How Bobby Blitz Unintentionally Became The Singer of Overkill

#Overkill's 20th album #Scorched is out now! We chat with frontman #BobbyBlitz about the music of his teenage years and how friendships forged in metal led to his audition for the band... but he didn't know he'd have to sing!
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[@mot0rdeth]

His voice has changed so little over the course of 30+ years it's mindblowing. He was born to sing.

[@LoudwireMusic]

It might even be better NOW 🫢

[@222MovieMan]

Really is!

[@Slackdragon]

The Blitz! One of the most fun small, club sized gigs was Overkill. Good times! Thanks, Bobby!

[@markfoley1458]

Gotta love Bobby. He always seems so upbeat and non-arrogant. It was interesting hearing about his musical influences.

[@hellbound05]

Scorched is a badass album! glad they stay with the sound they always had 🤘😈🤙

[@oblivion4508]

A real metal legend

[@royalextra84]

The new album is really good they did a good fucking job

[@LoudwireMusic]

So good. Always are!

[@jonathankeeter6338]

Bobby Blitz is one of the top 5 all time greatest metal vocalists.His voice,and on stage performance is iconic.

[@mushfiquem]

How does Bobby Blitz consistently manage to be a thrash fucking badass and also be one of the nicest, funniest and truly humble artists among so many thrash metal titans is something to take note of. Bobby Blitz exudes so much confidence but deep down I'm sure he's a softy and an overall great person. Had the opportunity to see Overkill at a small club in London called The 100 Club in 2012, Overkill completely smashed it and stole the show 🤘🏼🇧🇩

[@scottdiamond74]

The best band from NJ.

[@ilyalead4blade897]

recent works are great, but Taking Over and Feel The Fire are among my favourite albums of all time. Blitz's voice, vibe and attitute is the essential part of Overkill's sound

[@shredman87.57]

Overkill is awesome

[@koningklootzak7788]

Overkill is underrated

[@danielsolano602]

Thanks for that! I freaking love Bobby blitz! He just don’t quit, and we never want him to, right!

[@thomasbaldiscola4671]

BOBBY F**KING "BLITZ" ELLSWORTH!! Overkill is one of my favorite bands and the reason I play bass. D. D. Verni is a KING! Thanks for this fine interview. 🤘🤘

[@korky_]

Bobby Blitz and Over Kill still sound the same and still kicking ass! 🤘Great album 🤘

[@agrius747]

I had a major surgery in 2016 and I'm alive because of it! But just before I thought to run away! Thankfully it didn't! Bobby, the whole album is awesome! When will you come to Poland?🤘

[@jamesharris4775]

Scorched is an awesome recording, i ordered it in cd 💿, but have downloaded it the very day it released

[@filthism1659]

Met bobby at BB kings in NYC years ago at the bat after the show such an amazing guy he let us hang out with him got me and my friend a beer such a great dude

[@dkline74]

Such a good hearted down to earth guy. Love Overkil. E.N.D.!

[@constantinranis]

Black and Green 🤘 in union we stand

[@x.rickenbacker9393]

Now that's how you do an interview! 🤘

[@AKayfabe]

he sounds the same now as he did when I first heard them. I’m glad they are going to be doing a show at blue ridge festival

[@Weedeater58]

A boy named Sue was the first country song I actually got in😢 when I was young. Thanks, pops.

[@BigDaddy-vr2ut]

I’ve never got into over kill. The dude seem like a cool person to do an interview with tough for sure. I’ll have check the band out one of these days

[@eyellgeteven9928]

Check them out...one of the greatest bands of all time.

[@thedude4672]

Hello from the Gutter

[@eyellgeteven9928]

@@thedude4672 We've been expecting you!

[@SiriusMined]

Overkill formed in my hometown

[@sudsysutherland359]

Bobby Blitz made me feel my age when he mentioned “Columbia House” & getting cd’s for a penny etc lol. But in saying that I wouldn’t change a thing🤘 I’m from the tape cassette era & the tape trading scene & recording songs from the radio on late Friday & Saturday nights when there would be a college radio station(s) that would have an hour or two of hard metal bands playing. Overkill is one of my favourite bands growing up & one of the best thrash bands for sure. I’m Canadian so i grew up listening to Sacrifice - Annihilator - RaZoR - Voivod - Exciter - Anvil - Quo Vadis as well when it came to Canadian metal🤘 With Overkill’s latest album being their 20th release made me think of Canadian thrash band “ANVIL” & how many albums they have released & they released 19 albums thus far & are currently working on album #20 so much respect to “Lips” & Robb Reiner for never giving up! I’m not sure if Overkill & Anvil have ever toured together but i’d love personally to witness that in today’s day & age that’s sure, maybe do a co-headlining bill 🤔

[@Obssy]

I LOVE Overkill!!!

[@rexbrumbelow1550]

New album kills!

[@PsyphaX09]

To be honest, I like his voice today.

[@cirenotsluor9999]

'Overkill' is my favorite Thrash band \m/

[@LuisHernandez-yf2no]

GOD bless Bobby hope to see you soon many years left in you

[@ed150arcade2]

Blitz rules 🤟 The Green and Black baby 🤟

[@SiriusMined]

I remember the Columbia House Records

[@eyellgeteven9928]

I got a lot of tunes from Columbia House Records...I kind of wish they were still around.

[@nicoleee1980]

The best!!!!!

[@-Heavy-]

Overkill live is always awesome because this guy has so much charisma! I love this MF & I love Overkill!!! 🤘

[@barbaraconny1898]

Hell yeah 💯

[@joeymorvant161]

Overkill rule!

[@MrJaaaaaa97]

The Wolverine of metal!!!

[@realityorfiction]

I discovered so many bands using Columbia house, I the 90s-00s

[@benjilee329]

I saw them live about 4 or 5 times. They get better with age. On the new album my least favorite track is The Surgeon. It just doesnt grab me. Instead i go for Bag Of Bones, Fever, Scorched and Won't Be Coming Back. Those tracks stand out the most to me.

[@gregb1037]

Hello from the gutter

[@koningklootzak7788]

Love it!

[@eyellgeteven9928]

That was what got me in to Overkill all those decades ago...been hooked ever since.

[@thedude4672]

@@eyellgeteven9928 Same here. I was a kid when I bought that album.

[@richardsemuta1089]

Love the new record. It has alot of diversity. They mix up the slow heavy stuff with the thrashy stuff.

[@chriskiefer7493]

🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@paulbauer8188]

Shit, I always curious why he does that picking motion while performing. Now I know why. I hope he still plays it.

[@toddwilliams8128]

I don't know how good Blitz is on bass, but hiring DD Verni was definitely an S-tier move. You know another S-tier move? Hiring Blitz as singer. So underrated, but not by me.

[@jrporter50]

My man's laugh is funny asf

[@aviralbajpai4208]

He is a fuckin' storyteller

[@guitarman6632]

Never heard of them ! Lol

[@kingvkelly2313]

bobby is fucking killer

[@actionjacksondan]

I remember taking a chance and buying an over kill cd in my teens because of how the cover looked. Hated it and was pissed I wasted my weeks allowance on that!

[@vvoof2601]

ok...

[@schacko]

Rokenroll

[@roccocid]

If there is sometime a bio pic about Overkill... i want Leonardo DiCaprio playing Bobby Blitz. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Mogamishu]

Their new album: close-mic’ed, sampled, triggered, automated, overprocessed, ProTwelled, loudness-maximised and hyper-compressed, like every other metal album made in the last 25 years or so. Of course with every band member phoning in their parts from their bedroom or basement in different parts of the country. Not that pimple-faced, hearing-damaged, drunk, stoned metal heads would notice or care.

[@thedude4672]

You sound lovely

[@badbirdkc]

You must be fun a parties...

[@duaneegan1230]

You forgot auto-tune… oh wait, you didn’t cause you can’t say that about Bobby. Go back to your country pop or whatever you’re into and leave us Overkill fans alone.

[@vvoof2601]

Generalizing an entire genre's fans are we? You should really learn the golden rule: nothing nice to say? Then shut up.

[@LoneWolfSnowplowing]

Love Bobby.