Whats up?! Here is our first official tour blog. All I can say is that the shows have been great! The bands have been awesome and the support from everyone has been excellent. We have had a couple of bumps in the road already. We got stuck in the middle of Wyoming when we got a flat tire on our trailer. We drove around for 3 hours before we found a place to get a tire. Obviously nobody works in Wyoming. We also had to bust the lock on our trailer because we locked the keys in the trailer. HaHA.
April 19th @ The Cheyenne Saloon (Las Vegas, NV)
This was the first show of the tour. The turnout was not bad at all for thursday night. The fans were buying merch before we even went on. Which was fuckin awesome!!! I want to thank all the bands that played with us that night and congratulations to Sicinside for being picked to be on the next compilation. Las Vegas baby!!!
April 20th @ Club Vegas (Salt Lake City, UT)
This show was the sickest fucking show we have ever played. The venue was sick and it was packed full of metal fans ready to go off. We really couldnt of asked for more. The fans were fuckin amazing. The response for us was immediate as soon as we hit the first note, the place went off. All the bands were the fucking shit. We will definetely be back there. The hospitality was amazing. I want to thank Cavityburn for being picked for the next compilation. I also want to give a shout out to Separation of Self. You motherfuckers put on a badass show and we are looking forward to playing with you again. Thanks alot for everyone who came out.
April 21st @ The Union Station (Colorado Springs, CO)
This was another good show. We have had a blast meeting all the new bands and they have all been cool. The turnout wasnt that great for a saturday night but there was still a good amount of people there. Once again, I want to thank all the bands that played and congratulations to Alabaster Morgue for being picked for the next compilation to represent Colorado.
April 23rd @ Jake's (Lubbock, TX)
This was our first time in Texas and it was humid as hell. We were sweating the second we got there. The show was pretty tight for being a monday night. The bands were sick. Once again, this was another show where all the bands were hospitable as hell. Thanks to everyone who bought merch and bought our new album.
April 24th @ Bonds 007 (San Antonio, TX)
Once again, it was hot as fuck in Texas. Us Californians arent used to that shit. The bands were sick once again. I want to thank all of them for their support as well. Congratulations to Lokey for being picked for the next compilation. You guys were fucking sick!!! After the show, we got trapped in a severe weather situation. Tornados were going off all around San Antonio, and luckily none came directly in the city. The streets were flooded within minutes of the storm hitting and the lightning was nonstop. It was pretty crazy. A tree fell on a truck and smashed it right in the parking lot next to the venue. I bet that guy was fuckin pissed off! We will continue to keep you updated along the way. Thanks alot for everyones support.
UPDATED 5/2/07
Whats up everyone!!!! First of all, we want to thank everyone for their support and love that we have received on this tour. All the bands have been very hospitable and cool as fuck! We have been having a blast. We are currently chillin in Raleigh, NC until we play our show here tomorrow night.
April 27th @ Breakers Music Hall in Jonesboro/Atlanta, GA.
This was a sick show. The venue was tight as fuck. The crowd was very supportive and showed us very good energy. It was a good feeling. I want to thank all the fans for coming out and to all the bands to played that night. Congratulations to Prime Mover for being picked to be on the new complilation. Once again, Thanks to everyone who came out.
April 28th @ The Brass Mug in Tampa, FL.
Thanks to everyone who came out and to all the bands that participated on this night. I want to give it up to the kids in the front that had bloody noses throwing it down for PURITY. Congratulations to Empty for being chosen to represent FL on the next PI Compilation. Thanks again, and keep coming back for more updates.
UPDATED 5/6/07
May 3rd @ Volume 11 Tavern in Raleigh, NC
We chilled in Raleigh for a few days before this show. It was a cool place. We strolled around town since we had nothing to do. There are colleges all over the place. The venue was a cool place, but unfortunately there was a very weak turnout. We want to give a big shout out to Sydna for hooking us up with a place to stay. Thanks alot.
May 4th @ Wizard's in Hickory, NC
This was a fun show. We want to thank Michelle for hooking us up with food as soon as we got there. The crowd and all the bands were fucking great. We finally got a charger for our video camera and got this one on tape. It was a very energetic crowd. Congrats to Intethod for being chosen to represent NC on PI's next compilation. And thanks for letting us chill at your pad after the show. Jon is still fucked up from that night....haha.
May 5th @ Gullifty's Underground in Camp Hill, PA
This was a very fun show. There was a very nice crowd. We were lucky enough to get this one on film as well. You will be able to see the footage soon! Congrats to Ninetail for being picked to represent PA on the next compilation. All you motherfuckers are the shit!!! The live performance was fucking amazing. We will see you in Milwaukee!!! We also want to thank Dan of From Dissension for letting us crash at his place. We appreciate it alot.
May 6th @ Championship in Leymoyne, PA
This was our second show within 24 hours. We played around 10:30pm last night and played around 4:30pm today. The venue was pretty tight. It was an old warehouse along side of a river. It was a cool little daytime show on a sunday afternoon. The pit errupted during Vengeance and it got so crazy the monitors got dragged off stage. Thats what we like to see!!! Thanks again for all the kids who bought merch.
UPDATED 5/22/07
May 9th @ The School in Pittsburg, PA
This show was great! The crowd was fuckin awesome. We got a great response right from the get go. I want to thank everyone who supported so hard and bought merch after our set. Congratulations to In the Wake for being chosen to represent Pittburg for next years State Finals.
May 10th @ The HiFI Concert Club in Lakewood, OH
The turnout was pretty weak on this one. There was maybe 5-10 people there besides the bands. It was still a fun show because all the other bands supported all night long. Congrats to Fisticuff for being chosen to be on the compilation. It was fun partying with you guys after the show....we hope to play with you again.
May 11th & 12th @ The Milwaukee MetalFest
This show was an absolute disaster from the start. We payed $1000 to play this show because of the reputation of having lots of sick ass signed bands. The only band that anyone has even heard of, was God Forbid. Project Independent sponsered one of the three stages and we were suppose to play on that stage. The sound was a joke on that stage. The speakers were clipping, the vocals werent even in the mix, and they used vocal mics to mic the drums. It was pathetic. Jeff Totten, the CEO of Project Independent tore down his banner from that stage and got all the bands representing Project Independent, a slot on the second stage. I want to thank him once again for looking out for his bands and being professional unlike the people running the metalfest. Go to projectindependent.net and read the blog they posted for more bashing of this joke of a show. On a better note, we want to give a shout out to all the project bands that tore up the fucking stage. Flatline, Ninetail, and I.R.A.T.E., all you motherfuckers made this show actually fun at least for the time when we all played. I believe there is a class action lawsuit on the way to get our money back. Whoever runs the Milwaukee MetalFest, we would all like to say FUCK YOU!!!
May 16th @ JC's House of Rock in Witchita, KS
We would like to thank everyone who came out and supported and of course all the bands that played. Everyone was cool as fuck and we had a great time. Congrats to Zerofix for being chosen to be on the compilation to represent Kansas.
May 18th @ The American Legion in Casper, WY
All I can say about this show is, FUCK YEAH!! You guys were amazing. Its a great feeling to be on stage and see a crowd react that hard for your music. We probably signed just about everything possible after the show. We signed, peoples shirts that they bought from us, we signed peoples shirts on their backs. We signed our cd, we signed drum sticks, we signed guitar picks. We even signed on some skin. We did an interview with juicefly.com and our show was streaming on their website live during our show. Thanks again to them for everything. Thanks again for all the support!!!
May 19th @ The F.O.E. in Billings, MT
Now here was a show that will go down in the Purity archives. This show was fuckin ridiculous. There was over 200 people packed in a small ass venue. Everyone was standing shoulder to shoulder. It was fucking sick as hell. It was that way from the second the opening band played until the closing act was finished. Thats the way it should be! The place fucking errupted from the second we started playing. Pitting, headbanging, and fists and horns in the air is all I saw. It was amazing. About half way through the our opening song, Senseless, we were going so apeshit, Henry took a bass guitar to the head and started gushing blood everywhere. We didnt even notice until after the song was over. He said he was about to pass out and I was making a joke thinking he drank too much. Then we all saw the blood gushing and we were like "HOLY FUCKIN SHIT!" This motherfucker finshed the show with blood gushing all over him and his guitar. It was fuckin insane. We will have pics of this show up shortly. Thanks again to Sadie for hooking us up with this show and coming along to all the other ones in Montana. Thanks again for the food as well. You are the shit!!! I also want to congratulate At Home In Hell for being chosen to be on the compilation. Thanks again to the guys in EndEver for letting us crash at your pad.
May 20th @ Jester's in Helena, MT
Thanks to the 20-30 people that came out and supported on this night. The stage was tiny as hell, but we still went off. Thanks again to Jester's for hooking us up with drinks all night. I was fuckin wasted. End Ever and Undun kicked some fuckin ass. It was great to play with you guys again.
May 21st @ The Loading Zone in Great Falls, MT
This was probably the best show we've ever played on a Monday night. Their was probably 100 heads in their fucking going insane the whole set. It was fuckin great. Thanks to everyone who came out and fucking throwed down. The pit was fuckin great....and everyone came to the front of the stage to support. We really couldnt of asked for more. Thanks again to everyone to bought our cd and merch. At Home In Hell was the shit as well. It was great to play with you guys again.
The tour is almost over people. We dont want it to end but it will be nice to come home and sleep in our beds and eat some good food. Keep checking back for updates on the last couple shows. Thanks for the support.
-PURITY