Hello all readers and… readets? Pierson back rocking out another blog. I announced some things about the show coming up, and SO MUCH MORE SHIT has gone down since then. Now, no one be scared, the show is still full blown, concreted, and ready to pop the cherry of good ol’ River Falls, WI. Be aware, though, there have been changes. Let’s cover the basics, then dive into the big, exclusive news about one of our favorite Twin Cities metal bands.
Legend (formally known as Act Of Mercy) cannot play the show! “We recently lost our form of transportation for our gear due to the transmission locking and stalling on the freeway earlier this afternoon,” says Legend’s drummer Phil (last name still to be found, haha I suck,) “and shortly after that one of our members was notified that he didn’t get the day off from his job and they are forcing him to come in to work. Normally we would make this happen and find another vehicle or just skip work, but we still can’t find a vehicle and our member who has to go to work absolutely cannot skip this shift because if he has one no 
show it’s a zero tolerance policy and he will be fired,” he continued. Phil goes on, explaining his deepest apologies, Legend doesn’t usually do this, etc. etc. etc., no harm done guys! Shit happens. Forgiven, forgotten. But it did leave Serrated Records in a bit of a pickle (this one —>)
We started messaging some bands to fill in via MySpace, but the biggest problem with that is sometimes the messaging system can be delayed, by lack of internet access, people not having time to check their messages, and other factors. I started thinking, “Who is the most reliable band I know? What band plays damn near every show they can get their guitar picks and drum sticks on?” I busted out my phone, and called up Stin.
Justin is a friend of mine, and the drummer for the band Gash Blood. Honestly, Gash Blood has played so many shows, and works damn harder than many bands I have seen. Most local acts are very intact with their myspace appearance, websites, and image, but Gash Blood takes the work to play multiple and multiple shows a month (even weeks.) Justin told me he would make a phone call and would call me back. About 5 minutes later, he said, “Fuck yes, we’ll play the show!” So instead of Legend, Gash Blood is on the bill! Thank you so much guys from Gash, this short notice show means a lot. More about Gash Blood will be updated here on the blog of Serrated Records soon!
Now Until the Hour is headlining! Now Until the Hour is headlining the show instead of
Perception of Intent (I’ll explain later.) This is a pretty extreme change, but we have the lighting guy changing his whole set (he assured me it’s gonna be sick!) Not sure if there will be merch, but god damn, the pits are going to be insane!
Perception of Intent, oh how I feel sorry for you guys. You may remember me writing about this band and their new vocalist (scroll down if you don’t.) Well, as it turns out, Rudy has been held up in Texas and cannot make it to the show. I’m disappointed. I really wanted to see if he had what it takes to be an amazing frontman! “Recently we have come to the conclusion that our current vocalist will not be able to come to Minnesota and commit to this band. Now that we have made the decision to part ways with him, we need all the help we can get finding the right person to fill his position,” says their blog. Everyone help/try out for this position. There is honestly great talent in Perception of Intent, and I can see many bright things in their future!
Besides that, everything is on track. The Fall Into Black is playing second, doors at 7:30, music at 8. We are also thinking outside of the box for promoting the show today. A couple of days ago we released a promo video (pretty funny stuff, expect more of these for future shows (bottom,)) and today, well, there isn’t any law against writing the date and time of a concert in giant letters on the sidewalk with chalk is there?
Keep an eye out. We’ll be doing stuff like this all summer long, and then some!
Stay heavy,
Pierson
P.S. Michael Jackson died.
