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Released: Jan 1, 2010
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  • Genre: Hip Hop / Metal / Rock

    Location Melbourne, Victoria, Au

    Profile Views: 20688

    Last Login: 6/8/2012

    Member Since 2/20/2010

    Website http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3dy5vdmVyLXJlYWN0b3IuY29t

    Record Label None

    Type of Label Unsigned

  • Bio

    Over-reactor are a death-hop two piece from Melbourne, Australia. Their sound incorporates elements of hip-hop, hardcore, metal and rock. The live show is utterly unique - a blend of raw, heavy sounds and confronting visuals with electronic loops, televisions, two vocals and a drum kit. Over-reactor write, record, mix, master, and press their music themselves. Nothing is outsourced. All graphic design, merchandising and video production is completed in-house. "The end result is... An uncompromised, unrelenting, politically-charged old school hardcore record." — James Nicoli , Beat Magazine The story: In 2009, Melbourne musicians Ezekiel Ox and Cory Blight's respective musical endeavours came to an abrupt end. A mutual friend suggested they start collaborating. In December of that year, Ezekiel and Cory met at the Village Belle in St Kilda. Cory gave Zeke a disc of fourteen instrumental demos. Ezekiel and Cory began collaborating on January 11, 2010. By the end of February, the pair had worked the original demos into the basis for an album. The challenge now was finding a bass player and guitarist to complete the line-up. The same mutual friend suggested they try playing as a two piece. The duo hired a rehearsal studio in South Melbourne, and tested it out. It worked. They then enlisted a third "silent" non-playing member to take care of graphic design, website, and video production. March saw the two settle on the name Over-reactor, and the release of their first track - a tongue in cheek, minute long hardcore number - "Fuck You Myspace," available exclusively on Myspace. The Over-reactor website was launched complete with a music player featuring The Evil Hamlet, a dark spoken word piece set to organ and horror movie samples. In April the mutual friend found an empty two-storey office block in South Melbourne, and obtained permission to use the space for free for three weeks. Over-reactor moved in a drum kit, studio equipment and makeshift baffling, and emerged with drum tracks for the debut album. Over-reactor first performed live on May 30 at The Espy Gershwin room, St Kilda to around 50 curious music fans. The next shows were supporting COG, June 11 at the Metro Theatre, Sydney, and June 12 at The Tivoli Theatre, Brisbane. On August 9, the seventeen track album Lose Your Delusion I was released through the band's website. August 13 was the physical album launch at Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne. The 120 strong crowd were treated to baked beans and red wine after the show. It was the first gig featuring a television with visuals for each track. The second album, Lose Your Delusion Too, was released through the Over-reactor website on December 16. The physical launch was this time in Sydney, December 18 at The St James Hotel.

  • Members

    Ezekiel Ox, Cory Blight

  • Influences

    Pantera, Melvins, Sepultura, Black Flag, Slayer, Rage Against The Machine, Helmet, Black Sabbath, Mike Watt, Minutemen, Fear

  • Sounds Like

    Death-hop

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  • Over-reactor

    Myspace, you certainly suck.

    2 years ago
  • Kellogs

    merry christmas!
    anything on the cards for a perth visit next year?

    2 years ago
  • Luke K

    very very very very very very very very fucking good work.
     Quite refreshing really.
    (1 pair of talented maniacs)

    2 years ago
  • Clowns

    hey guys,
    any chance you need a support for any of your upcoming shows?
    we are melbourne based and have a small yet evolving fan base.
    we would happily travel out of melbourne to play the show
    would be great to hear from you!
    steve

    2 years ago
  • Lorenzo Grinner

    Yo guys the album F***iN cooks, good hard shit, fave song is This Weird Love. Look forward to catchin up later in the year Keep on Rockin

    2 years ago
  • Clowns

    yoo,

    loving call in the bombers atm!
    wats up in over reactor world?
    any gigs coming up?

    steve

    2 years ago
  • Kellogs

    hey guys, is there a gig lined up for perth yet?

    2 years ago
  • NEW SKINN

    Enjoyed your set on the weekend boys.
    Bring on Sept 24th!!

    2 years ago
  • NEW SKINN

    Enjoyed your set on the weekend boys.
    Bring on Sept 24th!!

    2 years ago
  • Chiara Jones

    Hello Over-Reactor, Your intoxicating reflection can but incorporate freely into the powerful surface of a disintegrating mirror set afloat upon a swarm of locusts. Cities crumble, skies ignite spontaneously in your presence. I find your eyes to be a wondrous amusement park filled with neo-plastic pleasures and turkish delights. As the bliss slowly rises in my incandescent eluxulator, your mere presence has a euphoric effect upon me. So charmingly silky, your skin is like a teardrop on a popsickle. What wonderful vibrations you are capable of. Polished rock candy comes ever to mind when thinking of you. You are dressed with filaments and people take pains to make you fully incandescent this evening. The expanse of your beauty is a void no universe could ever fill. Please let me hear more of that wonderful sound. I love your eyes, I know they can stare through my thoughts. How beautiful is the snowshine in your eyes, so directly current from the static in your mind. Transistors bridge where your vanity would never go.

    2 years ago
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Bio:

Cory Blight and Ezekiel Ox have come together to form new rock powerhouse Over-reactor.

This Melbourne based duo write, record, produce and mix all their songs with fierce independence.

Cory and Zeke’s musical histories speak for themselves; between them they have played every major festival bill in the country and are two of the hardest working musicians around.

For all stuff Over-reactor visit our website www.over-reactor.com.

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Member Since:

February 20, 2010

Members:

Ezekiel Ox, Cory Blight

Influences:

Pantera, Melvins, Sepultura, Black Flag, Slayer, Rage Against The Machine, Helmet, Black Sabbath, Mike Watt, Minutemen, Fear

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