Sa-da-ko Video & J-Horror Metal, Now on Disc!!

Thats right!!

Its finally here, we've sweated and almost killed to get this album together but all the hardwork has paid off.

We're extremely happy with the results and hope you all love the 8 track audio experience we've put together for you.

Now, the best way to get hold of one of these badboys is to come and see us play that way we don't have to cover fees etc but if thats not possible send us payment vis email and we will speed one to you on the back of a courier bat. We're currently working on getting the tunes all over itunes and all the major download sites so i'm sure ill be blogging about all this soon enough.

Im going to mention the album release party next blog but for now here's a look at our music video we've launched along side the CD of "red"

Enjoy!!!

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.

Album "Zero1" on its way from hell!!!

Our Album is out 26th of March and we're currently working at making this available in every corner across the cosmos.

To celebrate we've put a track on here to give you an idea of what to expect, its over on the top right hand side of this very page.

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/

Ideas on Marketing a Metal Band!

This is another one of those “how to promote your band” articles I do every couple of months; I generally stumble across a lot of info like this on the web. Mainly because I’m obsessed with the whole marketing thang but more importantly it helps us, as a band, put together a strategy for really pushing us hear and letting people find what we do.

As a band we work and meet with a lot at other bands and artists in search of getting that lucrative deal because let’s face it everyone wants to be able to tell their boss to fuck off and go on tour with the likes of Slayer, Machine Head and Def Leppard, don’t they?

Ok maybe the last one is just me, but doesn’t it all break down into marketing anyway, and how we allow other people and industry moguls/ Mongols to find our music.

How many times have we heard a band in an empty pub/club playing to 1 person and his mate?You could be the best band in the world but if you don’t tell anyone how will anyone know? Don’t rely on your promoter 9/10 he/she doesn’t give a shit!

“Many companies invest 35% to 65% or more of their profits back into
marketing and advertisements every year. Becoming and remaining number one
requires a lot of work. Advancing to more and more new customers not only
requires more and more marketing but keeping the old ones happy! “

This is a great quote, I found it at.

http://www.articlecity.com/articles/music_and_movies/article_641.shtml

But it makes sense, ok as unsigned musicians, we don’t have a lot of cash to throw about, but it does show were our priorities as a band (or company) should lie.

Promoting a band these days consists of either a myspace page or Twitter, get a CD and sell T-shirts, right?

Wrong!

Promotion of a company uses email, giveaways, Competitions, mini DVD discs promo’s, cold calling, internet marketing etc. You must do at least 3 forms of promoting to get a response out of your audience. The newsiest one for bands is musicmp3 ringtones and Video Games. So why don’t we adopt this strategy when developing our B(r)and.

Here’s a few alternative ways to promote I stole from another site:

• Great item that I have seen so far are mini DVD discs called pocket reels. GOTO www.pocketreels.com for more info on how to pick them up. These mini DVDs can go a far way just think what people would do if you handed them a mini DVD. They go crazy and they are super impressed! Place a nice video of your band on it and see how many new customers you receive at your next show!



• Having a photograph (Like Kuroii) or a videographer at your shows (Like Tim Johnson) to help promote your band is a good thing. They can take pictures and or videos and upload the images or videos to your website which can boost mailing lists and a fan club! And then they may be compelled to come to your next show and bring more friends or soak in the opportunities for fame and the live music experience itself.



• That brings us to a mailing list, each visitor to your website you should be collecting their email address so you can send them useful information like when your next show is going to be.



• Promoting your band is not easy so do yourself a favor and get a good publicist to promote your band. A good one can get you in 3 to 4 magazines and newspapers in one month for free, of course you have to pay the publicist but it will be well worth it. It can range from £400 to £2000. Note you can do this part yourself if you know how to negotiate with editors. 5. Promote your band by creating a really cool website! You’ve found ours but look into ways of finding a page to call home and use all the Social Networking sites to direct traffic to it.



• NB make sure you can edit content on your site without a third party, this is a common mistake a lot of businesses & bands make, you’ll need your update your special offers, gigs, and shows of course.



• Make a professional music video for your band or gig. This will help with promoting your band. High quality Video can be found at many locations for a crew with experience. for people who want an affordable video in the Southport & Northwest area please contact Tim 7. Saving the best for last.



• Another great way to promote your band is by making a mp3 ringtone, or polyphonic ringtone for example you can download a nickelback ringtone and wow free advertising everytime someone calls that person and bam there is a song on your phone. You need help making your own mp3 or polyphonic ringtone please go to A-FREE-RINGTONE.COM By making a ringtone like nickelback you can have your song ringing all over the world!

Your goal is to continue to reach more and more locals. Develop more ways to attract people’s attention. Always have something on you to promote yourself with.

Hope this helps

Till next time!!!
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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: