On Tuesday March 27th the latest Overkill album was released upon the world, which of course meant a trip to FYE. This album is a great follow up to 2010's Ironbound, which was an amazing release. They haven't done anything crazy like try to incorporate harps or sing about mollusks or any other strange thing metal bands have tried over the years. Just the same, good ol' pissed off sounding Overkill. The album starts off with an appropriately named track called "Come and Get It." The song kick off with some guitar work that builds up for over a minute before the riff kicks in and then finally Bobby makes himself known. At about 3:30 there's this chanting/echoing noise that starts with mimicking guitars that is different for Overkill, but I like it. The next sound, "Electric Rattlesnake" is my favorite song on the album. It's so good. There's a riff that starts up at about 2:55 that I wish would go on for three minutes. I don't think it's possible to listen to it and not bob your head. The next two tracks "Wish You Were Dead" and "Black Daze" are also very good. The whole album is great but the one curve ball they throw is at the very end on "Good Night." The song starts off with an acoustic guitar, which threw me off for a second. There are some pauses in the playing where I kept waiting for the electric guitars to come in, but it takes about a minutes and fifteen seconds before you hear any. But overall I really enjoy Electric Age and I pray that they come to Pittsburgh to support it.

Nice review, sir. I will agree with you about the album. I don't think it quite lives up to Ironbound but its still a very awesome follow-up. Definitely in my top 10 for the year so far.
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