Back
after an absence stretching almost 24 years
Swedish traditional metallers
Overdrive
simply “Let The Metal Do The
Taking” with an album of
no-nonsense metal which evokes the best of
their 80’s pedigree with a production and
delivery which will find a welcome home with
metal fans of today. New vocalist
Per “PerilOz” Karlsson
joined the four original members of guitar
duo Janne Stark (Locomotive
Breath, Mountain Of Power) and Kiell
Jacobsson, bassist Kenth
Eriksson and drummer Kenta
Svensson with a guest vocal on the
final track from Chris Catena.
On the new material Janne Stark comments, “As
this is the first album since 1984 we felt
quite a great pressure on our shoulders as
we don’t want to deviate from our old beaten
path, at the same time as we didn’t want the
album to sound dated. Half the songs were
actually written back in 1985. I think the
combination of the band and young
producer/engineer Johan Blomström has
enabled bridge the gap between 1980-2008….”
And on new vocalist Per Karlsson, “He
has definitely brought bring out the best of
the band, plus he has done a tremendous job
on the vocals arrangements and remedied the
vocal shortcomings of our 80’s output”.
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One of Sweden’s first heavy metal bands
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First album in 24 years
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Cover artwork by Monowasp (TNT, Ted Poley,
House Of Lords etc.)
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Overdrive are available for interview via
email or phone in English or Swedish.
Overdrive
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