LIVE! | Overkill with Prong

by Jonna Ambur
– Senior Photojournalist —

September 26th, 2014 at Webster Theater in Hartford, CT. —

Ovekill live 2014 09Thrash metal legends, Overkill, call New Jersey home, but on Friday night, Connecticut was family. One of the most awaited shows of the season and it was worth every last sweat soaked minute at The Webster Theater.

They performed songs from Feel the Fire and Taking Over through The Electric Age and White Devil Armory, their newest released that dropped this year.

Ellsworth (vocals) proved his vocals are as strong today as they were in 1980 and with the support of the band, their whole set was kick ass metal!

Set List:
Armorist
Overkill
Electric Rattlesnake
Wrecking Crew
Black Daze
Rotten to the Core
Bring Me the Night
End of the Line
Long Time Dyin’
Under One
Pig
Hello From the Gutter
Ironbound

Encore:
Bitter Pill
Elimination
Fuck You (The Subhumans cover

Members: Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth – Vocals D.D. Verni – Bass Dave Linsk – Lead Guitar Derek Tailer – Rhythm Guitar Ron Lipnicki – Drums

Prong live 2014 08Overkill’s tour wraps up the U.S. dates on October 17 and in Europe on November 15.

Prong joined Overkill for some of the tour and took the stage in Connecticut as well. No strangers to the metal scene, Prong has been around since 1986 and rocked the Webster in support of their newest release, Ruining Lives.

Also performing on the main stage were regional bands:

As Darkness Dies (formerly Graven Image)
Eyes of the Dead
Driven Mad

And on the second stage:

Continuum
Enemy of Reason
Beneath The Marrow
Tartarus

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