These guys married the songwriting of Maiden with the steamrolling

of 70's Priest. Blending the best of both worlds, they made unique
metal.

I'm loyal to the Priests, but having said that, this beats everything they
did post-SC for me. My opinion though.

The riffs and leads on here are completely different from those on 70's
Priest though. The leads feel a lot more neoclassical and the riffs more
sophisticated.

if someone asked me generally who the best metal band was i would probably say mercyful fate

Range wise, Diamond is probably the most versatile vocalist ever

Well this and DBtO are top-notch metal anyway, so I can't blame anyone for thinking they're the best things metal ever saw.

It all comes down to personal taste.

Having said that, this has some of the tightest songwriting in metal history.

I'd even say it has a bit of a Floyd-esque flow to it.

While I won't go into my personal views on KD's vox, I wouldn't have picked anyone else for this album. His vocal switches fit the dynamics on here to a T.

Dem riffs man, dem riffs.

There are plenty of those in here, but it all comes down to Demon Bell.

IT'S A BLACK FUUUNNNNERRALLLL

Almost 30 pages.

We need brother piss on this thread.

Every time the vocals come on I start imagining Mickey Mouse on make up singing about satan

Album Rating: 5.0

fuck mickey mouse

Album Rating: 4.5

best album ever, simple as that

"fuck mickey mouse"

Exactly

Album Rating: 5.0

he's elmo after a twisted night of occult rituals and a visit to hell

Sounds evil

Some of the tightest songwriting on an album ever.

Need to jam it hard this week so I can 5 it.

Busy with Motorhead atm.

Hmm. They prob take a bit more effort to get into than Priest or Maiden, but Overkill is a pretty sweet album.

I'm finishing it atm.

Album Rating: 5.0

Overkill rules hard agreed. One of the best '70s albums and Motorhead released Bomber in the same year!