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J. D. OVERDRIVE
J.D. Overdrive was a heavy metal band from Los Angeles that put out records in the 1980s and early '90s. Their 1984 album "Ballbreaker" gave them their...
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Ballbreaker
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Boot Hill
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Demonize
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J.D. Overdrive was a heavy metal band from Los Angeles that put out records in the 1980s and early '90s. Their 1984 album "Ballbreaker" gave them their best-known song of the same name, and they followed it with albums like "The Rage" in 1986 and "Apocalypse" in 1992.
The band's lineup included Jack "Jackhammer" Dalton on vocals, Dave "Deadeye" Murphy on guitar, Steve "Thunder" Harris on bass, and Chuck "Boom" Powell on drums. Their sound was built around loud guitars and a steady rhythm section, heard on tracks like "Boot Hill" and "Demonize."
They started with a debut called "Heavy Metal Thunder" in 1983. The music was straightforward heavy metal, without much polish, which fit the scene at the time. Some of their lyrics got attention for being aggressive, though the details are hazy now.
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