‘Historikill 1995-2007’ – Ranking Overkill’s Albums From Their Forthcoming Retrospective Release
Overkill? There's no such thing when it comes to these Thrash legends!
2. Killbox 13 (2003)
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Overkill in the new millennium were still proving sufficiently reliable and Killbox 13 was no exception. The all-out attack of opener “Devil By The Tail” – as brutally and impressively metallic as the Judas Priest classic “Painkiller” – felt like a seismic shock wave to the cerebral cortex. Accomplished and absorbing, this unholy racket dictated the play and Overkill – now considered elder statesmen – were in fact more relevant than ever.
With the Thrash renaissance on the horizon, Overkill’s belligerent nature and dogged persistence though the relatively Thrash free 90’s was paying off and Killbox 13 was the album to capitalise on renewed interest in their craft.
“Damned” and “The Sound Of Dying” kept the quality coming, fast and aggressive it was abundantly clear that Overkill were going for the throat and their unhinged approach echoes throughout the remainder of the album. Modern Thrash at it’s finest, Killbox 13 proved there was plenty of life left in these old Jersey dogs! 8/10
Need to get my hands on some of these albums. Sort of lost track of them after I Hear Black and started getting back into them the last few years
The most consistent band in Thrash…..more controversy 😉 \m/
You can write that one
Ha! Yeah, I’ll give that a crack…keep ’em peeled \m/