Best Overkill Albums

The Top Ten
The Years of Decay

This album defined the true meaning of thrash when it arrived. Bobby's voice changed the landscape, which was desperately needed at the time. Mixing Metallica riffs with Udo Dirkschneider vocals was a breath of fresh air. A great album!

One of their best efforts. Maybe not as fast as the first three, but more technical and epic. Elimination, Killing Time, and Nothing to Die For are my favorite tracks.

Good list. I might put Horrorscope above Ironbound, though. Years of Decay is the best by far. I'd say:
Years
Horror
Iron
Feel
Taking
Electric
Armory

Horrorscope

Horrorscope refines the best elements of The Years of Decay. Great production, lots of variety, amazing song structures. Years is just an inch away from Horrorscope, but 'scope takes the prized pie.

Definitely Overkill's best album. "Coma" is an amazing song, arguably their best of all time (and "Blood Money" is criminally underrated. Seriously, check it out if you haven't already).

The first album without Gustafson, still, a great one. It has more groove and even doom metal influences, but I think it's still great.

Coma, the title track, and Nice Day for a Funeral are my favorite tracks from here.

Ironbound

Had to go with Years of Decay, but yeah, this was like the Megadeth Endgame. Or what Death Magnetic was supposed to be. All the good comeback albums: Tempo, Endgame, Thirteen, Ironbound, Electric Age, Phantom Antichrist, Worship Music.

Best modern-day thrash album and Overkill's best overall. Modern production and every track is a winner. Great riffs.

This album reaffirmed that thrash is alive and well!

Taking Over

My favorite Overkill record. Really has that thrash sound, but also some epic metal influences, especially on the song In Union We Stand. Every song here is great.

Maybe it's because this was the first Overkill album I ever heard, but I think this is their best.

OK, personally I think Years of Decay is their best, but this needs to be higher than 6. It's my number 2.

My partial list:

1. YOD
2. TO
3. Horrorscope
4. FTF
5. Ironbound

The Electric Age

Best of the new era! Classic thrash!

Feel the Fire

Great album, extremely underrated. The production may not be the best, but it still sounds amazing.

Way better than Ironbound in my opinion. This, along with Horrorscope, Taking Over, and Years of Decay, are Overkill's finest albums.

Under the Influence

I think this edges out Electric Age. I personally enjoy it more than Taking Over, but I think TO is probably a hair better. I also think WDA is better than Electric Age, but only by a bit.

White Devil Armory

A pretty weird choice, but I'll go with it. I think with White Devil Armory the band reached its absolute peak.

The Grinding Wheel

No love for TGW? I think they entered new territory here but kept the heaviness. Mean Green Killing Machine is superb, Goddamn Trouble is a goddamn ace, and Come Heavy is a masterpiece. Great album all around!

Killbox 13

Best one of their groove era. Just listen to the opening track or Sound of Dying. Those two songs have mind-blowing breaks! Upeee!

The Newcomers

? Scorched
? The Wings of War
The Contenders
W.F.O.

A great album, forgotten by some but a great return to Horrorscope form.

I Hear Black

You know, this was actually good. They are the only band that can blend thrash and groove so amazingly.

From the Underground & Below
Necroshine

I don't know why, but I really enjoy this album. Very underrated. Best groove album by them. Every song is killer. The only thing that bothers me is the "ohohoo" part in "My December." I own this on MC. The riffs are very hard-hitting, and the bass is just amazing! Bobby gives a lot of effort and sometimes sings very differently. The drums are kickass too!

Immortalis

This is killer. The production is superb and the guitar tones really cut deep. People always go on about their early stuff, but this should be up in the top five in my opinion.

F**k You
Relixiv

This album is heavy! The guitar tone is the best yet!

Coverkill
Rotten to the Core
The Killing Kind

This is probably my favorite Overkill album. It is the Overkill album that I go back and listen to the most. From "Certifiable" to "Let Me Shut That For You" and the masterpiece "Cold Hard Fact," The Killing Kind offers some of Overkill's best work.

Bloodletting
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