Update!

Hello dudes and babes.

Here we are destroying Tokyo like God-damn-zilla.

The Japan tour was fan-fucking-tastic. We owe many thanks to Phillip at Red Cobalt Industries for the Jersey Shores release and the potent 4 day tour through Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya. We played with some great bands: Eternal Elysium, Vomit Monster, Coffins, Terror Squad, Birushanah, AKBK, and tons more. Also super great to see our bros from Green Milk From the Planet Orange: T, K, and Ace!

I'm also happy to announce we sold all the fart shirts.

 The year ending show with BuzzOven was also sweet. Thanks for raging.

Our friends in The Ruby Doe released a new album this year, which is a stripped down rock album very reminiscent of their first record. It's called "Getting Ahead in the Music Business". Follow the links on their myspace to buy it.

When the fuck is Dog Shredder gonna release an album?

Going into 2011 we are going to keep on playing around the northwest and keep working on new jams. We are a number of songs deep into a new album and the intent is to record it this year. Our pace has slowed considerably but we are still stoked on making brutal jams and raging with you fuckers.

Jersey Shores - Japanese Release

Jersey Shores is also getting a Japanese release (a first for us) through Red Cobalt Industries. The pressing features all new art design by resident Nat Damm, but still incorporating Jesse's work.

Available now for $15 USD / 1,500 Yen

FEATURES:
• First pressing of 500 units worldwide.
• Randomly mixed colour 12" vinyl and CD included in the same package
• 420 x 594mm Colour Poster on matte poster paper
• 560 x 276mm double-sided colour insert on matte poster paper
• All artwork and designs by Nat Damm
• 279mm x 279mm double-sided full-colour insert

Jersey Shores Vinyl

Vinyl available through Alternative Tentacles. - $12

CD available through Neurot.

Half drunken ramblings after the pictures...

So we released Jersey Shores in October 2008, the release show was also our 10 year anniversary as a band, free to the public, and populated with all our close friends, family, and long time fans. Writing, recording, and especially performing the album was a taxing, yet ultimately rewarding experience. I feel like we grew substantially as musicians in that time, and it was a central part of solidifying the band's sound with Aaron as an established and talented contributor. Blah blah blah, yeah... But it's special to me. The fucking record means a lot to us.

Neurot released the CD, and I still feel like they are the perfect home for the tone of the album. It fits better next to Neurosis and US Christmas than it does Dead Kennedys and Triclops. The moniker on the inside of the record "Get dark. Get high. Get loud." is meant as a very sincere listening suggestion. It sold about as well as all our other records, which is not very much. Due to various financial and political reasons with Neurot and Revolver the album never got pressed to vinyl. Revolver are shit by the way, just as shady as the Mordam/Lumberjack capitalist mayhem that occurred just before they went under. Akimbo stopped touring all the time which killed the momentum that normally fuels our prolific behavior, and I started worrying that the vinyl would get forgotten and possibly never be released.

It's weird to me that we don't play these songs live all that much. It feels like there's an unspoken understanding that this record is a unique departure for us, and it deserves its own special place in our history. It's also meant to be heard as a single cohesive piece, so it feels weird playing just a song and then stopping when you know it should go on for another 40, 30 or 20 minutes. Somehow it feels very okay to just leave this album alone as a time stamp on a moment.

After two goddamn years I'm now holding the vinyl in my living room. A few good friends ended up stepping to the plate for us on putting the vinyl out and while I truly thank them all, we ended up going with Mr. Biafra and Alternative Tentacles. Jesse Roberts' beautiful oil paintings can now be appreciated at the size and majesty that they were created at, and I can finally breathe easy knowing the record has ran a full lap around the underground apathy course. More importantly though, I have it. We're not the kind of band that has a ravenous following. We persevere because we like the music and it's fun, and having a physical manifestation of the trials and memories is extremely important to me.

Verellen amps show recap

It was hot. Peace!

Dungeon Bastard

Hope everyone who went to PAX enjoyed it.

I know I did.

Sept 16th: Verellen Amps Night @ Neumos w/ Helms Alee, Akimbo, Narrows, The Dark

Playing a very awesome show Sept 16th at Neumos. Here's a picture of the massive poster on capitol hill if you haven't see it yet. The show is a Verellen Amps showcase night. Come see my new DYNAMO in person.

Photos from Black Flag set, 5/31/2010

6/25 - El Corazon w/ Saint Vitus

We are slathering dudes and/or babes with oily riffs, June 25th at El Corazon.

Friday June 25^th (All Ages/Bar W/ID)

Saint Vitus

Akimbo

Stone Axe

Witch Mountain

$18 ADV / $20 DOS

Doors at 7:00pm

Show at 8:00pm

Tickets available at all TICKETSWEST outlets, including Rudy's Barber Shops and select QFC Stores, charge by phone (Seattle 632-TIXX), all other areas 1-800-992-TIXX (8499).  Online at www.TicketsWest.com.  Tickets are subject to a service charge.

Who is Stone Axe? No idea. Better than Golden Axe?

 

Black Flag in Portland - 5/29 @ East End

Revenge!

By special request... Black Flag is happening again in Portland OR, May 29th @ East End. This is a birthday gift. Happy birthday.

Also playing: Merrick Foundation and Fruit of the Legion of Loom.

Farewell Bloodhag

Bloodhag's last show was this Friday night in Seattle. Label mates of ours and long time friends and all around excellent dudes, they went out with a bang and will surely be missed. I don't think I've ever seen a band that can out-heckle a heckler quite like Bloodhag. All the members have new projects, the only one of which I've heard is one of my favorite local groups Android Hero. Oh yeah, and some shitty turd called White Jazz.

If my observations are correct this would put The Ruby Doe as the last remaining Seattle rock band from our birthing era that was around before us. Are we really Seattle's second longest standing rock band that hasn't broken up or gone on some kind of hiatus? I'm aware the The Accused has been around since I was born, but didn't they stop playing at one point?

In any case, good night sweet Bloodhag. For me this is truly the end of an important piece of my personal musical history. Bloodhag was instrumental in plucking a fledgling Akimbo from our cribs and showing us the proverbial ropes. I consider all you guys good friends and fathers of Seattle metal.

(Note: The "crap" playing in the background sounds like Harshing your Mellow?)