The Grinding Wheel

This article is about the 2017 Overkill album. For the abrasive cutting tool, see Grinding wheel.
The Grinding Wheel
Studio album by
Overkill
ReleasedFebruary 10, 2017 (2017-02-10)
Recorded2016
StudioGear Recording Studio, Shrewsbury, New Jersey
GenreThrash metal
Length60:12
LabelNuclear Blast
ProducerOverkill[1]
Overkill chronology
Historikill: 1995–2007
(2015) 		The Grinding Wheel
(2017) 		The Wings of War
(2019)
Singles from The Grinding Wheel
  1. "Our Finest Hour"
    Released: November 4, 2016[2][3]
  2. "Mean, Green, Killing Machine"
    Released: December 21, 2016[4]

The Grinding Wheel is the 18th studio album by American thrash metal band Overkill, released on February 10, 2017.[2][1] It is the last Overkill album with drummer Ron Lipnicki, who left the band shortly after its release and was replaced by Jason Bittner (Shadows Fall and formerly of Flotsam and Jetsam) for the album's tour and its follow-up The Wings of War (2019).[5]

  1. ^ a b "OVERKILL - announce their 18th studio album, The Grinding Wheel!". Nuclear Blast. November 16, 2016. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "OVERKILL: 'The Grinding Wheel' Album Pushed Back To February; Listen To Snippet Of New Song 'Our Finest Hour'". Blabbermouth.net. September 19, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  3. ^ "OVERKILL: Lyric Video For New Single 'Our Finest Hour'". Blabbermouth.net. October 19, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  4. ^ "OVERKILL: Lyric Video For New Song 'Mean, Green, Killing Machine'". Blabbermouth.net. December 21, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  5. ^ "Overkill Joined By Shadows Fall And Flotsam And Jetsam Drummer Jason Bittner". Blabbermouth.net. May 4, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2017.