Legendary New Jersey thrashers, OVERKILL, have announced their 2017 North American trek with Egyptian themed technical death metal champions and labelmates NILE. The 25-date tour will kick-off on February 14th at The Trocadero in Philadelphia, make stops in Chicago, Anaheim, and Washington, DC before ending at the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, NJ.
Bobby "Blitz Ellsworth comments:
"Can't wait to roll 'the wheel' down the road. This Feb & Mar, USA, coming to a stage near you! Let's make it another one to remember! Onward! Upward!"
OVERKILL will be touring in support of their upcoming album, The Grinding Wheel, which will be released February 10th via Nuclear Blast. Recently, the band released the video for "Our Finest Hour".
Enjoy an impression of the mighty thrash inferno with this lyric video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElxZ1oz9A68
NILE is touring in support of their latest release What Should Not Be Unearthed. Watch the official lyric video for "Evil To Cast Out Evil" on the Nuclear Blast Youtube Channel.
"All of us in NILE are really looking forward to the upcoming USA Tour with OVERKILL. This Tour is going to be Metal as Fuck," comments NILE Mastermind Karl Sanders.
Joining OVERKILL and NILE for select shows are melancholic progressive metallers AMORPHIS and melodic doom/death merchants SWALLOW THE SUN.
Tickets for the confirmed shows are now available for purchase at Enterthevault.com and all other ticket outlets.
Catch OVERKILL live at the following dates:
2/14/2017 Trocadero Theatre - Philadelphia, PA
2/15/2017 Agora Ballroom (w/ LORDI) - Cleveland, OH
2/16/2017 Park Street Saloon - Columbus, OH
2/17/2017 Concord Music Hall - Chicago, IL
2/18/2017 The Cabooze - Minneapolis, MN
2/19/2017 Granada Theater - Lawrence, KS
2/20/2017 Gothic Theatre - Englewood, CO
2/22/2017 El Corazon - Seattle, WA
2/23/2017 Hawthorne Theater - Portland, OR
2/24/2016 Slim's - San Francisco, CA
2/25/2017 City National Grove - Anaheim, CA
2/26/2017 Club Red - Tempe, AZ
2/27/2017 Sunshine Theater - Albuquerque, NM
2/28/2017 Trees - Dallas, TX
3/01/2017 Scout Bar - Houston, TX
3/02/2017 Alamo City Music Hall - San Antonio, TX
3/03/2017 Southport Music Hall - New Orleans, LA
3/04/2017 The Ritz Ybor - Ybor City, FL
3/05/2017 Variety Playhouse - Atlanta, GA
3/6/2017 The Fillmore - Charlotte, NC **
3/7/2017 The NorVa - Norfolk, VA **
3/8/2017 Howard Theatre - Washington, DC **
3/9/2017 Upstate Concert Hall - Clifton Park, NY **
3/10/2017 Palladium - Worcester, MA
3/11.2017 Starland Ballroom - Sayerville, NJ **
** With AMORPHIS & SWALLOW THE SUN
ABOUT OVERKILL
Although everybody seems to have a different account of who came first in the world of New York/New Jersey area thrash metal, it seems certain that New Jersey's OVERKILL have stayed around the longest, and have never let their fans down by remaining musically consistent and true to their roots for over 30 years.
There are few names as well respected as OVERKILL, and with the resurgence of metal in the music world, this band is poised to return to the top. OVERKILL are ready to show mature metal heads they still have it and are geared up to teach the new schoolers exactly how it's done.
The men of OVERKILL are:
Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth - Vocals
D.D. Verni - Bass
Dave Linsk - Lead Guitar
Derek Tailer - Rhythm Guitar
Ron Lipnicki - Drums
Visit OVERKILL online at: www.WRECKINGCREW.com
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