Sa-da-kO New Album Out Now!!!!

Well, its taken a while to get here but Awakenings is NOW available worldwide from Itunes, amazon, last fm and all major download sites.

Just a quick thank you from us for all your support as buying our merch, music whatever really helps us move to the next level, get from gig to gig and without you lot we would be able to produce music.

So if your still unsure about what to expect from "Awakenings" we have released a new music video and features all of our current line up playing in Sa-da-kO HQ. This is kind of a DIY on a budget video'd by us lot and edited by Gregzilla.

Right, not long till we are back on the road so back to the grind, dont forget you can catch us a number of festivals this year and we will have some interesting news to share with you. See ya laters

Awakenings Sa-da-kO New Album Update

Sa-da-kO - "Awakenings Studio Update"

Things are progressing well in the studio, but hey you don't need me to tell you whats going on here's some of the lads.......

Podcast filled with Metal

The Chaps over at the metalcastshow have been kind enough to add us on their podcast this week.

Included on this podcast is a great selection of metal from around the globe and some gossips from the team at metalcast.

I big thanks to Kobe who handpicked us from a pile of bands requesting air time.

Listen or download it today ....

01. Cave Growl – Battle’s beer

02. Toxic Holocaust – Nowhere to run

03. Christian Mistress – Haunted hunted

04. Kaledon – Steel maker

05. Himinbjorg – Convictions

06. Bathory – Woman of dark desires

07. Spawn of Possession – Where angels go demons follow

08. Sa-da-kO – Change my fate

09. Freedom Call – Crimson dawn

10. Swallow the Sun – Emerald forest and the blackbird

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Sa-da-ko Free Download from "awakenings" 2012

Ok, anyone who has visited Sa-da-ko.com come is going to notice a we haven’t been around much. That’s not to say that we have been lazy, decided to join the circus, won the lottery or sold gregzilla on the black market.

This is in fact to write, record, produce a new album, we announced this album was on the way back in September last year and I have to admit it hasn’t been easy.

We made a decision back then that we wanted to push ourselves on this one, to really have something that Sa-da-ko converts would be proud to own and we would be proud to create.

This is no mean feat ladies and gents; there has been genuine sweat and tears in the studio and just like any family we have fought, laughed and wrestled or way to what I believe is our best work to date.

With that we have made the decision to release 2 tracks from this album early on as a thank you for followers, facebook friends, twitterbots and the incredible people we met last year on tour but also as warning that “awakenings” will be a something that cannot be ignored.

This is the first track to be release feel free to download, share it and spread the infection , this is “change my fate”………….Time to wake the fuck up!!!

Awakening will be available mid summer 2012

sa-da-ko.com

God Damn it!!!!

You may have noticed this site has moved from WWW.Sa-da-ko.com, not through any decision of my own but due to a miscommunication with google and me. As you can tell I’m blaming google for this fuck up!!! But don’t worry bloggy watchers I intend to get this back!!

In the meantime why not enjoy the space of our new domain name www.bestmetalbandever.com

laters

Sick Ass Metal meets Sick promotion- The Metal Circus!!

Fuck me, its been too long!! It would seem we have been so busy lately, we have neglected the blogs, and for that I can only offer our apologies, and cut my cock off. So with that, let us begin some hardcore blog-age, like a Hadouken to ya brown star this is the first of a few installments letting you know what the dickens we've been up to recently.



As some of you will know, we have just been on a mini tour of the southern parts of this foul country, with our brothers from other mothers Subservience!! Our first stop took us to Gravesend again, here we were looked after/ abused by the lovely people from Sick Promotions who, definitely know how to throw a party, that there is a fact, A MOTHERFUCKIN SA-DA-KO FACT... ahem... sorry. Anyway, I digress. Sick Promotions are, as the name suggests, a promotions company, but a promo company with a difference. Several sexy differences actually, different as in fire. lots of fire, and dancing... POLE- Dancing, and poi, and burlesque, and a crazy dead guy as master of ceremonys, and burlesque... oh sorry I mentioned that!! But yeah, you get the picture, these guys and girls put on an awesome show, and work fuckin hard to ensure everyone has a good time, and judging by the smiling faces, I don't think many were disappointed!




While we were there, we had the honor of watching a show by Daniella Martin (Who has performed with the Circus of Horrors) ascending the Ladder of Swords, jumping on broken glass, lying on a bed of Nails and "Human Blockhead" which involves 6 inch nails and her face, Ill let your imagination work the rest out- this lovely lady is well ard, trust me!




Reading through their blurb on their website, i noticed that they give what they can back too, offering internships etc, which is awesome of them. Too many promo company's nowadays do very little, relying on the bands to do their job for em, are disorganized, and as long as they get paid, don't really give a shit, Sick promo however are in it for the love of a good show, and do everything in their power to make it happen. Heres what they have to say about themselves...


"We are an Alternative Entertainment Promotions company with a difference.

Sick Promotions has been operating since November 2010 and offers local musicians the opportunity to perform alongside special guest and resident fire performers, circus acts, burlesque performers and pole dancers, whilst offering students and graduates internships and jobs at the same time.

We support unsigned musicians by offering the scene free to enter competitions, promotional contracts, recording studio time, music video production, radio play on MTM Radio and assistance in graphics and web design for free. We raise the money to fund these services through our events and agency performances throughout the United Kingdom.

It is an innovative approach to promoting which we are now looking to take to the next level.

Are YOU sick enough?!"

We certainly were, an we loved every minute of it! If your reading this an in a band, or into firey dancy entertainmenty stuff I suggest you hook the hell up with these dudes, an get involved in one of there sick circuses smash em an e.mail to sickpromo@gmail.com, check out their site http://www.sickpromotions.info and facebook too, tell em Sa-Da-Ko made you do it ;)

So yeah thats about it for this one, thank your mother for the rabbits x




im not gonna cut my cock off for the record!!

Sa-da-ko - Album Review

Sa-da-kO Debut Album is Still available from Itunes - check this review

http://truecultheavymetal.com/blog6.php/2011/01/13/rhys-re-viewz-vol-46-2011-magic-samandriel-beyond-the-grave

Wretched Spawn Terrorizer Review

'Zer01'

ROP Records

Pinpointing an exact genre is as hard as confirming whether Russia belongs to Europe or Asia, mixing Melodeath with groove metal and metalcore, it would seem to be dubbed as 'melodic groovy Deathcore', or as intellectual it would be put as 'hybrid metal'. Hybrid Metallers Sa-da-ko hailing from Liverpool rise from the bottom of the Mersey to emit a sonic blast from Merseyside to the British Metal scene, more than Anfield could muster during this football season, but indeed Sa-da-ko is a consolation to the Scouse football club, a hammer-heavy punch that delivers Cavalera Conspiracy cross Whitechapel cross Bleeding Through style metal, now where's today's sudoko?

Sa-da-ko vs Subservience Video Interview

This is us catching up with the lurvly Vicky Bradley aka "The Angel of Metal" Back stage at this years Hammerfest.

Vicky got more than she bargined for this time though as the Subservience lads decided to join us for a chat.......uh oh

“It’s Like Giving A Chimp A Handgun”

Visit www.angelofmetal.com for more interviews with some of the amazing bands at this years Hammerfest III.

Laters

Metal as Fuck feature: Sa-da-ko

We've recently been featured in the fandabulous webzine metalasfuck, this has been part of our appearance at this years Hammerfest.

Theres quite a lot of interviews that'll be popping up over the next few weeks so as soon as they surface we'll pop them up for you to see.

We got a number and politely informed them that we would be playing" - The Rise of Sa-da-Ko. original article published by http://www.metalasfuck.net/ Written by Mike Dee.

From local pubs to one of the UK's leading metal festivals, the lads from
Southport tell Metal as Fuck the story behind the gore.

Sa-da-Ko have spent some time bringing their blend of Japanese gore and 21st Century metal to their native North West England. With extensive legwork and a self-produced EP already under it's belt, the Sa-da-Ko monster had it's sights set on bigger and better things..namely Hammerfest 2011.
"We basically got a number to phone and politely informed them that we would be playing", says vocalist Jim.

Having charmed their way onto the bigest stage of their career, the Sa-da-Ko
conglomerate had to deliver something special on the day. After all, us metal
fans are a difficult breed to please. Jim continues;
"There were quite a few people waiting for us to go on but by the time we had finished we had gathered quite a crowd. Sometimes its hard to tell how a crowd is going to go but these guys loved every minuite of it. It was fucking awesome; not just playing but just being there was exciting" Guitarist Steve "Simo" Simpson
agrees; "Weve never really had the chance to go before and it was a real
honor to have played somewhere like this. It's great when you get this sort of
feedback because it pushes you to play better and get into it more. It seemed
like we had converted a few more to the Sa-da-Ko brood on the day."

It all began back in the North Western coastal town of Southport for Sa-da-Ko, when Jim leant his voice to some tracks that Simo had been working on. Soon joined by
drummer Gregzilla, lead guitarist JaY and bassist RoB, Sa-da-Ko felt they were
in a position to unleash their brand of hybrid metal upon the world.
"We gradually became aware that we were being selfish confining the terror to the
home studio and took that show on the road!" says Jim.

With the lineup complete and extensive local gigging under their belt, the Japanese
horror-inspired EP Zero1 was released under their own steam in 2010. Sa-da-Ko is
actually the name of the gnarly dead woman who emerges from the TV set in cult
Japanese classic film The Ring, and song titles such as Ju-On and Li
continue the Oriental theme. As none of the band have a shred of Japanese in
them, what is it about this part of the world that inspires the band?
"Fit Japanese girls with Samurai swords!" says Jim. Simo embellishes.
"I like the fact that its so different to the west; the myths, legends, culture and music
has been something that I have found really inspiring, plus I'm a geek at heart
I love the horror films, manga, art and everything else about the east."

Whilst some bands have successfully carried a motif throughout their
musical career, are Sa-da-Ko concerned that the music buying public will think
the Japanese themes are a bit of a gimmick, and consequently not take the
quintet seriously as a metal band?

"I can see how people would view it like that but its something we found that sat with the band and the inital project we started quite well," says Simo. "We truly beleive that there is substance and something originial in what we do and that gimmicks aside, it's the music that will be the longevity of the band."

A fascination with the Orient is very much an underlying theme in Sa-da-Ko's music. What is also obvious is how much metal in recent years has inspired this band, with shades of Lamb of God, Fear Factory and to a degree, Atreyu all coming through on Zero1.

This is no real suprise as the boys tell Metal as Fuck that the tour bus stereo
blasts everything from Frank Sinatra to hip hop to Gojira to black metal to
unsigned British band Subservience, with whom Sa-da-Ko recently recorded a split
EP.

It's not all fun and games on the bus though; being an unsigned band is
anything but easy: "The biggest thing is you're pretty much on your own,"
says Jim, "you have to be like a large company that is desperately understaffed,
so you have to learn how to market, book gigs, be your own art dept, be a
mechanic; its hard but its good."

And the hard work is paying off. Hammerfest
aside, Sa-da-Ko's thoroughly brutal cover of Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince's
Boom Shake The Room found it's way to an editorial mention in market-leading
publication Metal Hammer, as well as receiving a play on the Metal Hammer
podcast and getting plastered all over the Metal Hammer website, Facebook page,
and everywhere else they could feasibly share it.

"It was a big song as we were growing up and its one of those songs everyone knows across the board, so we thought we would dirt on it!" says Simo, "plus Jim knew all the words."

With the Subservience split EP wrapped up (available for download via
iTunes et al), 2011 and beyond are looking busy for the Sa-da-Ko boys. Despite
having their detractors, their unrivalled work ethic means they're starting to
gain some major traction across the UK. A second album is planned for the end of
2011 and extensive tour dates are in the calendar. There are some major
pressures facing the band and with all this hard work in front of them, what's
the Sa-da-Ko dream?

"For Jim it's probably nailing hot Japanese chicks with Samurai swords," laughs Simo, "and we'd all be okay with that. But really the dream is for the band to carry on to a point where we shit on our bosses desks and do what we love full time."

Link: http://www.sa-da-ko.com/
Link: http://www.subservience.co.uk/

Split Ep hits the digital domain

Good news our new release Sa-da-ko vs Subservience is now available for download!!!

Total bargain for an EP of awesome quality. heres more information .....

Sa-da-ko Vs Subservience

Released for digital Download 18/3/11

Physical Copies available from both bands webstore & from gigs

Digital Distributed by Preston based company Rock on Promo (www.rockonpromo.co.uk)

Available from Itunes, Spotify, Last Fm and all reputable download sites

Sa-da-ko Vs Subservience is the 2^nd release from Southport based metal band Sa-da-ko, after a barrage of local and national gigs last year the band decided it was time to offer fans of the music something more.

Both bands met when Sa da kO played 2 headlining shows (London, Hastings) with London based Hardcore nuts Subservience the and the two bands hit it off with a mutual love of meat, hot sauce alcohol and of course the metal genre, this lead to gigs spanning the north and south divide and both bands seem to complement each other’s unique style and content.

During a post gig, beer fueled conversation an idea was born to engage in combat with a dance off on Play station konnect backstage and the concept of Sa-da-ko vs Subservience was born.

The CD itself embodies everything both bands stand for and represents a rebellion, the 2 monsters are loose and each has devastating combos, the winner is chosen by you.

Catch Sa-da-vo vs Subservience tour across UK & Ireland and relevant tour dates will be made available from both bands website. keep checking SN sites for dates near your area

Heres some facts from both bands you may find pleasing to the mind

· Sa da kO hail from Southport, Merseyside

· Subservience are from Crawley, West Sussex

· Subservience and Sa da kO are both playing Hammerfest 3 (Subservience - Fri 18th, Sa da kO - Sat 19th)

· Album was recorded at Aku studios in Southport at the start of the year recorded, mixed and produced by Simo (sa-da-ko) who also has produced acts such as Bludvera, Entropy, Driven Overboard

· Both bands are also set to feature on Bastard Loud Records' 100 Bands, 100 ten second songs due for release in the coming months

· Album due for release on Fri 18th, available for digital download (iTunes, Last FM etc) and CDs available at our shows.

· Both bands entered in Metal to the Masses, The road to Bloodstock. (Subservience in Brighton, Sa da kO in Manchester)

upcoming shows

· Sa Da Ko : Grand Central, Manchester - Tues Apr 05

· Subservience: The Hydrant, Brighton - Thurs March 31, Bar Med, Crawley - Thurs Apr 07

Two awesome bands, One fucking epic record!!!

Websites are:

· www.subservience.co.uk

· www.sa-da-ko.com

London Based Metal Promotion Company - Metal Mash up Promotions

I’ve heard it said before, that the secret to success is to find something you love and turn it into a business, If that’s the case London based promotion company Metal Mash Up promotions sets to be a formidable force in London and the surrounding areas.

Fronted by Moe Banton or Mad Moe Banton to all who know him, DJ Angel & Dj Mumin, Metal Mash up provides a platform for upcoming metal acts and Dj’s across the London area, their straight up approach to promotion, quality of acts and overall presentation of the nights has already gained a reputation with fans of metal and bands alike, so much so in the short months that Metal Mash up have been able to arrange tours under the for heavyweights such as Abadden, Sanity burns, Shreddertron , Kill the machine and the epically awesome Subservience and our very own Sa-da-ko.

Metal Mash up Promotions have many contacts in the industry, including DJs, music studios, record labels, music venues, magazine contacts, radio stations, sound engineers, photographers, alternative models and big promotion teams so if you’re looking for backing or contemplating putting a night that people will never forget contact Metal Mash up Today tell 'em Sa-da-kO sent ya!!.

If you’re on face book feel free to suggest to friends Metal Mash up Promotions that way they can reach further the name and promote you band more successfully.

Make More Noise - Music Social Networking Site for the North West

www.Makemorenoise.co.uk is the social networking site and media company based in Wigan, the site and ethos is the brainchild of Adam Kernig backed with team of talented photographers (Joe Speak photography) and other media moguls from the area.

The site itself holds a wealth of talent from the area helping artists across the northwest connect and pull together to create a strong scene within the area. At first glance the site looks very much like an average social networking site however once you peel back the skin of what the site and the company offer, there is a lot more going on here.

Each week the site features bands and artists from the area as well as album reviews, videos and promotion for gigs across the North West, if that wasn't enough the company also offers its own clothes line and a full arsenal of promotional services including facebook, myspace & other internet tools.

If your looking to tour the northwest as a band or artist www.Makenomorenoise.co.uk

may be worth contacting to help create buzz for your event. add them as a friend on facebook for contact and tell em Sa-da-kO sent you.

Sa-da-ko will be headline act at this years Synthetic Ecstacy's Event showcasing some of the finest metal acts of the area this to be held at the vanilla lounge on Bonfire night so expect a night of insane metal and burning of political figures.....see you there!!!

Sa-da-ko on the Men in Black 3 Soundtrack??

As way of a thank you and also as a bit of a departure from our usual grind we've decided to give away a few tracks before we start on album 2.

So from Tuesday 31st August you will be able to download the first of our give away tracks "Boom Shake the Room" written by the the sexual piece of chocolate that is Will smith, we've already treated a few crowds to a live version of the track but now it'll be your chance to download it, play it loud and enjoy our broooootull reworking of this immortal classic.

We've got a lot planned for the coming months including a few videos etc so check back often to get your fix of sa-da-ko goodness.

As for album2, Art works already starting coming together and we have about 5-6 tracks ready to go so expect a new type of horror at the end of the year

Join The Sa-da-ko Street Team!!!!

Things are cooking up a storm here at camp Sa-da-kO with albums flying out left, right centre to crazed Sa-da-kO fans across the North West.

Its all started with The Dark Carnival, this was our album/video launch, we had over 350 people crammed into the grime filled bowels of Southport's Fox n Goose venue.

Most who attended wore mask, dressed as circus freaks and drank themselves silly but most importantly bought our new CD!!

Here's a few pics of the crazies that represented:

Pay for your sins gave us awesome support and dressed for the occasion!!

We had the lot!!! fire breathers, fire poi, magicians, balloon animals the whole night was epic, big thanks to everyone involved. There's tons of pictures all over facebook, click our facebook tab to see more.
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This brings us to my next proposition, were are building a street team, we already have a few committed folks but we need your help!!

Sign up to the mailing list below and you will be let into the world of Sa-da-kO, join our street team and a whole universe of possibility awaits you.

For street team members we measure how much you promote us across the Internet and give you missions that reap massive rewards based on your own score. so come on get involved and join us as we infect the UK.

Sa-da-ko at Bloodstock?

The Ship inn & Rock on Preston’s Battle of the Bands tournament concentrated on 16 bands handpicked via MySpace pages of shit loads of bands and took battle over 6 weeks at the ship inn in Preston. The final was a conclusion to a lot of hard work from the media, promoters, and bands and of course the venue itself. And I feel it was this that helped the make the final one of the best gigs we’ve played so far.

The atmosphere was tense and ram packed with, what must have been close to 350 people at one point ,all this and I we got to play with 3 of the most well respected bands in the Preston area, I have to say at this point every band made us feel welcome and offered something completely different to the night.

All three bands need checking out but here’s a bit about them:

In first place was Byanymeans, female fronted metal shanagans with hints of early White Zombie, Alice in Chains and a dash of early Lacuna Coil for good measure, these guys offer a mixed bag of chuggy riffs, catchy melodies and a show that 100% entertains.

3rd Place was taken by Population Four, who are one of the tightest bands I’ve seen in a while and quite annoyingly, they have a habit of writing really catchy songs, as I write this I’m actually humming one of the tracks (Damn you P4!!!)

4th Place was taken by The Dragstip Junkies, heavily influenced by the L.A Punk rock scene, the Junkies put on mean show and have a strong following. I have to say I’m not a major punk fan but I enjoyed their set and found the lead singer to be one of the nicest people I have ever met.

Just before we went on stage Vicky was there from http://www.angelofmetal.com/ interviewing the bands about the night have a listen to the Sa-da-kO Interview, see if you can tell if were nervous or not.

On Tuesday we venture back into Manchester’s Grand Central to enter another battle, but for a totally different prize. Can we win a place on this year’s Bloodstock & Wacken festivals?

Make sure you keep checking the http://www.angelofmetal.com/ for updates on all the bands in the competition during the Battle for Bloodstcock.


Wish us luck!
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More Sick Ass Metal From The UK

So, it’s been an odd month for us here at Sa-da-kO central, so much so I want to fill this blog choc full of things we’ve been up to recently.

Our first major piece of excitement comes from the chaps at the Shipp inn over in Preston, it seems we’ve only gone and found ourselves in the final of their very own battle of the bands competition. This means that we now face four awesome bands on March 6^th to win a whole load of band goodies.

We’ve had nothing but technical problems since we started the comp with my guitar breaking on several occasions and I’ve convinced myself that the track “red” is cursed. I personally am looking forward to going all the way through a set there and showing what we are truly made of. (I can’t help but think I’ve jinxed the whole thing by typing that)

Quickly moving on.......

I mentioned not too long ago about playing a benefit gig in Southport on behalf of the Southport Haiti Buskathon, this comprised of about 20 bands and covered the weekend of the 27^th and 28^th February all in aid of raising as much money as possible for aid and relief of the area. We've been a guest on Dune Fm with Martian Hovden and managed to play right in the middle of Southport on a Saturday afternoon. The turnout was emence, with over 200 people sticking around and watching us metal up Southport town centre and it wiil always be remembered as the day we had a mosh pit on the towns streets.

I hope the team who have worked so hard for the charity see the comeback from donations and pledges, don’t forget it’s still not too late to donate to this cause.

Last but certainly not least of all we’ve been over in Manchester this week playing for the mad’eads in Grand Central this is the last time we see this city for 2 weeks before we begin our battle for bloodstock, this is where a whole host of metal bands fight it out for a spot on the prestigious Bloodstock festival and Wacken faestival.

Vicky over at “Angel of metal” is covering the event and has included us in her Podcast this week, try and stay tuned and follow how we get on and maybe with a bit of luck my guitar won’t break.

Till next time \m/

Sa-da-ko - Southport Haiti Buskathon

We've been getting involved with a lot of events around the local area this week, so much so we played a local charity night in aid of The Haiti appeal.
Good fun was had by all, if you would like more info regarding how your band can get involved with the Southport Buskathon please connect the chaps on their website.

In the meantime this video was taken by band chum Tim Johnson:

SA-DA-KO: CD ARTWORK

If youve been cool enough to add yourself to the our facebook page, you'll notice weve been getting a bit of feedback and input from the fans there regarding our CD artwork, this has actually been a great help to us, but also its pushed me to try and design something special.

So I thought I would share with you our designs so far. the pictures you see will be the front cover inside sleeve and back of the cd.

Ive mentioned before about the department of design who took our photos bur Ruari has helped us a lot with art direction and gave me a few ideas, if your a band or artist looking for help regarding this I would defo get in touch even if its just for a bit of direction.

Thats it for now, let us know what you think

Laters

sIMo