Are you missing out on your fix of ‘80s inspired cheesy hard rock? If so, Nuclear Blast have just the thing. They’re reissuing four albums by Swiss hard rockers Gotthard next month. The pair of double sets will feature two albums each with Lipservice (2005) & Domino Effect (2007) and Need to Believe (2009) & Firebirth (2012) both being released on Friday January 27.

Gotthard was founded in Lugano by Steve Lee and Leo Leoni in 1990. Their last eleven albums have all reached number one in the Swiss album charts, and they have sold over 2 million albums.

Original singer Steve Lee died in a motorcycle accident in 2010 and Gotthard released their first single with their new singer, Nic Maeder, as a free download prior to the release of Firebirth.

Lee’s voice was a mix of Whitesnake’s David Coverdale and Jon Bon Jovi and Gotthard’s music is also influenced by them as well as Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Van Halen, Scorpions, and Aerosmith. They sound authentically ‘80s and their tunes stand up against those of predecessors.

Legendary New Jersey thrashers, Overkill, release their upcoming eighteenth album, The Grinding Wheel on February 10 via Nuclear Blast. You can sample it on the new lyric video for ‘Our Finest Hour’. The Grinding Wheel was produced by the band and mixed by Andy Sneap (Testament, Exodus, Accept). The artwork was created again by Travis Smith (Nevermore, Opeth).

New Jersey’s Overkill have never let their fans down; remaining musically consistent and true to their roots for an impressive 35 years, with an unprecedented 18 studio albums under their belts.

The massive contribution to thrash by heavy metal partners-in-crime Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth and bassist D.D. Verni (who co-founded Overkill the same year Ronald Reagan was elected President) is undeniable.

Overkill were formed about one year before Slayer and Anthrax and a couple of years ahead of Metallica, with all of the aforementioned bands pushing forward a new style of music drawing from NWOBHM, hard rock and punk.

The Grinding Wheel can be ordered here

Tracklisting

1. Mean Green Killing Machine

2. Goddamn Trouble

3. Our Finest Hour

4. Shine On

5. The Long Road

6. Let's All Go To Hades

7. Come Heavy

8. Red White And Blue

9. The Wheel

10. The Grinding Wheel