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This year’s Rock Hard Festival edition will take place from Friday 18th to Sunday 20th of May - the Whit Weekend. As usual the Rock Hard team could put together a very exciting billing, which looks like this so far: Saxon Overkill („Feel The Fire“ & „Horrorscope“-Set)...

(9/10) The Bay Area is seen as the cradle of thrash metal and its bands like Metallica that became the spearhead of this genre, no doubt. However, also the East Coast had and has to offer some great thrash metal. New York is the hometown of some excellent...

After having hosted a show of German thrashers Exumer earlier this year it was the right moment for another thrash metal night in Leiden. This time it's the legendary Overkill that stopped for one show in Holland, inviting fans to a journey back in time....

The first bands for this years Metal Hammer Paradise festival are announced. The winter festival takes place on November 11th and 12th in the Ferienpark Weissenhäuser Strand in Germany and the following act are confirmed already:

New York-based skull-crushers Overkill are coming to Europe in April for playing some headliner shows. Most of the concerts will be in the UK, after having started the tour in France. In addition also one show in The Netherlands and one gig in Germany...

(7/10) Memorain from Greece started in 1999 and one thing that stands out over the years are the various changes in the band's line-up. It was in 2014 when an almost full renewal of the band took place. Aris Nikoleris (g), Sevan Barsam (d) and Vagelis...

(8/10) The first thing that stand out with this album is the cover. No monsters and no apocalyptic scenary is decorating the frontpage of "Untouchable Glory". Instead the artwork reminds more to a poster promoting a 70's James Bond film. However, I think...

(7/10) Nuclear Assault is one of the those metal dinosaurs that are an essential part of the metal scene by still being not that very well known. They are the underground. Dan Lilker and band mates have been around already since 1985. The guys have been...

(7/10) I guess that it's a few small things that sometimes decide of being successful or not. Listening to the latest re-release of Abattoir's "Vicious attack" triggered this thought again. The band, that was founded in 1982, had the same starting conditions...

(9/10) I don't think, that I have to introduce Overkill to you. The New Jersey thrashers are already many many years around. I can still remember the time when I heard their sound for the first time. It was in the mid of the 80's when a friend of mine...

New Yorks thrashers Overkill revealed the cover from their coming record "White devil armory". In addition - here is the tracklist: Tracklist: 01. Freedom Rings 02. Where There's Smoke... 03. Pig 04. Amorist 05. Down To The Bone 06. Bitter Pill 07. King...

American legendary metal band Overkill entered the studio today for recording their new album. Good news ;o) The album is supposed to be released in 2014. Photo: Nuclear Blast Records (Promo)