Today is a big day.
As I sit here in Eytan
and Adam’s backyard with the sun in the sky and Red Fang blasting on the
stereo.. To my left I can hear the
Spanish family next door screaming at eachother and eating lunch, and to my right
I can hear the sounds of the rest of the band getting last-minute details ready
before we start the sequence of the many huge announcements and projects that
we have been painstakingly and diabolically creating for ourselves, setting up
the thrash dominoes and lookin' forward to flickin' those fuckin' things and
watchin' em tumble. With our collective fingers on the detonator we feel like a
pack of war-ready Kim Jong Uns with slightly less baby fat.
So are ya ready for
this fuckin’ plug fest? Grab yourself a bite to eat and a cold drink, I’ll wait
here.
First of all, we have finished
tracking our sophomore album entitled “Psychonaut,” and have the release date
settled. Mark your calendars for June 28th, as we will be having a
massive CD release party and tour launch at Sneaky Dee’s with Shotgun Cure and
Call of the Wild. I am absolutely beaming with pride with this album. You can
expect increasingly more modern, mature sounds and lyrical content, married
with that signature no-holds-barred Fatality vibe and attitude that we are
known for. We also have a massive tour lined up in support.
Wait, shit, rewind, did
I say tour???? By golly, I did. You can also look forward to a large-scale 70-day
tour of Canada and the United States in support of the best recording work we
have done to date. I can’t wait to spend my summer in a metal tube on wheels
with my best friends making this bizarre dream come true. Take a look at our
tour dates and see if we are playing in a town near you, because we would love
to see you, and have a drink, joke around and kick each other in the nuts, or
whatever it is that dudes do. Having the opportunity to play all this new music
in front of a new crowd every night is daunting but ultimately rewarding. It’s
like the movie Groundhog Day, except
we’re seeking the love of a roomful of random drunks rather than trying to fuck
Andie MacDowell.
We have also filmed a
professional music video with Bleeding Heart Productions for our single
“Thoughts Collide”. We don’t have a release date just yet, but keep your eyes
peeled for that video, because it is gonna change your fucking life.
Now, here is what you
can do to get involved and be a part of this wild venture of ours. We have
created an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign and a sweet video that explains
exactly what we are doing and how you can help. Basically, as an independent
band, the main thing that we lack is proper funding. So what we are doing is
creating a way for you to support us by pre-ordering the album, or pitching in
a few bucks to receive really cool perks, including: merch bundles, a recording
of a love song written by me, music lessons by any member of the band, and
entrance to the exclusive listening party and video launch.
So please, check out
the video and contribute a few bucks to keep us on this righteous journey of
ours.
I am sure that I will
continue writing some blog entries on our travels, but now that I have my
brother Mason LeVon on tour with us, we have decided to record a Podcast
entitled “the Fatality Backseat LeVoncast” as a vehicle to chronicle our
travels, tell stories, dick jokes, and recount our failures and victories. I am
so happy to have this outlet because it will give the world a look into the
scope of a touring metal band and the conversations, personalities, trials and
tribulations that make up this very unique and entertaining scenario. You can
search for it on iTunes, or check it out at www.fatality.podbean.com and at the bottom of this post.
Get some sleep,
Spencer “the Southern
Dandy” LeVon
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