W.F.O.

W.F.O.
Studio album by Overkill
Released	September 1994
Recorded	Apr 1994-May 1994 Ambient Recording Co Stamford, Connecticut, USA
Genre	Thrash metal
Length	57:38
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Overkill
Overkill chronology
I Hear Black (1993) W.F.O. (1994) Wrecking Your Neck (1995)

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W.F.O. (Wide Fucking Open) is the seventh full-length album by thrash metal band Overkill, released in September 1994 on Atlantic Records. The album contains a "hidden songs" on tracks 97 and 98, featuring the band warming up in the studio, playing "Heaven and Hell" by Black Sabbath, and "The Ripper" by Judas Priest.

This is the last Overkill album released by Atlantic Records.

This album and I Hear Black were re-released on Wounded Bird Records in 2005.

Track listing

• All songs written by Overkill

1. "Where It Hurts" – 5:33
2. "Fast Junkie" – 4:21
3. "The Wait/New High in Lows" – 5:46
4. "They Eat Their Young" – 4:57
5. "What's Your Problem" – 5:10
6. "Under One" – 4:14
7. "Supersonic Hate" – 4:17
8. "R.I.P. (Undone)" – 1:43
9. "Up to Zero" – 4:07
10. "Bastard Nation" – 5:38
11. "Gasoline Dream" – 6:49

Hidden tracks

• Tracks 12 – 95 are all silence for 0:03-0:04
• 96 (blank) – 2:56
• 97 (blank) – 9:00
• 98 "Heaven And Hell", "The Ripper" and "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" in rehearsals – (Starts at 10:00) 3:55
• 99 (blank) – 0:04

Samples

Track 3 "The Wait/New High in Lows" samples from the movie Carlito's Way.

Personnel

• Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth – Vocals
• D.D. Verni – Bass
• Merritt Gant – Guitars
• Rob Cannavino – Guitars
• Tim Mallare – Drums
• Doug Cook – Keyboards

• Recorded April – May, 1994 at Ambient Recording Co, Stamford, Connecticut, USA
• Produced by Overkill
• Engineered by Tom Bender and Doug Cook
• Mastered by Howie Weinberg at Masterdisk, New York City, USA

External links

• Official OVERKILL Site