Hailing from China, the metal maniacs Overload formed in 1990, performing at the Capital gymnasium's "Modern Music Meeting" and preparing tracks for their first album "Breath", which was released in 1991. As a part of a new wave of Chinese metal, the group plays an unrestrained style featuring super-speed, violent rhythms. Thier wild stage antics attracted a great deal of attention at a performance in September of 1992, as the bands played a disater relief concert. Next Overload expanded live performances throughout their homeland, bringing their showstopping concert to Rock N Roll Peking. In 1995, Overload attracted the attention of a independent Japanese record label and was an interview with the rockers was featured in The Wire, an English magazine. The group continued to perform at major Chinese concert events and in 1995, deided to add more melody to their songwriting as a means to temper their aggressive heavy metal attack. Soon after, the band's music was featured in a film and therelentless touring built a rather large and highly enthusiastic fan base for the band of metal warriors. In 1996, the self-titled release from the group reflected a distinct musical maturity, including powerful tracks such as "1999" and "Cornered In The Moor." The album hit ..1 on the Peking-based Central Broadcasting Station and was hailed as one of the top ten records of the year by the channel. Offering a unique version of intense metal sounds, Overload is now prepared to take their fiery brand of metal madness to an international audience...
