{"id":71551,"date":"2018-10-05T00:00:38","date_gmt":"2018-10-05T00:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=71551"},"modified":"2018-10-05T16:53:52","modified_gmt":"2018-10-05T16:53:52","slug":"news-overkill-bassist-d-d-verni-releases-debut-solo-studio-album-barricade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/news-overkill-bassist-d-d-verni-releases-debut-solo-studio-album-barricade\/","title":{"rendered":"OVERKILL Bassist D.D. Verni Premieres \u2018Night Of The Swamp King\u2019 Music Video (October 5th, 2018) | News @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

OVERKILL Bassist D.D. Verni Premieres \u2018Night Of The Swamp King\u2019 Music Video<\/strong><\/span>
\nOctober 5th, 2018<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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D.D. Verni, bassist and main songwriter of New Jersey-based thrash metal group Overkill, has filmed a music video for the track \u2018Night Of The Swamp King\u2019. Directed by Leigh Brooks, the clip can be viewed below.<\/p>\n

Verni issues debut solo full-length studio album Barricade<\/em> on October 12th, 2018 through Mighty Music.<\/p>\n

D.D. Verni commented: \u201cSo, why do a solo record… well I never really stop writing material, and after some time, it starts to pile up and take shape and I wonder what it will be. In the past, anything that was not Overkill material I would put aside for my other band The Bronx Casket Co., but when I starting pulling these songs together, it was clearly not that, and I thought, \u2018Okay, I guess it\u2019s a solo record.\u2019 The material was kinda metal and kinda rock and kinda punk, so those really are my basic influences. In Overkill, I take all that background and funnel it into our thrash sound. But these songs were not thrash but a combination of the other stuff.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would never really have an interest in doing a record that was thrash-sounding outside of Overkill; I just don\u2019t think it could be any better. The fun is trying new shit and seeing where it goes for me.<\/p>\n

\u201cI could always do all the instruments myself, as I have in the past on projects, but thought this could be a good opportunity to try working with some new people. My wife was hearing me thinking out loud and basically said, \u2018Why don\u2019t you just call some guys whose work you like and see if they would be interested?\u2019 And so that\u2019s what I did.\u201d<\/p>\n

Barricade<\/em> includes a host of guitarists making guest appearances, including Jeff Loomis (Arch Enemy \/ ex-Nevermore), Angus Clark (Trans-Siberian Orchestra), Jeff Waters (Annihilator), Bruce Franklin (Trouble), Mike Romeo (Symphony X), Mike Orlando (Adrenaline Mob), Steve Leonard (Almost Queen), and Andre \u2019Virus\u2019 Karkos (Dope), who also contributed rhythm guitar tracks. Rounding out the recording line-up was former Overkill drummer Ron Lipnicki.<\/p>\n

Mixing and mastering was handled by Chris \u2018Zeuss\u2019 Harris.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s some metal, punk, and classic rock… it\u2019s all in there, from Queen to Green Day to Metallica, I think we covered all the basses!\u201d describes D.D.<\/p>\n

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The track listing is as follows;<\/p>\n

01. \u2018Fire Up\u2019
\n02. \u2018Miracle Drug\u2019
\n03. \u2018Off My Leash\u2019
\n04. \u2018(We are) The Broken Ones\u2019
\n05. \u2018Lost In The Underground\u2019
\n06. \u2018The Party Of No\u2019
\n07. \u2018Night Of The Swamp King\u2019
\n08. \u2018We Were Young\u2019
\n09. \u2018Slow My Ride\u2019
\n10. \u2018Heaven Calling\u2019<\/p>\n

Official lyric videos were created for the songs \u2018Fire Up\u2019 and \u2018Lost In The Underground\u2019, which can also be viewed below.
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