| 词条 | The Years of Decay | ||||||
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| name = The Years of Decay | type = studio | artist = Overkill | cover = The Years of Decay.jpg | alt = | released = {{Start date|1989|10|13}} | recorded = June–July 1989 | venue = | studio = Carriage House Studios, Stamford, Connecticut | genre = Thrash metal | length = {{Duration|m=56|s=17}} | label = Atlantic, Megaforce | producer = Overkill, Terry Date, Jon Zazula, Marsha Zazula | prev_title = Under the Influence | prev_year = 1988 | next_title = Horrorscope | next_year = 1991 }}The Years of Decay is the fourth studio album by thrash metal band Overkill, released on October 13, 1989 through Atlantic and Megaforce Records.[1] It is the last Overkill album to feature guitarist Bobby Gustafson, who left the band amid a feud between himself and its founding members Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth (vocalist) and D. D. Verni (bassist).[2][3][4] Touring and promotionOverkill spent nearly a year touring in support of The Years of Decay. From November to December 1989, the band toured with Wolfsbane and Dark Angel, and a month later they toured Europe with Mordred.[1] They also supported Testament on their Practice What You Preach tour. Overkill embarked on a headlining North American tour for three months, which took place from March to June 1990. Supporting acts for this tour were Excel, Vio-lence and Deceased.[1] To date, all songs from The Years of Decay have been played live except "Nothing to Die For".[5] According to frontman Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth, "E.vil N.ever D.ies" is a continuation of the self-titled "Overkill" series of songs from the band's three previous albums, but was not named "Overkill IV";[6] this would be the last song of the series until Immortalis (2007), which features the most recent part in "Overkill V... The Brand". Reception{{Album ratings| rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}[7] }} Jason Anderson at AllMusic gave The Years of Decay a positive review, awarding it four stars out of five. He called it a "classic by the group's fans", and that it "is often mentioned as the pinnacle of the East Coast thrashers' recording career".[7] The album reached No. 155 on the U.S. Billboard 200[8] and remained on that chart for eight weeks, making it Overkill's fourth highest-charting release to date.[9] As of May 2000 it had sold over 67,000 copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan.[10] In August 2014, Revolver magazine placed the album on its list of "14 Thrash Albums You Need to Own".[11] It was also ranked number ten on Loudwires top ten list of "Thrash Albums NOT Released by the Big 4".[12] Track listing{{Track listing| all_writing = Overkill | title1 = Time to Kill | length1 = 6:16 | title2 = Elimination | length2 = 4:35 | title3 = I Hate | length3 = 3:46 | title4 = Nothing to Die For | length4 = 4:22 | title5 = Playing with Spiders/Skullkrusher | length5 = 10:15 | title6 = Birth of Tension | length6 = 5:04 | title7 = Who Tends the Fire | length7 = 8:12 | title8 = The Years of Decay | length8 = 7:58 | title9 = E.vil N.ever D.ies | length9 = 5:49 | total_length = 56:17 }} Personnel
Chart performance
References1. ^1 2 "Over Kill;". metallipromo.com. Retrieved 2015-12-27. {{Overkill}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Years of Decay}}2. ^"Ex-Overkill Axeman Bobby Gustafson Returns To Metal With New Band Response Negative". Metal Rules. May 2003. Retrieved 2014-06-14. 3. ^David, Leslie (2010-11-15). "Over Kill - Bobby Gustafson". Leslie's metal. Retrieved 2014-06-15. 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/ex-overkill-guitarist-bobby-gustafson-slams-former-bandmates-says-upcoming-dvd-is-a-piece-of-st/|title=Ex-OVERKILL Guitarist BOBBY GUSTAFSON Slams Former Bandmates, Says Upcoming DVD Is A 'Piece Of S**t'|publisher=Blabbermouth.net|date=March 17, 2018|accessdate=September 4, 2018}} 5. ^"Songs played by tour: The Years of Decay". setlist.fm. Retrieved 2013-12-30. 6. ^"OverKill Interview". Metal-Rules. 2003. Retrieved 2013-12-30. 7. ^1 Anderson, Jason. "The Years of Decay - Overkill". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2015-12-28. 8. ^1 "The Years of Decay - Overkill | Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2015-12-28. 9. ^[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=overkill|chart=all}} "Overkill - Chart history"]. Billboard. Retrieved 2014-05-26. 10. ^[https://web.archive.org/web/20130411215530/http://metalsludge.tv/home/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=994&Itemid=39 "Sludge Scan For May 2000"]. Metal Sludge. 2000-05-03. Archived from the original on 2013-04-11. Retrieved 2014-06-15. 11. ^Popoff, Martin (2014-08-29). "14 Thrash Albums You Need to Own". Revolver. NewBay Media. Retrieved 2014-08-30. 12. ^Hartmann, Graham (2015-10-08). "Top 10 Thrash Albums NOT Released by the Big 4". Loudwire. Townsquare Media. Retrieved 2015-12-28. 6 : Overkill (band) albums|1989 albums|Atlantic Records albums|Megaforce Records albums|Albums produced by Terry Date|Decibel Magazine Hall of Fame inductees |
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