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Overkill - The Electric Age



8.2 | 477 votes |
Release date: 27 March 2012
Style: Thrash metal

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01. Come And Get It
02. Electric Rattlesnake
03. Wish You Were Dead
04. Black Daze
05. Save Yourself
06. Drop The Hammer Down
07. 21st Century Man
08. Old Wounds, New Scars
09. All Over But The Shouting
10. Good Night

Additional info
Recorded and mixed at Gain Studios in New Jersey.

Staff review by
Daniell
Rating:
8.9
This is a year when old masters show us how it's done. First, in the death metal enclave, Asphyx showed us how real death metal is supposed to sound, and now it's time for the somehow stale thrash pond full of seemingly fresh fish who stink of plagiarism to be shown the real thrash deal. Overkill, who already swept the thrash scene clean 2 years ago with Ironbound, are back with The Electric Age.

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published 03.04.2012 | Comments (38)

Well whaddayaknow. Another good Overkill release.

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21.01.2012 - 23:37
Lit.
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Here's to hoping it has the same audacity as Ironbound.
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21.01.2012 - 23:46
Void Eater
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If it's half as good as Ironbound, it'll without a doubt be album of the year.
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21.01.2012 - 23:53
Zap
Guest
Oh, this should be good, Ironbound was very pleasant.
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22.01.2012 - 00:32
Rating: 9
R'Vannith
ghedengi
Elite
Got a good feeling about this one.
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22.01.2012 - 00:35
Mattybu
Ironbound was awesome. This is my most watched for in 2012 so far.
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22.01.2012 - 00:39
Angelic Storm
Melodious
If this one can top "Ironbound", it will be a strong contender for album of the year as 2012 draws to a close, I'm sure.
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22.01.2012 - 01:07
Rating: 9
AndMetalForAll
kual21
If comes close of Ironbound it's a hell of victory
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kual21
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22.01.2012 - 15:18
Angelic Storm
Melodious
Apparently these are 4 song titles that will appear on the album: "Electric Rattlesnake", "Wish You Were Dead", "Drop The Hammer", & "Save Yourself".
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23.01.2012 - 18:00
John Shock
Written by Angelic Storm on 22.01.2012 at 15:18

Apparently these are 4 song titles that will appear on the album: "Electric Rattlesnake", "Wish You Were Dead", "Drop The Hammer", & "Save Yourself".

Where did you got those? ... from their website? ...i was there yesterday, but i didn't found anything...just an update about their are demoing 6 songs, but no names at all!
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23.01.2012 - 18:06
Angelic Storm
Melodious
Written by John Shock on 23.01.2012 at 18:00
Where did you got those? ... from their website? ...i was there yesterday, but i didn't found anything...just an update about their are demoing 6 songs, but no names at all!


Yep! Someone who moderates the official Australian Overkill website gave me those titles, so they're genuine I think.
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23.01.2012 - 23:00
Rating: 8
strade
I still haven't listened to Ironbound for some reason, so I better get on that.
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24.01.2012 - 18:25
Rating: 7
Cynic Metalhead
Paisa Vich Nasha
Great news.
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24.01.2012 - 19:54
3rdWorld
China was a neat
Written by Guest on 21.01.2012 at 23:46

If it's half as good as Ironbound, it'll without a doubt be album of the year.

Wouldn't even be the album of the month if its only half as good as ironbound.
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25.01.2012 - 21:55
Angelic Storm
Melodious
Full tracklisting for "The Electric Age":

1. Come And Get It
2. Electric Rattlesnake
3. Wish You Were Dead
4. Drop The Hammer
5. Save Yourself
6. Black Daze
7. 21st Century Man
8. Old Wounds, New Scars
9. All Over But The Shouting
10. Good Night
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27.01.2012 - 19:27
Angelic Storm
Melodious
Written by Kvltness_94 on 27.01.2012 at 18:51
Lol'd @ the rap songtitles. "Drop The Hammer", "Come And Get It", "Good Night"...

YO DAWG OVURKEELZ IZ HIP-HOP BAND NOW!!!1


Rap songtitles? "Drop The Hammer" sounds more like a Hammerfall songtitle than a rap one, both Judas Priest and AC/DC have a song called "Come And Get It", and "Good Night" was a Beatles' song long before rap was even invented. So all in all, they aren't "rap songtitles" at all!
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27.01.2012 - 19:56
Lit.
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Written by Angelic Storm on 27.01.2012 at 19:27

Written by Kvltness_94 on 27.01.2012 at 18:51
Lol'd @ the rap songtitles. "Drop The Hammer", "Come And Get It", "Good Night"...

YO DAWG OVURKEELZ IZ HIP-HOP BAND NOW!!!1


Rap songtitles? "Drop The Hammer" sounds more like a Hammerfall songtitle than a rap one, both Judas Priest and AC/DC have a song called "Come And Get It", and "Good Night" was a Beatles' song long before rap was even invented. So all in all, they aren't "rap songtitles" at all!


Pay no attention to the man-troll sub creature.
"Drop The Hammer" actually reminded me a bit of Motorhead, relating to "The Hammer." And wouldn't "Good Night" be similar to Exodus' "Good Riddance?"
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27.01.2012 - 22:44
Angelic Storm
Melodious
Written by Guest on 27.01.2012 at 19:56
Pay no attention to the man-troll sub creature.
"Drop The Hammer" actually reminded me a bit of Motorhead, relating to "The Hammer." And wouldn't "Good Night" be similar to Exodus' "Good Riddance?"


I realised after I'd replied, that I'd called him out on being a troll in a thread a few weeks ago. lol I should have realised just by the ridiculous post...

I think "Good Night" will either be a ballad, or a thrash song with lyrics about ending life, hence "Good Night".
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28.01.2012 - 07:50
Rating: 9
BrutalN00dle
Just so you kids know, "Drop the Hammer" is a biker term, implying going as fast as possible.
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28.01.2012 - 07:57
BitterCOld
The Ancient One
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Drop the hammer, in this case, was a science experiment.

warned each post to see what the immediate and automatic sanctions would be.

then i just really decided to go Duke Nukem ... banned. all posts and impending pms nuked.

the MSAF has a fleet of bombers ready to carpet bomb his neighborhood and reduce his postal code to rubble if i feel like pressing the trigger before passing out...
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28.01.2012 - 08:37
Angelic Storm
Melodious
Written by BrutalN00dle on 28.01.2012 at 07:50

Just so you kids know, "Drop the Hammer" is a biker term, implying going as fast as possible.


Now that you mention it, I have heard that before. Wouldn't surprise me if this is what the song is about...

@BitterCold: MSAF! hehee
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07.02.2012 - 08:12
ovakilOZ
You can hear "Good Night" playing through the Behind the Scene's video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRA_YRVJjdg&feature=player_embedded
Sorry to dissapoint, but it is far from a ballad.
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24.02.2012 - 04:33
ovakilOZ
New single, and there should be a film clip coming verry soon.
Enjoy......

http://www.skullsnbones.com/profiles/blogs/overkill-electric-rattlesnake-single-released
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10.03.2012 - 07:20
BloodFireDeath
Yeah i agree if this is half as good as ironbound I will be very very very very pleased. Its a pleasant departure to have a band who is on their 16th album putting out their best(arguably) material.
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19.03.2012 - 23:13
Rating: 8
Rulatore
I liked it
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20.03.2012 - 21:31
Kamil
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Album is avaible to listen and I can already tell, that this is going to be thrash metal stuff of the year
I will add, that TEA is better, than whole poor top thrash metal stuff of 2011
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21.03.2012 - 00:17
Rating: 8
strade
I'm liking this quite more than I may have expected.
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23.03.2012 - 16:33
Wraith000
Wish you were dead is awesome ! \m/
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25.03.2012 - 00:34
DrM
DreaMutilated
Neck straining material. Holly cow...
Can't remember the last time I've been headbanging this hard.
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25.03.2012 - 13:30
Rating: 9
R'Vannith
ghedengi
Elite
Some good stuff as always, they rarely disappoint. 'Black Daze' is a favourite at the moment.
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25.03.2012 - 21:00
Rating: 8
This album is great. Not quite as good as Ironbound in my opinion but it is really good.
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