Editing Overkill (band) (section)

===Return to popularity (2009–2017)===
On October 30, 2009, it was announced that Overkill had inked a multi-album deal with [[Nuclear Blast]]. The band's 15th album, ''[[Ironbound (album)|Ironbound]]''—which is described as a true "thrashter-piece"—was released on February 9, 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=129550 |title=Overkill Signs With Nuclear Blast Records |publisher=Roadrunnerrecords.com |access-date=December 7, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091112200924/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/Blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=129550 |archive-date=November 12, 2009 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> The album marked something of a "comeback" for Overkill after years of lackluster record sales and a decline in popularity in the U.S. since the mid-1990s;{{r|billboard 200}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Overkill - Ironbound |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=1900 |publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |access-date=3 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100228191851/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=1900 |archive-date=28 February 2010 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Louise |last=Brown |title=OVERKILL INTERVIEW: "YOU NEED TO KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO KNOW WHERE YOU'VE COME FROM" |url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/34789/Overkill-Ironbound/ |publisher=ironfistzine.com |access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Jesuslaves |title=Overkill - Ironbound (album review 2) |url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/34789/Overkill-Ironbound/ |publisher=Sputnikmusic.com |access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Rustyn |last=Rose |title=Ranking OVERKILL: The Studio Albums – Worst To First |date=February 22, 2019 |url=https://metalnation.com/ranking-overkill-the-studio-albums-worst-to-first/3/ |publisher=metalnation.com |access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref> it was also the band's first album to appear on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart since 1993's ''[[I Hear Black]]'', peaking at number 192.{{r|billboard 200}}<ref name="ironbound sales">{{Cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/overkill-ironbound-first-week-sales-revealed/|title=OVERKILL: 'Ironbound' First-Week Sales Revealed|date=February 17, 2010|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=November 15, 2020}}</ref> The band happened to be playing at [[Times Square]] in New York City on May 1, 2010, as part of their ''Ironbound'' tour when someone nearby attempted unsuccessfully to blow a car up using fireworks. The show proceeded without interruption, but some ticket holders arriving late were prevented from entering the theater by police responding to the incident.{{Citation needed|date=June 2013}} Overkill had toured for almost two years by promoting ''Ironbound'';<ref name="2010 2011 tour">{{Cite web|url=http://wreckingcrew.com/Ironbound/?page_id=122|title=Tour Dates|publisher=wreckingcrew.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110827100931/http://wreckingcrew.com/Ironbound/?page_id=122|access-date=November 15, 2020|archive-date=August 27, 2011}}</ref> it started with a European trek in February 2010 (supported by [[Suicidal Angels]], [[Savage Messiah (band)|Savage Messiah]] and [[Cripper]]),<ref name="ironbound sales"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/overkill-european-tour-announced/|title=OVERKILL: European Tour Announced|date=November 11, 2009|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=November 15, 2020}}</ref> followed two months later by a U.S. tour with [[Vader (band)|Vader]], [[God Dethroned]], [[Warbringer]], [[Evile]] and [[Woe of Tyrants]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/overkill-to-tour-north-america-with-vader-god-dethroned-warbringer-evile/|title=OVERKILL To Tour North America With VADER, GOD DETHRONED, WARBRINGER, EVILE|date=November 30, 2009|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=November 15, 2020}}</ref> The band toured the U.S. again in the fall (this time with [[Forbidden (band)|Forbidden]], Evile, [[Gama Bomb]] and [[Bonded by Blood (band)|Bonded by Blood]]),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/overkill-announces-second-leg-of-killfest-2010-tour-with-support-from-forbidden/|title=OVERKILL Announces Second Leg Of 'Killfest 2010' Tour With Support From FORBIDDEN|date=May 2, 2010|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=November 15, 2020}}</ref> and then did a European run in March 2011 with [[Destruction (band)|Destruction]], [[Heathen (band)|Heathen]], After All and Bonded by Blood.<ref name="2010 2011 tour"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/overkill-destruction-heathen-to-team-up-for-european-tour/|title=OVERKILL, DESTRUCTION, HEATHEN To Team Up For European Tour|date=August 31, 2010|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=November 15, 2020}}</ref> The tour cycle for ''Ironbound'' ended in South America in the fall of 2011.<ref name="2010 2011 tour"/>

In July 2011, Overkill began demoing six songs and announced they were planning to begin recording their 16th album in October for an early 2012 release.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wreckingcrew.com/Ironbound/?p=940 |title=The Latest News... |publisher=Wreckingcrew.com |access-date=July 21, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=160946 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120908070234/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=160946 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 8, 2012 |title=Overkill Not Touring With Anthrax, Testament; Band To Hit Studio In October |publisher=Roadrunnerrecords.com |access-date=July 21, 2011 }}</ref> The resulting album, ''[[The Electric Age]]'', was released on March 27, 2012,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=168656 |title=Overkill: New Album Title, Cover Artwork Unveiled |publisher=Roadrunnerrecords.com |date=January 23, 2012 |access-date=January 23, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120126015111/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=168656 |archive-date=January 26, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> and it was the band's first album to enter the top 100 on the ''Billboard'' 200, peaking at number 77; this was also Overkill's highest-chart position at the time.{{r|billboard 200}} In 2013, the band embarked on ''[[Dark Roots of Thrash|The Dark Roots of Thrash]]'' tour of North America, headlined by labelmates [[Testament (band)|Testament]], and supported by [[Flotsam and Jetsam (band)|Flotsam and Jetsam]] and 4Arm. However, they canceled their February 15 show in Huntington at The Paramount Theatre due to singer Bobby "Blitz" being diagnosed with "walking pneumonia".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=186358 |title=OVERKILL: Huntington Concert Cancellation Explained |publisher=Blabbermouth.Net |access-date=June 26, 2013}}</ref> On February 18, it was announced that Overkill was officially dropped out of the ''Dark Roots of Thrash'' tour as Blitz's condition had gotten slightly worse after the show in [[Worcester, Massachusetts]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=186423 |title=OVERKILL Drops Off 'The Dark Roots Of Thrash' Tour |publisher=Blabbermouth.Net|access-date=June 26, 2013}}</ref>

On August 31, 2013, Overkill entered Gear Recording on to begin recording their seventeenth studio album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metal-rules.com/metalnews/2013/08/31/overkill-is-entering-the-studio-on-monday/ |title=News, Interviews, Concert Reviews » Overkill is entering the studio on Monday! |publisher=Metal-rules.com |date=August 31, 2013|access-date=May 8, 2014}}</ref> The album was going to be released on March 7, 2014.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.metalinjection.net/latest-news/overkill-say-there-will-be-a-new-record-in-march-2014 |title=OVERKILL Say There Will Be A New Record In March 2014 |work=Metal Injection |access-date=May 8, 2014}}</ref> On January 14, however, it was announced that the album was postponed to July.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/OverkillBand/status/423180107294212096 |title=Twitter / OverkillBand: BREAKING NEWS: release date |publisher=Twitter.com |date=January 14, 2014|access-date=May 8, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/overkill-new-album-pushed-back-to-july-tour-dates-postponed |title=OVERKILL: New Album Pushed Back To July; Tour Dates Postponed |date=January 14, 2014 |publisher=Blabbermouth.Net |access-date=January 14, 2014}}</ref> On March 15, it was revealed that the new album was going to be titled ''[[White Devil Armory]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/OverkillBand/status/444889411185291264 |title=Twitter / OverkillBand: NEW ALBUM TITLE: we can confirm |publisher=Twitter.com|access-date=May 8, 2014}}</ref> After some delays, ''White Devil Armory'' was finally released on July 22, 2014. The album was their most successful; it peaked at #31 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], making it Overkill's highest chart position yet.{{r|billboard 200}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/overkills-white-devil-armory-cracks-u-s-top-40/ |title=Overkill's 'White Devil Armory' Cracks U.S. Top 40 |work=Blabbermouth.net |date=July 30, 2014 |access-date=July 30, 2014}}</ref>

On November 5, 2015, it was announced that Overkill would play a special show on April 16, 2016 in [[Oberhausen]] where they played the ''Feel the Fire'' and ''Horrorscope'' albums in their entirety. The show was professionally filmed and recorded for the DVD<ref>{{cite web|title=OVERKILL To Perform Entire 'Horrorscope' And 'Feel The Fire' Albums At Special Anniversary Concert|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/overkill-to-perform-entire-horrorscope-and-feel-the-fire-albums-at-special-anniversary-concert/|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=November 5, 2015|access-date=November 5, 2015}}</ref> ''Live in Overhausen'', which was released on May 18, 2018.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/overkill-to-release-live-in-overhausen-in-may/|title=OVERKILL To Release 'Live In Overhausen' In May|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=March 16, 2018|date=March 16, 2018}}</ref>

Overkill released a box set, titled ''[[Historikill: 1995–2007]]'', on October 16, 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/overkill-to-release-historikill-1995-2007-box-set-in-september/|title=Overkill To Release 'Historikill: 1995 - 2007' Box Set In September|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=July 14, 2014|access-date=July 26, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://newnoisemagazine.com/overkill-to-release-historikill-1995-2007-box-set/|title=Overkill To Release 'HistoriKill: 1995 – 2007' Box Set|website=[[New Noise Magazine]]|date=July 24, 2014|access-date=July 26, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150811173100/http://newnoisemagazine.com/overkill-to-release-historikill-1995-2007-box-set/|archive-date=August 11, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://bravewords.com/news/overkill-historikill-1995-2007-box-set-due-in-september-details-revealed|title=Overkill - Historikill: 1995 - 2007 Box Set Due In September; Details Revealed|publisher=Bravewords.com|date=July 14, 2014|access-date=July 26, 2015}}</ref> To support the box set, Overkill embarked on a North American tour with [[Symphony X]] in September–October 2015,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wreckingcrew.com/Ironbound/?p=1524|title=Overkill and Symphony X North American Tour 2015|publisher=wreckingcrew.com|date=June 29, 2015|access-date=September 12, 2015}}</ref> and a UK tour in April 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=116743|title=Overkill Announces U.K. And Ireland Tour Dates|publisher=MetalUnderground.com|date=September 21, 2015|access-date=September 21, 2015}}</ref> In a September 2015 interview, Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth revealed that Overkill had begun writing their eighteenth studio album,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://soundcloud.com/shredload/episode-08-bobby-blitz-ellsworth-overkill|title=Episode #08 - Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth (Overkill)|publisher=[[SoundCloud|SoundCloud.com]]|date=September 4, 2015|access-date=September 11, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=OVERKILL Has Begun Writing Material For Follow-Up To 'White Devil Armory'|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/overkill-has-begun-writing-material-for-follow-up-to-white-devil-armory/|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=September 24, 2015|access-date=September 24, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=OVERKILL Is Aiming To Release New Album In October 2016|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/overkill-is-aiming-to-release-new-album-in-october-2016/|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=October 28, 2015|access-date=October 28, 2015}}</ref> and by March 2016, they had "fully demoed" eleven songs for it.<ref name="blabbermouth march 2016">{{cite news|title=OVERKILL Has Eleven Songs 'Fully Demoed' For Upcoming Album|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/overkill-has-eleven-songs-fully-demoed-for-upcoming-album/|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=March 20, 2016|access-date=March 20, 2016}}</ref> Ellsworth said in a March 2016 interview that Overkill would begin recording the album in early May for an October release.{{r|blabbermouth march 2016}} On April 16, 2017, the band announced that their drummer Ron Lipnicki would miss the European tour due to a family emergency, and that he would be replaced by Eddy Garcia,<ref>{{cite web|title=OVERKILL Taps PISSING RAZORS Drummer EDDY GARCIA For European Tour, DVD Shoot|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/overkill-taps-pissing-razors-drummer-eddy-garcia-for-european-tour-dvd-shoot/|website=Blabbermouth.net|access-date=May 5, 2017|date=April 16, 2016}}</ref> which was later confirmed to be a "personal issue" from Lipnicki.<ref>{{cite web|title=OVERKILL Frontman Says Drummer RON LIPNICKI Can't Tour Because Of 'A Personal Issue'|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/overkill-frontman-says-drummer-ron-lipnicki-cant-tour-because-of-a-personal-issue/|website=Blabbermouth.net|access-date=May 5, 2017|date=March 23, 2017}}</ref> On August 13, 2016, ''[[The Grinding Wheel]]'' was announced as the name of the album, and Ellsworth said that the band was "looking for a first-week-of-November release";<ref>{{cite news|title=OVERKILL To Release 'Grinding Wheel' Album In November|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/overkill-to-release-grinding-wheel-album-in-november/|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=August 13, 2016|access-date=August 13, 2016}}</ref> however, the album's release date was pushed back to February 10, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=OVERKILL - announce their 18th studio album, The Grinding Wheel!|url=http://www.nuclearblast.de/en/label/music/band/news/details/4543050.71097.overkill-announce-their-18th-studio-album.html|website=Nuclear Blast|access-date=November 17, 2016|date=November 16, 2016}}</ref> ''The Grinding Wheel'' was another successful album for Overkill; it reached at number 69 on the ''Billboard'' 200, making it the band's second-highest chart position behind ''White Devil Armory''.{{r|billboard 200}} To support the album, Overkill toured North America with [[Nile (band)|Nile]],<ref>{{cite news|title=OVERKILL: 'The Grinding Wheel' Album Pushed Back To February; Listen To Snippet Of New Song 'Our Finest Hour'|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/overkill-the-grinding-wheel-album-pushed-back-to-february-listen-to-snippet-of-new-song-our-finest-hour/|work=Blabbermouth.net|date=September 19, 2016|access-date=September 19, 2016}}</ref> and supported former [[Sepultura]] members [[Max Cavalera|Max]] and [[Igor Cavalera]] in Europe on their Return to Roots tour.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/max-igor-cavalera-to-tour-europe-with-overkill-insomnium/|title=MAX + IGOR CAVALERA To Tour Europe With OVERKILL, INSOMNIUM|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=April 5, 2017|access-date=November 28, 2017}}</ref> They also headlined the 2017 edition of the Metal Alliance Tour, supported by [[Crowbar (American band)|Crowbar]], [[Havok (band)|Havok]], [[Black Fast (band)|Black Fast]] and [[Invidia (band)|Invidia]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/overkill-and-crowbar-to-join-forces-for-2017-metal-alliance-tour/|title=OVERKILL And CROWBAR To Join Forces For 2017 'Metal Alliance Tour'|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=June 15, 2017|access-date=November 28, 2017}}</ref>