I Hear Black

Infobox Album | Name = I Hear Black
Type = studio
Artist = Overkill


Released = 1993
Recorded = Pyramid Sound, Ithaca, New York, U.S.
Genre = Groove metal, thrash metal
Length = 51:38
Label = Atlantic
Producer = Alex Perialas Overkill
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:ohy67uu070jf link]
Last album = "Horrorscope" (1991)
This album = "I Hear Black" (1993)
Next album = "W.F.O." (1994)

I Hear Black was an album released by the thrash metal band Overkill in 1993 on Atlantic Records. It was the band's sixth full-length album, and first to feature drummer Tim Mallare.

Overview

Produced by Alex Perialas (Anthrax, Testament), "I Hear Black" was the first Overkill album released directly through Atlantic Records. The album once again presented a change in style for the band, from the up-tempo thrash of "Horrorscope" to a more groove oriented style. A music video was shot for "Spiritual Void" but failed to receive substantial airplay. The European leg of the 1993 "World Of Hurt Tour" featured Savatage as a support act.

This album and W.F.O. were re-released on Wounded Bird Records in 2005.

Track listing

* All tracks written by Overkill
# "Dreaming in Columbian" – 4:00
# "I Hear Black" – 5:37
# "World of Hurt" – 5:19
# "Feed My Head" – 5:36
# "Shades of Grey" – 5:19
# "Spiritual Void" – 5:13
# "Ghost Dance" – 1:46
# "Weight of the World" – 4:07
# "Ignorance and Innocence" – 5:00
# "Undying" – 5:25
# "Just Like You" – 4:13
# "Killogy" - Japan Bonus Track

Personnel

* D.D. Verni – Bass
* Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth – Vocals
* Merrit Gant – Guitars
* Rob Cannavino – Guitars
* Tim Mallare – Drums

* Recorded at Pyramid Sound, Ithaca, New York, USA
* Produced by Alex Perialas and Overkill
* Engineered by Rob Hunter and Alex Perialas
* Mastered by Tom Coyne at Hit Factory

External links

* [http://www.wreckingcrew.com/ Official OVERKILL Site]