Hello -

First off, thank you to everyone who responded when I blanked the C/A/T MySpace page last night even though you guys had no idea what was going on.

Now that most everyone directly related to us has been contacted, I got the go ahead to say something here from Kat as it’s something people who have enjoyed C/A/T should probably know.

On Thursday Kat was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

Kat has been feeling ill for about a year or so now and until yesterday they could not pinpoint exactly what was wrong with her. Her declining health was one of the major factors behind the drastic line-up change in February that had her leaving C/A/T after 3 years of being my main live band mate.

Fortunately, Hodgkin’s lymphoma typically has one of the highest survival rates as far as cancers go (she has "the good Hodgkin’s" if you are familiar with the show ’Curb Your Enthusiasm’ at all, heh). While we are of course optimistic that she will fully recover and beat this disease, it was, obviously, a pretty heavy thing to have dropped in our laps this evening.

Kat has been adamant in encouraging me in continuing C/A/T through this ordeal, so beyond maybe a few days that will be lost in post-production for "The Great Crisis" this will not, as far as planned, affect the band in any real major way. Likewise, this will not affect the activities of the label and mail order side of things for Crunch Pod. I’d just ask that people give us this coming weekend to relax and recharge our batteries and I will catch up on orders and label related business at some point next week.

And to anyone curious, Kat and I still plan on getting married despite all of this. :)

If you wish to contact Kat or send her a message, you can do so by sending her something to her personal MySpace profile which is in the C/A/T Top 8.

Thanks again for your understanding and well wishes,

-Ben Arp
C/A/T & Crunch Pod

We are very happy to welcome Bitch Brigade to the family.



Hailing from Brisbane, Australia, Bitch Brigade was founded in 2006 by Agr1ppa Cry0fl3sh. Like most projects starting off, Bitch Brigade, was more of an experiment for Agr1ppa, but it has flourished into a definite up and comer in the scene. Blending a mix of Power Noise, Industrial, and Electro pop she has developed a sound that is melodically haunting yet aggressive enough for fans of the harsh side of the musical spectrum. Bitch Brigade is also breaking new ground at Crunch Pod.

It is the first all female project on the label for us. Her debut album will be released this summer on Crunch Pod.

Bitch Brigade @ MySpace.com
Bitch Brigade @ VampireFreaks.com

Well, I've had some people ask what is up with Crunch Pod these days and what is in store for '08 so here goes.

The first confirmed release for 2008 is:

C/A/T - The Great Crisis - CD [CRUNCH054] and is set for release on May 27th, 2008.

Also confirmed for 2008 are:

C/A/T - Working Title = "After The War" CD [September 2008]
Manufactura - New Double CD [2008]
Caustic - New CD [2008]
Cervello Elettronico New CD [2008]

We are also talking to a few new acts for a potential release during this calendar year and we'll have more info. on that as it develops.

Between now and the next album coming out, we'll be:

-Updating the mail order with new items monthly

-Getting a brand new website @ crunchpod.com established

-Having our bands play shows all over the world

So, sorry for the short delay between releases... but all of our bands are hard at work on their new albums or playing live shows right now. Actually, some of the bands are working on two or three albums at the same time - so it's the calm before the storm. The 2nd half of 2008 should be pretty busy here at the Crunch Pod camp.

We thank you in advance for your patience and continued support.

-Crunch Pod staff

Hello All,

It's been a few months since we have sent out an update, mainly because we have been pretty busy with lots of live shows and preparing for the next onslaught of releases. Here is what we currently have in the works.

C/A/T
"This Season of Chaos"
Release Date: October 2007

"The Season of Chaos" is the follow up EP to C/A/T's last release "Point of No Return". "This Season Of Chaos" will feature 4 previously unreleased tracks as well as 3 major re-workings of previous C/A/T material (1 track each from The Prisoner, The Rogue Pair & Point Of No Return). It's a look at C/A/T from the past, present, and future and prepares you for the mass assault known as 51X. Tracklist and release date coming soon.

C/A/T is performing several shows through out the Fall and into the Winter of this year. Confirmed at the moment are:

09/04/07 :: @ Speakeasy Lounge :: 117 J St. (Old Sacramento) :: Sacramento, CA
9pm, 21+ w/ ID, cover TBA
(we support Haujobb and Anti-Mechanism on their U.S. tour)

09/21/07 :: @ Respectable Street :: 518 Clematis St. :: West Palm Beach, FL
time, age and cover TBA
(we support Dawn Of Ashes, additional opening acts TBA)

09/22/07 :: @ [Destruktion] :: 68 East Pine St. :: Orlando, FL
9pm, 18+, $10 in advance
(we support Dawn Of Ashes, also playing is Force.Is.Machine)

09/29/07 :: @ 924 Gilman :: 924 Gilman St. :: Berkeley, CA
8pm doors, ALL AGES, $7
(we support BABYLAND, also playing are Floating Corpses and Swann Danger)

12/31/07 :: C/A/T, Endif @ Body Systems Dark Art Party :: Capitol
Hill Arts Center
1621 12th Ave. Seattle, WA 98122
9pm - 3am, 21+, $25 cover ($75 for VIP tickets)

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Caustic news
Limited edition album coming this December

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Caustic
Binge Drinking: Hangover Edition
Release Date December 2007

"Binge Drinking: Hangover Edition". Binge Drinking was limited to the first 200 copies of Caustic's last album "Booze Up and Riot" Binge Drinking sold out in less than ten days. Now back by popular demand we present "The Hangover Edition" just in time for Christmas. It's not to early to think about Christmas shopping. This release will have all new material from Caustic and including new covers and remixes. Nothing says Merry Xmas like Caustic and a Hangover.
Limited to 100 copies. Tracklist coming soon.

Caustic will be playing this Saturday Sept 1st at the famous Slimelight in England with The Gothsicles.

Also, from what we understand, the LAST Caustic show of 2007 will be:

Oct 5th @ Das Bunker Los Angels, CA (Icon of Coil heading)

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Looking towards the future...

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2008 will be the tenth anniversary of Crunch Pod and we have a lot in the works to celebrate. Look for brand new albums from C/A/T, Cervello Elettronico, Caustic, and Manufactura plus some other surprises. Other plans include a re-launch of www.crunchpod.com with a brand new design and information chronicling the first 10 years of the label and a 10 Year Anniversary compilation is in the works as well.

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Mail Order update

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As you may have heard, Crunch Pod Distro (Crunch Pod's mail order service), had a pretty severe crash and outage last week that resulted in a pretty huge loss of data. We've got the store running stable once again and have roughly 65% of our current stock available and ready to sell on the site. Over the next week we should have everything listed and also have added the new items we have coming in from such labels as Ant-Zen, Hymen, Out Of Line and more!

www.crunchpod-distro.com/ to shop now!

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Thanks for all your support and hope to see you out at a show!

Crunch Pod Crew

Just a quick notice to let everyone know that Cervello Elettronico's "Negate The Instigator" CD is IN PRODUCTION. We should have a specific release date in the coming weeks and we'll pass that along!

Due to the hectic summer release schedule and the inevitable relocation of Crunch Pod from Washington state to Northern California in late August 2006...

Crunch Pod will not be looking to sign any new acts until Fall / Winter 2006 at the very least. Any projects currently in production with a Fall / Winter projected release date will be still be happening however. I have a feeling this will also be a busy Winter... and we'll be dropping 4 albums an EP between now and the end of Summer to keep you busy until we're more permanently situated come September 2006. :D

A Mere Invention Of The Idle Mind", a compilation between MECHaNISMz, Crunch Pod and Auricle Media are actually on hand. Those who have pre-ordered will be getting their CDs shortly. Anyone who orders between now and the weekend will also likely receive their copy before the official release date of February 7th.

17 tracks, features music from Sonar (remixed by Manufactura), Iszoloscope/Mimetic, Mlada Fronta, Manufactura (remixed by Vuxnut), C/A/T (remixed by Free Death), The Operative, W.A.S.T.E. and more! There is a LOT of good stuff on this CD.

ORDER NOW scroll down & add to cart!

Crunch Pod is proud to announce that an agreement has be reached with Autoclav1.1 to release his debut album "You are my all and More" later this year.

When we have more information on this release, we'll keep you up to date here.

Until then check out Autoclav1.1's website.

We at Crunch Pod are pleased to add Autoclav1.1 to our growing roster of artists.