OverkillThe Years Of Decay

Label:

Atlantic – 782 045-1

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album, Stereo

Country:

Europe

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Thrash

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 ByBlood And Iron Music
  • Published ByZazmar Music
  • Recorded AtCarriage House Studios
  • Mixed AtCarriage House Studios
  • Mastered AtMasterdisk
  • Made ByWEA Musik GmbH
  • Pressed ByRecord Service Alsdorf

Credits

  • Backing VocalsThe Satone's
  • BassD.D. Verni
  • Drums'Sid' Falck*
  • EngineerTerry Date
  • Engineer [2nd]Matt Lane
  • Executive-ProducerMarsha Zazula
  • GuitarBobby Gustafson
  • Illustration [Front Cover]Fastner*
  • Management [Management And Direction]Loud & Proud*
  • Mastered ByHowie Weinberg
  • Photography ByMichael Paras
  • ProducerTerry Date
  • SongwriterOverkill
  • VocalsBobby '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.

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

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
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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Reviews

  • ramboviii's avatar
    ramboviii
    Edited 9 months ago
    My 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.
    • casket86's avatar
      casket86
      My copy didn't come with the lyrics sleeve, guess thats why the price was low
      • Zucchini99's avatar
        Zucchini99
        The cover for this album looks like something off of Mortal Kombat 4 or before the 4th game.
        • MultiTrak's avatar
          MultiTrak
          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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