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Overkill, along with Testament, Exodus, and Forbidden (just to name a few), represent the most important bands of the second wave of American thrash metal. These four "metalheads" released their first work, "Feel the Fire," in 1985, a seminal and significant album for the thrash movement. Two years later, they returned with a new full-length, "Taking Over," with the same lineup as the previous album: Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth on vocals, Bobby Gustafson on guitar (pulling double duty), D.D. Verni on bass, and Rat Skates behind the drums.
This album is even rougher and more powerful than its predecessor, as evidenced by the riffs that introduce the opener "Deny the Cross," which boasts an incredible instrumental section and an excellent chorus. But the best is yet to come, and "Wrecking Crew" strikes the unsuspecting listener with simple and clever riffs that are heavy and fast at the same time, and it's no coincidence that it becomes one of the most performed tracks in their live shows. Another classic of the band is "Use Your Head," with a well-defined rhythm marked by numerous tempo changes and a noteworthy solo by Gustafson. And now for the best track on the album (in my opinion), a true classic of the band that has been featured in every live show from 1987 to today, we are talking about "In Union We Stand," where Ellsworth's raspy voice engages you throughout the song. Another notable track is the super-fast "Electro-Violence," filled with numerous solos that hit you straight in the face without giving you a moment's respite.
This "Taking Over," along with Testament's "The Legacy" and Anthrax's "Among the Living," makes a great 1987 thrash metal trio. A bonus point is also given to the very explicit cover art that makes it clear that this album is a real blast in the balls.
Tracklist Lyrics and Samples
01 Deny the Cross (04:43)
I'll steal your life and cut, out your heart.
Rip the core of your, world apart.
Then I'll, Take your sight.
Leave ya blind.
Laughing hard as you, loose your mind.
Smash in your skull!!!
Kick out your brains!!!
Dance all over!
What remains!!!
Life! The living danger,
Death! The welcome stranger,
In sin! You deny the cross.
Deny the cross...!
I'm an angel I'm, virgin white.
This only happens, every night.
Restitution, for my sin,
Imprisoned virtue, time begins.
Killer instincts!!!
Escape my find!
Path of destruction!
Left behind.
Life, it walks away...
It walks today...
It fades away...
Death, is here to stay...
Is here today...
To deny the cross...!
Draw and quarter, slice the meat.
Now there's something, more to eat.
Nothing left there is, just a frame.
This poor soul, has no name.
Back to dirt!
Six feet deep!
I take a breath!
Long and deep!!!
Deny the cross!!!
02 Wrecking Crew (04:32)
Ain't no job too big or small,
Just one sweep of the wreckin' ball.
Put 'em up, we'll knock 'em down,
Or knock 'em up, then leave town.
Demolition of the mind.
Desolation, left behind.
Light the fuse, dynamite.
Light the sky! in the night!!!
We will walk!
All over you!
'Cause we are!
The wreckin'! Wreckin' crew!!!
We are the wreckin' crew.
Wreckin' crew!!!
We are the wreckin' crew.
Destruction is a way life.
Destruction, mayhem, havoc, strife.
Crack a smile, here the sound.
Watch 'em crumble to the ground.
Innocence ain't no excuse,
Slip your neck inside the noose.
Pay in blood I demand,
The wreckin' crew is outta hand.
We'll wreck your neck!
Wreckin' crew!
Get wrecked!
Turn to ashes, turn to dust.
We're the ones that you can trust.
Evil smile, wicked grin,
Tear it down, begin to sin.
Think that you will end it all,
There's no one left to ball or call.
When there ain't nothin' left to do,
Call upon, the wreckin' crew!
We'll wreck your neck!
Wreckin' crew!
Yer wreck!
Ah! Wreckin' crew!
Wreck! Wreck!
05 Fatal If Swallowed (06:45)
Lust is the fire which warms you in the night.
Scorching the edge of your soul.
I am desire, your eyes are filled with light.
Pleasing the master your goal.
Like a fly! to a spider, against my web you fight.
My poison dousing your flame.
Call on the liar, to fill the hole with light.
Your feelings went as I came.
Fatal if swallowed, my love's too much to hold.
A deadly poison, a hot and heavy load.
Fatal if swallowed, a love you can't resist.
Another beleiver, sealed, with a kiss.
Animal attraction, the numbing of your flesh,
No reason to let this action wait.
Your physical convultions, the quiver of your lips,
Open up, ahh! take the bait.
You taste it, revolting, wishing you were dead,
The effect you'll never grow old.
Oozing slime, foaming at the mouth,
So dizzy! the poison takes its toll.
No protection. forced injection.
Feel the bite. feel the sting...
No detection. slow infection.
Now you know what good lovin' brings.
Are you a believer, or are you just a corpse,
A worm eaten mass of disgust.
Yeah I'm a deceiver, the reaper a letch,
The reason your driven by lust.
But your not the first, you won't be the last.
I lead, others will follow.
No mercy, forgiveness, no begging for repreive,
My venom, fatal if swallowed!!!
Ooo with a kiss.
Fatal. Kiss this.
Open up wide, I'm cummin' inside.
06 Powersurge (04:36)
Leave... don't try.
They die to get inside.
A falling out, between you and your pride.
No... don't go.
There's something you should know.
This blinding light, can tear apart your soul.
Shattered dreams.
Are not all that they seem.
The light can change from white to blue to green.
Left to right.
There's power in the night.
And the powersurge,
Driven by the light!
Power! building up,
Power! all around you,
Power! you feel it.
Power! a powersurge!
Stay... away.
There's something I must say.
This light reduces all that's in it's way.
In... the dark.
Ignited by a spark.
A fire burns, a fire makes its mark!
See the flash.
A mountain turns to ash.
Recollection, echos of the past.
Right to left,
Power's what you get.
And the powersurge,
Isn't over yet!
Power! building up,
Power! it's coming back,
Power! feel it.
Power! powersurge!
Coming out of the sun.
There are battles to be won.
Colors change from blue to red.
Forgotten heros, piles of dead.
A mass of steel, down in flame.
Powersurge remains the same.
Comandeer turns to dust,
The mass of steel begins to rust...
Power! building up,
Power! coming back,
Power! in the air!.
Power! a powersurge!
07 In Union We Stand (04:26)
From the islands to the cities, from the ports into the sea.
We are strong, we will always be...
Blazing through the wreckage, burning all we see..
The life we lead, committed to be free..
Our union is a fortress!
Together we are bound.
A common bound in freedom, and in sound!!
So raise your voices high!
For miles around to hear.
Let them know, we are drawing near...
In union we stand,
As they blaze across the land!!
In union, we make a final stand....
(again)
A peaceful co-existance, is droping out of sight.
So band together, together we will fight.
Blasting the resistance, marching to the top.
They started this, we say when it stops.
Strike fear within their hearts!
Strike down those in your way.
Let them know, that we live, today!!
They throw us into flames,
Did not hear our cries.
But now, from the ashes we arise...
(2 again)(4x)
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