Overkill "The Electric Age"

The Electric Age is the sixteenth studio album by the American thrash metal band Overkill, which was released on March 27, 2012 in the U.S. on eOne Music and in Europe three days later on Nuclear Blast.

The album sold about 6,700 copies in the United States during the first week of release, beating the band's first week sales of their previous record, Ironbound, which totalled 4,100 copies. The Electric Age was also the first Overkill album to crack the top 100; the album peaked at #77 on the Billboard 200, making it their third highest chart position in their career (their subsequent albums, White Devil Armory and The Grinding Wheel, peaked at #31 and #69 respectively). In its second week The Electric Age sold 2,950 copies and dropped to #170 on the Billboard 200, bringing the sales total to a little under 10,000 copies.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Verni and Ellsworth.

1. "Come and Get It" 6:17
2. "Electric Rattlesnake" 6:19
3. "Wish You Were Dead" 4:19
4. "Black Daze" 3:55
5. "Save Yourself" 3:43
6. "Drop the Hammer Down" 6:25
7. "21st Century Man" 4:12
8. "Old Wounds, New Scars" 4:11
9. "All Over but the Shouting" 5:30
10. "Good Night" 5:36

Total length: 50:26

Release dates:

- USA: March 27th by E1 Entertainment

- Germany: March 30th

Trivia:

- The album peaked at #77 on the Billboard 200.

Music video:

- Electric Rattlesnake

Recording information:

Produced by Overkill.

Recorded at: Gear Recording Studio, Shrewsbury NJ Sept-Jan (2011-2012).

Additional recording at: JRod Productions and Recording.

Additional recording at: SKH Recording Studios, Stuart, Fla.