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Overlord : Back Into the Dragon's Lair
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Orders come with a FREE Limited Edition Reprint of 80's Overlord Comic! These will not last long and are only available while supplies last, so order today!
Label: Heaven and Hell Records
Description:
In the cold Ontario winter of '83 Overlord came to be, formed by
delinquent school chums, bassist Branko Zugaj and guitarist Mark Platt.
After receiving their grade 12 the two would separate only to meet back
up by chance in a martial arts club. There they would decide to form a
band and the search for players was on. A vocalist and drummer were
recruited but did not last long leaving the duo to bring in session
players Dario Rubini on drums and vocalist Colin Wilkinson, who joined
the band in the studio to record their 1985 four-song self-titled EP.
Once the EP was released copies were madly submitted to press and labels
worldwide in hopes to land a deal. Landing a deal would prove difficult
for a number of reasons, but despite it all interest was gained by
press and labels such as Ebony and Combat Records. Sadly nothing would
materialize.
In the fall of 1988 Zugaj and Platt recruited full time vocalist Jim
Feeney. The search for a permanent drummer proved more difficult, so the
band had to rely on a session musician once again. With Juno award
winning engineer Stu Young (famous for working with Prince) and Mike
Levine of Triumph they created their most progressive EP to date.
Finally in 1993, the band found their drummer in Barry White. Overlord
had at long last built a permanent lineup, which proved to be their
strongest lineup to date. Back to Metalworks they went, this time with
famed producer John Punter (of Roxy Music) and engineer Mark Peters to
record the EP ‘The Open Eye’. After a decade Branko, one of the founding
members, would leave the band in '93, a month before the remaining
members would call it quits.
Fast forward to 2001, when interest in the band resurfaced in a place
they hadn't previously thought of tapping into. European fans were quite
interested in Overlord, whose music had somehow surfaced in Europe.
Fans were clamoring for the vinyl self-titled EP and paying outrageous
amounts of money for a copy. This led to bootlegs, rave reviews and the
development of a large cult following. A brief reunion would be inspired
by the new found interest. After one more recording session the members
went their separate ways putting an end to the Overlord of the past.
Overlord reissue is an ECD with archival photos, lyric sheets and more!
Track List:
| 01. X-Rated Man
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| 02. Messiah Comes
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| 03. Distant Orphan
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| 04. Prelude; Endless Sun
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| 05. Walk Softly
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| 06. Midnite Flight
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| 07. Nice Life
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| 08. The Storm
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| 09. White Witch
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| 10. Desert Door
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| 11. Subterranean Spiral Dance
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| 12. Mind Slide
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| 13. Wings of Stone
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| 14. White Lightening
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| 15. Never Enough
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| 16. Ran Away
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