Some news about two very amazing bands: Cave In and Converge, both products of Massachusetts' Merrimack Valley(read: Boston) have indeed come up with a few tracks together as one massive super-band. A statement from Cave In reads as follows: ""To cap off our summer, we've spent some time out in Salem, MA at Kurt Ballou's God City studio working on a collaborative recording project between us and the Converge fellows. It's been a much-talked about thing between both camps, and with the exception of one jam session a couple years ago, there hasn't been any action made until now. We don't want to completely spoil the surprise, but we can tell you that so far we have five tunes in the making and they all came together pretty quickly. And they are tunes in their own right, as opposed to meandering jams or total self-indulgent wanking. The guys in Piebald joked that it's sort of like the Merrimack Valley's own Temple Of The Dog(a collaboration a decade ago between Seattle monoliths Pearl Jam and Soundgarden -ed), and we'll just end it at that. No word on when the project will be completed or who's going to release this thing - but we'll keep you posted." As well, Cave In have officially acknowledged their split with RCA Records, who released last year's superb Antenna album. The band had this to say concerning that little piece of news: "It's a done deal, and we've come out of it feeling very good about our decision and we're excited to see what happens next for us. Million-dollar contracts may be sent directly to us, but we're asking for all the cash up front before we even set our eyes on another legal document hah hah." Oh, those Cave In guys - what a bunch of kidders. [hxc]
This band I was supposed to interview years ago, New Jersey's Life In Your Way, have booked time in Zing! Studios(owned and operated by Killswitch Engage guitarist and masterful producer Adam D.) to put together their next album, on the heels of their last release on Indianola Records. Looks like we'll wait til next summer for it to come out. Adam D. must be popular these days.
Another album that'll come out around summer of 2005 is the next one from As I Lay Dying. I don't think I need to say any more on that topic. The band are recording even as you read this!
A curveball: the top-selling female solo artist this year in Christian music is fifteen-year-old Bethany Dillon, who's also involved in some good deeds-type activities that also involve America's Favourite Football Team. Go read the story. I'm a fan of this Dillon kid too.
Posted by mike at September 22, 2004 11:02 AM