Overkill

Summary

Overkill is an album^[1]. Overkill ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (925 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Overkill's instance of is recorded as album^[3].
• Overkill's genre is heavy metal music^[4].
• Overkill's genre is hard rock^[5].
• Overkill's genre is speed metal^[6].
• Overkill was produced by Jimmy Miller^[7].
• Among the performers on Overkill was Motörhead^[8].
• Overkill's record label is recorded as Bronze^[9].
• Overkill is part of Motörhead's albums in chronological order^[10].
• Overkill's language of work or name is recorded as English^[11].
• Overkill's recorded at studio or venue is recorded as Roundhouse^[12].
• Overkill was released on March 24, 1979^[13].
• Overkill's cover art by is recorded as Joe Petagno^[14].
• Overkill's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+2115'}^[15].
• Overkill's form of creative work is recorded as studio album^[16].

Product Details

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• Release type: Album^[17]

• First release date: 1979-03-24^[18]

• Genre(s): hard rock, heavy metal, metal, rock^[19]

• Community tags: 1–4 wochen, british metal, english, hard rock, heavy metal, metal, offizielle charts, rock^[20]

• MusicBrainz ID: c99d9663-dd14-3ba2-9d8c-10c8f8fa569b^[21]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Overkill was Motörhead^[8]. Overkill was produced by Jimmy Miller^[7].

Publication

Overkill was published on March 24, 1979^[13]. Overkill's language of work or name is recorded as English^[11]. Genres include heavy metal music^[4], hard rock^[5], and speed metal^[6]. Overkill is part of Motörhead's albums in chronological order^[10].

Why It Matters

Overkill ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (925 views/month).^[2] Overkill has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[22]