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A guy I know on Flickr (and have met IRL) got a photo on Explore. Then he put up an image on his photostream showing the stats that resulted. Then THAT image got on Explore. :-)
Paraphrasing Infernal Overdrive's Facebook page:
Genre
Heavy Rock
Members
• Marc Schleicher- Lead Guitar and Vocals
• Rich Miele- Lead Guitar and Backing Vocals
• Mike Bennett- Lead Drums
• Keith Schleicher- Lead Bass Guitar
On the web
Photos of their shows
• O'Brien's, Allston MA, 16 Jul 2011
• Great Scott, Allston MA, 2 Apr 2011
• O'Brien's, Allston MA, 4 Sept 2010
• O'Brien's, Allston MA, 16 Jan 2010
Hometown
Red Bank, NJ
Record Label
Small Stone Records
About
Infernal Overdrive is a heavy rock and roll band formed in early 2008 when Marc Schleicher (fmr. Quintaine Americana [Wikipedia, MySpace, AllMusic], Cracktorch [MySpace], Antler, Liquor Tricks [MySpace]) of Allston , Mass. started jamming with Mike Bennett (fmr. Loud Earth [Reverb Nation, Facebook]) in Red Bank. Soon they got Rich Miele (fmr. Loud Earth [Reverb Nation, Facebook]) on board playing second lead guitar. During some of their early shows, Jake Metz (Godzero [MySpace]) joined the band on bass, but he was soon replaced by Keith Schleicher.
Their sound is a combination of their classic influences such as Led Zeppelin, Blue Cheer, Free, Grand Funk, Cactus, Deep Purple and Pink Floyd and newer heavy bands like Kyuss, Nebula, Soundgarden, STP, QOTSA and Monster Magnet.
Biography
Rumors abound that somewhere in the depths of New Jersey time stands still and it is always 1977. Trapped in this interstellar time warp, making electric amageddon is Infernal Overdrive. Fronted by the mysterious, oft reckless Marc Schleicher (Cracktorch [MySpace], Quintaine Americana [Wikipedia, MySpace, AllMusic], Antler) - a Boston native transplanted in time and space to this 4th dimension - summoned by the all-powerful duo of Mike Bennett and Rich Miele of Loud Earth [Reverb Nation, Facebook]. After a treacherous search to find his long lost brother, Keith Schleicher was sucked into the vortex to fulfill his destiny on bass guitar. They journey in the last of the V8 interceptors, proving themselves worthy of the Small Stone pedigree. Forces to be reckoned with on their own, as a group their wonder team powers activate to kick into Infernal Overdrive.
Armed with their wits, New Jersey dialect and a passion for surviving the likes of the Tall Man, flying orbs, giant sharks, the Turnbull AC's and an occasional family of albino zombies, Infernal Overdrive will be coming to an area near you soon. Can you dig it?
Current Location
Red Bank, NJ
Artists We Also Like
Cortez, Maegashira, Monster Magnet, Roadsaw, Pigs, The Brought Low
Influences
Delta Blues, Led Zeppelin, Grand Funk Railroad, Soundgarden, Monster Magnet, Cactus, Deep Purple, Nebula, Pink Floyd, Cream, Mountain, Kyuss, James Gang and shit loads of other bands.
Reviews
Review by The Obelisk / Stoner Rock:
Infernal Overdrive Kick into Gear
With production by Andrew Schneider (Throttlerod, The Brought Low, Hackman) and mastering by Nick Zampiello at New Alliance East in Boston, there’s no doubt that New Jersey riff rockers Infernal Overdrive are going for that Small Stone Records sound. The four tracks that comprise their new self-titled EP fall in line with the kind of straightforward guitar-led rock the Detroit label has proffered for well over a decade now, and with a similar southern/classic ‘70s influence to New York’s The Brought Low, Infernal Overdrive seem remarkably conscious of what they’re doing sonically. More so than you might expect for a band just releasing their first EP.
The story goes that when guitarist/vocalist Marc Schleicher (ex-Cracktorch [MySpace], Antler) moved from Massachusetts to central New Jersey, he got hooked up with drummer Mike Bennett and guitarist/backing vocalist Rich Miele (both ex-Loud Earth [Reverb Nation, Facebook]). Keith Schleicher (relation assumed) was added on bass and Infernal Overdrive began rocking out early 2008. The EP was recorded over two days in February and four in April, and though that seems quick, none of the songs feels rushed or underdone. Schneider, who also shows up on extra backing vocals, makes his mark sound-wise in the tone of Schleicher and Miele’s guitars and Bennett’s snare sound, which has the same pop Schneider has become known for – not too bright, but able to cut through the mix and propel the songs forward. Some of Schleicher’s leads, as on EP closer “Motor,” feel a little too thought out, too structured where what I’d like to hear is a little bluesy ‘70s recklessness, but they get the job done nonetheless, and the vocals are never out of place.
Although the highway for which it’s named runs down through the whole East Coast, there’s no question that when Infernal Overdrive open the EP with “I-95,” they’re talking about Jersey. The song is a southern-hued guitar rocker that sets the tone well for the three tracks that follow with an ear toward rock traditionalism and, once again, like-minded Small Stone heavy-hitters Sasquatch, Dixie Witch, et al. It’s hard to argue with the approach when it works as well as it does on the speedy “The Edge,” which forgoes central Jersey’s reputation for heavy psychedelia in the style of Monster Magnet in favor of Halfway to Gone’s stripped-down take on rock. “Duel” slows down the pace somewhat but still keeps a mid?paced groove that makes use of some well?placed lead lines that start the song reminding me of Iron Maiden filtered through Nebula’s druggy haze. Only “Motor,” which devolves into an extended jam that brings the track to a total of just under 12 minutes, is longer, as the songs on Infernal Overdrive go in order from shortest to longest. Whether or not that’s on purpose on the part of the band, I don’t know – I’d imagine at least putting “Motor” last is – but I suppose it’s as good a method of organization as any.
There’s a short message from the Devil after “Motor” finishes up, and that’s the end of the EP. Infernal Overdrive are out relatively quick when you consider their first release is only 26 minutes and three of the four songs take up about 11 of it. No complaints though, as the four-piece know precisely how to get the most out of their sound and show exactly that on these tracks. It’s a hell of an investment to make with a self-released debut to hook up with the likes of Schneider and Zampiello, but Infernal Overdrive make the most of Schleicher and co.’s collected experience, and come off sounding confident and notably mature for a band who’s been together less than three years. It may not be changing the game, but Infernal Overdrive is definitely worth checking out for anyone who wants to hook into some solid and unpretentious heavy rock.
Review by Cutting Edge Rocks:
A couple years ago we reviewed a strong up-and-coming Jersey band Loud Earth [Reverb Nation, Facebook]. Well, it seems they dissolved and morphed into Infernal Overdrive. The new band is two parts Loud Earth [Reverb Nation, Facebook] (drummer Mike Bennett and guitarist/backing vocalist Rich Miele), one part Cracktorch [MySpace], Antler (guitarist/vocalist Marc Schleicher) and one part brother (bassist Keith Schleicher). Mike contacted me letting me know the band formed after Marc relocated from Boston and set up shop in Jersey. He sent along the EP for my listening pleasure. And a pleasure it is! The songs are baked in southern ‘70s hard rock with catchy riffs and plenty of power rumbling in the pipes. The info is sketchy but according the record’s liner notes, the four-song EP was recorded this year in Brooklyn, NY over five days (Feb 27, 28 & April 17, 18, 24, 25). Production was handled by Andrew Schneider (Throttlerod, The Brought Low, Hackman) with mastering by Nick Zampiello. Fans of our site will immediately make the Small Stone connection and that seems to be where the band are heading as the vibe is defiantly Detroit retro.
Take for instance “I-95” which opens the disc with a solid guitar wail and foot-stomping drum beat. Tambourine is added for flavor but the song bellows like fellow Boston-natives Roadsaw, mixing biker thunder with a Pat Travers/Leslie West riff-fest. Second track, “The Edge” is pure old school Nugent, including the repeat riff and frantic, almost MC5 delivery. Schleicher voice is ragged and ready to rock. The drums hammer and the bass drives laying down a solid bed for some sexy solo leads. “Duel” has more Fu Manchu in the groove. It’s mostly in the chorus, but the build in the verse is still very Scott Hill/Brant Bjork. The track also boasts our favorite solo - frayed, not over played and sparked with cosmic energy. “Motor” is a 13-minute stoner masterpiece. A heavy bottom end brings to mind Sabbath, Sasquatch and Mountain. The riff is clean but thick with a layered solo painting in all the little nuances - perfect for a psychedelic ride. The echo on the vocals adds to the songs dripping mysticism while the guitar is allowed to float, pierce and melt the brain. Yeah, it only four songs, but dude, sometime that’s all you need when they’re this good.
Review by Heavy Planet
I recently had a chance to hear some new material from thee guys and I'll tell you right now, this is a band to be on the look out for. They're going places. Their sound is straight up southern stoner rock. If I had to compare them, I'd say they're a bit harder version of The Brought Low. Checkout the usual social media spots (links below) to hear what I'm talking about and keep up to date with all their happenings because you'll certainly be hearing from them again.
Before Broly... Cooler was popular enough to get a second movie! And much like Broly's third movie (bio-Broly), Cooler's return appearance was... different.
Cooler was incinerated in the sun, but one eye and part of his brain remained un-crispified. This would not have meant anything, except that he got picked up by the Big Gete Star!
The Big Gete Star was originally a sentient computer chip with self-integration abilities. it drifted in space, and began to gather and ocllect space junk, technology, and anything else it could use, soon becoming a massive death star-sized supercomputer. It snagged Cooler's remains and reactivated his consciousness, and he soon took over its AI. So in essence, Cooler WAS the Big Gete Star.
Meta-Cooler is a special body that Cooler/Big Gete Star made for himself. The real Cooler's remains are deep within the star's core, his head reconstructed with electronics. he also has the ability to make a gigantic conglomerated body from all the tech, which appears in the end of the movie (and has never gotten a toy! And only one video game appearance!!!), but that's not Meta-Cooler. Meta-Cooler isn't a drone, as he is remotely controlling it. It has all the abilities Cooler did (though no shapeshifting, oddly enough), but with one addition - regeneration and self-repair. As Goku damages the robot, the Big Gete Star collects this data and immediately repairs it to eliminate the wekaness. Goku blew off an arm? The arm gets fixed (nanites!), and is now stronger. It took bothS uper Saiyan Goku and Veget aattacking in tandem to damage Meta-Cooler too quickly for his systems to repair himself, and blow him to smithereens.
And then the Big Gete Star inferred that the main flaw in Meta-Cooler's design is that there was only one of him. So several thousand instantly rolled off the assembly line and dogpiled Goku and Vegeta, subduing them pretty much instantly.
Inside Gete's core, Cooler hooked the two Saiyans up to the Gete STar's power generator, and drained their energy to fuel the giant machine's engines. And that was a stupid move. Even though the two had been overpowered, they still had a lot of energy, and simply overloaded the Big Gete Star to the point where it started blowing up. Cooler built a gigantic body from his physical remains and the Big Gete Star's materials (remember that/), but Goku managed to blow it up. When it went down, Cooler's physical remains were vaporized for real, and the Big Gete Star overloaded and blew up, this was finally the end of Cooler. Also, Vegeta found the Gete Star's original chip and smashed it just for good measure.
FUN FACT: This movie was actually really cool. All of the robots and varied machinery allowed for a slightly different style, both in animation and atmosphere (The Big Gete Star really channels Unicron), and it feels "different" from the other DBZ movies while still very much being Dragon Ball. It's too bad that a lot of the stuff in this movie (Cooler's real cyborg body, the cyclopean guards, that one robot that gleefully sang about chopping people up) never got any merchandise. Also, the theme of "Goku overloads the energy absorber" got reused in the series itself, while fighting one of Babidi's henchmen.
Also, sources (video games, guidebooks, toys) really cannot agree if Meta-Cooler is greenish-silver, or just silver (and the grene would be reflection from New Namek's grene sky). He's probably supposed to be silver, as you see the metal reflecting differently-colored light once or twice.
at the end of our marathon pharmacy session. would have loved to take more pics while out in puda, but we were busy filling scrips. which is a good thing, because we got through everyone, all 120 of them
Meta and the Cornerstones, excellente première partie de Gentleman, au Bikini.
Ramonville (31) - Toulouse FRANCE
Não fui taggeada por ninguém, mas como havia feito o de 2012, não resisti em fazer a listinha para 2013 *-*
Dolls: A Lhama e a Déa super me deixaram empolgada com essa nova coleção, hauahuhU... Já fazia algum tempo que eu estava desanimando com as Pullips, andei um tanto ausente, mas tentarei voltar a ativa! <3
Vai demorar e nem sei se vou conseguir todas, mas , bora sonhar alto AHuAHUAUHauHUA
Também quero trazer para casa esse ano que esta chegando, uma Blythe, mesmo não sendo muito fã, acho que seria interessante ter uma para aprender a customizar ^-^
WIGS WIGS WIGS, é vida , amor e estilo! [oi?] Quero uma wig nova para a Annia e para o Lance, então fecho o ciclo ahahah! xD
Geral:
1- Porque todos merecem muitos dinheirinhos em 2013, vamos combinar neh?
2- Daqui a uns 2,3 anos irei voltar para o japão, rever minha tia, tio e primos... Mas precisa juntar um pouquinho para me jogar nas compras também...
2.1 - 2013 quero muito arrumar meu cantinho, construir uma salinha e mover meu quarto para um lugar maior... ;)
2.2 - Wishlist cara PRECISA de dinheirinhos hehehe
3- Não é segredo para ninguém que eu Adoro/sou doida/ sou viciada Por maquiagem, mas também me divirto horrores maquiando as pessoas e as bonecas! ;) Então como dizem " trabalhe com aquilo que gosta e não terás de trabalhar um dia sequer " algo assim... er...
4- Sim, shameonme... Ainda não tirei carta de motorista por muita falta de vergonha na cara de $$$
5- Lutar pelos sonhos, correr atras e nunca desistir... é tudo que quero para 2013, de verdade!
6- Sim..... *-* Pretendo Começar a fazer "oficialmente" custons e espero do fundo do coração que de certo.
7- Mesmo melhorando bastante em 2012, Preciso, ainda, melhorar bastante...
8- <3
9- Porque eu sou a desorganização em pessoa! T_T'
10- Porque todas nós corremos atras do peso ideal, neh não? XD
11- Inglês sé algo necessário pra vida e japones eu quero aprender, pois um dia, penso em me mudar para o japão!
12- Porque, eu estou sendo comida viva pelos pernilongos e ta difícil... DDD:
The Meta Probe was obviously designed for a long, interstellar journey. It had many of the classic Space: 1999 design features, including the iconic command module seen on the more prolific Eagle Transporter, but was also different in conception and construction. I’ll explain my design intentions for the spaceship in the images that follow.