Overloaded has been given all kinds of advice. Some of it has been good, but most is forgettable. Everyone thinks they have the answer when the reality is the music industry has been spiraling out of control for over a decade. Mainstream radio plays the same songs over and over and over. Concerts have become traveling freak shows where painted ladies and cheap trinkets are as big of an attraction as the music. Bands adhere to conservative guidelines written by industry professionals who wouldn’t be caught dead at a rock show. Punk has gone corporate, extreme metal has become a parody of itself, rap has skipped the same beat for fifteen years, and country has gone Bon Jovi. The music industry is in shambles and literally no one is buying it. Each day another record label crashes as experts try and re-invent the wheel in search of the next big thing. Through this sea of madness, Overloaded stays on course unaffected by the trends and know it alls. Is Overloaded metal or hard rock? We’ll leave that decision to the critcs.
Through hard work and research, Overloaded have forced themselves on the media. Old school press kits have been mailed worldwide. Popular metal magazines ala Metal Maniacs, BW&BK, Heavy, Burrn, Rock Station, Classic Rock, etc have given Overloaded favorable reviews. The list of interviews and reviews from metal websites on Overloaded’s myspace blog is impressive. Official sponsor Jagermeister continues its support through personalized merch and college metal radio programmers play Overloaded on their shows. New York’s Talking Metal podcast discovered Overloaded and featured the band on numerous episodes, and later as one of their top picks for up and coming metal artists on the pilot episode of Talking Metal on the fuse TV network. Fox TV almost had the cajones to feature Overloaded on their 2007 show “The Next Great American Band”, but chickened out. Overloaded has warmed up crowds for all types of bands. From Skid Row to Dope, from Bobaflex to Slaughter, from Hell Yeah to Jani Lane, from Soil to Krokus, the list goes on and on. In summer of 2007, Overloaded won the WRIF competition to open for Godsmack at the Fox Theater in Detroit. The show went over flawlessly, and Godsmack invited Overloaded to perform at the following day’s tour stop at Soaring Eagle Casino.
After three and a half successful years, behind the scenes drama had escalated to a critical level. In January 2008, vocalist Chris Gillen and lead guitarist Erik Kluiber parted ways with their rhythm section. Determined to keep pushing Overloaded to new levels of creativity and performance, Chris and Erik conducted a thorough search within the underground Detroit rock scene for a new rhythm section. Within 6 weeks, Overloaded was back on its feet with Frank Krukel on bass, Eli Brown on guitar, and Chris “Bootcheck” Buczek on drums. The new lineup has proven itself both on and off stage. An interpretation of the MC5’s Ramblin’ Rose was recorded for an upcoming PBS documentary, and the band travelled 1000 miles and rocked the fuck out at Rocklahoma 2008. Currently Overloaded is playing select shows and writing new material.
Feeling Overloaded
Overloaded Lyrics
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Rock and Roll can't be defeated.
I've got a plan to overthrow the greedy.
I finally figured out, what makes an angel cry and that's why I'm
Feeling Overloaded
Take a hint from your sickened and freezing. I'm here to vent you will not drive me crazy. Can you take anything serious? We're sick and tired of takin shit serious.
Can you feel the fire emanating from your city? Shot down the walls of self pity?
The song "Feeling Overloaded" by Overloaded is a reflection of the personal struggles that a person can go through in their life. The lyrics introduce the idea of searching for freedom, which is obtained by getting rid of the demons in the head. The writer establishes that they want to meet the demons in order to defeat them and gain control of their life. The song highlights that no matter how much rocking and rolling might get defeated, the person will always have a plan to overthrow the greedy.
The writer has finally figured out what makes an angel cry and accepts that they are feeling overloaded. They want the listener to take a hint from their experience, to hear them vent, and to understand that their situation may not drive them crazy. The writer questions the listener's ability to take anything seriously at all, as they themselves are sick and tired of taking shit that’s serious. The song concludes by asking the audience to feel the fire emanating from their city and to shot down the walls of self-pity. The writer reinforces that they are not alone in their struggle to keep their head above the water.
Line by Line Meaning
Every time you swing I'm going fishing for some freedom.
Whenever you act out I search for a way to free myself from your actions.
Born with the demons in your head I'd like to meet em.
You were born with personal demons and I want to understand them.
Rock and Roll can't be defeated.
The genre of music Rock and Roll cannot be conquered or overpowered.
I've got a plan to overthrow the greedy.
I have a strategy to take down those who are motivated only by their own self-interest.
I finally figured out, what makes an angel cry and that's why I'm Feeling Overloaded
I now understand the cause of sorrow even for those thought to be immune to sadness, and it's why I'm currently feeling overwhelmed.
Take a hint from your sickened and freezing. I'm here to vent you will not drive me crazy. Can you take anything serious? We're sick and tired of takin shit serious.
Learn from your own illness and hardship. I am here to express my emotions and you will not push me to my breaking point. Do you possess the capacity to care? We are exhausted of constantly being serious and concerned.
Can you feel the fire emanating from your city? Shot down the walls of self pity?
Do you sense the passion originating from your surroundings? Can you eradicate the barriers of self-pity?
Contributed by Declan W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.