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Overkill

Metal band from Old Bridge Township, NJ · formed 1980

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Shows on record
40
Rooms played
38
Cities
38
Releases
32
Last show
May 4, 2018Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez

About

Overkill is a band from Old Bridge Township, NJ, formed in 1980, tagged Angry, groove metal, heavy metal by its sources. Shows on record run from 1987 to 2018, across 38 rooms in 38 cities.

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

40 on record · Songkick
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Shows per year

  1. 19871 show
  2. 19981 show
  3. 201019 shows
  4. 20121 show
  5. 20143 shows
  6. 201514 shows
  7. 20181 show
Show history
DateVenue
May 4, 2018Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez · Mexico CitySupportwith Bad Religion, Sabaton, Judas Priest, +20
Oct 17, 2015Terminal 5 · ManhattanHeadlinerwith Symphony X, Sanctuary
Oct 14, 2015The Masquerade · AtlantaSupportwith Symphony X, Red Fang, Wild Throne
Mar 18, 2015Les Trinitaires · MetzHeadlinerwith Sanctuary, Methedras, Suborned
Mar 17, 2015Hedon Grote Zaal · ZwolleHeadlinerwith Sanctuary, Methedras, Suborned
Mar 15, 2015Centrum Stocznia Gdańska · GdanskHeadlinerwith Sanctuary, Methedras, Suborned
Mar 14, 2015Mega Club · KatowiceHeadlinerwith Sanctuary, Methedras, Suborned
Mar 11, 2015Tvornica Kulture · ZagrebHeadlinerwith Sanctuary, Methedras, Suborned
Mar 10, 2015Kino Šiška (Centre for Urban Culture) · LjubljanaSupportwith Death, Sanctuary, Abysmal Dawn, +3
Mar 9, 2015Dom Omladine · BelgradeHeadlinerwith Sanctuary, Methedras, Suborned
Mar 8, 2015Szene Wien · ViennaHeadlinerwith Sanctuary, Methedras, Suborned
Mar 7, 2015Komma · WorglHeadlinerwith Sanctuary, Methedras, Suborned
Mar 6, 2015Kaminwerk · MemmingenHeadlinerwith Sanctuary, Methedras, Suborned
Mar 5, 2015Hellraiser-Leipzig · LeipzigHeadlinerwith Sanctuary, Methedras, Suborned
Mar 4, 2015Meier Music Hall · BrunswickHeadlinerwith Sanctuary, Methedras, Suborned
Oct 17, 2014Palladium · WorcesterHeadlinerwith Children of Bodom, Epica, Battlecross, +12
Sep 27, 2014Starland Ballroom · SayrevilleHeadlinerwith Municipal Waste, Prong, Apathy, +1
Sep 15, 2014The Chameleon Room · Oklahoma CityHeadlinerwith Prong, Forte, Left to Die, +1
Oct 10, 2012Alcatraz Milano · MilanHeadlinerwith 3 Inches of Blood, Purified In Blood, Degradead
Nov 15, 2010The Masquerade · AtlantaHeadlinerwith Front Line Assembly, Unter Null
Feb 27, 2010JUZ Andernach · AndernachHeadlinerwith Cripper, Guest, Savage Messiah, +1
Feb 26, 2010Centre Culturel René Magritte · LessinesHeadlinerwith Cripper, Savage Messiah, Suicidal Angels
Feb 24, 2010University of Wolverhampton at Wulfrun Hall · WolverhamptonHeadlinerwith Suicidal Angels, Cripper, Savage Messiah
Feb 23, 2010Nouveau Casino · ParisHeadlinerwith Cripper, Savage Messiah, Suicidal Angels
Feb 21, 2010Sala Arena · MadridHeadlinerwith Cripper, Suicidal Angels, Savage Messiah
Feb 20, 2010Plateruena · DurangoHeadlinerwith Cripper, Savage Messiah, Suicidal Angels
Feb 19, 2010Salamandra · L'Hospitalet de LlobregatHeadlinerwith Suicidal Angels, Savage Messiah, Cripper
Feb 18, 2010Centre Culturel Oecumenique (CCO) · VilleurbanneHeadlinerwith Suicidal Angels, Savage Messiah, Cripper
Feb 17, 2010Z7 Konzertfabrik · PrattelnHeadlinerwith Cripper, Savage Messiah, Suicidal Angels
Feb 15, 2010Colos-Saal · AschaffenburgHeadlinerwith Cripper, Savage Messiah, Suicidal Angels
Feb 14, 2010HIRSCH · NurembergSupportwith Cripper, Savage Messiah, Suicidal Angels
Feb 13, 2010Majestic Music Club · BratislavaHeadlinerwith Cripper, Savage Messiah, Suicidal Angels
Feb 12, 2010SO36 · BerlinHeadlinerwith Cripper, Suicidal Angels, Savage Messiah
Feb 11, 2010Zeche Bochum · BochumHeadlinerwith Cripper, Savage Messiah, Suicidal Angels
Feb 10, 2010Meier Music Hall · BrunswickHeadlinerwith Cripper, Savage Messiah, Suicidal Angels
Feb 9, 2010Godset · KoldingHeadlinerwith Cripper, Suicidal Angels, Savage Messiah
Feb 7, 2010N8 · OsnabrückHeadlinerwith Cripper, Guest, Savage Messiah, +1
Feb 6, 2010De Pul · UdenHeadlinerwith Cripper, Savage Messiah, Suicidal Angels
Jun 11, 1998E-Klub · BudapestHeadlinerwith Nevermore, Angel Du$t (US), Nocturnal Rites
May 27, 1987The Living Room · ProvidenceSupportwith Megadeth, Sanctuary, Necros

Where they play

38 rooms in 38 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Atlanta2 shows
  • Brunswick2 shows
  • Andernach1 show
  • Aschaffenburg1 show
  • Belgrade1 show

and 33 other cities

Releases

32 releases, 1985–2025

  • Rock Hard Festival Greece

    2025

  • Scorched

    2023 · Album

  • The Atlantic Years (1986 - 1994)

    2021

  • The Wings of War

    2019 · Album

  • Last Man Standing / BatShitCrazy

    2019

  • Feel The Fire

    2019

  • Last Man Standing

    2018

  • Live In Overhausen

    2018

  • Live In Overhausen Volume One: Horrorscope

    2018

  • The Grinding Wheel

    2017 · Album

  • White Devil Armory

    2014 · Album

  • The Electric Age

    2012 · Album

  • Ironbound

    2010 · Album

  • Immortalis

    2007 · Album

  • ReliXIV

    2005 · Album

  • Unholy

    2004 · Compilation

  • Killbox 13

    2003 · Album

  • Hello From the Gutter

    2002 · Compilation

  • Then and Now

    2002 · Compilation

  • Bloodletting

    2000 · Album

  • Coverkill

    1999 · Compilation

  • Necroshine

    1999 · Album

  • From the Underground and Below

    1997 · Album

  • !!!Fuck You!!! and Then Some

    1996 · Compilation

  • The Killing Kind

    1996 · Album

  • W.F.O.

    1994 · Album

  • I Hear Black

    1993 · Album

  • Horrorscope

    1991 · Album

  • The Years of Decay

    1989 · Album

  • Under the Influence

    1988 · Album

  • Taking Over

    1987 · Album

  • Feel the Fire

    1985 · Album

Lineup

  • Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth
  • D.D. Verni
  • Dave Linsk
  • Derek Tailer
  • Ron Lipnicki

Former

  • Dan Spitz
  • Rat Skates
  • Bobby Gustafson
  • Sid Falck
  • Rob Cannavino
  • Merritt Gant
  • Tim Mallare · drums (drum set)
  • Joe Comeau
  • Sebastian Marino

Airplay

  • KEXP airplay: 13+ plays, 2020-09-06–2026-03-01 — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Seek & Destroy' (Tanner Ellison) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Sean) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Overkill — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
Overkill — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
Overkill — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
Overkill — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
Overkill — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
Overkill — Logo
Logo — TheAudioDB
Overkill — Photo
Photo — Wikidata
Overkill — Logo
Logo — Wikidata
Overkill — Terminal 5, 2015-10-17
Poster · Terminal 5, 2015-10-17 — Songkick
Overkill — The Masquerade, 2015-10-14
Poster · The Masquerade, 2015-10-14 — Songkick
Overkill — HIRSCH, 2010-02-14
Poster · HIRSCH, 2010-02-14 — Songkick
Overkill — The Living Room, 1987-05-27
Poster · The Living Room, 1987-05-27 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
SourceUsed for
MusicBrainzArtist facts
WikipediaArtist facts
Overkill on Last.fmArtist facts
Overkill on DiscogsArtist facts
Overkill on GeniusArtist facts
Overkill on TheAudioDBArtist facts
WikidataArtist facts, Photos, Logo
KEXPAirplay
SongkickShow history, Show posters
TheAudioDBPhotos, Logo
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
GeniusCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fmCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.