LIVE PHOTOS: Overkill, Death Angel ----- Review by Jeff Maki ----- It was a night of firsts at Baltimore Soundstage. The April 25 show was thrash metal legend, Overkill's first show of its "Wings Over USA" tour supporting its new studio album, "The Wings of War,” but you wouldn't have known it. With another legendary... Continue Reading →
INTERVIEW: Bobby ‘Blitz’ Ellsworth of OVERKILL (2019)
With album number 19 about to drop and its first single, "Last Man Standing" already getting serious airplay on Sirius XM's Liquid Metal, the thrash metal machine Overkill cannot be stopped, not even in 2019! Live Metal's Jeff Maki talked with vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth about the making of "The Wings of War" and much more. Read on ...
Jeff’s Best Albums of 2017
2017 was a pivotal year for Live Metal. If anyone has happened to notice, our website is brand new, our hand forced as a major collapse ensued. But going into our lucky 13th year, we'll continue to cover the bands we like and think our readers will raise their fist to, as well. That wasn't... Continue Reading →
REVIEW: Overkill – ‘The Grinding Wheel’
Released February 10, 2017, "The Grinding Wheel" is unbelievably the 18th album for New Jersey thrashers Overkill. The "Wrecking Crew" released one of its best in years. But really, have they ever released a bad album? Not that I can remember. For me, this one stands head to head with classics like "Under The Influence,"... Continue Reading →