131 - Overkill Feel the Fire 1985

Overkill debut "Feel The Fire“ can be labelled a real classic of the US Metal/Thrash Metal era. Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth (vocals) sounded like a mixture between an angry Bruce Dickinson and Tom Araya in times of “Show No Mercy”. The band’s overall sound was raw and wild, but it’s just this wildness the band works with that makes “Feel The Fire” into a real classic. The prominent bass, which plays a similarly important role with Overkill as with Iron Maiden, can also be found on “Feel The Fire” already. Furthermore D.D. Verni and his playing makes for a big part of the Overkill sound and basically replaces the second guitar.