OVERKILL has moved its release date for their new record to July. As a result, the shows rescheduled for March (except the UK dates) will be moved to the fall when you can expect a tour and a new release.

Said Overkill in a statement: "We are still working on the new record, but this is gonna be worth the wait, with more old-school, face-melting thrash!"

About the album, singer Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth told BraveWords recently:

"The hardest thing for me is trying not to repeat myself. I think that’s absolutely a fucking impossibility as a thrash band. I read an article once that had a quote after it, saying how many times can you use the word ‘pain’ and ‘death’? (cackles) It’s probably a more difficult album for me to write, from that perspective, because I try to challenge myself and not fall into that whole thing. With regards to the music, one of the things I’ve noticed is that it’s more of a heavy metal record than the last record. To me, the last one came across as more of a thrash record, maybe a two-dimensional record. This one has more moods and nuances, so let’s say maybe a three-dimensional record."

Read more here.

Tour dates, with support from SKELETONWITCH, include:

March

13 - London, UK - Islington Academy (with SOILWORK)
14 - North Wales, UK - Hammerfest
15 - Dublin, Ireland - The Academy
16 - Glasgow, Scotland - Cathouse
17 - Manchester, UK - Sound Control
19 - Köln, Germany - Essigfabrik
20 - Bochum, Germany - Matrix
21 - Braunschweig, Germany - Meyer’s
22 - Leipzig, Germany - Hellraiser
24 - Mezzago, Italy - Bloom Club
25 - Aarau, Switzerland - Kiff
26 - Aschaffenburg, Germany - Colos-Saal
27 - Ludwigsburg, Germany - Rockfabrik
28 - Nürnberg, Germany - Hirsch
29 - Saarbrücken, Germany - Garage