- heavy metal, metal, rock, hard rock
- 35 min
- 10 tracks
- Bronze
Overkill is the second studio album by English heavy metal band Motörhead, released on 16 March 1979. It was the band's first album with Bronze Records. Kerrang! magazine listed the album at number 46 among the "100 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums of All Time". American thrash metal band Overkill was named after this album.
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Character
Classical in form, spare, grave and relentless.
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- contemplativerelentless
- earnestironic
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- AllMusic4.5/5 ★
- Blender5/5 ★
- Classic Rock4.5/5 ★
- Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal9/10
- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5 ★
- Music Week2/4 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide3.5/5 ★
- Spin Alternative Record Guide7/10
- Sputnikmusic5/5
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Tracks
- A1Overkill5:14
- A2Stay Clean2:43
- A3(I Won't) Pay Your Price2:57
- A4I'll Be Your Sister2:54
- A5Capricorn4:12
- B1No Class2:42
- B2Damage Case3:04
- B3Tear Ya Down2:42
- B4Metropolis3:37
- B5Limb From Limb4:54
10 tracks, 35 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Motörhead
- Label
- Bronze
- Released
- 1979
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- DE
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