The lengthy beating The Green and Black sets the standard, with a short intro, and then, the slow, heavily thundering riffs that builds into a thunderstorm of guitars, drums, and Blitz' trademark snarly vocals. Overkill will, once again, wreck everything. A band back on their feet, stronger than ever, with more muscles, more attitude and more grit, and well, there will be violence. Needless to say, Ironbound is just what Bring Me the Night showed signs of. So fast, relentless, passionate yet wrapped in skull-crushing charismatic thrash that will rip your head off. When I first heard Bring Me the Night a while ago, I was awe-struck and the speedy NWOBHM-touches nearly brought a tear to my eye. While not greatly superior to the new Heathen it's still a wee bit better, which pretty much says it all. Except the new drummer Ron Lipnicki ( Hades) the RelixIV line-up is still intact, and with all the thrash-newbies flying around with no end in sight, the boys in Overkill has gathered the motivation to blow everything out of the water. Their last couple of albums haven't exactly been top notch, and I really feared that this band were going down the drain. When this gem was announced back in 09, I was a little sceptical to be honest. Top-list candidates such as the new, terrific Heathen, the brilliant début of Aspera and a very decent effort from old-timers Gamma Ray makes for an excellent year. 2010.So far, only two months in, 2010, a far as metal goes, has delivered a couple of awesome releases. ^ a b c "Overkill - Ironbound - Music Charts".^ a b c "Ironbound - Overkill : Awards"."Ranking OVERKILL: The Studio Albums – Worst To First". "OVERKILL INTERVIEW: "YOU NEED TO KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO KNOW WHERE YOU'VE COME FROM" ". ^ "Metal By Numbers 5/12: Deftones Eye Up Sales".^ a b "OVERKILL: 'Ironbound' First-Week Sales Revealed".Retrieved April 29, 2020.The new OVERKILL, "Ironbound", is one of their best records ever it's so good. ^ "GARY HOLT Says 'Big Four' Should be Expanded To Include EXODUS: 'We Were There At The Start' ".Archived from the original on 28 February 2010. ^ "Overkill Signs With Nuclear Blast Records".SKH Recording Studios, Stuart, Florida – additional recording.JRod Productions, Pomona, New York – additional recording.Gear Recording Studio, Shrewsbury, New Jersey – recording.Dave Linsk – recording (at SKH Recording Studios).Jon "Jonnyrod" Ciorciari – recording (at JRod Productions).Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes. Track listing Īll music is composed by D.D. Ironbound has been referred to as a "comeback" for Overkill after years of lackluster album sales, as well as an experimentation with groove metal and a decline in popularity in the U.S., which the band had had since the mid-1990s. and over 15,000 copies in the U.S by May 2010. It sold over 4,100 copies in its first week in the U.S. Ironbound was Overkill's first album to chart on the Billboard 200 in 17 years, since I Hear Black in 1993. He's able to dial it down and sing in a lower range, but can wail when it's required." A review from says, ""Ironbound" is one of, if not the most ripping collection of tunes this legendary act has laid to tape." Exodus and former Slayer lead guitarist Gary Holt called Ironbound "one of their best records ever it's so good". Chad Bowar of states, "What makes Overkill stand out is vocalist Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth, whose high pitched singing is unique and instantly recognizable. Ironbound was given highly positive reviews with vocalist, Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth, being a main point of critical acclaim. Reception Professional ratings Review scores
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