Overkill - Feel The Fire / F-ck You And Then Some! (1985/96 - DCD Reissue, 2005)

This full-length debut from New York thrash band Overkill made quite a splash within the heavy metal community and listenership. While certainly not the group's best effort, Feel the Fire possessed all the blistering riffs and complete abandonment fans would learn to expect from Overkill. With band classics like the title track and "Rotten to the Core", this Megaforce release solidified a loyal fan base that would grow steadily as the band expanded their sound and catalog through the mid- and late '80s. The classic original band lineup of Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth on vocals, Bobby Gustafson on guitars, Rat Skates on drums, and bassist D.D. Verni sounds surprisingly accomplished on this major-label debut, giving tight performances and ultimately helping define a generation of spastic, but impressive second wave of aggressive heavy metal.

~ Vincent Jeffries, all media guide

Disc 1: Feel The Fire (1985)

01. Raise The Dead
02. Rotten To The Core
03. There's No Tomorrow
04. Second Son
05. Hammerhead
06. Feel The Fire
07. Blood And Iron
08. Kill At Command
09. Overkill
10. Sonic Reducer

TT 40:22 min
Track "10" - The Dead Boys cover - was a CD bonus track taken from "From The Megavault" comp. LP

all songs written & arranged by Overkill,
except "10" written by Gene O'Connor and David Thomas



Original album produced by Carl Canedy
Engineered by Alex Perialas. Executive produced by Jon Zazula
Recorded at Pyramid Studios, New York. Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound, NYC.

Fuck You and Then Some! is a 1996 reissue of the Overkill EPs Overkill (1984) and !!!Fuck You!!! (1987), combined with bonus live tracks, including a cover of Black Sabbath's "Hole in the Sky".

Disc 2: Fuck You And Then Some! (1996)

01. Fuck You (– Original Studio Version '1987)
02. Rotten To The Core (– Live at the Phantasy Theatra, Cleveland, OH, June 3, 1987)
03. Hammerhead (– Live at the Phantasy Theatra, Cleveland, OH, June 3, 1987)
04. Use Your Head (– Live at the Phantasy Theatra, Cleveland, OH, June 3, 1987)
05. Electro-Violence (– Live at the Phantasy Theatra, Cleveland, OH, June 3, 1987)
06. Fuck You (– Live at the Phantasy Theatra, Cleveland, OH, June 3, 1987)
07. Hole In The Sky (– Live at The Ritz, New York City, NY, January 27, 1990)
08. E.vil N.ever D.ies (– Live at The Ritz, New York City, NY, January 27, 1990)
09. Rotten To The Core (– from the "Overkill" EP '1984)
10. Fatal If Swallowed (– from the "Overkill" EP '1984)
11. The Answer (– from the "Overkill" EP '1984)
12. Overkill (– from the "Overkill" EP '1984)

TT 58:38 min
all songs written by Overkill,
except "1(6)" written by The Subhumans (Canadian punk band), and
"7" written by Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward



• Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth – vocals
• D.D. Verni – bass guitar
• Bobby Gustafson – guitars
• Rat Skates - drums (85-87)
• Sid Falck – drums (>87)

Originally Released: 1984/1985/1987/1990/1996
Re-Release date: February 22, 2005
Format: Original Recording Reissue
Number of Discs: 2
Label: Megaforce Records (US)
Catalog No.: MEGA 2972-2