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Overkill Thrashes Way into the O.C. with a Scorching Set-Up!
East coast thrashers Overkill have made their way currently upon their summer tour titled “Scorching The Earth U.S. Tour”. Taking place across a majority of the month of July, with their friends and label mates in Exhorder and Heathen. Making a stop at the happiest place on earth, no not Disneyland but it’s home base Anaheim, California is where the tour would stop, arriving at the The Grove of Anaheim venue, next to Angel’s baseball stadium.
Doors would open at 6PM allowing fans lined up along its building to head inside, openers of the evening being Sunlord, whose performance was powerful yet brief. Their set being roughly around 20 to 30 minutes, performing an array of tracks, that were catching yet entertaining as well. The crowd of arrivals were pleased with their performance regardless.
SUNLORD PHOTOS:
Next up would be Heathen, whose thrash metal elements were intense yet welcoming. The crowd getting into the grove of their presents, nodding their heads, to pushing one another along to the beat of it all. The songs were fast and very catchy, that there was no stopping them, except their set time but they kept that energy true and heavy.
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Exhorder would be next and they were another thrash metal act with more punk based influence during their material, a lot of their workings being instrumental. But they did provide an entertaining set, the music being thrash metal like, the crowd taking it all in. All there really bobbing their heads to the beat, while others pushed one another, they brought the momentum that kept everyone in check.
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Headliners of the night was Overkill, and they brought it. It just being everything really, that angst, energy, and pure adrenaline rush, that had been active for the past almost 45 years now. With the band going on to release a new album just this year titled “Scorched”, it shows how much the crowd enjoyed the new working’s as well as the old working’s too. A lot of the songs sung would include new one’s like “Scorched”, “The Surgeon”, along with many classics such as “Coma”, “Horrorscope”, “Mean, Green, Killing Machine”, “Rotten to the Core” and “Overkill”. The band’s frontman being in his 60’s still can play and sing rather nicely, with the rest of the band, doing just as good of a job. Even the audience admired the performance antics. Surely the crowd kept the crowd surfers flowing, and mosh pit crowd circulating, with the rest banging their heads, to singing along, all there were impressed with what was done here tonight.
OVERKILL PHOTOS:
All in all really, Overkill and the rest of the acts, brought on something that kept all there pleased, energized, and well entertained. Wanting likely more, if not begging for more, more than once, that is how much fun all was had with a band like Overkill, a little band that could and has done for a long time coming.
SETLIST:
1. Scorched
2. Bring Me the Night
3. Electric Rattlesnake
4. Hello From the Gutter
5. Powersurge
6. Wicked Place
7. Coma
8. Horrorscope
9. Long Time Dyin’
10. The Surgeon
11. Mean, Green, Killing Machine
12. Ironbound
13. Elimination
ENCORE:
14. Overkill
15. Rotten to the Core
16. Fuck You (The Subhumans Cover Song)
DESTRUCTION Announce 2022 North American Headline Tour
German thrash metal veterans DESTRUCTION are thrilled to announce that not only will they celebrate their 40th anniversary by dropping their mind-blowing grenade of a new album, Diabolical (out April 8, 2022 via Napalm Records), they will also hit the road in North America on a 26-date headline tour this spring!
Featuring direct support from prime thrash metal force and label-mates Nervosa, the tour will also feature special guests Sunlord and VX36. The run will kick off on April 28 in Brooklyn, NY and hit a slew of cities before coming to a close with a DESTRUCTION-only performance at Maryland Deathfest in Baltimore, MD on May 29. Tickets are on sale NOW via individual venues!
DESTRUCTION mastermind Schmier says:
“Yes - we are super thrilled: the first tour of the new record, Diabolical, will kick off in North America! We could not tour there on the last album because of the pandemic, so we made it a top priority to return as soon as the circumstances would allow us, to play for our American fans again!
We are bringing our friends Nervosa along - they are a perfect match! We toured together before and the pits were smoking! They also haven't toured in the USA or Canada in a long while. This is a killer package and we are super excited! See you all for a serious beating!!!”
Nervosa guitarist Prika Amaral adds:
"This will be a super fun tour with legends and friends - Nervosa with DESTRUCTION touring for the third time together, but this time in North America, and Nervosa with the new lineup. Be prepared for a thrash massacre! We can't wait!"
TOUR DATES:
4/28: Brooklyn, NY @ Elsewhere
4/29: Boston, MA @ Middle East / Downstairs
4/30: Montréal, QC @ Les Foufounes Électriques
5/01: Toronto, ON @ Lee's Palace
5/03: Millersville, PA @ Phantom Power
5/04: Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
5/05: Detroit, MI @ Sanctuary
5/06: Chicago, IL @ Reggies
5/07: St Paul, MN @ Turf Club
5/08: Iowa City, IA @ Wildwood
5/09: Lawrence, KS @ Bottleneck
5/10: Denver, CO @ The Oriental Theater
5/12: Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall
5/14: Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
5/15: Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater
5/17: San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
5/18: Los Angeles, CA @ 1720
5/19: Garden Grove, CA @ Garden Amp
5/20: San Diego, CA @ Brick By Brick
5/22: Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad
5/23: El Paso, TX @ Rockhouse
5/24: Austin, TX @ Come And Take It Live
5/25: Houston, TX @ White Oak
5/27: Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage (The Vinyl)
5/28: Spartanburg, SC @ Ground Zero
5/29: Baltimore, MD @ Maryland Deathfest - DESTRUCTION only
ANVIL ANNOUNCE U.S. TOUR
Legendary Canadian metal group Anvil announced they will embark on a tour of North America with Lord Dying and Sunlord. Find out where and when from the list of dates below!
TOUR DATES:
2/05 – Brooklyn, N.Y. @ The Shop
2/06 - Frederick Md. @ Cafe 611
2/07 – Long Branch, N.J. @ Brighton Bar
2/08 – Fayetteville, N.C. @ Drunk Horse
2/11 – Ashville, N.C. @ New Mountain Theater
2/12 – Jacksonville, Fla. @ Freebird Live
2/13 – Sanford, Fla. @ West End Trading Co
2/16 – Kansas City, Mo. @ The Riot Room
2/17 – Indianapolis, Ind. @ The Fifth Quarter Lounge
2/18 – Chicago, Ill. @ Red Line Tap
2/19 – St. Louis, Mo. @ Fubar
2/20 – Ft. Smith, Ark. @ Holiday Inn Plaza
2/21 – Houston, Texas @ BFE Rock Club
2/22 – New Orleans, La. @ Siberia
2/24 – Shreveport, La. @ Club Status
2/25 – Dallas, Texas @ The Rail Club
2/27 – Midland , Texas @ The Blue Max
2/28 – McAllen, Texas @ Aces North
3/01 – San Antonio, Texas @ Fitzgerald’s
3/02 – El, Paso, Texas @ Sector 7
3/04 – Phoenix, Ariz. @ Nile Theater
3/05 – Tucson, Ariz. @ Flycatcher
3/06 – Albuquerque, N.M. @ Blue Phoenix
3/07 – Colorado Springs, Colo. @ Black Sheep
3/08 – Denver, Colo. @ Marquis Theater
3/09 – Grand Junction Colo. @ Mesa Theatre
3/11 – Salt Lake City, Utah @ Metro Bar
3/12 – Idaho Falls, Idaho @ DB’s
3/14 – San Francisco, Calif. @ The Fillmore*
3/15 – Las Vegas, Nev. @ Dive Bar
3/17 – W Hollywood, Calif. @ The Whisky
3/18 – Morgan Hill, Calif. @ The Granada
3/19 – Portland, Ore. @ Tonic Lounge
3/20 – Seattle, Wash. @ Studio 7
*Anvil only (with Y&T)