Howdy good friends,
As per usual, we try to keep our
fat mouths shut about stuff until the very last moment. And to quote our favorite
Tomas while he was frantically running to the
bathroom, "This is the last moment!" That memory still makes me giggle. Let's address the recent signing, shall we...
Lambgoat don't lie. We have indeed signed to
Metal Blade Records. Having been intensely fanatic about the majority of their bands (yes, even
The Goo Goo Dolls, but more so
Cryptic Slaughter) for upwards of 20 years, we are honored to be welcomed to
their family. Like I told the label, Metal Blade may very well be more responsible for raising me than
my mother. Sorry Mom, but you must admit I spent quite a lot of time with
Slayer and
Voivod in those formative years...
So, onward and upward - just as Eugene Morris Jerome always says at the end of
Brighton Beach Memoirs...
We plan on spending this coming winter writing for our Metal Blade debut. This summer, in case those interested aren't aware, we are touring
Europe with our pals in
Remembering Never and
Parkway Drive. We follow that up with two 3 week jaunts in
The States with yet more pals of ours; the first 3 weeks we'll be out with
Dead To Fall and
Phoenix Mourning. The second 3 weeks
100 Demons picks up where Dead To Fall leaves off, and Iowa's premier bodybuilders
Ignite The Will join us for select dates.
Twelve Tribes and
One Dead Three Wounded will be rocking the tour all 6 weeks. All in all that's not such a bad way to spend some time. We're more than happy to worsen our hearing with such quality noise. We're
definitely too old. Turn it down!
No matter how hard I try to keep these brief, I always manage to write more than anyone should care to read. Sorry about that. I should have had such
problems in high school, right Mom? I can partially thank Metal Blade for that. Hey, while we're thanking people, we'd like to give tremendous thanks to our friends, some of the current heavyweights of Metal Blade for bombarding the label with our name. Our friends in
As I Lay Dying,
The Black Dahlia Murder,
Into The Moat,
The Red Chord, and
Unearth really went to bat for us. Thanks a lot for
pushing for us the way you did fellas. We'll see you soon. And as always,
our couches are your couches.
Almost lastly:
The reissue CD's are pressed, complete, and in our hands, though I actually gave mine away.
What the hell do I need them for? The release date for said CD's is August 29th. They are available through
Revelation Records, and you should be able to get them at
most stores (I think). You'll definitely be able to get them from your favorite punk/hardcore friendly webstore. Here are links to each CD on www.revhq.com for more information.
A Profound Hatred Of Man: Shrapnel Inc.Hearts Once Nourished With Hope And CompassionThough it's not listed anywhere in the booklet, the original mix of Hearts Once Nourished is included on the CD as files. That's for you purists who are sure to prefer the originals to the redux. To each her own. To access the original mix, just pop the CD in your computer and open the folder
"Shai Hulud". It's not specified as being the original mix, but you'll know which is which. Just take a listen. The difference is
bloomin' obvious.
The vinyl picture discs of these reissues will surface sometime after the CD's. We have no release date for those just yet. Once we do, you do. Do you?
We know you do. How sickening.
And now, lastly but not leastly:
Thanks for taking the time to read about our band. We appreciate it, but it's certainly not the most important thing going on right now. Take a brief moment out of your day to read about what's going on in Israel and Lebanon, or any of the current tragedies and horrors of your choice, domestic or international. We'll be the first to admit how ignorant we often are to world issues. We all get caught up in the hustle of our personal crap, and think our world is ending when something doesn't exactly go our way - some store is out of your favorite coffee, you bought the wrong gauge guitar strings, some guy/girl doesn't call you back, what have you... All this while worlds are ending. Gaining knowledge is fairly easy. What to believe, understanding who's right and who's wrong, and sifting through the bullshit, that's more difficult. Still, the knowledge is obtainable, and when you see the gruesome results you might not care who's right, you just want the problem to end. Immediately. Images of shattered children and people ripped to shreds tend to have that effect.
Far be it from us to preach about being aware or more involved. We're just as, if not more guilty than anyone else. I'm mostly writing this to kick myself in the ass, as much as I bitch about stuff that doesn't really matter.
No silly links for that last section, but here are some real links you should check out. Take a look if you get a moment...
News and information:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/?okhttp://www.mercycorps.org/countries/lebanonhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbEv0T2rwgoThanks for everything mates. We hope see every and anyone of you soon.
Peace. Really...
~Fox Hulud~~~