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Thrash veterans Overkill had originally planned on releasing a new album this month, but the follow-up to 2012's 'The Electric Age' was postponed, as were some tour dates.

New Jersey thrash legends Overkill have been working on the follow-up to their 2012 full-length, 'The Electric Age.' However, the band unfortunately revealed that the new record, which was originally slated for March, will be pushed back to July. On top of that, Overkill have postponed all of their March tour dates except for the band's U.K. shows.

Featuring hard rock and metal heavyweights like High on Fire, Chickenfoot, Chimaira Black Label Society, and Hatebreed, on their roster, there's no question that the folks at eOne mean business. The New York-based record label has been busy these past couple of years signing both veteran acts and younger, developing artists, all the while never bowing down to fleeting genre trends...

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Next week, thrash architects Overkill will be releasing a nasty slab of heavy metal called The Electric Age. The 10-song collection features riff-drenched cuts like 'Electric Rattlesnake' and the new single, 'Wish You Were Dead.' In anticipation of the new album's release, Noisecreep asked Overkill vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth to be the latest musician to be part of our 'Five Albums

American thrash pioneers Overkill will be issuing 'The Electric Age,' their 16th (!) studio album later this month. Recorded and mixed at Gain Studios in New Jersey, which is owned and operated by bassist D.D. Verni, it's the follow-up to 2010's critically acclaimed 'Ironbound' album...

Overkill has announced new details around their upcoming Electric Age Tour. Supporting will be God Forbid, Diamond Plate and Suidakra. Dates will stretch coast to coast and run through April and May, click here for up to date ticket information...

Overkill has announced their next full length entitled 'The Electric Age' due out on eOne Music March 27. The pioneering American thrashers will tour the U.S. this spring on their very own Killfest 2 this spring in support. Joining Overkill on the Killfest 2 tour will be Belphegor, Aborted, Blackguard, System Divide and Diamond Plate...

It's hard to believe it's been 14 years of headbanging and moshing at the New England Metal & Hardcore Festival. This year's fest will take place over three days, from April 20 through 22, at the usual haunt of the Palladium in lovely Worcester, Mass. Ki...

Although they aren't considered one of the "Big 4," Overkill are still one of the most influential thrash metal bands in history. In the 1980s, the New Jersey combo's four studio albums were instrumental in helping shape the sound and direction metal would take in the next decade...