Jedna z najstarszych załóg thrashowych (powstała w 1980 roku), a przy tym jedna z nielicznych z tak dobrym i obszernym dorobkiem płytowym. Zespół powstał w New Jersey z inicjatywy Bobbiego "Blitza" Ellswortha, D.D. Verniego i Rata Skatesa (perkusja, 1980 - 1987), współpracującego z grupa w studio do dnia dzisiejszego.
Styl kapeli nie zmienił się drastycznie w ciągu przeszło 30-tu lat. Zaczynali od grania energetycznego heavy/thrashu, wprowadzając konsekwentnie od lat 90-tych elementy groove metalu i hardcoru. Można stwierdzić, że po 2000 roku ich płyty stały się znacznie cięższe i bardziej agresywne niż te uznawane już za klasyki.
Maskotką Overkill jest skrzydlata czaszka o imieniu Charlie, pojawiająca się na większości okładek grupy.
Skład:
D.D. Verni - Bass, Vocals (1980-present) The Bronx Casket Co., ex-The Lubricunts
Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth - Vocals (1980-present) ex-The Cursed, ex-D.O.A.
Dave Linsk - Guitars (lead) (1999-present) Speed Kill Hate, ex-Anger on Anger, ex-Zyris
Derek "The Skull" Tailer - Guitars (rhythm) (2001-present) ex-Dee Snider, ex-Speed Kill Hate
Jason Bittner - Drums (2017-present) Burning Human, Hellspeak, Shadows Fall, ex-China White, ex-Ever Dark, ex-Flotsam and Jetsam, ex-Toxik, ex-Anthrax (live), ex-Stigmata, ex-Crisis, ex-Lynch's Mr. Scary (live)
Robert "Riff Thunder" Pisarek - Guitars (1980-1981) ex-Steffan Rodd, ex-D.O.A.
Mike Sherry - Guitars (1981-1982)
Dan Spitz - Guitars (1981) ex-Thrasher, Red Lamb, Voices of Extreme, ex-Anthrax, ex-DeuxMonkey
Rich Conte - Guitars (1981-1982) Shattered Sanctity
Anthony Ammendola - Guitars (1981)
Joe - Guitars (1982)
Bobby Gustafson - Guitars (1982-1990) Satans Taint, ex-Cycle Sluts from Hell, ex-I4NI, ex-Response Negative, ex-Skrew, ex-Grip Inc., ex-The Dropouts
Bob "Sid" Falck - Drums (1987-1992) Infectus 13, ex-Battlezone, ex-Freak of Nature
Mark Archibole - Drums (1987)
Rob Cannavino - Guitars (1990-1995) Ride Inc.
Merritt Gant - Guitars (1990-1995) ex-Faith or Fear, ex-Blood Audio, ex-Drastic Measures
Tim Mallare - Drums (1992-2005) ex-Randall Frost Project, ex-M.O.D., ex-Speed Kill Hate, ex-The Bronx Casket Co.
Sebastian Marino - Guitars (1995-2000) ex-Ramrod, ex-Anvil, ex-Liege Lord (live)
Joe Comeau - Guitars, Vocals (additional) (1995-1999) Duskmachine, Liege Lord, ex-Ramrod, ex-Annihilator, ex-Tad Morose
Ron Lipnicki - Drums (2005-2017) Dan Lorenzo, Ministry of Hate, Whiplash, Grime Factor, Southern Shift, ex-Hades, ex-HavocHate
Joe Comeau - Guitars (rhythm) (2001) Duskmachine, Liege Lord, ex-Ramrod, ex-Annihilator, ex-Tad Morose
Mike Portnoy - Drums (2004) Metal Allegiance, Sons of Apollo, Transatlantic, John Arch, ex-Inner Sanctum, ex-Liquid Trio Experiment, ex-Rising Power, ex-Twisted Sister (live), ex-Liquid Tension Experiment, ex-Majesty, Flying Colors, The Winery Dogs, Yellow Matter Custard, Bigelf (live), ex-Dream Theater, ex-S.A. Adams, ex-Fates Warning (live), ex-John Petrucci (live), ex-Adrenaline Mob, ex-OSI, ex-Amazing Journey, ex-Cygnus and the Sea Monsters, ex-Hammer of the Gods, ex-Avenged Sevenfold (live), ex-Stone Sour (live)
Eddy Garcia - Drums (2012, 2016-2017) Pissing Razors, Speed Razor, ex-Ministry
Waldemar Sorychta - Guitars (2016) Despair, Enemy of the Sun, ex-Grip Inc., ex-Eyes of Eden, Dortmunder Jungs, Mandrah, ex-Therion (live), ex-Voodoocult
1983 - Power in Black [demo]
1985 - Overkill [EP]
1985 - Feel the Fire
1986 - Metal Hammer Roadshow 1 [split video]
1987 - !!!Fuck You!!! [EP]
1987 - Taking Over
1988 - The Can [split]
1988 - Under the Influence
1989 - The Years of Decay
1990 - Sexy Flexi [split]
1991 - Horrorscope
1991 - Videoscope [video]
1992 - Live to the Core [EP]
1993 - I Hear Black
1994 - W.F.O.
1995 - Wrecking Your Neck Live [live]
1996 - !!!Fuck You!!! and Then Some [kompilacja]
1996 - The Killing Kind
1997 - From the Underground and Below
1999 - Necroshine
1999 - Coverkill [kompilacja]
2000 - Bloodletting
2002 - Hello from the Gutter - The Best of Overkill [kompilacja]
2002 - Wrecking Everything - Live [live]
2002 - Then and Now [kompilacja]
2003 - Killbox 13
2005 - ReliXIV
2007 - Immortalis
2008 - Live at Wacken Open Air 2007 [video]
2010 - Bring Me the Night [single]
2010 - Ironbound [single]
2010 - Ironbound
2012 - Electric Rattlesnake [single]
2012 - Wish You Were Dead [single]
2012 - 6 Songs [EP]
2012 - The Electric Age
2013 - Live from OZ [live]
2014 - Armorist [single]
2014 - White Devil Armory
2015 - Historikill: 1995-2007 [boxed set]
2016 - Our Finest Hour [single]
2016 - Mean, Green, Killing Machine [single]
2017 - The Grinding Wheel
2017 - Man in Black / Warrior Heart [split]
2018 - Live in Overhausen [live]
Na 10 lutego 2017 r. jest zaplanowana premiera The Grinding Wheel, kolejnej dużej płyty Amerykanów.
Tracklista:
1. Mean Green Killing Machine
2. Goddammit Trouble
3. Our Finest Hour
4. Shine On
5. The Long Road
6. Let's All Go to Hades
7. Come Heavy
8. Red White and Blue
9. The Wheel
10. The Grinding Wheel
MA: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Overkill/168