Recordin-an-in-inge...

I have to say, it’s all goin’ well down at Hiram HQ... there’s been a properly good vibe as we try and smoke our way through the last of the Evilness and, I would say, there’s a definite sense of excitement about getting these new songs on tape...

The drums were laid down first, a couple of weeks ago... set up on a Wednesday and were finished by the Sunday. Luke seemed happy enough, and the takes were fucking sweet and Ol’ Tuffnut Turner got some awesome captures. Drums have historically always been a fucking ‘mare, largely down to lack of experience/shit gear, but we spent time working on the clicks, worked hard on the songs and had a steady and reassuring knob-twiddler.

And we are equally as happy with how the guitars are shaping up. We’ve split a signal and sent it through Ron’s Crate BV300 through his custom cabs and Jim’s JCM 2000 through a 2 x 15 cab, and, at Don T’s instruction, we’ve held back on the gain and gone for more rocky tones. At first this might’ve seemed a little counter-intuitive for a Metal band, but as we don’t tune down to the Brown Note and our riffs are quite choppy, the sound really works well...

Ron finished his track and Jim will be starting his soon...

Next will be Eckers – and I’m quite looking forward to it as we’ll hopefully be using Evil Dave’s Ampeg rig (8 x 10 + SVT head)... it should sound like nothing less than the end of the world...

Then, first weeks of July I get ruin it all with my wailing! I’m hoping to try some stuff out and see what I can and can’t get away with... it’ll be cool though; setting up a wee booth and some sexy lights in my home from home; working steadily with a good bud... it’ll be cool...

...now; not without cursing the whole project, I’ll just say that this CD will be something pretty special!

Can’t wait to get it out there...

More to follow...

b!x

For the record...

Yeah...

So in between trying to get people to review our first demo and trying to get a gig in ANY big northern city, other than Sheffield, we have been actually busy actually writing actual music...

We’ve got 3 new tracks to record, 2 and a half of which will be somewhat familiar to anyone who has been to a show... all in all I think we’re looking at around 15 minutes of choonij (that’s tuneage), maybe a wee bit shorter than the first recording...

The three tracks break down as follows:

Kill Your Boss: a bit of a mid-paced, workhorse of a tune with some nice little bits of ‘riff-recycling’, picking up themes left and right... dunno if it’s a tune for the pit, like, but meaty nonetheless!

Say What You Mean and Mean What You Say: plenty of speed here and a possible new opener to replace ‘Generalist’ which we’ve been starting with... not a blast beat in sight mind you, this is just a pounder... and it’s fun watching Luke die every time he plays it!!!

Rumsfeld’s Unspoke Fourth Epistemological Insight: Gobful for a title I admit, but this might change... (if you’re wondering find out about Slavoj Zizek and his take on Donald Rumsfeld analysis Iraq’s WMD’s... or lack of them...)... bit of a weird tune in that there are a few odd little twists and turns, and a mid-section that will break your back through mosh... feels good!

So... Wednesday night we are heading off down to Hiram HQ and we’ll strap Luke into his kit and tell him to be amazing or else...

..or else Eckers gets to handle his junk...

We’re hoping we get the recording right this time... last time we kinda just went for it without planning it and not really having any sense of how it’d all turn out... and if I’m honest, the first demo worked out much better than I thought it would... ropey as it is!

So we reckon this time will be loads better... Me; I reckon I’ve gotta pull something pretty special outta the bag because out of the few reviews we’ve got so far, ALL of them have said that I am a bit shit... some may have put it a little more kindly... others called me out by name and said I should get lessons... so yeah; better get practicing!!!

Let’s wait and see!

b!x