Beer, filth, getting lost, cancelled gigs and lost Interview notes

So I think it’s time to introduce myself properly; I'm Alex and as most of you all should know I'm the new bassist- what a time I’ve had already and its only been a few months! Already I feel at home with you guys the fans and Sa-Da-Ko.

Well two weeks ago I played my first bunch of gigs with Sa-Da-Ko the first one being the Ship and Giggles in Preston a place I've never played before. It was a great little venue and straight away I felt like a king, free beer and food took my mind off this being my first gig and also my first time back being on stage in a long while.
It was awesome, the crowd were really responsive and everything went to plan my Sa-Da-Ko cherry was popped (Something else had already been popped but what happens behind closed doors at AkU HQ stays behind closed doors) but the only thing I struggled with a little was these bloody shirts and ties! Fuck man they're warm to play in and I don't need to tell you if you've been to one of our shows then you will know its full on pedal to the metal we don’t walk around like wounded ducks on the stage, (I may just start taking my bass, shirt and tie to the sauna at the gym throw a few beers in there too just to condition myself and this, my lovely filthlickers, is what it feels like in them suits on stage!) anyhow met some good people there great banter caught up with our good friend Vicky and also a rather strange interview with a guy who lost his interview notes (yes I have nothing to do with this please be careful where you leave them).

Right since the first gig we have had one cancelled after turning up for it (suppose shit happens) and the other two were top gigs too. One in Wigan where I caught up with some friends I haven't seen in a long time, the set went down well and so did the beer! The only thing that that went down faster than a lead balloon was me misinforming Jim about a babies yed floating…. Silence... 

The other one was in St Helens for Deathwave Promotions which let me tell you was a very long day, not only was I hungover but I was still feeling the gig from the night before, to be honest tho once you get on that stage whatever physical or mental state you're in goes straight out the window and pure filthy adrenaline kicks in.

I've had a blast so far and the journey has only just begun! It’s been great hearing peoples feedback after our sets and saying that I fit right in, my only concern is nobody in this band knows how to get to and from my house and they get lost everytime we go home! (from Manchester to Liverpool to Skelmersdale  I can't wait to get out there and meet more of you at our shows and have a few beers with you all!!! 

Until then stay filthy, 
Alex

Sa-da-kO Broken by Bloodstock

Back from Bloodstock and Broken!!!

And what a weekend, cracking whether, cracking music and the chance to play on the new blood stage

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Particular highs for us were wrapping Jim in black shrink wrap, the bloodstock audience customizing my shoes, catching Behemoth, eating an ice-cream while watching mayhem and winding up a stoned individual we christened captain Kursh.

"my name is Treacle and I've been bad"

Does that say "I am a Peedo"?

From a show point of view, the feedback we’ve had back so far has been unbelievable!!

It will be interesting to see some more of this roll in over the coming weeks.

One journalist was caught tweeting.....

“Sa-da-ko = British Streetwise version of Lamb of god – #heavyfuckinmetal #brilliant”

And another chap.......

“@sadako01 “still my personal Favorite out of the 39 bands on the new blood stage”

I know we have send a few thank you’s around already but we would like to thank in particular Vicky Bradley (AKA the Angel of Metal) for continuing support and hard work during our time away.

You will probably notice over the coming weeks a whole bucket load of interviews dotted about the interweb with unsuspecting members of the metal press, we had a lot of fun torturing the poor fools who had the misfortune to get into a conversation with us and hope we get the opportunity to do it again.

So whats next??

Seems to be the question of the hour for Sa-da-ko but don’t worry we aren’t going anywhere, our next show will be a homecoming party this Saturday in Southport and then it will be heads down as we finish up this record.

We’ve already been putting our contacts to some good use by building a UK tour up for the end of the year but if you would like contact Sa-da-kO  for a future show or just want to spam us with Viagra emails please do so at Sickassmetal@gmail.com

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

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/