![]() ![]() Their voices bear a strong resemblance to a 1980s' doo-wop boyband, 14 Karat Soul. The four all shared an interest in the doo-wop genre of the 1950s mixed with R&B and modern pop music. ![]() With four members originally – Mark Franks, Mike Crawshaw, Darren Everest and Timmy Matley – the band had been performing for several years. The members were originally in a band called DYYCE, which then reformed as Lexi Joe, which formed the basis of The Overtones. More than 500,000 copies of their first album have been sold. After its re-release in March 2011, it reached #4. Their first album, Good Ol' Fashioned Love, entered the UK Albums Chart at #16 in November 2010. Records talent scout while working as decorators in a shop near Oxford Street, singing during their tea break. Seby was a dear friend and I will miss him profoundly!! Worth The Weight was an extremely special ANVIL album and it will keep Seby alive through our history forever! RIP SEBASTIAN MARINO.The Overtones are a UK-based vocal harmony group. “ Condolences to my friend Sebastian Marino’s family and friends. Anvil guitarist and vocalist Steve “Lips” Kudlow commented: Marino performed and recorded with Anvil from 1989-1995, and during that time he contributed to ‘Worth the Weight’ (1991) and appeared on the compilation ‘Anthology of Anvil’ (2000). The music world has lost one of the good ones.” Most importantly, he was a great friend, who remained a great friend beyond the band. Seb was an asset in the studio as well as on the stage for the three releases he did with us. “ It is with heavy hearts that we mourn the passing of our good friend and great musician, Sebastian Marino. Commenting on Sebastian’s death, Overkill stated: RIP, pal.”ĭuring his time in Overkill (1995-2000), Marino contributed to the band’s full-length albums ‘The Killing Kind’ (1996), ‘From the Underground and Below’ (1997), and ‘Necroshine’ (1999), and also appeared on the compilation effort ‘Hello from the Gutter – The Best of Overkill’ (2002). Sebastian… you were a diamond whose legacy will shine on forever. He always treated them fairly and often working for less than he should have just so the music could survive. A brilliant musician in his own right (he played guitar for OVERKILL and ANVIL among others)- he was like a best friend to any working musician or road tech’s who interacted with him. Sebastian essentially brought a slew of top quality production people who made up the road crews of Carl Palmer’s band ASIA YES and other platinum level acts around the globe. It was Sebastian who I approached for a road crew when I first started working with Carl Palmer in 2005. He and I go back to the 1980s and in the mid 1990s we worked together with Linda Rutherford & Celtic Fire, which featured his first wife. Sebastian owned and operated AUDIO IMAGES one of the most acclaimed audio & video production companies in the country. “ FAREWELL to my dear friend Sebastian Marino, who died suddenly in the early hours of today after being rushed to a hospital while doing a sound job on New Year’s Eve in Florida. Marino‘s friend Bruce Pilato revealed the news of Sebastian’s death via social media, he posted: ![]() Sebastian Marino – known for his guitar work in bands Overkill, Anvil, and Ramrod – has died at the age of 57 on January 1st, 2023. Share the post "Sebastian Marino (Overkill, Anvil) has died at 57" ![]()
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