Historikill: 1995–2007

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Historikill: 1995–2007
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Box set by Overkill
Released October 16, 2015 (2015-10-16)
Recorded 1995–2007
Genre Thrash metal
Label Nuclear Blast
Overkill chronology
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Historikill: 1995–2007 is a compact disc box set by the American thrash metal band Overkill, which was released on October 16, 2015. [1] [2] [3] The originally planned release date was September 18, 2015. The box set spans the years from 1995 to 2007, including seven of the original seventeen Overkill albums from The Killing Kind (1996) to Immortalis (2007), two of their live albums ( Wrecking Your Neck and Wrecking Everything ), one of their compilation albums ( Hello from the Gutter: The Best of Overkill ), the covers album Coverkill and a bonus disc featuring demos, remixes and one cover song. The albums are placed in chronological order, although Wrecking Everything was released three months before the Hello from the Gutter compilation album.

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Thrash metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music characterized by its overall aggression and often fast tempo. The songs usually use fast percussive beats and low-register guitar riffs, overlaid with shredding-style lead work. The lyrics often deal with social issues and criticism of The Establishment, using direct and denunciatory language, an approach borrowed from hardcore punk.

Overkill (band) American thrash metal band

Overkill is an American thrash metal band, formed in 1980 in New Jersey. They have gone through many line-up changes, leaving bassist D. D. Verni and lead vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth as the only constant members. In addition to Verni and Ellsworth, Overkill's current lineup includes Dave Linsk on lead guitar, Derek Tailer on rhythm guitar and Jason Bittner on drums. Along with Nuclear Assault and Anthrax, whose one-time lead guitarist Dan Spitz was also an early member of Overkill, the band is one of the most successful East Coast thrash metal bands, and they are often called "the Motörhead of thrash metal". The band has a notable mascot named "Chaly", a skeletal bat with a skull-like face, horns, bony wings and green eyes, who has appeared on most of their album covers.

Contents

Track listing

All songs were written by Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth and D.D. Verni except where noted.

Bobby Ellsworth American singer

Robert Ellsworth, best known as Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth, is the lead vocalist of New Jersey thrash metal band Overkill. He has been the lead vocalist of Overkill since its inception in 1980, and he and bassist D.D. Verni are the only constant members. Although a bassist, he focuses on vocals in the band.

D. D. Verni American musician

Carlo "D.D." Verni is an American musician, songwriter, and producer, best known as the founding member, bassist and songwriter of the band Overkill. Overkill released their first record in 1985 and with their contemporaries helped define a new genre of music, "thrash metal". Overkill have released 18 full-length albums as well as two live albums and EPs, and several DVDs. They have done thousands of shows for millions of fans and toured extensively. They have appeared in many major music publications and have sold millions of records worldwide. Verni's signature bass sound is regarded as one of the most definable in heavy metal.

Disc one: Wrecking Your Neck (1)

  1. "Where It Hurts" – 7:26
  2. "Infectious" – 4:05
  3. "Coma" – 3:59
  4. "Supersonic Hate" – 4:43
  5. "Wrecking Crew" – 1:09
  6. "Powersurge" – 4:13
  7. "The Wait/New High in Lows" – 6:10
  8. "Skullkrusher" – 6:23
  9. "Spiritual Void" – 4:52
  10. "Hello From the Gutter" – 2:35
  11. "Anxiety" – 1:50
  12. "Elimination" – 5:07
  13. "Fast Junkie" – 4:04
  14. "World of Hurt" – 4:59

Disc two: Wrecking Your Neck (2)

  1. "Gasoline Dream" – 7:40
  2. "Rotten to the Core" – 5:38
  3. "Horrorscope" – 5:58
  4. "Under One" – 3:54
  5. "New Machine" – 4:21
  6. "Thanx for Nothing" – 5:03
  7. "Bastard Nation" – 5:57
  8. "Fuck You/War Pigs" – 7:03

Disc three: The Killing Kind

  1. "Battle" – 4:31
  2. "God-Like" – 4:11
  3. "Certifiable" – 3:25
  4. "Burn You Down/To Ashes" – 6:47
  5. "Let Me Shut That for You" – 5:19
  6. "Bold Face Pagan Stomp" – 5:42
  7. "Feeding Frenzy" – 4:13
  8. "The Cleansing" – 5:50
  9. "The Mourning After/Private Bleeding" – 4:36
  10. "Cold, Hard Fact" – 5:19

Disc four: From the Underground and Below

  1. "It Lives" – 4:31
  2. "Save Me" – 4:56
  3. "Long Time Dyin'" – 4:53
  4. "Genocya" – 4:46
  5. "Half Past Dead" – 5:29
  6. "F.U.C.T." – 4:56
  7. "I'm Alright" – 5:49
  8. "The Rip n' Tear" – 4:18
  9. "Promises" – 4:49
  10. "Little Bit o' Murder" – 4:09

Disc five: Necroshine

  1. "Necroshine" – 6:03
  2. "My December" – 5:01
  3. "Let Us Prey" – 6:40
  4. "80 Cycles" – 5:50
  5. "Revelation" – 4:39
  6. "Stone Cold Jesus" – 5:19
  7. "Forked Tongue Kiss" – 4:02
  8. "I Am Fear" – 4:30
  9. "Black Line" – 4:43
  10. "Dead Man" – 4:16

Disc six: Coverkill

  1. "Overkill (Live)" (Motörhead) – 4:16
  2. "No Feelings" (Sex Pistols) – 2:37
  3. "Hymn 43" (Jethro Tull) – 2:59
  4. "Changes" (Black Sabbath) – 4:58
  5. "Space Truckin'" (Deep Purple) – 4:00
  6. "Deuce" (Kiss) – 3:05
  7. "Never Say Die!" (Black Sabbath) – 3:24
  8. "Death Tone" (Manowar) – 4:24
  9. "Cornucopia" (Black Sabbath) – 4:46
  10. "Tyrant" (Judas Priest) – 4:00
  11. "Ain't Nothin' to Do" (Dead Boys) – 2:13
  12. "I'm Against It" (Ramones) – 2:43

Disc seven: Bloodletting

  1. "Thunderhead" – 5:39
  2. "Bleed Me" – 4:30
  3. "What I'm Missin'" – 4:36
  4. "Death Comes Out to Play" – 5:02
  5. "Let It Burn" – 5:18
  6. "I, Hurricane" – 5:04
  7. "Left Hand Man" – 6:10
  8. "Blown Away" – 6:43
  9. "My Name Is Pain" – 4:17
  10. "Can't Kill a Dead Man" – 4:05

Disc eight: Hello from the Gutter: The Best of Overkill

  1. "Hello From The Gutter" (Live) – 2:35
  2. "Necroshine" – 6:01
  3. "God-Like" – 4:11
  4. "Powersurge (Live)" – 4:12
  5. "Never Say Die" (Black Sabbath) – 3:25
  6. "Coma" (Live) – 3:59
  7. "The Rip N'Tear" – 4:18
  8. "Battle" – 4:31
  9. "Electro-Violence" (Live) – 3:50
  10. "Thunderhead" – 5:39
  11. "Overkill" – 3:36
  12. "Fuck You" (Subhumans) – 2:20
  13. "Rotten to the Core" – 4:58
  14. "Bleed Me" – 4:30
  15. "Long Time Dyin'" – 4:53
  16. "Fatal If Swallowed" – 6:20
  17. "Elimination" (Live) – 4:57
  18. "Black Line" – 4:43
  19. "Overkill" (Motörhead) – 4:16
  20. "World Of Hurt" (Live) – 4:53
  21. "Hammerhead" – 4:00
  22. "Skullcrusher" (Live) – 6:19
  23. "Kill at Command" – 4:47
  24. "Bastard Nation" (Live) – 5:57

Disc nine: Wrecking Everything

  1. "Necroshine" – 5:56
  2. "Thunderhead" – 6:22
  3. "E.vil N.ever D.ies" – 4:42
  4. "Deny the Cross" – 5:11
  5. "I Hate" – 3:54
  6. "Shred" – 3:55
  7. "Bleed Me" – 4:28
  8. "Long Time Dyin'" – 7:23
  9. "It Lives" – 4:26
  10. "Battle" – 5:28
  11. "The Years of Decay" – 9:51
  12. "In Union We Stand" – 5:09
  13. "Overkill" – 4:02

Disc ten: Killbox 13

  1. "Devil by the Tail" – 5:24
  2. "Damned" – 4:13
  3. "No Lights" – 5:52
  4. "The One" – 4:58
  5. "Crystal Clear" – 5:03
  6. "The Sound of Dying" – 4:56
  7. "Until I Die" – 5:20
  8. "Struck Down" – 4:42
  9. "Unholy" – 4:40
  10. "I Rise" – 5:08

Disc eleven: ReliXIV

  1. "Within Your Eyes" – 6:06
  2. "Love" – 5:40
  3. "Loaded Rack" – 4:43
  4. "Bats in the Belfry" – 4:47
  5. "A Pound of Flesh" – 3:37
  6. "Keeper" – 5:12
  7. "Wheelz" – 5:10
  8. "The Mark" – 5:54
  9. "Play the Ace" – 5:34
  10. "Old School" – 3:51

Disc twelve: Immortalis

  1. "Devils in the Mist" – 4:34
  2. "What it Takes" – 4:28
  3. "Skull and Bones" – 5:54
  4. "Shadow of a Doubt" – 4:51
  5. "Hellish Pride" – 5:16
  6. "Walk Through Fire" – 4:08
  7. "Head On" – 5:21
  8. "Chalie Get Your Gun" – 4:28
  9. "Hell Is" – 4:40
  10. "Overkill V... The Brand" – 5:36

Disc thirteen: Bonus disc

  1. "Blood Money" (Demo)
  2. "Horrorscope" (Demo)
  3. "Soulitude" (Demo)
  4. "Killogy" (Demo)
  5. "Old School" (Remix)
  6. "Skull and Bones" (Remix)
  7. "Under One" (Tracking Mix)
  8. "Man in Black" (Johnny Cash)

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