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FREQUENCY OVERLOAD'S debut album-FATE ANTHROPIC- with recording artist, engineer, and mentor, Joey Z of Life Of Agony, is done!!! MAY 17, 2024 release date
Guitar-Corey Schaefer
Drums-Kevin Daily
Bass-Steve Little
Chokalist-Mr. Bush
FREQUENCY OVERLOAD'S debut album-FATE ANTHROPIC- with recording artist, engineer, and mentor, Joey Z of Life Of Agony, is done!!! MAY 17, 2024 release date
Guitar-Corey Schaefer
Drums-Kevin Daily
Bass-Steve Little
Chokalist-Mr. Bush
Experience only comes one way
Frequency Overload is a Long Island-based four-piece of Metal
pros forcefully delivering a Hardcore-tinged reinvention of
Crossover Thrash.
The foundations of Frequency Overload began with guitarist Corey Schaefer and drummer Kevin Daily, who realized they shared a metal history when first connected through their families. Corey’s time in bands like Uncle Jack, Nothing Sacred, Kryonix, Misery, and Misery Kills led to a solid foundation in guitar and songwriting, one which also led to support slots for Devildriver and Kittie. Kevin honed his percussion roots by jamming to Metallica’s Kill ‘Em All when he was 14. Later, a run in Akalamathesia and tenure in Long Island’s iconic Exit Verona led to reigning strong in the Hard Rock scene to include shows at the legendary B.B. King venue in NYC.
With a new metal venture in mind, Corey set out to round out a lineup.
Self-proclaimed “Chokalist” Mr. Bush stepped into the vocal spotlight, no stranger to the experience with a track record as the frontman of Social Disease, Ironlung, Evileye, Welt, and Pummel, and former labelmate of Dominus-era Michael Poulsen on Progress Records. Steve Little completed the lineup as an experienced bassist of 30 years, playing in Cobalt 60, Intogreen, Image Within, and Ionize, always with an eye out to get involved with new music. The unfortunate loss of a bandmate led Steve to step away from music for some time, but Frequency Overload was just the right project to bring him back on the scene.
The moment Frequency Overload jammed together, they realized they had landed a lineup that felt “more right than ever” according to Mr. Bush, with effortless ideas and comfort as if they had been playing together for years. The synchronistic flow led to the completion of their debut full-length within a year of formation, with Fate Anthropic already set for Spring of 2024. Life of Agony legend and renowned producer Joey Z recorded, engineered, and mastered the album, with the exception of two bonus tracks done by Corey at Fat Bottom Studio. Joey Z also jumped on backing vocals for the tracks “Love and Bullets” and “The Pain Factor”.
Corey came to the band with a lifetime supply of songs, but also began to write new riffs on the fly, organically flowing with the lineup. Mr. Bush is behind the majority of the lyrics and vocal melodies, ad libbing patterns to fully articulate later on. Frequency Overload’s lyrics push forward with intensity, addressing the darker side and challenging topics of life without hesitation. Each member of the band comes from a different musical background, including some Grunge and Rock/Reggae-Fusion in former bands, plus influences spanning Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, to Lamb of God and Killswitch Engage, and plenty in between. At the end of the day, Frequency Overload is made up of Metalheads making the music they love.
Frequency Overload attributes their fortitude to each of their wives and families, who support their metal lifestyle to the fullest extent, along with the inspiration found in their friend and mentor, Joey Z.
Frequency Overload takes to their strong east coast roots with tours in the local Brooklyn, Long Island, and NYC scenes, including events like Spring Slaughter and support slots with Spoiler NYC, featuring Life of Agony’s Alan Roberts. Their combined thousands of live performance experiences continue to take them to new heights across state lines and beyond.
Fate Anthropic will be out on May 17th, 2024.
-Chelsea Nelson-Fernandez
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