Scorched (Overkill album)

Scorched
Studio album by
Overkill
ReleasedApril 14, 2023
Recorded2020–2022
StudioGear Recording Studio, Shrewsbury, New Jersey
SKH Recording Studios, Stuart, Florida
JRod Productions, Pomona, New York
The Recording Company, Sloansville, New York[1]
GenreThrash metal
Length51:05
LabelNuclear Blast
Overkill chronology
The Wings of War
(2019) 		Scorched
(2023)
Singles from Scorched
  1. "The Surgeon"
    Released: January 27, 2023[2]
  2. "Wicked Place"
    Released: March 14, 2023[3]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Blabbermouth.net8/10[4]
Classic Rock[5]
KNAC.com4.8/5[6]
Metal Forces8.5/10[7]
Metal injection7/10[8]

Scorched is the twentieth studio album by American thrash metal band Overkill, released on April 14, 2023.[9] It is the band's first studio album in four years, following The Wings of War (2019), the longest gap between studio albums for the band. This is also the last Overkill album to feature drummer Jason Bittner, who left the band in August 2024.[10]

  1. ^ "Overkill – Scorched (NBR 69572, NB 6957-2)". Discogs. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  2. ^ "Overkill To Release New Single, 'The Surgeon', Next Week". Blabbermouth.net. January 20, 2023. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  3. ^ "Overkill Shares New Single 'Wicked Place' From Scorched Album". Blabbermouth.net. March 14, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  4. ^ Dom Lawson (2023-04-11). "Scorched". Blabbermouth. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
  5. ^ Sleazegrinder (2023-04-14). "Overkill's Scorched: No ballads, no compromises, just pure, vicious thrash metal". loudersound.com. Classic Rock. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
  6. ^ "Reviews – Overkill 'Scorched'". knac.com. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  7. ^ Neil Arnold. "Overkill — Scorched (2023) — Album Review". metalforcesmagazine.com. Metal Forces. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
  8. ^ Kevin Stewart-Panko (2023-04-13). "Album Review: OVERKILL Scorched". Metal Injection. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  9. ^ "Overkill To Release Scorched Album In April; Visualizer For "The Surgeon" Single Streaming Now". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. January 27, 2023. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
  10. ^ "Drummer JASON BITTNER Exits OVERKILL". Blabbermouth.net. August 5, 2024. Retrieved August 5, 2024.