THE BEAST

Last Friday, legendary New Jersey thrashers OVERKILL released their 19th studio record, The Wings Of War, via Nuclear Blast. Today, the band launched part 7 of their multi-part documentary series entitled "Welcome To The Garden State" where they discuss the rise of the internet and the evolution of digital audio and social media. Watch the video here:

Check out the previous episodes of "Welcome To The Garden State" below:
Part I: Band Origin & Name
Part II: Early Influences The Genre
Part III; East Coast Vs. West Coast
Part IV: Old School Venues & Social Media!
Part V: "Hello From The Gutter" Music Video, & The Origins Of Their Symbol: The Bat Skull (Chaly)
Part VI: Surviving The Grunge Era & The Bands Longevity

Recently, the band offered fans a music video for the track "Welcome to the Garden State". Check out the infectious song and video that pays homage to Jersey here:

Bobby Blitz comments, "Not before in our video history have we presented something so artistically-seedy. This due to the brilliant yet twisted, vision of the editing room genius, behind the camera magic and damn tenacity of Mr. Tommy Jones; a good standing card carrying Jersey Boy, who did the band and the state proud. We had verbalized the story line to Tommy, who fully got it and we all created something to be proud of. So when you visit the Garden State, see or hear something that is different for you and you think, 'hmmmm that's not the way we do it at home.' Remember this, you're not at home anymore... are you?"

OVERKILL kick off their The Wings Over USA 2019 tour on April 25th in Baltimore. The trek will make stops in Pittsburgh, Chicago and Nashville before concluding in Boston on May 11th. Joining the tour are none other than San Francisco Bay Area thrash legends and label mates DEATH ANGEL and ex-members of Megadeth, Shadows Fall, and Scar The Martyr, ACT OF DEFIANCE.

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!"

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 Anthology - Rochester, NY
5/10/2019 PlayStation Theater - New York, NY **w/ Life Of Agony
5/11/2019 Paradise - Boston, MA
The Wings Of War was recorded at Gear Recording Studio in New Jersey, SKH Studio in Florida, Shorefire Studio and Jrod Productions with engineering handled by DD and Dave. 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 them lyric video for the second single entitled, "Head Of A Pin" here:

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)

Below is the track listing for The Wings Of War
1 Last Man Standing
2 Believe In The Fight
3 Head Of A Pin
4 Bat Shit Crazy
5 Distortion
6 A Mother's Prayer
7 Welcome To The Garden State
8 Where Few Dare To Walk
9 Out On The Road-Kill
10 Hole In My Soul

The gentlemen of OVERKILL are:
Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth - Vocals
D.D. Verni - Bass
Dave Linsk - Lead Guitar
Derek Tailer - Rhythm Guitar
Jason Bittner - Drums