Infernal Overkill
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{{Infobox album
| name = Infernal Overkill
| type = studio
| artist = Destruction
| cover = InfernaloverkillAP.JPG
| alt =
| released = 24 May 1985
| recorded = Caet Studio, Berlin
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|Thrash metal|speed metal}}
| length = 39:26
| label = Steamhammer/SPV
| producer = Destruction
| prev_title = Sentence of Death
| prev_year = 1984
| next_title = Eternal Devastation
| next_year = 1986
}}
{{Album ratings
| MC =
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|2|5}}{{AllMusic | class = album| id = mw0000368545| label = Infernal Overkill| accessdate = 28 October 2014}}
| rev2 = Rock Hard
| rev2Score = 8.5/10{{cite web|last1=Kühnemund|first1=Götz|title=RH #11|url=http://www.rockhard.de/megazine/reviewarchiv/review-anzeigen.html?tx_rxsearch_pi1%5Breview%5D=7604|website=Rock Hard|publisher=Rock Hard|accessdate=28 October 2014}}
| noprose = yes
}}
Infernal Overkill is the debut studio album by German thrash metal band Destruction, released on May 24, 1985.{{Cite web |last=BuffetFeaturesReviews |first=Adam McCann·Afternoon |title=Destruction – ‘Infernal Overkill’ |url=https://metal-digest.com/2022/05/24/destruction-infernal-overkill/ |access-date=2022-09-25 |website=Metal Digest - The Normless Magazine |language=en-US}}
The album was re-released on February 23, 2018.{{Cite web |title=Infernal Overkill Slipcase CD |url=https://napalmrecords.com/english/infernal-overkill-slipcase-cd.html |access-date=2022-09-25 |website=napalmrecords.com |language=en}}
Track listing
All songs written by Destruction (Edition Jumar Music).
{{Track listing
| total_length = 39:26
| title1 = Invincible Force
| length1 = 4:20
| title2 = Death Trap
| length2 = 5:49
| title3 = The Ritual
| length3 = 5:11
| title4 = Tormentor
| length4 = 5:06
| title5 = Bestial Invasion
| length5 = 4:36
| title6 = Thrash Attack
| length6 = 2:56
| note6 = instrumental
| title7 = Antichrist
| length7 = 3:44
| title8 = Black Death
| length8 = 7:39
}}
Personnel
;Destruction
- Schmier – bass, vocals
- Mike Sifringer – guitars
- Tommy Sandmann – drums
;Production
- Produced by Destruction
- Engineered by Horst Müller
- Mastered by Teldec Press, Berlin
- Udo Linke – cover painting
- Melvin Bernales – band logo
- Odeon Zwo Werbeverlag – back cover design
- Frank Stöver – management