overzealous

- Nashville, TN Rock / pop / alternative

About

Members: Dustin Sellers, Brad Crittenden, Adam Brown, Nick Morrow

Sounds Like: Foo Fighters, The Beatles, Kings Of Leon, Silverchair, Phil Collins

Bio: Overzealous is a group that hearkens back what is now uncommon in rock music: they produce songs, not a lamentation on negative feelings that seems to prevail in today’s world. Their music is hard but feels good. Their sound can in some ways be seen as an homage to the pedigree of Knoxville, thei... See Full Bio

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“Rounding out the night was Nashville’s Overzealous – appropriately named as they proved to be a hard band not to get excited about. Their affinity for uniquity is surpassed only by their raw stage energy, a highly entertaining group to hear and see – and with so much power you’ll swear there’s a fourth member hiding behind the curtain.”

— STATIC REVIVAL OFFICIAL WEBSITE

“ Their friendship, you could say, is overzealous. Without it, there would be no band. “Friends and music definitely don’t always mix, but we got lucky in a sense,” Sellers told The Daily Times this week. “We’ve known each other since preschool. My grandmother raised both of us. We went to different grade schools, but after we met back up in high school, regardless of what was going on with the rest of our group of friends or our bandmates, we always had an understanding. ”

— Steve Wildsmith, The Daily Times

“Seeing Nashville/Murfreesboro band Overzealous play live for the first time was something of a shock. In person, founding members Dustin Sellers (vocals/guitar) and Brad Crittenden (vocals/bass) seem affable but subdued. Onstage, they prove there’s something to their name and deliver a high-energy performance. Newest Overzealous member, drummer Nick Morro doesn’t seem to have a problem keeping up, either. Last year, Sellers and Crittenden were still looking for a drummer that would stick; now they’ve got Morro plus a new EP to follow up the previous sunny “Yellow Jr.” Melodies echo all the regular guys who rocked the late ’90s and early ’00s – Foo Fighters and even Jimmy Eat World at times, plus traces of Nirvana when they decide to shred a harder riff – but the lyrics are Sellers’ own. “Really every song I write is an echo of what should have been,” he says. Sellers crams a lot of personal experience into his lyrics, and the new EP “The Valley” is no”

— JESSICA PACE, THE DELI MAGAZINE

“Overzealous is a group that hearkens back what is now uncommon in rock music: they produce songs, not a lamentation on negative feelings that seems to prevail in today’s world. However, ultimately Overzealous has its own, unique sound; one that is dedicated to a catchy, melodiously infused music.”

— JUNE FARRISH RADIO PROMOTION

“I’d say Overzealous is just keen enough. Amid personal tragedy, global geo-political machines crush rock and roll dreams, but somehow they come out of it all with more energy than I’ve heard committed to tape in a while. It would be worth checking out some of their personal story.”

— The Boro Pulse

“Over the whir of blenders in the MTSU Walker Library coffee shop, Crittenden and Sellers sit and talk about Overzealous and why they have both stuck with the music for so long. FULL ARTICLE AT www.overzealous.net ”

— JESSICA PACE, MTSU SIDELINES

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Feb 12, 2010
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2012
May 23

Hard Rock Cafe Nashville
Nashville, TN, US | 8:00pm
Hard Rock Cafe Nashville
Nashville, TN, US
Wed May 23, 2012 8:00pm
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2012
May 21

McFadden's Irish Pub
Nashville, TN, US | 8:00pm
McFadden's Irish Pub
Nashville, TN, US
Mon May 21, 2012 8:00pm
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Writer's Night - Dustin Sellers solo
2012
May 7

The Basement
Nashville, TN, US | 9:00pm
The Basement
Nashville, TN, US
Mon May 07, 2012 9:00pm
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2012
Apr 5

Rutledge
Nashville, TN, US | 9:00pm
Rutledge
Nashville, TN, US
Thu Apr 05, 2012 9:00pm
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2012
Feb 27

The Basement
Nashville, TN, US | 9:00pm
The Basement
Nashville, TN, US
Mon Feb 27, 2012 9:00pm
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