SEVERE OVERBITE

Severe Overbite are:
Håkan Mårtensson – vocals
Jonas Öhlund – guitar, bass, keyboard

As teenagers in Östersund, Sweden, in the 80’s Håkan Mårtensson and Jonas Öhlund played together in the bands REBELLION, BIRD OF PREY and GRIME CRIME.
They were inspired by NWOBHM and bands like Black Sabbath, Heavy Load, and Scorpions.
GRIME CRIME was featured on the compilation tape ROCK-DM 1986 with the song ‘Struck By Lightning’.
After the duo went their separate ways Håkan released a single with melodic AFTER TWELVE in 1988.
Jonas released a single in 1989 and a CD in 2008 with AOR band PRIDE.
His LINEHOUSE album, ‘Take one‘, in 2009 was even more melodic.
Over the years Jonas had felt an urge to go back to the roots and play heavy metal again.
In 2022 he recorded some of the old REBELLION songs and reached out to Håkan to see if he was interested in doing the vocals.
In 2023 eight songs, written between 1982 and 1985, were recorded.
In April 2024 Severe Overbite’s debut album was released on all streaming services by the band themselves.
‘Living In Poverty‘, ‘Devil’s Nest‘, ‘Another World‘ and ‘The Fight Of The Knight‘ are REBELLION songs written in 1982-83.
The BIRD OF PREY period 1983-84 are featured through ‘Ritual Of Evil‘ and ‘Solar Eclipse‘.
‘Don’t turn away‘ were written in 1985 for GRIME CRIME.
‘The Mountain‘ was a song that never got finished in the 80’s that Håkan and Jonas completed in 2023.
After the album’s release the band began working on new material that were recorded during the autumn of 2024.
Instead of working on a full length album it was decided that two singles were to be released during the first half of 2025.
With the songs ‘Walk Your Own Way‘ and ‘Roll With The Punches‘ the band continues on the beaten track with songs inspired by NWOBHM filled with heavy riffs, twin guitars and catchy choruses.