Classic Swedish metal merchants OVERDRIVE have renewed the deal with Lion Music for the up-coming album Angelmaker, due out in January 2011. This time the band wrote and recorded 18 songs of which 12 are set to appear on the album.

Guitarist Janne Stark comments: "This time we used a panel of 15 people to help us select which tracks to use. It was really great to hear what people outside of the band thought of the tracks before we decided on which to put on the album. Some of our own favourites were not as high up on the list as expected, while others were higher than expected, which was interesting. Hopefully our listening panel reflects the general public, which then would make this a killer album."

The album was recorded by the band and Johan Blomkvist (BLINDED COLONY, KAPTAIN SUN) and mixed by Pelle Saether (GRAND DESIGN, DIABOLICAL, WOLF) at Studio Underground.

"I have been working with Pelle on several other recordings, such as LOCOMOTIVE BREATH, MOUNTAIN OF POWER and ZELLO, and he has an ability to understand and capture just the sound you’re after," Stark continues. "He did that this time, too. To be honest this is the best sounding Overdrive album to date."

The band has also, for the first time, included a cover song. It’s a classic heavy metal arrangement on the Russ Ballard-penned track 'I Know There’s Something Going On', originally recorded by Frida, of ABBA fame, back in 1982.

Overdrive, formed in 1980, still features original members Janne Stark and Kjell Jacobsson on guitars, Kenth Ericsson on bass and Kenta Svensson on drums, plus vocalist Per “PerilOz” Karlsson who joined the band at the reunion in 2003 and has since been an integral part of the line-up. The cover, yet to be revealed, is again created by praised cover artist Monowasp (TNT, HOUSE OF LORDS, PLACE VENDOME).

On December 3rd, Overdrive will support Pretty Maids in Karlshamn, where the bands actually did a show together back in 1983.

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