Scorched (Overkill album)

Scorched is the upcoming twentieth studio album by American thrash metal band Overkill, scheduled to be released on April 14, 2023.[3] It will be the band's first studio album in four years, following The Wings of War (2019), the longest gap between studio albums for the band.

Scorched
Studio album by
Overkill
ReleasedApril 14, 2023
Recorded2020–2022
GenreThrash metal
Length51:05
LabelNuclear Blast
Overkill chronology
The Wings of War
(2019)		 Scorched
(2023)
Singles from Scorched
  1. "The Surgeon"
    Released: January 27, 2023[1]
  2. "Wicked Place"
    Released: March 14, 2023[2]

Background

Overkill had announced plans to work on the follow-up The Wings of War as early as October 2019.[4] Progress on the album had slowly been taking shape for more than two years, with bassist D. D. Verni having written nine songs for the album by April 2020,[5] and the band began recording it in September.[6][7] Drum tracks had been finished by that October,[7] and mixing was handled by Colin Richardson, who had previously worked with Overkill in the late 1990s and early 2000s.[8]

The release date of Scorched was postponed on numerous occasions, partly due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The album was intended to be released in April 2021,[9] but it was soon pushed back to the summer or fall of 2021,[7][8] and then later to early 2022,[10] and finally to the spring of 2023.[1][11]

Track listing

All tracks are written by D. D. Verni and Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth.

No.TitleLength
1."Scorched"6:13
2."Goin' Home"4:31
3."The Surgeon"5:33
4."Twist of the Wick"5:34
5."Wicked Place"5:00
6."Won't Be Comin' Back"4:30
7."Fever"5:33
8."Harder They Fall"4:23
9."Know Her Name"5:11
10."Bag o' Bones"4:37
Total length:51:05

Personnel

Overkill

References
  1. "OVERKILL To Release New Single, 'The Surgeon', Next Week". Blabbermouth.net. January 20, 2023. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  2. "OVERKILL Shares New Single 'Wicked Place' From 'Scorched' Album". Blabbermouth.net. March 14, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  3. "OVERKILL To Release Scorched Album In April; Visualizer For "The Surgeon" Single Streaming Now". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. January 27, 2023. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
  4. "BOBBY 'BLITZ' ELLSWORTH Says New OVERKILL Album 'The Wings Of War' Has A 'Certain Kind Of Committed Brutality'". Blabbermouth.net. October 2, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  5. "OVERKILL Has Nine Songs Musically Written For Next Album". Blabbermouth.net. April 24, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  6. "OVERKILL To Begin Recording New Album Next Week". Blabbermouth.net. September 5, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  7. "OVERKILL Probably Won't Play Any Socially Distanced Or Drive-In Concerts: Our Singer Is 'Immune System Compromised'". Blabbermouth.net. October 22, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  8. "OVERKILL Taps COLIN RICHARDSON For New Album Mix". Blabbermouth.net. November 27, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  9. "OVERKILL Has 10 Songs Written For Next Album; April 2021 Release Targeted". Blabbermouth.net. June 10, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  10. "Overkill - Planning To Mix Next Studio Album This Fall". Metal Storm. August 19, 2021. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  11. "OVERKILL's New Album Won't Arrive Before April 2023". Blabbermouth.net. March 17, 2022. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
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