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Monday, November 30, 2009 
I am selling my Gretsch Catalina Birch Fusion 5 piece drum kit. 

These drums have been good to me and are still in great condition for any level of playing. I used these shells to write and record The Demonstration's "Existence," "Words of a Con-Artist," "Accidents With Intelligence," as well as killwhiteydead's "Nothing Less Nothing More" and "Hell to Pay." They have also accompanied me on 4 full US Headlining tours and 3 support runs. I'm not selling all the hardware or cymbals, but some will be included as well as the carrying shell bags. These drums have been with me since the beginning of the demonstration and killwhitneydead, so if you've ever seen us live, seen a video of us on the internet, or listened to one of our recordings, you've seen and heard the drums that I'm selling. 

Included are:

22" Kick
12" rack tom
!4" rack rom
16" floor tom
14" snare 

Some stands, accessories and carrying bags.

Price is negotiable and cheap, so hit me up and if you're in the area you can go see them, hear them played, or play them yourself. 



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Friday, October 23, 2009 
This band existed in various forms and names before The Demonstration "officially" was born and the event that marked the creation of this band 4 years ago was the addition of our bassist Josh Coe. When Josh joined the band we named the project The Demonstration and started over, therefore he is one of three original members of the band, along with David and Peter. Well, as of yesterday (10/21/2009) we are now down to two original members. Josh got a great offer to go play in a blues band called Delta Highway in Memphis. They have a rigorous schedule and play 24 gigs a month in Memphis, so needless to say he's gonna have to relocate to pursue the project. Josh is a bassist at heart and genres are meaningless to him. Before he started playing metal with us he was in jam and jazz bands, and now he's moving on to play the blues. Of course there are no hard feelings and we wish him the best in Memphis. Josh will always be our best friend and we will always play music together in some fashion. It's just not gonna be the same without him. However, the rest of the band has decided to continue on our own path. We recently began writing our third full-length which we will continue to work on until the summer when we plan on recording. Josh's departure isn't going to affect the writing process, sound or direction of the new record, however we are gonna definitely miss his stage presence, dedication, and all the hilarity and entertainment that he provided everyone on tour. So as for us, we'll be continuing on writing the record as a four piece and when the time comes to start playing show again and start scheduling tours for the summer, we will hire the proper bassist. There's really no rush there. October 30th will be Josh's last show ever with The Demonstration at The Raven in Burlington NC, so please don't miss this show. We will keep you updated on everything else soon.

Thanks!


*UPDATE-BASS AUDITIONS**

As we've said before, we're in no rush to find a new bassist and we actually have some friends who have already stepped up willing to fill in or join full time as needed, but we've gotten some interesting messages this week from people who want to try out for the position who say they already know our songs and such so we decided to give the public a shot. Instead of just filling the position with another bassist who can learn the riffs and headbang, we thought we'd see if there isn't somebody out there who can actually help us step it up a noche and better the band. The best way to do this would be to find somebody who can CLEAN SING and play the bass well. We have a good amount of clean vocals/choruses on the last record that our old guitarist recorded and handled live. And even though Zack does a good job handling all the vocal duties live, it would be nice to have another voice in the mix and it would be even better if we could find somebody who was creative and could help in both the riff writing and melody/hook writing. Even though our new record is sounding heavier than our last and Zack can handle writing and singing hooks, it would still be nice to have the freedom to incorporate another voice in the mix. So, if you think you'd be interested in trying out to play bass in the band, feel free to hit us up and post videos of yourself displaying your talents. You don't have to be able to sing or scream to try out, it would be a nice added bonus and we wanted to see what kind of talent is out there before we just ask one of our friends to learn the riffs and headbang with us. 

SO IF YOU"RE INTERESTED IN GIVING IT A SHOT:

*post videos of yourself playing any of our songs
*if you can sing, post videos of yourself playing and singing our songs
*post videos of yourself playing your own original songs on the bass or guitar
*post videos of yourself singing your own original songs

Any or all of the above will be appreciated and they will all be taken into consideration.
Email us at thedemonstration@Hotmail.com for more information and make sure that if you do decide to try out that you provide us with some personal information. (age, gear, transportation, location, experience writing, recording and touring, influences, availability, etc) 

We are not exactly a "full-time" band at the moment, as we are at home in North Carolina working on the new album, touring plans will come later, but for now writing is the priority. 

Also, one last thing to mention...Whoever plays the bass in The Demonstration will most likely be expected to play bass in the annual summer killwhitneydead tours that the bands do together, meaning you would be pulling double duty in the summer time with the rest of us playing both the demonstration and killwhitneydead sets every night, but we'll cross that bridge when we get there...for now if you want to try out just follow the above requests.

Thanks a lot and have fun! 






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Wednesday, August 19, 2009 
You know by now that we like to take votes and let our friends and fans make decisions for us...we've asked you guys what songs we should play live off of our record in the past, and we've always listened to the response, so here we go again with another vote. 

This one is for our upcoming music video shoot that we have scheduled with KOTK Productions, the same company that shot all of the videos you see on our page. Vote for what song you'd like to see a video for and whatever song wins will be the song that we film for.

VOTE HERE:


1) Deadpan

2) A Very Calculating Snake

3) Car Rides

4) Acceptance (Wear Your Choices Like a Crown)














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Tuesday, August 11, 2009 
ACCIDENTS WITH INTELLIGENCE REVIEW:


The Demonstration is an up and coming five piece from North Carolina. This last October, (2008) they released their newest effort, “Accidents With Intelligence.” Being that this is a metalcore outfit, I’m sure you’ve heard them labeled “generic” by default of playing metalcore, and I’m just as certain that if this review gets any comments, that you will hear the same accusation from your fellow sputnikers. Fortunately for potential fans, I paid enough attention while listening so that I can confidently proclaim that this cd has a very interesting combination of the different sounds within the metalcore genre, not to mention some top shelf performances by the musicians.

You may have already heard that four out of the five members of The Demonstration (everyone but the singer) also plays live with Killwhitneydead. After some digging on the internet I discovered that the Demonstration was a band in itself first, and the members are basically helping out KWD on the road. This becomes apparent the second you insert accidents with intelligence into your cd player because the two bands are harshly different from one another. I would describe KWD as ADD death core with movie quotes littered through every song, where the Demonstration has more of a Generic* (*Translation: Catchy, memorable, focused) sound. I know what you’re thinking….I hate bands with songs I can remember too! If you really hate straight forward metal core than you can just leave this album alone. The Demonstration aren't out to reinvent the metalcore wheel, they just want to rip hard and have fun. I think they've succeeded.

One of the first things one will notice about the songs on Accidents With Intelligence is the unique blend of metalcore styles the band has put together. The first song, which serves as an effective intro track, starts out with a rock metal riff over corresponding chords. A few seconds later you’re hearing the same fairly speedy riff being harmonized in a very euro metal fashion as the drums and bass hold down a heavy stutter-chug breakdown. Southern swagger is showcased again on track 2, “The Marionette.” The infectious vocal hook “Without an anchor, we’re left with empty hands” this is the moment in the song where the vocals switch gears from booming growls to a melodic southern drawl. The Marionette is one of many songs on this cd that are going to stick with you like white on rice in a glass of milk on a paper plate in a snow storm.

As musicians, the members of this band all command respect, but perhaps none more so than the two guitar players. These guys have riffs like Dairy Queen has blizzard flavors. These guys touch on just about every style within metalcore. They transition from busy thrashy riffs, and then throw in some euro tech-metal shredding, followed by driving southern ‘core styling that would fit right in at a biker bar in Mississippi. When its time to shred these guys don’t like to take turns, so they shred in unison... fast! This adds that European thrash sound that is often attempted in metalcore but rarely achieved. These whirlwind leads having a very nice tone similar to what you'd find with Between the Buried and Me. You won’t see your run of the mill guitar players playing solo’s like the one found in “A Very Calculating Snake," one of the most rockin’ leads I’ve heard since Shadows Falls’ “The Art of Balance”

The vocals are the second highlight of the album. Zach Messick has a very wide range of capabilities. With a very strong scream that falls somewhere in-between the metalcore, and death core styles which makes for a good aggressive sound. It also allows him to annunciate well enough so you don’t have to check the lyric sheet constantly to know what he’s talking about. He also boasts a very respectable set of singing pipes, which go anywhere from dirty rock vocals to fairly high clean style. He hits some pretty high notes on this record, check out the chorus to “Deadpan” he’s getting up into Brad Delk (of Boston) range there! He actually uses clean vocals a lot on the cd, but the band never forgets “the heavy” and everything fits well enough so that nothing feels forced. Many bands now are trying to force more clean singing into their material at the expense of the song, but The Demonstration has done well in letting the vocal styles fall where they fit best. 

The Bass and drums are fairly standard for a big metalcore band. The word “standard” in this context in no way means that these two are amateurs. They also have a lot of responsibility in holding the foundation of the song down while the guitarists are in shred mode, which is fairly often. The drums seem to play it a little too safe for my taste. While his instincts are for the most part right on, you'd like to see him show off a little bit and take a few more chances. There is a fine line of course between adding some flare to the drum part, and throwing all groove out the door. It can be done in this style however, look at Mike Justian's work on Unearth's "The Oncoming Storm."

All the songs on Accidents With Intelligence are tastefully written, and have staying power without being a slave to radio rock formulas. The band does an excellent Job at seamlessly combining the many forms of metalcore that they draw from. Nothing sounds forced or out of place. There are a couple songs in which they come back certain riffs one too many times, but on the whole they do a good job at preventing the listener from getting bored. As was mentioned before, the guitarists never seem to be at a loss for good riffs. With as much pop sensibility as the disc has, they still have just as much (if not more) RIPPING heavy parts. Of course, the band has not forsaken the good old’ techie breakdown, which in this case are as heavy as concrete slabs. Most of said breakdowns are spiced up with leads filling the negative space between chugging. The last song on the cd is a mystery. The band decided to cover Third Eye Blind’s “How’s It Going to Be.” There’s not much to say about it except: They do a good job, they didn’t change hardly anything, and I still am struggling to find the point of including it on the cd.

Accidents With Intelligence is a veritable amusement park for metalcore fans. There really is something for just about everyone. I will say with some relief that the band has not jumped on the blast beat followed by Acacia Strain-chord breakdowns, that might bum some of you out, but you can’t please everyone. If the drummer and bass player can push the envelope a little more, (think Misery Signals or August Burns Red) and they stick with this super catchy yet still brutal style they’ve got going, don’t be surprised to see The Demonstration rubbing elbows with the Unearths and Killswitch’s of the metal world. Bottom line, this cd is a blast. It may not be a metalcore epic but you get a good value for your entertainment dollar. (The Tracks make for a really fun live experience if you get a chance to see them.) Accidents With Intelligence is great example of why you don’t throw the baby out with the bath water. There are bad bands in any genre, but there’s also bands in that genre that play it faster, more skillfully, and write better songs. These bands will always do well no matter how many not so great bands happen to be in the same genre.

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Saturday, May 16, 2009 
Well it's that time of year again...we're about to kick off our 4th annual joint Demonstration/Killwhitneydead tour and we need your help.


This tour is different for a couple reasons. First of all, we have new record out and this is our first full US tour in support of the "Accidents." Secondly, Rob will not be along for the ride on this tour, and our new guitarist, Jameson doesn't know all of our songs since he wasn't a part of the record. This is where you come in, we wish we could play every song off of our record on tour every night, but we can't, as we have a limited amount of time. We asked you to vote on our set list before our winter tour and Deadpan won the vote and has been in our set permanently ever since. We need help again since we have a new guitarist. We will be playing A Broadcast to the Breathing, The Marionette, Pretty Bones, Deadpan, Character Flaws, and Golden Hour every night....the rest is up to you.. Cast your vote in a comment on this blog and let us know which of these songs you would like to hear us play: 




1- Car Rides

2- Acceptance (wear your choices like a crown)

3- A Very Calculating Snake




* Note- Acceptance is the only of the three that's not online, so if you don't have this song or haven't heard it, go download it and then decide...we get a lot of requests to play this song. 


*EDIT* I forgot to list Pretty Bones in the current set*

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Friday, November 07, 2008 
If you haven't picked up a copy of our new record, "Accidents With Intelligence" you should be able to find a copy in any Best Buy, Hot Topic, FYE, and also on Itunes.

If for some reason you can't find it at your local record store, here are a few places you can order it from online:



Hot Topic
Amazon
Best Buy
Wal Mart
Barnes and Noble
Circuit City
Billboard
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Friday, August 08, 2008 
Thanks to bandrescue.com:



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Saturday, July 26, 2008 
We just posted up a couple new songs from the record and the re-recorded version of "The Marionette." Check the songs out rock em' on your profile for us. There are several songs from the record that we are dying to put online but that's all we could do for now. We'll be putting another new song online in a couple weeks so keep checking back. We also put a new layout up with our album art courtesy of our manager Jon King.

The record comes out on Oct. 14th, and don't forget to keep checking back for new songs.

Also, here is our FINAL studio video with some pretty funny stuff on it and clips of other songs from the record that aren't online, so check that out too.


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Tuesday, July 22, 2008 
So we've been promising new music for a while now, but we think that we've finally got everything lined up. It's been hard to get all the of the mix tweaks finalized and approved by ourselves, our label, our engineer, etc, while we've been on the road....but we are finally nearing the end of the process.

We are planning to have two brand new songs off of our new album, "Accidents With Intelligence" online this friday night at midnight along with a new site layout and our album artwork. We'll be putting two songs up this week, and then another new song a couple weeks later, and then another a couple weeks after that, and so on. If it were up to us, we'd put the whole record online for everyone to hear, but unfortunately it doesn't work like that, hah.

So make sure to check back for updates and changes, and plan on being on this site Friday night to hear some fresh tracks!

Thanks for your patience.

-all of us
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Saturday, July 19, 2008 
check out a review from a recent show of ours by clicking the link below...


http://www.metalmartyr.com/the-demonstration-in-raleigh-626/
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