The band formed back in 1980, the first thrash band to hit the east coast, and by many, considered to be the first thrash band in existence. They formed from the demise of DD Verni and Rat Skates' former punk project, The Lubricunts. They started work immediately and wrote three of the first thrash songs ever written, "Unleash The Beast Within", "Overkill I: The Nightmare Begins" and "Raise The Dead", all from 1980-1981, far before Exodus, Anthrax, Metallica, etc were even bands. They went through several different guitarists from the first unknown one, to Dan Spitz (who left for Anthrax) to a combination of Bobby Gustafson and Rich Conte. Rich soon left the band and they were left with a single guitarist, Bobby Gustafson.
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Overkill

CHORUS
I'm a wartime killer
I'm a man
I'm a peacetime killer
Doin the best I can
Bless yourself with a fiery hand
Spit on the place you stand
Don't make amends for what you do
Or move on your demands
Imagination running wild
We're all an only child
Product of our environment
Cut, blown and styled
CHORUS
I'm a wartime killer
I'm a man
I'm a peacetime killer
Doin the best I can
I adapt to nothing
And nothing please me
I'm a loaded pistol
Just you wait and see
Infliction, I am here
Infection, where do we go from here
Inception, made it clear
As I move into the plan
At birth I made a deal
Called into the killings fields
I go
CHORUS
I'm a wartime killer
I'm a man
I'm a peacetime killer
Doin the best I can
I adapt to nothing
And nothing pleases me
I'm a loaded pistol
Just you wait and see
I'm a wartime killer
I'm a man
I'm a peacetime killer
Doin the best I can