Greetings!
Just wanted to give you all an update as to what is going on. There's some ups and some downs, but things are still going on and forward. So, here we go...sorry for the long read.
- Kenny Lough and Lincoln Vaughn are, once again, no longer a part of the band...and have not been since Super Bowl Sunday. Wish them the best.
- AJ Puckett is still currently involved as our 2nd guitarist. Cori Burwell gave his blessing to continue on, and the only person I can see filling this void besides Cori is AJ.
- Tom Thompson is still our voice, however, he can't participate as much as he'd like to. This means we'll limited to how much we actually do as a band. This will primarily only effect live performances.
- We have recently finished pre-production on our upcoming album. This is long overdue, and we look forward to getting this finally completed. The majority of the album will be recorded/mixed at Rookwood Audio in Butte, MT. Not fully sure, but mastering may be done by the great Maor Appelbaum.
- Drums will, as of now, be performed by Donny Swanson (In Defiance - Spokane) for the purpose of recording the album. At this time, the drum tracks will be recorded in Spokane at Chroma Recording. If you'd like to see what Donny is capable of, here's a video of him playing an In Defiance track.
- Drums will likely be filled by Dan Graa, of Butte. Why are we using one drummer to do the album and one to be in the band? Dan currently has an ankle injury, so he might not be 100% up to speed until later. Here's his audition video he made for us, so you know we're not just handing it to just anyone.
- Bass on the recording will be performed by my longtime friend James Carrick. I am perfectly capable of doing this myself, but I've chosen to have James involved. I was in the band G.O.Y.A. (Get Off Your Ass) with James back in 2000-2001 in Tucson, AZ. He's a dear friend of mine, and I wouldn't bring him on if I wasn't sure of his abilities.
- I've been speaking to a few guys about doing some guest spots on the album. 2 dudes in particular, I'm really proud to have gotten a confirmation of would be Greg Burgess (Allegaeon) and Brad Hull (Forced Entry/Sanctuary). They haven't been sent anything, so I can't tell you what's going on with that yet. I also plan on fulfilling our original interest of having our friend Jeremiah Hammon (Ravings Of A Madman) do a guest vocal spot. There might also be a spot from my friend Ben Epperle (At Home In Hell). Lastly, I'm hoping the stars align so Cori can play some of his parts on the album. After all...he wrote most of the music for this effort. Artwork will likely be completed by A Thousand Arms.
- We will not be available for any live performances until possibly the end of the year, if not until 2016. We look forward to returning hard and strong, but we are also not in a hurry to just get on it when not 100% ready. So...start demanding us to be onstage for Evel Days and Original Fest in Butte.
So, that's pretty much the meat of it. Help us out with the funding of the full length by purchasing a download of our remastered demo here at our Bandcamp page. Sorry for the long read, figured I'd get it all done and out. Until next time, pieces! - K.
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