Overkill Releases Second Single From New Record "The Electric Age"

OVERKILL has released another single called "Wish You Were Dead" today in anticipation of their new record "The Electric Age" coming out next week. Click the image above or click HERE to listen! The single is available on iTunes for preview or purchase HERE.

The band will release their 16th full length studio album "The Electric Age" next week on March 27, 2012. The record will be released in Europe on Nuclear Blast Records on March 30, 2012. You can now pre-order and preview the recrod on iTunes HERE.

In support, the band will head out on the "ELECTRIC AGE TOUR." Supporting will be GOD FORBID, DIAMOND PLATE and SUDIKARA. Dates will stretch coast to coast and run through April and May, click HERE for up to date ticket information.

To celebrate their new release, OVERKILL will be doing an in-store signing session at New Jeresey's legendary Vintage Vinyl record store. The band will be signing copies on March 27th at 7PM. Arrive early to ensure your place in line! Visit www.vvinyl.com for more info.

"ELECTRIC AGE TOUR"

4/20 Philadelphia, PA
Trocadero Theater

4/21 Worcester, MA
The Palladium

4/22 Syracuse, NY
Lost Horizon

4/23 Columbus, OH
Screamin WIllie's

4/24 Detroit, MI
Blondie's

4/25 Chicago, IL
Bottom Lounge

4/26 Kansas City, MO
Beaumont Club

4/27 Denver, CO
Bluebird Theater

4/28 Salt Lake City, UT
The Complex

4/30 Seattle, WA
El Corazon

5/1 Portland, OR
Hawthorne Theater

5/2 San Francisco, CA
The Grand Ballroom at the Regency Center

5/3 Los Angeles, CA
Club Nokia

5/5 Austin, TX
Emo's East

5/6 Dallas, TX
Trees

5/8 Orlando, FL
The Club at Firestone

5/9 Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Culture Room

5/10 Atlanta, GA
The Masquerade

5/11 West Springfield, VA
Jaxx Nightclub

5/12 New York, NY
Best Buy Theater

Click HERE for ticket info

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).

Evile, Cerebral Bore, Savage Messiah & Diamond Plate To Rock Hammerfest

This weekend sees the return of Hammerfest, the annual metal festival held at Pontin's Holiday Village in Prestatyn, Wales.

Set to cause a storm at this year's edition of the festival are Earache's very own talents EVILE, CEREBRAL BORE, SAVAGE MESSIAH and DIAMOND PLATE, joining a line-up that includes the likes of ANTHRAX, AMON AMARTH, CHIMAIRA and more.  As well as Earache's new breed of bands, the line-up also includes a number of Earache alumni, including reactivated madcap thrashers LAWNMOWER DETH and Saturday headliners SKINDRED, featuring ex-DUB WAR frontman BENJI WEBBE.

BEN CARTER - EVILE:
"Evile are again going to be let loose at Hammerfest, and we can't wait to unleash Five Serpent's Teeth on our cult!  It's an honour to play the main stage, we always have a great time with great people, and everybody knows more people equals more carnage!  So see you all there for beers and mayhem!!"

KYLE RUTHERFORD - CEREBRAL BORE:
"What an honour to be asked to play on this bill, and straight off the back of the Suffocation tour.  We love playing these kind of shows as they're not death metal shows, and we stick out like a sore thumb.  This is good for us though, as it gets us playing to people who probably don't listen to death metal, and gives us a chance to win them over."

DAVID SILVER - SAVAGE MESSIAH:
"We're really psyched to be playing at Hammerfest again!  It's going to be a great show, and we'll be jammin' plenty of new songs from 'Plague of Conscience'.  After that we're looking forward to kick ass with Diamond Plate!"

Don't miss these killer bands live at Hammerfest at these times:

Friday 16th March
DIAMOND PLATE - 5:45pm
EVILE - 12:30am (Friday night)

Saturday 17th March
CEREBRAL BORE - 2:00pm
SAVAGE MESSIAH - 1:40am (Saturday night)

Head down to the Earache stall at Hammerfest for a meet & greet with DIAMOND PLATE at 4pm on Saturday and with SAVAGE MESSIAH at 7pm on the same day.

For more information about Hammerfest, go to http://www.hammerfest.co.uk/line-up/line-up-friday.html

Following the festival, DIAMOND PLATE and SAVAGE MESSIAH will be teaming up for three more unmissable UK shows, including a newly-confirmed show in Birmingham.  Don't miss them at the following shows:

SAVAGE MESSIAH + DIAMOND PLATE
Sun 18 March - York, UK - The Duchess
Mon 19 March - Birmingham, UK - Scruffy Murphy's
Tue 20 March - London, UK - Barfly

Get tickets for the shows at http://bit.ly/ApOY1M

View the flyer at http://earacherecords.com/myspace/savage_dp_mar12.jpg

Diamond Plate Kick Off First Ever UK Shows Tonight With Anthrax

Chicago thrashers DIAMOND PLATE have arrived in the UK for their first ever shows outside of North America.

The band kick off their UK trek with two shows supporting thrash legends ANTHRAX, before heading off to Hammerfest in Wales on Friday, joining a line-up including SKINDRED, AMON AMARTH, EVILE, CHIMAIRA, SAVAGE MESSIAH, CEREBRAL BORE and more.  DIAMOND PLATE will also be taking part in a signing session at the festival at 3pm on Friday, as well as a meet and greet at the Earache stall on Saturday at 4pm.

After Hammerfest, DIAMOND PLATE will be teaming up with shred-heavy metallers SAVAGE MESSIAH for two more unmissable shows in York and London, which are open to ages 14+, with tickets costing just £6 and £7 respectively.

DIAMOND PLATE lead guitarist KONRAD KUPIEC comments:

"The three biggest shows of our band's history are here and we're honored to have them be in the UK with our idols Anthrax.  These shows will mark the first time that we travel overseas, and all of us can't wait to finally show UK fans the true experience of our live show.  Fans will get a chance to see us in action in a few different ways, from directly supporting Anthrax, to a main stage performance at a sold out Hammerfest, followed by a small run with label mates Savage Messiah where everyone can see us up close at intimate venues.  We're ready for English beer, spliffs, and fish 'n' chips, and we hope the UK fans are ready to bang their heads!"

Don't miss DIAMOND PLATE on tour in the UK at the following shows:

DIAMOND PLATE w/ ANTHRAX
Wed 14 March - Oxford, UK - O2 Academy
Thu 15 March - London, UK - O2 Academy Islington
Fri 16 March - Prestatyn, UK - Hammerfest

View the tour flyer at http://earacherecords.com/myspace/dp_anthrax.jpg

DIAMOND PLATE w/ SAVAGE MESSIAH
Sun 18 March - York, UK - The Duchess
Tue 20 March - London, UK - Barfly

Tickets for the shows with SAVAGE MESSIAH are available now at http://bit.ly/ApOY1M

Prepare yourselves for DIAMOND PLATE's insane live shows by watching the band's video for the track, "At the Mountains of Madness", at http://youtu.be/bWKt7GZ-baE

DIAMOND PLATE's debut album, GENERATION WHY? is out now worldwide.  Get the album in Europe at http://bit.ly/mVHtIi or in North America at http://bit.ly/owOGVS

GENERATION WHY? is also available on iTunes at http://bit.ly/nRbT14

Get more DIAMOND PLATE news and info at:

Official site - http://www.diamondplateband.com
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/diamondplate1
MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/diamondplate1
Twitter - http://twitter.com/diamondplate1

Overkill Officially Release New Single "Electric Rattlesnake"

OVERKILL has released the first single. "Electric Rattlesnake" off their upcoming record "The Electric Age!" Click HERE or click the artwork above. The single is now available on iTunes HERE. The band will release their 16th full length studio album on March 27, 2012. The record will be released in Europe on Nuclear Blast Records on March 30, 2012. You can now pre-order and preview the record on iTunes HERE.

OVERKILL traveled to Asbury Park, NJ this weekend to shoot a brand new music video for the above mentioned track locked away in the historic Paramount Theater. Snapshots from that shoot can be seen above.

The band also recently announced new details around their upcoming "ELECTRIC AGE TOUR." Supporting will be GOD FORBID, DIAMOND PLATE and SUDIKARA. Dates will stretch coast to coast and run through April and May, click HERE for up to date ticket information.

"ELECTRIC AGE TOUR"

4/20 Philadelphia, PA
Trocadero Theater

4/21 Worcester, MA
The Palladium

4/22 Syracuse, NY
Lost Horizon

4/23 Columbus, OH
Screamin WIllie's

4/24 Detroit, MI
Blondie's

4/25 Chicago, IL
Bottom Lounge

4/26 Kansas City, MO
Beaumont Club

4/27 Denver, CO
Bluebird Theater

4/28 Salt Lake City, UT
The Complex

4/30 Seattle, WA
El Corazon

5/1 Portland, OR
Hawthorne Theater

5/2 San Francisco, CA
The Grand Ballroom at the Regency Center

5/3 Los Angeles, CA
Club Nokia

5/5 Austin, TX
Emo's East

5/6 Dallas, TX
Trees

5/8 Orlando, FL
The Club at Firestone

5/9 Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Culture Room

5/10 Atlanta, GA
The Masquerade

5/11 West Springfield, VA
Jaxx Nightclub

5/12 New York, NY
Best Buy Theater

Click HERE for ticket info

Overkill Reveal More Behind The Scenes Footage

OVERKILL have released a second behind the scenes episode giving fans an inside look into the studio during the making of their new record "The Electric Age." This new episode focuses on what mindset the band was in when they entered the studio and overall theme they wanted to capture. The band explains their theory on why they've been together so long and bassist DD Verni showcases how big of a NY Giant fan he really is. Click HERE or the images above to view the video.

OVERKILL will released their 16th full length studio album entitled "The Electric Age" on March 27, 2012. The record will be released in Europe on Nuclear Blast Records on March 30, 2012. You can now pre-order and preview the recrod on iTunes HERE. 

The band recently announced new details around their upcoming "ELECTRIC AGE TOUR." Supporting will be GOD FORBID, DIAMOND PLATE and SUDIKARA. Dates will stretch coast to coast and run through April and May, click HERE for up to date ticket information.

The band is also featured in the latest issue of Decibel Magazine, the band's legendary record "Years Of Decay" has been inducted into the Decibel Magazine Hall Of Fame.

OVERKILL leaked the first behind the scenes episode a few weeks ago. The first episode outlines the recording process they used for their upcoming new record. Recorded at GEAR Studios, owned and operated by bassist D.D. Verni, the video outlines specific gear and techniques used and how it had shaped the bands raw unfiltered sound over the last few releases. View the video HERE.

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).

Electric Age Tour

4/20 Philadelphia, PA
Trocadero Theater

4/21 Worcester, MA
The Palladium

4/22 Syracuse, NY
Lost Horizon

4/23 Columbus, OH
Screamin WIllie's

4/24 Detroit, MI
Blondie's

4/25 Chicago, IL
Bottom Lounge

4/26 Kansas City, MO
Beaumont Club

4/27 Denver, CO
Bluebird Theater

4/28 Salt Lake City, UT
The Complex

4/30 Seattle, WA
El Corazon

5/1 Portland, OR
Hawthorne Theater

5/2 San Francisco, CA
The Grand Ballroom at the Regency Center

5/3 Los Angeles, CA
Club Nokia

5/5 Austin, TX
Emo's East

5/6 Dallas, TX
Trees

5/8 Orlando, FL
The Club at Firestone

5/9 Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Culture Room

5/10 Atlanta, GA
The Masquerade

5/11 West Springfield, VA
Jaxx Nightclub

5/12 New York, NY
Best Buy Theater

Click HERE for ticket info