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. 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.
Albums Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales US GER JPN HUN FINFinnish peaks: The Electric Age: White Devil Armory: The Grinding Wheel: AUT FRA SWI SWE Feel the Fire Released: October 15, 1985 Label: Megaforce — — — — — — — — — Taking Over Released: March 2, 1987 Label: Megaforce 191 — — — — — — — — Under the Influence Released: July 5, 1988 Label: Atlantic 142 42 — — — — — — — The Years of Decay Released: October 13, 1989 Label: Atlantic 155 58 — — — — — — — US: 67,000+ Horrorscope Released: September 3, 1991 Label: Atlantic — — — — — — — — — US: 118,000+ I Hear Black Released: March 9, 1993 Label: Atlantic 122 — — — — — — — — US: 70,000+ 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 — — — — — — — US: 20,585+ 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 — — — — — — — — — US: 16,000+ Immortalis Released: October 9, 2007 Label: Bodog Music — — — — — — — — — US: 2,800+ Ironbound Released: February 9, 2010 Label: eOne Music 192 31 152 — — 61 198 77 — US: 4,100+ The Electric Age Released: March 27, 2012 Label: eOne Music 77 34 89 35 30 73 155 62 41 US: 6,700+ White Devil Armory Released: July 22, 2014 Label: eOne Music 31 20 91 28 28 53 — 31 — US: 8,400+ The Grinding Wheel Released: February 10, 2017 Label: Nuclear Blast 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 Title Album details Peak chart positions GER 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 Title Album details Sales Fuck You and Then Some Released: October 22, 1996 Label: Megaforce Coverkill Released: October 26, 1999 Label: Steamhammer/SPV US: 1,815+ Hello from the Gutter - the Best of Overkill Released: September 10, 2002 Label: Steamhammer/SPV
Box sets 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 Year Title Label 1985 Overkill Azra/Metal Storm 1987 !!!Fuck You!!! Megaforce 2012 6 Songs Rock Hard 2013 Live from Oz Nuclear Blast
Demos Title Album details Power in Black Released: September 12, 1983 Label: Self-released
Videos Video albums 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 US: 6,300+ Live at Wacken Open Air 2007 Released: February 5, 2008 Label: Bodog Music Formats: DVD
Music videos Year Title Director Album 1987 "In Union We Stand" — Taking Over 1988 "Hello from the Gutter" — Under the Influence 1989 "Elimination" — The Years of Decay 1991 "Horroscope" — Horrorscope "Thanx for Nothin" — 1993 "Spiritual Void" Simeon Soffer 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 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 "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 2023 "Scorched" David Brodsky Scorched
References
External links
Overkill official website