Overcast (band)

Overcast was an American metalcore band that formed in Boston in 1990,[3] and disbanded in 1998 after an unsuccessful tour.[4] The band is often regarded as pioneers of metalcore.[5][6][7]

Overcast
Vocalist Brian Fair in 2014
Vocalist Brian Fair in 2014
Background information
OriginBoston, Massachusetts, U.S.[1]
GenresMetalcore[2]
Years active
  • 1990–1998
  • 2006–2008
  • 2014–2015
  • 2022
Labels
Past members

In 2006, they reunited to play the 2006 installment of the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival, and announced that they would release a new album entitled Reborn to Kill Again with 11 re-recorded classic tracks and two unreleased tracks.[8][9] In 2011, ex-Overcast bandmates Mike D'Antonio, Pete Cortese and Brian Fair announced the formation of their new side-project, Death Ray Vision.[10]

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays
  • Bleed into One (1992)
  • Twin Terror Split (1995)
  • Stirring the Killer (1995)
  • Begging for Indifference (1996)
  • Overcast / Arise Split (1996)
  • In These Black Days Vol. 4 Split (1998)

Members

References
  1. Sharpe-Young, Garry (November 2005). New Wave of American Heavy Metal. Zonda Books Limited. p. 230. ISBN 0-9582684-0-1.
  2. Harris, Chris; Wiederhorn, Jon (April 28, 2006). "Overcast, Black Dahlia Murder, Nevermore, D.R.I. & More News That Rules". mtv.com. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
  3. Rosenberg, Axl. "Every Metalcore Musician in the World Save for Alex Varkatzas Agrees: Atreyu Didn't "Invent Metalcore"". MetalSucks. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  4. "Overcast - Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  5. "Overcast reviews, music, news - sputnikmusic". Sputnik Music. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  6. "DEATH RAY VISION: NOT QUITE AN OVERCAST REUNION, BUT PRETTY CLOSE". MetalSucks. February 17, 2011. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  7. Harris, Chris (August 22, 2008). "Overcast Are Reborn On Reunion Album; Plus Killswitch Engage, Metallica & More News That Rules". mtv.com. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
  8. Lyford, Josh (January 23, 2014). "Overcast hits the stage hard at Ralph's - Worcester Mag". Worcester Mag. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  9. "Overcast – Reborn to Kill Again". Teeth of the Divine. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  10. Sharpe-Young, Garry (2005). New Wave of American Heavy Metal. Zonda Books Limited. ISBN 9780958268400.
  11. "Shadows Fall, Killswitch Engage Members Form New Supergroup". Metal Insider. February 15, 2011. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
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