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Overkill L.A.
12+ albums
speed metalheavy metalPunk Metalpunkhardcore punk
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Joe Carducci, the former co-owner of SST Records, wrote in his book Rock and the Pop Narcotic that "Any band whose singer lights his balls on fire in performance is perhaps not destined to survive long, but Overkill did leave behind one heavy headstone of an album and they kicked any and all ass privileged to witness their spontaneous combustion - an early organic convergence of punk edge and heavy metal ambition." While Carducci's view maybe be slightly biased - Overkill recorded for SST and Carducci, himself, mixed their LP - they were one of the first bands to mix punk and metal, resulting in one excellent EP and a decent LP before they fell apart. Overkill was formed in the early 1980 by drummer Kurt Markham and bassist Ron Cordy. Kurt, the group's main songwriter, was originally the guitarist but moved to drums in an attempt to lure friend Felice LoCoco, a guitarist, to join the group. Felice, a metal fan, wasn't interested in joining a punk band, though, and instead Jeff Dimick was added on guitar. The group played their first gigs with a singer named Joe, and their mix of hardcore and pre-thrash metal caught the attention of Black Flag and SST Records. SST wanted to put an Overkill record out but the band was tired of Joe, so they dumped him. At the suggestion of Greg Ginn, Overkill added Merrill Ward, a close associate of Black Flag and a sometime member of SST "super" group the Nig-Heist. In late 1981, Overkill recorded their first EP with Spot, after which Jeff ha
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