Overkill discography
The following is the discography of Overkill, an American thrash metal band formed in 1980 in New Jersey. The band has released twenty 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 | 20 |
| Live albums | 3 |
| Compilation albums | 2 |
| Video albums | 2 |
| Music videos | 12 |
| EPs | 2 |
| Demos | 1 |
| Box sets | 1 |
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [3] |
GER [4] |
JPN [5] |
HUN [6] |
FIN [7] |
AUT [8] |
FRA [9] |
SWI [10] |
SWE [11] | |||||||||||
| Feel the Fire |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| Taking Over |
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191 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| Under the Influence |
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142 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| The Years of Decay |
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155 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Horrorscope |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| I Hear Black |
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122 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| W.F.O. |
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— | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| The Killing Kind |
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— | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| From the Underground and Below |
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— | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| Necroshine |
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— | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Bloodletting |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| Killbox 13 |
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— | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| ReliXIV |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Immortalis |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Ironbound |
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192 | 31 | 152 | — | — | 61 | 198 | 77 | — |
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| The Electric Age |
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77 | 34 | 89 | 35 | 30 | 73 | 155 | 62 | 41 |
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| White Devil Armory |
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31 | 20 | 91 | 28 | 28 | 53 | — | 31 | — |
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| The Grinding Wheel |
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69 | 10 | 51 | 21 | 44 | 33 | 185 | 23 | — | |||||||||
| The Wings of War |
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158 | 5 | — | — | — | 23 | 153 | 13 | — | |||||||||
| Scorched |
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— | 10 | 64 | — | — | 29 | — | 7 | — | |||||||||
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | |||||||||||||||||||
Live albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| GER [4] | ||
| Wrecking Your Neck |
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65 |
| Wrecking Everything |
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— |
| Live in Overhausen |
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12 |
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Fuck You and Then Some |
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| Coverkill |
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| Hello From the Gutter - the Best of Overkill |
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Box sets
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Historikill: 1995–2007 |
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Extended plays
| Year | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Overkill | Azra/Metal Storm |
| 1987 | !!!Fuck You!!! | Megaforce |
| 2012 | 6 Songs | Rock Hard |
Demos
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Power in Black |
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Videos
Video albums
| Title | Album details | |
|---|---|---|
| Videoscope |
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| Wrecking Everything - An Evening in Asbury Park |
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| Live at Wacken Open Air 2007 |
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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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- "Over Kill - Bobby Gustafson". LESLIE'S METAL.
- "Overkill Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
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- "Kereső - lista és dátum szerint - Archívum - MAHASZ - Magyar Hangfelvétel-kiadók Szövetsége". Zene.slagerlistak.hu. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
- Finnish peaks:
- The Electric Age: "Musiikkituottajat - Tilastot - Suomen virallinen lista - Artistit". ifpi.fi. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
- White Devil Armory: "Musiikkituottajat - Tilastot - Suomen virallinen lista - Artistit". ifpi.fi. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
- The Grinding Wheel: "Musiikkituottajat - Tilastot - Suomen virallinen lista - Artistit". ifpi.fi. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
- "Austria Top 40 - Hitparade Österreich". austriancharts.at. April 20, 2012. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
- "Les charts français". www.chartsinfrance.net. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
- "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade und Music Community". Hitparade.ch. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
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- "Overkill Frontman On 'The Classic Metal Show'; Audio Available - Blabbermouth.net". blabbermouth.net. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
- "Overkill: 'Immortalis' First Week Sales Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. October 17, 2007. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
- "Overkill: 'Ironbound' First Week Sales Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. February 17, 2010. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
- Neilstein, Vince. "Neilstein Soundscam: A Kolossal Debut". MetalSucks. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
- "OVERKILL's 'White Devil Armory' Cracks U.S. Top 40". Blabbermouth.net. July 30, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
- "Hello From The Gutter | Overkill | Music Video". MTV. May 2, 2005. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
- "Horrorscope | Overkill | Music Video". MTV. July 7, 2005. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
- "Thanx for Nothin' | Overkill | Music Video". MTV. August 23, 2005. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
- "Spiritual Void | Overkill | Music Video". MTV. July 7, 2005. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
- "Overkill: 'Skull & Bones' Video Available". Blabbermouth.net. February 29, 2008. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
- "Overkill: 'Bring Me The Night' Video Released". Blabbermouth.net. February 10, 2010. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
- "Overkill: Behind The Scenes Footage From 'Electric Rattlesnake' Video Shoot". Blabbermouth.net. April 23, 2012. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
- "Video Premiere: OVERKILL's 'Goddamn Trouble'". Blabbermouth.net. February 3, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
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