Overlord are an Oxford-based five-piece that bang out finely-crafted, deftly-played hunks of hard guitar music that sees them fit into a lineage that stems from Led Zeppelin. As they put it, “Overlord play a fresh, modern take on the dark, progressive rock/early metal bands of the 1970s, informed as much by modern thrash/groove metal as they are by traditional blues. Through these myriad influences, the band intends to create music that can be enjoyed and appreciated by any fan of heavy music.”

Judge for yourself with their latest release, Authors, a five-track EP that’s available to stream for free, or to purchase in download or physical format. It was released a couple of weeks ago.

The download comes with lyric sheets, artwork and even a ‘printable poster/desktop background’, while the ‘vinyl look’ CD edition is packaged in a full colour cardboard sleeve.