Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth Returns To The Stage Following His Health Mishap!

This past February, OVERKILL were forced to pull the plug and pull out from "The Dark Roots Of Thrash Tour" after Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth was diagnosed with walking pneumonia (full statement HERE). The tour featured TESTAMENT, FLOTSAM AND JETSAM, and 4ARM.

Thankfully, "Blitz" recovered smoothly is back on the road in Scandinavia with his band OVERKILL (tour dates below).

Last night, "Blitz" hit the stage in Gothenburg, Sweden (the capital of Swedish Metal) and performed a duet with DORO! The two legendary Metal vocalists performed "Always Live To Win".

OVERKILL's Scandinavian tour (remaining dates):

April 2013:

29. Gothenburg , Sweden Sticky FIngers
30 Oslo , Norway John Dee

May 2013:

1 Stockholm, Sweden Debaser Slussen
2 Haugesund, Norway Karmoygeddon Festival
3 Grimstad, Norway Bluebox




Video and photo credit: Zulie Alvarez  

Related links:
Overkill's official site

MESHUGGAH Announce Support Bands For Their Scandinavian Tour Dates!

Swedish Metal machines MESHUGGAH, recently announced their 2013 spring European tour! This continent-shifting, sonically devastating tour will launch in Seinäjoki, Finland on April 18th and will run through May 10th in Umea, Sweden.

A word from MESHUGGAH regarding their Scandinavian tour dates:

"Finally we can announce some support bands for the Scandinavian dates!"

- Kongh: main support for Sweden, Norway & Denmark
- Swarm: local support in Sweden
- Next Life: local support in Norway

MESHUGGAH's European Tour: 

- 04/18: Seinäjoki, FIN in Rytmikorjaamo
- 04/19: Tampere, FIN in Pakkahuone
- 04/20: Helsinki, FIN in Nosturi
- 04/21: Tallin, SPA in Rock Café
- 04/22: Riga, LAT in Melna Piektoiena
- 04/24: Warsaw, POL in Progresja
- 04/25: Krakow, POL in Kwadrat
- 04/26: Budapest, HUN in A38
- 04/27: Bratislava, SLO in Majestic
- 04/29: Zagreb, CRO in Tvornica
- 04/30: Roncade, ITA in New Age
- 05/01: Geneva, SWI in L’Usine
- 05/05: Copenhagen, DEN in Lille Vega
- 05/06: Aarhus, DEN in Voxhall
- 05/08: Oslo, NOR in Rockefeller
- 05/09: Stockholm, SWE in Circus
- 05/10: Umea, SWE in Idun

Released in late March, 'KOLOSS' has sold over 42,300 copies in the U.S. according to Nielsen SoundScan.  The album debuted at #17 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart in April, #24 on the Canadian Top 200 chart, #31 in the World Sales chart, and #48 on the German Media Control chart.

MESSHUGAH recently debuted their NEW music video for "Demiurge" (Watch it HERE!). The video combines extreme camera angles with adrenaline-inducing performance footage from the band’s sold-out show at Terminal 5 in New York City this past May, “Demiurge” was filmed and directed by Anthony Dubois (click HERE to see our picture gallery of this concert). 

Related links:

MESHUGGAH's Website

ScionAV.com/MESHUGGAH

MESHUGGAH on Facebook

MESHUGGAH on YouTube

MESHUGGAH on MySpace 

MESHUGGAH on Twitter