john's band CIRCLE OF DEFEAT is playing in olympia tonight. if youre in the area or wanting an awesome show, go. their demo is fucking awesome, be sure to look out for shows with us and them together soon!
in the meanwhile, the rest of us are getting together at daniels to play the album all the way through a couple times. i guess this is what "practice" is now: play your 50 minute album. stop and bullshit about video games and girls and food, then play our live set. its weird but it works. im pretty fucking happy 9/10 of the time at practice. except when chug doesnt show or someone fucks up. then i get straight murderous.
kidding...kind of.
the album is long. like really long. longer than any of us expected. but the surprising thing is none of us are bummed. we're all really stoked. yes, most good hardcore short and fast and to the point. and a lot of bad metal is really drawn out and boring. in my mind, id like to think we reside somewhere between there. does it mean we compromised? sold out? watered down our sound? no. not at all. these songs are exactly how we want them. if theyre long (3 songs hitting or breaking the 7 minute mark), then fuck it. as long as we're happy with what we play thats all that matters. if people like it, if you like it, that is fucking amazing and makes us proud as fuck. but we dont write music for you. i didnt go through the worst time of my life and persist and get one of the best line ups we've ever had just to write what the fuck someone ELSE wants to hear.
this album is very very much for us, by us. im proud to say that, and im proud to say i love every moment of this album. except that fucking stupid breakdown at the end of I Have Wasted Every Word.
-steve
ps fisch chug daniel and john may or may not start posting on this. if you want them to, bug em.
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