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* ''The Electric Age'' (2012)
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* [[Absurdly Spacious Sewer]]: On the cover of ''Under the Influence'', as seen above.
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* [[Fun With Acronyms]]: ''W.F.O.'' (Wide Fucking Open) and "The SRC" (Subterranean Resistance Cult) from ''Ironbound''
* [[Greatest Hits Album]]: They have two: ''Hello from the Gutter: The Best of Overkill'' and ''Then and Now''.
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* [[Music/Instrumentals|Instrumentals]]: "Frankenstein", "Ghost Dance", "R.I.P. (Undone)" and "Feeding Frenzy"
* [[Intercourse With You]]: "Fatal If Swallowed", "Head First".
* [[Last Chorus Slow
* [[Long Runner]]: With 16 studio albums released, they are one of thrash metal's longest recording bands.
* [[Lyrical Dissonance]]: "Hello from the Gutter" (from the third album) is an upbeat song about living in pisspoor conditions in the sewers of [[New York City]].
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* [[Metal Scream]]: Blitz loves it.
* [[Mohs Scale of Rock and Metal Hardness]]: Most of their stuff is around a 7 or 8, while their occasional softer songs drop down to a 5 or 6.
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** Also, due to them covering Motörhead's "Overkill" (which was where the band's name came from) on ''Coverkill'', they now have two songs with that exact name (five if you count [[Sequel|sequels]] "Overkill II" through "Overkill V"). There would be six, but the fourth one was called "E.vil N.ever D.ies" instead.
* [[New Sound Album]]: ''I Hear Black'' introduced band's [[Groove Metal]] sound for the 90's.
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* [[Portmantitle]]: Song titles "Soulitude" and "Genocya" and the albums ''Coverkill'' and ''ReliXIV''.
* [[Sampling]]: "The Wait/New High in Lows" from ''W.F.O.'' opens with the "Here comes the pain!" quote from ''[[Carlitos Way]]''.
* [[Spell My Name With an "S"]]: Due to the way their logo is styled, some people write the band's name as "Over Kill".
* [[Subdued Section]]: "In Union We Stand"
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