Power in Black

1983 demo by Overkill

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Power in Black

Studio album (Demo) by

Overkill

Released| 1983
Recorded| March–September 1983
Genre| Thrash metal, speed metal
Length| 18:06
Label| Self released
Producer| Overkill
Overkill chronology
|  | Power in Black
(1983)  | Overkill
(1985)

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Power in Black is the first demo from American thrash metal band Overkill in 1983, although some songs had been recorded previously, such as "The Beast Within". Three of the songs from this demo ("Overkill", "There's No Tomorrow" and "Raise the Dead") were re-recorded for Overkill's debut Feel the Fire, while "The Beast Within" and "Death Rider" have never been re-recorded on future albums.

## Track listing

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### Side one

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1. "Overkill" – 3:23
2. "The Beast Within" – 4:05
3. "There's No Tomorrow" – 3:35

### Side two

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1. "Death Rider" – 3:50
2. "Raise the Dead" – 3:13

## Personnel

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* Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth – vocals
* Bobby Gustafson – guitars
* D.D. Verni – bass
* Rat Skates – drums

## External links

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* Official Overkill website

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Overkill

* D.D. Verni
* Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth
* Dave Linsk
* Derek Tailer
* Jeramie Kling

* Rat Skates
* Dan Spitz
* Bobby Gustafson
* Merritt Gant
* Joe Comeau
* Jason Bittner

Studio albums|

* Feel the Fire
* Taking Over
* Under the Influence
* The Years of Decay
* Horrorscope
* I Hear Black
* W.F.O.
* The Killing Kind
* From the Underground and Below
* Necroshine
* Bloodletting
* Killbox 13
* ReliXIV
* Immortalis
* Ironbound
* The Electric Age
* White Devil Armory
* The Grinding Wheel
* The Wings of War
* Scorched

Live albums|

* Wrecking Your Neck
* Wrecking Everything

Videos/DVDs|

* Wrecking Everything – An Evening in Asbury Park
* Live at Wacken Open Air 2007

Extended plays|

* Overkill
* !!!Fuck You!!!

Compilations|

* Fuck You and Then Some
* Coverkill
* Historikill: 1995–2007

Demo albums|

* Power in Black

Related articles|

* Members
* Discography

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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