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'''''Taking Over''''' is the second studio album by [[thrash metal]] band [[Overkill (band)|Overkill]], released in 1987 through [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]] and [[Megaforce Records]]. It reached #191 on that year's [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart.<ref name=allmusicawards>[http://www.allmusic.com/album/taking-over-mw0000193405/awards "Taking Over - Overkill | Awards"]. ''[[AllMusic]]''. [[Rovi Corporation]]. Retrieved 2013-12-27.</ref> |
'''''Taking Over''''' is the second studio album by [[thrash metal]] band [[Overkill (band)|Overkill]], released in 1987 through [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]] and [[Megaforce Records]]. It reached #191 on that year's [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart.<ref name=allmusicawards>[http://www.allmusic.com/album/taking-over-mw0000193405/awards "Taking Over - Overkill | Awards"]. ''[[AllMusic]]''. [[Rovi Corporation]]. Retrieved 2013-12-27.</ref> |
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This is the last Overkill album to feature drummer [[Rat Skates]], who left the band later in 1987 and was replaced by Sid Falck. It was also the first to be released through Atlantic, who would release all of the band's albums up to ''[[W.F.O.]]'' (1994). "Wrecking Crew" and "In Union We Stand" have been played at almost every Overkill show to date,<ref>[http://www.setlist.fm/stats/songs/overkill-6bd69e9a.html?song=Wrecking+Crew "Wrecking Crew by Overkill Song Statistics"]. setlist.fm. Retrieved 2013-12-27.</ref><ref>[http://www.setlist.fm/stats/songs/overkill-6bd69e9a.html?song=In+Union+We+Stand "In Union We Stand by Overkill Song Statistics"]. setlist.fm. Retrieved 2013-12-27.</ref> with the former being considered one of the band's signature songs, as well as being the title of their official website (wreckingcrew.com). |
This is the last Overkill album to feature drummer [[Rat Skates]], who left the band later in 1987 and was replaced by Sid Falck. It was also the first to be released through Atlantic, who would release all of the band's albums up to ''[[W.F.O.]]'' (1994). "Wrecking Crew" and "In Union We Stand" have been played at almost every Overkill show to date,<ref>[http://www.setlist.fm/stats/songs/overkill-6bd69e9a.html?song=Wrecking+Crew "Wrecking Crew by Overkill Song Statistics"]. setlist.fm. Retrieved 2013-12-27.</ref><ref>[http://www.setlist.fm/stats/songs/overkill-6bd69e9a.html?song=In+Union+We+Stand "In Union We Stand by Overkill Song Statistics"]. setlist.fm. Retrieved 2013-12-27.</ref> with the former being considered one of the band's signature songs, as well as being the title of their official website (wreckingcrew.com). As of 2011, Taking Over had sold over 100,000 copies in the U.S.<ref>[http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/rskates/2011/08/21-questions-with-rat-skates/]. Retrieved 06-26-13.</ref> |
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==Reception== |
==Reception== |
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Taking Over is the second studio album by thrash metal band Overkill, released in 1987 through Atlantic and Megaforce Records. It reached #191 on that year's Billboard 200 chart.[2]
This is the last Overkill album to feature drummer Rat Skates, who left the band later in 1987 and was replaced by Sid Falck. It was also the first to be released through Atlantic, who would release all of the band's albums up to W.F.O. (1994). "Wrecking Crew" and "In Union We Stand" have been played at almost every Overkill show to date,[3][4] with the former being considered one of the band's signature songs, as well as being the title of their official website (wreckingcrew.com). As of 2011, Taking Over had sold over 100,000 copies in the U.S.[5]
Reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Rock Hard | 10/10[6] |
In 2005, Taking Over was ranked #450 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.[7]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Overkill
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Deny the Cross" | 4:43 |
2. | "Wrecking Crew" | 4:32 |
3. | "Fear His Name" | 5:24 |
4. | "Use Your Head" | 4:19 |
5. | "Fatal if Swallowed" | 6:45 |
6. | "Powersurge" | 4:36 |
7. | "In Union We Stand" | 4:26 |
8. | "Electro-Violence" | 3:45 |
9. | "Overkill II (The Nightmare Continues)" | 7:07 |
Total length: | 45:37 |
Personnel
- Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth – lead vocals, production
- Bobby Gustafson – guitar, production
- Rat Skates – drums, production
- D.D. Verni – bass, background vocals, production
- Alex Perialas – engineering, mixing, production
- Tom Coyne – mastering
- Stephen Innocenzi – mastering (CD edition)
- Jon Zazula – executive production
Chart performance
Year | Chart | Position |
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1987 | Billboard 200 | 191[2] |
References
- ^ a b Book, John. "Taking Over - Overkill". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
- ^ a b "Taking Over - Overkill | Awards". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
- ^ "Wrecking Crew by Overkill Song Statistics". setlist.fm. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
- ^ "In Union We Stand by Overkill Song Statistics". setlist.fm. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
- ^ [1]. Retrieved 06-26-13.
- ^ Kupfer, Thomas. "Review anzeigen". (in German). Rock Hard. 21. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
- ^ [...], Rock Hard (Hrsg.). [Red.: Michael Rensen. Mitarb.: Götz Kühnemund] (2005). Best of Rock & Metal die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten. Königswinter: Heel. p. 29. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.
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