New Sa-da-kO Merch

04/10/12 - Dark things that Rise from the Earth

OK, were reaching the final stages of mix with “Awakenings now. This has been a journey and a half for us and a bit of a long slog but we knew when we started this that we wouldn't release something we wouldn't be proud of. Not only have we been working on the album, we've managed to put together a whole plethora of band merch, booked gigs for the end of the year and started the ball rolling on a number of music video so the coming months are starting looking really exciting for us.

Anyway we are at Manchester tonight at Grand Central performing with the mentalists that are Footprints in the Custard and Boneyard then we will be heading over to the Alma Inn on Saturday to entertain the weekend warriors, I personally have been looking forward to playing that venue for ages so its going to be my treat.

Right I’m going to have to go cos I always seem to write these while I’m supposed to be at work haha, just one last thing though our web store over at www.sa-da-ko.com is now active and as I mentioned we are stocking it up at the moment so there are some pre-orders available and you can sign up etc, have a look and let me know what you think.

 Laters Simo

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SA-DA-KO TOUR DATES

With all the frantic nonsense of Hammerfest, We've been forced to move the the battle with our southern counterparts into the murky streets of england.

So far the dates are looking like this......

Don't worry if your town doesn't appear on the dates printed theres still a few venues to confirm, in the meantime keep checking both bands on facebook or reverbnation for up to date info

2 Gigs in as many days

Another tour diary update malarkey

Wassup blog readers, not a lot I presume if ya readin this!!
Got another little entry for ya asses, reviewin our Thurs and Fri gigs in Manchester and Oldham, let the good times roll!!

Thursday found us travelling down to Manchester for a slot supporting the awesome Betraeus at premier live metal venue, Grand Central. After unloading the gear, we decided to go grab a quick bite to eat, making this the 2nd McDonald's of the day for at least 2 of us!! Our tour diet is as healthy as it comes!!



After stuffing our fat faces with greasy meat patty's, ( Congratulations to Simo for eating 2 massive burgers, even Rob was impressed!!) we got back just as Driven Apart were taking to the stage. Driven Apart describe themselves as Melodic Technical/Progressive Thrash with big sing-a-along sections, heads-down thrashy parts and fist-pumping rhythms. Not quite sure where the big sing a long choruses were, as there were no vocals, or maybe that's the point, you can sing whatever you want to it!! :) In my opinion, this let the band down slightly, as there was nothing to glue it all together. After a while, all the riffs started to merge into each other, creating a relatively unmemorable set, with guitars going quite noticeably out of tune by the end... respect to them for still playin despite vocalist issues!!



Next up were Liverpool band Eighth day army who are, apparently, a experi-metal band!! As these three lads were settin up, one of em produced a big flight case, which, when opened, revealed THE biggest collection of effect pedals I have ever seen. It looked like they had disassembled R2-D2 and glued him flat to a board, no wonder there was power cuts in Burscough that night!! Id not heard of these before, and they were good at what they did, more "experi" than "metal" however, but entertaining all the same. I did get the feelin I probably should have had some mind altering drugs before watchin em, beer didn't seem to cut it! Just havin a quick look over their fan club page, I found this quote, " Eighth Day Army have been described as "Biffy Clyro on top of a 100 ton juggernaut, bearing down on Terminator 2 protecting Matt Bellamy."" Boss. That amused me somewhat!



After us it was time for Betraeus, the winners of the "Metal 2 the masses- Battle for Bloodstock" and instantly you can see why. Blistering beats and dirty as shit riffs played with skill and a blatant love for their art!! Goin from insane ass death metal, to melodic treats, the variation keeps you hooked, and reels you right in! From what I can gather, they are due to record soon, so keep a look out for that, but for now you will have to make do with the myspace!!



So on the way home, we decided to talk about weird things Americans say or how they pronounce things, which was fun, and Ill take this moment to add an extra one, they call croissants French Doughnuts... and I think they probably spell doughnuts, donuts... Doh!

The next night we were in Oldham at the Abbey Inn, which had been refurbed since last time we were there, and very nice it looks too!!
As per Sa-Da-Ko style, we unloaded our gear, then went on a healthy grub hunt, by healthy I mean deep fried and made of meat!! Last time we were in Oldham, we went for pizza.. it was pure mingin, not even Jay could manage all of it!! This time however, we went for UK Fried Chicken, with 2 for 1 offers all over the place, the choice was obvious!!! mmmmmm crispy chicken with hash browns.... Epic Win!!!!

Best place to eat in Oldham!!

Back to business now, and with just 2 bands on the bill, the night was a rather laid back affair, with beers goin down far to easily at only £2 a pint, and a good selection of tunes pumpin, the mood was good by the time Incidium took to the stage.
This four piece death/ thrash outfit took to the stage, commanding heads to turn and look on, as these lads wind milled, fretted and screamed their way through a truly great set with great gusto and enthusiasm! Back to good old, no bullshit metal, which is becoming unfortunately rare these days. You can download some promo tracks and they are a defo Sa-Da-Ko recommendation, so check em the fuck out!!



Time for Sa-Da-Ko to make a dent in the Oldham soundscape for the evening... so... turns out we had a bit of a disasterous set, with problems ranging from gutar strings breaking, mics fucking up, songs ruined by feedback issues.... but when we played, we played well!! So with our collection of fucked equipment, we loaded back into the van, a.k.a. "the Cougar" and then had to push start it... great!!!



All in all, despite the issues, we had a good couple of days, and at the end of the day you gotta take the rough with the smooth, and we wouldn't stop gigging for the world... we love taking our own brand of metal on the road, and hey, you either get it or you dont... as long as we get beer and take away!!!! :)

until next time x

tour diary quickie...

Synthetic Ecstasy II Wigan Vanilla lounge

OK, so here we are again with another update on the "I see them tour", and this weekend, we found our selves in Wigan at the vanilla lounge. This was the 2nd time we have played at this venue, and it still has a slimy wall!! :(





Slimy wall aside, its a decent venue! You can buy buckets of beer and there's plenty of room to mosh ya little titties off on the dance floor! With a good amount of stage room, a good sound, and an experienced sound engineer, this made this venue less of a headache than certain other venues.




Synthetic ecstasy II, seems an ambitious beast to me, with 7 bands on the bill, Im amazed it went as smoothly as it did, mainly down to the actual bands themselves making changeovers as painless as possible! The only incident on the night was outside anyone's control, with our old friends Stormcorporation`s van breaking down on the way to the gig, causing them to have to pull out... gutted, hope you get it fixed and back on the road soon guys!!



All in all, it was quite a long night, with music styles ranging from rock to punk to metal and back again! check out the last blog entry, for a quick low-down on some of the bands we played with. I'm not going to review em all, because my mum taught me that if I cant say somethin nice about someone, don't say anything... with a mixture of out of tune instruments, off beat drummers, shades indoors and inferior equipment, (you gotta feel sorry for the sound engineer!!) it was a breath of fresh when Prototype Angel took to the stage, refreshingly competent in their style, with a nice bit of stage banter, these lads put on a good show, with songs taking you deep and thoughtfully down one road, only to kick the shit out of you with a sonic assault that you never saw coming, very enjoyable and a definite Sa-Da-Ko recommendation, we hope to share a stage with them again soon!

Look out for the next leg of the tour, Manchester on thursday, then Oldham on Friday, get yourselves down and come have a drink with us, it would be good to see ya!!



Just a quick note to end on, when we played, Jay fell on his arse. That was funny. Also, I deep fried a bacon sandwich today, my arteries hate me!!

Laters!

Sa-da-kO - Battle for Bloodstock Update

Battle for Bloodstock is well under way and Sa-da-Ko is competing with some of the best acts across the North West for some of the best prizes I have ever seen, including a chance to play at the legendary Bloodstock Festival.

We were entered the first heat and low and behold we came top on the night, so were through to the semi finals in March. keep up with the whole competition at http://www.angelofmetal.com/

Speaking of Vicky,Literally 10mins before we were due to go on The Angel of Metal manged to grab an interview for the official Bloodstock web cast. Check out what Sa-da-ko had to say

So to celebrate our current win falls, weve managed to put together a Party bus for the finals in Manchester, if your intrested in joining us, you can get in touch via the Sa-da-kO Facebook Event and watch us draw katanas once more for a place in the finals.

Check back next week I should have more news regarding the album launch.

Sick Ass Metal in Manchester

We are seriously gigging it up to the max at the moment, so much so, as I write this I’m pretty much hungover and exhausted from The Manchester Metal Collective’s All Dayer that we played yesterday.

I have to admit the lads there pulled of a reet good day of music, mayhem, and beer filled magic but with over 40 bands to organise and 4 stages to sort out it was kind of showing that the crew were struggling a bit to keep a tight ship.

Never the less we did our thing and managed to catch some of the best metal bands the North West has to offer. You can check out the line up at the MMC website & Manchester Metal Collective Facebook Page.

Also this week we the Lads over at Spine of God Reviews have been in touch with a review of our Battle of the bands Heat in Preston last week, I thought I would leave you with this Sa-da-ko article so you can see how we got on:

Till next time

Sa-da-kO
\M/

Get In The Ring, Battle Of The Bands, Round 2

The second edition of the battle of the bands saw a much heavier line up compete for the Preston crown.
Opening the night was Apollyon. Intensity was delivered in its purest form by these extreme metal nutters as they blasted through three songs of pure brutality. The immense guitar skills of Glen Brazier were the driving force behind the endless assault that never lost effect.

The band was quite textured and occasional melodic
interludes made Apollyon varied enough to stand out against other extreme acts.

Providing a slightly more melodic set was the crushing Servosi.
Servosi had a brilliant backbone with the drumming of Ryan Briggs (who had only
been with the band 6 days!) and the bass of Dave which stomped all over the
worshipping crowd. With some Metallica-esque vocals and chant along choruses,
Servosi proved an unforgettable live experience.

Giving some emotion packed metalcore was closers to the evening,
Sa-Da-Ko. As soon as Sa-Da-Ko opened their set energy poured from the stage and
was lapped up by a devoted following. The band had got the combination of modern
hardcore and metal spot on and had a singer who looked genuinely possessed by
the ghost of hardcore past. Some bizarre in-between song banter aside, a
powerful set.

With Apollyon and Sa-Da-Ko through, anticipation grows as to who
will be king of the Preston jungle.

Sa-da-kO - Incassum - Pray for Your Sins at Manchester' Grand central

Before I start this blog I'm going to mention, I have always loved Manchester, The place has always had a good vibe about it, there's a strong metal scene here and a lot of sub-culture about and in a lot of ways it beats Liverpool hands down on having a strong underground scene.

So as you can imagine I was a little worried about playing Grand Central mainly because I had heard that there was a tough crowd here, but saying that I have to say the people of Manchester couldn't have been more welcoming.

From the offset I found that the promoter (Mark) and sound crew really wanted the bands to do well, they did their best to ensure that the night went well and the crowd were kept happy, So with that in mind I'm raising my goblet to the crew at Grand Central last night and everyone one who came and checked us out.

The bands themselves were quality and I would recommend anyone who follows homegrown metal to check these out, first up was Pay For Your Sins:

These chaps are from just down the road from us and its always nice to meet some fellow Merseyheads out and about, They love fast riffs, big choruses and heavy Breakdowns. In fact they say themselves that they're everything you would want from a metalband!! if you like killwitch engage and like your metal with a side order of rythmic chugging you will love these guys.

Were due to play with these again in December at Drakes Bar in Southport on the 18th December so come and show your support.

Incassum headlined last nights shanagans, they have recently released there album through casket records produced by Andy Giblin are a tight band, they tote their influences as Nevermore, Lamb of God, Emperor, Nightwish, Arch Enemy, Iron Maiden, Opeth, Killswitch Engage, Pantera, Black Sabbath and you can here this in there sound, if your can think of a heavyier, better and darker Eveneseance you'll be on the right track. check 'em out and make your own mind up, cool guys and a cool sound.