Overkill's New Lineup: Thrash On!

0:00On April 2nd, Overkill's long-time bassist, Dede Verney, is sitting out their current thrash of the Titans tour, with testament and destruction. He needs time to rest his arm after recent surgery, and since they're just supporting on this run, he chose to skip it. Stepping in on bass is Christian Old Wolbers, formerly a fear factory. The band is hitting the stage as a four-piece right now, with vocalist Bobby Blitz-Elzworth, former Jeremy Kling, guitarist Dave Linsk, and Christian handling the low end. Guitarist Derek Taylor is also out for undisclosed reasons, keeping things lean and mean. Verney has taken breaks before for health reasons, like last April's Latin American shows, where David Ellipson from Megadeth filled in, or September's, European dates with Christian Geesler from creator. Old Wolbers even subbed for him last fall on the King Diamond tour. Fifteen Gears, Overkill locked in Jeremy Kling as their new permanent drummer back in August 2024, replacing Jason Bitner, who moved.

1:01On, Kling brings heavy creds from bands like The Absence, Venom Inc, and Inhuman Condition, and they debuted him live at a festival in Romania. All this lineup flux hasn't slowed them down. They've already demoed tracks for the next album, and keep the thrash fire burning strong. That wraps music news today. Brought to you with AI.