ANATOMY OF BRAZIL: OVERDOSE I

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This is the story as old as the world. Like Kain and Abel, Laurel and Hardy, long long time ago in Brazil, and to be specific, in Belo Horizonte, birthed probably the most famous split album of all time, which would change the rules of the game.

I'm speaking of course about the  Bestial Devastation / Seculo XX split. And while Sepultura received numerous books and analysis, Overdose didn't get much justice. Till now.

The whole split happened, because Overdose did not have enough material for a full length, therefore they decided to start a local contest for a promising band with whom they would release their EP.

Contrary to Sep dudes, the folks from Overdose presented a slightly less extreme option, which nowadays could be called "Power Metal". Except that Brazilian origins show as Overdose plays it raw and noisy. Sure, the solos are melodic, but don't expect any sweet-candy notes. It's still relatively brutal music, but on a much higher level, from the one presented by Sepultura (a thing that remained consistent over the years). Suffice to say, there was a rift between the fanbases - the fans of one group despised the other and vice versa. Nowadays it could be called silly, but the fact remains - the fans were radical enough to scratch the side of the vinyl that belonged to a band they disliked.

The original mini-album consisted of 3 songs with the running time of 21 min. with the epic opener, "Anjos do Apocalipse", a 10-minute behemoth of a song. The future re-editions separated the bands with adding some extra bonus songs, finally making it the full length it was supposed to be.

I myself might not be the vocal supporter of "singing"  Metal, but there is a certain magic in this kind of music - it's authentic enough that I got hooked for good and decided to check out the rest of their discography...

T.B.C.