| OVERTHROW - WITHIN SUFFERING CD |
NHR Records is proud to announce the re-release of classic material from the Canadian thrash/death masters
OVERTHROW. This release will contain the long-out-of-print 1990 debut CD "Within Suffering" (recorded by
Tom Morris [MORBID ANGEL] and Scott Burns [SEPULTURA, OBITUARY, DEATH], and mixed by Scott
Burns at the legendary Morrisound Studios) and 1989 demo "Bodily Domination" (recorded and mixed by
thrash pioneer Brian Taylor [SACRIFICE, SLAUGHTER] at Umbrella Sound Studios). The release will contain
both releases in their entirety, including demo-only exclusive tracks with the full package being completely
re-mastered by James Block of Rebarbative Productions (who has worked on releases by THE RAVENOUS,
SIGH, ABCESS, INQUISITION, GEIMHRE, and XASTHUR). For fans of Sepultura, Obituary, Death, Sacrifice,
Slaughter.
OVERTHROW. This release will contain the long-out-of-print 1990 debut CD "Within Suffering" (recorded by
Tom Morris [MORBID ANGEL] and Scott Burns [SEPULTURA, OBITUARY, DEATH], and mixed by Scott
Burns at the legendary Morrisound Studios) and 1989 demo "Bodily Domination" (recorded and mixed by
thrash pioneer Brian Taylor [SACRIFICE, SLAUGHTER] at Umbrella Sound Studios). The release will contain
both releases in their entirety, including demo-only exclusive tracks with the full package being completely
re-mastered by James Block of Rebarbative Productions (who has worked on releases by THE RAVENOUS,
SIGH, ABCESS, INQUISITION, GEIMHRE, and XASTHUR). For fans of Sepultura, Obituary, Death, Sacrifice,
Slaughter.
| REVIEWS |
Tracklisting:
1. Infection
2. Within Suffering
3. Chemically Exposed
4. Repressed Hostility
5. Suppression
6. All That Remains
7. Chaos Incarnate
8. Under The Skin
9. Abduction of Life
10. Infection (demo)
11. Chaos Incarnate (demo)
12. Conformity Institute (demo)
13. Chemically Exposed (demo)
14. Suppression (demo)
15. Corrupted Faith (demo)
16. Chemically Exposed (Live)
17. All That Remains (Live)
18. Under the Skin (Live)
19. Repressed Hostility (Live)
20. Infection (Live)
21. Suppression (Live)
1. Infection
2. Within Suffering
3. Chemically Exposed
4. Repressed Hostility
5. Suppression
6. All That Remains
7. Chaos Incarnate
8. Under The Skin
9. Abduction of Life
10. Infection (demo)
11. Chaos Incarnate (demo)
12. Conformity Institute (demo)
13. Chemically Exposed (demo)
14. Suppression (demo)
15. Corrupted Faith (demo)
16. Chemically Exposed (Live)
17. All That Remains (Live)
18. Under the Skin (Live)
19. Repressed Hostility (Live)
20. Infection (Live)
21. Suppression (Live)
| MEDIA |
"Within Suffering", the sole full-length release from excellent Canadian thrash band Overthrow, was originally
released in 1990 by Epidemic Records. Apparently it was reissued by NHR Records in 2007 with the band's
1989 "Bodily Domination" demo and several live tracks as a bonus, though unfortunately I had never heard
of Overthrow before and was completely unaware of this fact. But thankfully this outstanding reissue is now
being distributed digitally by the increasingly impressive MetalHit.com, so I was finally introduced to the
band's material a few weeks ago. While the glory days of thrash metal inarguably took place in the 80's, I
must confess that many of my favorite thrash records are from 1990/1991, and "Within Suffering" is right up
my fuckin' alley with its super meaty riffs and raging guitar tone. Expect snarling vocals over energetic, high-
speed picking patterns interspersed with chunky rhythms and quick little hints of melody - standard yet
better than average fare for the time period, basically. They pretty much perfectly combine American and
European sounds with a balance of Bay Area crunch/technicality and an aggressive yet punchy riffing style
reminiscent of late-80's era Kreator. I guess the fact that they didn't form until 1987 and released their debut
album just as thrash was first starting to "die out" didn't help them secure a great deal of attention back in the
day, but… this is such a quality release that I'm shocked I can't recall having ever heard mention of
Overthrow's name before!? Oh well! This is absolutely a hidden gem, and I'm quite pleased to have learned of
its existence, even if it did take almost 20 years!?
Review by: www.aversionline.com
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Thrashing mad riffs, barked vocals, blistering 7 second leads, pounding drums and a shitload of 2-3 minute
songs – that's what you get when you drop Overthrow's 1990 debut (and only) long player in your CD
playing mechanism of choice. There is also a kind of "proto-Death" groove happening here as well as a
noticeable hardcore influence that occasionally reminds me of Brutal Truth, and to a lesser degree bands like
Obituary. This is a re-release from Northern Horde Records and includes not only the remastered original 9
tracks, but their 1989 six track demo "Bodily Domination" and 6 live tracks as well!
There is no fucking around here, this is old school, before samples, intros and atmospheric tomfoolery
became popular, thus we are dropped straight into it with "Infected" and from there the pace never lets up.
This is fast and furious riff-based Thrash and there are more than enough riffs to go around, and while they
are maybe not particularly original they sure as fuck are well done. There is some catchy riffing and vocals as
well as some great throwback group chant choruses, short, sharp and to the point! In a time when even the
revival bands are trying to bring their sound into the naughties it is refreshing to be hit with these kinds of
reissues of lesser known bands, and if you're anything like me, at the very least this will inspire you to go and
crack out some of those albums you haven't heard for years. The demo tracks don't differ from the album
versions as best as I can tell, apart from some awesome terrible production (that for some reason really adds
to the charm rather than detracts from the songs). The live tracks are really raw and sound great although
they are a straight rip from the sound board with only feint crowd sounds, but they sound really good, very
tight and fast and are the highlight of this compilation displaying the band at what was probably the top of its
game.
The downside to all this is that Within Suffering is a somewhat one-dimensional affair that sticks pretty much
to the formula, and the fact we get each track two or three times doesn't help. Make no mistake, this really
shreds in small doses, but when taken as a whole it is obvious that even if they kept going these guys were
doomed to be underground (or who the fuck knows, probably they would have grown and expanded and
made a name for themselves), as this is fairly background-ish. Given their general similarity to acts like Dark
Angel, Kreator, (early) Anthrax, and the like, the question you need to answer is "why would I drop this in
when I have dozens of 80's Thrash albums already, most of which are much better?" The answer is "you
wouldn't", but for sure you could do a hell of a lot worse, and with all the bonus stuff on this disc it
represents pretty damn good value for your dollaroonies. Fans of Thrash will not be disappointed.
Brett Buckle - metalcrypt.com
released in 1990 by Epidemic Records. Apparently it was reissued by NHR Records in 2007 with the band's
1989 "Bodily Domination" demo and several live tracks as a bonus, though unfortunately I had never heard
of Overthrow before and was completely unaware of this fact. But thankfully this outstanding reissue is now
being distributed digitally by the increasingly impressive MetalHit.com, so I was finally introduced to the
band's material a few weeks ago. While the glory days of thrash metal inarguably took place in the 80's, I
must confess that many of my favorite thrash records are from 1990/1991, and "Within Suffering" is right up
my fuckin' alley with its super meaty riffs and raging guitar tone. Expect snarling vocals over energetic, high-
speed picking patterns interspersed with chunky rhythms and quick little hints of melody - standard yet
better than average fare for the time period, basically. They pretty much perfectly combine American and
European sounds with a balance of Bay Area crunch/technicality and an aggressive yet punchy riffing style
reminiscent of late-80's era Kreator. I guess the fact that they didn't form until 1987 and released their debut
album just as thrash was first starting to "die out" didn't help them secure a great deal of attention back in the
day, but… this is such a quality release that I'm shocked I can't recall having ever heard mention of
Overthrow's name before!? Oh well! This is absolutely a hidden gem, and I'm quite pleased to have learned of
its existence, even if it did take almost 20 years!?
Review by: www.aversionline.com
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Thrashing mad riffs, barked vocals, blistering 7 second leads, pounding drums and a shitload of 2-3 minute
songs – that's what you get when you drop Overthrow's 1990 debut (and only) long player in your CD
playing mechanism of choice. There is also a kind of "proto-Death" groove happening here as well as a
noticeable hardcore influence that occasionally reminds me of Brutal Truth, and to a lesser degree bands like
Obituary. This is a re-release from Northern Horde Records and includes not only the remastered original 9
tracks, but their 1989 six track demo "Bodily Domination" and 6 live tracks as well!
There is no fucking around here, this is old school, before samples, intros and atmospheric tomfoolery
became popular, thus we are dropped straight into it with "Infected" and from there the pace never lets up.
This is fast and furious riff-based Thrash and there are more than enough riffs to go around, and while they
are maybe not particularly original they sure as fuck are well done. There is some catchy riffing and vocals as
well as some great throwback group chant choruses, short, sharp and to the point! In a time when even the
revival bands are trying to bring their sound into the naughties it is refreshing to be hit with these kinds of
reissues of lesser known bands, and if you're anything like me, at the very least this will inspire you to go and
crack out some of those albums you haven't heard for years. The demo tracks don't differ from the album
versions as best as I can tell, apart from some awesome terrible production (that for some reason really adds
to the charm rather than detracts from the songs). The live tracks are really raw and sound great although
they are a straight rip from the sound board with only feint crowd sounds, but they sound really good, very
tight and fast and are the highlight of this compilation displaying the band at what was probably the top of its
game.
The downside to all this is that Within Suffering is a somewhat one-dimensional affair that sticks pretty much
to the formula, and the fact we get each track two or three times doesn't help. Make no mistake, this really
shreds in small doses, but when taken as a whole it is obvious that even if they kept going these guys were
doomed to be underground (or who the fuck knows, probably they would have grown and expanded and
made a name for themselves), as this is fairly background-ish. Given their general similarity to acts like Dark
Angel, Kreator, (early) Anthrax, and the like, the question you need to answer is "why would I drop this in
when I have dozens of 80's Thrash albums already, most of which are much better?" The answer is "you
wouldn't", but for sure you could do a hell of a lot worse, and with all the bonus stuff on this disc it
represents pretty damn good value for your dollaroonies. Fans of Thrash will not be disappointed.
Brett Buckle - metalcrypt.com
