Veteran New Jersey thrashers OVERKILL will embark on the Immortalis European Tour 2009 in February. Support on the trek will come from METAL CHURCH and TORTURE SQUAD.

Confirmed dates are as follows:

Feb. 20 - UK London Underworld
Feb. 21 - NL Uden De Pul
Feb. 22 - NL Enschede Atak
Feb. 23 - GER Aschaffenburg Colos Saal
Feb. 24 - GER Hamburg Markthalle
Feb. 25 - GER Bochum Zeche
Feb. 27 - ESP Barcelona Bikini
Feb. 28 - ESP Madrid Sala Live
Mar. 01 - ESP Alicante Nave 8
Mar. 03 - SWI Pratteln Z7
Mar. 04 - ITA Milano Rolling Stone
Mar. 05 - GER Augsburg Spectrum
Mar. 06 - CZ Zlin Metalmania Festival

OVERKILL's second DVD, "Live at Wacken Open Air 2007", came out on February 5 via Bodog Music. The 50-minute disc was shot during the band’s headline set at the festival in front of an audience of 40,000, and features songs that span OVERKILL's 28-year career, including "Walk Through Fire" (which can be viewed below) from the group's new disc "Immortalis", "Rotten to the Core", "Elimination", "Fuck You", "In Union We Stand", "Necroshine", "Skull and Bones", "Old School" and "Wrecking Crew".

METAL CHURCH's new album, "This Present Wasteland", is scheduled for release in Europe on September 26 via SPV Records.

METAL CHURCH recently announced the addition of guitarist Rick Van Zandt (THE END, ROTTWEILLER) to the group's ranks. He replaced Jay Reynolds (also of MALICE), who left the band for "personal reasons."