You got songs that start off slow that turn into a real rager by the end such as “Drunken Wisdom”, you have songs that are down right like a hurricane full of speedy leads and riffing like “Shred”, and songs like “Head First” that is heavily bass motivated that brings us in the middle to fall onto downright solo chaos.ĭ.D. The album is chalk full of tempo changes found from song to song and within the songs themselves. Honestly this is probably the most technical they have ever been. The biggest change in Overkill’s sound is how technical they are here.
and Gustafson as the dynamic duo really shine here. In the end it’s not bad drumming, just average here compared to the previous albums and the ones to come. I think why there’s just a big downgrade in the song writing for the drums is the fact that it shows Rat was the one writing those earlier drum notes and this writing just feels like it’s playing it safe. There’s not a lot variation in the writing for the drums except in “Hello From The Gutter”, second half of “Drunken Wisdom”, and “End Of The Line”. Paying attention to the drums, the main rhythm that can be described is WACK, WACK, WACK. I don’t think it’s Sids fault more so the writing. Now Sid is nowhere bad, matter of fact he is a very skilled musician as he would show that skill on the next albums but here? It’s sadly just average. This is sadly where one of the flaws starts as the drumming is one of those issues. We still have our key players like Blitz, D.D., and Gustafson but now we have our new addition on the drums coming in after the departure of Rat Skates Sid Falck. I guess to begin we should address the elephant in the room which is the lineup change. With that being said, this review will cover both the original release and the remaster so let’s dive in shall we? Ever since then my perspective has really changed and I have grown accustomed to the originals sound but I prefer the newer remaster. The reason why I couldn’t was mainly the production: it just didn’t sit right with me at the time UNTIL I got ahold of the Rock Candy remaster about a year ago. “Hello From The Gutter”, “End Of The Line”, and “Overkill III (Under The Influence)” were my favorite songs from the album but I just couldn’t really get into the rest. I knew it was well written and the reasons why it was considered a classic but it just never really “clicked” for me. Before I get into the meat and bones in this review I just want to state that I originally wasn’t that into this album. After the successful release of “Taking Over” and touring with the likes of Helloween, Testament, and Megadeth Overkill quickly jumped back into the recording process to churn up their next album “Under The Influence” less than a year since “Taking Over” released.
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