At this point in their career, every time Overkill come back with a new album it feels as if they're giving the metal world a much needed lecture in thrash 101.
Much like 2010's Ironbound, The Electric Age is a window to a more straightforward era in heavy metal's past, reminding the world of a time when the genre was a rebellious loner that thrived on volume and aggression and not a nomenclature-obsessed librarian.
As such, this album is prefix- and hyphen-free thrash, pure and simple.
The guitar and bass work is tight and technical, the drums are fast, and the vocals are soaring, and with a toolkit so direct and simple, not a whole lot more is needed.
Even though they always seemed to exist in the second tier of bands snapping at the heels of the "big four," it's hard to think of any bands from that era that are still doing thrash better than Overkill, and while The Electric Age may not be an artistic revelation, it is an incredibly solid album that might cause spontaneous outbreaks of sleeveless jean jackets to occur anywhere it's played.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Come and Get ItBobby "Blitz" Ellsworth, D.D. Verni | Overkill | Play | 06:17 | 14 MB | 50 MB |
| 2 | Electric RattlesnakeBobby "Blitz" Ellsworth, D.D. Verni | Overkill | Play | 06:19 | 14 MB | 51 MB |
| 3 | Wish You Were DeadBobby "Blitz" Ellsworth, D.D. Verni | Overkill | Play | 04:19 | 9 MB | 36 MB |
| 4 | Drop the Hammer DownBobby "Blitz" Ellsworth, D.D. Verni | Overkill | Play | 06:25 | 14 MB | 52 MB |
| 5 | Save YourselfBobby "Blitz" Ellsworth, D.D. Verni | Overkill | Play | 03:43 | 8 MB | 31 MB |
| 6 | Black DazeBobby "Blitz" Ellsworth, D.D. Verni | Overkill | Play | 03:55 | 8 MB | 31 MB |
| 7 | 21st Century ManBobby "Blitz" Ellsworth, D.D. Verni | Overkill | Play | 04:12 | 9 MB | 34 MB |
| 8 | Old Wounds, New ScarsBobby "Blitz" Ellsworth, D.D. Verni | Overkill | Play | 04:11 | 9 MB | 34 MB |
| 9 | All Over But the ShoutingBobby "Blitz" Ellsworth, D.D. Verni | Overkill | Play | 05:30 | 12 MB | 44 MB |
| 10 | Good NightBobby "Blitz" Ellsworth, D.D. Verni | Overkill | Play | 05:36 | 12 MB | 40 MB |
| 50 mins | 115 MB | |||||
| 50 mins | 407 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jon Ciorciari | Engineer |
| 2 | Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth | Composer, Vocals |
| 3 | John Finberg | Booking |
| 4 | Dan Korneff | Editing |
| 5 | Thomas Kreidner | Booking |
| 6 | Dave Linsk | Engineer, Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm) |
| 7 | Fave Linsk | Engineer |
| 8 | Overkill | Primary Artist, Producer |
| 9 | Greg Reely | Mastering, Mixing |
| 10 | Ron Lipnicki | Drums |
| 11 | Rob Shallcross | Editing |
| 12 | Travis Smith | Cover Art, Layout |
| 13 | Derek Tailor | Guitar (Rhythm) |
| 14 | D.D. Verni | Bass, Composer, Engineer |
| 15 | Mark Weiss | Photography |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |