antiReviews:
Overkill – Bloodletting
by Goth Brooks
Label:
Metal-Is
Track
Listing:
1. Thunderhead
2. Bleed Me
3. What I’m Missin’
4. Death Comes Out To Play
5. Let It Burn
6. I, Hurricane
7. Left Hand Man
8. Blown Away
9. My Name Is Pain
10. Can’t Kill A Dead Man
Overkill founding members D.D. Verni and Bobby
“Blitz” Ellsworth have brought yet another Heavy Metal Opus to the table
and proved that they’re still carrying the torch and marching on into the
new millennium with the same undisputed attitude that’s seen them through
their past ten releases. Bloodletting is the band’s first record
on the Metal-Is label, and the band kicks off their new label debut with
all the fierce intensity of their former releases. In the band’s
history, and through several line-up changes Overkill has stayed loyal
to the fans and to metal. The band recorded “Bloodletting” with D.D.
and Bobby along with long time drummer Tim Mallare and new member Dave
Linsk on guitar.
Not since the early days has the band recorded
as a four-piece, as with their first permanent guitarist Bobby Gustafson,
who later went on to join Dave Lombardo in Grip Inc. “Bloodletting”
is a brutal slab of what Overkill self-describes as their trademark “Bloodmetal”
brand of Heavy Metal. With guitarist Dave Linsk the band really expands
on their style of heavy music thanks to Linsk’ heavily saturated guitar
sound. Linsk definitely adds something new to the sound while keeping
it all identifiably true to vintage Overkill. The voice is still
the classic Blitz meets Udo hybrid of the evil squealing little troll who
lives under the bridge, but the lyrics stand out more on “Bloodletting”
than on any albums of the past. Instead of the basic doom and gloom
and the souls of the dead are coming to get you lyrics, Overkill has gone
the creative wordplay route and treated us to thought provoking lyrics
about living in our own personal hells. Every song seems to have
an interchangeable theme that runs along the lines of how we react to things
like violence and alienation.
The very real themes throughout “Bloodletting”
firmly set the lines of distinction between this and previous albums.
Just check out some of the lyrics to “My Name Is Pain.” “All givin’,
all takin’ what I need/ For better, for better or worse, I’m gonna kill
you/ Right here where you stand/ I’m wrapped around you, gonna pound you/
Welcome to my show/ Everywhere you go/ Make you think it’s all unfair,
here’s what you need to know/ Let me introduce myself, you’re gonna know
me well/ When I take aim, you know my name/ My name is pain, my name is
pain/ I am the flame, you know my name/ My name is pain, my name is pain.”
Don’t say I didn’t I warn you.
Posted by Santiago:
Well... waths about BLOODMETAL?... waths that? does it really exist?.. cuz i have a question for you...
Posted by DrRich:
Dave Linsk has guitar god talent to spare! Unfortunately his talent doesn't get a chance to shine on much of the Overkill stuff, but he has skill and chops set him miles above what he is doing!
Posted by beer baron:
Overkill founding members D.D. Verni and Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth have brought yet another Heavy Metal Opus to the table and proved that they’re still carrying the torch and marching on into the new millennium with the same undisputed attitude that’s seen them through their past ten releases. Bloodletting is the band’s first record on the Metal-Is label, and the band kicks off their new label debut with all the fierce intensity of their former releases. In the band’s history, and through several line-up changes Overkill has stayed loyal to the fans and to metal. The band recorded “Bloodletting” with D.D. and Bobby along with long time drummer Tim Mallare and new member Dave Linsk on guitar.
Not since the early days has the band recorded as a four-piece, as with their first permanent guitarist Bobby Gustafson, who later went on to join Dave Lombardo in Grip Inc. “Bloodletting” is a brutal slab of what Overkill self-describes as their trademark “Bloodmetal” brand of Heavy Metal. With guitarist Dave Linsk the band really expands on their style of heavy music thanks to Linsk’ heavily saturated guitar sound. Linsk definitely adds something new to the sound while keeping it all identifiably true to vintage Overkill. The voice is still the classic Blitz meets Udo hybrid of the evil squealing little troll who lives under the bridge, but the lyrics stand out more on “Bloodletting” than on any albums of the past. Instead of the basic doom and gloom and the souls of the dead are coming to get you lyrics, Overkill has gone the creative wordplay route and treated us to thought provoking lyrics about living in our own personal hells. Every song seems to have an interchangeable theme that runs along the lines of how we react to things like violence and alienation.
The very real themes throughout “Bloodletting” firmly set the lines of distinction between this and previous albums. Just check out some of the lyrics to “My Name Is Pain.” “All givin’, all takin’ what I need/ For better, for better or worse, I’m gonna kill you/ Right here where you stand/ I’m wrapped around you, gonna pound you/ Welcome to my show/ Everywhere you go/ Make you think it’s all unfair, here’s what you need to know/ Let me introduce myself, you’re gonna know me well/ When I take aim, you know my name/ My name is pain, my name is pain/ I am the flame, you know my name/ My name is pain, my name is pain.” Don’t say I didn’t I warn you.
Overkill founding members D.D. Verni and Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth have brought yet another Heavy Metal Opus to the table and proved that they’re still carrying the torch and marching on into the new millennium with the same undisputed attitude that’s seen them through their past ten releases. Bloodletting is the band’s first record on the Metal-Is label, and the band kicks off their new label debut with all the fierce intensity of their former releases. In the band’s history, and through several line-up changes Overkill has stayed loyal to the fans and to metal. The band recorded “Bloodletting” with D.D. and Bobby along with long time drummer Tim Mallare and new member Dave Linsk on guitar.
Not since the early days has the band recorded as a four-piece, as with their first permanent guitarist Bobby Gustafson, who later went on to join Dave Lombardo in Grip Inc. “Bloodletting” is a brutal slab of what Overkill self-describes as their trademark “Bloodmetal” brand of Heavy Metal. With guitarist Dave Linsk the band really expands on their style of heavy music thanks to Linsk’ heavily saturated guitar sound. Linsk definitely adds something new to the sound while keeping it all identifiably true to vintage Overkill. The voice is still the classic Blitz meets Udo hybrid of the evil squealing little troll who lives under the bridge, but the lyrics stand out more on “Bloodletting” than on any albums of the past. Instead of the basic doom and gloom and the souls of the dead are coming to get you lyrics, Overkill has gone the creative wordplay route and treated us to thought provoking lyrics about living in our own personal hells. Every song seems to have an interchangeable theme that runs along the lines of how we react to things like violence and alienation.
The very real themes throughout “Bloodletting” firmly set the lines of distinction between this and previous albums. Just check out some of the lyrics to “My Name Is Pain.” “All givin’, all takin’ what I need/ For better, for better or worse, I’m gonna kill you/ Right here where you stand/ I’m wrapped around you, gonna pound you/ Welcome to my show/ Everywhere you go/ Make you think it’s all unfair, here’s what you need to know/ Let me introduce myself, you’re gonna know me well/ When I take aim, you know my name/ My name is pain, my name is pain/ I am the flame, you know my name/ My name is pain, my name is pain.” Don’t say I didn’t I warn you.
Overkill founding members D.D. Verni and Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth have brought yet another Heavy Metal Opus to the table and proved that they’re still carrying the torch and marching on into the new millennium with the same undisputed attitude that’s seen them through their past ten releases. Bloodletting is the band’s first record on the Metal-Is label, and the band kicks off their new label debut with all the fierce intensity of their former releases. In the band’s history, and through several line-up changes Overkill has stayed loyal to the fans and to metal. The band recorded “Bloodletting” with D.D. and Bobby along with long time drummer Tim Mallare and new member Dave Linsk on guitar.
Not since the early days has the band recorded as a four-piece, as with their first permanent guitarist Bobby Gustafson, who later went on to join Dave Lombardo in Grip Inc. “Bloodletting” is a brutal slab of what Overkill self-describes as their trademark “Bloodmetal” brand of Heavy Metal. With guitarist Dave Linsk the band really expands on their style of heavy music thanks to Linsk’ heavily saturated guitar sound. Linsk definitely adds something new to the sound while keeping it all identifiably true to vintage Overkill. The voice is still the classic Blitz meets Udo hybrid of the evil squealing little troll who lives under the bridge, but the lyrics stand out more on “Bloodletting” than on any albums of the past. Instead of the basic doom and gloom and the souls of the dead are coming to get you lyrics, Overkill has gone the creative wordplay route and treated us to thought provoking lyrics about living in our own personal hells. Every song seems to have an interchangeable theme that runs along the lines of how we react to things like violence and alienation.
The very real themes throughout “Bloodletting” firmly set the lines of distinction between this and previous albums. Just check out some of the lyrics to “My Name Is Pain.” “All givin’, all takin’ what I need/ For better, for better or worse, I’m gonna kill you/ Right here where you stand/ I’m wrapped around you, gonna pound you/ Welcome to my show/ Everywhere you go/ Make you think it’s all unfair, here’s what you need to know/ Let me introduce myself, you’re gonna know me well/ When I take aim, you know my name/ My name is pain, my name is pain/ I am the flame, you know my name/ My name is pain, my name is pain.” Don’t say I didn’t I warn you.
Overkill founding members D.D. Verni and Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth have brought yet another Heavy Metal Opus to the table and proved that they’re still carrying the torch and marching on into the new millennium with the same undisputed attitude that’s seen them through their past ten releases. Bloodletting is the band’s first record on the Metal-Is label, and the band kicks off their new label debut with all the fierce intensity of their former releases. In the band’s history, and through several line-up changes Overkill has stayed loyal to the fans and to metal. The band recorded “Bloodletting” with D.D. and Bobby along with long time drummer Tim Mallare and new member Dave Linsk on guitar.
Not since the early days has the band recorded as a four-piece, as with their first permanent guitarist Bobby Gustafson, who later went on to join Dave Lombardo in Grip Inc. “Bloodletting” is a brutal slab of what Overkill self-describes as their trademark “Bloodmetal” brand of Heavy Metal. With guitarist Dave Linsk the band really expands on their style of heavy music thanks to Linsk’ heavily saturated guitar sound. Linsk definitely adds something new to the sound while keeping it all identifiably true to vintage Overkill. The voice is still the classic Blitz meets Udo hybrid of the evil squealing little troll who lives under the bridge, but the lyrics stand out more on “Bloodletting” than on any albums of the past. Instead of the basic doom and gloom and the souls of the dead are coming to get you lyrics, Overkill has gone the creative wordplay route and treated us to thought provoking lyrics about living in our own personal hells. Every song seems to have an interchangeable theme that runs along the lines of how we react to things like violence and alienation.
The very real themes throughout “Bloodletting” firmly set the lines of distinction between this and previous albums. Just check out some of the lyrics to “My Name Is Pain.” “All givin’, all takin’ what I need/ For better, for better or worse, I’m gonna kill you/ Right here where you stand/ I’m wrapped around you, gonna pound you/ Welcome to my show/ Everywhere you go/ Make you think it’s all unfair, here’s what you need to know/ Let me introduce myself, you’re gonna know me well/ When I take aim, you know my name/ My name is pain, my name is pain/ I am the flame, you know my name/ My name is pain, my name is pain.” Don’t say I didn’t I warn you.
Overkill founding members D.D. Verni and Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth have brought yet another Heavy Metal Opus to the table and proved that they’re still carrying the torch and marching on into the new millennium with the same undisputed attitude that’s seen them through their past ten releases. Bloodletting is the band’s first record on the Metal-Is label, and the band kicks off their new label debut with all the fierce intensity of their former releases. In the band’s history, and through several line-up changes Overkill has stayed loyal to the fans and to metal. The band recorded “Bloodletting” with D.D. and Bobby along with long time drummer Tim Mallare and new member Dave Linsk on guitar.
Not since the early days has the band recorded as a four-piece, as with their first permanent guitarist Bobby Gustafson, who later went on to join Dave Lombardo in Grip Inc. “Bloodletting” is a brutal slab of what Overkill self-describes as their trademark “Bloodmetal” brand of Heavy Metal. With guitarist Dave Linsk the band really expands on their style of heavy music thanks to Linsk’ heavily saturated guitar sound. Linsk definitely adds something new to the sound while keeping it all identifiably true to vintage Overkill. The voice is still the classic Blitz meets Udo hybrid of the evil squealing little troll who lives under the bridge, but the lyrics stand out more on “Bloodletting” than on any albums of the past. Instead of the basic doom and gloom and the souls of the dead are coming to get you lyrics, Overkill has gone the creative wordplay route and treated us to thought provoking lyrics about living in our own personal hells. Every song seems to have an interchangeable theme that runs along the lines of how we react to things like violence and alienation.
The very real themes throughout “Bloodletting” firmly set the lines of distinction between this and previous albums. Just check out some of the lyrics to “My Name Is Pain.” “All givin’, all takin’ what I need/ For better, for better or worse, I’m gonna kill you/ Right here where you stand/ I’m wrapped around you, gonna pound you/ Welcome to my show/ Everywhere you go/ Make you think it’s all unfair, here’s what you need to know/ Let me introduce myself, you’re gonna know me well/ When I take aim, you know my name/ My name is pain, my name is pain/ I am the flame, you know my name/ My name is pain, my name is pain.” Don’t say I didn’t I warn you.
Posted by Tarzan:
this is not the best album the old stuff is better but still they earn our respect ! after all this time they still kick ass (especially when they play live) and they are one of the few bands from the 80s who still play real METAL as it should be !
Posted by Dave:
www.overkillboard.com
Official Bulletin Board
Posted by wrathchild:
Overkill is the last true metal band with balls! Bloodletting is great and that kornfreak needs to go listen to his own whiny pansy ass music, leave Overkill to the TRUE metal fans!!!
Posted by Scott Stapps Ego:
\m/overkill\m/!!!
Posted by Me:
Overkill is the best metal band i´ve heard,but WFO,Horrorscope,The Killing kind or Necroshine are better than this last one
Posted by kornfreak:
you sux
Posted by Peej: Overkill is was and always will be the
best metal band in the land! 'Nuff said.
Posted byPeej: Overkill is was and always will be the
best metel band in the land! 'Nuff said.
Joe
I've read about them in metal boards and
I've heard one song, "My December." They deserve their status as a respected
veteran band.
