Hey Guys--
Sorry for the long time between updates, but there hasnt been anything to update. We decided to give Solid State (the label that wanted to put the record out) until the end of January to get something going, or we were going to have to look elsewhere. Weve all been waiting way too long already. They understood and said that the most recent band they signed took over a year for the deal to be finalized and put into motion, so they admitted that its probably for the best. Basically, the guy there who initially contacted us is the one guy whos into melodic Metal (the label is traditionally known for hardcore bands, and we would have been their first in this style), so he had an uphill battle ahead of him anyway.
So where does that leave us? Thats what were trying to decide. There are small labels interested, but Im not sure how much they could really do for us, especially with the abysmal state of the industry in this day and age. Were considering putting it out on our own as well, which makes more and more sense as things get worse and worse in the music business, but of course that takes a chunk of money and careful planning, to say the least. So were discussing our options. Im really sorry about all this, but its completely been beyond our control up to this point.
We have a very promising plan for artwork and layout for the album, so if that works out, youll definitely get top-notch artwork and packaging when you finally get it in your hands. Thats important to me, so Im excited about that.
Further updates as they develop...
Thanks for your patience,
Sorry for the long time between updates, but there hasnt been anything to update. We decided to give Solid State (the label that wanted to put the record out) until the end of January to get something going, or we were going to have to look elsewhere. Weve all been waiting way too long already. They understood and said that the most recent band they signed took over a year for the deal to be finalized and put into motion, so they admitted that its probably for the best. Basically, the guy there who initially contacted us is the one guy whos into melodic Metal (the label is traditionally known for hardcore bands, and we would have been their first in this style), so he had an uphill battle ahead of him anyway.
So where does that leave us? Thats what were trying to decide. There are small labels interested, but Im not sure how much they could really do for us, especially with the abysmal state of the industry in this day and age. Were considering putting it out on our own as well, which makes more and more sense as things get worse and worse in the music business, but of course that takes a chunk of money and careful planning, to say the least. So were discussing our options. Im really sorry about all this, but its completely been beyond our control up to this point.
We have a very promising plan for artwork and layout for the album, so if that works out, youll definitely get top-notch artwork and packaging when you finally get it in your hands. Thats important to me, so Im excited about that.
Further updates as they develop...
Thanks for your patience,
. Thanks so much for the update Matt, that's too bad about Solid State I think that would have been pretty sweet. I'd love to see them sign you guys on instead of all these lame pseudo metal bands they've got nowadays. I'll pray that God will give you wisdom, vision and direction in deciding where to go from here. Can't wait till He sorts all this out for you guys.
