Tracklist
Time To Kill | 6:16 | ||
Elimination | 4:34 | ||
I Hate | 3:48 | ||
Nothing To Die For | 4:22 | ||
Playing With Spiders / Skullkrusher | 10:09 | ||
Birth Of Tension | 5:02 | ||
Who Tends The Fire | 8:09 | ||
The Years Of Decay | 8:01 | ||
E.vil N.ever D.ies | 5:49 |
Credits (15)
- Fastner & LarsonArtwork By
- The Satone'sBacking Vocals
- D.D. VerniBass
- 'Sid' Falck*Drums
- Terry DateEngineer
- Matt LaneEngineer [2nd]
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Image | , | – | In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory | Version Details | Data Quality | ||||
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![]() | The Years Of Decay CD, Album | Megaforce Worldwide – 7 82045-2, Megaforce Worldwide – 82045-2, Atlantic – 7 82045-2, Atlantic – 82045-2 | US | 1989 | US — 1989 | ||||
![]() | The Years Of Decay LP, Album, Stereo | Megaforce Worldwide – 782 045-1, Atlantic – 782 045-1 | Europe | 1989 | Europe — 1989 | ||||
![]() | The Years Of Decay Cassette, Album | Megaforce Worldwide – 82045-4, Atlantic – 7 82045-4 | US | 1989 | US — 1989 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | The Years Of Decay LP, Album | Megaforce Worldwide – 7 82045-1, Atlantic – 82045-1 | US | 1989 | US — 1989 | New Submission | |||
![]() | The Years Of Decay CD, Album | Megaforce Worldwide – 782 045-2, Atlantic – 782 045-2 | Europe | 1989 | Europe — 1989 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | The Years Of Decay = イヤーズ・オブ・ディケイ CD, Album | Megaforce Worldwide – 22P2-3052, Atlantic – 22P2-3052 | Japan | 1989 | Japan — 1989 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | The Years Of Decay Cassette, Album | Megaforce Worldwide – 782045-4, Atlantic – none | Europe | 1989 | Europe — 1989 | New Submission | |||
![]() | The Years Of Decay Cassette, Album, Club Edition | Megaforce Worldwide – A4 82045, Atlantic – 82045-4 | US | 1989 | US — 1989 | New Submission | |||
![]() | The Years Of Decay CD, Album, Club Edition | Megaforce Worldwide – A2 82045, Atlantic – A2 82045 | US | 1989 | US — 1989 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | The Years Of Decay Cassette, Album | Megaforce Worldwide – 78 20454 | Canada | 1989 | Canada — 1989 | New Submission | |||
![]() | The Years Of Decay Cassette, Album, Promo | Megaforce Worldwide – 82045-4, Atlantic – none | US | 1989 | US — 1989 | New Submission | |||
![]() | The Years Of Decay CD, Album | Megaforce Worldwide – 7 82045-2, Atlantic – 7 82045-2 | Israel | 1989 | Israel — 1989 | New Submission | |||
![]() | The Years Of Decay Cassette, Album | Delphine (2) – none | Turkey | 1989 | Turkey — 1989 | ||||
![]() | The Years Of Decay LP | Megaforce Worldwide – LGEA 6926, Atlantic – LGEA 6926 | Mexico | 1989 | Mexico — 1989 | New Submission | |||
![]() | The Years Of Decay Cassette, Album, Stereo | Megaforce Worldwide – 82045-4, Atlantic – 7 82045-4 | US | 1989 | US — 1989 | New Submission | |||
![]() | The Years Of Decay Cassette, Album | Megaforce Worldwide – 7 82045-4, Megaforce Worldwide – 82045-4, Atlantic – 7 82045-4, Atlantic – 82045-4 | US | 1989 | US — 1989 | New Submission | |||
![]() | The Years Of Decay Cassette, Album, Unofficial Release | RC – RC 2005 | Poland | 1989 | Poland — 1989 | New Submission | |||
![]() | The Years Of Decay Cassette | Atlantic – CGEA-6926 | Mexico | 1989 | Mexico — 1989 | New Submission | |||
![]() | The Years Of Decay Cassette, Album, Club Edition | Megaforce Worldwide – A4 82045, Atlantic – 82045-4 | US | 1989 | US — 1989 | New Submission | |||
![]() | The Years Of Decay Cassette, Album | Megaforce Worldwide – 82045-4, Atlantic – 7 82045-4 | US | 1989 | US — 1989 | New Submission | |||
![]() | The Years Of Decay CD, Album, Longbox | Megaforce Worldwide – 7 82045-2, Megaforce Worldwide – 82045-2, Atlantic – 7 82045-2, Atlantic – 82045-2 | US | 1989 | US — 1989 | New Submission | |||
![]() | The Years Of Decay Cassette, Album, Unofficial Release | Not On Label (Overkill) – 782045-4 | Europe | 1989 | Europe — 1989 | New Submission | |||
![]() | The Years Of Decay Cassette, Album | WEA – 7567820454, Megaforce Worldwide – 7567820454 | Indonesia | 1989 | Indonesia — 1989 | New Submission | |||
![]() | The Years Of Decay Cassette, Album | Atlantic – 82045-4 | Turkey | 1990 | Turkey — 1990 | New Submission | |||
![]() | The Years Of Decay Cassette, Unofficial Release | MG Records (2) – MG 0955 | Poland | 1992 | Poland — 1992 | New Submission | |||
![]() | The Years Of Decay CD, Album, Club Edition, Reissue | Megaforce Worldwide – A2 82045, Atlantic – A2 82045 | Canada | 1992 | Canada — 1992 | New Submission | |||
![]() | The Years Of Decay CD, Album, Repress | Atlantic – 7 82045-2 | US | 1997 | US — 1997 | ||||
![]() | The Years Of Decay CD, Album, Unofficial Release | Спюрк – UL 98064 | Russia | 1998 | Russia — 1998 | New Submission | |||
![]() | The Years Of Decay CD, Album, Repress | Megaforce Worldwide – 7567-82045-2, Atlantic – 7567-82045-2 | Germany | 2000 | Germany — 2000 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | The Years Of Decay CD, Album, Repress | Megaforce Worldwide – 7567-82045-2, Atlantic – 7567-82045-2 | Europe | 2012 | Europe — 2012 | ||||
![]() | The Years Of Decay = イヤーズ・オブ・ディケイ CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, SHM-CD | Megaforce Worldwide – WQCP-1371, Atlantic – WQCP-1371 | Japan | 2013 | Japan — 2013 | New Submission | |||
![]() | The Years Of Decay CD, Album, Reissue, Repress, Unofficial Release | Megaforce Worldwide (2) – 7567-82045-2, Atlantic (2) – 7567-82045-2 | Russia | 2017 | Russia — 2017 | ||||
![]() | The Years Of Decay LP, Album, Reissue | Atlantic – 538677001 | Europe | 2021 | Europe — 2021 | New Submission | |||
![]() | The Years Of Decay LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Red Marble | Atlantic – 538677001, BMG – 538677001 | USA, Canada & Europe | 2023 | USA, Canada & Europe — 2023 | New Submission | |||
![]() | The Years Of Decay CD, Album, Reissue, O-Card | Oporto Da Música – 0075678204524, Wikimetal Music – 0075678204524, Megaforce Worldwide – 0075678204524, Atlantic – 0075678204524 | Brazil | 2023 | Brazil — 2023 | New Submission | |||
![]() | The Years Of Decay CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Digipak | Atlantic – 538677012, BMG – 538677012 | Europe | 2024 | Europe — 2024 | New Submission | |||
![]() | The Years Of Decay CD, Album, Repress | Megaforce Worldwide – 7567-82045-2, Atlantic – 7567-82045-2 | Germany | Germany | Recently Edited | ||||
![]() | The Years Of Decay CD, Album, Repress | Atlantic – 7 82045-2, Atlantic – 82045-2 | US | US | New Submission | ||||
![]() | The Years Of Decay Cassette, Album, Unofficial Release | FE – FE 053 | Poland | Poland | New Submission | ||||
![]() | The Years Of Decay CD, Album, Repress | Atlantic – 7 82045-2, Atlantic – 82045-2 | US | US | Recently Edited |
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- Crank up this masterpiece.
Pray for a double LP release at 45 rpm..
Somebody honor this release.
Overkill did kill the game.
Honor them. - Pressing is good enough to retire the OG, so no complaints. However, who looked at this release while deciding the color and said, “yeah, red! This screams red”?
- Edited 2 months agoОтличный звук. Лучше чем на CD. На счет громкости, оригинальная аудиокассета и CD у меня звучат по громкости почти также. Скорей всего изначально так и было. А вот сама пластинка шумная. Песка дофига
- Listening to this pressing again now. It sounds great. It is very dynamic. The bass is well defined and sounds great. However, the volume in the mix is low, which I think is a good thing. If you want this record to sound like it needs to, you need to crank it up! If your system allows for good enough amplification of the lower volume mix, it will sound amazing. Give the record a good clean when you get it. I disagree with some of the other reviewers. I have a US OP to compare to. Your mileage may vary though.
- Bought this as new wrapped in plastic. Opened it and found out that record is warped as hell. The Sound is terrible compared to the original version. There is basicly no bass!!!
- İ wish i could put more stars on this re-mastered copy - its realy badly mixed - dunnow how they ever released this copy - kind of sad
- Edited 10 months ago
referencing The Years Of Decay (LP, Album, Stereo) 782 045-1
My copy has 2 labels punched in on top of each other on Side 1 and one is completely off centre meaning it covers some of the grooves in the last song Skullkrusher (10 to 20 seconds). Anyone else with this issue? Maybe worth adding a missprint version for this one?! Either than that the record sounds great. referencing The Years Of Decay (LP, Album) 7 82045-1
I always thought and believed Overkill is way better than Exodus.
This album proves itself.
Great sounding DMM version.referencing The Years Of Decay (CD, Album) 782 045-2
My personal CD copy:
Other (Mould Stamp, Variant 4): 2- The 2024 remaster sounds horrible. It sounds like a very low quality MP3. The music is awesome but I think this was remastered by a deaf person.
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