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

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

New Sadako T-shirts, CDs and Hammerfest

Well things have been busy again here at camp Sa-da-ko prepping for gig season by getting the relevant wheels in motion and knuckling down to some good old fashioned hard work.
The guys at AKU HQ have designing like crazy to come up with a brand new range of T-shirts to get Sa-da-ko’d in, so with that I’m proud to announce our first of the new batch, the grizzly halo T-shirt.

This T-shirt features an oversized print inspired by the darkened lyrics of “red”, each print has been lovingly printed onto a white heavy cotton Tee and they look absolutely awesome! Many thanks to the guys over at http://www.shirtysomethink.co.uk/ for their speedy work and to the quality of these badboys.

Each T-shirt will be limited to 50 per print and we’ve already sold quite a few via a pre order offer we ran exclusively on our facebook page so if you’re thinking about taking the plunge now could be the time!!
You can buy these T-elicious slabs of metal direct from the band at http://www.sadako.bigcartel.com/.

New CD on the horizon!!

Some of you may be aware that the lads have been working on a split EP with London based chuggers Subservience, this will feature 6 chunks of meat from both bands that has never been released and I have to be honest after hearing material from both sides of the camp the tunes are sounding ear-rippingly good, fans of both bands will be in for a treat here! Keep an eye out as this album will be landing in the next few days to coincide with our performance at this year’s Hammerfest.

Hammerfest
Most of you true followers of metal will be dusting of the gig t-shirts, polishing the liver and weeing in at anticipation of the fest real festival of the season over at Pontins at Prestatyn. The line up features some of the UK’s monsters of metal and some of our the bands personal favourites.
If you’re thinking of checking out Sa-da-ko while you’re there, the lads will be there on stage 3 spilling their own brand of horror onto the stage about 16:30 on Saturday 19th March. The whole weekend looks set to be beertastic and if you’re about why show your face and experience the terror for yourself.

Hammerfest and update yo!!!

Hellooooo, finally got me arse into gear to write a new blog entry!! Sorry for the delay people, had a lot on recently, Sa-Da-Ko have been busy boys, which is why Im back on track to bring you word from the crew!!!
As you probably know from the last entry, Sa-Da-Ko have now been defo confirmed to play Hammerfest 3.... Heres a picture...



So Here we are, about a month away from it now, were playing on Saturday the 19th March and we cannot wait! Were lookin at taking on a 4000 strong capacity crowd with our own brand of dirty in your face groovealicious sonic beat assault ness and what not!! So, who else is playing this gig then I hear you ask... well Ill give you a little run down...




Biohazard: Undisputed old skool kings of the beautiful fusion of hardcore with metal with a slice of hip hop. Everyone loves a bit of Biohazard, even if some keep it a secret!! I saw these Brooklyn bruisers a few years back and they were awesome. Fact!! One final word, ( Well a few!!!) freakin massive circle Pit!!!



Satyricon: Personally I'm lookin forward to seein these Norwegian black metal rascals, as Ive been a fan of them and the genre for many years, plus their contributors over the years look like a whos who of extreme metal, a big band i have big expectations for.




Entombed: Swedish death n roll metalers Entombed for some reason allways remind me of a good Danzig. Just thought Id share that. Vetrens of the scene, Im expecting good things from these guys!!



Sabaton: if you like that sort of thing, Im sure theyre great... I just dont get em... sorry :(




Evile: Good old thrash bastards, Definitely gonna have to work on me neck muscles to keep up with the speed of the beats from these dudes!!




Viking Skull: Not a massive fan I must say, but apparently they got quite a big following!!!! Good name, plus they gotta song called "Skulls and Whiskey"... thats a choon!!



Chthonic: Fuckin right... I love these mentalists, nice fusion of styles, lookin forward to seein these, check em out if you like your music fast, dirty with traditional Japanese instrumentation thrown in for good measure, it works!!!




Diamanthian: Also from our home town, Diamanthian are a must see. Brutal doesnt do these guys justice, low down deep fast and dirty technical death metal... just what the doctor ordered!!!

plus, you got Onslaught, Mutant, Gamma Bomb, Power Quest, Oaf, Abadden, Attica rage, Beholder, Svart Crown, Furyon, Severenth, Ten Cent Toy, Outgunned and Cry Havok... phew... Now that is some lineup, and thats just the Saturday!!!! Check out the website for full lineup for the whole weekend and details etc cos Sa-Da-Ko told ya to!!!

All you Southport guys are in luck as there is a coach goin, heres a link, and if ya suck for tickets, heres a number for ya... 02032876684... we look after ya ;)

In other news, we are working on a split E.P. with our metal brothers from other mothers Subservience, who are also playin Hammerfest on the Friday, which will be out VERY soon, stay tuned its filthy like ya mums knickers!!




Ill give you another update soon, Im all worded out, word up and catch ya soon biffs x

Sa-da-ko at Hammerfest Info!!!

Sa-da-kO have just been offered the awesome opportunity to play at this year’s HAMMERFEST! !!!

Were about 95% confirmed to play on Saturday, just need to be able to bring support with us. We’re going to put a mini bus on for the day that we play with pick up points from Preston, Southport, Liverpool and bring you back afterwards. The current lineup looks like this: 1. Check what type of ticket you want at http://www.hammerfest.co.uk/

But do not order them via the website!!!!

Email us at Sickassmetal@gmail.com with your full name, phone number, and choice of ticket. You will be contacted by the Hammerfests booking agent shortly after and simply say you are coming to Support Sa-da-kO when she takes your booking.


Booking with Sa-da-kO will get you Discount on your ticket and everthing.

If you have any questions or need further info feel free to email us on Sickassmetal@gmail.com and one of our helpful email warriors will be happy to help you.

Tour Diary update... booyaaa!!

Hastings and Islington

Yo dudes, what's up?? First up, lemme apologise for the lateness of this update, the week has run away from me a bit!!
So anyhoo, I got meself sorted, gotta beer an got some nachos, an am off on one, so if me computer lets me, we on a roll mofockers!!

So as some of you no doubt are aware, Sa-Da-Ko went on a trip down south this weekend just gone, (26th-28th) for a couple of gigs, one in Hastings and one in Islington. Despite the lack of gravy and all things moist, (oo er!!) we had a wicked time, and were sorted out BIG time hospitality by the boys from Subservience, Ryan, Scott, Martin, Matt and Jay and Dj Conasir a.k.a. Liam!! Special mention to the Subservience boys for gettin us onto the BEST bbq beef smoke shack ass kickin meat attack restaurant we have ever seen, but more about that later....



First up was Hastings at "the pig in paradise" which had just recently had a refurb, an was sporting a nice Yates`s like finish to it, which kinda put us aback a bit, were not used to playing venues where your feet don't stick to the floor and you can see through ya beer, until we saw they had a room at the back, phew, this was more like it... scatty walls, junk around, stuffing outta seats, old skool décor... check!! We felt right at home!!!

First up were "The Dead and Buried" a nice dirty, in ya face metal band, based in Hastings. Not much to say about these except that they're freakin awesome and you should go watch the fuck outta them!!! A seriously refreshing band, nice drops and music to punch ya nan in the face to, let down only occasionally by a drummer who looked a bit bored to be there and seemed to only have a few different rhythms. Top group!



Next were "Sak-less Jack". Ace. Sack-less". ha ha. These dudes are all about the punk, ska punk, hardcore punk, melodic punk, punk rock punk punk PUNK!!! These lads gave out a tremendous amount of energy, bouncing around an clearly enjoying themselves, which was immediately infectious from the looks on everyone's faces, good if ya into punk but it all got a bit samey for me, after a while, but enjoyable all the same



Onto our new mates "Subservience" Who were the next to be unleashed onto the stage, gotta quick quote from their website, which Sa-Da-Ko suggest you check out by the way... "Guitarists who pride themselves on being horrible and eating tuna plain" Well keeep eatin the tuna boys, (Even if it is mingin!!) cos horrible is definately the word, in a good way!!! Straight up, no bollocks in ya face metal, marred only by equipment issues with the mic which was outta their control, with a nice bit of pit action at the end... win!!



Then it was time for us to do what we do best and rock the shit outta a club, and Id like to mention that the venue felt that this was a good time to steal Simo`s mic and use it for karaoke next door, nice one!!



After the gig was all over and done with, we then proceeded to get pissed with Subservience at their house and Rob tried to get into bed with me more than once :(

Up early(ish) the next day, and it was time to start up the old cougar again an drive to Islington, where our old friend Liam was puttin us up for the night, true to his alter ego`s title, DJ Conasir was mid-mix by the time we got there.
The day was spent wandering around Camden and trying to use tube ticket machines which are not designed for northerners, grabbin a few bevs as the evening drew in, and then we managed to get a table at the best resteraunt ever, fact, Bodeans. I could go on for hours about how the lightly bbq sauced brisket of beef is smoked and slow cooked to perfection, creating beef that melts in the mouth with a taste to die for, or perhaps telling you how the delicately flavoured rack of ribs compliment the meal adding a varience and texture that you never knew was needed, but couldnt bear to be without, or maybe how the succulent pulled pork served as a side in our case, really topped off the meal adding to make it a deeper, more meaningfull meat experience, (not gay!) or maybe how their idea of veg is coleslaw and chips... but I wont, just take it as a Sa-Da-Ko recommendation, and get your ass down asap, unless your a vegi...



The next day was a bit of a write off thanks to copious amounts of ale, but we got a full english so it wasnt a waste!! Tonight's venue was "The Gaff" A definite metal pub, with a good stage and a bangin sound system. One small point though, just cos its a metal venue, don't mean you can write off the bogs!!! Metal heads need to piss too ya know!! We had to wade through 2 inches of water to wee, and it was grim, plus Simo had a hole in his shoe so his feet were pissy wet through, so SORT IT!!!!

So the Gaff`s first band of the night was "Sanity Burns" who describe themselves as Groove-laden Thrash, a very fitting description!! The musicianship was excellent, all the lads were good at what they did, with some boss solos and frantic light speed riffs an beats, however I did find the vocalist a bit on top at times, which marred an otherwise good performance.



"Shreddertron" were next on, wit one foot very firmly planted in the same soil as the likes of Fear Factory/ Devin Townsend etc. This is no bad thing as we at Sa-Da-Ko are big fans of such artists. With crushing riffs and relentless drums theres nothing not to like about these heavy metal bruisers, except for their lack of vocals. Its nice to have a change and do something different, and it does work, I personally feel after a while of listening, that some sort of vocal would give it that extra something to make this band awesome.



Next up were Subservience again proving they are one of the South's hottest new bands around. another flawless show seeing them thrash around and put the boot well and truly up ya arse and makin you look and take notice!!

"Abadden" were next and the supposed headliners of this show, however due to a decision by the venue management were moved below us. We hope we didn't show you up lads, but doubt you could have seen us through that cold van you were all sat outside sulking in.. lol!!
I actually really enjoyed these, I'm currently listening to their myspace now, sorry about the sly dig lads, it made me laugh though, way to make a point!! These boys were nice and heavy with attitude and skill oozing out of every pore, and looking through their facebook, it has not gone unnoticed, with an impressive C.V. winning comps sponsored by metal hammer and sharing stages with some scene heavyweights, it was quite an honour to share a stage with these bad boys, Sa-Da-Ko recommends you go see these dudes soon an check em!!





Anyway, that's it, that's ya lot, im off to the pub, so see ya next time dude...

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.