Between Barrows

The lack of updates reflects the busy times we're in.

The Slugfest show went 'meh' for us, but we received a bunch of compliments, so we're still whining bitches. Good to hear that one listener's girlfriend liked us up to the point Joost started gobbing around. FILTHY BANDS ARE TOO KVLT.

We saw loads of good bands there, but I want to mention Undergang specifically, one of the filthiest bestial death-metal shows I've ever seen, if you get the chance, go and see them.

This Saturday will bring us two shows! Early evening, we'll play Maas Metal Meeting 2011 in Groningen (we'll play from 17:40 to 18:20) to accompany God Dethroned in their last hometown show. It's going to be packed, especially when playing along side Prostitute Disfigurement, Grimm, The Monolith Deathcult and local heroes Entrapment!

After that, we'll pack our van and drive west where we'll play State-X New Forms in Den Haag alongside Carceri and Jesus Crost! We'll play at 330live, around 0:30 at night!

As for the record, the artwork is finalised and we hope to be done half of January. But, well, you know. We'll see.

Furthermore, next week is the announcement of the contest to win the last bottle of Liar Liar-mede, a test-pressing and a bundle of poems by H. Marsman!

Sick Transit Gloria Mundi

Today, the test-presses arrived. According to Richard and me, they sound AMAZING, but we have to wait what the judgement of the rest will be. Know that the sound, when compared with the EP, is far more expansive, the bass has more prominence and there are no FUCKING ANNOYING GAPS BETWEEN SONGS. As far as I'm concerned, we've got a definite improvement here.

As soon as we approve, this will be sent to press, and I think that we will be able to sell them around half September. We'll get a couple of golden vinyl records and somewhat more black, the rest of them will be sold via Shawn's amazing Antithetic Records. At the end of August, STARVE will record their half of the split while we finish up our song, so expect that one around October.

Since things are finally working out for us, we definitely feel an urge to write songs now, to complete the full-length. I really hope we can start this at the beginning of next year.

I leave you with the assignment to buy stuff from Heinali & Matt Finney, they are two amazing guys with an unrelenting musical eerieness that keeps you awake at night, clutching at straws.

/Johan