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OVERKILL's BOBBY 'BLITZ' ELLSWORTH On Differences Between East Coast And West Coast Thrash Scenes

In the three-minute clip below, vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth of New Jersey thrash metal veterans OVERKILL talks about the differences between the San Francisco Bay Area thrash scene and the East Coast thrash scene of the 1980s. Said Blitz: "I'll start with what's different from us, and that woul...

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OVERKILL's BOBBY 'BLITZ' ELLSWORTH: 'There's No Vacations On Desert Islands And Supermodels'

Char Tupper of MetalTitans.com recently conducted an interview with vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth of New Jersey thrashers OVERKILL. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about the progress of the songwriting sessions for OVERKILL's follow-up to 2014's "White Devil Armory" album, Ellsworth sa...

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OVERKILL Has Begun Writing Material For Follow-Up To 'White Devil Armory'

Metal Wani's editor in chief Owais "Vitek" Nabi recently conducted an interview with vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth of veteran New Jersey thrashers OVERKILL. You can now listen to the chat below. Asked if OVERKILL has begun the songwriting process for the follow-up to 2014's "White Devil Armory" a...

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ANTHRAX, EXODUS, DEATH ANGEL, ARCH ENEMY Members Perform With METAL ALLEGIANCE In New York (Video)

METAL ALLEGIANCE — the all-star metal band consisting of a rotating cast of musicians, including members of MEGADETH, TESTAMENT — celebrated the release of its self-titled debut album with a special concert last night (Thursday, September 17) at the Best Buy Theater in New York City. The show, prese...

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SCORPIONS: Demo Version Of Previously Unreleased Song 'Running For The Plane' From 'Blackout' Era

German hard rock veterans SCORPIONS have posted a previously unreleased demo version of a song called "Running For The Plane", written and recorded during the "Blackout" sessions in 1982. The song thrills with a classic SCORPIONS guitar riff on a groovy backbeat and shows why Klaus Meine is one of t...

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DESTRUCTOR Signs With PURE STEEL RECORDS

Pure Steel Records has announced the signing of Euclid, Ohio's speed/thrash veterans DESTRUCTOR to a three-album deal. Pure Steel will release the "Back In Bondage" material for the first time and in remastered style and then a formal announcement of a new album will come. Says Andreas Lorenz of Pur...

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OVERKILL's BOBBY 'BLITZ' ELLSWORTH Is 'Honored' By MOTÖRHEAD Comparisons

Shredload.com recently conducted an interview with vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth of New Jersey thrash metal veterans OVERKILL. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether he would ever consider making...

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SCORPIONS: '50th Anniversary Deluxe Editions' Of Classic Albums to Include Bonus Material

1965 marks the starting point of one of the most successful rock bands of our time. Hailing from Hannover, Germany, SCORPIONS embarked on a journey that would lead them around the globe and would establish them as one of the greatest rock bands of all time. With the November 6 release of the 50th An...

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MOTÖRHEAD's LEMMY Explains Singing 'Ace Of Spades' Over 'Overkill' At GLASTONBURY: 'It Was A Mental Block'

In a brand new interview with U.K.'s The Guardian, MOTÖRHEAD frontman Lemmy Kilmister was asked about the group's June 26 performance at the Glastonbury Festival in Glastonbury, England where he and his bandmates followed "Ace Of Spades" with "Overkill", but Lemmy continued to sing "Ace Of Spades" (...

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IRON MAIDEN Drummer, Ex-OVERKILL Guitarist Perform 'Two Minutes To Midnight' With Tribute Act (Video)

IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain and former OVERKILL guitarist Bobby Gustafson joined the heavy metal tribute act MADE OF METAL on stage this past Friday, July 31 at the Culture Room in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida to perform the MAIDEN classic "Two Minutes To Midnight" at a concert hosted by VH1 Classi...

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ACCEPT, SKID ROW, OVERKILL Members To Take Part In 'Rock Against Dystrophy' Benefit Concert

New Jersey's metal elite are joining forces on August 22 to play Rock Against Dystrophy's benefit concert, "Rock Out to Knock Out Muscular Dystrophy". The event will take place at New Jersey's rock and metal haven Dingbatz in Clifton, New Jersey. This summer marks the third year of the benefit conce...

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OVERKILL To Release 'Historikill: 1995 - 2007' Box Set In September

New Jersey thrash metal veterans OVERKILL recently inked a new worldwide deal with Nuclear Blast Records. Previously signed to the label for Europe only, OVERKILL's first worldwide release on Nuclear Blast will be a special box set comprised of the band's entire back catalog, due out on September 18...

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OVERKILL's RON LIPNICKI: Drum-Cam Footage From Katowice, Poland

Drummers From Hell has uploaded drum-cam footage of Ron Lipnicki of New Jersey thrash metal veterans OVERKILL performing the song "Bring Me The Night" with his bandmates on March 14 at MegaClub in Katowice, Poland. Check out the clip below. OVERKILL recently inked a new worldwide deal with Nuclear B...

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ACT OF DEFIANCE Featuring Ex-MEGADETH, SHADOWS FALL, SCAR THE MARTYR Members: Two Videos Shot

ACT OF DEFIANCE, the new band featuring former MEGADETH members Shawn Drover (drums) and Chris Broderick (guitar),alongside ex-SCAR THE MARTYR singer Henry Derek Bonner, and SHADOWS FALL's Matt Bachand (bass),has just finished filming videos for two songs from its forthcoming debut album. Tentativ...

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Former ACCEPT Singer DAVID REECE Regrets Slapping Bassist PETER BALTES

"The Metal Voice" co-host Jimmy Kay recently conducted an interview with American hard rock and heavy metal singer David Reece (ACCEPT, BONFIRE, BANGALORE CHOIR). You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his initial reaction when he was aske...