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| Released | October 13, 1989 | |||
| Recorded | June–July 1989 | |||
| Studio | Carriage House, Stamford | |||
| Genre | Thrash metal | |||
| Length | 56:17 | |||
| Label | Atlantic, Megaforce | |||
| Producer | Overkill, Terry Date | |||
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The Years of Decay is the fourth studio album by thrash metal band Overkill, released on October 13, 1989 through Atlantic and Megaforce Records.[2] It is the last Overkill album to feature guitarist Bobby Gustafson, who either left or was fired by the band amid a feud between himself and its founding members Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth (vocalist) and D. D. Verni (bassist).[3][4][5] The Years of Decay was also the first of two Overkill albums produced by Terry Date, who took on the same role for their follow-up album Horrorscope (1991).
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