Overtures are a melodic heavy metal band born in Gorizia in June 2003. The … Read Full Bio ↴Overtures are a melodic heavy metal band born in Gorizia in June 2003. The line-up is composed by Michele Guaitoli (voice), Marco Falanga (guitar), Daniele Piccolo (guitar), Luka Klanjscek (bass), and Andrea Cum (drums), who replaced Marko Klanjscek, former member, in August 2007. Overtures' first concert was in September 2003.

During the summer of 2006 Overtures started to record their first full-length album “Beyond The Waterfall”, which contains eight original songs: "Beyond the waterfall", "Toy", "Faded Dream", "Town of Desolation", "Silent Observer", "The Self-Pitier", "A Time of my Life", "Hideout"; for a total length of about 40 minutes. In May 2007 Overtures signed a contract with the Italian label "Videoradio" (www.videoradio.org).

In July 2008, one year after the Italian release of the album "Beyond The Waterfall", Overtures got in touch with "Rock It Up records" (www.rockitup.org) and signed a contract with the German label for the worldwide distribution of the CD. As a consequence of the deal with "Rock It Up Records", Overtures started a set of promotional shows both in Italy and Europe, playing in different Italian cities and in Holland, Austria, Switzerland, Hungary, Slovenia and other European countries. Songs taken from the album "Beyond The Waterfall" have been inserted in different European and Italian compilations and broadcast in many radio programs in Italy, U.S.A., Germany, England, Portugal and Brazil.

On November 13th 2009 the German label "Remedy Records" (www.remedyrecords.de) published "ReUnation - A Tribute To Running Wild", an official tribute album to the legendary German band. The album was released because of the dissolution of Running Wild and featured, among the others, also by Overtures with their version of "Pirate Song".

In October 2010 Overtures announced their passage to "Sleaszy Rider Records" (www.sleaszyrider.com), with whom they signed a new deal that links the two parts until 2013. The Greek label scheduled the release date of "Rebirth", second full-length of the band and first album with the new line-up on March 7th 2011. "Rebirth", mastered by "Mika Jussila" (Children of Bodom, Nightwish, HIM, Lordi, Edguy & altri) at "Finnvox Studios" in Helsinki, and with the artwork drew by "Michael Shindler" (Motorhead, Grave Digger, Mystic Circle, Creamtory & altri), contains the songs "Here we fall", "Fly Angel", "You can't spit on me", "Delirium", "Farewell", "Not too late", "The Prophecy", "My name is Fear", "Easy", "Daemons" and the bonus track "Not too late" in its acoustic version. As special guests on the album there are also "Rafahell" from "Elvenking" and "Akos Komodi" from "Halor". Before the release of the album Overtures also shot their first videoclip for the song "Fly, Angel".

After the release of "Rebirth" the management of the band is put in charge of agency "Extreme Agency" (www.extremeagency.org) in Italy and of the Brazilian agency "Insano Booking & Management" (www.insanobooking.com.br) worldwide. It also begins a minor deal with "Vivo Management" (www.vivomanagement.it).

Concerning the live activity, besides to promotional concerts for the album "Beyond The Waterfall" and several shows at local festivals, in 2008 Overtures also featured as opening act in some dates of Elvenking's "The Scythe tour" and, during their career, they shared the stage with the already mentioned "Elvenking" and with "Primal Fear", "Blaze Bayley", "Pino Scotto", "White Skull", "Skanners", "Vision Divine", "Extrema", "Sinestesia", "Lincoln Quartet ft. Clive Bunker" (first Jethro Tull's drummer), "Delirium", "New Trolls", "Children of the Damned ft. Paul Di Anno" (Iron Maiden's first singer), "Domine", "Tystnaden", "Beer Bong", "Eldritch", "Mr.Pig", "Raintime", "Phatosray" and many others.

The Maze
Overtures Lyrics

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In every way I look I can only see the dark,
like there is nothing left to do,
but still I feel a chance, so…go!

I tried to get away from here,
to dream of somewhere safe:
I only found a wall of flesh and bones along my way.

Like many others I am lost, another one who failed.
Round and round and round again:
this wheel won't make a change…

But then as I gaze at the sky
whispering words of faith,
lost in this wheel of time I just can contemplate.

Forward, forward!
We pray, ‘cause all we need is finding another way!
Hopes are fading away,
the world of today is lost inside a maze.

No one ever told you
that your dreams are simply like some clouts,
and when you look around, awake, you see…there's no way out!

One day I'll see the light beyond the darkness of this walls.
That day I'll see the truth lost by entering this world.

But then, as I gaze at the sky whispering words of faith,
I hope in a shelter from time.
Lord, take me away…

Forward, forward!
We pray, 'cause all we need is finding another way!
Hopes are fading away, the world of today is lost…

(Guitar Solo by Marco Falanga)
(Guitar Solo by Adriano Crasnich)

Forward, forward!
We pray, 'cause all we need is finding another way!
Hopes are fading away, the world of today is lost…
Years and years we may wait,
but maybe, someday, we'll find our way.

Hopes may fade with the day, but we will be here,
lost, inside the maze.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Overtures' song "The Maze" paint a vivid picture of a seemingly hopeless situation. The singer sees only darkness and feels trapped within a maze, unable to find a way out. Despite this, they hold onto a glimmer of hope and encourage themselves to keep going, to keep looking for another path. The lyrics use imagery of walls of flesh and bones to convey a sense of being trapped and lost. The singer acknowledges that many others are in the same position, going round and round but never finding a way out.

The chorus of the song emphasizes the importance of faith and hope in finding a way out of the maze. The singer prays for guidance and for the strength to keep going, even when their hopes are fading. The lyrics suggest that the world of today is lost and that it will take time to find a way out of the maze. The final lines of the song suggest that, while the journey may be long and difficult, there is still a chance to find a way out and break free from the maze.

Line by Line Meaning

In every way I look I can only see the dark, like there is nothing left to do, but still I feel a chance, so…go!
I am surrounded by darkness in every direction I look, and I feel like I have no options left. Despite this, I still have hope and am willing to take a chance and move forward.

I tried to get away from here, to dream of somewhere safe: I only found a wall of flesh and bones along my way.
I attempted to escape this place and find safety somewhere else, but all I found were obstacles in the form of walls made of flesh and bones.

Like many others I am lost, another one who failed. Round and round and round again: this wheel won't make a change…
I feel like one of many who are lost in this maze, and this constant cycle of trying and failing is not leading to any progress or change.

But then as I gaze at the sky whispering words of faith, lost in this wheel of time I just can contemplate.
As I look up at the sky and speak words of hope, I realize that I am stuck in this endless cycle of time and can only think and contemplate my situation.

Forward, forward! We pray, ‘cause all we need is finding another way! Hopes are fading away, the world of today is lost inside a maze.
Let's keep moving forward and have faith that we will find a new path. Our hopes may be fading, but we are determined to find a way out of this confusing and complex world.

No one ever told you that your dreams are simply like some clouts, and when you look around, awake, you see…there's no way out!
No one has ever told you that your dreams are just like illusions, and when you wake up, you realize that there is no real escape from this maze.

One day I'll see the light beyond the darkness of this walls. That day I'll see the truth lost by entering this world.
Someday, I will escape this maze and see the light outside of these dark walls. On that day, I will discover the truth that was lost when I first entered this world.

But then, as I gaze at the sky whispering words of faith, I hope in a shelter from time. Lord, take me away…
As I look up at the sky and speak words of hope, I long for a safe haven away from the constraints of time. Lord, please take me away from this maze.

Years and years we may wait, but maybe, someday, we'll find our way. Hopes may fade with the day, but we will be here, lost, inside the maze.
We may wait for years and years, but someday we might find a way out of this maze. Our hopes may diminish during the day, but we will continue to persist and remain lost inside the maze.

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