Overload (Chinese rock band)
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Overload is the first thrash metal
band of Chinese rock
. Gao Qi
(高旗), the former guitarist and songwriter of the band The Breathing (呼吸), set up his own band Overload (超载) with guitarist Han Hongbin (韩鸿宾) , Li Yanliang (李延亮), bassist Wang Xueke (王学科) and drummer Zhao Muyang (赵牧阳), who were said to be the most talented heavy rock musicians in China at that time. The band made their debut on Halloween
1991.
The songs Gao Qi wrote combine western rock and Chinese literature and his performance burst the enthusiasm of both audients and players. The band built up a thrash metal style which had attracted a large number of fans in a short time. “Developing in a nation historically isolated from the West, China's rock musicians are adopting a foreign concept and adapting it to their own situation. Beijing's rockers reach deep into China's rich musical and cultural history for symbols and material.”(The Wire magazine, September 1995).
The first single of Overload, "the shadow of ancestor," was recorded on the album Rock Beijing which was the label record of Chinese Rock in 1993. Meanwhile, Gao Qi's knowledge in Chinese rock and modern Western music give him chance to be engaged as music producer
and song-writer
in China’s first rock movie long hair in the wind and as special freelancer for foreign music of Beijing Music Broadcasting. The band released their first album Overload in 1996, second one Magic Blue Sky in 1998, and the latest one Life Is An Adventure in 2002.
Thrash metal
Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized usually by its fast tempo and aggression. Songs of the genre typically use fast percussive and low-register guitar riffs, overlaid with shredding-style lead work...
band of Chinese rock
Chinese rock
Chinese Rock , occasionally referred as Mandorock or Cantorock depending on the language of the song in question, is commonly used to describe a wide variety of forms of rock and roll music, in connection with the rock bands...
. Gao Qi
Gao Qi (musician)
Gao Qi , the lead vocalist and songwriter of the Chinese rock band Overload, was born in a family with generations' classical music background in Beijing on February 26, 1968...
(高旗), the former guitarist and songwriter of the band The Breathing (呼吸), set up his own band Overload (超载) with guitarist Han Hongbin (韩鸿宾) , Li Yanliang (李延亮), bassist Wang Xueke (王学科) and drummer Zhao Muyang (赵牧阳), who were said to be the most talented heavy rock musicians in China at that time. The band made their debut on Halloween
Halloween
Hallowe'en , also known as Halloween or All Hallows' Eve, is a yearly holiday observed around the world on October 31, the night before All Saints' Day...
1991.
The songs Gao Qi wrote combine western rock and Chinese literature and his performance burst the enthusiasm of both audients and players. The band built up a thrash metal style which had attracted a large number of fans in a short time. “Developing in a nation historically isolated from the West, China's rock musicians are adopting a foreign concept and adapting it to their own situation. Beijing's rockers reach deep into China's rich musical and cultural history for symbols and material.”(The Wire magazine, September 1995).
The first single of Overload, "the shadow of ancestor," was recorded on the album Rock Beijing which was the label record of Chinese Rock in 1993. Meanwhile, Gao Qi's knowledge in Chinese rock and modern Western music give him chance to be engaged as music producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
and song-writer
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
in China’s first rock movie long hair in the wind and as special freelancer for foreign music of Beijing Music Broadcasting. The band released their first album Overload in 1996, second one Magic Blue Sky in 1998, and the latest one Life Is An Adventure in 2002.
See also
- Cui JianCui JianCui Jian is a Beijing-based Chinese singer-songwriter, trumpeter and guitarist. Affectionately called "Old Cui" , he is considered to be a pioneer in Chinese rock music and one of the first Chinese artists to write rock songs...
- Dou WeiDou WeiDou Wei is a Chinese musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Dou Wei is a multi-instrumentalist and produces music across many genres. He first came to prominence as a member of the heavy rock group Black Panther . His album Dark Dreams draws influences from The Cure and Bauhaus, was a landmark...
- Overload
- Tang DynastyTang Dynasty (band)Tang Dynasty is a Chinese ethnic-art rock and prog-metal band that is often credited as being the first heavy metal band in China.-Biography:...
- Zhang ChuZhang ChuZhang Chu is a Chinese musician who was born in Xi'an, Shaanxi.Lauded by many as "the most lonesome singer-poet", Zhang Chu has remained a prominent figure on Chinese rock scene despite not releasing a new album since 1997...
External links
- Overload @ Rock in China, complete biography, discography