Sucks to hear about the grades and the heat. they'll get better. And as for the band, congrats! My band played our first show on June 3 at my school's talent show. We slaughtered all the other acts. We'll hopefully be playing some more dates this summer. Our demo/CD might get recorded by summer's end as well. What's your band sound like? Mine's a mixture of My Dying Bride, Death, and a hint of Slayer... it brings forth an interesting sound.