Tag Archives: Overkill

Motörhead announce deluxe reissue campaign with ‘Overkill’ & ‘Bomber’

BMG & MOTÖRHEAD EMBARK ON EXCITING LEGACY JOURNEY DELUXE COLLECTOR’S BOX-SET 1979, AND SPECIAL 40thANNIVERSARY INDIVIDUAL DELUXE REISSUES OF OVERKILL & BOMBER  TO BE RELEASED ON OCTOBER 25th 2019  PREORDERS PLUS WATCH A PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED, LIVE VERSION OF ‘BOMBER’  CLICK HERE After several years of planning, Motörhead and BMG are delighted to announce the start …

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Overkill Announces New Drummer Jason Bittner

Announce New Drummer JASON BITTNER! Legendary New Jersey thrashers, OVERKILL, have kept the machine running strong in 2017 with the release of their highly-acclaimed eighteenth album, ‘The Grinding Wheel’,  as well as adding another US tour under their belts. Today, the band welcomes another addition to OVERKILL’s history with their new drummer, Jason ‘Sticks’ Bittner (Shadows …

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Overkill Release Music Video For ‘Shine On’

Release Music Video For ‘Shine On’ With only three months into 2017, legendary New Jersey thrashers OVERKILL have already released their highly anticipated album ‘The Grinding Wheel’ followed by a lengthy US trek that ended one week ago. The band has released the music video for new track ‘Shine On’ – check it …

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SHREDHEAD release “Devils Race” Video / European Tour with OVERKILL & CROWBAR Announced

Israeli Thrashers SHREDHEAD have released an official video for “Devil’s Race,” courtesy of Metal Underground. The song is taken from 2015 release Death is Righteous.  Check out the video at this location. Purchase Death is Righteous at http://shredhead.bigcartel.com/product/death-is-righteous-cd SHREDHEAD will hit the road in November on a European tour supporting OVERKILL, CROWBAR, and DESECRATOR. Dates …

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OVERKILL- Bobby Ellsworth talks new box set and Johnny Cash

Overkill’s first worldwide Nuclear Blast release, their new box set Historikill: 1995 – 2007, is out now and includes eleven Overkill albums across 13 CDs plus an extra bonus CD (incl. demos, remixes and an unreleased cover song) all in digi sleeves. We spoke to frontman Bobby ‘Blitz’ Ellsworth about the …

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Overkill Announce Killfest UK IRE Tour 2016

New Jersey-based thrash metal titans Overkill are delighted to announce they will be returning to the UK and Ireland this April for a run of headline shows entitled the ‘Killfest’ tour.   Enigmatic frontman Bobby ‘Blitz’ Ellsworth had to say on the announcement; “We are happy to announce we are …

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[prank] A Compendium of Iris’s Short Reviews

2015 is fun. Here are some ‘Twitter’ Reviews by Iris North The gist: Very freely associate words and phrases with whatever comes to mind first, based on the prompts. Adrenaline Mob – Dearly Departed EP: They’re cursed. Aptly named! Karyn Crisis’ Gospel Of The Witches – Salem’s Wounds: Gospel?! *gasp* Metal …

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OVERKILL Reveal Official Video For New Track ‘Bitter Pill’

Jersey Thrash legends OVERKILL released their seventeenth album White Devil Armory this Monday and in celebration of the release, the band has revealed the official video for new track ‘Bitter Pill’. Check it out here:     Vocalist Bobby ‘Blitz’ Ellsworth commented: “Hello world, metal world, thrash world! WDA has landed and you my friends …

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Overkill – White Devil Armory

.@Planetmosh @AnybodyBC reviews “White Devil Armory” by @OverkillBand released via @nuclearblasteu 34 years of very productive existence, 16 studio albums, countless concerts and thrash metal adventures. Yes, they are the thrash metal legends from New Jersey – Overkill. In the middle of the summer of 2014, the band released their …

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Overkill – The Academy, Dublin – 15/03/2014

@PlanetMosh reviews .@OverkillBand ‘s first ever live show in Ireland. They say that good things come to those who wait, which must mean that Ireland’s thrash heads are among the best rewarded as well as the most patient on the planet of mosh, as they had waited more than 30 …

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Xentrix – The Cathouse, Glasgow – 13/12/2013

Friday, a dark December evening at The Cathouse in Glasgow and I’m surrounded by wandering metalheads, who came here to returning legends of the UK thrash scene, Xentrix. I must admit, I haven’t seen them or even the supporting act before live, so it was both fun and educational evening …

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Warbringer – ‘IV: Empires Collapse’

Over the past half a decade, Los Angeles’ Warbringer have produced three of the best new age thrash albums of recent years – a triptych of work which has taken its inspiration from the sound of genre pioneers such as Exodus, Exciter and Testament and brought it up to date …

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