15/10/10 Aarau, W3nk

16/10/10 Zizers, Eventstage

See you on the road!

Check upcoming shows for full date listings.

See you there!

28/06/10 Belfast, Spring & Airbrake

In other news, our next few shows will be at home in Ireland.

24/04/10 Fibber Magees w/ Desecration
02/05/10 The Button Factory w/ Bolt Thrower & Rotting Christ
03/05/10 The Limelight w/ Bolt Thrower & Rotting Christ

And on 08/05/10 we’ll be playing at Distortion Projects anniversary gig, Decade of Aggression, 3 stages and 21 bands in one day, headlined by Primordial.

See you all soon!

01/04/10 Sursee, Kulturwerk 118
02/04/10 Bern, Grafiti
03/04/10 Gams, S-Event
04/04/10 Altdorf, La Barraca

Winterfest 2009

Having not previously seen Overoth I was informed by a fellow attendee as they were setting up on stage that “it’s complete Morbid Angel worship”. They weren’t too far off the mark. They weren’t wrong either with the rest of that sentence, which ended with “and that’s not necessarily a bad thing”. Recognised for some time now as one of Northern Ireland’s leading death metal bands, Overoth are perhaps somewhat less known in the Republic, but their Winterfest performance has surely gained them a new legion of Southern fans.

The two words “Morbid” and “Angel” were mentioned more times than one can count by various onlookers who I spoke to both during and after their set (originality is over-rated anyway), and most eyes in the venue seemed firmly fixed on the stage throughout their set of pummelling old school death metal. Frontman Andy knows how to front a death metal band. You see, it’s not simply about mastering your instrument or vocal style.

It’s just as much about the look. And I mean the look on a frontman’s face when mid-growl he casts his eyes up to the god that most of us don’t believe in, with a scowl that is almost a visual representation of the frustration – nay – hatred – with which the same entity is viewed by any self-respecting death metaller. It makes you believe in the music. And that is death metal delivered at its finest. Confident, technically agile, with a hint of insanity (if only for theatrical purposes). With a full-length album due out in 2010, Overoth are definitely a band to keep your eyes on.

- Muiris O’Fiannachta

Winterfest Aftermath

And now to Overoth. What more needs to be said? Best death metal band in Ireland bar none (yes Abaddon Incarnate, you’ve been usurped), and completely wired from a potentially lethal car tyre blowout on the drive up, they’re exhilarating to watch. Full of energy, massive stage presence and unbelievably good songs, Overoth are untouchable, and easily the band of the night.

More manic and oppressive than the previous night’s performance, they tear through a technical and brilliant set that ignites a fury of headbanging down the front. Great stuff all round, and it leaves the crowd looking and feeling completely spent.

- Dónal McBrien

This is just some of the highlights this year and hopefully 2010 will bring the same if not more success. Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

1. Kingdom Of Shadows
2. I Am One, I Am All
3. A Cry To The Fallen…
4. Summon The Cursed
5. The Serpent Of Old
6. Led To The Slaughter
7. Pathway To Demise
8. Obsidian Blade
9. Upon The Altar
10. The Forbidden Realm