OVERKILL has revealed part one of a two-part series giving fans a behind the scenes look into their brand new video for 'Electric Rattlesnake'. Watch the footage below:

The video for 'Electric Rattlesnake', directed by veteran Kevin J. Custer, can be seen below:

The band kicked off the Electric Age Tour this weekend, with support from GOD FORBID, DIAMOND PLATE and SUDIKARA. Dates will stretch coast to coast and run through April and May. Check out BraveWords.com scribe Mark Gromen's new Overkill story, Backstage At Electric Tour Kickoff In Philly, at this location.

Overkill entered the charts with their newest thrash bomb, The Electric Age, in the following positions:

Germany: #34

Switzerland: #62

Austria: #73

Commented singer Bobby Blitz: "Danke, Europa! The Electric Age has arrived! More good spots in the charts, thanks to YOU! See you at the festivals this summer and on tour in October.“

The Electric Age debuted on the Billboard 200 at #73 with approximately 6,700 units sold. To compare, the band's last release Ironbound sold roughly 4,500 copies first week and debuted at #192 making The Electric Ag" the highest charting first week album since their 1994 record W.F.O.

Tour dates include:

April

23 - Columbus, OH - Screamin WIllie's
24 - Detroit, MI - Blondie's
25 - Chicago, IL - Bottom Lounge
26 - Kansas City, MO - Beaumont Club
27 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater
28 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Complex
30 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon

May

1 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theater
2 - San Francisco, CA - The Grand Ballroom at the Regency Center
3 - Los Angeles, CA - Club Nokia
5 - Austin, TX - Emo's East
6 - Dallas, TX - Trees
8 - Orlando, FL - The Club at Firestone
9 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room
10 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
11 - West Springfield, VA - Jaxx Nightclub
12 - New York, NY - Best Buy Theater

European Killfest 2012 dates include:

October

4 - Hannover, Germany - Musikzentrum
5 - Osnabrück, Germany - Rosenhof
6 - Den Haag, Netherlands - Paard Van Troje
7 - London, England - O2 Islington Academy
8 - Sheffield, England - Corporation
10 - Milano, Italy - Alcatraz
11 - Pratteln, Switzerland - Z7
12 - Geiselwind, Germany - Musichall
13 - Straubing, Germany - Metal Invasion Festival
14 - Katowice, Poland - Mega Club
15 - Prague, Czech Republic - Meet Factory
16 - Saarbrücken, Germany - Garage
17 - Karlsruhe, Germany - Substage
18 - Antwerp, Belgium - Trix
19 - Andernach, Germany - JUZ
20 - Bochum, Germany - Zeche
21 - Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle