I Hear Black [Import]

Over Kill | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 9, 1993)
• Original Release Date: March 9, 1993
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Atlantic UK
• ASIN: B000002IV8
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #20,690 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I DON'T hear the black album..., October 19, 2000

By 

Eric Fleming (Livermore, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Hear Black (Audio CD)

This was the first Overkill album I ever bought. I heard From The Underground before but didn't get into it because of Bobby's voice. After finding a used copy of I Hear Black at the Wherehouse for 5 bucks, I'd have to say this is the best record I've heard in a long time. I've grown to get used to Bobby's vocals, and downright love the combination of him with the best metal I've heard in years.If you've heard of Overkill and like hard driving metal that is filled with talent, lots of time changes and emotion to spare, pick this up and prepare to get run over. World of Hurt and Spiritual Void are my picks for this album.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars 'I Hear Black' shows a good other side of OverKill, September 1, 2002

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Agonymph (Heerhugowaard, Holland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Hear Black (Audio CD)

This album was about 5 bucks when I bought it, so I thought I couldn't leave the store without getting it.
'I Hear Black' was often criticized for being too "grungy" or not Thrash enough. Though I understand people saying that, I wouldn't say that it's a bad thing. The desperate Heavy Metal of 'World Of Hurt' and the ultra heavy blues of 'Spiritual Void' still are on the OverKill-set today, but the album has other great songs, take 'Dreaming In Columbian' or the sensitive 'Shades Of Grey' for instance.
For the Thrash fans there still are songs like 'Weight Of The World', 'Just Like You' or the Sabbath-like 'Ignorance And Innocence' (which are all at the end of the album).
'I Hear Black' is maybe not what many fans expected from it, but it's the most varied album they released.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I actually like this one, August 28, 2009

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Daniel Hayes - See all my reviews
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This review is from: I Hear Black (Audio CD)

The vocals here are matured, and so is the sound. I know for thrashers this is a sell-out, but I know you all tell me to have an open mind. Well here's my open mind. I used to have this album, but never had the courage to play it, and now I have sampled it, and say "This really rocks hard". Mind you it's not classic Overkill like "Taking Over", or "Feel The Fire", but it's still good. Some of the highlights here are: "Dreaming In Colombian", "Spiritual Void", "Feel The Hurt", "Ghost Dance", and "Ignorance and Innocence". They get a little funky with some of these songs I guess they were trying to copy Testament's "The Ritual". Mind you as far as hearing black I would say go to the "Years Of Decay" album, and play "Playing With Spiders/Skullkrusher". That's about the blackest these guys ever got.