New Jersey metal legends OVERKILL are entering the studio on Monday to begin tracking their next record, due out sometime next year. The new material will be tracked at Gear Recording and mixed by Greg Reely, who also mixed The Electric Age.
OVERKILL will be appearing on The Battle Of San Bernardino, on September 13th supporting IRON MAIDEN, MEGADETH, TESTEMENT and ANTHRAX. Tickets are on sale and can be purchased here. The band will also embark on a co-headlining North American trek with KREATOR this fall.
OVERKILL released a special limited-edition of its latest album, The Electric Age, in Europe on April 19 through Blast Records. The limited 2-CD tour edition includes the regular album as well as four live tracks on a bonus CD, recorded at The Metro in Sidney, Australia on September 25, 2010. The Electric Age was recorded and mixed at Gear Recording Studios in New Jersey which is owned and operated by OVERKILL bassist D.D. Verni. The Electric Age sold 6,500 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position #77 on The Billboard 200 chart.