OVERKILL Bassist D.D. Verni Premieres ‘Night Of The Swamp King’ Music Video
October 5th, 2018
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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 ‘Night Of The Swamp King’. Directed by Leigh Brooks, the clip can be viewed below.
Verni issues debut solo full-length studio album Barricade on October 12th, 2018 through Mighty Music.
D.D. Verni commented: “So, 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, ‘Okay, I guess it’s a solo record.’ 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.
“I would never really have an interest in doing a record that was thrash-sounding outside of Overkill; I just don’t think it could be any better. The fun is trying new shit and seeing where it goes for me.
“I 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, ‘Why don’t you just call some guys whose work you like and see if they would be interested?’ And so that’s what I did.”
Barricade 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 ’Virus’ Karkos (Dope), who also contributed rhythm guitar tracks. Rounding out the recording line-up was former Overkill drummer Ron Lipnicki.
Mixing and mastering was handled by Chris ‘Zeuss’ Harris.
“There’s some metal, punk, and classic rock… it’s all in there, from Queen to Green Day to Metallica, I think we covered all the basses!” describes D.D.
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The track listing is as follows;
01. ‘Fire Up’
02. ‘Miracle Drug’
03. ‘Off My Leash’
04. ‘(We are) The Broken Ones’
05. ‘Lost In The Underground’
06. ‘The Party Of No’
07. ‘Night Of The Swamp King’
08. ‘We Were Young’
09. ‘Slow My Ride’
10. ‘Heaven Calling’
Official lyric videos were created for the songs ‘Fire Up’ and ‘Lost In The Underground’, which can also be viewed below.
