New Jersey-bred Thrash Metal legends Overkill have announced The Wings Over USA 2019 tour. Kicking off on April 25th in Baltimore, the tour will make stops in Pittsburgh, Chicago, and Nashville before concluding in Boston on May 11th. Joining the tour are none other than Death Angel and Act Of Defiance (ex-members of Megadeth, Shadows Fall, and Scar The Martyr). Life of Agony wil be the special guests at the New York City show. Tickets for the tour are available for purchase this Friday, February 1st at10 AM local time.
Bobby Blitz comments:
“We look forward to bringing ‘The Wings’ over the USA. It’s been a long road but the journey is not over yet. Death Angel And Act Of Defiance join us on this jaunt so prepare yourself for a righteous beating. Let the headbanging begin in April!”
Overkill will be touring in support of The Wings Of War which was recorded at Gear Recording Studio in New Jersey, SKH Studio in Florida, Shorefire Studio and Jrod Productions with engineering handled by DD Verni and Dave Linsk. The album was produced by the band while Chris “Zeuss” Harris handled the mixing and mastering. Travis Smith (Nevermore, Opeth, Soilwork, Death…) was once again enlisted to create the artwork for the album.
Check out the lyric video for the second single entitled, ‘Head Of A Pin’ here:
Confirmed dates for the Overkill Wings Over The USA 2019 Tour with Death Angel & Act Of Defiance are:
4/25/2019 Sound Stage/ Rams Head – Baltimore, MD
4/26/2019 Theater of the Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA
4/27/2019 Rex Theater – Pittsburgh, PA
4/28/2019 House of Blues – Cleveland, OH
4/29/2019 Mercury Ballroom – Louisville, KY
4/30/2019 St Andrews Hall – Detroit, MI
5/01/2019 Intersection – Grand Rapids, MI
5/02/2019 House of Blues – Chicago, IL
5/03/2019 Varsity Theater – Minneapolis, MN
5/04/2019 The Rave – Milwaukee, WI
5/05/2019 Delmar Hall – St Louis, MO
5/06/2019 The Cannery Ballroom – Nashville, TN
5/08/2019 Bogarts – Cincinnati, OH
5/09/2019 Montage Music Hall – Rochester, NY
5/10/2019 PlayStation Theater – New York, NY **w/ Life Of Agony
5/11/2019 Paradise – Boston, MA
The band also announced they will have a special release day show on February 22nd at Jamesburg Elks Lounge 2180. The night hosted by Old Bridge Militia Foundation will include performances by Headmotor and Alex Kayne as well as raffles and giveaways.
Watch the lyric video for the first single, “Last Man Standing” here:
The band launched their multi-part documentary series entitled “Welcome To The Garden States”. Watch the various parts below:
Part I: Band Origin & Name
Part II: Early influences the Genre
Part III; East Coast vs. West Coast
Stay tuned for the upcoming episodes that will detail the journey to the upcoming album, The Wings Of War..
The Wings Of War will be available for purchase in the following formats:
CD Digipak
CD Digi + T-Shirt + Poster Bundle
Green Cassette
Grey Vinyl (limited to 1,500)
Green with Yellow Splatter vinyl (limited to 500)
Please note that imported items will ship
Pre-order The Wings Of War now digitally and receive ‘Last Man Standing’ instantly or stream the song: http://nuclearblast.com/overkill-thewingsofwar
The Wings Of War track listing:
Last Man Standing
Believe In The Fight
Head Of A Pin
Bat Shit Crazy
Distortion
A Mother’s Prayer
Welcome To The Garden State
Where Few Dare To Walk
Out On The Road-Kill
Hole In My Soul
OVERKILL is:
Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth – Vocals
D.D. Verni – Bass
Dave Linsk – Lead Guitar
Derek Tailer – Rhythm Guitar
Jason Bittner – Drums