--- title: "Overkill" type: "MusicGroup" url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/overkill" genre: "Thrash Metal" country: "United States" formed: 1980 --- # Overkill **Overkill** is a thrash metal band, from United States, active 1980 to present. Overkill is an American thrash metal band, formed in 1980 in New Jersey. They have gone through many lineup changes, leaving bassist D.D. Verni and lead vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth as the only remaining original members. The band's current lineup includes Verni, Ellsworth, Dave Linsk on lead guitar, Derek "The Skull" Tailer on rhythm guitar, and Jeramie Kling on drums. Notable former members include guitarists Dan Spitz, Bobby Gustafson, Merritt Gant and Joe Comeau, and drummers Rat Skates and Jason Bittner. Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overkill_(band) ## Facts | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Name | Overkill | | Genre | Thrash Metal | | Parent genre | Thrash Metal | | Origin | Old Bridge Township, United States | | Formed | 1980 | | Releases in catalog | 24 | ## Genres [Thrash Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/thrash-metal) · [Groove Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/groove-metal) ## Line-up | Musician | Instruments | Years | Status | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth](https://themetalnet.com/musician/bobby-blitz-ellsworth) | | 1980 to present | Current | | [D.D. Verni](https://themetalnet.com/musician/d-d-verni) | | 1980 to present | Current | | [Dave Linsk](https://themetalnet.com/musician/dave-linsk) | | 1999 to present | Current | | [Derek Tailer](https://themetalnet.com/musician/derek-tailer) | | 2001 to present | Current | | [Ron Lipnicki](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ron-lipnicki) | | 2005 to present | Current | | [Bobby Gustafson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/bobby-gustafson) | | 1981 to 1989 | Former | | [Dan Spitz](https://themetalnet.com/musician/dan-spitz) | | 1980 to 1980 | Former | | [Joe Comeau](https://themetalnet.com/musician/joe-comeau) | | 1995 to 1999 | Former | | [Sebastian Marino](https://themetalnet.com/musician/sebastian-marino) | | 1995 to 2000 | Former | | [Tim Mallare](https://themetalnet.com/musician/tim-mallare) | Drums (drum set) | 1992 to 2005 | Former | | [Merritt Gant](https://themetalnet.com/musician/merritt-gant) | | 1989 to 1995 | Former | | [Rat Skates](https://themetalnet.com/musician/rat-skates) | | 1980 to 1987 | Former | | [Rob Cannavino](https://themetalnet.com/musician/rob-cannavino) | | 1989 to 1995 | Former | | [Sid Falck](https://themetalnet.com/musician/sid-falck) | | 1987 to 1992 | Former | ## Discography | Year | Release | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | 1985 | [Feel the Fire](https://themetalnet.com/album/340b1ced-8d25-3bff-9a27-913d33155f63) | Album | | 1985 | [Overkill](https://themetalnet.com/album/736e3456-3d19-44be-8646-320b94fb2d45) | EP | | 1987 | [!!!Fuck You!!!](https://themetalnet.com/album/5510e196-ac99-46e1-b4c1-37909d23e698) | EP | | 1987 | [Taking Over](https://themetalnet.com/album/7a3c9635-b831-3f8c-b881-21357fdcf447) | Album | | 1988 | [Under the Influence](https://themetalnet.com/album/d2995756-8848-3918-8aa3-7f6e02a66ce6) | Album | | 1989 | [The Years of Decay](https://themetalnet.com/album/970be49e-00e4-3289-9ff4-2f1f03d22f4a) | Album | | 1991 | [Horrorscope](https://themetalnet.com/album/e4d5ca35-6fdd-30a1-9758-f6ea0e24b2af) | Album | | 1993 | [I Hear Black](https://themetalnet.com/album/6d416e99-3f8a-3d98-8cdb-4fa8a1e4d22d) | Album | | 1994 | [W.F.O.](https://themetalnet.com/album/7f4327b2-901f-39d2-a7ec-62ff9ea829cf) | Album | | 1996 | [The Killing Kind](https://themetalnet.com/album/8e9a7677-cbe2-3349-813c-38769e3d09e2) | Album | | 1997 | [From the Underground and Below](https://themetalnet.com/album/6c22c5c5-ab8b-363e-bd64-805081dcfc39) | Album | | 1999 | [Necroshine](https://themetalnet.com/album/9dce9bfa-e777-3926-9efa-321fb929155e) | Album | | 2000 | [Bloodletting](https://themetalnet.com/album/a064f756-fb41-3271-81ef-c3545d6607fc) | Album | | 2003 | [Killbox 13](https://themetalnet.com/album/783dfd36-671b-3f3e-880a-594dcf2517a2) | Album | | 2005 | [ReliXIV](https://themetalnet.com/album/e4f8d9ef-a336-4a12-8943-6cafa4c60b04) | Album | | 2007 | [Immortalis](https://themetalnet.com/album/fe9d742f-b78f-35d5-a5d9-c420c94669d3) | Album | | 2010 | [Ironbound](https://themetalnet.com/album/25bac82a-7744-4326-bcdc-e0fdac135965) | Album | | 2012 | [6 Songs](https://themetalnet.com/album/1be5a369-01c7-4eaa-8260-f4cd3896a2ee) | EP | | 2012 | [The Electric Age](https://themetalnet.com/album/f4fe7e22-970c-4bd4-8b15-f141410185bf) | Album | | 2014 | [White Devil Armory](https://themetalnet.com/album/ffa54c38-7629-49df-9c9e-bc3cd9b64cef) | Album | | 2017 | [The Grinding Wheel](https://themetalnet.com/album/4e7b1a40-ba00-4dd0-894c-cfae77c4b2d6) | Album | | 2018 | [Last Man Standing](https://themetalnet.com/album/ead0ed2a-3b9b-46a4-be48-e75fedefa662) | EP | | 2019 | [The Wings of War](https://themetalnet.com/album/fdb9d375-327c-44aa-8d87-9dd8db3301dd) | Album | | 2023 | [Scorched](https://themetalnet.com/album/b60a6b0b-00a1-4245-92f9-4dde35e6a29f) | Album | ## Related bands - [Megadeth](https://themetalnet.com/band/megadeth) (listened together) - [Testament](https://themetalnet.com/band/testament) (listened together) - [Slayer](https://themetalnet.com/band/slayer) (listened together) - [Anthrax](https://themetalnet.com/band/anthrax) (listened together) - [Judas Priest](https://themetalnet.com/band/judas-priest) (listened together) - [Kreator](https://themetalnet.com/band/kreator) (listened together) - [Iron Maiden](https://themetalnet.com/band/iron-maiden) (listened together) - [Motörhead](https://themetalnet.com/band/motorhead) (listened together) - [Exodus](https://themetalnet.com/band/exodus) (listened together) - [Pantera](https://themetalnet.com/band/pantera) (listened together) - [Sepultura](https://themetalnet.com/band/sepultura) (listened together) - [Annihilator](https://themetalnet.com/band/annihilator) (listened together) ## Official and external links - x: https://twitter.com/OverkillBand - metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Overkill/168 - facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OverkillWreckingCrew - spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0NmYchKQ8JIR9QHYJA0FRe - youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvVIXZ5PNW-mNPNRLL4FCdQ - deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/5584 - apple music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/263455457 - bandcamp: https://overkillmetal.bandcamp.com/ - instagram: https://www.instagram.com/overkillofficial/ --- Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/overkill](https://themetalnet.com/band/overkill). 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