Taking Over
by Overkill
- Type: Album
- Released: March 1987
- Label: Megaforce
- Country: United States
- Length: 45:39
- Community rating: 3.45/5 from 2 ratings
Artists on this release: D.D. Verni, Rat Skates, Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth, Bobby Gustafson
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Solidifying their status as East Coast thrash metal titans, Overkill delivered a remarkably polished and anthemic sophomore album. Blitz Ellsworth's piercing shrieks soar over incredibly tight, galloping speed metal riffs that prioritize memorable, melodic hooks alongside raw aggression. 'Taking Over' is a triumphant, high-energy heavy metal classic characterized by its relentless, headbanging groove.
Genres
Descriptors: violence, melodic, rhythmic, fast, riff-heavy
Tracklist
- Deny the Cross (4:42)
- Wrecking Crew (4:32)
- Fear His Name (5:24)
- Use Your Head (4:19)
- Fatal If Swallowed (6:45)
- Powersurge (4:36)
- In Union We Stand (4:25)
- Electro-Violence (3:45)
- Overkill II (The Nightmare Continues) (7:07)
Credits
- Overkill - primary artist, producer, written-by, music by, lyrics by
- D.D. Verni - bass
- Rat Skates - drums
- Alex Perialas - engineer, producer
- Jon Zazula - executive-producer
- Bobby Gustafson - guitar
- Tom Coyne - mastered by
- William Benson - painting
- Christie Mullen - photography by
- Mike Vayenes - photography by
- Ron Akiyama - photography by
- Dan Muro - typography
- Pat Calello - typography
- Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth - vocals