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> The Years of Decay
> 1989, Cassette, Aquarius Musikindo
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The Years of Decay
Overkill
- Type:
- Full-length
- Release date:
- 1989
- Catalog ID:
- W2176-0 / 7 82045-4
- Label:
- Aquarius Musikindo
- Format:
- Cassette
- Reviews:
- 23 reviews (avg. 89%)
| Side A | |||
| 1. | Time to Kill | 06:16 | Show lyrics |
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| 2. | Elimination | 04:35 | Show lyrics |
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| 3. | I Hate | 03:46 | Show lyrics |
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| 4. | Nothing to Die For | 04:22 | Show lyrics |
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| 5. | Playing with Spiders / Skullkrusher | 10:15 | Show lyrics |
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| Side B | |||
| 6. | Birth of Tension | 05:03 | Show lyrics |
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| 7. | Who Tends the Fire | 08:09 | Show lyrics |
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| 8. | The Years of Decay | 08:00 | Show lyrics |
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| 9. | E.vil N.ever D.ies | 05:47 | Show lyrics |
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| 56:13 | |||
| Original line-up | |
| Band members | |
| Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth | Vocals |
| 'Sid' Falck | Drums |
| D.D. Verni | Bass |
| Bobby Gustafson | Guitars |
| Miscellaneous staff | |
| Howie Weinberg | Mastering |
| Marsha Zazula (R.I.P. 2021) | Executive producer |
| Michael Paras | Photography |
| Fastner | Cover illustration |
| Rat Skates | Logo |
| Matt Lane | Engineering (2nd) |
| Jon Zazula (R.I.P. 2022) | Executive producer |
| Terry Date | Producer, Mixing, Engineering |
| Larson | Cover illustration |
| Original line-up | |
| Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth | Vocals |
| 'Sid' Falck | Drums |
| D.D. Verni | Bass |
| Bobby Gustafson | Guitars |
| Original line-up | |
| Howie Weinberg | Mastering |
| Marsha Zazula (R.I.P. 2021) | Executive producer |
| Michael Paras | Photography |
| Fastner | Cover illustration |
| Rat Skates | Logo |
| Matt Lane | Engineering (2nd) |
| Jon Zazula (R.I.P. 2022) | Executive producer |
| Terry Date | Producer, Mixing, Engineering |
| Larson | Cover illustration |
| Overkill Mark IV | 87% | Star_Fox | June 9th, 2022 | |
| If perfection was an album,... | 100% | Thrashstalker | June 3rd, 2022 | |
| Together We Paid A Price In... | 100% | Sweetie | July 19th, 2021 | |
| Overkill: The Years Of Decay | 100% | MetalManiaCometh | May 10th, 2020 | |
| The best album overkill... | 95% | Twitch S S | May 9th, 2020 | |
| Gotta Get a Grip, Here's... | 99% | FacUtGaudeam | November 14th, 2019 | |
| Evil never dies and neither... | 92% | CuddlySilverback | August 17th, 2017 | |
| Overkill: The Years of Decay | 57% | Never_Enough | July 1st, 2016 | |
| Shadow dancing without... | 42% | BastardHead | October 20th, 2015 | |
| Energetic yet controled | 95% | Superreallycool | October 7th, 2014 | |
| Old enough to know better,... | 80% | Diamhea | September 11th, 2013 | |
| Eliminate The Weak,... | 88% | Metal_Jaw | November 11th, 2012 | |
| Accurately branded, but it... | 73% | autothrall | July 6th, 2012 | |
| Quite Possibly Their Best | 95% | Shadoeking | March 19th, 2011 | |
| Good Yes..."Masterpiece"... | 79% | OldSchoolKid | April 26th, 2010 | |
| Man, I need this album... | 94% | Acrobat | July 22nd, 2009 | |
| YOU'RE CRUSHED! | 90% | Twisted_Psychology | July 1st, 2009 | |
| And to think people call... | 92% | Idontsuckdick | December 14th, 2008 | |
| An essential thrash metal... | 96% | DGYDP | January 4th, 2008 | |
| Awesome Technical Thrash!! | 97% | CHRISTI_NS_ANITY8 | October 19th, 2007 | |
| A highlight in their career | 98% | morbert | October 10th, 2007 | |
| Overkill Never Dies! | 100% | hells_unicorn | March 14th, 2007 | |
| But most of all... I HATE YOU! | 96% | UltraBoris | December 20th, 2004 |
Music video:
• Elimination
Trivia:
- The album peaked at #155 on the Billboard 200.
- "E.vil N.ever D.ies" is considered the fourth part of the "Overkill" song sequence though it is not titled as such.
- Legend has it that Dimebag Darrell was so impressed with Bobby Gustafson's guitar tone, as well as Terry Date's production work, on this album that Pantera hired the latter to produce "Cowboys from Hell".
Recording information:
Recorded and mixed at: Carriage House Studios, Stamford, Connecticut, USA June/July '89.
Mastered at Masterdisk, Peekskill, New York, USA.
Co-produced by Overkill.
Identifiers:
Barcode: 7567-82045-2
| Added by: Caliginosity | Modified by: Caliginosity |
| Added on: 2024-09-07 15:54:12 | Last modified on: 2024-09-08 11:00:38 |