Overkill - The Atlantic Years 1986-1994 (2021) [6CD Box Set]

Overkill, the seminal American thrash metal band, formed in 1980 in New Jersey. They are often called 'the Motörhead of thrash metal', based on their unique playing style, which was influenced by punk rock and the new wave of British heavy metal. They were also one of the first thrash metal bands to sign to a major label (having signed to Atlantic Records in 1986), and rose to fame as part of the genre's movement of the mid-to-late 1980s, along with the 'big four' (Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax) as well as Exodus and Testament. Overkill achieved their first mainstream success with their second studio album and Atlantic debut, Taking Over (1987) which acclaimed global praise & chart success. The band's next five studio albums were also on Atlantic —Under the Influence (1988), The Years of Decay (1989), Horrorscope (1991), I Hear Black (1993) and W.F.O. (1994) and were also successful on a global scale, making them one of the most successful East Coast thrash metal bands. Overkill now have nineteen studio albums under their belt and continue to tour the world to huge audiences still to this day. This 6CD clam shell box set includes : Taking Over, Under The Influence, The Years Of Decay, Horrorscope, I Hear Black & W.F.O. All six albums mastered from original tapes in one collectors CD box.

Tracklist:

Disc 1 : Taking Over
01 - Deny the Cross
02 - Wrecking Crew
03 - Fear His Name
04 - Use Your Head
05 - Fatal If Swallowed
06 - Powersurge
07 - In Union We Stand
08 - Electro-Violence
09 - Overkill II (The Nightmare Continues)

Disc 2 : Under the Influence
01 - Shred
02 - Never Say Never
03 - Hello From the Gutter
04 - Mad Gone World
05 - Brainfade
06 - Drunken Wisdom
07 - End of the Line
08 - Head First
09 - Overkill III (Under the Influence)

Disc 3 : The Years of Decay
01 - Time to Kill
02 - Elimination
03 - I Hate
04 - Nothing to Die For
05 - Playing With Spiders / Skullkrusher
06 - Birth of Tension
07 - Who Tends the Fire
08 - The Years of Decay
09 - Evil Never Dies

Disc 4 : Horrorscope
01 - Coma
02 - Infectious
03 - Blood Money
04 - Thanx for Nothin'
05 - Bare Bones
06 - Horrorscope
07 - New Machine
08 - Frankenstein
09 - Live Young, Die Free
10 - Nice Day… for a Funeral
11 - Soulitude

Disc 5 : I Hear Black
01 - Dreaming in Columbia
02 - I Hear Black
03 - World of Hurt
04 - Feed My Head
05 - Shades of Grey
06 - Spiritual Void
07 - Ghost Dance
08 - Weight of the World
09 - Ignorance & Innocence
10 - Undying
11 - Just Like You

Disc 6 : W.F.O.
01 - Where It Hurts
02 - Fast Junkie
03 - The Wait / A New High in Lows
04 - They Eat Their Young
05 - What's Your Problem
06 - Under One
07 - Supersonic Hate
08 - R.I.P. (Undone)
09 - Up to Zero
10 - Bastard Nation
11 - Gasoline Dream