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Overkill

An American thrash metal band founded in 1980 in New Jersey. Overkill are rightfully considered one of the pioneers of thrash metal. The band is, along with Anthrax (whose member Dan Spitz was also a member of Overkill in the early days of the band's existence), the most successful thrash metal band on the East Coast of the USA; both of these bands are also called the "Motörhead of thrash metal." The band's lineup underwent multiple changes, and the only constant members of Overkill since its foundation are vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth and bassist D. D. Verni. The band has a mascot named Chaly, which is drawn on most of their album covers — a skull with bony bat wings and glowing green eyes. As of 2006, Overkill had sold 625,000 albums in the USA since the beginning of the "SoundScan era" and about 16 million worldwide as of 2012.