The Electric Age | ||||
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Studio album by Overkill | ||||
Released | March 27, 2012 | |||
Recorded | September 2011–January 2012 | |||
Studio | Gear Recording Studio, Shrewsbury, New Jersey (see Studios) |
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Genre | Thrash metal | |||
Length | 50:27 | |||
Label |
eOne Music (North America) Nuclear Blast (Europe) |
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Producer | Overkill | |||
Overkill chronology | ||||
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Professional ratings | |
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | |
Blabbermouth.net | 9.5/10 |
Exclaim! | favorable |
Metal Storm | 8.9/10 |
Metal Forces | 9/10 |
The Electric Age is the sixteenth studio album by the American thrash metal band Overkill, which was released on March 27, 2012 in the U.S. on eOne Music and in Europe three days later on Nuclear Blast.
The album sold about 6,700 copies in the United States during the first week of release, beating the band's first week sales of their previous record, Ironbound, which totalled 4,100 copies.The Electric Age was also the first Overkill album to crack the top 100; the album peaked at #77 on the Billboard 200, making it their third highest chart position in their career (their subsequent albums, White Devil Armory and The Grinding Wheel, peaked at #31 and #69 respectively). In its second week The Electric Age sold 2,950 copies and dropped to #170 on the Billboard 200, bringing the sales total to a little under 10,000 copies.
All tracks written by Verni and Ellsworth.
All bonus tracks from Australian Ironbound Tour. These tracks were also released as an EP by the label in 2013.
Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.