Tracklist
| A1 | Time To Kill | 6:16 | |
| A2 | Elimination | 4:34 | |
| A3 | I Hate | 3:48 | |
| A4 | Nothing To Die For | 4:22 | |
| A5 | Playing With Spiders / Skullkrusher | 10:09 | |
| B1 | Birth Of Tension | 5:02 | |
| B2 | Who Tends The Fire | 8:09 | |
| B3 | The Years Of Decay | 8:01 | |
| B4 | E.vil N.ever D.ies | 5:49 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Megaforce Records, Inc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – WEA International Inc.
- Copyright © – Atlantic Recording Corporation
- Published By – Blood And Iron Music
- Published By – Zazmar Music
- Recorded At – Carriage House Studios
- Mixed At – Carriage House Studios
- Mastered At – Masterdisk
- Made By – WEA Musik GmbH
- Pressed By – Record Service Alsdorf
Credits
- Backing Vocals – The Satone's
- Bass – D.D. Verni
- Drums – 'Sid' Falck*
- Engineer – Terry Date
- Engineer [2nd] – Matt Lane
- Executive-Producer – Marsha Zazula
- Guitar – Bobby Gustafson
- Illustration [Front Cover] – Fastner*
- Management [Management And Direction] – Loud & Proud*
- Mastered By – Howie Weinberg
- Photography By – Michael Paras
- Producer – Terry Date
- Songwriter – Overkill
- Vocals – Bobby 'Blitz' Ellsworth*
Notes
Includes a poly-lined printed inner sleeve with lyrics & credits.
Recorded and mixed at Carriage House Studios, Stamford, CT, June/July '89.
Mastered at Masterdisk, NYC.
All lyrics © 1989 Blood and Iron Music/Zazmar Music, BMI.
Art & Design © 1989 Atlantic Recording Corporation.
On labels:
℗ 1989 Megaforce Records, Inc. for the U.S. & WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S.
Made in by WEA Musik GmbH.
On back cover:
℗ 1989 Megaforce Records, Inc. © 1989 Atlantic Recording Corporation.
Manufactured in - Pressé en Allemagne.
Warner-Logo "W" stamp embossed on upper right.
Runouts are stamped except for the last number which is etched.
Recorded and mixed at Carriage House Studios, Stamford, CT, June/July '89.
Mastered at Masterdisk, NYC.
All lyrics © 1989 Blood and Iron Music/Zazmar Music, BMI.
Art & Design © 1989 Atlantic Recording Corporation.
On labels:
℗ 1989 Megaforce Records, Inc. for the U.S. & WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S.
Made in by WEA Musik GmbH.
On back cover:
℗ 1989 Megaforce Records, Inc. © 1989 Atlantic Recording Corporation.
Manufactured in - Pressé en Allemagne.
Warner-Logo "W" stamp embossed on upper right.
Runouts are stamped except for the last number which is etched.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 0 7567-82045-1 7
- Barcode (Scanned, UPC A): 075678204517
- Label Code: LC 8046
- Rights Society: GEMA/BIEM
- Rights Society: BMI
- Price Code (): WE 391
- Matrix / Runout (A side runout variant 1): R/S Alsdorf 756 782045-1-A
- Matrix / Runout (B side runout variant 1): R/S Alsdorf 756 782045-1-B2
- Matrix / Runout (A side runout variant 2): R/S Alsdorf 756 782045-1-A 4
- Matrix / Runout (B side runout variant 2): R/S Alsdorf 756 782045-1-B2 # 7
- Matrix / Runout (A side runout variant 3): R/S Alsdorf 756 782045-1-Ax 6 4
- Matrix / Runout (B side runout variant 3): R/S Alsdorf 756 782045-1-B2 39 H
Other Versions (5 of 47)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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| The Years Of Decay (CD, Album) | Atlantic | 7 82045-2, 82045-2 | US | 1989 | |||
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The Years Of Decay (Cassette, Album) | Atlantic | 82045-4, 7 82045-4 | US | 1989 | ||
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The Years Of Decay (LP, Album) | Atlantic | 7 82045-1, 82045-1 | US | 1989 | ||
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The Years Of Decay (CD, Album) | Atlantic | 782 045-2 | Europe | 1989 | ||
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The Years Of Decay = イヤーズ・オブ・ディケイ (CD, Album) | Atlantic | 22P2-3052 | Japan | 1989 |
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Edited 9 months agoMy copy has 2 labels punched in on top of each other on Side 1 and one is completely off centre meaning it covers some of the grooves in the last song Skullkrusher (10 to 20 seconds). Anyone else with this issue? Maybe worth adding a missprint version for this one?! Either than that the record sounds great.
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The cover for this album looks like something off of Mortal Kombat 4 or before the 4th game. -
A perfect thrash metal album. The only album of the Big 4 that I would also give that award to is Ride the Lightning. Thrashes beautifully and gets epic too. Never boring and never a downer. My favorite of the many great Overkill albums. The European pressing sounds wonderful too!
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