According to Blabbermouth.net, New Jersey thrash metal veterans Overkill will release their new album, "The Electric Age", in North America on March 27 via eOne Music. The CD will be made available in Europe on March 30 through Nuclear Blast Records.
"The Electric Age" was recorded and mixed at Gain Studios in New Jersey, owned and operated by Overkill bassist D.D. Verni.
Overkill will embark on the "
Killfest 2" headlining tour in April/May. Support on the trek will come from
Belphegor,
Aborted,
Blackguard,
System Divide and
Diamond Plate.
Overkill's latest CD, "Ironbound", sold 4,100 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 192 on The Billboard 200 chart. The effort landed at No. 4 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.
Overkill's previous album, "Immortalis", opened with 2,800 units back in October 2007.
"Ironbound" was released on February 9, 2010 via E1 Music (formerly Koch Records). The CD, which was issued in Europe on January 29, 2010 via Nuclear Blast Records, was mixed by Pain/Hypocrisy mainman Peter Tägtgren and is described in a press release as "a true thrasher-piece".
Overkill is Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth (vocals), D.D. Verni (bass, backing vocals), Derek "The Skull" Tailer (rhythm guitar, backing vocals), Dave Linsk (lead guitar, backing vocals) and Ron Lipnicki (drums).
