Commented the band: Well the wait is over….we are finally coming to Finland to do our first tour in almost 30 years of touring thru Europe and we could not be more psyched! We have done the Tuska Festival twice before and the crowds there were always tremendous. We are really looking forward to the entire Scandinavian tour and will be pulling out a bunch of old tunes as well as the new! See ya on tour!

April 2013

17 Tampere, Finland Pakkahoune
18 Helsinki, Finland Tavastia
19 Joensuu, Finland Kerubi
20 Oulu, Finland Club Teatria
21 Rytmikojaamo, Finland Seinajoki
22. Tallin, Estonia Tapper
23. Riga, Latvia Meina Piektdina
24. Vilnius, Lithuania New York
25. Warsaw , Poland Proxima
26. Hamburg, Germany Markthalle
27 Copenhagen ,Denmark Amager Bio
29. Gothenburg , Sweden Sticky FIngers
30 Oslo , Norway John Dee

May

1 Stockholm, Sweden Debaser Slussen
2 Haugesund, Norway Karmoygeddon Festival
3 Grimstad, Norway Bluebox

Tickets will be on sale from Dec. 1, 2012 on.

With performances by Pulled Apart By Horses, The Safety Fire, Wet Nuns and more.

New Jersey thrashers Overkill formed in 1980 in New Jersey. Part of the first wave of thrash, they’re considered one of the best of the East Coast thrash metal bands and have recently released their new album, The Electric Age.

Bobby ‘Blitz’ Ellsworth statement: “It’s the Electric Age and you’re invited! See you on tour this October, let’s tear it up together, AGAIN!”

Presented by: rock hard magazine, blast, metaltix, metalnews.de & rock it

With Special Guests: 3 Inches Of Blood / Purified In Blood

04.10.2012 GER Hannover Musikzentrum
05.10.2012 GER Osnabrück Rosenhof
06.10.2012 NED Den Haag Paard Van Troje
07.10.2012 GBR London O2 Islington Academy
08.10.2012 GBR Sheffield Corporation
10.10.2012 ITA Milano Alcatraz
11.10.2012 SWI Pratteln Z7
12.10.2012 GER Geiselwind Musichall
13.10.2012 GER Straubing Metal Invasion Festival
14.10.2012 POL Katowice Mega Club
15.10.2012 TCH Prague Meet Factory
16.10.2012 GER Saarbrücken Garage
17.10.2012 GER Karlsruhe Substage
18.10.2012 BEL Antwerp Trix
19.10.2012 GER Andernach JUZ
20.10.2012 GER Bochum Zeche
21.10.2012 GER Hamburg Markthalle

The video was directed by Kevin J. Custer (HATEBREED, TESTAMENT, SUFFOCATION), who previously worked with OVERKILL on the “Bring Me The Night” video.

“Damn, this one BITES hard! Kevin Custer did it again! So plug us in yeah, set us free, this is a thrashing vid the way it’s supposed to be! Here we go kids, ‘Electric Rattlesnake’!” says OVERKILL frontman Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth.

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Besides the two brand new studio songs ´Electric Rattlesnake´ and ´Wish You Were Dead´ from OVERKILL´s upcoming album “The Electric Age”, which will hit stores march 30th, the CD contains four live songs, which have been recorded at last year’s ROCK HARD FESTIVAL. While ´Give A Little´ and ´Bring Me The Night´ are two well known highlights of every OVERKILL-show, ´Death Rider´ and ´The Beast Within´ are songs from the band´s early days, which have only been released on samplers as studio versions so far. By performing those very rare songs OVERKILL not only proved their qualities as a legendary live act, but also wrote a piece of Metal history.

The magazine can be ordered at versand@rockhard.de.

Song samples from the exclusive CD are available below:

Well…the waiting is over! Today is the day “The Electric Age” will be released by E1 Music.

Following up the 2010 release of “Ironbound“, one of the best metal records of 2010, “The Electric Age” delivers 10 brand new thrash tunes in the same mold of their previous 2010 release . From the opening track… “Come And Get It” to the closing  “tuck your ass in while I beat you sonically..Goodnight“…”The Electric Age” is chock full of thrashing entrees that will fill you up for sure.

Track Listing:

1. “Come and Get It” – 6:17
2. “Electric Rattlesnake” – 6:19
3. “Wish You Were Dead” – 4:19
4. “Black Daze” – 3:55
5. “Save Yourself” – 3:43
6. “Drop the Hammer Down” – 6:25
7. “21st Century Man” – 4:12
8. “Old Wounds, New Scars” – 4:11
9. “All Over But the Shouting” – 5:30
10. “Good Night” – 5:36

The ‘Kill will kick off their KILLFEST US tour in support of “The Electric Age” in April 2012. Also keep an eye out for the music video “Electric Rattlesnake” coming soon!

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The Electric Age will be released on March 27th. The record will be released in Europe on Nuclear Blast Records on March 30th.

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Also on the line up is System of a Down, Slipknot, Five Finger Death Punch, Marilyn Manson, Lamb Of God, Killswitch Engage, Suicidal Tendencies, Cannibal Corpse, Kataklysm, Gojira, Protest the Hero, High On Fire, Veil of Maya, Job For a Cowboy, Goatwhore, The Faceless, Periphery, Exhumed, Between The Buried and Me

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Taking the “Electric Age” across the sea to kick off the first leg of Killfest 2012 Europe.

+Special Guests (TBA)

For tickets, visit MetalTix.com

WSOU will be hosting a live Overkill Listening Party that will be broadcast on the radio from our very own Three of Cups Lounge. The new Overkill album “The Electric Age” will be played in its entirety at approximately 8pm, afterwards DJ SuperMorgan will co-host WSOU’s “Vintage 80′s” radio show from the booth. Miki will be there to serve the drinks! I hope to see you all there!!! Should be another epic night at NYC’s premier rock bar!

For more information…you know what to do!

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