“If it is old school Thrash Metal you are looking for, you have definitely found it! Over Kill does not disappoint, each song is as heavy as the next, TRUE Thrash Metal. This is as great a start as you can get if you are beginning an Over Kill music collection. Over Kill throughout the years have been steadfast and loyal to the Thrash Metal sound and genre, comparing “The Years Of Decay” to their other albums is non sensical, for I admire the entire catalog of albums from this band. “The Years Of Decay” in my opinion, stands out from the vast Thrash Metal album crowd, since it’s release in 1989. For an album that is now twenty plus years old, this brand of Thrash Metal from Over Kill is still Earth shattering, in my Metal opinion. Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth on vocals and D.D. Verni on bass deserve all the accolades. Bobby Gustafson on guitar and “Sid” Falck on drums are both tremendous players on this album as well. I really recommend “The Years Of Decay” to all Metal and Thrash Metal fans alike. New Over Kill fans cannot pass over this heavy hitter.
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A few Heavy Metal facts to get you through the day
Posted in 1970's hard rock, Black Sabbath, Extreme, Hair Metal, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, Motorhead, Music, Over Kill, Rock, rock music, ronnie james dio, Thrash Metal, van halen, Vocals with tags Black Sabbath, d.d. verni, dio, Grammy Awards, Heavy Metal, metal music, Motorhead, Music, Over Kill, ronnie james dio, Thrash Metal, van halen on April 15, 2009 by Metal Odyssey
Metal, Heavy Metal is so gooooooood. That is why I like to know facts about my favorite Metal heros and bands – Metal trivia/Heavy Metal history. Here are some facts that you may find interesting, informative or just plain boring. In any regard, you found them here!
* Ronnie James Dio – his real name is – Ronald Padavona
* D.D. Verni – the incredible bass player for Over Kill – his real name is – Carlo Verni
* Motorhead – yes, this legendary Metal band has won a Grammy for Best Metal Performance, in 2005.
* Black Sabbath originated from Birmingham, England – forming their historical Metal band in 1968.
* It is sometimes easy to forget this – Gary Cherone (lead vocalist from Extreme) – was in fact, a one time lead vocalist for Van Halen. The Van Halen album with Gary Cherone on vocals is titled – “Van Halen III.”
I guess these are enough Metal facts for now. I will routinely post a few more of these Metal tidbits.
Metal music facts for Metal fans worldwide!
Posted in Alice cooper, Hair Metal, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, Over Kill, Power Metal, Rock, Thrash Metal with tags Alice cooper, Black Sabbath, Heavy Metal, lita ford, Music, Over Kill, Thrash Metal, yngwie malmsteen on April 2, 2009 by Metal Odyssey
Here are 5 interesting Metal facts that you may or may not know. Metal knowledge is pretty cool, especially when you try to “stump” your fellow Metal friends with this stuff.
- Lita Ford – her birth name is Carmelita Rosanna Ford.
- Yngwie Malmsteen was born on June 30, 1963, in Stockholm, Sweden.
- The legendary first Black Sabbath album (self titled) Black Sabbath, was released on Friday the 13th, February of 1970.
- Alice Cooper – his birth name is Vincent Damon Furnier.
- Over Kill – these leaders of Thrash Metal do have, indeed, a name for their skeletal bat mascot. The name is Chaly.
Greatest Metal album of all-time list #5!
Posted in Album Review, Alice cooper, Hair Metal, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, Metal Church, Metal Reviews, Music, Over Kill, Power Metal, Rock, Slipknot, Thrash Metal with tags aerosmith, Alice cooper, dream theater, Heavy Metal, manowar, metal album, Metal Church, mountain, Music, Over Kill, progressive metal, rainbow, Thrash Metal, van halen on April 1, 2009 by Metal Odyssey
Here it is, list #5 in my soul searching quest to determine the greatest Metal album of all-time! I feel like I am nearing closure, the light is at the end of the Metal tunnel. Please feel free to chime in and throw at me any Metal album you have not seen on any of these lists thus far, that you feel is deemed worthy of nomination for the greatest Metal album ever. Why, for me to actually forget a legendary Metal masterpiece? Of course, I am only (Metalhead) human. Plus, the years of Metal have provided such a vast array of genres, so many cool and brilliant albums are out there. I will consider any Metal album suggestion that may come my way, despite my being a Heavy Metal expert – I am kidding of course, all you need to do is read my article on “experts”! Now without any more Metal delay, here goes another 10 nominations (in no particular order) for the greatest Metal album of all-time:
1. Dream Theater – “Images and Words”
2. Mountain – “Climbing”
3. Van Halen – “Van Halen”
4. Alice Cooper – “Billion Dollar Babies”
5. Aerosmith – “Toys In The Attic”
6. Metal Church – “Metal Church”
7. Over Kill – “Feel The Fire”
8. Manowar – “Battle Hymns”
9. Rainbow – “Long Live Rock ‘N’ Roll”
10. Slipknot – “Slipknot”
Stay tuned!
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