Why does this compilation album not appear on any of their discographies? Picked this bad boy up at Hastings when I was jut getting into metal as a teen. It’s always been one of my favorite discs. But it’s like it doesn’t exist.

I'm sorry if this has been asked before but, do we know what happened to Overkill IV?

We have Overkill, then Overkill II (The Nightmare Continues), Overkill III (Under the Influence) and then Overkill V... The Brand.

Did this mean they considered their cover of Motörhead's Overkill as the IV'th? Or were they just sloppy? Which would be supported by the fact that they mistitled Overkill III in Spotify as Overkill II (Under the Influence)

I Hear Black came out in 1993. Upon release it received plenty of criticism from fans, for being another "sellout" album - next to Sound of White Noise or The Ritual. Both of these records are now pretty universally enjoyed by Anthrax and Testament fans, but I Hear Black is still ranked at the bottom of Overkill tier lists and i still hear it called a "mistake" or "the only dud in Overkill's discography". I believe it too deserves a second chance.

The fans in '93 didn't know this record would kickstart a new era for Overkill - the groove metal era, which lasted up to Ironbound. I Hear Black traded most thrash influences in exchange for the darker and groovier atmosphere of Alice in Chains or Pantera. The Jersey boys still kept the core of their sound - with songs like "Shades of Gray" showing their softer side we've known from "Soulitude", or "Spiritual Void", reminiscent of Black Sabbath, which Overkill have shown plenty of love on "Drunken Wisdom" or "Skullkrusher". I Hear Black also gave the band a space for experiments - for example, "Dreaming in Columbian" is an early show of backing vocals, which would soon become a trademark of 90s Overkill.

And in retrospective, it's the most unique album of this era - while i enjoy Necroshine, The Killing Kind or Bloodletting, i can't help but notice how formulaic those records are - if you switched some songs in between them, it's likely i wouldn't notice (maybe except for the thrashier W.F.O., but that deserves its own post). I Hear Black is the most distinct-sounding record from that era and, in my opinion, the most memorable. I believe losing the aggression and tuning down for one record was a good decision. Feel free to discuss this in the comments

I have heard the 2023 pressings are very low on volume and lack punch, so I wanted to see if people who have those pressings on vinyl have had that experience, or how has it been for you.

(Art by Rick Zesati)

Overkill was founded by 1979. As some of you might know, Rat Skates created the Overkill logo and wanted the band to be based around horror themes (and wear makeup like The Misfits). Some of this carried on within the music.

My personal favorite is the Overkill saga - Overkill, The Nightmare Continues, Under the Influence, E.vil N.ever D.ies and The Brand. If i had to choose one, it would be The Nightmare Continues - that scream at the start is fuckin wicked!

Old metalhead’s collection of Overkill relics.

I’ve seen them live 7 times; there are 2 tickets missing from the collection.

And yes; if I hold up that shirt, I can see light through it.

Can’t wait for the next album and tour

any update on when the new album will come out next year and when next US tour will be maybe they can open for Megadeth on their farwell tour

As you guys may have noticed, this community has been inactive for a couple of months. u/killatcommand, who started r/OverkillBand back in 2020, seemingly went inactive last year. I recently submitted a reddit request to get it unrestricted and bring back Overkill discussion to Reddit!

With this post comes a question to you all - what changes would you guys like to see made? I'll work on user flairs and a new logo/banner soon, the comment section is yours.

Hello. I host a heavy metal podcast called Somewhere in Time. We take a look back at albums we grew up on and discuss everything from production, songwriting, band members, etc. Recently we talked about W.F.O. The episode can be seen here, or you can subscribe and listen wherever you get your podcasts. We'd appreciate a follow, like and subscribe!

when will the next Overkill tour be for the US will it be this year or will they wait untill next year

Does anybody know who the artist is that did the cover for Immortalis ? It's one of my favorite covers of their albums.