Overkill discography
| Overkill discography | |
|---|---|
 Overkill live at Metalmania 2008 | |
| Studio albums | 19 |
| EPs | 2 |
| Live albums | 3 |
| Compilation albums | 2 |
| Video albums | 2 |
| Music videos | 12 |
| Demos | 1 |
| Box sets | 1 |
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]
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
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1987 | Taking Over
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191 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1988 | Under the Influence
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142 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1989 | The Years of Decay
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155 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1991 | Horrorscope
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1993 | I Hear Black
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122 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1994 | W.F.O.
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— | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1996 | The Killing Kind
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— | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1997 | From the Underground and Below
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— | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1999 | Necroshine
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— | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2000 | Bloodletting
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 2003 | Killbox 13
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— | 93 | 259 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 2005 | ReliXIV
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— | — | 240 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2007 | Immortalis
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2010 | Ironbound
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192 | 31 | 152 | — | — | 61 | 198 | 77 | — |
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| 2012 | The Electric Age
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77 | 34 | 89 | 35 | 30 | 73 | 155 | 62 | 41 |
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| 2014 | White Devil Armory
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31 | 20 | 91 | 28 | 28 | 53 | — | 31 | — |
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| 2017 | The Grinding Wheel
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69 | 10 | 51 | — | 44 | 33 | 100 | 23 | — | |||||||||
| 2019 | The Wings of War
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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
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65 |
| 2002 | Wrecking Everything
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— |
| 2018 | Live in Overhausen
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12 |
Compilation albums
| Year | Title | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | !!!Fuck You!!! and Then Some
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| 1999 | Coverkill
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| 2002 | Hello From the Gutter - the Best of Overkill
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Box sets
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 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
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1983 | Power in Black
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Videos
Video albums
| Year | Title | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Wrecking Everything - An Evening in Asbury Park
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| 2008 | 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
- ^ "Overkill Album & Song Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved May 31, 2011.
- ^ "Over Kill - Bobby Gustafson". LESLIE'S METAL.
- ^ "Overkill Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
- ^ a b "Offizielle Deutsche Charts". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
- ^ "オーバーキルのCDアルバムランキング │オリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE". Oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
- ^ "Kereső - lista és dátum szerint - Archívum - MAHASZ - Magyar Hangfelvétel-kiadók Szövetsége". Zene.slagerlistak.hu. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
- ^ Finnish peaks:
- 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.
- ^ "Austria Top 40 - Hitparade Österreich". austriancharts.at. 2012-04-20. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
- ^ "Les charts français". www.chartsinfrance.net. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
- ^ "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade und Music Community". Hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
- ^ "Swedish Charts Portal". swedishcharts.com. 2012-04-13. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
- ^ a b "Metal Sludge - Sludge Scan For May 2000 - The Power & Glory since 1998". Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Overkill Confirmed For Uk's Bloodstock Open Air Festival - Blabbermouth.net". blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
- ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-01-02. Retrieved 2013-10-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Overkill Frontman On 'The Classic Metal Show'; Audio Available - Blabbermouth.net". blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
- ^ "Overkill: 'Immortalis' First Week Sales Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. 2007-10-17. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
- ^ "Overkill: 'Ironbound' First Week Sales Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. 2010-02-17. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
- ^ Neilstein, Vince. "Neilstein Soundscam: A Kolossal Debut". MetalSucks. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
- ^ "OVERKILL's 'White Devil Armory' Cracks U.S. Top 40". Blabbermouth.net. 2014-07-30. Retrieved 2014-07-30.
- ^ "Hello From The Gutter | Overkill | Music Video". MTV. 2005-05-02. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
- ^ "Horrorscope | Overkill | Music Video". MTV. 2005-07-07. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
- ^ "Thanx for Nothin' | Overkill | Music Video". MTV. 2005-08-23. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
- ^ "Spiritual Void | Overkill | Music Video". MTV. 2005-07-07. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
- ^ "Overkill: 'Skull & Bones' Video Available". Blabbermouth.net. 2008-02-29. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
- ^ "Overkill: 'Bring Me The Night' Video Released". Blabbermouth.net. 2010-02-10. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
- ^ "Overkill: Behind The Scenes Footage From 'Electric Rattlesnake' Video Shoot". Blabbermouth.net. 2012-04-23. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
- ^ "Video Premiere: OVERKILL's 'Goddamn Trouble'". Blabbermouth.net. 2017-02-03. Retrieved 2017-08-15.
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