Bloodletting
Bloodletting is Overkill's eleventh studio album, released on 24 October 2000. It follows Necroshine from 1999 and sits between the band's late-nineties run and Killbox 13 in 2003. The record's sound is rooted in thrash and groove metal, and it came out through Steamhammer in the US, with Metal-Is credited as the label on the original release.
It's a record of change for the band. Joe Comeau and Sebastian Marino had left, and Dave Linsk came in on guitar. That made Overkill a four-piece in the studio, something they hadn't done since The Years of Decay in 1989, and they haven't recorded that way since. For anyone tracing the group's story through its line-ups, Bloodletting is the stripped-back, single-guitar chapter, and it's worth hearing for that reason alone.
Bloodletting: tracklist and credits
10 tracks · 51:31Tracklist
- 1ThunderheadBobby “Blitz” Ellsworth and D.D. Verni5:40
- 2Bleed MeBobby “Blitz” Ellsworth and D.D. Verni4:31
- 3What I’m Missin’Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth and D.D. Verni4:37
- 4Death Comes Out to PlayBobby “Blitz” Ellsworth and D.D. Verni5:03
- 5Let It BurnBobby “Blitz” Ellsworth and D.D. Verni5:19
- 6I, HurricaneBobby “Blitz” Ellsworth and D.D. Verni5:04
- 7Left Hand ManBobby “Blitz” Ellsworth and D.D. Verni6:10
- 8Blown AwayBobby “Blitz” Ellsworth and D.D. Verni6:44
- 9My Name Is PainBobby “Blitz” Ellsworth and D.D. Verni4:18
- 10Can’t Kill a Dead ManBobby “Blitz” Ellsworth and D.D. Verni4:06
- Produced by
- Overkill
- Recorded at
- Carriage House Studios (Stamford, Connecticut)
- Recorded
- June–July 2000
- Mixed by
- Colin Richardson
- Mixed at
- Sonalysts Studios
- Engineered by
- John Montagnese, John Shylosky
- Labels
- Steamhammer, Metal-Is
- Length
- 51:31
Line-up
- Dave Linsk · guitar
- Tim Mallare · membranophone
- D.D. Verni · bass guitar
- Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth · lead vocals
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + wikidata; also seen: 2000-10-23 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 23 October 2000 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 24 October 2000 | |
| Wikidata | 24 October 2000 | |
| US release | 24 October 2000 | earliest US date |
5 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 October 2000 | DE | Steamhammer | 4001617720820 | original |
| 24 October 2000 | US | Sanctuary Records | other | |
| 25 October 2000 | JP | Steamhammer | 4988007170970 | other |
| 25 October 2000 | US | Metal-is Records | 060768520226 | other |
| 11 May 2004 | GB | Sanctuary Records | 5050159005123 | other |
Cover art sources
deezer · upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 500×500 | upscaled |