Overkill - W.F.O. (1994)

Overkill - W.F.O. (1994)

Tracklist front / back album covers

1. "Where It Hurts"   5:33

2. "Fast Junkie"   4:21

3. "The Wait/New High in Lows"   5:46

4. "They Eat Their Young"   4:57

5. "What's Your Problem"   5:10

6. "Under One"   4:14

7. "Supersonic Hate"   4:17

8. "R.I.P."   1:43

9. "Up to Zero"   4:07

10. "Bastard Nation"   5:38

11. "Gasoline Dream"   6:49

Total length:   57:38

Hidden tracks

Tracks 12 – 95 are all silence for 0:03-0:04

96 (blank) – 2:56

97 (blank) – 9:00

98 "Heaven and Hell", "The Ripper" and "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" in rehearsals – (Starts at 1:00) – 4:55

99 (blank) – 0:04

Sampling

"The Wait/New High in Lows" samples a quote from the 1993 crime film Carlito's Way.

Overkills Band Members / Musicians

Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth – lead vocals

D.D. Verni – bass, backing vocals

Merritt Gant – guitars

Rob Cannavino – guitars, backing vocals, acoustic guitar

Tim Mallare – drums

Produced by Overkill

Keyboards by Doug Cook

Engineered by Tom Bender and Doug Cook

Mastered by Howie Weinberg at Masterdisk, New York City, USA

W.F.O. (Wide Fucking Open) is the 7th full-length studio album by thrash metal band Overkill, released on July 15, 1994 on Atlantic Records. The album contains "hidden songs" on track 98 the songs start at 10:00, featuring the band warming up in the studio, playing "Heaven and Hell" by Black Sabbath, "The Ripper" by Judas Priest and "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" by Jimi Hendrix. The instrumental song "R.I.P. (Undone)" was written as a tribute to Criss Oliva, co-founder of the band Savatage, who died nine months before the release of the album.

W.F.O. is the last Overkill album released by Atlantic Records, who released their previous five albums, and their last album with guitarists Rob Cannavino and Merritt Gant. W.F.O. and I Hear Black were re-released on Wounded Bird Records in 2005.