20:56 Overloaded - 2005, 2007 |
 2005 - Hail The Kingdom (ep) 01 - Beaver Fever *** They still exist. Hardrock bands that play heavy metal. Overloaded comes from the States and is delivering in 2005 two releases. "Hail The Kingdom" is a full length with songs that are raw and straight. Lyrically full of sex, speeding and fighting, the true ingredients. Tempo of the songs vary and you get in your face stamping songs or semi balladwise. Songs you can try to sing along with the screamy vocals or even better, play airguitar!! The Hellfire release is an EP and continues where the full length stopped. Speedy songs and now a real ballad. A real Overloaded gig anthem in the form of Heavy Metal Highway. Nice chorusline and headbanging. Closing the EP with a cover of well known song Crazy Horses in a higher tempo as the original. Concluding about those 2 discs is that Overloaded is a real heavy metal band that make catchy songs that stick in your mind some days... 2005 - Hellfire (ep) 01 - Hellfire ***
2007 – Regeneration 01 - What's In There *** nightbowl пишет: Информация: Начать нужно с того, что клон Сайт группы http://www.overloadedmusic.com/index.html Lastfm Band: Chris Gillen – Vocals ERiK Kluiberg – Guitar John Sullens – Guitar Michael Massie – Bass Lorenzo Gonzalez – Drums Near as I can tell, 2007′s Hail the Kingdom is a re-issue of 2006′s Overloaded, which itself was comprised of the Hellfire EP and Hail the Kingdom EP (both released in 2005). Besides the somewhat confusing name change, this issue also includes the song "Crazy Horses”, which was a previously unreleased demo and believe it or not is a cover of a rockin’ song by The Osmonds! I was tipped off to this band by a metal message board, sampled the band on MySpace, ordered the album on CD Universe, and then found out later that day on the same message board that the band had split up! I’m not sure when, but it’s true and according to Chris Gillen’s MySpace page, he is now singing for Tokyo Blade. Anyway, for the short time the band was around, they made some great rock ‘n’ roll & heavy metal! Yes, BOTH! In trying to learn more about the band, I see virtually ever site passing them off (with praise) as a throwback to ’80s "hair era”. I don’t see how that’s the only sound they’re picking up here (even if the band has opened for the likes of White Lion, Skid Row and Slaughter), because the band is all over the place with genres, but they do it all well, so I’m not complaining. "Hellfire” and "Heavy Metal Highway” are great NWOBHM sounding songs fully equipped with generic Satanic lyrics. "Shotgun City” and "War of the Worlds” bring the sleaze & glam. "Where Are You Running To?” and "Zygote” are alternative. "King of the Landfill” is punk. "Beaver Fever” is Nugent-esque. There’s also garage & southern rock vibes to some songs as well. Everything sounds awesome though, and my only beef is the recurring theme of Satan: the album art/title and the lyrics that pop up in a handful of songs. I’m not a religious man, but whether it’s tongue-in-cheek or if there’s some "statement” being made, I find lyrics like "sell your soul to the devil, and you’ll never ever have to die” to be lame and unnecessary. Chris Gillen is an exceptional vocalist and as good as the music is, I also love listening to this album just to hear his voice, which seems like a blend of Sebastian Bach and Charm City Devil’s John Allen.  |
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