Album · Compilation
Coverkill
Coverkill is a collection of cover versions from New Jersey thrash band Overkill, released on 26 October 1999 through CMC International Records. Rather than reworking their own material, the band turned to the artists who shaped them, taking in Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Motörhead, Kiss, Judas Priest, Jethro Tull, Ramones, Sex Pistols, the Dead Boys and Manowar.
It arrived in the same year as Necroshine, and it was the first Overkill release to feature guitarist Dave Linsk. That makes it a useful snapshot of a new line-up finding its feet. The song choices are the real draw: heavy metal pioneers sit beside punk and hard rock, and hearing them filtered through a thrash band shows how wide the roots of Overkill's sound run.
Coverkill: tracklist and credits
12 tracks · 43:22Tracklist
- 1OverkillClarke, Kilmister, Taylor4:16
- 2No FeelingsCook, Jones, Lydon, Matlock2:36
- 3Hymn 43Ian Anderson2:59
- 4ChangesButler, Iommi, Osbourne, Ward4:57
- 5Space Truckin’Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord, Paice3:59
- 6DeuceGene Simmons3:05
- 7Never Say DieButler, Iommi, Osbourne, Ward3:24
- 8Death ToneJoey DeMaio and Ross the Boss4:24
- 9CornucopiaButler, Iommi, Osbourne, Ward4:46
- 10TyrantRob Halford and Glenn Tipton4:00
- 11Ain’t Nothin’ to DoStiv Bators and Cheetah Chrome2:13
- 12I’m Against ItColvin, Ramone, Ramone2:43
- Produced by
- Overkill, Overkill & Andy Katz
- Recorded at
- Carriage House Studios
- Recorded
- July 1997
- Mixed by
- Colin Richardson
- Engineered by
- Andy Katz
- Labels
- CMC International Records, SPV/Steamhammer
- Length
- 43:22
Line-up
- Joe Comeau · guitar · guest
- Tim Mallare · membranophone · guest
- Sebastian Marino · guitar · guest
- D.D. Verni · bass guitar, background vocals · guest
- Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth · lead vocals · guest
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 26 October 1999 | ignored lone early release dated 1999-10-01 |
| Wikipedia infobox | 26 October 1999 | |
| Wikidata | 1999 | |
| US release | 26 October 1999 | earliest US date |
5 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | US | CMC International Records | 060768627925 | other |
| 1 October 1999 | DE | Steamhammer | 4001617215425 | original |
| 26 October 1999 | US | Sanctuary Records | other | |
| 21 January 2000 | JP | Steamhammer | 4988007162487 | other |
| 2001 | GB | Sanctuary Records | 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 | 600×592 | upscaled |