Drummer Jason Bittner has introduced his departure from OVERKILL
The 54-year-old musician, who joined OVERKILL in 2017 and performed drums at the band’s final two studio albums, 2019’s “The Wings Of Warfare” and 2023’s “Scorched”, printed in a remark to Steel Injection: “On August 1, 2024, I performed the Vagos Steel Fest in Portugal, and it used to be the final display I can play within the band OVERKILL.
“For some time now I’ve been juggling a couple of other bands along side OVERKILL, and I knew in the future one thing must give since I merely can’t be 3 puts immediately. Over the process this final 12 months, my agenda has reached that verge of collapse.
“Presently SHADOWS FALL is operating against final touch of our new subject material that can take us again out at the highway someday in 2025, in addition to our fall displays we have now booked for the remainder of this 12 months celebrating twenty years of ‘The Warfare Inside’. Compounded on best of that is my new band, Steel Blade recording artists CATEGORY 7, whose album simply hit the cabinets final month and can get started traveling quickly thru 2025. All of this provides as much as one thing having to ‘take a ruin’, in order of these days I not play drums in OVERKILL so I will pay attention only at the bands that I’m a complete member/proprietor of.
“Now don’t fear — they lately have some other nice drummer already finding out the fabric, and he’s going to be in a position to do fight for the impending excursions.
“I wish to thank EVERYONE within the OVERKILL prolonged circle of relatives for 7 1/2 years of guffaws, killer displays, and amusing all over the world. All our workforce contributors all the way through my run, our brokers Dolores Lokas and Mike Monterulo, my tech Animal for at all times having my again (Shake and Bake),in addition to all of our workforce previous and provide, the SKULLKRUSHERS (a lot love Jurgen),and all of the enthusiasts who supported my tenure within the band, I like you all, thanks, and can pass over you at the Eu and KING DIAMOND excursions… however I’ll see you available in the market with SHADOWS FALL and CATEGORY 7.”
OVERKILL has but to announce a alternative for Bittner.
