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.
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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)
Hello From the Gutter
Overkill Lyrics
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Swept down the sewer with the rest of the trash.
Never to be seen again.
Now you're makin' a home in a garbage can!!!
But here's a little story that I lived to tell.
Hello from the gutter!
Hello from our little hell!
Wasted days, wasted nights.
Hypnotized by the city lights!
Another king, another queen.
Livin' in the shadows so they can't be seen!
Remember all the world lies at your feet.
And the big apple's rotten,
Rotten in the heat.
Hello! Hello!
Hello from the gutter.
Hello! Hello!
Hello from the gutter!!!
Hello! Hello!
Hello from the gutter.
Hello! Hello!
Hello from the gutter!!
Gutter child, sweet sixteen.
Broadway stars that have never been!!!
All those dreams and broken glass,
Swept down the sewer with the rest of the trash.
Well here's a little story that we lived to tell.
Hello from the gutter!
Hello from our little hell!
Hello from the gutter.
Hello from the gutter. Hey!
Welcome the the gutter!
We've been expecting you!
The lyrics to Overkill's song "Hello From the Gutter" tell a story of a life that has hit rock bottom. The first verse talks about dreams and hopes that have been shattered and discarded down the sewer. The singer paints a picture of someone who has now resorted to living in a garbage can. It is clear that this person has hit rock bottom and is now living in squalor.
The chorus, "Hello from the gutter," is repeated multiple times and serves as a bridge between the different verses. It is a statement of where the singer is and describes the place of others who have fallen on hard times. The second verse speaks of wasted days and nights, perhaps referencing a life lived recklessly, and being hypnotized by the lights of the city. The imagery is of people living in the shadows to avoid being seen, possibly criminals or homeless individuals. The line "Remember all the world lies at your feet" is a reminder that the choices one makes can lead to either success or ruin. The verse concludes with a reference to New York City as the "big apple's rotten, rotten in the heat."
The final verse describes Broadway stars who have never made it and also speaks of dreams and broken glass. This last verse brings the song full circle, again referencing shattered hopes and dreams. The final chorus is repeated once more, ending the song on an eerie note, with the line "We've been expecting you," perhaps signifying that the gutter is a place that is hard to escape from.
Line by Line Meaning
All those dreams and broken glass.
Opportunities that were lost and shattered into pieces due to unfavorable circumstances.
Swept down the sewer with the rest of the trash.
Lost into oblivion, like any other waste that is thrown out into the sewer.
Never to be seen again.
No possibility of recovering or reviving those opportunities again.
Now you're makin' a home in a garbage can!!!
Living a life so impoverished that the only shelter available is in a garbage can.
But here's a little story that I lived to tell.
Despite experiencing harsh realities and bitter struggles, I have survived and lived to tell my story.
Hello from the gutter!
Greetings from the lowest point of life, where the struggles are real.
Hello from our little hell!
Hello from our miserable existence in this world that feels like a hellish experience.
Wasted days, wasted nights.
Days and nights that were gone to waste without any productive outcome.
Hypnotized by the city lights!
Enraptured by the glitz and glamour of city life that leads to loss of practical insights and sensibilities.
Another king, another queen.
People identifying themselves superior, with a sense of entitlement, often using subterfuge, to mask their weaknesses.
Livin' in the shadows so they can't be seen!
Living incognito life in the darkest alleys, away from the public eye, whilst indulging in their questionable activities.
Remember all the world lies at your feet.
Don't forget you have infinite possibilities for success and achievement.
And the big apple's rotten, Rotten in the heat.
The city that embodies prosperity and success, New York, is unfortunately riddled with corruption and unethical practices.
Hello! Hello!
Repeated greetings from the lowest point of life.
Hello from the gutter.
Greetings from the toughest challenges, where only survival is the primary goal.
Gutter child, sweet sixteen.
A teenager, whose experience is comparable to a child growing up in a gutter, because of poverty and extreme hardship.
Broadway stars that have never been!!!
Talented individuals who have the potential to become renowned Broadway stars, but never given a chance due to the harsh realities of a challenging life.
Welcome the the gutter!
A sarcastic greeting (not a genuine welcome) to someone who has faced the worst challenges of life and has now arrived to join others facing the same challenges.
We've been expecting you!
Implying that many people experience harsh realities and end up in this situation and that the singer welcomes them to the same struggle.
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All those dreams and broken glass
Swept down the sewer
With the rest of the trash
Never to be seen again
Now, you're making a home
In a garbage can
Here's a little story that I live to tell
Hello from the gutter
Hello from our little Hell
Wasted days, wasted nights
Hypnotised by the city lights
Another king and another queen
Living in the shadows
So they can't be seen
Remember all the world
Lies at your feet
And the big apple's rotten
Rotten in the heat
Hello, hello
Hello from the gutter
Hello, hello
Hello from the gutter
Hello, hello
Hello from the gutter
Hello, hello
Hello from the gutter
Gutter child, sweet sixteen
Broadway stars that have never been
All those dreams and broken glass
Swept down the sewer
With the rest of the trash
Here's a little story that we live to tell
Hello from the gutter
Hello from our little Hell
Hello from the gutter
Hello from the gutter
Hello from the gutter
Hello from the gutter
Hello from the gutter
Hello from the gutter
Welcome to the gutter
We've been expecting you
@ElCalavera89
Gustafson is a criminally underrated guitar player
@bertlamil2632
I'd say he is Overkill's best guitar player, ever.
@frankmoscarelljr4624
He certainly was the fuckin man!
@sethnicholls7861
Totally agree but whatever happened to him??!?!???
@thrashthrasherson3803
@@sethnicholls7861 he's just joined Violence. Check out Zetros recently uploaded interview on YouTube with him.
@OrchestralOrg
he's fat and ugly.
@ColtSievers1000
35 years on and it never lost its finesse still a very fresh sound . Great band
@thatonedudeoverhere
I remember watching this on the ball when I was around 13 years, still goes hard years later.
It’s a damn shame they are so underrated
@alanomie
Abso- muthafukin-lutely
@thatonedudeoverhere
@@alanomie they put out a fan fucking tastic album last year