Drummer Jason Bittner parts ways with Overkill! He has been touring and recording with the American thrash metal icons for the last 7 years, and is featured on the band’s two albums: “The Wings Of War” (2019) and “Scorched” (2023). The reason for the split is that Jason wishes to focus on promoting his new band Category 7 (see: HERE) and the return of Shadows Fall.
Jason comments:
“On August 1, 2024, I played the Vagos Metal Fest in Portugal, and it was the last show I will play in the band Overkill. For a while now I have been juggling a few different bands along with Overkill, and I knew at some point something would have to give since I simply can’t be three places at once. Over the course of this last year, my schedule has reached that breaking point.“
“At this time Shadows Fall is working towards completion of our new material that will take us back out on the road sometime in 2025, as well as our fall shows we have booked for the rest of this year celebrating 20 years of The War Within.“
“Compounded on top of this is my new band, Metal Blade recording artists Category 7, whose album just hit the shelves last month and will start touring soon through 2025. All of this adds up to something having to ‘take a break’, so as of today I no longer play drums in Overkill so I can concentrate solely on the bands that I am a full member/owner of.“
Jason Bittner is endorsed by Pearl, Zildjian, Pro-Mark and Remo.
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