Drummer Jason Bittner has cut up with Overkill after seven years of being within the band. Bittner joined Overkill in 2017 and drummed on their information The Wings Of Battle in 2019 and Scorched in 2023. In an announcement supplied completely to Steel Injection, Bittner stated his determination to depart Overkill was to focus extra on each the reactivated Shadows Fall and his new band Category 7.
Overkill has not but named a alternative for Bittner.
“On August 1, 2024, I performed the Vagos Steel Fest in Portugal, and it was the final present I’ll play within the band Overkill,” wrote Bittner. “For some time now I’ve been juggling just a few completely different bands together with Overkill, and I knew sooner or later one thing must give since I merely can’t be three locations without delay. Over the course of this final yr, my schedule has reached that breaking level.
“At the moment Shadows Fall is working in direction of completion of our new materials that can take us again out on the street someday in 2025, in addition to our fall exhibits now we have booked for the remainder of this yr celebrating 20 years of The Battle Inside.
“Compounded on prime of that is my new band, Steel Blade recording artists Category 7 whose album simply hit the cabinets final month and can begin touring quickly by way of 2025. All of this provides as much as one thing having to ‘take a break’, in order of as we speak I not play drums in Overkill so I can focus solely on the bands that I’m a full member/proprietor of.
“Now don’t fear – they presently have one other nice drummer already studying the fabric, and he will likely be able to do battle for the upcoming excursions. I wish to thank EVERYONE within the Overkill prolonged household for 7 1/2 years of snickers, killer exhibits, and enjoyable across the globe.
“All our crew members all through my run, our brokers Dolores Lokas and Mike Monterulo, my tech Animal for all the time having my again (Shake and Bake), in addition to all of our crew previous and current, the SKULLKRUSHERS (a lot love Jurgen), and all of the followers who supported my tenure within the band, I really like you all, thanks, and can miss you on the European and King Diamond excursions… however I’ll see you on the market with Shadows Fall and Category 7.”
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