NEWS
ARCHIVE 2001
DECEMBER 2001.
Titled BEST OF THE UNSIGNED BANDS , Rock Hard
subscribers will receive the CD in the mail with the magazine. Those buying the
magazine at stores can mailorder the CD for a small 3 Euro Shipping &
Handling fee. All hail to Rock Hard's Boris Kaiser and Thomas Kopfer
(OFR#229-RDR) for making this happen.
VOTE FOR OVERLORDE AS YOUR FAVORITE
BAND WEBSITE OR FAVORITE BAND OF 2001!: If you
visit webzines or other websites currently polling for the "Best of
2001", be sure to vote for Overlorde as FAVORITE BAND or FAVORITE BAND
WEBSITE (note: Overlorde 2000 was released December 2000, so this demo may not
be eligible for "Best demo/release" of 2001 check polling
guidelines for each poll).
You can vote via e-mail for the METAL UPDATE poll
buy using the following instructions (taken from the
"Send your top choice in each of
the following categories to editor@metalupdate.com
with "Readers Poll" as the subject.
BEST ALBUM OF 2001 - BEST BAND WEBSITE
BEST - LABEL WEBSITE BEST - METAL WEBSITE - BEST MAGAZINE WEBSITE
Participants will be eligible to
receive one of many prize packages. We have more CDs to give away than we can
afford to mail. It is first-come, first-served, so get your vote in before we
run out of postage stamps. Besure to include your mailing address! The deadline
for entries will be December 31st.
This giveaway is void where prohibited
by law."
FORCE RECON
1) Note that the website has moved. The new URL is: http://www.metalprovider.com/overlorde
2) A new FANS section has been added. A place to get to
know your fellow FORCE RECON comrades! Submit some info about yourself (form
provided) and a picture and you will be included for all to see. This is a
great chance to promote your own website, etc, and by submitting pictures, and
checking out everyone else's, you will be able to recognize (or be recognized
by) your FORCE RECON bretheren at the large metal festivals like WACKEN and
BANG YOUR HEAD!
3) The FORCE RECON EUROPE naming poll ends
|
NAME |
Votes
/ % |
|
FORCE
RECON |
. 5
/ 38.5% |
|
FORCE
RECON EUROPA |
. 4
/ 30.8% |
|
FORCE
RECON EUROPEAN BASE |
. 3 / 23.1% |
|
FORCE RECON EUROPEAN HEADQUARTERS |
. 1
/ . 7.7% |
|
FORCE
RECON EUROPEAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE |
. 0 / . 0.0% |
Take the poll and help nam the new Force Recon
European Base Camp!
Yours could be the deciding vote! (Polling open to
all FORCE RECON member, not just Europeans).
4)
Ranger Tobi (OFR#124-R
&
English Version: "Hail Metalheads! Here's Ranger Tobi from
"Force Recon Europa", Overlorde's official european Fan Club Page!
I'd like to wish you all a merry Metal X-Mas and a happy & heavy New Year!
...and next to that, I'd also like to make some promotion for our Website,
hehe. See you TOBI (OFR#124-R)
P.S. Please help to make our Website
more popular. Tell your friends and fellow Metalheads about it and if you have
got a mailing list or newsletter, please announce it there...
www.metalprovider.com/overlorde! Thanks for your support!
P.P.S. If you haven't done it so far, please take
some time, visit our Website (www.metalprovider.com/overlorde), enter the
"Fans" section, fill out the document you'll find there and send it
back to overlorde@gmx.de! With your help, we'll hopefully soon have a huge
'database' with Overlorde Fans from all over the world!"
German Version: "Hail Metalheads! Hier ist Ranger Tobi von
"Force Recon Europa", Overlorde's offizieller europäischer Fan
Club Page! I wollt euch bloß allen ein schönes, metallisches
Weihnachtsfest und ein frohes neues Jahr wünschen! ...und nebenbei auch
gleich 'n bischen Werbung für unsere Homepage machen, hehe Bis dann
TOBI (OFR#124-R)
P.S. Wäre nett, wenn ihr alle 'n
bischen mithelfen könntet unsere Homeapge ein wenig bekannter zu machen...
erzählt einfach all euren Freunden und Mit-Metallern davon und falls ihr
'ne Mailinglist oder 'nen Newsletter habt, wär's cool, wenn ihr da kurz
auf unsere Seite aufmerksam machen könnet...
www.metalprovider.com/metalcoven! Danke für jegliche Hilfe &
Unterstützung!
P.P.S. Falls ihr's noch
nicht getan habt, nehmt euch bitte kurz Zeit, besucht unsere Seite, füllt
den Fragebogen aus, welchen ihr unter "Fans" findet und schickt ihn
an overlorde@gmx.de zurück. Wenn genügend Leute mitmachen haben wir
irgendwann hoffentlich 'ne riesige Datenbank mit Overlorde-Fans aus aller
Herren Länder! "
Pathfinder Sascha
(OFR#17-P &
English Version: "Overlordemaniacs, watch out!!! We have now a new
Section for our Force Recon
German
Version: "Overlordefreunde
aufgepaßt! Wir haben nun eine neue Rubrik auf unserer Fanclubseite! Jedes
Mitglied des Force Recon Fanclubs, aber auch jeder, der auf Overlorde steht,
hat nun die Gelegenheit seinen Steckbrief auf der Fanclubsite
veröffentlicht zu sehen. Finden könnt Ihr das Steckbriefformular
unter www.metalprovider.com/overlorde/over-index.htm oder auf der
europäischen Fanclubseite unter der Rubrik "Fans"!"
HEAVY METAL AT ITS BEST Internet
Radio show: HEAVY METAL AT ITS BEST
has added Overlorde to its playlist, posted a review of OVERLORDE 2000 (4
of 5 stars), and also named Overlorde the station's NEW BAND OF THE MONTH (as
in, new to the rotation) for the month of December 2001. Visit http://heavymetal.freehosting.net
to see it and hear it!
OVERLORDE Screen saver now available!
Go to the FORCE
RECON page to get download
and setup instructions for the PC Screen Saver (sorry, no
CLASSIC METAL FEST II : OVERLORDE has been confirmed to play CLASSIC METAL FEST
II being held this year in
A mighty "huzzah" to Ranger Damian
Smolko (FRP#107-R) who designed this year's excellent CMF2 logo! If you need
some computer-generated artwork done for your band or website, e-mail Ranger Damian.
. .
NOVEMBER 2001
MORE FORCE RECON ITEMS AVAILABLE FROM
All items are available to order until
The new items are a Force Recon TEDDY
OVERLORDE
2000 CDs or T-SHIRTs can also be ordered
as gifts, but must be ordered by e-mailing us at ovrlrde@aol.com. We will include a special
autographed note or card from the band to the person receiving the gift!
OCTOBER 2001
A TALE OF TWO GUITARS: In the summer of 2001, Overlorde's "M.E." had a
new Gibson Gothic Flying V modified to closely match his workhorse white Gibson
Flying V. Rich Koerner of TIME ELECTRONICS, M.E.'s long-time guitar guru, not
only did the deed but documented the transformation on his website! Click here:
http://timeelect.com/bk-v-kahler.htm
Available for a short time only! The first FORCE RECON merchandise! What does a metal
head like ALMOST as much as metal? Especially our Bavarian fans?
For a limited time, you can get a Force Recon
UNITED IN METAL: Overlorde is filling an open spot during a UNITED
IN METAL show on Friday, Nov 9th. One of the bands canceled and Overlorde
was contacted to fill in. The show is at "A's
Urshurak-
Urshuralk and Agressor are also true metal bands
(two of the bands in the UNITED
IN METAL movement). Flight 21 was added by the pub so we're not sure of
their style.
Cover charge $7.00 Age limit is
"21 and over" Check back here or at the A'S PUB website for
more info. Also use the pub website for directions. A'S PUB ....260
South WashingtonAvenue....
SCREAMING STEEL RADIO SHOW: Many thanks to Ranger Christos "The Avenger"
Dimitiradis (OFR#116-R) , whose live interview with Overlorde's
"M.E." Tuesday, October 23rd went so well. Many Overlorde tunes
were aired and his words honored the entire band. He showed the true spirit of
FORCE RECON!
Hail and Huzzah! Across the sea amidst the horizon, Overlorde forever binds us! You can listen
to Screaming Steel every Tuesday from
SCREAMING STEEL RADIO SHOW: Ranger Christos "The Avenger" Dimitiradis
(OFR#116-R) has scheduled a live interview with Overlorde's "M.E."
for Tuesday, October 23rd on his radio/webcast show SCREAMING
STEEL. Here is the announcement from Ranger Christos: .
"HELLO METAL MUTANTS
This is Christos "The Avenger"
Dimitriadis from WLCV.
First of all I would like to send my deepest
apologies to all of you that tried to log into our website for the MARK EDWARDS
"OVERLORDE" interview on October the 16th. The station had a terrible
power failure so we were not able to broadcast on the internet at all. Sorry
for wasting your time and getting furstrated because of our incident. My metal
hail to all of you METAL BROTHERS.
The good news, however, is that Screaming Steel
fights back and the MARK EDWARDS "OVERLORDE" interview is
re-scheduled for this coming Tuesday on October the 23rd. Log into our website
for two hours of black leather and glittering steel with lots of Overlorde and
an interview that will blow you out of this world. Mark Edwards will speak to
us about the band, Bobby "Leather Lungs" Lucas, the future, the past,
and of course our favorite music HEAVY METAL!!!
Do not miss the opportunity to listen to this
legend. Remember the show is from 1-3 pm EASTERN U.S TIME. I do hope you will
be listening because the Avenger will be launching a HEAVY METAL ATTACK. As
PAUL NELSON "LIEGE LORD" said in his interview, "WE (METAL
MUTANTS) KNOW WHAT R-E-A-L METAL IS!!!!
METAL MUTANTS ARISE!!!" CHRISTOS "THE
AVENGER" DIMITRIADIS
www.wlcv.net c0dimi01@athena.louisville.edu
Broadcast on WLCV in
Louisville, KY, but available world-wide via webcast, the interview will air
between
At the WLCV
website, click on
SEPTEMBER
2001
OVERLORDE's "M.E." has created a special website for people affected by the
9/11 tragedies . The band has graciously agreed to link to it from here. Here
is how M.E. describes it:
"I created the website in the hope
that the written word can help heal the scars caused by the 9/11 disasters.
Please visit and tell your friends about LYRICS THAT
Click here to see
the entire original 9/11 posting.
CANCELLED!!!
(Overlorde PRESS RELEASE/FORCE RECON COMMUNIQUE issued
"Due to circumstances beyond our control,
Overlorde will not be performing tonight at the L'Amour benefit.
We regret this decision, which was basically made
for us by the lack of any information from the club regarding start and arrival
times. Please accept our apologies if this has caused you any inconvenience.
Anyone still wishing to
attend should do so (though you should call the club first to make sure the
benefit is still on). With 20 bands and "special guests", there will
still be plenty of entertainment and remember, all ticket proceeds go to the
SEPTEMBER 11TH FUND".
OVERLORDE will be
performing at L'AMOUR's benefit show to aid in the 9/11 disaster relief. The
date is Saturday, October 6th. 16 to enter, 21 to drink. $10.00 (proceeds go to
the SEPTEMBER 11 RELIEF FUND). Doors open at 5:00pm. For directions and full band list,
.
AUGUST 2001
CHUCK SCHULDINER BENEFIT: (Note: As of 9/12, the below show has been postponed) Fresh off their great
POWERMAD 2001 show (see below), the next Overlorde performance is set for
Sunday, September 16th at Packees in Woodbridge, NJ. And it's a great one. An
all-ages show featuring 10 bands for only $10.00.
What makes it even more special is that this is a
benefit for a prominent member of the metal community. All proceeds go to
the “Charles Schuldiner Medical Fund” to help Chuck
Schuldiner (Death/Control Denied) as he strives to beat a serious, life
threatening illness.
The show runs from
CDs, packages, a brand new guitar and other
merchandise will be raffled off and given away. The NJ and NY music/metal
community is really pulling together to help out, donating equipment and
promotion for the show. Click on the above banner for complete details. Once
there, you can even download a flyer.
Packees is an easy drive from most points in NJ,
the NYC area, even Connecticut! Overlorde fans from Philly and Virginia
are even driving up. Hope to see as many of our NJ area fans there as
possible!
POWERMAD 2001: Overlorde's debut reunion performance at POWERMAD 2001
on August 18th went better than the band or the fans ever expected. Thanks to
Keith Menser and everyone on the POWERMAD staff for putting on such a
well-oiled operation. It made for a great debut performance with Bobby, and the
first official Overlorde show in 13 years!
The band looks forward to next year! See the set
list and, as they become available, pics (note: new pictures added
The 200th FORCE RECON member was recruited during Overlorde's show at POWERMAD 2001.
A map and breakdown by country will soon be posted since this ends the
designation of RANGER. The new designation for members 201 through 300 is
RAIDER (as created by ol' "Leather Lungs" himself!).
It took Overlorde exactly one year to get 100
FORCE RECON members, but only 6 months to get the next 100. New recruits shall
soon be reporting in droves! Hail and huzzah! .
Recently posted reviews of Overlorde 2000!
- SNAKEPIT magazine.
Read it in issue #9, June 2001 or click here.
- America's ARMNSTACI.COM.
Click here
- Japan's HEAVY METAL FORCES
Read the Japanese in Volume 3 or click here for the English, then click on DEMOS/INDIES.
- France's IRON WOLF
Newsletter. Read the original French in Issue 5 or click here
for the English.
- America's WIXQ.
Click here
JULY 2001
NEWS
POWERMAD 2001:
OVERLORDE announces debut reunion performance at POWERMAD 2001 festival!
Details are still forthcoming, but Overlorde has confirmed that it will be
performing sometime on Saturday, August 18th. Visit www.powermadfest.com
for news and current band listing for the POWERMAD 2001 festival. The event is
scheduled for the same location(at the Tall Cedars Hall venue in Baltimore, MD,
USA) for the weekend of August 17th, 18th and 19th, 2001.
Come join us as OVERLORDE officially takes the
stage for the first time in 13 years, and the first time EVER with Bobby
"Leather Lungs" Lucas on vocals! An event to be witnessed!
As of now, the band listing (in alphabetical order
and with more to come) includes:
AZTEC
*: Featuring legendary guitarist JACK STARR (ex
Virgin Steel/Burning Star) and fronted by CHRIS COLLINS
(ex-Majesty) **: Featuring ex- Attacker vocalist BOB MITCHELL
Contact POWERMAD at powermad2001@lycos.com for
more info! Tell them OVERLORDE sent you!
Visit the Overlorde guestbook to hook up with
other Overlorde fans for Powermad 2001!
EXCLUSIVE!: There is new, exclusive content to report on the FORCE
RECON EUROPE website! A review of Overlorde LIVE! This is the deal.
Since Overlorde's official debut performance with
Bobby Lucas is scheduled for this August at Powermad 2001, the band decided it
would be a good idea to get onstage, in front of a live audience, and work out
any kinks first. An unofficial and unannounced show was arranged at a bar in
Northeast Pennsylvania (Mel's Tavern). The show was truly unannounced, as no
Overlorde fans or metal media were in attendance. Save one. Greg Smith from
Unchain the Underground.
Being both a reviewer and a Force Recon
Pathfinder, Greg agreed to act as the American liaison to FORCE RECON EUROPE
and reports in from the front lines with a review of the show. Here is a quote:
"...Overlorde set a new standard
for all power metal bands to aspire to in the live arena. "
Go to http://www.overlorde.exit.mytoday.de
and click on REVIEWS to read Pathfinder Greg's full report!
JUNE 2001
Go to the Overlorde message board to:
1) Take the poll and help name the new Force Recon European Base Camp.
2) Hook up with other fans for Powermad 2001!
NEW SITE: Overlorde takes great pride in announcing the
establishment of a new base camp! This one in Europe!
Yes, the first fan-designed website dedicated to
Overlorde has been activated and is based in Germany (though it is posted in
English). All FORCE RECON members (European or not) are encouraged to visit the
followingURL: http://www.overlorde.exit.de
The site is about 95% done. It will also be kept
current and as time goes on, there will be exclusive info posted. Already,
there is a DISCOGRAPHY and an INTERVIEW which does not exist at Supreme Command
HQ (this website, Overlorde.com).
A mighty
Pathfinder Sascha Maurer (OFR#17-P) *Pathfinder Martin Zellmer (OFR#86-P) *
Ranger Tobi Piwek (OFR#124-R)
ATTENTION! The call goes out to all members of FORCE RECON to help
name this new base camp. The current working names being used are FORCE RECON
EUROPA and EUROPEAN HEADQUARTER. Click here to take the poll. All
Hail FORCE RECON! All Hail True Metal!
METAL
CRUSADE 2: Overlorde's song HELL HATH NO FURY, from the CDR demo
OVERLORDE 2000, appears on the HEAVY,
ODER WAS!? CD sampler issued today. The sampler, titled METAL
CRUSADE 2, shipped with all 35,000 (35.000) copies of the issue. Just in time
for the European Metal Festival season!.
REVIEWS: Britain's TERRORIZER
(#89, May 2001) wrote another glowing review of OVERLORDE 2000 (click here),
and Sascha Maurer at Germany's SACRED-METAL.DE
website wrote a "classix review" of the 1987 OVERLORDE VINYL EP
released on STRIKE ZONE RECORDS (visit www.sacred-metal.de to read the original German or click here to read the English translation).
PLAYLIST: The LEATHER
REBEL at www.sacred-metal.de
sends OVERLORDE 2000 to the top of his playlist! (Playlist dated April 25th,
2001).
INFERNAL WAVES (France)
became the next radio show to air Overlorde. The show on April 7th even opened
with Overlorde's OGRE WIZARD! All Hail DJ / Pathfinder Jean-Charles Colletti!
(OFR#60-P).
FORCE
RECON logo: Visit the FORCE RECON link to see the updated FORCE RECON logo.
Overlorde's own Dave Wrenn took the original logo (done by M.E.), worked some
magic, and incorporated Bobby's Overlorde 2000 logo for a hot new look that
you'll be seeing alot more of! There's a spot in the MESSAGE BOARD for you to
let us know what you think of the new FORCE RECON logo, so be sure to post to
it.
REVIEWS: Belgiums' THE
ULTIMATE ONLINE, America's METTLE PSYCHOSURGERY, and Germany's SWEET SUFFERING post hot reviews! Read them here!
APRIL
2001
Norway's
SCREAM magazine Issue # 58 eviews
OVERLORDE 2000! Click
here for the English
Germany's
MOSHPIT WEBZINE and LEGACY MAGAZINE state that
"OVERLORDE would be a cool band for the true metal stage in Wacken! "
Visit www.moshpit.de or pick up LEGACY (in-stores
Greece's
HEAVY METAL MANIA posts a 8.5 Review
of OVERLORDE 2000 (it is in English- click here and go to
UNDERGROUND, REVIEWS).
Spain's
METAL GATEWAY gives OVERLORDE 2000 8 out
of 10 points. Visit http://www.metal-gateway.com
and click on DEMOS to read the original Spanish or click here for the English
translation.
MARCH 2001
Italy's
STARGAZER.IT webzine and America's METAL UNION fanzine pull double duty
with two new reviews of OVERLORDE 2000. STARGAZER even gives it a perfect
score! Visit STARGAZER.IT
to read the Italian or click
here for the English translation. Then, click
here to read the METAL UNION review.
Germany's
THE METAL OBSERVER webzine reports in
with more great feedback of OVERLORDE 2000, giving it "9 out of 10"
points. Click on on one of the following to see the GERMAN
or ENGLISH version.
Italy's
METAL.IT webzine joins the fray with
another great review of OVERLORDE 2000. Rated the CD "9.5 out of 10"
points. Visit www.metal.it to
read the review in the original Italian. Click here to see the English
translation.
OVERLORDE launches new MESSAGE BOARD. Post to the forums! Click here
to read or start posting!
Germany's
WARGODS OF METAL webzine posted a
great review of OVERLORDE 2000. Rated the CD "8 out of 10" points.
Visit www.truemetal.org/wargods
to read the review in the original German. Click here to see the English
translation.
FEBRUARY
2001
Germany's HEAVY ODER WAS?(circulation-
35,000) printed a great review of OVERLORDE 2000 in its March 2001 issue.
"12 out of 12" Points. Read it in the magazine in the original German
or click here to see the
English translation.
Germany's
METAL HEART(circulation- 40,000 to
50,000) printed a rabid review of OVERLORDE 2000 in its March 2001 issue. Read
it in the magazine or visit SACRED METAL WEBZINE to read it in the original German. Click here to see the English
translation.
Overlorde
FORCE RECON registers its 100th
PATHFINDER! Click here for a breakdown by country.
Poland's
METAL HAMMER (circulation- 45,000)
strikes with fury for OVERLORDE 2000! See the February 2001 issue for the
Polish version, or click here for
the English translation.
JANUARY
2001
Greece's
METAL INVADER reviews OVERLORDE 2000 in
its upcoming february 2001 issue. Click here for
the English translation!
UNCHAIN
THE UNDERGROUND gives OVERLORDE 2000 a
9/10 rating! Click here...
THE METAL
GOSPEL reviews OVERLORDE
2000! Read it here...
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