Hey, hey there kiddies! I know I don't do a lot of reviews - mainly cause I'm not a very professional writer - but I just got the new Overcome EP - "The Life Of Death" on Facedown Records. And let me tell you, it is 5 songs of the best hardcore I've heard in a long time!
I mean it's intense, it's hard, it's full of the Spirit, it's OVERCOME to the fullest degree! Now, you will notice a little more metal influence than on their last album, but that might be because the only original member is Jason Stinson -Vocalist. And believe me, that's not hard to figure out, because once the vocals come in, it's definitely Overcome.
This CD is so good, it's like Overcome never left, and now they are on a label that's main focus is on spreading the Word of Christ, and not a label that has sold out to the industry... But back to Overcome, the guitars scream metal, the drums have the same double kick action, and the voice screams hardcore up the wazoo.
Now, here's what you do. You go to www.facedownrecords.com, and you order this cd. And when it comes in, you lock yourself in a padded room, and you dance like you've never danced before. Then you warn your friends that Overcome is back, and they are ready to tell you about Christ like you have never been told before.
They also have a full length coming out in December, so look for that too. And, just keep your eye out for Facedown Records in general, 'cause they are doing good things with great bands. Anyway, all in all, I give the new Overcome EP the highest grade in the class.
Other coverage for this album
HM Magazine #73Reviewed by Doug Van PeltOkay, these guys lay down some mean hardcore. Even when the instruments step slightly out of time with each other, vocalist Jason Stinson holds it together with convincing screams. While production lacks some thickness at times, the songwriting and cool riffs make up for it. If you dig hardcore punk, you'll be into this. If you dug When Beauty Dies, then by all means, you'll want these five songs.The Phantom Tollbooth 1998Reviewed by Glenn HarperOvercome was signed to Tooth & Nail in the early summer of 1995, and promptly overlooked by the label. Sporting an excellent live show, their two albums on Tooth & Nail (Blessed are the Persecuted and When Beauty Dies) boast quite a few very promising songs with relatively unique new school hardcore stylings. Both albums are undone, however, by absolutely atrocious production; if Tooth & Nail had…The Phantom Tollbooth 1998Reviewed by Joe RockstrohThis spirit-filled hardcore band certainly has a couple of things going for them: competent vocals, well-played music, good production, and Christ-centered lyrics. The lyrics from "Thorns Compose" are really part of the hymn "When I Survey", but they provide a good summation of the band's worldview: when I survey the wondrous cross on which the prince of glory died my richest gain I count but…Similar sounding releases
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