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)
Second Son
Overkill Lyrics
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The prophets warned beware the second son.
Born to lead! And then raised in peace and harmony
My fellow man and I live as one.
Together forever!
Forever in the kingdom of the son!
The light that fills our sky begins to die.
Haunted dreams.I sleep in terror wake in screams!
The scent of burning flesh fills sacred skies.
Skies filled with slaughter.
And slaughter from the order in my mind!
History unfolds as the prophets had fortold
And lightning strikes, the fire fills my eyes.
Hell hath claimed another soul now
Watch the spirit die.
Evil minds now rule my destiny!!!
A Sinner by my side won't set me free.
Thoughts of pain and power fill my veins.
All fear my name!!!
You were warned, of the child born
Beware!
Feel the fire! Expect no mercy!
Olympus burns! Father forgive me!!!
Know my wrath brother before me
Beware
The song "Second Son" by the American thrash metal band Overkill tells the story of a child king who was born with a curse. The prophets of the kingdom forewarned the people to beware of the second son. The child was raised in peace and harmony, and he grew up to be a good leader who was loved by his people. But as fate would have it, the child king was eventually corrupted by evil forces beyond his control.
The second stanza of the song expresses that the kingdom begins to fall apart as the child king is consumed by fear and driven mad by the horrors that he sees. His dreams are haunted, and he wakes up screaming as he smells the scent of burning flesh. The skies that were once filled with light are now consumed by slaughter, and the child king finds himself powerless to stop it. The history of the kingdom unfolds just as the prophets had foretold, and the child king becomes the very thing that he was warned about.
In the final stanza, the second son's descent into madness is completed, and he becomes a tyrant who rules with an iron fist. His veins are filled with thoughts of pain and power, and all fear his name. The song ends with a warning to all who would dare stand in the path of the second son's wrath.
Line by Line Meaning
Damned at birth, the child king born.
The child was born under a curse that would affect his rule.
The prophets warned beware the second son.
The fortune tellers knew that the birth of the second son was a warning of a future event.
Born to lead! And then raised in peace and harmony
The child was destined to be a ruler, and he grew up in a peaceful and harmonious kingdom.
My fellow man and I live as one.
The people in the kingdom lived together in peace and unity.
Together forever!
The people in the kingdom were united and would stay that way forever.
Forever in the kingdom of the son!
The kingdom was ruled by the child and would remain so forever.
Watched in fear, another day the final year!
The people were afraid and watched helplessly as their world came to an end.
The light that fills our sky begins to die.
The brightness of the sky was gradually dying out.
Haunted dreams.I sleep in terror wake in screams!
The child king had bad dreams that made him scream and wake up in terror.
The scent of burning flesh fills sacred skies.
The smell of burning flesh filled the air as the sky turned red.
Skies filled with slaughter.
The sky was filled with blood and death.
And slaughter from the order in my mind!
The child king's thoughts were filled with the images of slaughter and death.
History unfolds as the prophets had fortold
The events that were happening were predicted by the prophets.
And lightning strikes, the fire fills my eyes.
The child king's eyes were ablaze with anger and passion as he watched the destruction around him.
Hell hath claimed another soul now
Another person has been consumed by the fires of hell.
Watch the spirit die.
Watch as the person's soul is destroyed.
Evil minds now rule my destiny!!!
The child king's fate is now in the hands of evil people.
A Sinner by my side won't set me free.
Being around someone who does evil deeds will not help the child king to be free.
Thoughts of pain and power fill my veins.
The child king's thoughts were consumed by both agony and force.
All fear my name!!!
Everyone is afraid of the child king and what he can do.
You were warned, of the child born
People were warned about the birth of the child, but they didn't listen.
Beware!
Be careful.
Feel the fire! Expect no mercy!
Experience the intense emotion and don't expect to be shown mercy.
Olympus burns! Father forgive me!!!
Due to his actions, everything around the child king is being destroyed, and he is asking for forgiveness from his father.
Know my wrath brother before me
Warning others to be cautious of the child king's anger.
Beware
Be careful.
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Bane
Bobby... Never gets old !
Tyreek Murillo
Bane Nyndovaas even in 2018 his voice is still killer
sa ba
Yep
I am the M.A.N. (Middle Aged Nerd)
I'm 35 and I have around 150 Metal shirts I've collected over the years (XL and XXL I'm 6'7"). My 13 year old daughter hit a growth spurt this last year (She's 6') and a couple months ago asked me if she could start wearing my Metal shirts to school (proudest moment of my life). It has made her quite popular because all her friends can't wait to see what she'll wear tomorrow. She got in trouble because she wore one of my Megadeth shirts that has a pic of old school Vic Rattlehead on it and it says "Killing IS my business...." Fucking panty waste generation.
Andres Abin
Stuart Otis good
Job man
thelastowitch
Parenting done right
jan smith
rock on \m/
Liberty Freedom
🤘
Grongebis
Make sure that she is careful with the shirts and don't wash them harshly
Manuel Hernández
Overkill es de las mejores bandas de Thrash Metal. Una de mis favoritas. 🤘