---
title: "The Years of Decay by Overkill"
type: "MusicAlbum"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/album/970be49e-00e4-3289-9ff4-2f1f03d22f4a"
artist: "Overkill"
year: 1989
label: "Megaforce Records"
---

# The Years of Decay

**The Years of Decay** is an album by Overkill, released in 1989 on Megaforce Records.

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Title | The Years of Decay |
| Artist | Overkill |
| Type | Album |
| Year | 1989 |
| Label | Megaforce Records |
| Catalog number | 782 045-2 |
| Tracks | 9 |
| Place in discography | 6 of 24 |

## Tracklist

| # | Track | Length |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Time to Kill | 6:16 |
| 2 | Elimination | 4:35 |
| 3 | I Hate | 3:47 |
| 4 | Nothing to Die For | 4:23 |
| 5 | Playing With Spiders / Skullkrusher | 10:15 |
| 6 | Birth of Tension | 5:05 |
| 7 | Who Tends the Fire | 8:12 |
| 8 | The Years of Decay | 8:00 |
| 9 | E.vil N.ever D.ies | 5:50 |

## Genres

[Thrash Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/thrash-metal) · [Groove Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/groove-metal)

## Release tags

Thrash Metal · Doom Metal · Heavy Metal

## In the discography

- Previous release: [Under the Influence (1988)](https://themetalnet.com/album/d2995756-8848-3918-8aa3-7f6e02a66ce6)
- Next release: [Horrorscope (1991)](https://themetalnet.com/album/e4d5ca35-6fdd-30a1-9758-f6ea0e24b2af)

## Artist

- [Overkill](https://themetalnet.com/band/overkill)

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/album/970be49e-00e4-3289-9ff4-2f1f03d22f4a](https://themetalnet.com/album/970be49e-00e4-3289-9ff4-2f1f03d22f4a). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt