OVERKILL L.A. interview?

big mouth · Post by **big mouth** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 5:38 am

Hey guys, I have the possibiliuty to do an interview with this L.A. act... do you think its work it.... I never liked their stuff much but considering it's an opportunity I'd like to know what you think....

alien laserblast · Post by **alien laserblast** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 6:49 am

they seem like they probably have some interesting stories. burly guys from what i gather.

hell's getting hotter single kills. everything else, garbage.

Post by **DaN** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 8:25 am

Is that the one on SST records w/ the totenkopf cover? Don't think I've ever heard them..

daniel · Post by **daniel** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 3:24 pm

Punky/Motörhead-ish stuff, ok in places.

big mouth · Post by **big mouth** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 4:46 pm

Is that the one on SST records w/ the totenkopf cover?

Correct Dan.

Post by **DaN** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 4:53 pm

big mouth wrote:
Is that the one on SST records w/ the totenkopf cover?
Correct Dan.

"Sooo... when did you decide to become nazis?"

But seriously, a Q or 2 about weather that cover ever got them in trouble w/ distributors, overtly pc underground scenes etc would be interesting I guess.

big mouth · Post by **big mouth** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 5:19 pm

Is that the one on SST records w/ the totenkopf cover?

Can you be a little more original Dan?

bigfootkit · Post by **bigfootkit** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 6:54 pm

alien laserblast wrote:hell's getting hotter single kills.

Totally agree with that.
I always wondered how such a Heavy act came to be on SST Records, Saint Vitus aside, there wasn't much else of a metallic nature on the label.
I assume they played with Punk bands mainly as St. V did initially?
At the time there wasn't much love lost or musical crossover between the Punk/Hardcore scene and the Metallers, as they straddled both camps i'm sure they have some interesting stories to tell about that.

omen of hate · Post by **omen of hate** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 6:59 pm

Strange indeed. They were even featured on a SST Punk sampler (don't remember the name) with bands such as HUSKER DU, BLACK FLAG and some others.

big mouth · Post by **big mouth** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 7:04 pm

From what I've been told this week end by a person who attended their shows back in '82/ '83 they often played with ST VITUS but also with SLAYER, BITCH...

big mouth · Post by **big mouth** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 7:12 pm

Yeah they were featured on "The Blasting Concept vol I" (1983) andf vol II (1986). SST records.