Overkill is an American thrash metal band formed in 1980 in New Jersey. The band has been active since 1984, releasing 16 studio albums, 2 EPs, 2 live albums and a "covers" album. Despite their first album being released in 1985, most of the songs appearing on their first two albums were written between 1981 and 1984, and as such, they are often hailed as one the inventors of thrash metal.
The band also has a notable mascot (named Chaly), a skeletal bat with a skull-like face, bony wings, and green eyes. It has appeared on most of their album covers. Overkill has gone through many line-up changes, with singer Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth and bassist D.D. Verni remaining the only consistent members. Along with Anthrax the band is one of the most successful East coast thrash metal bands.
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Genres of the artist's albums over the years: the higher the line, the stronger the genre on that album
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On the radio
Stations that played Overkill in the last 30 days
- Old School
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United States · Metal
- 54×
Crucial Velocity Radio
Canada · Metal - 48×
Violent Forces Radio: '80s Thrash
United States · Metal - 37×
Violent Forces Radio: General Thrash
United States · Metal - 33×
Radio Metal On: The Thrasher
Portugal · Death Metal - 29×
Metal Zone Radio
Brazil · Thrash Metal - 20×
Badrock Hard & Heavy
Bulgaria · Rock - 14×
# 100 GREATEST HEAVY METAL
Canada · Metal - 12×
metal rock radio
United States · Hard Rock - 11×
Stahlradio
Germany · Metal - 10×
Almost Hell Radio
Mexico · Metal - 9×
MyFriends Station
Malaysia · Metal
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