Classic Swedish heavy metal veterans OVERDRIVE have checked in from the studio:

"We've just finished recording the drums for 19 (!!) new Overdrive tracks! About 12 of them will end up on the new album and some on the vinyl edition. Currently the guitars are being recorded. This will be one metal brick for sure!!

Here are some song titles for you:

'Cold Blood Chaser'

'Call The Priest'

'Wavebreaker'

'Signs All Over'

'Mother Earth'

'Hold On'

'Angelmaker'

'Brand New Sinner'

'It's Not As Easy As It Seems'

The drums are being recorded at Studio Sound Palace by Johan Blomström (BLINDED COLONY, SPICE & THE RJ BAND, KAPTAIN SUN), who also mixed the previous album Let The Metal Do The Talking (Lion Music). The new album will be mixed by Pelle Saether (STEEL ATTACK, AXENSTAR, GRAND DESIGN, INSANIA) in July.

Guitarist Janne Stark says: “Musically this album is true to the '80s way of heavy metal, bringing in influences from the classic metal era of bands like Accept and Judas Priest with no modern elements whatsoever. Not that we’ve ever been modern. I know all bands say it, but we do sincerely feel this will be our strongest album ever. It feels like all pieces fit and even though we’ve only recorded half the drums I’m really confident this will be a killer album!”

According to a press release, "the line-up is still Per “PerilOz” Karlsson on vocals, Janne Stark and Kjell Jacobsson on guitars, Kenth Ericsson on bass and Kenta Svensson on drums. Overdrive, this year celebrating their 30th anniversary, will appear at some festivals in Scandinavia, such as Muskelrock in Alvesta, Hasslöfestivalen in Karlskrona and Metal Warning in Helsinki. More gigs will be official soon. The album is planned to be released late fall, this time also on vinyl. As the band has written a load of songs of which 20 will be recorded, there will be plenty of bonus material for other releases."

For more info, information and booking go to Overdrive.se.