Video of the Week: Abominable Iron Sloth - "Hats Made of Veal and that New Car Scent"

(Video Cred: Directed by - Scott Cramer, Produced by - Three Hench Men / ILine Entertainment)

BMA RANDOM BLASTS - 7-9-09

Destroy Destroy Destroy guitarist Jeremiah Scott will be interviewed live on 91.7 WMWM Salem State University radio tomorrow at 5 p.m. EST. http://www.myspace.com/destroydestroydestroy

Members of Nashville, Tenn.’s Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza are featured along side members of Misery Index and Seven Year Existence in this week’s “Video of the Week” on the Black Market Activities blog. http://blackmarketactivities.blogspot.com, http://www.myspace.com/tonydanzatapdanceextravaganza

Lords vocalist/guitarist Chris Owens and Coliseum drummer Chris Maggio are joining forces for a side project. More information to come as it develops. http://www.myspace.com/lordsoflouisville

Romans guitarist Justin Gonyea recently started running a studio/venue called “The Long Mustache.” http://www.myspace.com/romansnoise, http://www.myspace.com/thelongmoustache

Whoever thought Koalas and Leprechauns could be paired up? The_Network guitarist Kevin Howley has a second Australian tour diary entry on the Deciblog: http://decibelmagazine.com/Content.aspx?ncid=314618, http://www.myspace.com/thenetworkmetal

Paria, the_Network and Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza are now on Facebook. In order for the bands to make a Facebook URL, they need over 1000 friends and are asking for your help in reaching that goal! http://www.facebook.com/pages/PARIA/15117509542, http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/the_Network/104224565951?ref=ts, http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/The-Tony-Danza-Tapdance-Extravaganza/69393437752?ref=ts

Paria and Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza are also on Twitter:

http://www.twitter.com/pariamusic

http://www.twitter.com/ttdte

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BMA Weekly Grind - 6-23-09

It’s not a sausage fest, it’s Dudefest!

Three days worth of smelly dudes embracing their punk roots—and Slip N Slides—storms into Indianapolis from July 17-19. Non-crust folks may only be able to tolerate a solitary day of such a pungency of the senses, which is where our suggestion for watching GAZA and Lords on Saturday of the fest comes in. Salt Lake City’s resident conscientious objectors are back again this year, after leaving last year’s Dudefest salivating at the gills. The last remaining rebels of the South follow later Saturday evening to kick what’s left of the concert goers’ corpses in the ribs. Other bands scheduled to join the stage with both GAZA and Lords Dudefest weekend are Torche, Russian Circles, Harvey Milk, Furnace and more.

For a complete listing of bands, venue and ticket information, visit the Dudefest MySpace page:

http://www.myspace.com/dudefestindiana

Paria run to the Dakotas and back!

Maybe not physically, but the band’s tour dates are as follows:

6/25 - The Sydney - Omaha, Nebraska

6/26 - Knickerbockers w/The Recession - Lincoln, Nebraska

7/11 - The Beat w/High Hopes - Minneapolis, Minnesota

7/17 - Nights of Columbus (w/Old Ironside) - Sioux Falls, South Dakota

7/18 - The Red Raven (w/Battlefields & Old Ironside) - Fargo, North Dakota

An excerpt of Paria bassist Dustin Treinen describing the band’s wacky relationship with Psyopus in a recent interview with Thrash Magazine:

“We were in the middle of a song and a girl walked out holding a big sign that said something like “Psyopus owns you pussies!” The next thing I knew, my band was being pelted with flour and glitter wrapped in paper towels. We were caught completely off guard because as far as we knew, Psyopus was 5 hours away from us….”

The full interview can be read here:

http://www.thrashmag.com/interviews/content.aspx?id=4598

http://www.myspace.com/paria

Engineer kicking ass and taking names with Tides!

The most up-to-date July tour dates and venues scheduled for Engineer thus far:

7/12 - TBA - Rochester, NY

7/13 - The Vineyard - Kent, OH

7/14 - The Metalfrat - Ann Arbor, MI

7/15 - The Tower Room - Antioch, IL

7/16 - The 1511 w/ Comadre & Surroundings - Indianapolis, IN

7/17 - TBA - Evansville, IN

7/18 - The Hideaway - Johnson City, TN

7/19 - SK Net - Charlotte, NC

7/20 - Nara Sushi - Richmond, VA

7/21 - The Velvet Lounge - Washington DC

7/22 - The Hexagon - Baltimore, MD

7/23 - Kung Fu Necktie w/ Fight Amp - Philadelphia, PA

7/24 - The Cherry St Station – Wallingford, CT

7/25 - Easy Axxess - Pawtucket, RI

7/26 - Anchors Up! - Haverhill, MA

7/27 - The Long Mustache - Burlington, VT

7/28 - Recess w/ Fuck the Facts - Syracuse, NY

http://www.myspace.com/engineercooldude

A plethora of BMA releases comin’ at cha, real soon!

9/15 – Lye By Mistake – “Fea Jur”

9/15 – The_Network – “The Bishop Kent Manning”

10/13 – Sweet Cobra – TBA

10/27 – The Abominable Iron Sloth – “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Heaviness”

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LA Murderfest set times posted for The Abominable Iron Sloth

The Abominable Iron Sloth plays mainstage on Sunday, May 10 of LA Murderfest at 4:35-4:55 p.m.

BMA News Update: Keepin' it short and sweet

It's been nearly a month since the last BMA news update, so now's as good a time as any to update what little news we have to share.

Paria has a sweet review/blurb on Billboard.com about its newest release, "The Barnacle Cordious."

The Abominable Iron Sloth, as announced today on the band's MySpace, will soon begin recording its BMA debut in Kentucky with Chris Owens (Lords). Though a release date is not yet solidified, end of summer is our general projection.

Guy recently did an interview with Hardtimes.ca when on tour in Montreal, Quebec. In the interview he discusses BMA and shares his thoughts on the music industry.



Here's all the tour dates that we can account for within the BMA family:

Architect

4.18 - The Lost Horizon w/Napalm Death - Syracuse, NY
4.21 - The Static Age - Romeo, MI
4.22 - TBA - Detroit/Flint, MI
4.23 - TBA - Chicago, IL
4.24 - TBA - Des Moines / Iowa City, IA
4.25 - The Triple Rock w/ DISEMBODIED and COALESCE - Minneapolis, MN
4.26 - Public Space One - Iowa City, IA
4.27 - Studio 8 at the Murphy Building - Indianapolis, IN
4.28 - TBA - Indiana
4.29 - The Warehouse - Columbus, OH
4.30 - TBA - Ohio
5.1 - Yesterdays Draught House - Wheeling, WV
5.2 - The RoundHouse - Pittsburgh, PA

Cancer Bats

4.22 - Engine Rooms Brighton, UK
4.23 - Spring and Airbrake Belfast, UK
4.24 - Academy 2 Dublin, Ireland
4.25 - Fred Zeppelins Cork, Ireland
4.26 - Arts Centre Colchester, UK
4.27 - O2 Academy Oxford, UK
4.28 - Barfly Cardiff, UK
4.29 - ABC 2 Glasgow, UK
4.30 - The Cockpit Leeds, UK
5.1 - Sugarmill Stoke, UK
5.2 - Rock City Nottingham, UK
5.3 - Academy 3 Manchester, UK
5.4 - O2 Academy 2 Birmingham, UK
5.5 - O2 Academy 2 Bristol, UK
5.6 - Wedgewood Rooms Portsmouth, UK
5.7 - Underworld London, UK
5.11 - The Capitol Perth
5.12 - Heaven Adelaide
5.14 - Billboard Afternoon all ages Melbourne
5.15 - Billboard Evening 18 plus Melbourne
5.16 - UNSW ROUNDHOUSE SYDNEY
5.17 - The Tivoli Brisbane
5.19 - Transmission Room Auckland

Dance Club Massacre

5.1 Pop vs Hardcore Round 3 @ The Unity Lodge Kenosha, WI
5.23 O’Malley’s Bar and Grill (All Ages) Alsip, IL

TOUR w/ KNIGHTS OF THE ABYSS
6.20 - Johnny's Coffee House - Metamora, IL
6.21 - Doug's Rock House - Aurora, IL
6.22 - Gamer's Paradise - Flint, MI
6.23 - Centre Stage - Toledo, OH
6.24 - Blue Violet Cafe - Rochester, PA
6.25 - The Refuge - Fredericksburg, VA
6.26 - Southside 220 - Boones Mill, VA
6.27 - The Brewery - Raleigh, NC
6.28 - Weekend's Pub - Goose Creek, SC
6.29 - Island Oasis - Winter Park, FL
6.30 - The Dugout - Miami, FL
7.1 - The Garage South - Fort Myers, FL
7.2 - Olympia Performance Arts - Palmetto, FL
7.3 - Gallery 13 - Columbus, GA
7.4 - The High Ground - Metairie, LA
7.5 - Java Junction - Houston, TX
7.6 - The White Rabbit - San Antonio, TX
7.7 - Molly's - Arlington, TX
7.8 - The Hanger - Wichita Falls, TX
7.9 - The War Legion - Amarillo, TX
7.10 - The Anchor - Albuquerque, NM
7.11 - Clubhouse Venue - Tempe, AZ
7.12 - Cobalt Cafe - Canoga Park, CA
7.13 - Sanger Community Center - Sanger, CA
7.14 - The Venue - Los Gatos, CA
7.15 - Legends Nightclub - Klamath Falls, OR
7.16 - Satyricon - Portland, OR
7.17 - Studio Seven - Seattle, WA
7.18 - The Empyrean - Spokane, WA
7.19 - Glenwood Square - Yakima, WA

Destroy, Destroy, Destroy

4.23 - 527 Main with TBD Murfreesboro, TN
4.24 - TBD (maybe the Hideaway with The Showdown) Johnson City, TN
4.25 - Club Fathom - Chattanooga, TN

Engineer

6.14 - The Westcott Theatre - Syracuse, NY

the_Network

4.23 - Adelaide Uni bar w/ Robotosaurus Adelaide, South Australia
4.24 - Arthouse w/ Robotosaurus Melbourne, Victoria
4.25 - Pony w/ Robotosaurus Melbourne, Victoria
4.26 - Catfood Press w/ Robotosaurus Melbourne, Victoria
4.28 - Dirty Shirlows w/ Robotosaurus Sydney, New South Wales
4.29 - Hermanns Bar w/ Robotosaurus Sydney, New South Wales
5.1 - Rosies live w/ Robotosaurus Brisbane, Queensland
5.2 - Ahimsa House w/ Robotosaurus Brisbane, Queensland

BMA News Update: Summer releases and regurgitation

There hasn't been a BMA News Update in a good minute, though a lot of news blurbs were posted in the past several weeks. Here's the lowdown of what's been posted, and hasn't, to keep you up-to-date on what's happenin' right now with the BMA family.

Despite the fact the_Network's April tour dates are already up in an earlier post, here's a listing of the confirmed dates and venues for the tour. the_Network will be joined by Aussie natives Robotosaurus.

The_Network (U.S) and Robotosaurus (A.U) Australian 2009 Tour
4/23 Adelaide, South Australia @ Adelaide Uni
4/24 Melbourne, Victoria @ Arthouse w/ The Abandonment
4/25 Melbourne, Victoria @ Pony
4/26 Melbourne, Victoria @ Catfood Press
4/28 Sydney, New South Wales @ Dirty Shirlows
4/29 Sydney, New South Wales @ Hermanns
5/1 Brisbane, Queensland @ Rosie’s live w/ a secret death
5/2 Brisbane, Queensland @ Ahimsa House w/ a secret death

Expect to see new releases from both the_Network and Utah's best oppressed secret, GAZA, out this summer.

The lone member of the BMA family playing New England Metal and Hardcore Festival is Syracuse, NY's Architect. The band will play Friday, April 17. Check the band's MySpace for more info - set time, stage, etc.

Scheduled to play the second day of LA Murderfest is Nor Cal natives The Abominable Iron Sloth. LA Murderfest is May 9 and 10 at the Knitting Factory.

The rumors are true. GAZA will be playing this year's Dudefest in Indianapolis. No specific dates have been announced, nor has the final lineup been released for the fest.

The Abominable Iron Sloth cancels final leg of U.S. tour

The remainder of dates on The Abominable Iron Sloth tour are canceled. Vocalist Justin Godfrey issued his regrets about having to cancel the tour:

"We're sorry about having to cancel the rest of our tour, but we need to head home for now to regain our strength -- and I need to kick whatever death-like illness I've come down with. We'll definitely be back at some point, hopefully soon. To those of you who came out and the bands we've played with, we had a fucking blast."

Artist Entry: Abominable Iron Sloth's Justin Godfrey has a serious case of Asian kryptonite

One time I fell in love with a girl as I watched her snort lines of stuff off the floor of my van.

In all fairness I did think it was just cocaine.

She was homeless and with a dude and it was 3 a.m. in London and she was ASIAN.

You know, like that Orbit chewing gum girl -- and she liked to dance!

And God knows I have a weakness for ASIAN.

I brought her to America and we ate mushrooms, got married in a drive thru in Las Vegas. The vows came easy, and for a low fee.

My best man was a Jew from a cookie-cutter, death metal band from Las Vegas. He sounds like a pig squealing and I thought it was funny until I realized he was serious about it. I even got his brother to dress up and be my new wife's special wedding girl.

I heard that my girlfriend was really upset when she found out I'd gotten married to someone other than her. My girlfriend was really rad, and way too good to be with a tard like me, so we talked and fucked one last time – but I felt terrible and tried to make it go away. I told myself my new wife was everything I wanted. She was foreign and ASIAN and she said she was all done with the coke, speed and the ecstasy. It was time to changeeeeeee.

Of course that meant I had to get a job, then get a second job to pay for the house, the car and the Comcast because SOMEONE had to pay for her to watch cable and chat online. I would ask her to help me with bills like she promised. For a long time I didn't care because she would make food and clean and I could fuck her mouth.

But I was dying.

Things would change

I tried to work harder

More hours, new job, less fun.

I begged her to find any sort of work and I would do whatever it took to help.

Things had to change and I was fucking dying.

But she would smile, and I would fuck her mouth, and I knew this was meant to be.

Then a year went by and I couldn't find more work.

I lost the house, the credit cards.. and the and the and the… wave of anxiety

that I had outrun. I had stayed one step ahead of it and convinced myself that it was never there.

Finally, the weight was bearing down, pressing my face into the floor of the car

The rear view mirror had not been lying after all.

Finally the wife was going to LA to finally get her green card and things would be on the right track.

Finally we could get started for serious.

I stopped drinking everyday and started talking an array of prescribed cures for my condition. I was ready for round two and drove to LA to see her.

After it became obvious that she was dumping me by text message, I started to lose it.

The LSD and the breathing walls didn't help.

I knew that I was free in so many ways. I laughed into the mirror for hours, so much so that I can no longer take the mirrors seriously.

It only became good after I realized she had been working and partying and fucking the dude who wore the dress.

She was ASIAN and I was married to her.

And it was all I ever wanted.