overkill EP - F**k You, Fatal If Swallowed, The Answer 2. Coverkill - Overkill (Live), Space Truckin', Deuce

[@cramthelan]

One day WFO will finally get it's due, but unfortunately it's not today. The three albums with Gant and Cannavino really brought the twin guitar attack to the fore in a modern way (after the single guitar output of the entire previous catalog from Gustafson) and this was the culmination of all that had been learned and worked on. WFO is simply bursting with riffs, of all varieties but it never skips a beat (except for the short breather on RIP). It's progressive, complex and melodic as well as relentless. In fact it's such a shock (and a shame in my view) on the following album (Killing Kind) with it's far more simple approach that I am lead to believe that Gant and Cannavino must have had more impact on the songwriting than the credits allow. Perhaps their employment was contingent on giving up writing rights. But the change from WFO to From The Underground is so drastic, I simply refuse to believe the same person that wrote something as harmonically dense as "The Wait A New High In Lows" is behind the basic approach of "From The Underground. I get that From The Underground dropped just as nu metal was getting going (therefore complex, fast and intricate guitar parts were on the outer) but for mine it's a shame they went with this totally different approach after all they achieved on the Horroscope / I Hear Black / WFO trilogy, especially WFO of course. WFO is their best in my opinion, which is really something because the never miss.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

WFO had a strange production, the bass is just insane.

[@DickTruth]

From their '90s albums, I have to go Horrorscope, but for me WFO is a close second. Really strong album.

[@iqm4574]

After W.F.O both guitarists got replaced thats why late 90's albums were terrible

[@Miniduck9013]

If it make you feel any better it’s in my top 5 lmao

[@017aqpqgqika9]

1. Feel the Fire 2. The Years of Decay 3. Horrorscope 4. Taking Over 5. Under the Influence Overkill is a top 5 thrash band of all time imo with some of the coolest album covers I’ve ever seen

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers!

[@wholepuncher1]

Feel the fire has to be one of the best thrash metal debut albums ever imo.

[@TheRealJoeNathan]

1. Horrorscope 2. The Killing Kind (I’m surprised this is usually low on people’s lists) 3. The Years of Decay 4. Under the Influence 5. From the Underground and Below 6. Killbox 13 7. Bloodletting 8. ReliXIV 9. The Grinding Wheel (was disappointing initially, but going back, it’s better than I remembered; still a bit long though) 10. White Devil Armory 11. Immortalis 12. Necroshine (the only Overkill record I don’t like) Overkill is my favorite thrash metal band. I've got to listen to their entire discography sometime, after all, I still haven't checked out Feel the Fire, Taking Over, I Hear Black, W.F.O., Ironbound, The Electric Age, or The Wings of War, but I heard great things about them.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

I thought it was the worst for a long time, but maybe it's not their worst album. haha Cheers!

[@BSPVMD]

@@RuthlessMetalYT Your first impression was right, it's their worst. ;-)

[@dolfan73m67]

Overkill wrecking your neck live deserves a mention.

[@thrashgod1189]

Taking Over is fucking great - I didn't like the band that much until I heard that album. Big Metallica influence on this album, and a youthful kick-ass energy and attitude.

[@toneman8478]

Horroscope definitely number 1

[@morganfarlie]

It is SO nice to hear a deep, well thought out perspective on all of these classic metal bands and their albums. I have VERY little Overkill exposure and appreciation and now I'm digging into their discography with a new passion and zeal! So thank you so much for making this happen and I'm excited to see what you rank next! See you on the next one :D *Edit* If I'm going to suggest an artist to rank, it would likely be Annihilator they're like Megadeth with only one true guiding vision and their material has varied WILDLY!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Thank you Sir. I appreciate it. 💚🖤💚🖤💚🖤

[@morganfarlie]

@@RuthlessMetalYT Deeply welcome! Was lurking for a couple weeks but I've been subscribed for a month now and look forward to every post. Keep it coming :D

[@erikberg5363]

I second that, an Annihilator ranking would be cool! I’m only familiar with their first couple of albums.

[@thrashgod1189]

Annihilator changed singers and other band members too often - they never had a consistent sound. Can't get into them.

[@morganfarlie]

@@thrashgod1189 I understand your point, but Jeff Waters was and is the driving vision behind the band and I think they've had some VERY exciting music as a result of all of the different members influences.

[@jermaineguillory2694]

Feel the Fire, Taking Over, Under the Influence, The Years of Decay and Horrorscope are classics

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

💚🖤💚🖤💚🖤

[@thrashgod1189]

Definitely, but the Gustafson-era albums are the best.

[@deansch6089]

Been waiting for this one! Whatever else you want to say, Overkill has incredible consistency. They've never had a truly "bad" album. There's no God Hates Us All here or Risk here. When you buy an Overkill album you know what you're getting before you even put it on, and you know that at minimum there's going to be a high standard of quality maintained there. Oh yeah, and Years of Decay is the best - the very variety that doesn't appeal to you is what makes that album great. Plus props to them for still killing it year after year. There's no 5 year waits between albums like you get with most veteran bands. They're still delivering the goods, year in, year out. Overkill > Your Favorite Band!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

necroshine and from the underground and below is almost on that god hates us all level. ;)

[@kathydukakis1663]

Completely agree. Overkill is the most consistent reliable thrash metal band of all time, if not the best....

[@thrashgod1189]

The Years Of Decay is the closest they came to Metallica Master Of Puppets level greatness, which very few thrash metal bands reach.

[@WhiteNucklin]

Idk..I really liked God Hates Us All. I THOUGHT I really liked Risk but then I gave a it a listen for the first time in years and I was like, “why did I like this album again?”

[@AndyD070568]

I agree with your rankings apart from the top 5. I'd personally have :- 1. Taking Over 2. Under the influence 3. Feel the fire 4. Years of decay 5. Horrorscope Classic era is definitely the best though.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers!

[@jaimemartinez6090]

I've been trying to get into Overkill since some days ago and I think this video will be very helpful to start with their best records

[@Repugnantone]

I'm of the mindset that whenever you get into a band that has been around for a while, you should always just go in order of album releases. It gives you the opportunity to hear the bands growth as musicians.

[@deathmetalantichrist1115]

I've been waiting for this one 🤘🤘

[@anthonyw5261]

Love the explanation for each album in all these videos 🤘

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

thank you, Cheers!

[@elimalinsky7069]

I think Overkill treats the covers album, Coverkill, as a regular studio album rather than their debut EP. That gets you to the numbering scheme of Killbox 13 and ReliXIV.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers!

[@unclenam137]

Thank you!! I like how you gave higher rankings to some of Overkill's more recent albums.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

yeah, some are pretty good.

[@justgaming4fun82]

Once again I couldn’t agree more with your number 1. I recently started to dig into overkill’s discography and when I put on “taking over” it was just amazing. Such a perfect thrash record. I was listening to it at work and I was like “damn this album is just killing it”.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

yeah, it's awesome. Cheers!

[@speedking4951]

Awesome ranking. Ironbound is one of Overkill's best from their later years. I Hear Black was the first album i heard by them. Different, but quite good. Nice job with those ranking videos.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

thanks boss

[@andrewbalaz7228]

Our lists are very much different. I appreciate their groovier/heavier era since they had a tendency to delve back more into their punk roots along with thrash and more modern sounds. 1. The Years of Decay 2. Taking Over 3. Horrorscope 4. Necroshine 5. Feel the Fire 6. ReliXIV 7. White Devil Armory 8. Under the Influence 9. I Hear Black 10. Immortal15 11. From the Underground and Below 12. The Electric Age 13. Killbox13 14. The Wings of War 15. Bloodletting 16. The Grinding Wheel 17. Ironbound 18. The Killing Kind 19. WFO 20. Coverkill

[@JonasFilberg]

The Years of Decay number 1 for me personally...

[@cl7510]

Me too. I was probably 15 or so when I bought it on cassette. Was instantly hooked. “Elimination” is such a great song. E!limination!

[@jessethah8ternobs590]

E, limanation!

[@metal_helm]

@@cl7510 yup it was the standard for heaviness back in the day

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

💚🖤💚🖤💚🖤

[@karolyzalareti9600]

A lemon nation

[@deadliestassassin3092]

My favorite album is From The Underground And Below. I think its because i got that album back when it came out while i was getting into Overkill. So i have a lot of nostalgia with it.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

💚🖤💚🖤💚🖤💚🖤💚🖤

[@pt7185]

For me it's definitely in the top 5, great stuff.

[@anthonyw5261]

Taking over is highly underated!!! Between TO and TYOD are my favorites. My mood will change #1 daily. Bro, your killing it on these videos 🤘

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

thanks boss, Cheers!

[@joeys3429]

Great stuff Ruthless! These rankings are so hard to make, many of these bands kick lots of ass!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

true, cheers!

[@Metalgods74]

Thanks for doing this!! Overkill is so underrated, I think. One of my faves.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

underrated? I thought everyone loved Overkill. ;)

[@Metalgods74]

@@RuthlessMetalYT thanks for keeping metal alive

[@Gary_M]

I only know the old stuff, but Horrorscope was always my favorite by far, solid all the way through. It seemed like most of their albums would have a few corny songs that dragged things down for me. I had no idea they had a renaissance after 2010, I'll have to check out some of their newer work.

[@jacekhuet4134]

Voivod. Next...

[@donaldcady3839]

Voi Vod would be cool.

[@quake1792]

Horrorscope is what got me into Overkill, but Ironbound is my go to when I need some thrash. That album IMO is up there with some of the best thrash albums of all time. I know Im in the minority but I prefer the middle years over the early stuff. I'm older (49) so maybe they sound dated to me. But I love them all. Oddly enough, your bottom of the list albums are all the ones I still need and are harder to find. I also read somewhere that Bobby Blitz said FTUAB was his favorite Overkill album. Great vid.

[@jenniferthomas999]

51 and same Horrorscope was my first also.

[@cl7510]

Had no idea they’ve released so many albums. I’ve got some listening to do. Years of Decay is my current favorite. I’m gonna listen to some of their newer stuff based on your list. Nice video, you consistently put out entertaining content.

[@elimalinsky7069]

Overkill are famously prolific. Not only do they release albums fairly frequently, but the quality of the material doesn't fall from album to album. One of the most underrated bands out there.

[@johnnyg2002]

Yup, I expected a 30 minute rank here 😥... Love 💚 OverKill 💚!!!

[@metal_helm]

I am pleasantly surprised to see how many people put YoD as their favorite. I'm not alone!

[@Repugnantone]

@@metal_helm You're definitely not alone in that mindset.

[@metal_helm]

@@Repugnantone back in the day, YoD was the barometer for heavy (until Vulgar Dispaly of Power)

[@santoswinarso58]

The next rank will be Kreator, Sodom, Death Angel...

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Kreator and Sodom is coming up at least.

[@metal_helm]

wow, I thoguht from the Underground and Below is the 2nd best OK album. To each his own.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Nah, it's kinda ass tbh. :)

[@kathydukakis1663]

I agree. Ruthless doesn't like the groove element, but we do....

[@metal_helm]

@@kathydukakis1663 I like all elements of OK!!

[@robysuscosas]

Underground is a great record!!

[@eliadflorea759]

it's their worst album, but still kinda ok, in my opinion.

[@klauswigsmith]

I'll admit, I really haven't listened to much Overkill after Under the Influence, so all I can say is that Feel the Fire is one of the best debut thrash albums ever, right up there with Kill'em All, Show No Mercy, Fistfull of Metal, The Ultra Violence, etc., and Taking Over is solid as hell. Two great albums that are still on regular rotation with me. Keep it up with these videos! I love'em! \m/

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Thanks boss, I'll do my best. Cheers!

[@KastleKrossface]

Seen Over Kill live in Columbus, Oh at The Newport on the W.F.O tour great show!! Got the window poster!

[@mikevalentine9556]

I agree on the list you have put together. My favorite is Taking over. But to hear them years later and reinvent themselves on Ironbound and sound better than ever was truly awesome. And keep going for the next releases was cool.Great band good times. No rest till Social Security for these Thrashers. Definetly looking forward to the new release. Thx RM🤘😎✌

[@a14031997]

I serve at the army GR, 9 months, 275 days. Now I have 4 more months to serve (127 days). Every second day you post videos. Keep me company man. Those videos make me relax and avoid the pressure.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Damn, thank you. I hope you're ok there.

[@johnnyg2002]

Thanx' for Somethin' 🤟

[@a14031997]

We're all ok, they are 9 lost months 😅

[@twikirobot6897]

1. Under the Influence 2. Years of Decay 3. Horrorscope 4. Taking Over 5. Bloodletting

[@koningklootzak7788]

You got good ears

[@TharaAkVar]

Under the Influence is super underrated by most people, glad to see it made your top 5 at least. Funnily enough, the most popular track from that album (Hello From the Gutter) is my least favorite and the only one I occasionally skip. Every other track is a total banger, and I definitely prefer Bobbie's voice in this one compared to the previous two albums. Also, Overkill makes great doom tracks. Skullkrusher, The Grinding Wheel, Horrorscope etc. are all amazing bangers. Also, can you please do a video on Manilla Road? They are my favorite band by far and it's criminal how unknown and underrated they are. Anything to raise their popularity would be a great plus.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

I probably will some day.

[@Powermad-bu4em]

The thing that I think some people have an issue with UTI over is the mix. It was recorded live off the floor with the solos added later. They did it old school.

[@sadusattack2628]

Under the Influence is my favorite Overkill album. It's hard to believe they've released 19 albums and not a single bad one!!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers!

[@micheltremblay8914]

at 100% influence is the best horroscope is close to me but !!!!

[@KevinOrtega1980]

Hello again! Yes Overkill has been around for the better part of 40 years with a lengthy discography. Another one of those 2nd Big Four of US Thrash and kick ass as well! Here is my ranking for them. Also can you do some Canadian bands like Razor, Voivod, Annihilator, Sacrifice, etc next? Thanks Brother, you're doing a very good job with these rankings ever since they took off. 1. Feel the Fire 2. Taking Over 3. The Years of Decay 4. Horrorscope 5. Under The Influence 6. Ironbound 7. The Killing Kind 8. The Electric Age 9. White Devil Armory 10. The Grinding Wheel 11. I Hear Black 12. W.F.O. 13. The Wings of War 14. Killbox 13 15. RelixIV 16. Immortalis 17, From the Underground and Below 18. Bloodletting 19. Necroshine I always go back to the classics though when I listen to Overkill, with a few of the better modern day Overkill at times when listening to this band. I think they are one of the only bands beside Megadeth in the thrash genre that has more than 15, close to 20 albums in their discography.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

yeah I'll probably do some Canadian stuff in the future as well. :)

[@rattlehead85]

Horrorscope takes the number 1 for me hands down.

[@dpk72]

Yay! Overkill, Finally😀!!! Thank you! Taking Over will always be my no. 1 too! Everything just so came together on that record! Horrorscope is my second though! It is anthem driven like Taking Over!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers!

[@jackeldogo3952]

"Taking Over" is on my top 10 list of all time favorite albums from any band. It was such a distinct sound and feel when it came out.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers!

[@brooksrownd2275]

it's definitely one of the top albums of the genre

[@llongone2]

Agreed....I remember hearing "Wrecking Crew" and "Powersurge" on Z-Rock. I bought the cassette with money from my paper route the same week.

[@chrisconlan751]

I love Taking Over as well but blitz's operatic vocals on that album bug me a little. But still in their top 5

[@thiagocruz7095]

01 - Taking over 02 - Feel the fire 03 - The years of decay 04 - Iron bound 05 - I hear black 06 - The electric Age 07 - Horrorscope 08 - Under the influence 09 - killbox XIII 10 - White devil armory 11 - The grinding wheel 12 - wings of war 13 - W.F.O 14 - Necroshine 15 - Bloodletting 16 - From the underground and below 17 - The killing kind 18 - Relixiv 19 - Immortalis Probably, this order will change along the years, because there are some of this albums that I need to listen more times.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

good stuff!

[@KabukiKid]

I actually think Horrorscope is their best album of all time. Overall, I agree with this list, though... mostly my tastes too.

[@drlarrymitchell]

Horrorscope was Overkill's apotheosis.

[@andrettski8686]

Powersurge, Rotten to the Core and Hello from the Gutter are probably my fav Overkill songs.

[@nightbush]

i love the "hello from the gutter" in the intro, made me smile

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Hello

[@erikberg5363]

Awesome video as always 🤘🤘 Sodom would be great to see next!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

The three german bands are coming....

[@erikberg5363]

@@RuthlessMetalYT Awesome, thanks!

[@jbracingnewsreviews3381]

Give this video a thumbs up great rank em all I agree with all your rankings but the killing kind is growing on me also for some reason I think you should do annihilator or nuclear assault sometime

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

I might just do that some day. I have some bands I wanna get to first.

[@Jayagebee]

One of the best in the business! \m/ I like their thrash and non-thrash stuff!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers!

[@DanielGarcia-sh8gk]

Great, great, great...cheers! 🍻

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

🍻🍻

[@giogionist2148]

Fortunately, we disagree. I'm not just searching for the classic oldschool tunes in the overkill catalog. I'm very glad that they did some of the great heavy stuff like 80 cycles, little bit o' murder, burn you down... Dig a lot!

[@JoeyCheex0583]

Horoscope would b my favourite Over Kill album, horoscope the title track has 1 of the best intro's ive ever heard 🤘

[@lynchie137]

Yeah. Sounds evil as fuck dosen't it?

[@JoeyCheex0583]

@@lynchie137 hell yeh

[@Randy_S]

Overkill were my first concert, on The Years Of Decay tour in 1990. The show was nothing short of awesome, the venue was packed and the floor was a giant mosh pit. I can see why they replaced Bobby Gustafson with two guitar players - he could really shred!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Nice, They are so good live! such energy. Cheers!

[@NewstieNut]

Love your videos - keep up the great work!!! Can you do Death Angel next (if you haven’t already)?

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

I might some day even if I'm not much of a fan of their disco.

[@DickTruth]

Prior to late last year, I didn't own a single Overkill album. One night I got drunk and bought their entire discography (both box sets that span 1986-2007, the Feel The Fire/F You and Then Some comp, and the latest 2010-2019 albums, plus the latest live album). Working my way chronologically, I just finished the '90s. Holy shit, what a band. Kicking myself for waiting so long to get into them. Can't wait to hear the rest, I'll have a ranking after.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

The 90's was their worst period, the 80's stuff is legendary!

[@meteor09]

Great list, mine would have the same general flow as yours. Do Kreator, Artillery, or Paradox. Or do a megalist of all the smaller Bay Area bands with only a few albums like Forbidden, Heathen, Vio-Lence, Possessed, Blind Illusion, Sadus, Defiance

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

I probably will do some of those some day. :)

[@beatkellermusic]

Horrorscope is such a great album. Awesome songs throughout, great playing, great production

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

for sure. Cheers!

[@zachdproductions123]

Interesting ranking. Horrorscope and Years of Decay are my favorites from Overkill

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

great albums for sure. any of the classic era albums could win really.

[@ricardoluis5250]

1- Taking Over 2- Horrorscope 3- The Years of Decay 4- W.F.O. 5- From The Underground and Below 6- Under the Influence 7- Killbox 13 8- Ironbound 9- Necroshine 10- Feel the Fire 11- The Wings of War 12- White Devil Armory 13- I Hear Black 14- The Killing Kind 15- Bloodletting 16- The Grinding Wheel 17- The Eletric Age 18- ReliXIV 19- Immortalis The Best Thrash Metal band of all time!

[@jaimesovermyer4066]

I love your list! And how many bands do you know that still rock in the 2000's!!! Ok so kreator and carcass are amazing as well!

[@complications9718]

So we completely disagree on Overkill and Anthrax, but that's just another reason why I like watching your videos so much. I like hearing those kinds of opinions on bands I love, different perspectives and opinions are refreshing, after all.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Thank you, Cheers!

[@planetbarrett6055]

My Ranking of Overkill, My 2nd Favorite Thrash Metal Band. 19 - Bloodletting 18 - ReliXIV 17 - Immortalis 16 - Necroshine 15 - I hear Black 14 - The Killing Kind 13 - The Grinding Wheel 12 - From the Underground and Below 11 - W.F.O. 10 - The Wings of War 9 - Killbox 13 8 - White Devil Armory 7 - Ironbound 6 - The Electric Age 5 - Under the Influence 4 - Horrorscope 3 - The Years of Decay 2 - Taking Over 1 - Feel the Fire I don't really know where to put the EP at.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers!

[@fredlaroche6969]

A few surprises here... To be honest, my opinions of FTUAB and the Killing Kind might be unfair because I rarely listen to them... maybe I should give them a spin or two and see if my memory is not wrong!!!

[@chrisconlan751]

Killbox above Wings of War and Grinding Wheel???

[@fredlaroche6969]

@@chrisconlan751 ​ I can get with that. It's above on my ranking too. I've got a real soft spot for it. First off, the production is awesome on that one. It's one of Blitz's best performance too... he screams up a storm on that one. Devil by the Tail, Damned, Sound of Dying and Struck Down are all great fun!

[@chrisconlan751]

@@fredlaroche6969 oh yeah I like Killbox a lot. I just like first 5 and last 5 the best. Killbox may be my #11

[@lukezitlofsky5286]

Taking Over got me through my senior year of high school. Will always be in my top 5 Metal records.

[@therealeikichionizuka]

I personally didn't really like the first 2 albums as much, as D.D. hadn't gotten his signature clank bass tone, but I still think they're top 5 material. I also have an ENORMOUS soft spot for The Years of Decay, as it was the first metal album I ever bought with my own money, and my third ever album I ever bought (my first 2 albums were Love Pump and Kansas' Greatest Hits.)

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

hehe, I think the first two are their best. ;) but I love the early days of thrash when the rules werent written yet.

[@derrickkowalewski9239]

The Years Of Decay is my favorite. I saw them on that tour and they were incredible.

[@brandondement5164]

Great overkill album ranking my favorite is feel the fire

[@char63r517]

Again you took the words right out of my mouth. Although I always see every thrash/speed/heavy band I can live when they come to town, for recorded albums, I had written off Overkill after WTO. Once again I see that I am not necessarily biased in favor of the illustrious Taking Over [With FTF right on its heels]. Thank you for giving me some pointers to check out some newer Overkill. I guess you could say I’m iron bound, lol [English pun,’ bound’ meaning that it is the target of my destination like Vienna bound or concert bound].

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Hehe nice. Yeah iron bound is a popular one

[@dinkins335]

My top 5 for Overkill would be 5)Ironbound 4)Taking Over 3)Feel the Fire 2)Years of Decay 1)Under the Influence

[@dirtyheck1860]

Horrorscope needs to be number three. BUT FINALLY SOMEBODY BESIDES ME WHO THINKS UNDER THE INFLUENCE IS A MASTERPIECE!

[@marcbauerett1232]

I never got into Overkill because of Blitz's voice, but listening to Taking Over right now I should reconsider. Killer album. Could you do Amorphis next? I know it's not Thrash or Death Metal but they have a damn interesting discography with some stile changes (not as bad as In Flames though).

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Blitz voice is like the best voice in metal, he is amazing. I thought everyone loved him? :O

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

I dont think I've even heard amorphis.

[@waltergazzola]

Horrorscope is my favorite Overkill album, and one of my favorite albums of all time. If I hav to choose only one Thrash album I will choose Horrorscope, I like it more than any big four albums.

[@abraham.6801]

Thanks man 💚🦇🖤 🤘

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers!

[@JackEGee-il9mz]

The Electric Age is easily my favourite Overkill album. So many fantastic tracks that will always be on my rotation!

[@JackEGee-il9mz]

Also I’ve always considered Coverkill as a studio album personally. I think a covers album can be a studio album personally if it’s newly recorded, but I understand the alternative argument Maybe it’s just an excuse to listen to THE BEST cover album of all time

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

nah, covers are just covers, they don't matter. ;)

[@JamesThomas-dz4vj]

Completely agree! "The Electric Age" is my #1 as well. It's the album that got me into the band and will always hold a special place.

[@miltonfragozo8847]

From 1 to 6 are definitely the best records. Good work.

[@fredlaroche6969]

Oh man was I waiting for this one! Overkill is my favourite band and I dare to say that I make a great Blitz impersonation vocal wise lol I had a feeling this one would be a band where I'd disagree with you because my taste has been said to be weird plenty of times. 19 - From the Underground and Below 18 - The Killing Kind 17 - Immortalis 16 - Relixiv 15 - Necroshrine 14 - I Hear Black 13 - Bloodletting 12 - WFO 11 - The Wings of War 10 - White Devil Armory 9 - The Grinding Wheel 8 - Killbox 13 7 - Under the Influence 6 - Feel the Fire 5 - Taking Over 4 - The Electric Age 3 - Ironbound 2 - Horrorscope 1 - Years of Decay

[@BSPVMD]

I see a lot of similarities in our rankings. Rock on!

[@josepasher]

Taking Over, un disco que disfruté bastante en su momento, bestial. Un saludo.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

saludos

[@daroblackheart383]

My top 3 Overkill is identical as yours. Taking Over is the best! Cheers!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

💚🖤💚🖤💚🖤

[@vondeckbar72]

From the Underground and Below, a fucking masterpiece! My top 5, depending on the day and my mood. 1. Years of Decay 2. Horrorscope 3. Ironbound 4. From the Underground 5. Taking Over. Thanks for your list fellow Earthdog!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

not really. rather mediocre. :)

[@vondeckbar72]

@@RuthlessMetalYT Defend the Faith, always!🤘

[@mikebarnes8908]

I have to agree with your ranking of overkill! Taking over is one killer album!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

it is, but perhaps feel the fire is better. I'm not sure. :D haha

[@mikebarnes8908]

@@RuthlessMetalYT yes it is a hard choice! 🤘

[@kenbadman4603]

I'm really loving the rank em all series! Any chance of Venom being in the near future? I would consider their early work to be at least proto thrash. What say you?.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Oof, that would be a hard one to do. It might happen, let's see. :)

[@emorris0204]

Big fan of overkill! Awesome video aswell \m/ speaking of overkill,I have a video about the rat skates former drummer of overkill in a documentary called Born in the basement \m/

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

yeah I think I've seen that one.

[@Leo_ofRedKeep]

I remember buying Under The Influence in the summer of 1988. I had no idea this was going to become such a favourite band of mine. I got each subsequent album upon release and Overkill was the only metal band I kept listening to for decades, having dropped off the scene completely to focus on classical. To me, these guys were the heirs of Black Sabbath. The Years of Decay and Horrorscope did that. I was disappointed with I Hear Black, too soft to my taste in spite of undeniable qualities. For two long years, the spirit seemed to have gone away, but W.F.O. fixed everything and pushed further. I was never disappointed again. Love them.

[@davekell36]

Alright you DID overkill awesome!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

thanks boss

[@Flets72]

Another nice ranking Mr. Jim! How about ranking Celtic Frost albums?!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

It's coming! Ugh! Cheers!

[@Flets72]

@@RuthlessMetalYTHey heey hhheeeeeeeyhhhh!

[@Mike-oz5pp]

I'd Have to say 1.Horrorscope, 2.Under the Influence, 3.Years o Decay, 4. White Devil Armory, 5. I Hear Black Been listening to them since '86 & they're Still my fave band, Goin to see em live March 11th (5th time) can't wait...

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Yes, definitely one of the top thrash acts. Have fun! Cheers!

[@eugeniosimoes7078]

Bests: 1- Feel the fire Years of decay Taking over W.F.O Ironbound Worst: (80s era) Under the influence (90s era) From the underground... (but "Promises" is one of the bests songs from Overkill) (2000 era) Immortalis

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers!

[@josephbobbitt7759]

Overkill is an awesome band to see live. My favorites are Under the Influence, W.F.O. and Horrorscope. I want to try to find The Years if Decay and Feel the Fire.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

💚🖤💚🖤💚🖤💚🖤

[@jonkosch7846]

I saw overkill with death angel. Awesome show. I’m going to a show in New York in a couple months and it’s going to be death angel testament and exodus. I can’t wait.

[@thrashgod1189]

I just listened to From The Underground And Below for the first time and I changed my mind about The Years Of Decay - this one is now my new favorite Overkill album. Totally fucking killer catchy wicked heavy groove riffs mixed with thrash and some really cool and interesting instrumental parts (like that awesome bass solo in Half Past Dead) and arrangements. Also, Bobby's vocals are really varied. It's a shame your so closed-minded about heavy music (namely anything that has groove) - you're missing out on a lot of great stuff.

[@thrashgod1189]

I Hear Black is also great.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

they have an overall good discography but some of those groovy 90s albums are kinda skippable. ;)

[@superiordimension9255]

Definately! Taking Over is absolutely their best! The Vocal Performance from Blitz is just awesome ! Followed by Feel the fire.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

yes, good stuff!

[@gregoryrau3894]

Yeeessssss!!!!!!! "Taking Over" is number 1!!!!!!! That was the first Overkill album I ever bought, and I have been chasing that experience ever since. Overkill is one of my favorites, and "Taking Over" is just so hard to top.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

yeah, I dig the debut too but taking over is a bit thrashier. :)

[@ghjilormu2b762]

Yeah! The wrecking crew is on the place! To me, OVERKILL is the best Thrash band of all time, regularity of the release of albums, qualities of the compositions (even the less good ones are good albums!), impeccable punk / heavy mix, qualities of covers illustrations, in short, the best group of Thrash! Next album in February 2022! So, to me : 1. Feel The Fire 2. The Years Of Decay 3. Talking Over 4. Under The Influence 5. Horrorscope 6. Iron Bound 7. I Here Black 8. The Grinding Wheel 9. The Killing Kind 10. The Wings Of War 11. The Electric Age 12. White Devil Armory 13. ReliXIV 14. Immortalis 15. From The Underground And Bellow 16. Necroshine 17. Bloodtelling 18. Killbox 13 19. W.F.O.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers!

[@ghjilormu2b762]

@@RuthlessMetalYT Cheers !

[@paugrane1573]

The moment that surprised me most is when you said that Evil Never Dies is not a good song. I think is one of the bests in TYOD.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

I'm pretty sure I didn't say it was a bad song. It was perhaps not as good as the songs on some of their previous records.

[@vargavind6981]

I agree with this ranking in very large parts, especially with the raking of the 3 eras (1. Classic era, 2. Recent era, 3. middle era). And I guess most of us know that 1993-2007 was not exactly a glorious era of classic thrash, although I think that W.F.O. was surprisingly good, especially after I hear Black. My ranking is the following: 1.Feel The Fire (clearly and doubtlessly!!) 2.Taking Over 3.Horrorscope 4.The Electric Age 5.The years Of Decay 6.Ironbound 7.White Devil Armory 8.Under The Influence 9.W.F.O. 10.The Grinding Wheel 11.The Wings Of War The other albums I dont like and dont care about.

[@kevinbrown1893]

1. Horrorscope (1991) 2. The Years of Decay (1989) 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) 11. I Hear Black (1993) 12. Under The Influence (1988) 13. W.F.O. (1994) 14. The Killing Kind (1996) 15. From The Underground and Below (1997) 16. Immortalis (2007) 17. Necroshine (1999) 18. ReliXIV (2005) 19. Bloodletting (2000)

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers

[@Skeletors333]

Yes!!!! Taking Over rules. Over Kill fan since 1987🤘

[@BSPVMD]

1. The Years of Decay 2. Ironbound 3. Horrorscope 4. Taking Over 5. The Grinding Wheel 6. Under the Influence 7. The Electric Age 8. Feel the Fire 9. W.F.O. 10. Killbox 13 11. The Wings of War 12. The Killing Kind 13. Bloodletting 14. Immortalis 15. White Devil Armory 16. I Hear Black 17. RelixXIV 18. From the Underground and Below 19. Necroshine

[@entertherealmofchaos]

Nice list. I still think they played the best gig I have ever seen at the Astoria in 93.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

must have been a cool gig. :) Cheers!

[@pauleaxe9407]

With so many cool thrash bands out there This series could go on forever

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

it kinda depends. as long as people wanna watch the vids. I won't when people lose the interest for it hehe

[@pauleaxe9407]

There are still a lot of bands to cover like Annihilator Whiplash Death Angel Coroner and The German Big 4 to name a few

[@aureldvorak7430]

Great List, The Electric Age is criminally underrated imo. Sodom next please and Thrash On!

[@RahduDrahkqul75]

OverKill for me was always just one of those bands that seemed to escape my attention. None of my friends would really say listen to "this" or strongly suggested them. I never got around to personally purchasing or owning any of their albums. Of course there was that one kid with that "Years of Decay" T- Shirt. One night while watching MTV's Headbangers Ball I got to see "Hello From the Gutter" I had one friend who used to lend me his cassettes and we would hang out at each others house listening to everything thrash and heavy Metal. One day I was going through his collection and there it was Overkill "Years of Decay" I was like, how is this, is this any Good? He was like, I like them, but go ahead give it a listen. Trying to remember today my memory is a little hazy, I mean I listened to the whole album, but sadly nothing caught my attention as far as any of the tracks like being anything close as a Masterpiece. "Time to Kill" and "Elimination" are Alright. The Songs could be better and the lyrics were always silly. However Bobby does have a great voice. I wouldn't give Overkill another try till "Horrorscope" Coma and definitely Horrorscope are the best tracks. Just thee other day though I watched the video for "Goddamn Trouble." Hey Perhaps Overkill did predict Covid-19 in their Song "Elimination." Thank you. Great video Ruthless Metal. Brings back a lot of Memories. 🤘

[@entertherealmofchaos]

Nice essay 👍

[@RahduDrahkqul75]

@@entertherealmofchaos What can I say. I'm still stupid/ passionate about Metal. Hopefully more passionate than stupid.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers!

[@ardexis3627]

I got into overkill yesterday

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers!

[@karlmikhailtibule1481]

Wow, Rank Em All Overkill looks great. But we can't wait the metal bands we can rank probably outside US or probably more bands in US. Feel the Fire Ruthless Metal🔥🔥🔥🔥🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Higher higher!