Overkill band3/27/2023 ![]() ![]() You can read the rest of the interview here. We know when the energy’s there, and we’re taking advantage of it. I think that’s really one of a key of our success: we know when a room is electric, when a record is electric, we know when the energy is on a high level, and we exploit it! And that’s why I think a band like us is still around for a period of 25-plus years. Overkill have recently released their Historikill: 1995-2007 boxset, so we joined frontman Bobby ‘Blitz’ Ellsworth for a bracing look back through the band’s years of decay and electro-violence GABBA GABBA KILL New Jersey’s Overkill formed in 1980, years earlier than the vast majority of thrash bands. I think electricity is that we’ve been able to create between band and public that really makes it one. I think electricity is a synonymous with energy. This is not necessarily about electric instruments, but more so about electricity. Overkill is a Thrash Metal band from New Jersey. I mean, we talked about 25 years early on in the interview, and I think that when you start talking about one period of time, you’re obviously talking about an age. OVERKILL x PUCK HCKY collection of hockey apparel for the East Coast Wrecking Crew who want to represent and rule the New York & New Jersey thrash. This is a really simple way of looking at a time period. Is this a way to define the current state of the world?īobby: No, not necessarily. Radio Metal: The new album is called “The Electric Age”. Get the job done, don’t repeat yourself, keep the energy level high. Overthinking would be wrong. D.D. and I were sitting around and having a coffee and I said, “What do you think about the new record?” and I think he took a sip and said, “We are not gonna reinvent the fuckin’ weel, are we?” Well, I don’t think so! So it’s a very simple process for us. And I think that’s where we’re getting our success from. Everyone has to match that energy or otherwise you’re left behind. He’s the new guy and he brings a higher energy. It’s a fine opener, an album standout and pretty much classic Overkill in a nutshell. He’s been the last member to join but he’s been here for seven years and he brought the level of energy to a higher level. ![]() I think a lot of that is due to Ron Lipnicki. ![]() Kurt soon switched to drums because he wanted his friend guitarist Felice Lococo to join the band but it didnt work, so they added Geoff Dimmick on guitar. There’s something right now that we have with the band that’s a very positive chemistry. Overkill began in late 1980 when guitar player Kurt Markham, the main songwriter, and bass player Ron Cordy, who composed most of the bands music, decided to start a band. Overkill is back In fact this is the 18th album in a career that is now nearing four decades, meaning that this band has been around for more years than. I think that is really the key to success. We have a process, we obviously enjoy it, we don’t try to overthink it. Radio Metal: Since “The Electric Age” was the first album written after anniversary, were you in a special state of mind while writing it?īobby: I don’t think so, I mean it’s business as usual. Radio Metal conducted an interview with vocalist Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth of OVERKILL, where he talks about their just-released new album “The Electric Age”. ![]()
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