Overkill discography

The following is the discography of Overkill an American thrash metal band, formed in 1980 in New Jersey. The band have released nineteen studio albums, three live albums, two compilation albums, three EPs and one box set. They were one of the early thrash metal bands to sign to a major label (Atlantic Records in 1986), and rose to fame as part of the genre's movement of the late 1980s, along with bands such as Anthrax, Exodus, Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer and Testament. In terms of chart positions and sales, the band's most successful records are Under the Influence (1988), The Years of Decay (1989), I Hear Black (1993), The Electric Age (2012), and White Devil Armory (2014), which debuted at No. 142, No. 155, No. 122, No. 77, and No. 31 respectively on the Billboard 200 chart.[1] As of 2006, Overkill has sold over 625,000 albums in the US since the beginning of the SoundScan era, and over 5 million records worldwide throughout their career.[2]

Overkill discography
Overkill live at Metalmania 2008
Studio albums	19
Live albums	3
Compilation albums	2
Video albums	2
Music videos	12
EPs	2
Demos	1
Box sets	1

Albums

Studio albums

Year	Title	Peak chart positions									Sales
		US [3]	GER [4]	JPN [5]	HUN [6]	FIN [7]	AUT [8]	FRA [9]	SWI [10]	SWE [11]
1985	Feel the Fire Released: April 15, 1985 Label: Megaforce	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1987	Taking Over Released: September 1, 1987 Label: Megaforce	191	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1988	Under the Influence Released: July 5, 1988 Label: Atlantic	142	42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1989	The Years of Decay Released: October 13, 1989 Label: Atlantic	155	58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	US: 67,000+[12]
1991	Horrorscope Released: September 3, 1991 Label: Atlantic	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	US: 118,000+[13]
1993	I Hear Black Released: March 9, 1993 Label: Atlantic	122	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	US: 70,000+[12]
1994	W.F.O. Released: July 15, 1994 Label: Atlantic	—	93	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	The Killing Kind Released: March 5, 1996 Label: CMC	—	60	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	From the Underground and Below Released: September 30, 1997 Label: CMC	—	80	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	Necroshine Released: February 23, 1999 Label: CMC	—	82	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	US: 20,585+[14]
2000	Bloodletting Released: October 24, 2000 Label: Metal-Is	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	Killbox 13 Released: March 25, 2003 Label: Spitfire	—	93	259	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	ReliXIV Released: March 22, 2005 Label: Spitfire/Regain	—	—	240	—	—	—	—	—	—	US: 16,000+[15]
2007	Immortalis Released: October 9, 2007 Label: Bodog Music	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	US: 2,800+[16]
2010	Ironbound Released: February 9, 2010 Label: eOne Music	192	31	152	—	—	61	198	77	—	US: 4,100+[17]
2012	The Electric Age Released: March 27, 2012 Label: eOne Music	77	34	89	35	30	73	155	62	41	US: 6,700+[18]
2014	White Devil Armory Released: July 22, 2014 Label: eOne Music	31	20	91	28	28	53	—	31	—	US: 8,400+[19]
2017	The Grinding Wheel Released: February 10, 2017 Label: Nuclear Blast	69	10	51	—	44	33	100	23	—
2019	The Wings of War Released: February 22, 2019 Label: Nuclear Blast	158	5	—	—	—	23	153	13	—
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Live albums

Year	Title	Peak chart positions
		GER [4]
1995	Wrecking Your Neck Released: May 30, 1995 Label: CMC	65
2002	Wrecking Everything Released: June 18, 2002 Label: Spitfire	—
2018	Live in Overhausen Released: May 18, 2018 Label: Nuclear Blast	12

Compilation albums

Year	Title	Sales
1996	!!!Fuck You!!! and Then Some Released: October 22, 1996 Label: Megaforce
1999	Coverkill Released: October 26, 1999 Label: Steamhammer/SPV	US: 1,815+[14]
2002	Hello From the Gutter - the Best of Overkill Released: September 10, 2002 Label: Steamhammer/SPV

Box sets

Year	Title
2015	Historikill: 1995–2007 Released: October 16, 2015 Label: Nuclear Blast

Extended plays

Year	Title	Label
1985	Overkill	Azra/Metal Storm
1987	!!!Fuck You!!!	Megaforce
2012	6 Songs	Rock Hard

Demos

Year	Title
1983	Power in Black Released: September 12, 1983 Label: Self-released

Videos

Video albums

Year	Title	Sales
2002	Wrecking Everything - An Evening in Asbury Park Released: September 24, 2002 Label: Spitfire Formats: DVD	US: 6,300+
2008	Live at Wacken Open Air 2007 Released: February 5, 2008 Label: Bodog Music Formats: DVD

Music videos

Year	Title	Director	Album
1987	"In Union We Stand"	—	Taking Over
1988	"Hello from the Gutter"[20]	—	Under the Influence
1989	"Elimination"	—	The Years of Decay
1991	"Horroscope"[21]	—	Horrorscope
	"Thanx for Nothin"[22]	—
1993	"Spiritual Void"	Simeon Soffer[23]	I Hear Black
1994	"Fast Junkie"	—	W.F.O.
1995	"Bastard Nation" (live)	—	Wrecking Your Neck
1997	"Long Time Dyin'"	—	From the Underground and Below
2007	"Skull and Bones" (featuring Randy Blythe)	Kevin Custer[24][25][26]	Immortalis
2010	"Bring Me the Night"		Ironbound
2012	"Electric Rattlesnake"		The Electric Age
2014	"Armorist"		White Devil Armory
	"Bitter Pill"
2016	"Our Finest Hour" (lyric video)	—	The Grinding Wheel
	"Mean, Green, Killing Machine" (lyric video)	—
2017	"Goddamn Trouble"	Kevin Custer[27]
	"Shine On"
2018	"Hammerhead" (live)	—	Live in Overhausen
	"Thanx for Nothing" (live)	—
	"Second Son" (live)	—
	"Last Man Standing" (Lyric Video)	—	The Wings Of War
2019	"Head Of A Pin" (Lyric Video)	—
	"Welcome To The Garden State"	Tommy Jones

References

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6. "Kereső - lista és dátum szerint - Archívum - MAHASZ - Magyar Hangfelvétel-kiadók Szövetsége". Zene.slagerlistak.hu. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
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   • The Electric Age: "Musiikkituottajat - Tilastot - Suomen virallinen lista - Artistit". ifpi.fi. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
   • White Devil Armory: "Musiikkituottajat - Tilastot - Suomen virallinen lista - Artistit". ifpi.fi. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
   • The Grinding Wheel: "Musiikkituottajat - Tilastot - Suomen virallinen lista - Artistit". ifpi.fi. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
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11. "Swedish Charts Portal". swedishcharts.com. 2012-04-13. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
12. "Metal Sludge - Sludge Scan For May 2000 - The Power & Glory since 1998". Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-15.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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14. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-01-02. Retrieved 2013-10-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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16. "Overkill: 'Immortalis' First Week Sales Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. 2007-10-17. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
17. "Overkill: 'Ironbound' First Week Sales Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. 2010-02-17. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
18. Neilstein, Vince. "Neilstein Soundscam: A Kolossal Debut". MetalSucks. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
19. "OVERKILL's 'White Devil Armory' Cracks U.S. Top 40". Blabbermouth.net. 2014-07-30. Retrieved 2014-07-30.
20. "Hello From The Gutter | Overkill | Music Video". MTV. 2005-05-02. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
21. "Horrorscope | Overkill | Music Video". MTV. 2005-07-07. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
22. "Thanx for Nothin' | Overkill | Music Video". MTV. 2005-08-23. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
23. "Spiritual Void | Overkill | Music Video". MTV. 2005-07-07. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
24. "Overkill: 'Skull & Bones' Video Available". Blabbermouth.net. 2008-02-29. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
25. "Overkill: 'Bring Me The Night' Video Released". Blabbermouth.net. 2010-02-10. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
26. "Overkill: Behind The Scenes Footage From 'Electric Rattlesnake' Video Shoot". Blabbermouth.net. 2012-04-23. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
27. "Video Premiere: OVERKILL's 'Goddamn Trouble'". Blabbermouth.net. 2017-02-03. Retrieved 2017-08-15.

External links

• Overkill official website