New England Metalcore forerunners Overcast, who included members of Shadows Fall, Killswitch Engage and later Death Ray Vision, will see a deluxe vinyl rerelease of their classic albums and their comeback release as well. The records Expectational Dilution, Fight Ambition To Kill, and Reborn to Kill Again, are available for pre-order now from Bullet Tooth Records. 

 

Check out some praise from their peers:

“In my eyes, Overcast was one of the most influential bands from their era. They came at a time where it wasn’t so commonplace to mix heavy musical styles as much as they did. (And their singer Brian looked like a spooky creature from the deep with his hair.) Their ability to make unique, heavy, aggressive, and melodic songs was such a cool thing to see back then, and ultimately was what brought me to want to do a collaboration with Mike.”

 

– Adam Dutkiewicz (Killswitch Engage)

 

“When I was in the Danvers middle school system, one of my older high school friends Jay (Agoraphobic Nose Bleed) handed me ‘Expectational Dilution’ on a copied cassette. Needless to say, I was in awe! Overcast was and always be one of the greatest bands to come from the New England area! I followed them religiously from gig to gig and was lucky enough to share the stage with them once or twice. The Unearth camp still rocks the whole discography to this day! Fans for life!!!”

 

– Ken Susi (Unearth)

 

“Overcast was Revolutionary! Back when I first saw them I was blown away and quickly became a fanboy following the band around the Northeast and eventually landing shows with them with my band at the time Corrin. Every show became more and more intense, you never knew what was going to happen at an Overcast show. They changed the face of music for many people like my self who witnessed the brutality and precision of this band. I recently saw them play at set at “this is hardcore” 2014 and I screamed along to every word! The blend of hard hitting hardcore and metal riffing along with Brian’s mid range guttural screams makes Overcast a crucial part of the history of heavy music. They changed the game and helped inspire an entire generation of bands.”

 

– Jesse Leach (Killswitch Engage)

 

Overcast is:

Brian Fair: Vocals

Mike D’Antonio: Bass

Pete Cortese: Guitar

Scott McCooe: Guitar

Jay Fitzgerald: Drums

 

OVERCAST “Only Death Is Smiling” (BT061)

 

1st Press: 100 Yellow w/ Black Splatter

1st Press: 200 Red w/ Black Splatter

 

OVERCAST “Expectational Dilution” (BT059)

 

1st Press: 100 Yellow w/ Red Splatter

1st Press: 200 Clear w/ Orange Splatter

2nd Press: 250 Neon Yellow

 

OVERCAST “Fight Ambition To Kill” (BT060)

 

1st Press: 100 Coke Bottle w/ Cyan Splatter

1st Press: 200 Mint w/ Blue Splatter

2nd Press: 250 Neon Purple