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| 4.0 excellent | Fernando Alves | July 30th 11 |
Overkill's most successful record. Elimination is probably the highlight here. Good album.
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| 4.5 superb | Corde64 | March 30th 16 |
One of my favorite thrash metal albums, and music albums in general. It's just simple and classic thrash but for some reason it stands out from the rest.
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| 4.5 superb | WhatAreTheTodds | September 27th 15 |
DUDE WHAT. THIS RUUUULES!!!! The years of decay holy fuck, M/
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| 5.0 classic | P0WERSHIFTER | July 23rd 14 |
Instant classic. One of the greatest thrash albums ever made, and definitely Overkill's most accomplished released.
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| 5.0 classic | ultimatethrasher | September 1st 13 |
A true classic in thrash metal. This is probably my favorite overkill album too
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| 4.5 superb | ViperAces | September 30th 12 |
Overkill's obvious best. One of the best Technichal Thrash records to date.
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| 4.0 excellent | SylentEcho | August 30th 07 |
Great album that came along as a evolution success of the band. Thrash became technique and newbies became professional musicians, but preserving all the energy before the flame burned out and other generations came deciding they didnīt like the inheritance (as usual).
The feeling that thrash metal had something to say as a serious musical style takes itīs greater steps in records like this, concise and powerful. This album holds the best of that years, and this is timeless if you are a listener without prejudices. Thanks to Overkill!!
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| 4.5 superb | carney3110 | October 8th 06 |
I completely agree. Kick ass thrash album, second only to Megadeth's Rust In Peace, which is the only album I find deserving of a perfect 5. Why? Well, the riffs on here are savage, Blitz is a better singer than Mustaine, the drums are top notch, but... no thrash band can ever match the prowess of the Mustaine/Friedman dual guitar assault.
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| 4.5 superb | Mart0001 | October 8th 06 |
Superb album. For a thrash album there's enough variety, like the doomish "Playing With Spiders/Skullkursher" and the ballad "The Years of Decay". Together with Metallica's "Ride The Lightning" the best thrash album ever made (in my opinion).
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| 5.0 classic | Brabiz | July 25th 25 |
This is like Master of Puppets multiplied by 4. This album is fucking insane, and a contender for my favorite slice of the genre.
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| 2.5 average | Santa Koopa | November 26th 23 |
run of the mill thrash with too many ballads
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| 4.0 excellent | Elmo | January 13th 22 |
gud ablum
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| 5.0 classic | jmal00 | April 20th 20 |
Overkill is from New Jersey... even Kris knows that.
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| 4.5 superb | GamamJ | April 1st 20 |
A key album for Bay Area Thrash. Overkill?s pinnacle, amd an overall pinnacle of the Bay Area thrash sound. A little too long for its own good, however displays wnough variation, and contains enough quality complex thrash to make the length barely noticable.
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| 5.0 classic | Robbit | February 4th 19 |
THE YEARS OF DECAY easily ranks among my personal favorite speed metal albums of all time. It was in fairly constant rotation when I first purchased in back in 1989. I always liked Overkill, but never expected them to deliver the goods in the way they had with this record. Sadly, this was the last album to feature Bobby Gustafson, as tensions between he and D. D. Verni lead to his departure. It?s a perfect coda for the end of this era for Overkill, as well as their finest work to date. They would rebound superbly with HORRORSCOPE, but no album beyond this point would ever be quite as flawless and consistent as THE YEARS OF DECAY.
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| 4.5 superb | Arokan | December 28th 17 |
One of the best thrash metal album outside of the big four.
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| 0.0 | skeletorissatan | December 30th 12 |
One of the finest offerings of Overkills extensive discography and the one that i considered the best until ironbound came out, elimination in particularly sticks out as one of those thrash songs that every metalhead should listen to. The guitar work on this release is some of the best in the genre, the drumming chaotic and Bobby Blitz sounds completely possessed on some of these songs with that signature nasally, high pitched voice of his.
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| 4.0 excellent | razeen | December 22nd 25 |
| 4.3 superb | Ryan P STAFF | August 27th 25 |
| 3.5 great | Glovoc | August 8th 25 |
| 3.5 great | JoeTex | April 3rd 25 |
| 4.0 excellent | Grungil | October 27th 24 |
| 4.5 superb | Davey | November 16th 23 |
| 3.5 great | RadTwi | November 4th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | Rick64 | April 17th 23 |
| 5.0 classic | DJD1ed | January 28th 23 |
| 3.5 great | Piglet | August 14th 22 |
| 5.0 classic | Bren80 | June 16th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | KManoc1 | February 26th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | Lopan83 | February 19th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | Daniel | February 11th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Yxag | January 25th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | Jerrad | January 18th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Brains | January 17th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | Qualeen | October 29th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Risodo | October 15th 21 |
| 3.0 good | KuyJuk | September 16th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | LilPeep | September 2nd 21 |
| 4.5 superb | Juuso | February 7th 21 |
| 5.0 classic | Caner | October 20th 20 |
| 5.0 classic | khole | September 2nd 20 |
| 4.5 superb | aalqui | August 9th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | vdop | August 6th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | mauRo13 | July 20th 20 |
| 2.5 average | Trey STAFF | July 10th 20 |
| 5.0 classic | vegaa | January 22nd 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Uzumaki | January 22nd 20 |
| 5.0 classic | mEyck07 | December 16th 19 |
| 3.5 great | Coast | November 10th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | dcube | October 29th 19 |
| 5.0 classic | kodama | October 18th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Tigrino | August 3rd 19 |
| 5.0 classic | gk1979 | July 17th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Korgull | April 27th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | akimbo | April 16th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | crab | March 13th 19 |
| 2.5 average | jayt851 | February 14th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | kkarron | January 29th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | blou52 | December 19th 18 |
| 5.0 classic | Josh | December 11th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | Tasty | October 31st 18 |
| 4.5 superb | spchee | October 23rd 18 |
| 5.0 classic | bde1314 | October 11th 18 |
| 3.5 great | NateMa | September 17th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | elch21 | September 3rd 18 |
| 5.0 classic | 1111ace | August 18th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Kasper | July 16th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | YungZGP | March 10th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Flave | February 12th 18 |
| 5.0 classic | bSmith | February 10th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | Casavir | February 1st 18 |
| 4.5 superb | P0laris | January 11th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | Defcol | January 10th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | Fear | December 10th 17 |
| 3.5 great | Faenrir | September 13th 17 |
| 5.0 classic | Rambles | September 12th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | Jhator | August 28th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | GazAldo | July 13th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | YeeHaw | July 11th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | ElSomni | June 16th 17 |
| 5.0 classic | oz0972 | February 23rd 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | mRA | February 7th 17 |
| 5.0 classic | Twiddlw | November 14th 16 |
| 5.0 classic | ice47 | November 13th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | zero00 | November 6th 16 |
| 5.0 classic | GxTxK | October 24th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | Dither | October 22nd 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | 0ozzy0 | October 15th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Enzx | October 9th 16 |
| 5.0 classic | LoganVT | September 28th 16 |
| 5.0 classic | ranur | August 26th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | DaveD | August 18th 16 |
| 5.0 classic | Mitch | August 12th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | bbgames | July 28th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jeejee | July 25th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Scoob | July 18th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | Ianman | June 28th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | ka1n | May 27th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | nashet | April 9th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Faustus | March 18th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | cnrk | February 12th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | bobby72 | February 12th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | musixxx | December 22nd 15 |
| 2.5 average | Pegana | November 23rd 15 |
| 4.5 superb | mEyck97 | October 16th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Samppa | October 9th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | "Tab" | September 15th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | TheOath | April 3rd 15 |
| 5.0 classic | Aion | March 6th 15 |
| 2.5 average | SMK | February 27th 15 |
| 4.5 superb | Abraxas | February 21st 15 |
| 5.0 classic | eeule | February 2nd 15 |
| 3.5 great | heck | December 14th 14 |
| 5.0 classic | CRJ | November 19th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | neuronic | November 18th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | BDoms17 | October 29th 14 |
| 3.5 great | DrDom | October 23rd 14 |
| 4.5 superb | Titan | October 22nd 14 |
| 3.5 great | Lassie | October 15th 14 |
| 5.0 classic | metal69 | October 14th 14 |
| 5.0 classic | Jwar375 | October 7th 14 |
| 5.0 classic | Valhala | August 25th 14 |
| 5.0 classic | gandula | August 17th 14 |
| 3.5 great | jmh886 | August 6th 14 |
| 2.5 average | Acorn | August 1st 14 |
| 4.5 superb | ngk44 | July 21st 14 |
| 3.5 great | Xav | July 18th 14 |
| 3.0 good | adr | May 25th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Sebe | May 9th 14 |
| 5.0 classic | Lodger | April 9th 14 |
| 5.0 classic | zdebo3 | March 30th 14 |
| 3.0 good | Crinn | March 11th 14 |
| 2.5 average | voodman | February 20th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | llima | February 13th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | tbsprut | December 21st 13 |
| 3.5 great | Inveigh | November 15th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | joomisy | September 22nd 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Smial | September 6th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | aguzman | August 9th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | manosg EMERITUS | June 22nd 13 |
| 4.5 superb | pains | May 21st 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Mike08 | April 15th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | philmj | April 13th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | kual21 | April 4th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | jet22 | February 13th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | XingKing | February 11th 13 |
| 5.0 classic | Atheus | December 15th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | zackseb | November 11th 12 |
| 3.0 good | Lebren | October 25th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | markii | October 18th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | ZGP1992 | October 13th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | zenin | October 5th 12 |
| 5.0 classic | sagu | September 27th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | mike4564 | September 16th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | seifer | July 19th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | facupm | June 29th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Dev518 | June 10th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | WJM73 | April 27th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Andrew | April 9th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Cyuss | April 6th 12 |
| 5.0 classic | amp112 | April 1st 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | mandan | March 21st 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | TBliss2 | March 1st 12 |
| 3.5 great | TY2810 | February 13th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Vehemont | December 11th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | Wargasm | December 7th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | Donny | October 27th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Aether | October 19th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | vicdrg | October 13th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | GROK | October 4th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | stotty | September 25th 11 |
| 5.0 classic | tribszn | September 13th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | Zool | August 25th 11 |
| 5.0 classic | zacab | August 15th 11 |
| 5.0 classic | Tib | August 15th 11 |
| 5.0 classic | leycec | July 9th 11 |
| 5.0 classic | RATM46 | May 11th 11 |
| 5.0 classic | Pluto | April 19th 11 |
| 5.0 classic | alexts | January 10th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ankan | January 10th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jumaos | December 3rd 10 |
| 3.5 great | Thor | October 23rd 10 |
| 4.5 superb | gambs | September 16th 10 |
| 3.5 great | xcrari | September 14th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | 76TVs | July 21st 10 |
| 3.0 good | rc1288 | April 17th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | blinky | April 1st 10 |
| 3.5 great | cotras | March 13th 10 |
| 2.5 average | Manland | December 30th 09 |
| 5.0 classic | Dobrozz | December 15th 09 |
| 3.5 great | Lions | October 31st 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | KILL | September 12th 09 |
| 4.5 superb | quaazi | April 8th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | morbid79 | November 22nd 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | met65 | June 20th 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | Slaytan | April 22nd 08 |
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