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With over 10 years of live shows, 4 previous CD releases, an impressive list of corporate sponsors and the distinction of being the only American heavy metal band ever to extensively tour mainland China, 8mm Overdose continues to perform to audiences worldwide without any hint of slowing down. For years, the band has accomplished what few have done without the support of a record label. 8mm Overdose has built on their touring musical success with unconventional methods and the use of sponsors. Since their inception in the mid 90's (then known as MACHINE), the band has persisted with a vengeance in maintaining their old-school roots. Critics have long hailed the band's musical assault as a "blazing wall of sound", mixing the simplicity and brutal riffs of the early 80's hardcore sound with percussion and vocals of thrash metal
Throughout the years, 8mm Overdose has shared the stage with icons such as Sepultura, Suicidal Tendencies, Pennywise, the Deftones, Mortician,Flotsam & Jetsam, Ill Repute and in most notably with Slayer on the 2004 Jägermeister Music Tour.While songs such as "Fister" are potentially unsettling, the honesty and real life rawness of the band and their subject matter has an attraction that definitely cannot be ignored. Companies such as Metal Mulisha, Transworld Productions, Board Stories, Hawaii Extreme Sports and countless other extreme sporting movies and TV shows have also licensed the use of their music.