Old OVERKILL anyone?

Is this the band that released "Triumph of Will" ?

I've seen the album around (skull and bones on the cover I think) but I never took a chance on it, Have they released anything else other than that album ?

They were on a compilation called Program:Annihilator.

Copyright infringement?

Never heard the "other" Overkill but I've seen this album in the past. A;ways thought about picking it up for the novelty value but never got round to it.

If memory serves, there's a special "F**k Off" dedication to "bands trying to steal our name" in the liner notes of Overkill's FEEL THE FIRE, obviously directed at these guys. :)

There was also another Slayer making the rounds back then who
eventually released their album under the name "S.A. Slayer" (I believe
the "S.A." meant "San Antonio" or "San Andreas" but I can't remember
which)

TrogDawn wrote:

Locky wrote:

Is this the band that released "Triumph of Will" ? I've seen the album around (skull and bones on the cover I think) but I never took a chance on it

Um, yeah...didn't you see the pic of the cover I posted above?

Well I read your first post and nope I saw NO cover. I did see said cover posted below your reply, but yes that's the one i'm on about thanks.

TrogDawn wrote:

Locky wrote:

Well I read your first post and nope I saw NO cover. I did see said cover posted below your reply, but yes that's the one i'm on about thanks.

Oh, I did post the cover in my first post above, can you still not see it?

That's weird. Sorry, I wasn't trying to be a smartass - I didn't realize you couldn't see the pic.

YES YOU WERE, and so was I, I even left the page open for 5minutes thinking that the feckin' picture would come up but nooooo (I though it was the Dial Up connection)

TrogDawn wrote:

Fat Freddy wrote:

If memory serves, there's a special "F**k Off" dedication to "bands trying to steal our name" in the liner notes of Overkill's FEEL THE FIRE, obviously directed at these guys.

Kinda funny since they basically "stole" the name from Motorhead.
I doubt the L.A. Overkill were trying to steal the name though, especially since they had material out with that name before the NYC band did. The first Overkill NYC demo (Power in Black) came out in 1983, but the Hell's Getting Hotter EP by the L.A. Overkill came out in 1982. AND, there was an even earlier UK band called Overkill that had a single and a demo out in 1981! So, maybe they were referring to the German Overkill who missed the boat and put their demo out in 1984, the year after the NYC Overkill stole the name from the L.A. and UK bands!

Trog, you are such a historian. Unlike other boards, we actually learn here

I guess that's better than being a dumbass.

Fat Freddy wrote:

Never heard the "other" Overkill but I've seen this album in the past. A;ways thought about picking it up for the novelty value but never got round to it.

If memory serves, there's a special "F**k Off" dedication to "bands trying to steal our name" in the liner notes of Overkill's FEEL THE FIRE, obviously directed at these guys. :)

There was also another Slayer making the rounds back then who
eventually released their album under the name "S.A. Slayer" (I believe
the "S.A." meant "San Antonio" or "San Andreas" but I can't remember
which)

Wasn't there an NWOBHM band called Slayer as well? I vaguely recall that.

GrandNational wrote:

TrogDawn wrote:

Fat Freddy wrote:

If memory serves, there's a special "F**k Off" dedication to "bands trying to steal our name" in the liner notes of Overkill's FEEL THE FIRE, obviously directed at these guys.

Kinda funny since they basically "stole" the name from Motorhead.
I doubt the L.A. Overkill were trying to steal the name though, especially since they had material out with that name before the NYC band did. The first Overkill NYC demo (Power in Black) came out in 1983, but the Hell's Getting Hotter EP by the L.A. Overkill came out in 1982. AND, there was an even earlier UK band called Overkill that had a single and a demo out in 1981! So, maybe they were referring to the German Overkill who missed the boat and put their demo out in 1984, the year after the NYC Overkill stole the name from the L.A. and UK bands!

Trog, you are such a historian. Unlike other boards, we actually learn here

Professor Troggy:lol:

Required Fields wrote:

Fat Freddy wrote:

Never heard the "other" Overkill but I've seen this album in the past. A;ways thought about picking it up for the novelty value but never got round to it.

If memory serves, there's a special "F**k Off" dedication to "bands trying to steal our name" in the liner notes of Overkill's FEEL THE FIRE, obviously directed at these guys.

There was also another Slayer making the rounds back then who
eventually released their album under the name "S.A. Slayer" (I believe
the "S.A." meant "San Antonio" or "San Andreas" but I can't remember
which)

Wasn't there an NWOBHM band called Slayer as well? I vaguely recall that.

Yup, there was... in fact there was a story about the NWOBHM "Slayer" on Blabbermouth just a couple of days ago, apparently they're releasing a bunch of their singles/demo material on CD soon. When the "other" Slayer got signed and started making waves the NWOBHM band changed their name to "Dragonslayer" to avoid confusion, so that's the name that will be on the CD.

Ya can read all about it (and check out the hilariously cheezy cover art) here:

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=104302

Fat Freddy wrote:

Required Fields wrote:

Fat Freddy wrote:

Never heard the "other" Overkill but I've seen this album in the past. A;ways thought about picking it up for the novelty value but never got round to it.

If memory serves, there's a special "F**k Off" dedication to "bands trying to steal our name" in the liner notes of Overkill's FEEL THE FIRE, obviously directed at these guys.

There was also another Slayer making the rounds back then who
eventually released their album under the name "S.A. Slayer" (I believe
the "S.A." meant "San Antonio" or "San Andreas" but I can't remember
which)

Wasn't there an NWOBHM band called Slayer as well? I vaguely recall that.

Yup, there was... in fact there was a story about the NWOBHM "Slayer" on Blabbermouth just a couple of days ago, apparently they're releasing a bunch of their singles/demo material on CD soon. When the "other" Slayer got signed and started making waves the NWOBHM band changed their name to "Dragonslayer" to avoid confusion, so that's the name that will be on the CD.

Ya can read all about it (and check out the hilariously cheezy cover art) here:

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=104302

that cover art

and S.A. slayer you were refering to were a band that released one CD "go for the throat"

info here : http://www.ronjarzombek.com/saslayer.html

S.A. Slayer also had an EP titled Prepare to Die.

Never heard-TJ

I have "Triumph Of The Will" always thought it was pretty good little album, never heard their other material though.

I remember getting a cassette sampler from S.S.T. once in the mail and it had some Overkill songs on it. Don't remember a blessed thing about it...

For the curious...

http://devildick.blogspot.com/2008/07/overkill-sst-008-1982-7-inch.html

detuned wrote:

I remember getting a cassette sampler from S.S.T. once in the mail and it had some Overkill songs on it. Don't remember a blessed thing about it...

They were also on Metal Massacre II with the song "No Holds Barred" which was how I originally heard them.