To date, Overkill has released nineteen studio albums, an album of cover songs, two EPs, one demo tape and three live albums. They were one of the first thrash metal bands to sign to a major label (having signed to Atlantic Records in 1986), and rose to fame as part of the genre's movement of the mid-to-late 1980s, along with the "Big Four" (Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax) as well as Exodus and Testament. Overkill achieved their first mainstream success with its second studio album and Atlantic debut, Taking Over (1987), which peaked at number 191 on the Billboard 200. The band's next five studio albums—Under the Influence (1988), The Years of Decay (1989), Horrorscope (1991), I Hear Black (1993) and W.F.O. (1994)—were also successful on the Billboard charts, with the latter two cracking the top ten on the Top Heatseekers chart. Following their split from Atlantic in 1995, Overkill went through some label changes, but continued to enjoy moderate underground success, particularly in Europe and Japan. The band experienced a resurgence of popularity in the U.S. during the 2010s, with three of their studio albums released that decade—The Electric Age (2012), White Devil Armory (2014) and The Grinding Wheel (2017)—reaching the top 100 on the charts. Overkill has sold over 16 million records worldwide; they are also estimated to have sold more than 625,000 records in the United States since the beginning of the SoundScan era.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overkill_(band)
Studio albums
Feel the Fire (1985)
Taking Over (1987)
Under the Influence (1988)
The Years of Decay (1989)
Horrorscope (1991)
I Hear Black (1993)
W.F.O. (1994)
The Killing Kind (1996)
From the Underground and Below (1997)
Necroshine (1999)
Bloodletting (2000)
Killbox 13 (2003)
ReliXIV (2005)
Immortalis (2007)
Ironbound (2010)
The Electric Age (2012)
White Devil Armory (2014)
The Grinding Wheel (2017)
The Wings of War (2019)
Scorched (2023)
Bleed Me
Overkill Lyrics
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You got to feed me take me down low
Where those angels fly
ain't nothing that I need no more
Like a full truckload of pain
All over like the final score
With a fist full of open veins, you got to bleed me
To all the people that I loved I hated lied
[CH]
Bleed me
Read me torn out pages in an open book
Got to please me one more razor now before I cook
Getting hotter as the seconds pass
But I'm told that's what I need
Getting colder now it's flowing fast
But I'm told that's why I bleed
To all the people that I loved I hated lied
To all my enemies that tried
[CH]
[BR]
I remember sitting in the open air
I remember calling out your name
I remember clearly that I didn't care
I hadn't changed
I need to go away
I need to leave you here
I need to face my fears
The lyrics to Overkill's song "Bleed Me" are a portrayal of someone who is seeking out pain and suffering to feel alive. The singer is asking to be bled out slowly and sucked dry, to be taken down low where those angels fly. The singer claims that there is nothing more they need than a truckload of pain, likening it to the final score in a game. The bleeding is necessary for the singer to feel alive, to the point where they ask to be read torn out pages from an open book and request one more razor before they "cook."
The language in the song is full of imagery and metaphor. When the singer says they need to be bled out and fed, they are not talking about actual sustenance but rather emotional release. The use of angels flying low could be considered a reference to "fallen angels," suggesting that the singer is looking for a way to descend into their own personal hell. The mention of "torn out pages" can be seen as a metaphor for the singer's life story being written, with the pain and suffering being mandatory for their existence.
The chorus repeats the phrase "bleed me" and the bridge section talks about the singer wanting to leave and face their fears. This could imply that they are tired of being stagnant and want to move on to either a better or worse situation, whichever makes them feel alive. The song ends without any definitive resolution, leaving the listener to ponder what the singer's path might be.
Line by Line Meaning
Bleed me, Let it out slow suck me dry
Drain all of my emotions and energy from me, slowly and painfully.
You got to feed me take me down low, Where those angels fly
Take me to the depths of my pain where I can feel the most despair.
Ain't nothing that I need no more, Like a full truckload of pain
I am so numb to everything that I can only feel pain and nothing else.
All over like the final score, With a fist full of open veins, you got to bleed me
I have been beaten down by life and I just want to feel something real and intense.
Read me torn out pages in an open book, Got to please me one more razor now before I cook
Make me feel alive by cutting me deeper with words and razors.
Getting hotter as the seconds pass, But I'm told that's what I need, Getting colder now it's flowing fast, But I'm told that's why I bleed
The pain is intensifying and I don't know why, but I continue to chase it because it's all I know.
To all the people that I loved I hated lied, To all my enemies that tried
I have hurt everyone in my life, whether they loved me or hated me.
[CH] Bleed me
Bleed me, hurt me, do whatever it takes to make me feel alive.
[BR] I remember sitting in the open air, I remember calling out your name, I remember clearly that I didn't care, I hadn't changed, I need to go away, I need to leave you here, I need to face my fears
I am haunted by past memories and I must leave them behind to confront my fears and heal.
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GrantJHillman
They should definitely still be playing this live.
Robo 55
My favorite overkill album, it has a dark feeling
Alonna Gallow
Overkill should be part of big 4 (or 5). They have many more heavy and killer albums then any of the big 4 . Many more albums in general. every album is thrash . Never did they lighten up. not one bad album. THe only thing that has changed,aside from members, is production , serving only to make them heavier and heavier. Love em
István Sós
"The Big Four" is about influence and being pioneers. There are a shit ton of great thrash bands, but those guys defined the genre with their style.
Elk River Muskrat
Alonna Gallow they are top 5
Priest of Sodom
And what about Testament/Death Angel/Exodus/Flotsam And Jetsam/Heathen/Vio-lence/any american thrash metal band? "Big [put any number]" is just bullshit.
Kim Austin
Alonna Gallow Now let's not forget that ballad Promises though.. Seriously though, Overkill is one of the greatest ever.
Ogre Brickfan
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streamingzito
Their best album
leiru oremor
Buen vídeo, te quedaron muy bien los subtitulos \../