Legendary New Jersey thrashers OVERKILL are proud to announce ‘The Wings Over USA‘2019 tour. Kicking off on April 25th in Baltimore, the tour will make stops in Pittsburgh, Chicago and Nashville before concluding in Boston on May 11th. Joining the tour are none other than San Francisco Bay Area thrash legends and label mates DEATH ANGEL and ex-members of MEGADETH, SHADOWS FALL and SCAR THE MARTYR, ACT OF DEFIANCE.
Bobby Blitz comments:
“We look forward to bringing ‘The Wings’ over the USA. It’s been a long road but the journey is not over yet. DEATH ANGEL and ACT OF DEFIANCE join us on this jaunt so prepare yourself for a righteous beating. Let the headbanging begin in April!”
OVERKILL will be touring in support of ‘The Wings Of War‘ which was recorded at Gear Recording Studio in New Jersey, SKH Studio in Florida, Shorefire Studio and Jrod Productions with engineering handled by DD and Dave. The album was produced by the band while Chris “Zeuss” Harris handled the mixing and mastering. Travis Smith (NEVERMORE, OPETH, SOILWORK, DEATH…) was once again enlisted to create the artwork for the album.
Tickets for the tour are available for purchase this Friday, February 1st at 10 AM local time.
Confirmed dates for the OVERKILL ‘Wings Over The USA‘2019 Tour with DEATH ANGEL & ACT OF DEFIANCE are:
4/25/2019 Sound Stage/ Rams Head – Baltimore, MD
4/26/2019 Theater of the Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA
4/27/2019 Rex Theater – Pittsburgh, PA
4/28/2019 House of Blues – Cleveland, OH
4/29/2019 Mercury Ballroom – Louisville, KY
4/30/2019 St Andrews Hall – Detroit, MI
5/01/2019 Intersection – Grand Rapids, MI
5/02/2019 House of Blues – Chicago, IL
5/03/2019 Varsity Theater – Minneapolis, MN
5/04/2019 The Rave – Milwaukee, WI
5/05/2019 Delmar Hall – St Louis, MO
5/06/2019 The Cannery Ballroom – Nashville, TN
5/08/2019 Bogarts – Cincinnati, OH
5/09/2019 Montage Music Hall – Rochester, NY
5/10/2019 PlayStation Theater – New York, NY **w/ LIFE OF AGONY
5/11/2019 Paradise – Boston, MA
The band also announced they will have a special release day show on February 22nd at Jamesburg Elks Lounge 2180. The night hosted by Old Bridge Militia Foundation will include performances by HEADMOTOR and ALEX KAYNE as well as raffles and giveaways.
Meanwhile, as you anticipate this killer gem of a tour, appease your taste buds with their all new lyric video from the upcoming album. It’s called, ‘Last Man Standing‘. ‘The Wings Of War‘ which is OVERKILL‘s 19th studio album, will see the light of the day on February 22, 2019. Don’t miss out on the tour, Bobby might be heard throwing those crazy new thrash numbers.
Don’t wait any further, pre-order your copy of ‘The Wings Of War‘ here.
