No New Overkill Album Until 2026 Says Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth
Bad news for anyone waiting for a new album from New Jersey thrash metal giants Overkill: you’re going to have to wait. In a recent interview with German outlet Moshpit Passion (as transcribed by Blabbermouth), frontman Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth was asked when we can expect the next album following their 2023 release Scorched and Ellsworth gave a time frame of about 1 1/2 – 2 years:
“Well, we just kind of slot it into a timeframe. We’re looking at, I suppose, the majority of the first half of 2025 as being that timeframe for the writing. And probably recording by the end of 2025 and then releasing in 2026. Now I don’t know who we’re gonna release with — I mean, I assume it’s Nuclear Blast; they have one more option. There’s no direction that we’re looking at.”
So that’s a bummer if you were hoping for new Overkill this year or next, but, to be honest, too many albums in too short a time seems like…overkill. In the meantime Overkill is wrapping up their European tour before heading back home for a North American tour. You can check out all the planned dates below.
Remaining Overkill European Tour dates:
Sep. 09 – Kosice, Slovakia – Colosseum *
Sep. 10 – Budapest, Hungary – Barba Negr
Sep. 11 – Vienna, Austria – Szene
Sep. 12 – Geiselwind, Germany – Eventhalle Strohhofer
Sep. 13 – Lindau, Germany – Club Vaudeville
Sep. 14 – Milano, Italy – Live Music Club *
Overkill North American Tour
Oct. 15 Aztec Theatre San Antonio, TX
Oct. 16 Bayou Music Center Houston, TX
Oct. 18 Andrew J Brady Music Center Cincinnati, OH
Oct. 19 The Factory St. Louis, MO
Oct. 20 The Midland Theater Kansas City, MO
Oct. 22 Murat Theatre At Old National Center Indianapolis, IN
Oct. 23 The Louisville Palace Theatre Louisville, KY
Oct. 25 The Eastern Atlanta, GA
Oct. 26 Duke Energy Center for the Arts Mahaffey Theater St. Petersburg, FL
Oct. 28 The Fillmore Silver Spring, MD
Oct. 30 Kings Theater Brooklyn, NY
Oct. 31 Roadrunner Boston, MA (no Overkill)
Nov. 2 MTelus Montreal, QC
Nov. 3 The Theatre At Great Canadian Mississauga, ON
Nov. 4 The Masonic Temple Detroit, MI
Nov. 6 The Agora Theatre & Ballroom Cleveland, OH
Nov. 7 The Chicago Theatre Chicago, IL
Nov. 8 The Riverside Theater Milwaukee, WI
Nov. 10 The Fillmore Minneapolis, MN
Nov. 11 Vibrant Music Hall Waukee, IA
Nov. 14 Mission Ballroom Denver, CO
Nov. 16 The Complex Salt Lake City, UT
Nov. 18 Orpheum Vancouver, BC
Nov. 20 Edmonton Convention Center Edmonton, AB
Nov. 21 TCU Place Saskatoon, SK
Nov. 22 Grey Eagle Resort And Casino Calgary, AB
Nov. 24 Keller Auditorium Portland, OR
Nov. 25 Moore Theater Seattle, WA
Nov. 27 Fox Theater Oakland, CA
Nov. 29 Youtube Theater Los Angeles, CA
Nov. 30 The Theater At Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, NV
Dec. 1 Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre San Diego, CA
Dec. 2 The Van Buren Phoenix, AZ
Dec. 2 REVEL Albuquerque, NM
Dec. 6 The Factory In Deep Ellum Dallas, TX
