What do Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth (Overkill), drummer Mike Portnoy (The Winery Dogs, Sons Of Apollo), bassist Mark Menghi (Metal Allegiance) and guitarist Phil Demmel (Vio-lence, ex-Machine Head), all have in common? Besides all of them being able to rock your socks off, each member makes up one quarter of new supergroup project, BPMD.
The group of heavy metal icons recently signed a worldwide contract with Napalm Records and will release their debut album, American Made, on June 12. The 10-track homage to some of rock music’s greatest treasures is turbocharged by the experience and enthusiasm of its four creators, and its first single, “Toys In The Attic” — an Aerosmith classic just begging for a heavy reimagining — is only the first boisterous sliver of proof.
Frontman Bobby Blitz says about “Toys In The Attic”: “I remember waaaaaaaaaaay back when Overkill formed, we were cutting our teeth on covers as I was finding my way around the mic. The Aerosmith covers were right in my wheelhouse, so when Mike [Portnoy] picked ‘Toys’ to cover, I was like… ‘Hell Yea’!”
The video for “Toys In The Attic” was directed by Victor Borachuk of JupiterReturn, with art Direction and motion design by Natália Tanus and Leonardo Gill.
American Made track listing:
1. Wang Dang Sweet Poontang (Ted Nugent cover)
2. Toys In The Attic (Aerosmith cover)
3. Evil (Cactus cover)
4. Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers (ZZ Top cover)
5. Saturday Night Special (Lynyrd Skynyrd cover)
6. Tattoo Vampire (Blue Öyster Cult cover)
7. D.O.A. (Bloodrock cover)
8. Walk Away (The James Gang cover)
9. Never In My Life (Mountain cover)
10. We’re An American Band (Grand Funk Railroad cover)
