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][failed verification]

Overkill discography
Overkill live at Metalmania 2008
Studio albums20
EPs2
Live albums3
Compilation albums2
Video albums2
Music videos12
Demos1
Box sets2

Albums

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Studio albums

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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
Taking Over
  • Released: September 1, 1987
  • Label: Megaforce
191
Under the Influence 142 42
The Years of Decay
  • Released: October 13, 1989
  • Label: Atlantic
155 58
Horrorscope
  • Released: September 3, 1991
  • Label: Atlantic
I Hear Black
  • Released: March 9, 1993
  • Label: Atlantic
122
W.F.O.
  • Released: July 15, 1994
  • Label: Atlantic
93
The Killing Kind
  • Released: March 5, 1996
  • Label: CMC
60
From the Underground and Below
  • Released: September 30, 1997
  • Label: CMC
80
Necroshine
  • Released: February 23, 1999
  • Label: CMC
82
Bloodletting
  • Released: October 24, 2000
  • Label: Metal-Is
Killbox 13
  • Released: March 25, 2003
  • Label: Spitfire
93
ReliXIV
  • Released: March 22, 2005
  • Label: Spitfire/Regain
Immortalis
  • Released: October 9, 2007
  • Label: Bodog Music
Ironbound 192 31 152 61 198 77
The Electric Age
  • Released: March 27, 2012
  • Label: eOne Music
77 34 89 35 30 73 155 62 41
White Devil Armory
  • Released: July 22, 2014
  • Label: eOne Music
31 20 91 28 28 53 31
The Grinding Wheel 69 10 51 21 44 33 185 23
The Wings of War
  • Released: February 22, 2019
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
158 5 23 153 13
Scorched
  • Released: April 14, 2023
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
10 64 29 164 7
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Live albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions
GER
[4]
Wrecking Your Neck
  • Released: May 30, 1995
  • Label: CMC
65
Wrecking Everything
  • Released: June 18, 2002
  • Label: Spitfire
Live in Overhausen
  • Released: May 18, 2018
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
12

Compilation albums

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Title Album details Sales
Fuck You and Then Some
  • Released: October 22, 1996
  • Label: Megaforce
Coverkill
  • Released: October 26, 1999
  • Label: Steamhammer/SPV
Hello From the Gutter - the Best of Overkill
  • Released: September 10, 2002
  • Label: Steamhammer/SPV

Box sets

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Title Album details
Historikill: 1995–2007
  • Released: October 16, 2015
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
The Atlantic Years 1986-1994
  • Released: October 29, 2021
  • Label: Atlantic Records

Extended plays

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Year Title Label
1985 Overkill Azra/Metal Storm
1987 !!!Fuck You!!! Megaforce
2012 6 Songs Rock Hard

Demos

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Title Album details
Power in Black
  • Released: September 12, 1983
  • Label: Self-released

Videos

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Video albums

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Title Album details
Videoscope
  • Released: November 1991
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Formats: VHS
Wrecking Everything - An Evening in Asbury Park
  • Released: September 24, 2002
  • Label: Spitfire
  • Formats: DVD
Live at Wacken Open Air 2007
  • Released: February 5, 2008
  • Label: Bodog Music
  • Formats: DVD

Music videos

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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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  2. ^ "Over Kill - Bobby Gustafson". LESLIE'S METAL.
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  8. ^ "Austria Top 40 - Hitparade Österreich". austriancharts.at. April 20, 2012. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  9. ^ "Les charts français". www.chartsinfrance.net. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  10. ^ "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade und Music Community". Hitparade.ch. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  11. ^ "Swedish Charts Portal". swedishcharts.com. April 13, 2012. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  12. ^ a b "Metal Sludge - Sludge Scan For May 2000 - The Power & Glory since 1998". Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved May 15, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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  14. ^ a b "Sludge Scan for November 1999 | Metal Sludge". Archived from the original on January 2, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
  15. ^ "Overkill Frontman On 'The Classic Metal Show'; Audio Available - Blabbermouth.net". blabbermouth.net. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
  16. ^ "Overkill: 'Immortalis' First Week Sales Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. October 17, 2007. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  17. ^ "Overkill: 'Ironbound' First Week Sales Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. February 17, 2010. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  18. ^ Neilstein, Vince. "Neilstein Soundscam: A Kolossal Debut". MetalSucks. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  19. ^ "OVERKILL's 'White Devil Armory' Cracks U.S. Top 40". Blabbermouth.net. July 30, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
  20. ^ "Hello From The Gutter | Overkill | Music Video". MTV. May 2, 2005. Archived from the original on February 3, 2014. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  21. ^ "Horrorscope | Overkill | Music Video". MTV. July 7, 2005. Archived from the original on February 3, 2014. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  22. ^ "Thanx for Nothin' | Overkill | Music Video". MTV. August 23, 2005. Archived from the original on February 3, 2014. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  23. ^ "Spiritual Void | Overkill | Music Video". MTV. July 7, 2005. Archived from the original on February 3, 2014. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  24. ^ "Overkill: 'Skull & Bones' Video Available". Blabbermouth.net. February 29, 2008. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  25. ^ "Overkill: 'Bring Me The Night' Video Released". Blabbermouth.net. February 10, 2010. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  26. ^ "Overkill: Behind The Scenes Footage From 'Electric Rattlesnake' Video Shoot". Blabbermouth.net. April 23, 2012. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  27. ^ "Video Premiere: OVERKILL's 'Goddamn Trouble'". Blabbermouth.net. February 3, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
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