From August 1991 to November 1998 five friends had an obsession with the music they created as the underground band OVERCAST. Motivated by having fun and playing songs that went against the grain, they stayed true to themselves by writing music they wanted to play ... fashionable or not. Money was never an issue back then mainly because there wasn't any to be had. Sometimes they would play for gas money, most times for far far less. Only through sacrifice and perseverance did they make it work. Firsthand experience and trial and error provided the path. Years and years of weekend warrior tours took OVERCAST places they normally would never have gone or seen.
But all things come to an end. After years of being turned down by labels, skimped out on by promoters, and a general sense of the band being too much of an albatross to continue ... in 1998 OVERCAST disbanded. Heartbroken and emotionally taxed, they went their separate ways. Brian joined Shadows Fall (a band who had opened for OVERCAST on many occasions), Mike started working on a project called Killswitch Engage. Pete continued writing and ended up in a band called Seamless. Scott began playing bass in Transient. Jay formed and played in many bands, finally settling down in the band Tunnel Drill.
Now eight years has passed since OVERCAST was an active band. All of a sudden the stars have aligned, the planets have shifted, and old friends find themselves back home with substantial amounts for free time. OVERCAST is reborn.
·Produced by Adam Dutkiewicz/KILLSWITCH ENGAGE. UNEARTH, ALL THAT REMAINS
·Members of OVERCAST have sold millions of albums worldwide and have been featured on the covers of REVOLVER, METAL MANIACS, DECIBEL, OUTBURN, METAL EDGE, ALTERNATIVE PRESS and countless other rock ‘zines.
·Seminal METAL-CORE band featuring SHADOWSFALL vocalist BRIAN FAIR and KILLSWITCH ENGAGE bassist MIKE D’ANTONIO
OVERCAST “Reborn To Kill Again†comes out August 19/08
OVERCAST tour dates:
Aug. 21 - Hackensack, NJ - The School of Rock
Aug. 22 - Albany NY - Valentines
Aug. 23 - Providence, RI - The Living Room
Aug. 24 - So. Burlington, VT - The Showcase Lounge
Aug. 29 - Worcester MA - The Palladium
Aug. 30 - Waterbury, CT - Bobby Allen's
Spread the word!! See you at the show!!
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