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Friday, June 05, 2009 

Current mood:  aggravated
Category: Music
Today, June 5th, 2009 we regretfully announce that IF HE DIES HE DIES will no longer be a band. A month ago we told everyone that a guitar player had been let go and that we were more motivated then ever to attack our common goal of being a touring, working band with our new guitar player Addison Eilers. We practiced hard in a short amount of time and turned in a great performance opening for The Used at the Orbit Room on May 16th, to 1,367 crazy fans. Everyone in the band felt that we were back on track and ready to take on anything and everything. Following that show, we got on to booking a great number of shows through the summer and were in talks with a couple of different major label bands about opening out first full fledged American tour in September. With all of these obligations on the fore front we sat down to discuss the next move for IHDHD and as the discussion carried on it became very evident that not everyone was on the same page. The more things were discussed it become very apparent that the original focus and belief of IHDHD wasn’t carried in everyone’s heart anymore. So instead of having what IF HE DIES HE DIES achieved cheapened by a constantly changing line up, it has been decided to bring it to an end now and let those that want to continue on do so with a new aggressiveness.
 
     We want to thank Jeff Vandenberg and Friction Records for believing in us from the beginning and helping us try to realize our dream. We would also like to thank Mike D. Williams & Marc Paffi for performing on our albums and lending us a little class. To Brian Mercer, Scott Hull, Steve Austin, Tommy Jones, Jeff Brinn & Lance Eichler thank you for making us sound and look like we knew what we were doing.
 
      We would definitely like to thank every fan, band, promoter, booking agent and anyone else that believed in what IHDHD did over the last five years. I wish I could say that we gave it everything we had and that you saw the best IHDHD had to offer, but it wasn’t even close.
 
     We are going to perform two final shows to say goodbye to everyone in the way IHDHD knows how to do best, which is live. All the details are below and we hope to see everyone that can make it out to get their asses there. Good friend and fan Brian Mercer is saying goodbye by giving us an exclusive limited edition poster design that we will have for sale at both shows. They are going to be very limited, so make sure to look for them early. We are going to be filming and recording both shows for a possible posthumous DVD / CD project. So come make some history with IHDHD.
 
     On a side not look for the new project from Daine, Addison & Ephraim in the coming months. “The ride isn’t over yet”.
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Saturday, May 16, 2009 

Current mood:  anxious
Category: Music

Now that all the dust has settled and things have been confirmed, If He Dies He Dies as band (family) would like to settle any and all rumors regarding the departure of guitarist/vocalist Tom Eilers. It was not a planned event by any means and actually came on rather sudden, but ultimately everyone involved was unhappy and Tom and the band parted ways amicably with no hard feelings on either side.

We would like to extend our gratitude to Tom, his family, for the continued, unwavering support, and all of the friends and fans that we have gained through our time with him. Tom definitely helped shape the current sound of IHDHD through genuine emotion and natural talent. We wish him the best of luck in any future endeavors. He will truly be missed.

               With that being said, we have no intentions of disbanding, but we definitely need to re-evaluate, re-up, and continue our journey as IHDHD. For the mean time our good friend Addison Eilers (yes Tom’s cousin) of the band Ephus, has stepped in to help us fulfill our live show obligations. We have had some last minute, marathon practice sessions to be prepared for tonight’s show with The Used.

              “We are no strangers to working under pressure and in fact probably perform better with turbulence.” – IF HE DIES HE DIES

               “I will not be defeated” – Ivan Drago

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Wednesday, April 08, 2009 

Current mood:  high
Category: Music
Well we sent out the new album to the masses for review and a few people gave a shit and told us what they thought. It seems the overall outlook is good, but there are some that don't like certain things and then there are those that seem to be on the IHDHD train. A majority of the reviews we have gotten so far are below and we would like to thank everyone that gave it a listen. The guys over at Mouth For War.net seemed to really give it a full honest listen. It is the final review below. If you see something that moves you enough to respond check out the links below each review and let that site and their people know your feelings for IHDHD. More news and reviews coming soon. If you happen to stubble across a review of IHDHD that you don't see listed below please message us and let us know, so we can get it posted right away.
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If He Dies He Dies – The Rise…The Fall (Friction Records - 2008)
By Typhon - Published March 17th, 2009

Right off the bat If He Dies He Dies' "The Rise... The Fall" grabs you by the throat with it's violently choppy beats, bloody roars of vengeance and surprisingly funky bass lines and refuses to let go! Apparently named after a famous line mumbled by Dolph “The Dude” Lundgren in Rocky IV, If He Dies He Dies blend the sludgy bits of Crowbar with the stoner grabbing appeal of High On Fire and a slight acid trip gone wrong feel of Electric Wizard to bring you approximately forty-five minutes of thought provoking metal! None of the songs sound forced so you won’t find anything even remotely resembling filler or fluff. Even the some what long sessions of feedback sound like they have some sort of meaning. “The Rise... The Fall” is If He Dies He Dies third album (I have never heard the first two, but I have a feeling that I’ll be checking them out sometime in the near future) and I think that their music will continue to climb upwards in regards to integrity and enjoyment! If you haven’t heard of If He Dies He Dies yet, you will soon. I guarantee it!

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If He Dies He Dies – The Rise…The Fall (Friction Records - 2008)
By Upchuck Undergrind - January 2009

It's a curious blend, indeed. The skin of melodic metal wrapped around the brute sinews of hardcore and shreds of extreme metal, tempered by doses of a mondo-hard super soldier of modern rock, thick and brawny minor prog inclinations and so-heavy-it's-heavy density a la stoner core (think Mastodon only not). Whew! And I still feel like I've only talked around what this is. Which is loud, crunchy, tough, rambunctious, surging and [insert synonym for heavy], all while showing some signs of artistry drug through the mud by galloping, pissed-off steeds.
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If He Dies He Dies – The Rise…The Fall (Friction Records - 2008)
By Jay Snyder - January 29th, 2009

So, I finally get to hear some If He Dies, He Dies after knowing of their existence for at least a year or two. I’ve seen the name mentioned in a few thank you lists in album liner notes, knew they were making an appearance on the much lauded Eyehategod tribute album, but despite all of my awareness an actual audio encounter never happened. Nice of the band to look me up to do the review honors on their 3rd and latest record, The Rise…The Fall.

Apparently the quartet has been building quite a rep, touring with noteworthy heavies Eyehategod, Arson Anthem and Pig Destroyer. EHG mouthpiece, Mike Williams even makes an appearance on one of the tracks, stuffing another valuable piece of street cred into their collective pockets.

If the band has anything going for them it’s variety. Packing thrashing metal, doom-minded groove, epic post-rock expanse and a hardcore punch into the same melting pot is a risky gambit. While it doesn’t always work out the way it should, they are still hitting far more than they are missing.

“Heroine” gets us started off on the right foot. Hurtling a wall of galloping, churning metal at the listener straight out of the starting gate was a wise decision. You can tell we are dealing with well-seasoned players the way this monster unfolds its master plan to the world. Beginning fast with twin axes chopping through a forest of lively basslines and scattershot drumming; IHDHD get to the point quickly. Peppering the mix is a host of deftly delivered solos, hard-edge riffs and superior tempo shake-ups. Hell, they even scale down their thrash to a boorish crawl which eventually sees solid clean vocals spicing up the gauntlet of screams and sneers that dominated the early goings of the track.

With knife firmly held between teeth, the band shows they aren’t a one note joke with “Clarity”. I’m hearing Helmet, Mastodon, High on Fire and Baroness’s The Red Album all told in this chameleon-like composition. The opening riffs strike right for the heart bolstered by a doom-y, staccato groove bringing to mind a Matt Pike fronted incarnation of Helmet. Adhering to the album’s title, the song rises and falls throughout with subtle, dual guitar melodies delving into the cosmic mysteries adding a deeper layer to their metallic kick in the ass. All of this set-up climaxes with a godly doom/thrash groove at the 1:40 mark. Not kidding when I say this section almost threw me out of my seat. Everything is perfectly nailed into place with the combination of searing screams and the Kirk Windstein school of growled singing.

Unfortunately, all of the record’s initial momentum is usurped by “Destroyer”; a neo-thrash, breakdown basher that is DOA after the first couple seconds. A few bursts of gritty, death metal string shredding and drawn out soloing doesn’t shake away the stale feeling of beatdown pits and ninja-kicking nonsense.

At this point the feeling of worry started seeping in. I had seen Lamb of God amongst a list of other, much better bands on the bio sheet and wondered if the rest of the album would indulge in such monotonous ventures. Soldiering on to “…Like a Man Possessed”, my worries began to subside. Here we find a comfortable bed of richly sprawling post-doom to rest our weary bones upon. There’s a lot of harmonizing in this one, sometimes all three stringed instruments get in on the action. Double-barrel guitars weave in and out of the fluid rhythmic swirl, belaboring over a weighted pace that nods directly to Crowbar towards the end (especially in the strained vocals but additionally in the lumbering, downtrodden groove). It’s one of the most well realized tracks on the album and flirts with a Crowbar meets Baroness tendency which is a continued fascination of the band that rears its head even more frequently on the album’s shaky second half.

Catapulting their metal aspects to the forefront, sister songs “Storm…” and “…bringer” are somehow polar opposites. The former is a thrash-y, technically profound shred complex that owes debt to Mastodon due to the surplus of high-register, proggy licks and note arrangements while the latter is a festering, compost heap of doom lurking somewhere in the realm of Crowbar, EHG and all of the other NOLA legends given a bold-faced double shot of authenticity by Mike Williams’ cryptic, closing rant.

The horrendously dubbed, “(Save Your) Savior” follows suite and while intently laden with beautifully lush clean instrumentation, there’s no denying that this song sounds reel to reel like several songs off the latest Baroness album. While that album eventually grew on me and it took some work at that, this is just a bit too close for my tastes. They even went the same route on the singing by backing the growls with ear-friendly crooning. Sure, there’s a level of charm but it’s almost a carbon-copy; solos and all. It’s fucking depressing when the only thing remotely different is the fumbling, chugga chugga train metal at the end.

You can pass me the cyanide bottle when the hardcore reek stinks up its successor “Paralysis”; where hinted at potential and occasionally commanding riffs die hard in the hands of this week’s flavor of the month bruisecore brawlers. Don’t get me wrong, this kind of riffing CAN work but it falls flat here. Frustrating me even more is that they waste a deliciously devilish solo near the finale by descending into the same muck yet again.

Luckily, the album refuses to go down easy and fall off the deep end. “Feels like the First Time” and the fucking epic “Baptism by Fire” have the burden carrying trudge of Crowbar’s finest work on tap with just enough of IHDHD's own personality threaded into the tapestry, sending us on our way with a knockout finish; cleansing mind and body of the mid-album slump.

My advice to the band is to drop the hardcore fisticuffs. The muddled breakdowns sap a great deal of their other strengths. Sometimes it sounds as if they just wanted to have something for the pit goers to go batshit over. With that said, several of these songs are nothing short of fantastic. They’ve got the ability to summon thrash, doom, post-rock and Crowbar’s world weary thunder to killer and varied results. What a damn shame that clunkers like “Destroyer”, “(Save Your) Savior” and “Paralysis” square off against red-blooded titans “Heroine”, “Clarity”, “Feels like the First Time” and “Baptism by Fire”. If you trim the fat, this is a superb EP. Even with the unsavory lard you still get a tight LP, worth-checking out for fans of Crowbar, Baroness, High on Fire and Mastodon. I’ll be interested in exploring the back catalog but with ready hands on the skip button, to get myself out of any possible dicey spots.

http://www.hellridemusic.com/forum/showthread.php?t=19289

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If He Dies He Dies – The Rise…The Fall (Friction Records - 2008)
By JD - March 18th, 2009

I love metal in all of its devious forms, and my philosophy has always been to give a chance to any metal at any time. Saying that, here we go... The buzz surrounding this brutal band from Michigan called If He Dies He Dies deemed that I at least give them a fair shake and listen with my mind clear.

At the outset, they seem to be in the vein of bands like Crowbar, Mastodon and High On Fire, it is these influences that certainly develop this bands brutal assault. Pissed off is a light way of describing how If He Dies He Dies sounds, as the are as good as they are sounding mad at the world. It is clear to who they are, not to mention that they are intelligent as hell as well.

Tracks like 'Heroine', 'Destroyer' and 'A Man Possessed' holds both a great amount of complexity and also pummels you with sheer barbarity in the way they lash out at you both in lyrics and music. They remind me a little of Corrosion Of Conformity at times... and even has some melodic leanings towards the mighty Iron Maiden as well. They blend it all together into their amazing power of what it all is.

They are a band, that clearly makes sure that their lyrics are as good as the music that accompanies it. Truly, this is a band worth watching out for in the near future... because this is a band that is on the verge of metal overlord status. They have to make that next step in their evolution, metal heads for now need to hear them.

Categorical Rating Breakdown
Musicianship: 7
Atmosphere: 6
Production: 7
Originality: 6.5
Overall: 7

Rating: 6.7 out of 10
User rating: 7.3 out of 10

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If He Dies He Dies – The Rise…The Fall (Friction Records - 2008)
By Don Rottenbucher - March, 2009

Not much for metalheads seems to come from Michigan. KID ROCK, INSANE CLOWN POSSE and EMINEM hold the current key to the musical exports, so the fact that IF HE DIES HE DIES comes from the western side is a great surprise. Sure, ALICE COOPER was born in Detroit, but with "The Rise...The Fall", IF HE DIES HE DIES has become the new pride of Michigan's Metal scene.

Heavier than heavy, IF HE DIES HE DIES unleashes a dense and deadly slab of sludge-friendly, eardrum eroding riffs. Opening like the maw of a monster, "Heroine" snarls and surges out of the speakers. Take one part CROWBAR, one part EYEHATEGOD, a dash of UNSANE and a spoonful of the best aspects of Hardcore and Stoner Rock and you have this band's formula. "Clarity" softens things up a bit before the pulsating "Destroyer" and melancholic melody of "...Like A Man Possessed" start to really show what this band is capable of. "Storm..." somehow successfully fuses NWOBHM melody with crushing riffs and "...Bringer" channels some ST. VITUS-styled Doom. Turning the CD on its head, "(Save Your) Savior" features some surprising and excellent Progressive and Jazzy elements that simply astonish before the songs leaps to furious form.

"Feels Like The First Time" continues to develop the melancholic melody and increase the density of the riffs. Perhaps the most epic song on the disc, this track nicely sums up the previous eight songs but unfortunately loses focus towards the end by relying on a tired and mainstream Metalcore approach. Closing with the Alternative Rock-friendly opening, "Baptism By Fire" nicely morphs into a crushing Doom-drenched, emotionally-charged masterpiece.

At times the raspy vocals get annoying, but there are some great guttural growls to break up the monotony. Guitarists (and vocalists) Brent Eckhardt and Tom Eilers are a great pairing that deliver godly riffs and inspired solos. Drummer Daine Hammerle delivers an impressive and sometimes schizophrenic performance, while bassist Ephraim Rosalez commands the bottom end. Couple this with marvelous production, and "The Rise...The Fall" is nearly a flawless offering of spectacularly heavy, moody and molten Metal that isn't afraid to wear its influences on its sleeve. IF HE DIES HE DIES easily proves to be a class act and this album is recommend to the fans of Stoner and Sludge Metal.

Overall score = B+

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If He Dies He Dies – The Rise…The Fall (Friction Records - 2008)
By Erik Thomas - February 19th , 2009

So if you took the angular, earthy percussive assault of Kylesa or Leviathan era Mastodon, threw in the stoner heft of High On Fire, the sorrowful dirges of Crowbar and a very slight hint of psychedelic doom like Rwake, Minsk or Samothrace then name the band after Ivan Drago’s famous line from Rocky IV, you get Michigan’s If He Dies, He Dies and their very impressive third album, an album which will make me seek out the prior two releases.

Mastered by Scott Hull, The Rise…The Fall is 10 tracks of earthy, riff driven metal than crosses an number of genres from stoner doom, prog rock, Southern tinged sludge, traditional doom and post rock. However, it all comes together to form one excellent album and surely bring the band some well deserved attention.

With Brent Eckhart’s gravelly, gruff voice and drummer Daine Hammerle’s choppy but steady backbone, The Rise … The Fall has no weak points or filler as if shifts from rollicking, sturdy, lurching numbers like “Heroine”, “Destroyer”, “Paralysis” and “Storm…” to more draining, doomy textures as heard on “…Bringer”, “…Like a Man Possessed”, and personal favorite, the rending “Feels Like the Very First Time”. Heck, there’s even some elegant swirling instrumentation and post rock shimmer on “Save Your (Savior)” and 7 ½ minute closer “Baptism By Fire”.

The end result is 44 minutes of perfectly paced and delivered music that keeps your attention from start to finish as the various hues and textures intertwine, separate and rejoin within the crumbling, doomy framework of sludge metal’s nervous ear and post rocks introspection.

Excellent stuff.

http://teethofthedivine.com/site/reviews/if-he-dies-he-dies-the-risethe-fall/

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If He Dies He Dies – The Rise…The Fall (Friction Records - 2008)
By mouthforwar.net - January, 2009

The Rise… The Fall, the third full-length from Michigan’s If He Dies He Dies, is my first opportunity to experience this band. These guys have plenty of street cred having toured with the likes of EyeHateGod and Pig Destroyer — hell, Mike IX Williams even contributes guest vocals to one track. Musically, you’re hit with a thick blend of thrash, progressive elements, crusty doom and even a little modern rock all wrapped up in a slick mastering from Scott Hull (Pig Destroyer).

Through the first six tracks on the disc, IHDHD hurl their entire gauntlet at your skull, laying down thick rhythms, varied guitars and a decent vocal performance. The guitar work ranges from crusty doom inspired riffing to slick, modern rock vibe smoothly. Vocalist Brent Eckhardt has some decent chops, varying is range from raw screams, deeper growls and some bluesy rock crooning.

Heroine
“Heroine” starts off the album with some massive riffing and a big scream. The pace is spot on for getting the blood flowing immediately. This one is catchy as hell and definitely gets your attention from the start. There’s some nicely layered, guttural growls to add some depth to the song. The guitars after the 2:20 mark are pretty slick.

Clarity
This next song keeps the momentum chugging along with some decent riffing and heavy drum work. The guitars have a similar sound to the previous track so the two blend together nicely. The vocals are pretty raw for the most part but take on a hardcore shout tone during a few lines — adds nice variety to the delivery. The drumming is all over the place on this song, in a good way.

Destroyer
“Destroyer” starts off with an almost breakdown like series of riffs and beefy rhythms before a quick shout comes in and the pace increases to a gallop. This one definitely has a hardcore/metalcore feel to it that sort of takes away from the doomy feel of the previous tracks. That said, I am digging the thrash influence on portions of this song.

…Like a Man Possessed
This next one starts off rather slowly with plodding riffs and spoken vocals for the first 15 or so seconds before the shouting starts. The drumming is pretty creative during this time and picks up the pace as the guitars build and swell. Overall the track has a darker feel to it, but isn’t quite as sludgy or doomy as previous songs.

Storm…
The first half of this two track song starts of with some great guitar work as it gets down to a pummeling start. There’s definitely a decent helping of thrash and progressive thrown into the sludgy mix on this one. Even through the spastic drum work, there’s a thick groove that’s damned infectious.

…bringer
The second track to this series features EyeHateGod’s Mike IX Williams on guest vocals. “…bringer” has a decidedly different feel to it as is fades in from the previous tracks reverb. Thick bass sits in the background like a brooding silverback gorilla as heavy, doomy riffs plod along at the pace of a funeral dirge. This song is much slower paced, much darker and pretty badass, to put it simply.

(Save Your) Savior
I’m not really a big fan of this one. The chorus is catchy, but sort of predictable. It could also be the heavier progressive influence on the track — I’m not sure. It does have its merit, however, as the track showcases the band’s versatility as musicians.

Paralysis
“Paralysis” also contains some progressive elements, but it’s more subtle and mixed into churning riffs and manic rhythms. The guitars take on a pretty evil feel as the vocals dip into the deeper end of Eckhardt’s range. The tempo shifts throughout this track do a decent job of keeping you on your toes, as well. I do love the vibe to the lead at the four minute mark, especially with the drum work in the background.

Feels Like the First Time
Some bass notes and big hit from the guitars starts off this next one before the group settle into a series of memorable riffing and drums. This track builds and builds upon itself until the climax around the 3:20 mark, at which time the melodic riffs come back in and the song fades.

Baptism by Fire
The final track starts off with light guitar work that, oddly enough, reminded me of AC/DC’s “Thunderstruck” — which is weird because it really doesn’t sound anything like it. The lighter guitar work builds till just after some softly sung vocals. The track really gets going just after the two minute mark with an increased vocal growl, bigger riffs and heavy drum work.

After not really expecting much from the album (I have no idea why), I was pleasantly surprised with IHDHD effort on their latest album. The Rise… The Fall has lots going on that should prove to satiate just about any metal fan. While it’s not a perfect record by any means, it’s still fun as hell to listen to and offers an opportunity for something a little bit different, while not going too far out there.

http://www.mouthforwar.net/index.php/2009/02/if-he-dies-he-dies-the-rise-the-fall/

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Thank you everyone for the contiuned support and look to see IHDHD tear it up this summer. The Struggle Continues - IF HE DIES HE DIES





 
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Tuesday, November 18, 2008 

Current mood:  accomplished

The new album is done, photos taken, videos posted, myspace changed and volume set on ELEVEN. It has taken some time, but everything is ready to go for the release of our new album "The Rise....The Fall". All of the albums details are below. We would like to thank everyone involved with this release for all the hard work put in. We are honered to have people like Brian Mercer, Mike IX, Scott Hull & Tommy Jones involved. This is just the beginning of the take over. Make sure to check everything out and let us know what you think.

Engineered & edited by:
Lance Eichler at Eastown Recording Co. in Grand Rapids, MI

Additional vocals and all preproduction recorded by:
Addison "The Doc" Eilers at Gutter Slut Studios in Muskegon, MI

Guest vocals on track 6 recorded by:
Rick Franzo at Balance Studios in Mandeville, LA

Mixed by:
Lance Eichler & Al Macavoy at Eastown Recording Co. in Grand Rapids, MI

Mastered by:
Scott Hull at Visceralsound Audio in Bethesda, MD

Track listing:
01 - Heroine
02 - Clarity
03 - Destroyer
04 - ....Like A Man Possessed
05 - Storm....
06 - ....bringer - guest vocals by Mike IX Williams (EYEHATEGOD, bitches!)
07 - (Save Your) Savior
08 - Paralysis
09 - Feels Like the First Time
10 - Baptism by Fire

Album Artwork by:
Brian Mercer - www.mercerrock.com

Digital Layout and Graphic Design by:
Chris Johnson - www.myspace.com/cmfjgr

The Video Wizard:
Tommy Jones for The Studio NJ - www.myspace.com/thestudionj

Photos by:
John B.

Thats all for now, more news and shows coming soon!!! - IHDHD

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Wednesday, November 14, 2007 

Current mood:Fucking Stoked

Allright, we have been very fortunate to have been asked to play the only 3 Arson Anthem shows for their upcoming 3 day stint....goddamn.

Texas death metal pioneers Rigor Mortis are performing with their original lineup that consists of Bruce Corbitt (TEXAS METAL ALLIANCE), Mike Scaccia (MINISTRY, REVOLTING COCKS), Casey Orr (MITRA, GWAR, X-COPS, THE HELLIONS, THE BURDEN BROTHERS), and Harden Harrison (MITRA, PERVIS, SPEEDEALER)

Arson Anthem's line up brings together heavy hitters Phillip H. Anselmo (Down, Superjoint Ritual, Ex-Pantera) guitar, Hank Williams III (Superjoint Ritual) drums, Mike D. Williams (EYEHATEGOD, Outlaw Order) vocals and Collin Yeo on bass. These three shows mark the first official performances for the band and with the hectic touring schedules of the members involved these shows might be the only ones for awhile

Thursday, December 13th 2007
Exit/In
2208 Elliston Place
Nashville, TN 37203
http://www.exitin.com
Doors @ 8pm
18 and over welcome
$18 in advance / $20 day of show

Rigor Mortis (featuring ex members of Ministry, Revolting Cocks, Gwar, X-Cops and Speedealer)
Arson Anthem (featuring Hank Williams III, Phillip H. Anselmo and Mike Williams from EYEHATEGOD)
Evil Army (Get Revenge Records)
If He Dies, He Dies (Friction Records)
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Friday, December 14th 2007
Vino's
923 W 7th St
Little Rock, AR 72201
(501) 375-8466
http://www.vinosbrewpub.com
Doors @ 8pm
All Ages welcome
$15 in advance / $18 day of show

Rigor Mortis (featuring ex members of Ministry, Revolting Cocks, Gwar, X-Cops and Speedealer)
Arson Anthem (featuring Hank Williams III, Phillip H. Anselmo and Mike Williams from EYEHATEGOD)
Evil Army (Get Revenge Records)
If He Dies, He Dies (Friction Records)
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Saturday, December 15th 2007
One Eyed Jacks
615 Toulouse St.
New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 569-8361
http://www.oneeyedjacks.net
Doors @ 10pm
21 and over welcome
$16 in advance / $20 day of show

Rigor Mortis (featuring ex members of Ministry, Revolting Cocks, Gwar, X-Cops and Speedealer)
Arson Anthem (featuring Hank Williams III, Phillip H. Anselmo and Mike Williams from EYEHATEGOD)
Evil Army (Get Revenge Records)
If He Dies, He Dies (Friction Records)
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http://www.myspace.com/ifhedieshedies

Please wish us luck....Fat Cream will most likely die somewhere in between, but we WILL be playing these shows......

Love,

IFFY

 

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Current mood:bi-curious

We are selling Fat Brown.

We are selling Fat Brown for $666

We'll take $500 though.

We are getting a new van.

We want you to post your most memorable, or least, memories of that sloppy bitch known as Fat Brown.

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Monday, September 11, 2006 

Current mood:  high
Category: Goals, Plans, Hopes

Hello everyone out there in dies land.  Last night we just finished mixing the new full length cd.  The day before, Mark (BearVs.Shark) laid down some sweet ass guest vocals on the song "1999".  The songs are off to get mastered this week.  Steve Austin (Tom, our guitar player's fucking hero) from the band Today is the Day will be mastering it next week.  Steve has worked with bands like Burn the Priest, Lamb of God, Converge, Anal Cunt, TITD, Jello Biafra, and many, many other kick ass heavy bands and musicians.  We are very excited about this.  Tentative cd release: mid to late October.  Scoreboard.....

love,

Dies (and Lance, Lance)

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Houdini
By Melvins
Release date: 21 September, 1993
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Monday, July 31, 2006 

Current mood:  ecstatic
Category: Writing and Poetry

hey y'all

most of the tracks are recorded for the new full length cd. it is close to complete. there are some possible surprise guest appearances and final touches to go.  you can't wait to hear it- trust us.

'till then

iffy

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Kiss the Pig
By Today Is the Day
Release date: 29 June, 2004
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Saturday, April 29, 2006 

hey guys, just wanted to let you know that we will be recording "Age of Bootcamp" by EYEHATEGOD for an upcoming tribute album.  Check www.theprp.com for info or read this shit.  Fuck yes.

Eyehate Compilations - wookubus
(4:29 PM PST 04/28/2006)
Details have been released regarding the upcoming Eyehategod tribute being put together by Emetic Records. Entitled "For The Sick - A Tribute To Eyehategod", the album is expected to feature the following contributions:
Brutal Truth - "Sister Fucker (Part 1 And 2)"
Watch Them Die - "Serving Time In The Middle Of Nowhere"
Buried At Sea - "White Nigger" (Feat. Kevin Sharp)
Byzantine - "Shop Lift"
Dead Bird - "Children Of God"
Alabama Thunderpussy - "God Song"
Ichabod - "Jackass In The Will Of God"
Minsk - "Ruptured Heart Theory"
Total Fucking Destruction - "Kill Your Boss"
Mouth Of The Architect - "Story Of The Eye"
Swarm Of The Lotus - "Blood Money"
Raging Speedhorn - "30$ Bag"
Sow Belly - "99 Miles Of Bad Road"
Ozenza - "Revelation/Revolution"
Triac - "My Name Is God"
Unearthly Trance - "Shinobi"
Halo Of Locusts - "Dixie Whiskey"
If He Dies, He Dies - "Age Of Bootcamp"
The Esoteric - "Crimes Against Skin"
Lair Of The Minotaur - TBA
In other Eyehategod news, the bands earlier efforts "In The Name Of Suffering" and "Take As Needed For Pain" are both expected to be reissued through Century Media on June 27th. No word yet on any potential bonus material.

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Takk...
By Sigur Rós
Release date: 13 September, 2005
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Friday, April 14, 2006 

Current mood:Forever Changed

 

So it's time to pick up where we left off.   For those of you who didn't read part one of this epic, go ahead and waste 10 minutes of your life and check it out.   For those of you who did, sit back, get your CACK out, and enjoy.

Day 6- National Bottom  (feeders)

So we wake up the next morning, after Teejus' Tmotional episode, straight out of the abyss and sweating like the sow that bit Daine's inner thigh at the 1994 Oceana county fair.  Fucker.  We recap the night and Bman says that it reminded him of being Harvey Keitel (Mr. White?)in Resevoir Dogs.  He stayed home while we were at the bar (spun) and woke up to each one of us walking in 5 minutes apart and rambling some nonsense.  Teejus was the the first one in, spewing expletives and saying "i quit this fucking bullshit band"  probably 4 or five times.  He then grabbed a rug, covered in it, and punched the wall in a fit of rage.  Epie was next, and was in Epie sloppy drunk mode, laughing and teasing Teejus like he would Mortis on any given night.  Daine was last, and was being every bit the insigator that he is.  So we wake, laugh about the story, and dwell in the bottomless pit that is known as the abyss.  Epie goes to the van, pulls, feels bad about it, and then cleans fat brown.  We go get food.  Dayton is pretty ghetto. - "A rathole from HELL".   -bman in 10.  We get back, Daine goes to Brown to "read his book", pulls, and passes out for 6 hrs.

nighttime.

We decide to go to the Pearl again and get drunk.  We happen to be going on 80's night and we revel in our glory.  The music is great, we're broke, Bman has his Coors shirt on, shit's goin' good. Vinnie and Wendell feed us shots and we get drunk on next to nothin'.  Close the bar down, and head back to Vinnie's house w/Chip and his babe and Wendell and others, and get crunked.

Blasters.

The get together turns into somewhat of a party and we end up meeting our now friend Jerermy, who we didn't know was gay, and when we found out, bombarded w/every single question that we have ever wanted to ask.  It was late, we were drunk, and curious.  That last sentece sounded gay as shit, but it was an honest good time learning about someone that has experienced things that you'll never experience.  Jeremy let us in on some crazy shit, we got to know each other, and the sun was coming up.  We decide once again to drive to the show on zero hrs. of sleep.  But before we left, Matt (vinnie's cool as fuck roomate who is our brother no matter if he likes it or not), was walking out of his room after a nighttime romp session, and we kidnapped his ass....he would regret it later.  Drive to Columbus, Daine's dick is rooted in the dirt, Teejus get's us there and we park in a Kroeger (Chad that is) parking lot to relax.  While Daine is in the pit of Fat Brown, the boys walk to Ohio State University and creep out chicks.  They were "promoting for the show"....Everyone is up now, we walk downtown in search of a porn shop, don't get very far, get back and Matt buys us Pizza, cause he's in to buying us shit....cool fucker. 

Show starts, play w/our boys onepoint3, (check it)  and get fed free shots.  Played the best set of the tour (to a small crowd)  and sold some shit.  Columbus does, in fact, have 2 glaring errors....One, you can't feed a ciggy inside, and Two, the band Paulsen has a ridiculously high score on Erotic Photo Hunt.  I'm talking almost 1/2 a million.  Fuck that, they cheated, and we'll hunt them til we die. 

Show is over, and Brent is telling girls that Teejus was on ground zero as a fire-fighter during 911.

"It's not that big of a deal really, he get's really emotional when you talk about it".  Bman

"Oh, he's so brave, that is awesome."- random.

Drive back to Lindsay's house, old friend from Dayton, and crash there to leave Vinnie alone for a night.  Teejus finds a black wig and goes on a tangent about going emo for the big show in Dayton the next night.  Now i lost my hardcore/emo manual, but I know that it does have the following:

1.) standard white studded belt.  Maybe 2
2.) Black hair, long in front, swooped over one eye.  If more than one member has the cut, alternate the side of the swoop.
3.) tight as fuck pants  (must be skinny as hell)
4.) a sense of Tmotionality.  Must be able to cry on command.
5.) Countless number of pins.
6.) Being vegan helps....ALOT

Tommorow Dayton is Fucked.

Day 7- DMF in Dayton

Wake up, get some showers in, and get ready to leave.  Matt is ready to kill himself due to the fact that he has been surrounded by us for over 24 hrs.  Get to Vinnies and enter DMF.

Feedmaster
Danno
Tubby
Pickles

A lot of catching up is to be had.  We embrace, introduce, and go off to feed.  Daine can't cash his check anywhere, so we are broke once again.  End up at Hooters, Vinnie's old workplace, and watch Tubby hawk a table of pre-teens.  Get a good feast in and head back to Vinnie's.  Our boys Dissonant are there when we get there, and the hair is let out, the beers are cracked, the Cacks are out, and we're cocked, locked, and ready to rock.  Head off to the Pearl once again (the show is there) and it's one of the best experiences of our lives..

Dissonant rip apart the stage first to get the crowd riled up.  Sputnik Halo is next and they own.  They had the entire place rocking and dancing so check them out now.  The Freak Show is next and they're in to some weird shit.  They staple dollar bills to themselves, eat light bulbs, look creepy, and shit like that.  We take the stage next and are welcomed w/some dedicated fans that know words to our songs and shit....i can't explain how awesome that is.  We rocked the party, POD style, and sell alot of shit.  Shadyside is next and they ruled the world.  It was one of their last shows so we all got a little emotional (teejus a little more than others, but he's in to that shit).  There were approx 50 people that knew every word and 100 more rocking.  Hard.  Great show.   Head off to Vinnie's for the after party and get so Drunk that we ass out.  Hard. 

Day 8-  "I just want to go home..."

Tubby and Pickles are gone, but we still got Schingler the Feedmaster and Danno....

Wake up to Bman and Feedmaster, shirtless, with their legs hanging out of the van.  Recap the night, and say our goodbye's to the most gracious host in the world, Vinnie and Trixie.  Thanks to Ashley and Matt too.  Head off to Clevland, Teejus driving again, and Fat Brown starts to shake.  FUCK, Fuck, FUCK, Fucking whore, stop!.  Pull off, zombified as hell, and Schingler puts some tranny fluid in and we say fuck it.  Run it. Indrid style.  Fuckin'......Stop at a truck stop and feed.  Well, we never really stop feeding, but it takes on different meanings sometimes.  we get a bite to eat, Teejus buys a paper and only keeps the sports section cause he's into baseball and shit.  Bman and Daine find a 1st player shooting game and slay it like a dragon.  Worked at it for about an hour.  Cigs blazing, eyes burning, conquering.  Head off to Clevland through a fucking sweet rainstorm.  Stop at a rest area, Bman pulls while talking to Danno, and we approach Peabody's, in Cleveland.

We didn't know, but the show was a huge show.  Byzantine was headlining and it was Dissonant and Dead Even's (fuckin'....) CD release party...at least 1000 in attendance.  Got there late, rollin' on Bman time, and had to load through the line of kids that spilled out the door.  Start drinking immediately and living it up.  Play a good show to a lot of people and watch Byzantine kill.  They are so fucking tight, and if you like metal, you'll like Byzantine.  Had a blast and drove straight home after the show....7 hrs straight, Epie driving, getting emotional w/Danno and Feedmaster.  More like FeedBlaster.  

This was probably the greatest experience of our lives.  We hated each other alot, but we also depended on each other a whole lot.  Listen to me, getting all Tmotional and shit....

Please leave us some love.  We need this.

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