Hey guys and girls!
Well... some of you seen it coming, others we told, others this will come to you as a suprise.
After 4 years of working our asses off, we have decided to call it a day.
In 2008 we started writing the second album, we maybe took it a bit too seriously, practising everyday and being really picky about everything. We never once argued but it all ended up getting very depressing, being in my cold garage every single day and not getting anywhere fast! I was personally going to bed at around 5-6am, getting up at 1pm for practice and then doing it all over again and again...everyday. I was a mess! It was something I wish never to go through again!
The March/April tour was amazing, out of 5 weeks of gigging... there was only 2 dodgy shows... the rest were really busy, no-one pissed us around and we had an amazing time.
We came home after the tour, but no-one really wanted to get stuck in the rut of the garage practises again, although no-one said anything! So in between the easter tour and the summer tour we never managed to get much done, we just wanted to get back on the road... or at least most of us did.
Sam our new bass player was miserable from day one of the summer tour and it was quite obvious to everyone he was going to leave, so he left half way through the tour, leaving us with a whole month's worth of shows in August with no bass player, cheers mate!
Luckily Josh from "This City Burns" covered and learned the whole set in like 3 days, what a star! Josh has always been amazing to us. He recorded all the bass guitar parts for the songs on our myspace at the moment and played bass for us until Jay broke his collar bone and dislocated his shoulder. He's an massive talent when playing any instrument and also in the studio, I can't express how much we love this dude and his sense of humour!
So Jay was in a sling and unable to do shows, we had no choice but to cancel the rest of the tour and returned home. A few days later, I was over at Ben's house like any normal day! Ben sat me down in the conservatory and told me he wouldn't be doing the second album with us.
This obviously really upset me, it was Ben and I that started the band when we were 16, working from 5am till 4pm together in a bakery in Penryn, just so we could make ends meet! Our dream was forever getting closer but I knew it wouldn't be the same without him and we would never see that dream together.
Ben and I went down to Jays house and told him the news. Funny enough, Jay and I had spoken a few weeks before (after Sam leaving) and said "If Ben ever left... that would be it"
So, Jay and I already knew the band had run its course.
We decided to play Newton Abbot and Plymouth, both were really good shows, I even crowd surfed on my "tour blow-up bed" in Plymouth, good times.
This bit is the most important bit... I may sound a bit like a hypocrite, but so be it.....
I hate it when bands say, we are still best friends with "the guy that left" and we love him so much and wish him all the best! When in reality, its awkward and you don't hang out anymore blah, blah, blah. We said the same about Josh and Luke after they left, I have nothing against them, nice guys, but I never see them or hang out with them.
Jay, Ben and myself are still best mates and have hung out pretty much everyday over the last couple of months since the band split. Mike doesn't really hang out with us but he still lives with me and we are obviously really close and he comes out when we can afford to have a night on the town! REMADIES!
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So life moves on, and everyones been asking what we are up to.
Ben managed to get into university this year at very short notice to study broadcasting and got through the interview still drunk from the night before, with no sleep! haha....how!?!?
Jay's decided to join the Royal Marines and starts an eight month training session in January if all goes to plan after the injury to his shoulder.
Mike wants to carry on with music, in the mean time he has been helping out with local bands around Cornwall and he's enjoying being a bit of a socialite!
I personally have just been on tour around Europe with NATO friends "Yashin" and I've been catching up with old friends and family around the country! I wouldn't even consider not continuing with music, so I'll now be playing drums for Aaron Sidwell (otherwise known as "Steven Beale" from Eastenders) If your expecting anything like NATO, please don't ever listen to us.
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Our last show will be on-
December 20th
Princess Pavilion
Falmouth
Thanks to the thousands of people that baught the album and the thousands of you that downloaded it on torrent sites. All the people that came to see us over the years and baught our merch and sung along! We love you all, come to the last show, make it special!
x
P.S. There is 2 brand new tracks on our myspace... im trying to make them downloadable!