OVERKILL Debuts “Welcome to the Garden State” Documentary Part 2!

Posted on January 10, 2019 by Michael Juvinall in Heavy Metal // 0 Comments

Jersey thrash metal masters OVERKILL have just dropped Part 2 of their documentary, “Welcome to the Garden State”. The second part documents their early influences and genre. You can check it out below.

From The Press Release

Legendary New Jersey thrashers OVERKILL will unleash their 19th studio record, The Wings Of War, on February 22, 2019 via Nuclear Blast.

Today, the band launches part 2 of their multi-part documentary series entitled “Welcome To The Garden States“. Watch as each of the band members detail their early influences and how it has helped shape the genre and their sound. Check it out here:

Stay tuned for the upcoming episodes that will detail the journey to the upcoming album, The Wings Of War..

Recently the band released the lyric Video for “Last Man Standing”. Check out it here: https://youtu.be/uIfUeUCYudo

Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth comments,“The time has come, for a first taste, ‘Last Man Standing‘. This cut got the unanimous nod to open The Wings of War, all they way back to the first demos in March, so much so, it was mock titled OPENER up until the recording. Sometimes everyone is on the same page, wtf!. So dig into some old school thrash, with a side order of Jersey made, head-banging.”

The Wings Of War will be available for purchase in the following formats:

CD Digipak
CD Digi + T-Shirt + Poster Bundle
Green Cassette
Grey Vinyl (limited to 1,500)
Green with Yellow Splatter vinyl (limited to 500)

Please note that imported items will ship
Pre-order The Wings Of War now digitally and receive “Last Man Standing” instantly or stream the song: http://nuclearblast.com/overkill-thewingsofwar

The Wings Of War was recorded at Gear Recording Studio in New Jersey, SKH Studio in Florida, Shorefire Studio and Jrod Productions with engineering handled by DD and Dave. The album was produced by the band while Chris “Zeuss” Harris handled the mixing and mastering. Travis Smith (NEVERMORE, OPETH, SOILWORK, DEATH…) was once again enlisted to create the artwork for the album.

Below is the track listing for The Wings Of War
1              Last Man Standing
2              Believe In The Fight
3              Head Of A Pin
4              Bat Shit Crazy
5              Distortion
6              A Mother’s Prayer
7              Welcome To The Garden State
8              Where Few Dare To Walk
9              Out On The Road-Kill
10           Hole In My Soul
The gentlemen of OVERKILL are:
Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth – Vocals
D.D. Verni – Bass
Dave Linsk – Lead Guitar
Derek Tailer – Rhythm Guitar
Jason Bittner – Drums