Overkill is the second album released by Motörhead, in 1979, and their first for Bronze Records. It peaked at number 24 on the UK charts. It had a big impact in the British punk culture of that time, paving the way for UK82. Kerrang! magazine listed the album at No. 46 among the "100 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums of All Time". Read more on Last.fm.
Motörhead was an English metal band formed in London in 1975 by bassist and lead vocalist Lemmy Kilmister, guitarist Larry Wallis and drummer Lucas Fox. Lemmy was also the primary songwriter and only constant member. The band are often considered a precursor to the new wave of British heavy metal, which re-energised heavy metal in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Though several guitarists and drummers have played in Motörhead, most of their best-selling Read more on Last.fm
If you don’t love this record, then you better not be going around claiming you’re “rock ‘n roll.” If you do love this record, then you already get it. Should I ever be a father, Lord help, this is my favorite record I pray my children never discover, else all Hell will break loose all over again.