Bobby Blitz Ellsworth


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Previous to 1980, he was the vocalist and bass player in a punk/classic rock cover band. In 1980 he answered a vocalist wanted ad put in the paper by D.D. Verni, who was forming a new band called Overkill. His stage name, Bobby Blitz, is a tribute to Johnny Blitz of The Dead Boys.

ALBUMS


BPMD
American Made
2020
Astoroth
Infinite Paths Of The Maze
1990, Cass, Not On Label (Astoroth (2) Self-released)
Astoroth
Demo 89
1989, Cass, Not On Label (Astoroth (2) Self-released)
Overkill
Scorched
2023
Overkill
The Atlantic Years (1986 - 1994)
2021, Box Set, Vinyl, Vinyl, Vinyl, Vinyl, Vinyl, Vinyl, ,
Thrash
Overkill
The Wings Of War
2019
Overkill
Last Man Standing
2018, CD, Album, Promo, Legacy Magazine, Nuclear Blast
Overkill
Live In Overhausen
2018, ,
Thrash
Overkill
Live In Overhausen Volume Two: Feel The Fire
2018
Overkill
Live In Overhausen Volume One: Horrorscope
2018
Overkill
The Grinding Wheel
2017
Overkill
Our Finest Hour
2016, Vinyl, ,
Thrash
Overkill
White Devil Armory
2014
Overkill
Live From Oz
2013
Overkill
6 Songs
2012, CD, Smplr, RockHard, Nuclear Blast
Overkill
The Electric Age
2012
Overkill
Ironbound
2010
Overkill
Wrecking Everything (Live) / Killbox 13
2009
The Cursed
Evil, In The Bag
2007, CD, Promo, Screaming Ferret Wreckords, ,
Heavy Metal
The Cursed
Room Full Of Sinners
2007
Overkill
Immortalis
2007
Overkill
Devil By The Tail
2005, CD, Album + CD, Album + Comp, Dig, Ambitions, ,
Thrash/Heavy Metal
Overkill
RELIXIV
2005, CD, ,
Thrash/Speed Metal
Overkill
Fuck You And Then Some / Feel The Fire
2005, CD, CD, All Media, ,
Thrash
Overkill
Unholy
2004
Overkill
Killbox 13
2003, ,
Thrash/Groove Metal
Overkill
Overkill
2002, CD, Comp, Sanctuary, ,
Thrash
Overkill
Hello From The Gutter (The Best Of Overkill)
2002, 2x CD, ,
Thrash
Overkill
Wrecking Everything: An Evening In Asbury Park
2002
Overkill
Wrecking Everything - Live
2002, CD, ,
Thrash
Overkill
2 Originals Of Overkill (From The Underground Below / Necroshine)
2001, CD, Album, RE + CD, Album, RE + Comp, SPV GmbH, Steamhammer, Fresh Fruit
Overkill
3 Song Sampler
2000, CD, Promo, Smplr, Metal-is Records
Overkill
Bloodletting
2000, CD, ,
Thrash
Overkill
Necroshine
1999
Overkill
Coverkill
1999
Overkill
From The Underground And Below
1997, CD, ,
Thrash
Overkill
The Killing Kind
1996, ,
Thrash/Heavy Metal
Overkill
Wrecking Your Neck (Live)
1995
Overkill
W.F.O.
1994, CD, ,
Thrash/Heavy Metal
Overkill
I Hear Black
1993, CD, ,
Thrash
Overkill
Horrorscope
1991
Overkill
The Years Of Decay
1989
Overkill
Under The Influence
1988
Overkill
!!!Fuck You!!!
1987, Vinyl, ,
Thrash
Overkill
Taking Over
1987
Overkill
Overkill
1985
Overkill
Feel The Fire
1985, ,
Thrash
Overkill
Power In Black
1983
Overkill
Hello From Colombia 2023
2024, CD, Ltd, Num, Unofficial, Niledem Productions
Overkill
Overkill
2024
Overkill
Power In Black Demos 1983
2022, 7", Ltd, Unofficial, Cle, XeRocks
Overkill
The Wings Of War
2019
Overkill
The Grinding Wheel
2017
Overkill
The Years Of Decay
2017
Overkill
White Devil Armory
2014
Overkill
Taking Over
2013
Overkill
The Electric Age
2012
Overkill
Killbox 13
2003
Overkill
W.F.O. / Power In Black
2002, CD, Comp, RM, Unofficial, Agat Company Ltd.
Overkill
Bloodletting
2000, ,
Thrash
Overkill
Necroshine
1999, ,
Thrash/Heavy Metal
Overkill
Coverkill
1999, CD, ,
Thrash
Overkill
From The Underground And Below
1997
Overkill
Horrorscope
1997
Overkill
The Killing Kind
1996, Cassette, ,
Thrash/Heavy Metal
Overkill
W.F.O.
1994
Overkill
I Hear Black
1993, ,
Thrash
Overkill
Lifetime To Kill
1990, LP, Album, Unofficial, What's The Fuck Records, ,
Thrash
Overkill
Feel The Fire
1990
Overkill
From The Underground And Below / Live In Moscow: Vol.1
CD, Comp, RM, Unofficial, Agat Company Ltd.
BPMD
American Made
,
Heavy Metal
Overkill
!!!Fuck You!!!
Overkill
Under The Influence

APPEARANCES +


Holy Moses
Invisible Queen = インヴィジブル・クイーン
2023
Bonded
Rest In Violence
2020
Various
Maximum Metal Vol. 246
2019, CD, Comp, Promo, Metal Hammer
National Napalm Syndicate
Time Is The Fire
2018, CD, Album, Iron Shield Records, ,
Thrash/Heavy Metal
Various
Rock Tribune 177
2018, CD, Comp, Promo, Rock Tribune Magazine
Metal Allegiance
Volume II: Power Drunk Majesty
2018
Various
Lauschangriff 51
2017, CD, Comp, RockHard, ,
Thrash/Death Metal/Punk/Hard Rock/Classic Rock
Various
Maximum Metal Vol. 226
2017, CD, Comp, Promo, Metal Hammer,
Various
30 Years Of Nuclear Blast
2017, Box Set, 7x Vinyl Green, ,
Death Metal/Black Metal/Heavy Metal/Thrash
Doro
Strong And Proud (30 Years Of Rock And Metal)
2016, 2x Blu-ray Digibook with Slipcase, ,
Heavy Metal
Various
Lauschangriff Volume 030
2014, CD, Comp, RockHard,
Various
Maximum Metal Vol. 196
2014, CD, Comp, Promo, Metal Hammer, ,
Death Metal/Thrash/Blues Rock/Stoner Rock/Heavy Metal
Eddie Trunk
Bobby Blitz Of Overkill
2014, File, MP3, 64 , PodcastOne
Various
Heavy Metal
2014, 2xCD, Comp, Sony Music, ,
Alternative Rock
Various
2012: Die Highlights
2013, CD, Comp, Smplr, RockHard, ,
Heavy Metal/Hard Rock/Death Metal/Black Metal/Thrash
Various
Rock Hard * Festival * / Archives - Best Of 2007-2012
2013, CD, Comp, RockHard,
Various
Blast! Presents (8 Exclusive Tracks!)
2012, CD, Comp, Promo, Nuclear Blast, ,
Heavy Metal
Various
Rock Tribune CD Sampler 113
2012, CD, Comp, Promo, Smplr, Rock Tribune Magazine, ,
Thrash/Industrial/Death Metal/Hard Rock/Heavy Metal
Various
Maximum Metal Vol. 172
2012, CD, Comp, Promo, Metal Hammer, ,
Hard Rock/Heavy Metal
Various
Rock Guerilla.tv Vol. 22
2012, DVD-V, Comp, RockHard, ,
Heavy Metal/Hard Rock/Interview
Various
Rock Guerilla.tv Vol. 19
2011, DVD-V, Comp, RockHard, ,
Southern Rock/Death Metal/Thrash/Heavy Metal/Interview/Hard Rock
Communic
The Bottom Deep
2011, 2x Vinyl Brown, ,
Progressive Metal
Various
Lauschangriff Volume 001
2010, CD, Comp, RockHard, ,
Death Metal/Heavy Metal
Various
Rock Guerilla.tv Vol.15
2010, DVD-V, Comp, Promo, Multichannel, RockHard, ,
Interview/Dialogue/Hard Rock/Heavy Metal/Folk Metal
Various
Maximum Metal Vol. 148
2010, CD, Comp, Promo, Metal Hammer, ,
Industrial/Death Metal/Punk/Black Metal/Heavy Metal/Thrash
Various
Maximum Metal Vol. 150
2010, DVD-V, Comp, Promo, Metal Hammer, ,
AOR/Black Metal/Hard Rock
Various
Rock Tribune #92 Free CD / Februari 2010
2010, CD, Comp, Promo, Smplr, Rock Tribune Magazine
Doro
25 Years In Rock ...And Still Going Strong
2010
Various
Rock Guerilla.tv Vol. 13
2009, DVD-V, Comp, RockHard, ,
Interview/Heavy Metal
Turtlehead
Overkill Of Motorhead
2009, File, MP3, Single, 320, Not On Label
Destruction
The Curse Of The Antichrist - Live In Agony
2009
Rick Ernst
Get Thrashed - The Story Of Thrash Metal
2008, DVD-V, NTSC, Lightyear Video, ,
Interview
Various
Gigantour 2
2008, DVD, ,
Death Metal/Thrash/Progressive Metal/Melodic Death Metal
Various
Resident Evil: Extinction (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2007, ,
Alternative Rock/Death Metal/Hardcore/Heavy Metal/Industrial/Soundtrack/Thrash
Various
Off Road Tracks Vol. 90
2005, CD, Comp, Promo, Metal Hammer, ,
Hard Rock/Heavy Metal/Nu Metal/Progressive Metal/Thrash/Prog Rock/Hardcore/Death Metal/Doom Metal/Speed Metal/Alternative Rock
Various
Dynamit Vol. 45
2005, CD, Comp, RockHard, ,
Prog Rock/Viking Metal/Death Metal/Black Metal/Heavy Metal/Thrash/Hardcore/Goth Rock
Various
Rock Hard - Das Festival . 2005
2005, CD, Comp, Enh, RockHard
Various
Loud Sounds # 30
2005, CD, Comp, Enh, Promo, RockHard, ,
Progressive Metal/Thrash/Grindcore/Nu Metal/Heavy Metal/Power Metal/Metalcore/Hard Rock/Stoner Rock/Death Metal/Black Metal/Gothic Metal/AOR/Melodic Death Metal/Technical Death Metal
Various
Dynamit Vol. 35
2003, CD, Comp, RockHard, ,
Industrial/Prog Rock/Death Metal/Symphonic Rock/Black Metal/Heavy Metal/Thrash
Various
Loud Sounds # 6
2003, CD, Comp, Enh, Car, RockHard
Various
Dynamit Vol. 24
2000, CD, Comp, RockHard, ,
Rock & Roll/Death Metal/Heavy Metal/Hard Rock/Goth Rock/Nu Metal
Various
Off Road Tracks Vol. 17
1999, CD, Comp, Promo, Metal Hammer, ,
Speed Metal/Black Metal/Goth Rock/Avantgarde/Heavy Metal
Various
Dynamit Vol. 15
1999, CD, Comp, RockHard, ,
Prog Rock/Speed Metal/Black Metal/Heavy Metal/Thrash/Goth Rock
Motörhead
Everything Louder Than Everyone Else
1999, ,
Rock & Roll
Various
A Tribute To Judas Priest - Legends Of Metal
1997
Various
A Tribute To Judas Priest Legends Of Metal Vol. II = トリビュート・トゥ・ジューダス・プリースト レジェンド・オブ・メタルVol.2
1996, CD, ,
Heavy Metal
Various
Metalshop - Radio's Weekly Metal Magazine (Week Of July 8, 1994)
1994, Reel, Transcription, MJI Broadcasting
Various
Metalshop - Radio's Weekly Metal Magazine (Week Of December 20, 1991)
1991, 2xLP, Transcription, MJI Broadcasting
Various
Metalshop - Radio's Weekly Metal Magazine (Week Of April 3, 1987)
1987, LP, Transcription, MJI Broadcasting
Various
Metal Massacre V
1984, Vinyl, ,
Thrash/Heavy Metal
Various
New York Metal-84
1984
Doro
25 Years In Rock ...And Still Going Strong
2011, DVD, CD, All Media Digipak, ,
Hard Rock/Heavy Metal
Metal Allegiance
Volume II: Power Drunk Majesty
CD, ,
Heavy Metal/Thrash