Hey folks, this is Paul from Karate High School. I'll keep this simple:

Karate High School has a new album called Invaders, and it will be released through Eyeball Records on May 19th, 2009.

You can pre-order Invaders right now for just $8.00 by visiting the Eyeball Records store.

Invaders is a record about life, love, destiny, self-discovery, accomplishments, disappointments, Heaven, Hell, dreams, reality, hope, realizing it's never too late to follow your heart, and finding beauty and strength in the most peculiar of places. If there's one theme that keeps coming back throughout the record, it's that It's Okay To Be Yourself. I fought with this concept for a long time, and I still do. There is simply too much media telling you how to look, how to act, and selling you answers to your problems that it's hard to wade through the bullshit and find something real.  If you feel this way too, then hey, this record is for you.

I wrote most of this record in my old bedroom at my mother's house. No high-priced studio. No big-name producer with fantastic street cred. No money. Aaron played drums. Geoff played guitar. And I played keyboards, bass, and sang. The only thing I had was a minimal amount of recording gear and an overwhelming need to use music as a way to process life experiences, express them, and gain some type of understanding of What The Hell I'm Doing Here. And yes, I am fully aware of how disgustingly pretentious and self-indulgent that sounds. But what can I say? I'm writing this on my laptop at Starbucks while nursing a Venti Decaf White Mocha With Extra Foam, and my thick rimmed glasses and black beret got the best of me.

You can read more about Invaders by checking out this blog.

"Zombies Everywhere" is the first song to be posted up, but it's only a sample of where the record goes. Check back for updates regularly, willya? Thank you, I love you more than any human being should love another human being. :)

Invaders tracklisting:

1. Zombies Everywhere
2. One Trip Around The Sun
3. Punk Rock Uniform
4. Fell In Love With A Robot
5. Under The Micrscope
6. Out On The Streets
7. You're Not Fooling Anyone (Except Me)
8. If You Don't Live Here, Don't Surf Here
9. The Horror Show
10. Failure Is Officially An Option
11. Dear You, It's Me

Oh, and cake is awesome. Chocolate, preferably.

Paul J. McGuire

And here's the cover art. Click on it to pre-order the record directly from Eyeball.


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I've received requests to post the lyrics for the new song up, so here they are. I think it's pretty obvious, but hopefully everyone understands that zombies are used as a metaphor here. ;)

Zombies Everywhere

They're storming every town. They're gonna burn every building down. They're gonna make all your friends look just like them, and if you haven't noticed yet, we're surrounded by zombies everywhere. They're coming for your brains, and it's too late to change. I saw you die that day. We put you in the ground, but somehow now you're awake. My phone rings, and it's my mom. She says do you know what's going on? Something's killing every boy and girl, it's the end of the world. There's zombies everywhere. I see them feeding on skin, all chewing a certain way. They eat the same. They shove it all in. I run to my car, I'm on my own. I'm driving across America all alone, but my supplies are running low, and I can't go home. There's zombies everywhere. If you're listening to this, then it's already too late. We tried our best, but we could not escape. We were surrounded, without a way outside. And without warning, they pushed their way inside. I'm writing you a letter from deep inside this hell. And hopefully, it will help you save yourself.