After months of research, asking other musos, testing different amps in shops, saving money, and finally with his Dad stepping in to close the deal, Jase has acquired a new toy. Just look at the pictures as they express more than words the joy it has given Jase. The new Krank Rev+1 head and the Krank cab have had an immediate impact on the band's tone. The mix of Will's Laney and Jase's Krank has excited the band because of the tone being produced.
By coming along to the Central Club, Swan Street, Richmond on September 19th you will be able to hear the new tone.
Will X, is a dude of few words, but when he says something one needs to take notice. He said to 'the chief' that the new tone " is likely to make your jaw drop
All the band needs now is Will Borland, Krank's Australian rep, to come along to the band's next gig on September 19, at Central Club, Richmond, to wet (speaking figuratively) the addition of the new amp into the Kaamorian brotherhood.
Next cab of the rank is Aaron. He has already spotted a bass rig he would like. So stay tuned for news for further equipment upgrade...this is becoming sound race between the fellahs. :-)
It's been 4 months since the release of Lambs to the Slaughter. The reaction from the CD has made those 4 months seem like an figging eternity!
At the moment we're working closely with producer John Chase to put a filmclip together. We just finished putting the draft storyboard together, after many hours of coffee, smokes and bourbon to get the imagination juices flowing. It's exciting to think that we're doing this shit after only gigging for a year. Considering this is a band that was originally intended to be something to do on the weekend, I think we're doing pretty frigging well!
We've been updating all our gear since the start of the year. Will and I are now playing Jackson guitars (thank you K. Rudd), and I've kicked the old Behringer amp out the door and gotten myself a Krank Rev1+ (nice)! The amp is so loud at 1, it shakes the walls. At 4 it's uncomfortable to stand next to. I haven't had the testicular fortitude to turn it all the way up to 10 yet!
Over the next few months we have a few radio interviews lined up in Australia and the US. This is interesting shit, because most of us haven't even set foot in a radio station before!
Our first ever radio interview will be for The Heavy Session on 3CR, 855 AM (Melbourne) on the 18th of September at about 11:30 pm EST. Fans outside Melbourne can listen on the internet at http://www.3cr.org.au/.
This is the night before our first Melbourne headlining slot at the Central Club in Richmond. The 19th happens to be my favorite day of the year; International Speak Like a Pirate Day! YARRRRRRRRRRR!
We better see some bandannas and eye patches there!
Quietly, we've gotten the old 15 watt amps out and started songwriting again a few nights a week. Will and I have tried writing on our good equipment, but it just wasn't right. So it's back to sitting in my lounge room, with bourbon and either my laptop of a crappy old tape player, bashing out riffs relentlessly, putting songs together.
We really want to keep our mystique on the new music, but all I can really give away is that we're going to try for a full length album this time (about 60-70 minutes in length), and that last time Will and I wrote together, our drinks of choice were Woodstock and Jim Beam and our attitude was "if it's not good enough to remember, it's not good enough to keep".
We've still got the same attitude, but we've changed our drink of choice to Wild Turkey.
Luke has stated that he'll be singing more on the album too, and we've been experimenting with organ and keyboard sounds too.
We've also been listening to a lot of Death, Lamb of God and Amon Amarth lately, and Dyl's gotten us into Porcupine Tree.
We're really playing around with dynamics, and experimenting with starting a song in one style or genre, and morphing it into another, so gradually that you hardly notice the change until the end of the song!
We're not putting a date on when the album will be recorded yet, we'll be waiting until the writing is finished before we even think about that. But we'll be bringing some of the new music out at shows occasionally.
Thank you to all of you guys for supporting us! The last 4 months have been great, and we really appreciate the encouragement we've been receiving. It's comforting to know that, regardless of bullshit musical trends and what the 'experts' say, there are still people who want to listen to heavy music for the artform that it is, and that headbanging is still alive and kicking!
There are plenty of bands out there like Bezerkerfox, Internal Nightmare, Nous, Damnations Day and Order of Torment who are still in it purely for the love of music, and they deserve a lot of support.
Horns up guys, and we'll see you on the 19th, at the Central Club!
All the band needs now is Will Borland, Krank's Australian rep, to come along to the band's next gig on September 19, at Central Club, Richmond, to wet (speaking figuratively) the addition of the new amp into the Kaamorian brotherhood.
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