Legendary thrashers OVERKILL have announced their next full length, entitled The Electric Age, and due out on eOne Music on March 27th. The record will be released in Europe on Nuclear Blast Records on March 30th. The band will tour the US this spring on their very own Killfest 2 in support. Joining Overkill on the tour will be BELPHEGOR, ABORTED, BLACKGUARD, SYSTEM DIVIDE and DIAMOND PLATE.

The Electric Age was recorded and mixed at Gain Studios in New Jersey, owned and operated by bassist D.D. Verni. This is the bands followup record to Ironbound, released in 2010, which received much critical praise.

Further details to follow.

Overkill, CHTHONIC AND DEAD BY APRIL are the latest act confirmed for Germany's Wacken Open Air, which is set to take place August 2nd - 4th in Wacken, Germany.

Confirmed acts for the sold-out Wacken Open Air 2012 include: AMARANTHE, AMON AMARTH, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, BOSSHOSS, BROILERS, CHTHONIC, CIRCLE II CIRCLE with Chris Caffery, CORONER, CRADLE OF FILTH, CRIMES OF PASSION, D-A-D, DARKEST HOUR, DARK FUNERAL, DEAD BY APRIL, DELAIN, DIE BAND DES JAHRES, DIMMU BORGIR (with orchestra), DODHEIMSGARD, D.R.I., ELECTRIC WIZARD, EISENHERZ, ENDSTILLE, ESCHENBACH, FORBIDDEN, GAMMA RAY, GEHENNA, GHOST BRIGADE, GRAVEYARD, HAMMERFALL, IN EXTREMO, IN FLAMES, INSOMNIUM, DANKO JONES, KAMELOT, LENINGRAD COWBOYS, MACHINE HEAD, MANTICORA, MINISTRY, MOONSPELL (with orchestra), NAPALM DEATH, NASUM, OPETH, OVERKILL, PARADISE LOST, AXEL RUDI PELL, RED FANG, RIOTGOD, HENRY ROLLINS (spoken work engagement), SACRED REICH, SANCTUARY, SATURNIAN, SAXON, SCHANDMAUL, SCORPIONS, SICK OF IT ALL, SIX FEET UNDER, SUICIDE SILENCE, SYLOSIS, TESTAMENT, U.D.O. (Birthday Party), UNEARTH, VOGELFREY, VOLBEAT, WARBRINGER, WARRIOR SOUL, WATAIN, WINTERFYLLETH, and WÖLLI.

For more info visit Wacken.com.