Hills of Elysium are currently in the process of shooting a music video with local filmmaker Thaddeus Byrd of Meddling Kids Productions for their single "Planet Full of Strangers" and are in need of extras. We have a major shoot coming up on October 3rd in Seattle and are looking for as many extras as possible to play vampires. All extras will be provided with makeup and food for this shoot. If you’d be interested in participating, send us a message with your contact info and we will let you know all the details regarding the event. 

If you’d like to see still shots from our first shoot for this video, photos are available for viewing on our Myspace, Facebook, and website (www.hillsofelysium.com).  If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us here on myspace.

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Hills of Elysium's Debut Album, CIGADENT, is now available for purchase through the following retailers!

iTunes  *Digital Download*
eMusic *Digital Download*
Napster *Digital Download*
Amazon
CD Baby *Digital Download also Available*
CD Universe
Rhapsody *Digital Download*
SINister Records
Hills of Elysium

Seattle Area Record Stores:
Silver Platters (Queen Anne, Northgate, & Bellevue)
Sonic Boom Records (Ballard & Capitol Hill)
Easy Street Records (West Seattle)
Everyday Music (Capitol Hill)

Additional Retailers:
The Business (Anacortes, WA)

Hills of Elysium's "Planet Full of Strangers" will be featured on 104.9FM's "From the Monkey's Garage Vol.2", set for release next week. For more info on Garage Monkey, check out The Monkey Online! or on Myspace.

To celebrate the release of the compilation, Hills of Elysium and members of numerous other bands featured on the CD will be joining Garage Monkey host, Damon Stewart, Live on the air Tuesday, 02/10 from 8-10PM.
Tune in or stream online at www.themonkey1049.com.

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Metro Spirit
Issue 20.19 :: 12/03/2008 - 12/09/2008

BY JOSH RUFFIN

Hills of Elysium
"Cigadent"
Sinister Records
Available Now


AUGUSTA, GA - One of the worst possible elements for a (hack) music journalist to have in his life is a large contingent of friends who also know so much about music that the weeping they experience at the end of "Once" is probably due to the knowledge that their life would be much better represented by "The 40-Year-Old Virgin." Pity and social awkwardness aside, I find myself making the all-too-common mistake of asking my friends their opinion on an album that I'm about to review. Granted, they have to give a gut-check response based on only one or two songs, but I already picked up on the similarities between Portal and Plague Bringer, or Witchcraft and Blue Cheer, thank you very much—god-forsaken burnouts, all. I never wise up to it either, which is apparently why I asked three of my supposedly learned buds what they thought of "Cigadent," the debut full-length from Hills of Elysium. True to form, the first name that chirped trippingly off of their tongues, in a too-perfect-to-be-accidental puff of Marlboro Light smoke, was Otep.

That said, let me be clear: Hills of Elysium is not Otep. Singer September Garland is more aggressive, incisive and—yeah, I know Shamaya has performed on Def Poetry Jam—a more disciplined and creative writer than her nu-metal counterpart; check out the greed-and-gluttony-bashing tirade of "Tax the Obese" or the head-nodding grisliness of "Autopsy Results of a Redheaded Slutwhorebitch" for prime examples of the kind of hammer-meets-kneecap free verse that would make J.R. Hayes shudder. Not to mention that the instrumental contingent of HoE could out-groove 90% of industrial/gothic/ post-grunge pretenders from Seattle to Brooklyn. Bassist Matthew Herrin and drummer Valdemar Huguet lay down everything from a throbbing, denim-clad war beat on "Masturbation by the Mouthful" to greasy metalcore on "Bullets vs. Bullhorns," while guitarist Jessica Lane (joined this past year by the Norwegian-born Eljae) is equally adept at churning out simple, tense hardcore riffs as she is at peppering the songs with fleeting lead fills.

While Garland's banshee shriek is right up there with the best of 'em, she particularly shines when putting her formidable vox to good use, crooning and belting her way through "Planet Full of Strangers" and closer "Ghosting." And as good a writer as she is, we can do without the re-hashed scene-bitching of "Pretty Pink Plastic Poser"—when every other track is a lyrical standout, it only makes the lesser quality of a throwaway like that more obvious.

These are, however, but petty gripes. "Cigadent" plays like an audio chapbook of cultural warfare, fueled by foam residue on shattered beer bottles and blood wrung from discarded cigarette butts. It may not ignite a revolution, but at least we've got ourselves a soundtrack.

Hills of Elysium's Debut album, CIGADENT is out NOW!
Head on over to www.hillsofelysium.com to get your copy TODAY! Grab an extra copy for a friend, just in time for Xmas. The first 50 orders through the official Hills of Elysium website will include a super secret gift straight from your favorite HoEs.

Digital downloads of the album will also be available SOON. A list of digital retailers carrying CIGADENT will be posted shortly, including iTunes, Napster, Amazon, etc.

If you want a chance to win a FREE copy of CIGADENT, tune in to 104.9FM (Seattle) or stream online at The Funky Monkey at 8PM Pacific Time TONIGHT. Hills of Elysium will be sitting in with Damon Stewart for this week's Garage Monkey, and will be giving out a few copies of the record to listeners. Tune in for true on-air madness, HoE Style.







On the debut full length album, CIGADENT, Hills of Elysium present an edgy blend of punk, metal, and hard rock elements, comparable to the musical stylings of bands like Jack off Jill, Human Waste Project, and Animal Alpha. Fusing influences from an array of genres, CIGADENT takes the listener on a musical roller coaster ride, from dark, yet pop sensible tracks like Planet Full of Strangers & Ghosting, to angst-driven, heavy tracks like Tax the Obese & Bullets vs. Bullhorns. Hills of Elysium also pay homage to their predecessors and include a cover of Jack off Jill's "Angels Fuck" on the album, staying fairly true to the original, but adding that Hills of Elysium brand. CIGADENT is full of heavy and melodic guitars, distorted, raunchy bass lines, hard hitting drum beats, dynamic vocals, and catchy, thought provoking lyrics, and is sure to keep the A.D.D. generation's full attention, from start to finish.

CIGADENT was produced by Justin Armstrong and recorded at Robert Lang Studios, Shoreline, WA. Mastered by Adam Ayan, Gateway Mastering, Portland, Maine.

Check out the VM Underground Show's Radio Interview with September!
Follow the link below to listen to the interview, originally aired October 14th.

VM Underground Interview with September from Hills of Elysium



Big thanks to Vic Mendoza for having September on the show. Check out VM Underground for the best in underground music from around the world.


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Calling all HoE Fans!! We want your Fan Art!!

Want a chance to win a FREE copy of Hills of Elysium's forthcoming album Cigadent? Between now and the official release of Cigadent on December 2nd, we'll be giving away a FREE copy of Cigadent to one lucky HoE fan every week.

Each week we'll be accepting F-Art submissions and voting on the most interesting, creative, or just plain crazy piece of F-Art. All things Hills of Elysium will be accepted and in any medium: sketches, photography, painting, video, creative writing, origami, booger sculptures...there are NO limits. Be Creative!! Whether you want to draw one of our members as a vampire, act out your own interpretation of a song through video, or come up with a cool logo, the sky's the limit!!

Winners will be notified every Tuesday, beginning Oct. 7th, and their F-Art will be featured on our website and myspace profile. All winners will receive a FREE copy of Cigadent by mail before the official release date.

To submit your F-Art for a chance to win a FREE copy of Cigadent, send your submissions to Hills of Elysium:
hoe@hillsofelysium.com
or in a message here on myspace.

With your submission, please include:
Name
Age
Location
Mailing Address
Photo of yourself (Optional)

Any questions? Feel free to contact us here on myspace.
Get crazy and Good Luck!

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Here at the HoE House we're outrageously busy gearing up for the long-awaited release of Cigadent. Over the next couple of months, expect tons of news and updates to come your way, and make sure to keep in touch. Cigadent will be out December 2nd and will be available for purchase through our website, select stores, and as a digital download on iTunes. Pre-orders for the album will be available through our website later this month, and all pre-orders for Cigadent will include a super secret limited edition gift from us HoEs. To make sure you get the latest updates on the release and pre-order info, sign up with our mailing list through Reverbnation:









Between now and the release, we'll be revamping our site, adding new features, a new line of merch, new photos from our upcoming shoot with our favorite photographer, Marika, and announcing all kinds of other HoE news. We've got a couple of shows in Bremerton coming up in Nov. & Dec., and are in the process of lining up a kick ass CD release show in the Seattle area. Details on all shows will be available on our profile as they develop. For now, you can get your HoE fix by heading over to Myxer.com where we're offering 4 Hills of Elysium ringtones for FREE. Check it out.


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Need more HoE?
Check out Hills of Elysium on the following sites.....

Join LastFM, where you can stream music from bands worldwide, meet people with common music interests, download selected tracks, set up your own playlists, and tons more!! Check out Hills of Elysium's profile here:
HoE on LAST FM



Sign up for the HoE mailing list through Reverbnation!
Check out HoE's profile page here:
HoE @ REVERBNATION








Finally! Check out Hills of Elysium on facebook:
HoE on FACEBOOK


Check out Vampire Freaks and PunkRock.org for more Hills of Elysium...
HoE @ VAMPIRE FREAKS


HoE @ PUNKROCK.ORG




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Welcome our newest HoE, Eljae!!

After a 3 month search for a second guitarist, we're stoked to say we finally found our fifth and final HoE!! Eljae (ex-LiquorBox), recently joined Hills of Elysium and will begin performing live with us next month, so mark your calendars for 4/26 (ALL AGES @ The Vortex) and 4/27 (21+@ The Funhouse). It's gonna be a HoE Out Blow Out of a weekend you won't wanna miss!! Come out and support our new lineup and Eljae's debut as a full on HoE.

Eljae on Myspace!

Until then, if you're in the Lynnwood area, stop by Guitar Center and go buy some shit from Eljae in accessories. We need a significant boost in our beer fund, so help her rack up that commission and in turn contribute to some thirsty HoEs.

Stay in touch for some even bigger news coming soon.

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