Overcome (band)
| Overcome | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Phoenix, Arizona |
| Genres | Christian metal, metalcore, Hardcore, Christian hardcore |
| Years active | 1993–2001, 2010–present |
| Labels | Tooth & Nail, Facedown, Solid State, Life Sentence |
| Associated acts | Onward to Olympas, Indwelling, Sahnhedrin |
| Website | Overcome on Facebook |
| Members |
Jason Stinson Jason Bowen Jon Strunk Thomas Washington Steven Cosand |
| Past members |
Justin Gage Matt Burnside Chris Davis Ryan Hayes BJ Ovsak Nick Westby Steve Owens Matt Brooks Ethan Pajak Reggie Shumway Jason Obergfoll Ken Williamson Alex Woodford |
Overcome are an American Christian metal band, and they primarily play metalcore. They come from Phoenix, Arizona. The band started making music in 1993 until their decade-long hiatus from 2000 to 2010, when they commenced making music again. Tooth & Nail Records released the band's first two albums, Blessed Are the Persecuted in 1996 and When Beauty Dies in 1997. Facedown Records has released the other albums from the band signed the band. They released Immortal Until Their Work Is Done in 1999, More Than Death in 2001, The Great Campaign of Sabotage in 2011, and No Reserves. No Retreats. No Regrets. in 2013. They were one of the first "Spirit-Filled Hardcore" bands, along with Unashamed, Focused, Strongarm, and Zao. They were the first band signed to Facedown Records.
Background
Overcome is a Christian metal band from Phoenix, Arizona.[1] They were covered in two HM Magazine issues.[2][3]
Music history
Their works have been chronicled at Cross Rhythms, where they reviewed Immortal Until Their Work Is Done, More Than Death, The Great Campaign of Sabotage, and No Reserves. No Retreats. No Regrets.[4] Their EP, The Life of Death, had two reviews at The Phantom Tollbooth where they were highly critical of the music.[5]
Members
- Current[1]
- Jason Stinson – Guitar, (2010-present) Vocals (1993-2001) (ex-Indwelling)
- Jason Bowen - Bass
- Jon Strunk - Drums
- Thomas Washington - Vocals (2010-present) (ex-Indwelling)
- Steven Cosand - Guitar (2012-present) (Sanhedrin)
- Justin Gage – Guitar, Vocals (til 2010) (ex-Onward to Olympas)
- Matt Burnside – Drums (ex-Onward to Olympas)
- Chris Davis – Vocals (ex-Onward to Olympas)
- Ryan Hayes - Drums (ex-Embrace the End)
- BJ Ovsak - Guitar (ex-Indwelling)
- Nick Westby - Guitar
- Steve Owens - Guitar
- Matt Brooks - Bass
- Ethan Pajak - Drums (ex-Indwelling)
- Reggie Shumway – Guitar
- Jason Obergfoll – Guitar, Bass
- Ken Williamson – Bass
- Alex Woodford – Drums
- Nick Greenwood – Guitars (2010-2012)
Discography
- Studio albums[8]
- Blessed Are the Persecuted (June 7, 1996, Tooth & Nail Records)
- When Beauty Dies (March 18, 1997, Tooth & Nail Records)
- Immortal Until Their Work Is Done (April 21, 2001, Facedown Records)
- More Than Death (October 2, 2001, Facedown Records)
- The Great Campaign of Sabotage (February 1, 2011, Facedown Records)
EPs
- Overcome (1995, independent)
- As the Curtain Falls (1996, Life Sentence Records)
- Overcome (1998, Facedown Records; Re-release)
- The Life of Death (1998, Facedown Records)
- No Reserves. No Retreats. No Regrets. (January 8, 2013, Facedown Records)
References
- 1 2 3 Jesus Freak Hideout. "Overcome". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
- ↑ Shameless, Rob. "Overcome". HM Magazine. p. 19. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
- ↑ Wycoff, Collette. "Overcome". HM Magazine. pp. 8–9. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
- ↑ Cross Rhythms. "Overcome Artist Profile". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
- ↑ Harper, Glenn; Rockstroh, Joe. "A Review by The Phantom Tollbooth". The Phantom Tollbooth. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
- ↑ "Overcome's artists page on Solid State Records". Solid State Records. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
- ↑ "Overcome's artist page on T&N Records". Tooth & Nail Records. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
- ↑ AllMusic. "Overcome : Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved May 14, 2015.