Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth | |
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 Ellsworth in 2024 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Robert Ellsworth |
| Also known as | Blitz |
| Born | May 3, 1959[1][2] |
| Origin | New Jersey, U.S. |
| Genres | Thrash metal, heavy metal, groove metal |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Member of | Overkill, BPMD |
| Formerly of | The Cursed |
Robert Ellsworth (born May 3, 1959), best known as Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth, is an American singer who is the lead vocalist of New Jersey thrash metal band Overkill.[3] He has been the vocalist of Overkill since its inception in 1980, and he and bassist D. D. Verni are the band's only constant members.
Ellsworth is a member of the supergroup cover band BPMD.[4] He also previously fronted The Cursed, a now defunct band featuring guitarist Dan Lorenzo, which released the Room Full of Sinners LP in 2007.[5]
- ^ OVERKILL (May 3, 2019). "Happy 60th to our very own BB pic.twitter.com/XnA5LwPc7p". twitter.com. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
- ^ "Overkill". facebook.com. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
- ^ Overkill's Bobby Blitz – Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction?, August 27, 2014, archived from the original on December 21, 2021, retrieved September 9, 2021
- ^ "BOBBY 'BLITZ' ELLSWORTH, MIKE PORTNOY, PHIL DEMMEL And MARK MENGHI Join Forces In BPMD: 'American Made' Album Due Soon". Blabbermouth.net. January 31, 2020. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- ^ "The Cursed – Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". metal-archives.com. Retrieved September 10, 2021.