OVERKILL Stream New Song 'Electric Rattlesnake'

The new song 'Electric Rattlesnake' by New Jersey thrash metal veterans OVERKILL can now be streamed on SoundCloud. 

'Electric Rattlesnake' is taken from Overkill's upcoming album 'The Electric Age', scheduled for release in North America on March 27 via eOne Music and 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 tour the U.S. on the 'The Electric Age Tour 2012'. Support comes from GOD FORBID, DIAMOND PLATE and SUIDAKRA.

Originally announced as the Killfest 2 tour, Overkill have dropped this moniker while the dates for the tour remain the same.

Both Overkill (The Electric Age) and God Forbid (Equilibrium) will release their new albums in North America on March 27.

These are the confirmed dates so far: 

Apr. 20 - Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero Theater
Apr. 21 - Worcester, MA - The Palladium
Apr. 22 - Syracuse, NY - Lost Horizon
Apr. 23 - Columbus, OH - Screamin Willie's
Apr. 24 - Detroit, MI - Blondie's
Apr. 25 - Chicago, IL - Bottom Lounge
Apr. 26 - Kansas City, MO - Beaumont Club
Apr. 27 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater
Apr. 28 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Complex
Apr. 30 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon
May 01 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theater
May 02 - San Francisco, CA - The Grand Ballroom at the Regency Center
May 03 - Los Angeles, CA - Club Nokia
May 05 - Austin, TX - Emo's East
May 06 - Dallas, TX - Trees
May 08 - Orlando, FL - The Club at Firestone
May 09 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room
May 10 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
May 11 - West Springfield, VA - Jaxx Nightclub
May 12 - New York, NY - Best Buy Theater

SUIDAKRA To Support OVERKILL On U.S. 'The Electric Age Tour 2012'

Germans SUIDAKRA, who just returned from their first ever shows in India, have been added to OVERKILL's U.S. 'The Electric Age Tour 2012'. The package will be completed by GOD FORBID and DIAMOND PLATE. 

Originally announced as the Killfest 2 tour, Overkill have dropped this moniker while the dates for the tour remain the same.

Both Overkill (The Electric Age) and God Forbid (Equilibrium) will release their new albums in North America on March 27.

These are the confirmed dates so far: 

Apr. 20 - Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero Theater
Apr. 21 - Worcester, MA - The Palladium
Apr. 22 - Syracuse, NY - Lost Horizon
Apr. 23 - Columbus, OH - Screamin WIllie's
Apr. 24 - Detroit, MI - Blondie's
Apr. 25 - Chicago, IL - Bottom Lounge
Apr. 26 - Kansas City, MO - Beaumont Club
Apr. 27 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater
Apr. 28 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Complex
Apr. 30 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon
May 01 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theater
May 02 - San Francisco, CA - The Grand Ballroom at the Regency Center
May 03 - Los Angeles, CA - Club Nokia
May 05 - Austin, TX - Emo's East
May 06 - Dallas, TX - Trees
May 08 - Orlando, FL - The Club at Firestone
May 09 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room
May 10 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
May 11 - West Springfield, VA - Jaxx Nightclub
May 12 - New York, NY - Best Buy Theater

OVERKILL - New Album Title 'The Electric Age' And Cover Artwork Unveiled

OVERKILL 'The Electric Age' 2012

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."