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I can’t believe another year’s gone by

December 31, 2013 - 17:17

I can’t believe another year has gone by
And still nothing, as if we dont even try
And there’s nothing to be proud of
And nothing you can truly stand by
It’s time to believe

Aside from “Impact” being a great Chain Of Strength song it kinda fits. 2013 was a slow year for us. But 2014 should be different. We finally finished recording, mixing and mastering the record and this week we’re going to reach out to labels to see if we can get this released as soon as possible. Otherwise we’ll just do it ourselves. We hope to have a preview or something up for everyone soon.

So enjoy tonight, stay classy, and we wish you all nothing but the best in 2014. Hopefully we’ll see a lot of eachother, because we want to play a bunch of shows again in the new year!

New track on compilation, mixing the record and playing shows again

August 19, 2013 - 08:14

Time for an update!

New track on Hardcore Help Foundation benefit compilation

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We have a track on the new Hardcore Help Benefit compilation (volume 2) that’s out now. We haven’t heard the final mastering, but it’s a quick DIY mix we did ourselves, so we could meet the compilation deadline. “Classic Story”, is one of the tracks that is going to be (properly mixed and mastered) on the new album. You might have heard us this one play live before.

You’ll have to pick up the benefit album to hear it (or wait until infinity and we actually release the new record), because we’re not going to upload it at the moment. We think it’s cool HHF is a different kind of help organisation. No large sums going to the management, but money going there where it’s needed. Check out their site, to read up on their current projects.

Other bands on there are (namedropping alert!) Peter Pan Speedrock, Boysetsfire, Strife, Foreseen (hi Mirko & Mårtti!) and many, many more. 50 bands in total, spread over 2 CD’s, about 2,5 hours of music in total. So aside from the feeling of supporting something good, you’ll get a shitload of music. Win win, winning. Right?

Order your copy

 

Record send off to mixer.

Don’t worry, the record is far from released yet BUT the guest vocals are in, the recordings are done and everything has been send off to Sven Lens (As Loud As), so he can get mixing. Finally. He’s back from hanging out with Mickey & Donald in Eurodisney now, so we can’t wait to hear what he’s going to come up with.

 

We’re playing shows again

Well, showS is a bit of a stretch. But yeah, we’ve got another show coming up. This weekend (Saturday the 24th of August) we’re playing Vogelpop in Ansen.

Proper touring will be something for when the record is finally out, but we wanna play shows again. So if you’re putting on a show, and are looking for a band: Holler at us – info [nospam] saidanddone.org, or find us at one of the many social network sites.

That’s all for now folks. Stay classy.
(And pick up the 20th anniversary edition of ‘In Utero’, should be good)

Recording update: Pim’s vocal recordings

April 29, 2013 - 12:56

Two updates in one month? We’re on fire haha!

As you might have know, last week we played our first show in 2, long, years. It was great to be on stage again, to feel that adrenaline rush. And even better, to see so many familiar faces. There were a lot of other things to do that night, so we really appreciated everybody making the time and coming down! Always a pleasure to have our buddies from Cold Reality around and with Gio spinning his tunes you know people will be dancing. Needless to say, we had a blast.

Now back to the record…


 
As always: Unmixed, unmastered, un-everything. But in short: Basic vocal recordings are done.

What’s left? Some extra backing vocals, guest vocals, extra noises and extra instruments to be added. Not THAT much actually, which means we’ll probably finish our rock record before 2025. Awesome.

First show in 2 years

April 11, 2013 - 20:23

Yes, after 2 long years we’re finally playing a show again. And even better (for us), it’s in our hometown.

2013-04-20 | 't Hert, Sint Anthonis (NL)

When we heard rumors about our favorite pub closing down, we thought it was time to get out of our recluse. Like previous shows at ‘t Hert, we asked our buddies in Cold Reality (formerly known as Make Them Suffer) to come along. And this time DJ Don Gio (who used to play in No Turning Back a long, long time ago) will be making sure your ears don’t bleed out by spinning great soul and funk tracks in between the bands.

Oh and yes, of course we’re still working on that record. But since music and vocals are pretty much done, we’re ready to play shows again.