White Devil Armory is the 17th studio album by the American thrash metal band Overkill. It was released on July 18, 2014 in Europe through Nuclear Blast and July 22 in North America through eOne Music.[1][2][3]
White Devil Armory has received mostly positive reviews. AllMusic's Gregory Heaney awarded White Devil Armory three-and-a-half stars out of five, and called it "a monument to classic thrash that makes it clear the band's recent form is far from a fluke." He also stated that "the album finds the band once again going from strength to strength, pursuing their muse with a relentless vigor that imbues their sound with a refreshing directness".[4]
Reviewing the album for Get Your Rock Out, Michael Dodd cited the bass work of Verni as one of the record's strengths. He argued that Verni imbued the song "Bitter Pill" with "a heaviness that is almost industrial", and concluded that while the whole album is a "thrash juggernaut", it is the exploits of the bassist that make certain songs stand out.[8]
George Nisbet writing for All About The Rock said "If they can continue to release records of this calibre, then we've got some great music to look forward to. If you like quality thrash, you will absolutely love this!!".[6]
White Devil Armory was Overkill's most successful album; it peaked at number 31 on the Billboard 200, making it Overkill's highest chart position in their career and it sold 8,600 copies in its first week in the U.S.[9][10] In its second week, the album sold over 2,850 copies in the U.S., bringing the sales to over 11,000 copies and dropping to number 99 on the Billboard 200.[11] On the third week, the album dropped to number 158 on the Billboard 200 and sold 1,850 copies, totalling over 13,000 copies sold in its first 3 weeks.[12] It won a 2014 Metal Storm Award for Best Thrash Metal Album.[13]
