Split with Blackhouse -
As is common this time of year (I have learned) there is a pressing delay with this split record. It was supposed to be released on April 19th, which I was assured by customer service of the company manufacturing it that it should be here by then. Nope. I'm still waiting for them to even ship the records out. It should be here sometime soon, but I'm not happy. I don't quite know how to handle this as of yet, but I will likely post the name of the company I used so other bands can avoid using them.
I understand delays happen, but they have not been up front with where the records are at in the process and they have promised to call me back on multiple occasions without doing so. If there were delays and everything was communicated honestly, I would be more understanding of what's going on. Stand by for more information.
Also, understand that I wouldn't normally broadcast this sort of business in this way, but considering how expensive it is to get vinyl made, and how much of a backlog there always is - it is a laborious process - I think this has been handled very poorly by the company I'm working with. Thanks.
10" Limited Lathe Cut Maxi -
The first single from the new album is called "Spiritual Violence" and will be released as a 10" lathe cut record with some other tracks. Here is the TENTATIVE tracklisting, it may end up with another track on it as well:
- Acoustic Intro
- Spiritual Violence
- Mind Battles (Re-Recorded)
- Bodies (Sex Pistols Cover)
- Acoustic Outro
This will likely be limited to 25.
Merchandise -
T-shirts, sew-on patches (the old school canvas kind), new stickers, and new buttons are coming...soonish. I almost ordered all of this then my logos changed and were updated. I've chosen to do a somewhat large run of these rather than getting them printed on demand. This is because I want them to be the highest quality possible.
The shirts and patches will actually be silkscreen printed. They will also be less expensive than if I went through a print on demand fulfillment.
New Album -
It's coming out fast, punky, and angry. Though it still touches on my industrial influences, it leans much more on the punk side of black metal and likely will be more straight forward than previous material. Hardly any synth on this. Though I had synth parts written, the more I record and listen to it, the more I think it will actually detract from it. I've moved away from longer compositions and decided to record many of my shorter pieces for this. This will be on LP and Tape. I'm not doing a CD version of it.
To be clear, I really don't like CD's much, or CD-R's. It's just that they're convenient. I don't mind it as a listening medium, but I'm pretentious and like collectible things and big art. Something about a big fat slab of wax looks and feels better, I just wish it wasn't so expensive.
And tapes are just cool. Fairly inexpensive, still retain the active listening experience.
