The Years of Decay

Summary

The Years of Decay is an album^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (347 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Years of Decay's instance of is recorded as album^[3].
• The Years of Decay's genre is thrash metal^[4].
• The Years of Decay was produced by Terry Date^[5].
• The Years of Decay was produced by Overkill^[6].
• The Years of Decay was produced by Jon Zazula^[7].
• The Years of Decay was performed by Overkill^[8].
• The Years of Decay's record label is recorded as Atlantic Records^[9].
• The Years of Decay's record label is recorded as Megaforce Records^[10].
• The Years of Decay's place of publication is recorded as United States^[11].
• The Years of Decay is part of Overkill's albums in chronological order^[12].
• The Years of Decay's language of work or name is recorded as English^[13].
• The Years of Decay was released on October 13, 1989^[14].
• The Years of Decay's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Years of Decay'}^[15].
• The Years of Decay's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+3370'}^[16].
• The Years of Decay's form of creative work is recorded as studio album^[17].
• The Years of Decay's recording date is recorded as 1989^[18].

Product Details

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• Release type: Album^[19]

• First release date: 1989-10-13^[20]

• Genre(s): thrash metal^[21]

• Community tags: aggressive, angry, dark, disease, energetic, hateful, health, heavy, male vocalist, misanthropic, pessimistic, rebellious, rhythmic, technical, thrash metal, violence^[22]

• MusicBrainz ID: 970be49e-00e4-3289-9ff4-2f1f03d22f4a^[23]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on The Years of Decay was Overkill^[8]. Producers include Terry Date^[5], Overkill^[6], and Jon Zazula^[7].

Publication

The Years of Decay was released on October 13, 1989^[14]. Its place of publication is recorded as United States^[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[13]. Its genre is thrash metal^[4]. It is part of Overkill's albums in chronological order^[12].

Why It Matters

The Years of Decay ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (347 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24]