The Years of Decay

The Years of Decay
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 13, 1989 (1989-10-13)
RecordedJune–July 1989
StudioCarriage House, Stamford
GenreThrash metal
Length56:17
LabelAtlantic, Megaforce
ProducerOverkill, Terry Date
Overkill chronology
Under the Influence
(1988)
The Years of Decay
(1989)
Horrorscope
(1991)
Singles from The Years of Decay
  1. "Elimination"
    Released: 1989[1]

The Years of Decay is the fourth studio album by thrash metal band Overkill, released on October 13, 1989 through Atlantic and Megaforce Records.[2] It is the last Overkill album to feature guitarist Bobby Gustafson, who either left or was fired by the band amid a feud between himself and its founding members Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth (vocalist) and D. D. Verni (bassist).[3][4][5] The Years of Decay was also the first of two Overkill albums produced by Terry Date, who took on the same role for their follow-up album Horrorscope (1991).

  1. ^ "Overkill – Elimination". Discogs. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "Over Kill;". metallipromo.com. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
  3. ^ "Ex-Overkill Axeman Bobby Gustafson Returns To Metal With New Band Response Negative". Metal Rules. May 2003. Retrieved 2014-06-14.
  4. ^ David, Leslie (November 15, 2010). "Over Kill - Bobby Gustafson". Leslie's metal. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  5. ^ "Ex-Overkill Guitarist Bobby Gustafson Slams Former Bandmates, Says Upcoming DVD Is A 'Piece Of S**t'". Blabbermouth.net. March 17, 2018. Retrieved September 4, 2018.

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