Vancouver, B.C.’s hard-hitting metal quartet Over the Coals are back with their second full length album Closed Eyes at Sunrise, a brutal fourteen track assault on the senses that runs the gamut from arena rock anthems to full-on thrash metal. Singer James McMurtrie’s “mix between Phil Anselmo and Chris Cornell” vocals lead a charge of sonic mayhem best described as a fusion of classic and modern metal offerings, creating a style that can appeal to fans of any kind of rock music.

Armed with the experience of creating, recording, promoting and distributing an independent album through the release of their debut disc ‘Declaration’ in December of 2006, Over the Coals are in the process of bringing their sophomore album to the masses. The ‘Summer of Thunder Tour 2008’ in support of the new release was a huge success for the band, as it took them to cities all throughout Western Canada in July and August, including an opening slot for Hedley at the CN Center in Prince George, BC to a crowd of nearly three thousand (this was one of three high profile gigs in recent memory for the band, having opened for Powerman 5000 in Vancouver in May of 2008 and Iced Earth at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver in November 2008). More tour dates throughout Canada and the United States are in the works for 2009, and in the meantime the band will be playing select shows in their home base of Vancouver. In between outings on the road, Over the Coals will continue to write new material for a third full length album, and will also continue working to increase the fingerprint of the band through International distribution and promotion of 'Closed Eyes at Sunrise' in conjunction with Thorny Bleeder Records and Universal Music, with which Over the Coals recently signed a distribution deal for their second album.

Keeping the wheels in motion is the main focus of Over the Coals, aspiring to show that success in today’s music scene can be achieved through hard work and determination.