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)
Love
Overkill Lyrics
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Protect me from myself
Come, come satisfy
Will I ever tell
Touch me with your fire
Your everlasting glow
Lead me to your inner peace
Stay, stay, stay alive
Take me from your shelf
Will you have to try
To keep me from myself
Cover me in secrets
Blanket me in hope
Give me faith, so I can too
Untie this holy rope
This is... love
Will you come if I don't call
Help me if I fall
All about just living
Deep inside your wall
Speak your sweet desire
With your devil breath
Lead me through your chaos
Before I am put to death
Will you be around
If I come unwound
Keep me in your inner
Sanctum of the bound
Feel my torrid blessing
Cast upon your cheek
Touch the hand that leads you
To eternal sleep
The damage to the under
world of light
A medal on the chest of right
A contradiction
A no one knows
Speak your mine, and go
Come, come come alive
Take me from your shelf
Never satisfied
I will never tell
The damage to the under
World of light
A scar upon the face of right
A contradiction
A no one knows
Speak your mine, and go
The lyrics of Overkill's song Love in 2-3 are open to interpretation but it appears to be about seeking salvation from personal demons or self-destructive tendencies. The singer is asking for intervention or protection from their own thoughts and impulses that might harm them. They desire to be taken from themselves and be given peace, hope, and faith.
The first two stanzas use fire imagery to convey the idea of finding inner peace through another person. The singer seems to be asking for a temporary escape from their thoughts or situation by being led to the "inner peace" only the other person knows. The third and fourth stanzas focus on secrets, hope, and faith. The singer wants the other person to shelter them and give them the strength to undo the constraints they might be feeling.
The fifth stanza mentions the possibility of the singer breaking down or coming undone. The other person is asked if they will be around to help them if that happens. The sixth and seventh stanzas seem to talk about surrendering to the other person's desires and letting them guide the singer through chaos. The last two stanzas of the song appear to be describing some kind of aftermath, using the image of a "scar upon the face of right."
Overall, the song seems to convey a sense of powerlessness and surrender to something greater than oneself. The singer desires to escape their own destructive tendencies and submit to the will of another person to find peace and salvation.
Line by Line Meaning
Come, come, come alive,
Please wake me up from my numbness and help me feel alive
Protect me from myself
Save me from my destructive tendencies and harmful actions done to myself
Come, come satisfy
Please fulfill my desires and needs
Will I ever tell
Am I capable of revealing my true feelings and secrets?
Touch me with your fire
Embrace me with your passion and intensity
Your everlasting glow
Your warmth and light are always present and constant
Lead me to your inner peace
Guide me to the tranquility within yourself
That I only know
Which is only found and experienced through you
Stay, stay, stay alive
Please keep me alive and don't let me die
Take me from your shelf
Remove me from your hidden and protected place
Will you have to try
Do you need to make an effort to prevent me from doing harm to myself?
To keep me from myself
From causing damage to myself in different ways
Cover me in secrets
Keep me protected with your hidden knowledge
Blanket me in hope
Surround me with optimism and positivity
Give me faith, so I can too
Provide me with belief and trust so that I can also have these qualities
Untie this holy rope
Release me from these spiritual and emotional restraints
This is... love
All of these feelings and sensations followed by the realization that it is love
Will you come if I don't call
Will you still be there for me even if I don't reach out
Help me if I fall
Rescue me when I stumble and crash
All about just living
Life is about survival and coping with daily existence
Deep inside your wall
Within your own emotional boundaries and defenses
Speak your sweet desire
Express your romantic longings and yearnings
With your devil breath
Using your seductive and alluring ways to tempt me
Lead me through your chaos
Guide me through your tumultuous and unpredictable life
Before I am put to death
Before I reach my inevitable end
Will you be around
Will you stick with me for the long haul
If I come unwound
If I lose control and spiral out of hand
Keep me in your inner
Keep me safe and secure in your private world
Sanctum of the bound
In the restricted and sheltered space of mutual commitment
Feel my torrid blessing
Experience my overwhelming, intense blessing
Cast upon your cheek
Gently placed on your cheek as a symbol of affection
Touch the hand that leads you
Hold hands with the one who guides you through life
To eternal sleep
Until we reach the final resting place
The damage to the under
The destruction hidden underneath
world of light
The realm of good and righteousness
A medal on the chest of right
A reward for doing what is moral and just
A contradiction
Inconsistencies and opposing elements that create confusion
A no one knows
The true nature of this paradox is a mystery
Speak your mine, and go
Share your thoughts and leave without further explanation
Never satisfied
An insatiable hunger for more and more love
I will never tell
I will always keep my secrets and deep feelings hidden
A scar upon the face of right
A mark left by past mistakes and sins
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: CARLO VERNI, ROBERT JOSEPH ELLSWORTH
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Ugh Blake
This is the album that brought me back home and this is the song that showed me the breadth & scope of their growth and that the love for the music was absolutely up in the front of the line for these guys!!!! Love, love, love, love this album, song and fuckin' band! Past, present & future! Keep it up.... ThrashtilDeath
Louis Csanko
RELIXIV OVERKILL NEVER STOP THRASHING.🤘🤘🤘🤘
Living For The Kill
Turned out better than I thought.
Lobo Diseña Locura
You did it! fucking great!
Norman
The only problem I have with this album is the guitars sound like they were recorded in a closet.
Captain Barrett Coldyron
Same production value as Feel The Fire.
chroscielewski
Me too, very raw production.
Louis Csanko
NEW JERSEY HAS THE BOSS // NEW JERSEY HAS THE MISFITS// I LIKE THEM, BUT NEW JERSEY HAS A BAND CALLED **O*V*E*R*K*I*L*L** *N.J.* **G*R*E*A*T*E*S*T** * B*A*N*D*** AND GREATEST THRASH BAND IN HISTORY 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
Tyrone Peisker
Weird song... ...But fucking GREAT!
Lourival Andrade
Roqueiro esperto tem todos os albuns