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OVERWEIGHT

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General Info

  • Genre: Punk / Showtunes / Ska

    Location Eppegem, Selecteer je regio, Be

    Profile Views: 63234

    Last Login: 8/20/2011

    Member Since 10/20/2006

    Website www.overweightmusic.be

    Record Label DIY!

    Type of Label Unsigned

  • Bio

    2001. Some schoolfriends, hailing from Vilvoorde, Belgium, decide to start up a band. A few growing pains were conquered, and Overweight was born. What started out with punk- and rockcovers, soon evolved into a mix of selfmade songs, spiced up with some creatively covered songs of popular children- and animationseries. A very important step for Overweight was the introduction of a horn section, comprising a logical evolution towards skapunk. An improvised studio was the setting for a first demo, “What we call paradise”, which opened a lot of doors. A new demo was released in 2008, titled “Back to life with a hangover”. Later that year, Thomas left the band, but a replacement was found quickly. Ever since, Willem Merckx has been in charge of the plucking of the bass. In 2009 the band presented its first full-CD: “The world for sale”. Ten neatly recorded tracks, with the catchy skapunk tunes definitely being a highlight! 2010 was the year of the downs and heights: the band did a French and a UK Tour, which were a lot of fun! But later that year, Wannes decided to quit. After a long search, Julien Daiche was found to hit the drums! Fun, terrific atmosphere, feel good and occasionally a sonic guitar avalanche: this is probably the best way to describe Overweight in a nutshell. Through the years, this fun loving gang has built up an excellent live reputation. Their catchy party songs are a guarantee for some good old-fashioned crowd mayhem! Overweight already had the honour of sharing the stage with bands such as Big D And The Kid’s Table, Mark Foggo’s Skasters, P.O. Box, Peter Pan Speedrock, Five Days Off, de Heideroosjes, A Brand, Skafield, The Disliked, … Contact: Jurgen Ral jurgenral@gmail.com (+32)(0)497 34 77 09

  • Members

    Gert Thielemans - vocals & trombone, Kevin Boonen - guitar & backing vocals, Jurgen Ral - trumpet & backing vocals, Julien Daiche - drums, Willem Merck - bass

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Bio

Overweight is a 5-piece skapunk band from Belgium which started originally as a punkrock band back in 2001. Later on, the 5 piece evolved into a skapunk band when a horn section was introduced.

After two well-received demos (What we call paradise – Back to life with a hangover) and some line-up changes, the band recorded its first full-length with ten catchy skapunk tracks! ‘The World For Sale’, which was released in 2009, became a real marking point with outstanding national and international critics.

With the first full-length in their back pocket, the band played a bunch of shows in Belgium and abroad. Overweight set stages on fire in Holland, France and went on tour through the UK 3 times. After two busy years, the band felt the time right for another record.

‘Chapter 11’ was recorded and mixed at Dé Studio (Asse, Belgium) by Dirk Miers and mastered at Electric City (Brussels, Belgium) by Alan Ward. This brand new EP contains 5 outstanding and catchy skapunk tracks, with the typical Overweight elements! With this new record, the band is ready for another crazy set of shows and tours!

Overweight already had the honour of sharing the stage with bands such as Mark Foggo’s Skasters, , P.O. Box, Homer, Skafield, The Disliked, Peter Pan Speedrock, de Heideroosjes, A Brand, Big D And The Kids Table, Stand Out Riot, The Junk, Tyrannosaurus Alan…

Overweight is

Gert Thielemans - vocals & trombone
Kevin Boonen - guitar & backing vocals
Jurgen Ral - trumpet & backing vocals
Julien Daiche - drums
Willem Merckx - bass

Contact

all bookings and info:
jurgenral@gmail.com

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