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Overkill Software


Overkill Software is a Swedish video game developer based and founded in Stockholm in 2009 by Ulf Andersson, Bo Andersson and Simon Viklund, the founders and owners of now defunct game developer Grin. In 2012, Swedish game studio Starbreeze Studios acquired Overkill. Brothers Bo and Ulf Andersson had founded Grin in 1997, which had some successful titles including "Bionic Commando". However, when a deal with Square Enix to make a "Final Fantasy"-based game fell through, the company went bankrupt and was closed in 2009. The Anderssons launched
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Overkill Software that same year, with their first project being "", released in 2011. "Payday" was a success for PC and the PlayStation 3. Overkill desired to make a sequel to "Payday", but did not have extensive financial resources to complete this project. They worked a deal with another Swedish studio, Starbreeze Studios, which at the same time was running low on cash while trying to develop "". While officially, Overkill was acquired by Starbreeze on April 19, 2012, those familiar with
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shares of Varvtre AB, and Ulf officially announced his departure from Overkill on May 4, 2015 for unstated reasons, though remained a consultant for Overkill for the next 2 years. Ulf Andersson went on to form the 10 Chambers Collective, which is currently working on "GTFO", a science-fiction game that borrows from some of "Payday"s concepts. In 2014, Starbreeze announced that it had acquired the rights for "The Walking Dead" for Overkill to make "Overkill's The Walking Dead" ("OTWD"
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Overkill's The Walking Dead


him and his family. "Overkill's The Walking Dead" is developed by Overkill Software. According to brand director Almir Listo, although the game is a licensed title, Overkill was free to have their own interpretation on the source material and create the game with their own vision. Robert Kirkman, the creator of the comics, was involved in the game's production, providing advice and feedback. Listo added that the game was designed for "adults", and the story will explore "different things emotionally that aren't
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the deal, speaking to "Eurogamer" stated that this was more akin to Overkill's investors, including the Andersson's Varvtre AB group, becoming the majority shareholders of Starbreeze, and the few staff and assets left with Starbreeze were incorporated into Overkill's Stockholm offices. The net result gave Overkill the necessary funding to complete "Payday 2", which was released in 2013, along with Starbreeze's "Brothers", with publishing support from 505 Games. Ultimately, 505 Games sold its part of the "Payday" intellectual
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property ownership back to Starbreeze on May 30, 2016, leaving Starbreeze and Overkill full ownership of the franchise. By 2013, Bo Andersson was named CEO of Starbreeze while still overseeing Overkill's operations. Following the release of "Payday 2", Bo and Ulf had a falling out. Ulf Andersson, the chief creative director on "Payday 2", reportedly had been burned out by its development, and had not shown up to work for several months, according to those close to Overkill. Bo bought out Ulf's
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Starbreeze Studios


, "Payday 2", a game that was set to "broaden the "Payday" template". While officially, Starbreeze became Overkill's parent company, those close to the situation, speaking to "Eurogamer", stated that it was more that Overkill's investors, which including Overkill's founders, brothers Bo and Ulf Andersson, became Starbreeze's majority shareholders; this deal had been made to help infuse cash into both the struggling Starbreeze and to provide funds for Overkill to pursue "Payday 2". "Payday
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Grin (company)


Grin was a video game developer based in Stockholm, Sweden. Founded by Bo and Ulf Andersson in 1997, Grin worked on numerous titles for the PC, consoles and arcade. The company became defunct in 2009, and its founders went on to create Overkill Software. After Grin's first release "Ballistics" (PC, arcade), Grin released the critically acclaimed "" (PC) and several arcade machines, as well as military and civilian simulators. Grin went on to develop two games for Ubisoft, "Tom
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investigated much by the TV show". Despite being set in the comic series' universe, the game's four playable characters are original. According to Kirkman, the gameplay will be similar to "". Listo noted that the game's gameplay will be similar to the raids featured in "Destiny". The game was announced on August 14, 2014 by Overkill Software. To celebrate the collaboration, Overkill announced that Lucille, a weapon from "The Walking Dead", will be available for players of "Payday 2
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Bobby Gustafson


Gustafson accused Ellsworth and Verni of not giving him his share of royalties for his songs with Overkill. Following the release of the second Overkill album "Taking Over" (1987), Gustafson was approached by Megadeth co-founder and band-leader Dave Mustaine to join his band, following trouble with their lineup at the time. However, Gustafson rejected the proposal, feeling that Overkill was turning big. Immediately after the split with Overkill, Gustafson went on tour with Cycle Sluts from Hell in Europe. Gustafson later tried to
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virtual reality-ready engine, to be used for all future Overkill projects, and the development of "OTWD" game was immediately switched to Valhalla. Valhalla provided extremely difficult for the studio to use, with developers estimating that 50 to 60% of their time was involved with trying to wrangle the engine rather than any actual game development. By 2016, Starbreeze announced the game would be delayed into 2017, but by early 2017, Starbreeze and Overkill recognized they would not be able to ship this game for some time,
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acclaim and received numerous awards and accolades. The rights to the "Brothers" intellectual property was later acquired by 505 Games in 2015. After the success of "Brothers", Fares announced that he had established a new studio named Hazelight and is working on A Way Out|a project with Electronic Arts. In 2012, Starbreeze also announced that they had acquired Overkill Software, the developer of "", granting them rights to all of Overkill's proprietary technology and intellectual properties. At the time, Overkill was working on the sequel
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Overkill's The Walking Dead


Overkill's The Walking Dead is a first-person shooter developed by Overkill Software and published by Starbreeze Studios and 505 Games. The title, based on the comics of "The Walking Dead", has a strong emphasis on cooperative gameplay. The game was released worldwide for Microsoft Windows in November 2018 and the console version has been delayed indefinitely. In February 2019, Sony emailed all pre-order customers to communicate that the console port had been cancelled. However, shortly after, 505 Games confirmed that the game had not
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Overkill (band)


Southern California. The tour was such a success that the band was added to the 2006 Gigantour bill, as second stage headliners, marking Overkill's first nationwide US tour since 1994. Now with the Bodog Music label, the band rejoined forces with Jonny and Marsha Zazula, previous owners of Megaforce Records, who are now part of the Bodog Team in the United States. Overkill released its 15th studio album, "Immortalis", on October 9, 2007. The album featured the lineup of founders Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth
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Diesel (game engine)


Diesel is a game engine developed and used by Grin. The engine was originally developed for their game "Ballistics" and has been used, albeit with modifications, in a number of other games since then. The first installment of the engine was developed in close collaboration with Nvidia, aimed to showcase the capabilities of their latest graphics chip at the time, the GeForce 3. The engine is currently in use by Overkill Software, former owners of the now defunct developer Grin. Overkill's game, "Payday: The Heist
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Humming Heads


Humming Heads Inc. is an EIP (Enterprise Information Protection) software developer based in Japan. Humming Heads Inc. was founded in 1999 to focus on the computer security. It shipped its first product, Security Platform (SeP) in 2001, as an anti-virus software. Taking SOX seriously, Humming Heads introduced functionality preventing unauthorized access and confidential information theft from the electronic systems. Further Humming Heads came with its own implementation of the desktop file manager. In 2017 the firm entered the US market. SeP prevents unauthorized information access
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) with a planned 2016 release date. Following "Payday 2", Overkill's game was planned to follow similar approaches as "Payday", a four-player cooperative experience set in a persistently-changing world. The game was initially developed on the Diesel engine, the same engine that had been used on several Grin titles. However, Starbreeze continued to acquire several properties over the next few years, including acquiring the under-development Valhalla game engine for around in 2015. Starbreeze's intent was for Valhalla, a
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The Walking Dead (franchise)


" co-op first-person shooter is in development by Overkill Software. The game is called "Overkill's The Walking Dead", and it claims to deliver a "completely new co-op experience" to "The Walking Dead" universe that will explore new characters and storylines. It is scheduled to launch on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Microsoft Windows in 2018. The game is being made with "The Walking Dead" creator Robert Kirkman, who says he was certain from the first day he saw
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Seismic Unix


visit to SEP Einar introduced SY to Shuki Ronen, then a graduate student at Stanford. Ronen further developed SY from 1984 to 1986. Other students at SEP started to use it and contributed code and ideas. SY was inspired by much other software developed at SEP and benefited from the foundations laid by Claerbout and many of his students; Rob Clayton, Stew Levin, Dave Hale, Jeff Thorson, Chuck Sword, and others who pioneered seismic processing on Unix in the seventies and early eighties. In 1986, Shuki Ronen brought
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Overkill Software


and so decided in April 2017 to change the game's engine again from Valhalla to the Unreal Engine. At this point, both Overkill and Starbreeze developers were rushing to complete the game for a 2018 release, and while the Unreal engine provided a more stable base to work from, only about 10% the developers knew the engine well enough, requiring extra time for others to come up to speed. Additionally, the developers faced work under micromanagement and "crunch time" to avoid another major delay, further hampering the quality
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505 Games


2013, "" from Starbreeze Studios. In April 2015, 505 Games announced a publishing agreement with Swedish game developer Starbreeze for the game "Overkill's The Walking Dead", which released in late 2018. A month later, 505 Games announced a publishing agreement with game developer Overkill Software for the game "Payday 2" Crimewave Edition. In August 2016, 505 Games announced it would be publishing "Virginia" from Variable State. In March 2015, 505 Games purchased 2.67% stock of Swedish game developer Starbreeze Studios.
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Video game developer


of poorest-received video games. More recent, crunch time at Starbreeze Studios and Overkill Software in developing "Overkill's The Walking Dead", principally from multiple switches in game engine requiring nearly full restarts each time, led to a product that was critically panned for its quality and gameplay, and left both studios in financial distress. Similar to other tech industries, video game developers are typically not unionized. This is a result of the industry being driven more by creativity and innovation rather than production, the lack of distinction
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Starbreeze Studios


shifted part of its focus to developing smaller games, such as "Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons". Starbreeze began expanding the company in 2012 with its acquisition of Overkill Software. Overkill's first title after the acquisition, "Payday 2", helped Starbreeze make a record profit after suffering an accumulated loss of $14.4 million since its inception. In 2015, the company announced that it would start publishing video games from independent developers, and that it had begun development of a virtual reality headset named Project Star VR
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W.F.O. (album)


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. "W.F.O." was the first album Overkill produced themselves. On the making of the album, frontman Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth explained to
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Madagascar (software)


the Stanford Exploration Project (SEP). Generations of SEP students and researchers contributed to SEPlib. Most important contributions came from Rob Clayton, Jon Claerbout, Dave Hale, Stew Levin, Rick Ottolini, Joe Dellinger, Steve Cole, Dave Nichols, Martin Karrenbach, Biondo Biondi, and Bob Clapp. Madagascar also borrows ideas from Seismic Unix (SU), a package maintained by John Stockwell at the Center for Wave Phenomenon (CWP) at the Colorado School of Mines (Stockwell, 1997; Stockwell, 1999). Main
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Raph Levien


(the monospaced font mentioned above) is drawn using G4-continuous splines, which are a very close approximation to the Minimum Variation Curve of Henry Moreton. I now think that's overkill, and G2-continuous splines (the Euler spiral ones) are plenty, and could be done with fewer points." In November 1999, Levien founded Advogato, a social website for the free software community, to test his ideas of attack-resistant trust metrics and to provide a development-focused forum for the free software community that was free of
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Bulletstorm


Gearbox Software is set to publish the title. The remastered version was revealed during The Game Awards 2016 in December. Entitled the "Full Clip Edition" and being published by Gearbox Software, the remastered version is set for release on April 7, 2017 for Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. The remastered version will increase texture resolution and include support for 4K resolutions on Windows and the PlayStation 4 Pro, and will include additional content created by People Can Fly. This includes the Overkill Campaign Mode, which starts
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FIPS 140


development. In the first draft version of the FIPS 140-3 standard, NIST introduced a new software security section, one additional level of assurance (Level 5) and new Simple Power Analysis (SPA) and Differential Power Analysis (DPA) requirements. The draft issued on 11 Sep 2009, however, reverted to four security levels and limits the security levels of software to levels 1 and 2. Due to the way in which the validation process is set up, a software vendor is required to re-validate their
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Panic Attack (robot)


for reaching the semi finals in Series 3 and being an ex-champion. Panic Attack drove into Overkill. SMIDSY then got under Overkill, and Overkill flipped it later. Panic Attack wedged Overkill into the arena spike, and lifted it, before it was rammed by SMIDSY. Panic Attack lifted Overkill again onto the arena wall. Both Panic Attack and SMIDSY then pushed Overkill into the CPZ, and lifted it. It went to a judges decision and Overkill GTI was eliminated. Panic Attack tried to lift Saw Point, but
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Overkill L.A.


Overkill L.A. or SST Overkill is a hardcore punk/speed metal band started in 1980 in Los Angeles and which recorded two records on SST Records and some tracks on compilations. The band started as Overkill but they were rechristened Overkill L.A. by SST Records when they re-released their albums in the '90's and SST Overkill when they reunited in 2005. Overkill began in late 1980 when guitar player Kurt Markham, the main songwriter, and bass player Ron Cordy, who composed most of the band's music, decided to
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Overkill (Flying Buffalo)


Overkill is a role-playing game adventure for "Tunnels & Trolls" published by Flying Buffalo. "Overkill" is an adventure initially written in 1977 by Mike Brines for "Tunnels & Trolls", and later was later redesigned in 1980 by Michael Stackpole. Gerald E. Giannattasio reviewed the Stackpole version of "Overkill" in "The Space Gamer" No. 31. Giannattasio commented that "The Stackpole "Overkill" is a sound solo adventure. The excessive difficulty of some routes will involve frustration. "Overkill" rewards
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Jon Claerbout


of earthquake seismic data frustrating and decided to study atmospheric gravity waves during his PhD. His advisor was Theodore R. Madden and the title of his thesis was "Electromagnetic Effects of Atmospheric Gravity Waves". Claerbout is the founder of the Stanford Exploration Project (SEP), the first geophysical research consortium funded by the oil and gas industry. Claerbout has been a doctoral advisor to many of influential geophysicists who joined SEP such as Oz Yilmaz and Biondo Biondi. The term and concept of exploding reflectors in reflection seismology is often attributed to Jon
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Overkill 2


Overkill 2 is a free-to-play video game developed by Craneballs Studio, the sequel to "Overkill". The game is available in English, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, German, Portuguese and Russian. As of October 2014, Overkill 2 has garnered over 4 million downloads on Google Play. It was followed by its successor Overkill 3 "Overkill 2" is very similar to its predecessor. It is a rail shooter, where player has to kill as many enemies as they can. Enemies attack in waves
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World Qualification Series (2009)


18 - Aug 23" 30th Anniversary of the Lacanau Pro and good conditions this year. Surf, concerts, events scheduled. Check out the video for a summary of the event http://vimeo.com/6994555 "Aug 25 - Aug 30" "Sep 01 - Sep 06" "Sep 01 - Sep 06" "Sep 04 - Sep 06" "Sep 09 - Sep 12" "Sep 10 - Sep 13" "Sep 08 - Sep 13" "Sep 15 - Sep 20" "Sep 16 - Sep 22" "Sep
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List of 1982–83 NBA season transactions


1982 Oct 2, 1982 Oct 1, 1982 Sep 30, 1982 Sep 29, 1982 Sep 28, 1982 Sep 27, 1982 Sep 24, 1982 Sep 22, 1982 Sep 20, 1982 Sep 19, 1982 Sep 18, 1982 Sep 17, 1982 Sep 15, 1982 Sep 14, 1982 Sep 13, 1982 Sep 10, 1982 Sep 9, 1982 Sep 7, 1982 Sep 2, 1982 Sep 1, 1982 Aug 31, 1982 Aug 27, 1982 Aug 26, 1982 Aug 16, 1982 Aug 8,
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Overkill (G.I. Joe)


Overkill is a character from the toyline from Hasbro, which has spawned comics and animated series. He first appeared in the 1989 "" incarnation of the series. He also appears in "". If the file cards that came with the Overkill action figures are to be believed, there are actually two different characters that owned the name Overkill. Both versions of the character are the leader of the B.A.T.s (short for Battle Android Troopers) that are controlled by the ruthless Cobra Organization. The first Overkill was an experimental prototype
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Gary Kovacs


CEO. In September 2016, AVG Technologies was acquired by Avast Software for US$1.3B. Kovacs employment with AVG Technologies was terminated in December 2016 upon completion of the acquisition. On Dec. 11, 2018, Kovacs was appointed as CEO of Accela . Accela, which supplies regulatory software to government clients, was acquired by Berkshire Partners LLC, on Sep 28, 2017. Raised by Hungarian parents in Toronto, Kovacs began experimenting with technology at a young age. Though grateful for the opportunities and education provided by his native Canada, his
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Overkill L.A.


SST Records in 1984 and Ginn told him he wished to release Triumph of the Will anyway, hoping Overkill would come back together but it didn't happen, so Ginn asked Merrill Ward to write some lyrics and do the vocal tracks. Triumph of the Will was finally released in 1985 on SST Records. In 1992, Ginn re-released the Overkill material on SST and rechristened the band as Overkill L.A. Lococo then formed Crackhead Killer in 2001, with fans of Overkill L.A. The band consisted of Steve Contreras on Guitar, Dr.
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Overkill (G.I. Joe)


Overkill also has a comic appearance, in GI Joe: Sigma 6 #3 also from Devil's Due. In the Sigma 6 comics, each issue featured one or two Joes paired up against a Cobra character. Overkill's Joe opponent was Tunnel Rat. The storyline has Tunnel Rat alone in the Arctic without his Sigma suit having to try and stop Overkill and his army of B.A.T.s. A preview of the comic is available at the Devil's Due minisite for the Sigma 6 comics. Overkill was first released as an action
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C++Builder


This product was aimed at developing large programs for enterprises, but did not sell well. On Sep 22, 2003, Borland Software Corporation and PalmSource, Inc. announced Borland has licensed the PalmSource software development kits (SDKs) and will support Palm OS development in the Borland C++BuilderX Integrated Development Environment (IDE) and latest Borland Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) solutions for C++. At the end of 2004 Borland announced that it would continue to develop the earlier C++Builder and bundle it with the Delphi development suite, abandoning C++BuilderX. In 2007
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September 1941 lunar eclipse


A partial lunar eclipse took place on Friday, September 5, 1941. It was a shallow partial lunar eclipse, with less than 10% of the Moon covered in Earth's shadow. Aug 31, 1941 = Sunday Sep 1, 1941 = Monday Sep 2, 1941 = Tuesday Sep 3, 1941 = Wednesday Sep 4, 1941 = Thursday Sep 5, 1941 = Friday Sep 6, 1941 = Saturday Sep 7, 1941 = Sunday Sep 8, 1941 = Monday Sep 9, 1941 = Tuesday Sep 10, 1941
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Creature House Expression


House Expression. The latest version of Creature House Expression published by Creature House Ltd is version 3.3. In Sep 2003, Microsoft acquired the software product together with all related trademarks and titles and hired Dr. Alex S. C. Hsu as an architect. Eventually, Alex S. C. Hsu led a new Microsoft team to continue the development of the software under the code name Acrylic as part of a new Expression Suite Project initiated by Alex S. C. Hsu and others. In 2007, the original Expression application became part of Microsoft's Expression Studio
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Simon Viklund


, Grin went bankrupt, and Viklund began working as a freelancer. He was commissioned by Capcom for a number of games, including "Bionic Commando Rearmed 2" (2009), "," (2010) and "" (2011) in which he composed the music for. His later changed his surname to Viklund as foreigners abroad often mispronounced his name, as 'W' and 'V' are pronounced similarly in Swedish. Viklund, along with the Andersson brothers and other Grin employees, founded Overkill Software in
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Left 4 Dead


it on the other platform for free. Overkill Software, the developers of "", a similar game to "Left 4 Dead" featuring four player co-operative gameplay, announced in June 2012 that it has worked with Valve to create a DLC level for "Payday" in the form of a map mirroring the "No Mercy" level from "Left 4 Dead", however, this DLC level is not canon to Left 4 Dead and does not lead to the infection that initiated the events in "Left 4
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Zeta-TCP


congestion avoidance algorithm. The New Reno-based algorithms are loss-based. Loss-based algorithms treat the packet losses as the sole indication of the congestions in the network. As the Internet has since evolved, this assumption is often an overkill today. The congestion loss is constantly descending with the advancement of the technologies, while, relatively, random loss due to the properties of the media (e.g., wireless/Fading channels), wireline noises/cross-talk, connectivity flaws, software bugs, etc.,
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Voxel Space


Voxel Space was a voxel raster graphics rendering engine invented by Novalogic developer and vice-president of technology, Kyle Freeman. The company was issued a patent for the technology in early 2000. The original Voxel Space engine was patented in 1996, and first released in software in the 1992 release "Comanche: Maximum Overkill". The engine was then revamped into Voxel Space 2 (which supports the use of polygons as well as voxels, and was used in "Comanche 3" and "Armored Fist 2"), and
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Goat Simulator


Goat Simulator". Another add-on, the "Super Secret DLC" package part of a cross-promotion with Overkill Software's "Payday 2"; the "Payday"-inspired content for "Goat Simulator" included additional playable characters including a camel, flamingo, and a dolphin in a wheelchair, while "Goat Simulator" content will be added to "Payday 2". These were released in January 2016. "Goat Simulator" decorative content was added to "Rocket League" in a mid-2016 update. Another expansion,
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Overkill (Motörhead song)


"Overkill" is a song by the British hard rock band Motörhead. It was released in 7" and 12" vinyl pressings in 1979. It is backed with B-side "Too Late Too Late" which appears on the CD re-issues of the "Overkill" album. Early copies came with a free "Overkill" badge. The single reached number 39 on the UK Singles Chart. On 9 March 1979 the band played this song on the BBC TV show "Top of the Pops" to support
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List of video games notable for negative reception


's company, Skybound Entertainment, for producing a game based on Kirkman's comic book series, "The Walking Dead", based on Overkill's "Payday" cooperative heist games. The game, "Overkill's The Walking Dead" (OTWD), was slated for a 2016 release, but was delayed multiple times. A bulk of the delay was attributed to Starbreeze's demands for Overkill to change the game's engine, from Overkill's Diesel engine to the Valhalla engine which Starbreeze had acquired at a significant cost,
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Overkill (G.I. Joe)


a mutated and brainwashed General Hawk. Together, they attempted to remove Cobra Commander from power, and control Cobra themselves. The Joes are able to turn Maximus back into Hawk, and the Cobra base begins to explode around Overkill, who IS seemingly crushed in the ensuing explosion. However, following the credits, Overkill's robotic hand rises up on the screen. This has been theorized as a preview of the abandoned "Robot Revolution" line rumored to be following "Valor vs. Venom". Overkill returns in "",
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Overkill (band)


"Reign in Blood" tour in North America. 1987 saw the release of Overkill's second album "Taking Over", the first to be released by Megaforce in cooperation with the major label Atlantic Records. The album featured longer songs and improved production. The song "In Union We Stand" was chosen to be Overkill's first music video. Another European tour followed, this time opening for Helloween. Overkill also opened for Megadeth on their "Peace Sells" tour in North America, and toured with the likes of
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Overkill (band)


in the spring with Death Angel and Mothership, and will take part in Megadeth's first-ever MegaCruise, which will take place in the Pacific Ocean in October 2019. Overkill is expected to start writing new material for their 20th studio album by the beginning of 2020. Though less popular than larger bands of the same genre, Overkill is one of the oldest thrash metal bands performing today. Despite the fact that their debut album was not released until 1985, Overkill's beginnings predate the formation of all of the "Big
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Feel the Fire (Overkill album)


commercial success. Based on the moderate success of "Feel the Fire", Overkill signed a recording contract with Atlantic Records in 1986, although they would still remain on Megaforce until "Horrorscope" (1991). Overkill spent most of 1985 and 1986 on tour for "Feel the Fire", supporting such bands as Carnivore, S.O.D., Blessed Death, Nuclear Assault, Liege Lord, Black Flag, Venom, Anthrax and D.R.I. In 1986, Overkill was part of two major tours; they supported Anthrax and Agent Steel on
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The Grinding Wheel


The Grinding Wheel is the 18th studio album by American thrash metal band Overkill, released on February 10, 2017. It is the last Overkill album with drummer Ron Lipnicki, who left the band shortly after its release and was replaced by Jason Bittner (formerly of Shadows Fall and Flotsam and Jetsam) for the album's tour and its follow-up "The Wings of War" (2019). Vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth said about the album's style: "At the end of the day Overkill is Overkill
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Robbery


is that crime will vary by certain neighborhoods or areas in each country, so, just because a nationwide rate is a specified rate, does not mean that everywhere in that country retains the same amount of danger or safety. Robberies have been depicted, sometimes graphically, in various forms of media, and several robbers have become pop icons, such as Bonnie and Clyde and John Dillinger. Examples of media works focused on robberies include: Video games "" and "Payday 2" are both games by Overkill Software where one
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Payday 2


Payday 2 is a cooperative first-person shooter video game developed by Overkill Software and published by 505 Games. The game is a sequel to 2011's "". It was released in August 2013 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. An improved version of the game, subtitled "Crimewave Edition", was released for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in June 2015. A version for Nintendo Switch was released in February 2018. Two years after the events of the previous game, a new gang comes to the
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Overkill Software


of the work. "OTWD" was released for personal computers in November 2018, with plans for console releases to follow, but the resulting game was poorly-received, selling an estimate 100,000 copies, far less than Starbreeze had expected. The console versions were put on hold, and in the months that followed, Bo Andersson was let go as Starbreeze's CEO and later was investigated by the Swedish Economic Crime Authority for insider trading but ultimately cleared of wrongdoing. Former "Battlefield 3" and "" lead designer David
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Hotline Miami


Vita version of "Hotline Miami" was released early, due to scheduled maintenance of the PlayStation Network. On 24 March 2014, Devolver Digital announced that the game would be headed to the PlayStation 4 with cross-buy support. The PlayStation 4 version of "Hotline Miami" was released on 19 August 2014. On 11 September 2014, Overkill Software, the developers of "Payday 2", released an announcement that there would be a downloadable content pack based on "Hotline Miami", released on 30 September as a
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Simon Viklund


company's games such as "". He composed the music for the game and was also the creative director. In 2009, the company went bankrupt and Ulf Andersson and his brother founded Overkill Software. He is working at 10 Chambers Collective, another company founded by Ulf Andersson. Simon Wiklund was born in Stockholm on December 1, 1979. His parents were musicians and he learned to play the piano, guitar, bass guitar, drums and to sing at a young age. As a teenager he sang in the local
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Payday: The Heist


and ambushing a prisoner transport in heavy rain weather, simply for the enjoyment of the players. Overkill Software promised DLC before the game's launch. In October 2011 the first of these was revealed to include a Nixon mask, new equipment, skills, characters, and heists. This DLC is the Wolf Pack, and it released on 1 August on the European PlayStation Store and on 7 August for the North American PlayStation Store and PC. The new content included a new Technician skill tree that gave the players access to the
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John Wick (film)


AutoDate with a light dial, Willem Dafoe wore a Manero AutoDate in classic black, and Daniel Bernhardt with a Patravi ChronoGrade. An IMAX featurette was released on October 22, 2014 with clips relating to the film accompanied by statements by Reeves, Stahelski, and Leitch. On October 16, 2014, "John Wick" was featured on the week's issue of "Entertainment Weekly". As part of a cross-promotional deal with Overkill Software, Lionsgate and Thunder Road Pictures, on October 21, 2014, John Wick
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UVC-based preservation


behavior of old hardware platforms and operating systems to access the original data through the original software program associated with it. Raymond A. Lorie recognized the difficulties in trying to create a program to emulate a 'real' machine on a future platform and realised that this approach was overkill for the purpose of preserving digital objects. Instead he introduced a novel approach of data/program archiving using a ‘Universal Virtual Computer’. The concept of the UVC-based preservation strategy was implemented by the KB and tested on PDF files as part
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Overkill L.A.


has been a source of confusion for metal fans since a New Jersey thrash metal band of the same name released their first EP in 1984. Some fans of the New Jersey Overkill were disappointed upon their purchase of Triumph of the Will, thinking they'd discovered some long-lost album by their thrash metal heroes only to discover an entirely different band. SST retitled CD copies of Triumph of the Will to read "Overkill L.A." when they re-released it in 1992 to end the confusion and because Overkill had copyrighted the
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Overkill (G.I. Joe)


as "Overkill". Overkill made his first comic appearance in the Devil's Due G.I. Joe comics and was revealed to be Robert Skelton, the infamous SAW Viper from the Marvel Comics, who had killed a number of Joes, including the Joes' medical officer Doc, the tank driver Heavy Metal, and the A.W.E. Striker driver Crankcase. Skelton is recruited by Serpentor and his new organization, the Coil. This is after ten men are sent to bring him in, he kills four. He chooses the name Overkill,
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Overkill (band)


record. The music video for "Fast Junkie" was widely ignored by MTV, due to changing mainstream tastes and limited airplay availability for metal bands. Overkill continued to have bigger success overseas, mounting an extensive European tour in the fall, supported by Jag Panzer and Massacra. With grunge dominating the airwaves in the United States, many heavy metal radio stations changing formats and "Headbangers Ball" going off the air, "W.F.O." failed to find an audience and in 1995 Overkill left Atlantic Records. Overkill were happy to
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Horrorscope (Overkill album)


Horrorscope is the fifth studio album by thrash metal band Overkill, released on September 3, 1991 through Atlantic and Megaforce Records. It was the first Overkill album to feature the duo of guitarists Merritt Gant and Rob Cannavino, and the last to be released through Megaforce; although they remained on Atlantic until 1995. Following the departure of longtime guitarist and songwriter Bobby Gustafson, who left the band due to a feud with its founding members Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth (vocalist) and D. D. Verni (bassist), Overkill added
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Taking Over (Overkill album)


Taking Over is the second studio album by thrash metal band Overkill, released in March 1987 through Atlantic and Megaforce Records. The album is Overkill's last to feature drummer Rat Skates, who left the band later in 1987 and was replaced by Sid Falck. It was also the first to be released through Atlantic, who would release all of the band's albums up to "W.F.O." (1994). Overkill toured for less than a year to promote "Taking Over". In March–April 1987 they opened for
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Wrecking Your Neck


Wrecking Your Neck is a 2-disc live album released by the thrash metal band Overkill in 1995. A March 1995 show, once again in Cleveland, Ohio, was recorded for Overkill's first full-length live album, and was released in April 1995; with the first pressing featuring a bonus CD containing the "Overkill EP" that had been out of print for ten years. A music video for the song "Bastard Nation" was also released. "Wrecking Your Neck" is also the last Overkill album to feature
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Under the Influence (Overkill album)


Under the Influence is the third studio album by thrash metal band Overkill, released on July 5, 1988 through Megaforce Records. This was Overkill's first album to feature drummer Sid Falck, who had replaced Rat Skates when the latter left the band in 1987 during the "Taking Over" tour. Overkill toured for six months to promote "Under the Influence", touring alongside thrash acts Nuclear Assault, M.O.D., Destruction and Testament. From October to December 1988, the band toured the United States with Slayer and Motörhead,
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Overkill L.A.


player), Merrill Ward, to be their new singer before hiring Henry Rollins in 1981. Merrill refused and preferred joining Overkill. As the singer, Merrill helped the band gain recognition with his crazy stage antics, like lighting a jockstrap around his testicles on fire. Overkill entered the studio in early 1981 and recorded their first 7" E.P., "Hell's Getting Hotter" with Spot, which was released on SST Records later that year. After hearing the record, Lococo changed his mind and joined Overkill after Dimmick quit
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Overkill (band)


Overkill is an American thrash metal band, formed in 1980 in New Jersey. They have gone through many line-up changes, leaving bassist D. D. Verni and lead vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth as the only constant members. In addition to Verni and Ellsworth, Overkill's current lineup includes Dave Linsk on lead guitar, Derek Tailer on rhythm guitar and Jason Bittner on drums. Along with Nuclear Assault and Anthrax, whose one-time lead guitarist Dan Spitz was also an early member of Overkill, the band is one
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Overkill (band)


Four" of thrash metal bands (Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax and Slayer) by at least one year. After the band's inception, as time passed and Overkill began creating more music alongside its quickly-growing competitors, it became known for its fast and heavy style. The band's music lacked enough variety to rival the names of the "Big Four", but Overkill maintained its unique sound unwaveringly throughout its career instead of trying to gain popularity with a more commercial style. Overkill has been viewed as one of
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Kaltix


make Google's search engine as much as 5 times faster and was said, by its founders, to offer a way to compute search results nearly 1,000 times faster than what was possible using current methods in 2003. Kaltix is based on the work of Sep Kamvar, Taher Haveliwala and Glen Jeh when they were members of the PageRank Project at Stanford University as graduate students in 2002-03. Their purpose was to advance the PageRank algorithm developed by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, the co-founders of Google. Their efforts
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The Beeps


Sapphire Stream S2/Ep45 Apr. 29 Wash Those Socks! S2/Ep46 Dec. 12 The Bumps SEASON 3: S3/Ep1 Aug. 30 Up Down Hill S3/Ep2 Aug. 31 Caravan S3/Ep3 Sep. 6 Secret Garden S3/Ep4 Sep. 7 Bounceflower Tea S3/Ep5 Sep. 13 The Whale S3/Ep6 Sep. 14 Soggy Sockroaches S3/Ep7 Sep. 20 Stinkroots S3/Ep8 Sep. 21 Sing-a-long-a-beeps S3/Ep9 Sep. 27 History Book S3/Ep10 Sep. 28 What Goes Splat? S3
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Signal Transfer Point


. SEPs send signaling messages to other SEPs, but the messages are normally routed via the SEP's adjacent STPs. An STP's main function is to identify the best path for two SEPs to communicate. A typical application would be for two SEPs to agree on the use of a shared data path (e.g., using ISUP to initiate a voice call between a user on one SEP and a user on the second SEP). In this way, STPs route signaling messages (for starting, maintaining or finishing any kind of
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Overkill (G.I. Joe)


Cobra's computers, and possessed a formula which would allow his B.A.T.s to evolve as they fought. His kidnapping of Scott ultimately led the Joes to Cobra's underwater headquarters. However, when Overkill scanned Scott's mind, he found that his discovery was just pure dumb luck. Overkill fled as Snake Eyes battled his creation, Overlord Vector. Overkill managed to escape, and still resides in his tank inside his lab in the underground Cobra base, now planning to get hold of the power stones sought by the Joes and Cobra
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Hotline Miami


collaboration between Dennaton Games and Overkill Software. In Japan, the localized editions of "Hotline Miami" and "Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number" for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita were bundled together and released as "Hotline Miami: Collected Edition" on 25 June 2015. The "Hotline Miami – Official Soundtrack" could first be found on Devolver Digital's SoundCloud account. It was later made available to purchase on Valve Corporation's digital distribution platform, Steam, as downloadable content for the main game. Although the soundtrack
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Payday: The Heist


Payday: The Heist is a cooperative first-person shooter video game developed by Overkill Software and published by Sony Online Entertainment. It was released on 18 October 2011, for PlayStation 3 in North America and 2 November 2011, in Europe. It was released on 20 October 2011, for Microsoft Windows via Steam. The game runs on the Diesel game engine. It contains seven different missions (including the free No Mercy downloadable content (DLC) released on 25 July 2012), with each mission containing random elements which alter
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Killing Floor 2


point had not left Early Access, and that a similar situation had recently occurred with "Payday 2" by Overkill Software where the addition of micropayment-based content was met with harsh feedback. Tripwire replied to its player base that the decision to add this feature now was to get feedback to make the transition from early access to a final release seamless, and that while it also added new content such as new weapons, these are treated as shared content that all players on the same server would enjoy. In March 2016
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Raid: World War II


Lion, a Croatian Starbreeze partner studio, that has developed downloadable content for Payday 2. The team chose to work with Diesel, an engine made by Overkill Software (ex-Grin Studios), because they have an extensive experience on working with the engine. The game has a budget of US$8 million, financed by Starbreeze Studios. Raid: World War II received mixed to negative reviews. According to Metacritic, it currently holds an aggregate score of 53% on PC, 46% on Playstation 4 and XBOX One
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New rave


generally accepted as the main exponents of the genre (although some of them disavow the term entirely). The term was coined by Angular Records founder Joe Daniel and was featured on the "An Angular Disco" flyer used to advertise Klaxons's first gig. Klaxons later declared they were "not" new rave, describing it as a "joke that's got out of hand" and that the term was originally ironic, not serious. In reaction to the media overkill of the "genre", Klaxons banned the use
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Signal Transfer Point


calls originated by the SEPs' attached users) while avoiding disabled intermediary STPs. A signaling message typically never goes directly from a given SEP to the destination SEP: the message would normally have to pass through the initiating SEP's adjacent STP so that it can be routed to the destination SEP. In some applications, however, SEPs might be directly connected with signaling links; this would typically be done to enhance robustness or performance between two critical SEPs. Such mesh network configurations are also common in Europe, where STPs have not
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List of commercial failures in video gaming


", on the Nintendo DS, a high-definition remake for the PlayStation 3, and a remaster for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and Microsoft Windows. Starbreeze Studios had acquired a license in 2014 to develop a game set in "The Walking Dead" franchise from Skybound Entertainment, using the cooperative gameplay mechanics from "" developed by Starbreeze's subsidiary Overkill Software. The game fell into development hell namely due to demands from Starbreeze to switch game engines, first from the internally-developed Diesel Engine which
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The Beeps


/Ep20 Sep. 19 Bouncy Bouncy Beep Beep S2/Ep21 Sep. 19 Big Beepday Bash S2/Ep22 Sep. 20 Yuk Says No S2/Ep23 Sep. 24 Wheely Helpful S2/Ep24 Sep. 25 Teeny Beep Takes Off S2/Ep25 Sep. 26 Carnival S2/Ep26 Sep. 27 Peas and Beeps S2/Ep27 Apr. 25 Stuck on You! S2/Ep28 Dec. 9 Hole Lot of Trouble S2/Ep29 Dec. 15 A Little Adventure S2/Ep30 Dec. 16 The Lost Houses S2/Ep31 May 1 Bounceberry Pie S2/Ep32 Dec. 23
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Liz Phair


completed a documentary DVD, "Guyville Redux." This DVD features an introduction by Dave Matthews, founder/co-owner of ATO Records, and describes the making of the album in the male-dominated Chicago independent music scene of the early 1990s (which included Urge Overkill, Material Issue, and Smashing Pumpkins), associated with the Wicker Park neighborhood where many of these bands often performed. ""Exile in Guyville" is miles more complex than the porn-star manifesto it was often considered," said Alan
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Metal Massacre


Metal Massacre is a series of compilation albums released through Metal Blade Records. It is famous for "shedding light" on bands such as the Obsessed, Trouble, Overkill, Metal Church, Metallica, Slayer, Virgin Steele, Hellhammer, Voivod, Armored Saint, Lizzy Borden, Possessed and more. In 1981, Brian Slagel, founder of Metal Blade Records, decided to put out a compilation of unsigned, underground metal bands. Throughout the '80s and early '90s he continued to release more volumes of the compilations.
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List of video games notable for negative reception


including a canvas bag and an alcoholic beverage bottle, not matching the original product descriptions as shipped, with Bethesda having to take post-release steps to resolve the matter. Furthermore, during the first months after "Fallout 76" release, a data breach occurred in Bethesda's support systems that caused private details of 65 users that had submitted support tickets related to the physical content to be revealed unintentionally. In 2014, Overkill Software, through its parent company, Starbreeze Studios, had managed to secure a license from Robert Kirkman
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Overkill (EP)


Overkill is the first EP recorded by thrash metal band Overkill released in 1985 on Azra/Metal Storm records. It is also considered by the band as their "first album", making their debut "Feel the Fire" their second record and so forth. The EP is included on the "!!!Fuck You!!! And Then Some" compilation. All of the songs from this EP (except for "The Answer") would be re-recorded for the band's future albums; "Rotten
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Overkill (Motörhead song)


, "Overkill", "Damage Case", "Stone Dead Forever" and "Too Late Too Late" were covered by Metallica, as a birthday gift for Lemmy, and released in 1996 on their "Hero of the Day" single. The single was released as a two-CD single; "Overkill" is the second track on the first CD single, and was also used on the second disc of their 1998 cover album "Garage Inc.". The single reached No. 60 on the US "
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Overkill (band)


2016, "The Grinding Wheel" was announced as the name of the album, and Ellsworth said that the band was "looking for a first-week-of-November release"; however, the album's release date was pushed back to February 10, 2017. "The Grinding Wheel" was another successful album for Overkill; it reached at number 69 on the "Billboard" 200, making it the band's second-highest chart position behind "White Devil Armory". To support the album, Overkill
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The Years of Decay


the self-titled "Overkill" series of songs from the band's three previous albums, but was not named "Overkill IV"; this would be the last song of the series until "Immortalis" (2007), which features the most recent part in "Overkill V... The Brand". Jason Anderson at AllMusic gave "The Years of Decay" a positive review, awarding it four stars out of five. He called it a "classic by the group's fans", and that it "is
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Claude Comair


Claude Comair (born February 3, 1958) is the founder of DigiPen Institute of Technology and co-founder of the Nintendo Software Technology Corporation. While at Nintendo Software Technology, a subsidiary of Nintendo Co. Ltd. of Kyoto, Comair held the title of Chairman and CTO, and later, Chairman of the Board. Comair continues to be the President and CEO of DigiPen Institute of Technology to the present day. Comair founded DigiPen Institute of Technology in 1988. Comair served as one of the founders of Nintendo Software Technology in 1996
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Killbox 13


Killbox 13 is the 12th studio album by thrash metal band Overkill in 2003. The name stems from the fact that the band considers this to be their thirteenth release because they include the "Overkill EP" as their first, or that they had released the covers album "Coverkill", which would have been their eleventh studio album. "Well, it is the thirteenth, but it's only really the thirteenth for people who followed the band. There was an EP called "Overkill" back in '84..."
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Bulldozer (EP)


Bulldozer is the second EP by Chicago post-hardcore band Big Black, released in 1983. It was their first release to feature an actual band performing, including Pat Byrne from Urge Overkill playing drums on some of the songs. On "Bulldozer", Big Black's founder and frontman Steve Albini achieved a signature "clanky" sound with his guitar by using metal guitar picks notched with sheet metal clips, creating the effect of two guitar picks at once. The "Bulldozer" EP was recorded with engineer Iain Burgess and
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Chuck Billy (vocalist)


sharing the stage with notable acts such as Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, Kiss, Megadeth, Slayer, Anthrax, Exodus, Overkill, Sepultura, Suicidal Tendencies, Pantera, White Zombie, Primus, D.R.I. and Pro-Pain. Although Testament's lineup has changed over the years, Billy is one of the two constant members of the band along with guitarist and founder Eric Peterson; they are the only two members of Testament to appear on all of the band's studio albums. His vocal style has changed
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Ruthless Records (Chicago)


Ruthless Records was the name of a Chicago punk record label. Founded in 1981 by the Effigies, it was not a real business, but a name used by Chicago and Minneapolis punk bands from 1981 to 1990: Big Black, the Effigies, End Result, Naked Raygun, Rifle Sport and Urge Overkill. The Effigies operated the label from its creation in 1981 until 1984, when they found the label to be distracting from their priorities with the band. They handed the label over to Big Black founder Steve Albini, who
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The House of the Dead: Overkill


added to "Extended Cut" as well as an entirely new in-game screen layout. Extras from the Wii version like the mini games and Director's Cut mode also make it to the "Extended Cut", along with new content. A pre-order comic book, "Prelude to an Overkill" is available in-game as a collectible bonus material. "The House of the Dead: Overkill – The Lost Reels" was released for iOS and Android devices on April 25, 2013. The game is
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Overkill (band)


played the "Feel the Fire" and "Horrorscope" albums in their entirety. The show was professionally filmed and recorded for the DVD "Live in Overhausen", which was released on May 18, 2018. Overkill released a box set, titled "", on October 16, 2015. To support the box set, Overkill embarked on a North American tour with Symphony X in September–October 2015, and a UK tour in April 2016. In a September 2015 interview, Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth revealed that
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Overkill (Motörhead album)


on Cassette, CD and vinyl by Castle Communications in 1988, coupled with "Another Perfect Day", Bronze having issued a cassette of the album coupled with "Bomber" in 1980. "Overkill" was an unexpected success, reaching #24 on the UK albums chart. It is considered by many to be a vast improvement over the band's debut and the album where they laid the foundation for their classic sound. AllMusic: Motörhead's landmark second album, "Overkill", marked a major leap forward for the
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I Hear Black


the band, Overkill's "I Hear Black" is still a respectable post-thrash offering." "I Hear Black" was one of Overkill's most successful albums to date, as it got their fourth-highest chart position (behind three of their 2010s albums "The Electric Age", "White Devil Armory" and "The Grinding Wheel"), debuting at #122 on the "Billboard" 200 charts. The album also gave Overkill their highest ever chart position on the "Billboard" Heatseekers,
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