The wrecking crew is out of hand…
January 1987. Junior year at my bastard filled high school of people that primarily listened to Duran Duran, Depeche Mode, INXS, The Cure and 
REM. *shudder* There was one other metalhead in my class that year that turned me on to this album and let me borrow it. Holy shit, what an album. Deny the Cross kicks in and just blows your head off. From there to the end the album never lets up. I took a very long shower today and had this playing. I got through the 3rd song (Fear His Name) and was steadily rocking out the whole time. The album is incredible. My first band used to play In Union We Stand which sounded like it was written as a single but it sill kicked ass. I can still hear J. Rob’s voice when we would play it live…”This is a song by Ova-Keel.” hahha. Brings me great joy.
The overtly suggestive Fatal If Swallowed, Power Surge and Overkill II are skull crushers. Electro-Violence is my least favorite on the album and it’s still a damn fine song.
So…thanks to Overkill for putting out a great album. Too bad Rat Skates left after the tour. Fortunately I got to see this tour when they opened up for Megadeth on the Peace Sells Tour, May 23, 1987…my junior prom night. Definitely worth missing the prom to see Megadeth/Overkill @ the Boathouse (RIP).
Sucks that the original video isn’t on Youtube.
The Metal Files 
Bar none, Over Kill has got to be the hardest working, stick to what you do best, most persevering – Thrash Metal band ever. Even during the 1990’s, these guys kicked out one amazing album after another. Over Kill is loyal to the Thrash Metal genre, in that they never even attempted to sell out. Cover Kill for me, was no sell out – just great covers by Over Kill. I think the world of this band. You are so right on about this album. Blitz and D.D. epitomize Thrash Metal.
metalodyssey
April 14, 2009 at 7:59 pm