26th October 2009: Monday Mosh #19
Hi, Vaughan here with another Monday Mosh. On the weekend just gone we played a gig at the school where I teach, John Wollaston Anglican Community School. The conditions were extremely windy, and being outdoors, it was hard to not get blown off the stage. We were determined to continue however, and played through our entire set. Thanks in particular go to Chloe, Toby (ex students of mine) and Chloe’s mum, who stayed up front for the whole show despite the terrible conditions. Also, there was a group of younger students from year 7 who moshed it up as well. That kind of support for the band never goes unnoticed! It was great to get to school Monday morning and hear direct from the principal that she thought the band was terrific. It is intimidating playing in front of so many staff and students, but we’re really happy with how it went.
In the last few months we have been trying a few things to grow the band. I’d really like to encourage everyone to help us out by doing the following:
Join the Mosher Crew – it’s free and can be done through our website at www.graveforsaken.com , just click on the Mosher Crew link
Become our friend on myspace – our site is www.myspace.com/graveforsaken
Become a fan of the band on Facebook, we have a Grave Forsaken page over there. I’m also happy to take friend requests from supporters on my personal facebook page (search for Vaughan Gregory, and mention GF when you make the friend request). We’re starting to use facebook more and more to communicate band info
Start following us on Twitter – Richo has set us up over there as well
We want to make the GF experience as interactive and fun as it can be. Also, I always enjoy getting emails from supporters of the band, so if you have any suggestions on other ways we can grow the band, please email me at graveforsaken@graveforsaken.com and we can chat. It’s always nice to hear from you.
The next gig is on November 7th at the Castle in Northbridge (it’s becoming a very regular gig for us). I don’t know time or lineup yet, but that info will be available through our site, myspace, facebook and twitter etc as soon as we know. Thanks to Paula for booking us – hopefully we can put on a good performance for you.
Thanks for all the emails about the hard copy release of Light The Hall. It is well on it’s way, and we aim to have it out before the end of the year. There’s one or two little things we need to get done to make the package the best possible value, but it is all nearly done. We are initially printing 100, and if they sell out we will definitely be making more. A big thanks to Rowland from Iron Guardian Industries for his support and enthusiasm for this project. It’s taking on a bigger scope than I ever envisioned, but I’m finding with God’s help that that kind of thing is happening more and more these days.
We are also working Friday nights on the next studio album. We are working with Dan Holmes at Fattdog Studio again. The album follows in the footsteps of songs like No News and Wasting Power from the last record. We are going for a beefier production on this one, with a strong guitar sound with lots of leads. I’ve tried to write a new batch of catchy lyrics that will hopefully go over well live. We get a few raised eyebrows for putting out so many albums, but most of my favourite albums come from bands who were doing an album a year during their most creative peak. I just think it’s a fun and rewarding way to work. Besides, you try and tell Shreds he’s got to stop writing riffs for a year. The man is a riff machine who is constantly (and I do mean CONSTANTLY!) coming out with new song ideas. I don’t doubt for a moment that Shreds has already written most of the 5th and 6th album before we’ve finished recording the 4th. He is seriously considering doing a solo album to bust a few of these ideas out of his head and onto a release. It is always the way we’ve worked. Destined For Ascension was written before River was released, and most of TDF was recorded just a few weeks after the release of Destined. I’m serious when I say you should expect an album an year from us for the forseeable future. We just love it too much.
Well thanks for checking in – and don’t forget to email me for a chat. If there’s anything you want discussed in a Monday Mosh, or any suggestions for an episode of GFTV, we are always open to suggestions. Thanks to everyone reading for your continued support of the band through prayer, attending shows, buying merch or spreading the word about the band to your mates. We truly appreciate it, and the band is currently in a very healthy place because of it. Until next time, God Bless and Mosh On!
Monday, October 26, 2009
19th October 2009: Monday Mosh #18
19th October 2009: Monday Mosh #18
First of all, I must apologise for the delay in getting this Monday Mosh out. I’m going to use that old favourite excuse of being too busy! Since we got back from Blackstump it has just been insane. However, it is a new week and I have a new Monday Mosh for you all.
Blackstump went sensationally well. It was a really fun weekend and a really cool show. It was so much fun just to hang out with everyone and have a great time. All the guys from the bands got on really well, and we’ve been discussing some exciting ideas about pushing the Australian scene forward over the coming months and years. Everyone is really committed to making something really cool. God willing we will see some real progress. Our next target is to get accepted for Easterfest in Queensland. It would be really cool to get there and hang out with the Queensland Mosher Crew. I just found out that Rez Band is playing, so from a personal point of view, seeing them would be a real highlight for me.
On the subject of Blackstump and how well it went, we made the decision to invite drummer Richard Sallows to join the band permanently. Richo has been great in the few months he’s been with us and truly deserves to be a full time member of the band. He has been open to constructive criticism and is going to amazing lengths to help promote the band and secure gigs. We hope Richard will be with us for a long time to come. From all of us at Grave Forsaken – welcome aboard Richard.
We have a gig this Saturday at the school where I teach – John Wollaston. We play at midday on the library steps. The school is located on Centre Road in Kelmscott, Western Australia. It would be great to see a few of you there. This is our last currently booked gig, but I’m sure some more dates will be confirmed in the near future.
We had a great time playing at the Castle on October 14th. It was full on flying back from Sydney, then gigging in Perth straight away. I’m starting to understand how bands feel when they’re on the road for a long stretch of time. It would just get relentless. Hopefully God will bless us with more opportunities so we can learn to grow together and Christians and friends.
I announced to the Mosher Crew last week that our live album Light The Hall! will be released on hard copy by Iron Guardian Industries over here in Perth. You can still download it from the members area of our official site at www.graveforsaken.com . You just need to join the Mosher Crew (which is free), then select a price you wish pay, starting at $0. We’ve had a few people download it for free, listen to it, then come back and pay. I am getting the feeling however that Grave Forsaken supporters like their hard copies, as I’ve had a number of inquiries about the physical release. The hard copy will come with a bonus Grave Forsaken documentary about our recent East Coast trip. Our new drummer Richard has worked hard to get this doco together, and I’m very pleased with his efforts. Obviously I’ll give you all more details as they come to hand. I should add that in no way does this deal with IGI affect our relationship with Soundmass. We are working closely with them on future projects also.
That about wraps it for now. I will put out another Mosh next week as originally scheduled, then back to every 2nd and 4th Monday of the month. Until then, God Bless and Rock On!
First of all, I must apologise for the delay in getting this Monday Mosh out. I’m going to use that old favourite excuse of being too busy! Since we got back from Blackstump it has just been insane. However, it is a new week and I have a new Monday Mosh for you all.
Blackstump went sensationally well. It was a really fun weekend and a really cool show. It was so much fun just to hang out with everyone and have a great time. All the guys from the bands got on really well, and we’ve been discussing some exciting ideas about pushing the Australian scene forward over the coming months and years. Everyone is really committed to making something really cool. God willing we will see some real progress. Our next target is to get accepted for Easterfest in Queensland. It would be really cool to get there and hang out with the Queensland Mosher Crew. I just found out that Rez Band is playing, so from a personal point of view, seeing them would be a real highlight for me.
On the subject of Blackstump and how well it went, we made the decision to invite drummer Richard Sallows to join the band permanently. Richo has been great in the few months he’s been with us and truly deserves to be a full time member of the band. He has been open to constructive criticism and is going to amazing lengths to help promote the band and secure gigs. We hope Richard will be with us for a long time to come. From all of us at Grave Forsaken – welcome aboard Richard.
We have a gig this Saturday at the school where I teach – John Wollaston. We play at midday on the library steps. The school is located on Centre Road in Kelmscott, Western Australia. It would be great to see a few of you there. This is our last currently booked gig, but I’m sure some more dates will be confirmed in the near future.
We had a great time playing at the Castle on October 14th. It was full on flying back from Sydney, then gigging in Perth straight away. I’m starting to understand how bands feel when they’re on the road for a long stretch of time. It would just get relentless. Hopefully God will bless us with more opportunities so we can learn to grow together and Christians and friends.
I announced to the Mosher Crew last week that our live album Light The Hall! will be released on hard copy by Iron Guardian Industries over here in Perth. You can still download it from the members area of our official site at www.graveforsaken.com . You just need to join the Mosher Crew (which is free), then select a price you wish pay, starting at $0. We’ve had a few people download it for free, listen to it, then come back and pay. I am getting the feeling however that Grave Forsaken supporters like their hard copies, as I’ve had a number of inquiries about the physical release. The hard copy will come with a bonus Grave Forsaken documentary about our recent East Coast trip. Our new drummer Richard has worked hard to get this doco together, and I’m very pleased with his efforts. Obviously I’ll give you all more details as they come to hand. I should add that in no way does this deal with IGI affect our relationship with Soundmass. We are working closely with them on future projects also.
That about wraps it for now. I will put out another Mosh next week as originally scheduled, then back to every 2nd and 4th Monday of the month. Until then, God Bless and Rock On!
Monday, September 28, 2009
28th September 2009: Monday Mosh #17
28th September 2009: Monday Mosh #17
Hi everyone and thanks for checking out the latest Monday Mosh. We are very pleased to confirm to the Mosher Crew that our downloadable live album Light The Hall! is now available from the members area of the website at www.graveforsaken.com . You can head over there and download the whole album or the individual tracks as a pay what you like download. You can choose to pay $0 if you like. We’d love everyone to grab themselves a copy, even if you can’t afford to give us any money for it. Simply choose your price, then add the album or song to the cart. If you choose $0, it will automatically open a download window. If you nominate a price, you will go to a paypal interface. I have worked extremely hard on this recording to make it best possible live album we can offer for our resources. So far it has passed the only real test I can give it – I’m happy with it! Being my own worst critic, this is a good feeling. If you aren’t in the Mosher Crew, you can join up for free by clicking on the Mosher Crew section of our website.
On the subject of the live album, I’m excited to let you know we are in negotiations with a local label here in Perth to produce a limited run of Light The Hall! hard copies. We’ve had quite a few enquiries about a hard copy release, and I can pretty much assure you that it will happen now. We are committed to working with Soundmass for future studio albums, but we’re just testing the water with this local label with regards to live albums. Traditionally live albums don’t sell as well as studio albums, so we need to explore ways of making the release viable. I’m hoping we can formulate a healthy relationship between ourselves, Soundmass and this particular local Perth label over the coming months and years.
Of course, it’s a madly busy time for the band. Tomorrow morning we are flying to Sydney to play at Blackstump on Friday night. Please check out www.blackstump.org.au for all the details. It will be a massive night of Australian metal. The kind of gig I’d consider going to even if GF wasn’t playing. We really look forward to meeting members of the East Coast Mosher Crew while we are there, as well as catching up with all our good friends in the other bands. We’re talking Synnove, Fearscape, Dei Elithion, InExordium and Those Who Endure. Wow, it doesn’t get much better than that over here in Oz!
We are taking over 2 new shirt designs to debut at the festival. We have a Tour 2009 shirt and a 5 Years And Beyond Shirt available. These will be available from our website a week or so after stump for all you people who can’t get to the gig. We are planning a bit of a merch blitz at stump. We will have 4 CD’s, plus 5 different clothing designs on sale at very reasonable prices. We’re hoping heaps of stumpers will get into the spirit and pick up some GF merch for themselves. Let’s make it a Christian thrash weekend!
We have been booked to play at the Castle in Perth the week after stump on October 10th. This is being organized by our main man Rowland Gwynne. The guy is better known as IronGuardian and he’s a true champ. He’s on a plane right now heading for Sydney to attend the metal night at Stump – that’s his dedication. This Castle gigs puts our tally to 3 shows for October, which is the most in one month for a very long time. I really can’t help but feel God has his hands on the wheel at the moment, we really are going through a time of great blessing. Better and better opportunities are coming our way all the time, and I really feel God’s influence on it all. It’s crazy that our little garage band is about to make it’s third interstate tour in support of it’s 3rd full length album. These kind of achievements were pie in the sky fantasies for me 5 years ago – now with God’s grace it’s all a reality. We really are the luckiest 5 blokes on the planet getting to do what we love in service of God. He truly is a magnificent God who’s grace is limitless.
One last thing – the latest episode of GFTV is now up at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yqF4QixKTo . This episode chronicles Richard’s first gig with the band a couple of weeks ago, and features a full rendition of This Day Forth with the new lineup. Make sure you check it out.
Well, I’m going to leave it there for another fortnight. I still have some last minute packing to do. The Mosher Crew October newsetter will go out next week, and then the next Monday Mosh will be the week after that. Until then, God Bless and Mosh On
Vaughan and Grave Forsaken
Next Monday Mosh – 12th October 2009
Hi everyone and thanks for checking out the latest Monday Mosh. We are very pleased to confirm to the Mosher Crew that our downloadable live album Light The Hall! is now available from the members area of the website at www.graveforsaken.com . You can head over there and download the whole album or the individual tracks as a pay what you like download. You can choose to pay $0 if you like. We’d love everyone to grab themselves a copy, even if you can’t afford to give us any money for it. Simply choose your price, then add the album or song to the cart. If you choose $0, it will automatically open a download window. If you nominate a price, you will go to a paypal interface. I have worked extremely hard on this recording to make it best possible live album we can offer for our resources. So far it has passed the only real test I can give it – I’m happy with it! Being my own worst critic, this is a good feeling. If you aren’t in the Mosher Crew, you can join up for free by clicking on the Mosher Crew section of our website.
On the subject of the live album, I’m excited to let you know we are in negotiations with a local label here in Perth to produce a limited run of Light The Hall! hard copies. We’ve had quite a few enquiries about a hard copy release, and I can pretty much assure you that it will happen now. We are committed to working with Soundmass for future studio albums, but we’re just testing the water with this local label with regards to live albums. Traditionally live albums don’t sell as well as studio albums, so we need to explore ways of making the release viable. I’m hoping we can formulate a healthy relationship between ourselves, Soundmass and this particular local Perth label over the coming months and years.
Of course, it’s a madly busy time for the band. Tomorrow morning we are flying to Sydney to play at Blackstump on Friday night. Please check out www.blackstump.org.au for all the details. It will be a massive night of Australian metal. The kind of gig I’d consider going to even if GF wasn’t playing. We really look forward to meeting members of the East Coast Mosher Crew while we are there, as well as catching up with all our good friends in the other bands. We’re talking Synnove, Fearscape, Dei Elithion, InExordium and Those Who Endure. Wow, it doesn’t get much better than that over here in Oz!
We are taking over 2 new shirt designs to debut at the festival. We have a Tour 2009 shirt and a 5 Years And Beyond Shirt available. These will be available from our website a week or so after stump for all you people who can’t get to the gig. We are planning a bit of a merch blitz at stump. We will have 4 CD’s, plus 5 different clothing designs on sale at very reasonable prices. We’re hoping heaps of stumpers will get into the spirit and pick up some GF merch for themselves. Let’s make it a Christian thrash weekend!
We have been booked to play at the Castle in Perth the week after stump on October 10th. This is being organized by our main man Rowland Gwynne. The guy is better known as IronGuardian and he’s a true champ. He’s on a plane right now heading for Sydney to attend the metal night at Stump – that’s his dedication. This Castle gigs puts our tally to 3 shows for October, which is the most in one month for a very long time. I really can’t help but feel God has his hands on the wheel at the moment, we really are going through a time of great blessing. Better and better opportunities are coming our way all the time, and I really feel God’s influence on it all. It’s crazy that our little garage band is about to make it’s third interstate tour in support of it’s 3rd full length album. These kind of achievements were pie in the sky fantasies for me 5 years ago – now with God’s grace it’s all a reality. We really are the luckiest 5 blokes on the planet getting to do what we love in service of God. He truly is a magnificent God who’s grace is limitless.
One last thing – the latest episode of GFTV is now up at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yqF4QixKTo . This episode chronicles Richard’s first gig with the band a couple of weeks ago, and features a full rendition of This Day Forth with the new lineup. Make sure you check it out.
Well, I’m going to leave it there for another fortnight. I still have some last minute packing to do. The Mosher Crew October newsetter will go out next week, and then the next Monday Mosh will be the week after that. Until then, God Bless and Mosh On
Vaughan and Grave Forsaken
Next Monday Mosh – 12th October 2009
28th September 2009: Monday Mosh #17
28th September 2009: Monday Mosh #17
Hi everyone and thanks for checking out the latest Monday Mosh. We are very pleased to confirm to the Mosher Crew that our downloadable live album Light The Hall! is now available from the members area of the website at www.graveforsaken.com . You can head over there and download the whole album or the individual tracks as a pay what you like download. You can choose to pay $0 if you like. We’d love everyone to grab themselves a copy, even if you can’t afford to give us any money for it. Simply choose your price, then add the album or song to the cart. If you choose $0, it will automatically open a download window. If you nominate a price, you will go to a paypal interface. I have worked extremely hard on this recording to make it best possible live album we can offer for our resources. So far it has passed the only real test I can give it – I’m happy with it! Being my own worst critic, this is a good feeling. If you aren’t in the Mosher Crew, you can join up for free by clicking on the Mosher Crew section of our website.
On the subject of the live album, I’m excited to let you know we are in negotiations with a local label here in Perth to produce a limited run of Light The Hall! hard copies. We’ve had quite a few enquiries about a hard copy release, and I can pretty much assure you that it will happen now. We are committed to working with Soundmass for future studio albums, but we’re just testing the water with this local label with regards to live albums. Traditionally live albums don’t sell as well as studio albums, so we need to explore ways of making the release viable. I’m hoping we can formulate a healthy relationship between ourselves, Soundmass and this particular local Perth label over the coming months and years.
Of course, it’s a madly busy time for the band. Tomorrow morning we are flying to Sydney to play at Blackstump on Friday night. Please check out www.blackstump.org.au for all the details. It will be a massive night of Australian metal. The kind of gig I’d consider going to even if GF wasn’t playing. We really look forward to meeting members of the East Coast Mosher Crew while we are there, as well as catching up with all our good friends in the other bands. We’re talking Synnove, Fearscape, Dei Elithion, InExordium and Those Who Endure. Wow, it doesn’t get much better than that over here in Oz!
We are taking over 2 new shirt designs to debut at the festival. We have a Tour 2009 shirt and a 5 Years And Beyond Shirt available. These will be available from our website a week or so after stump for all you people who can’t get to the gig. We are planning a bit of a merch blitz at stump. We will have 4 CD’s, plus 5 different clothing designs on sale at very reasonable prices. We’re hoping heaps of stumpers will get into the spirit and pick up some GF merch for themselves. Let’s make it a Christian thrash weekend!
We have been booked to play at the Castle in Perth the week after stump on October 10th. This is being organized by our main man Rowland Gwynne. The guy is better known as IronGuardian and he’s a true champ. He’s on a plane right now heading for Sydney to attend the metal night at Stump – that’s his dedication. This Castle gigs puts our tally to 3 shows for October, which is the most in one month for a very long time. I really can’t help but feel God has his hands on the wheel at the moment, we really are going through a time of great blessing. Better and better opportunities are coming our way all the time, and I really feel God’s influence on it all. It’s crazy that our little garage band is about to make it’s third interstate tour in support of it’s 3rd full length album. These kind of achievements were pie in the sky fantasies for me 5 years ago – now with God’s grace it’s all a reality. We really are the luckiest 5 blokes on the planet getting to do what we love in service of God. He truly is a magnificent God who’s grace is limitless.
One last thing – the latest episode of GFTV is now up at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yqF4QixKTo . This episode chronicles Richard’s first gig with the band a couple of weeks ago, and features a full rendition of This Day Forth with the new lineup. Make sure you check it out.
Well, I’m going to leave it there for another fortnight. I still have some last minute packing to do. The Mosher Crew October newsetter will go out next week, and then the next Monday Mosh will be the week after that. Until then, God Bless and Mosh On
Vaughan and Grave Forsaken
Next Monday Mosh – 12th October 2009
Hi everyone and thanks for checking out the latest Monday Mosh. We are very pleased to confirm to the Mosher Crew that our downloadable live album Light The Hall! is now available from the members area of the website at www.graveforsaken.com . You can head over there and download the whole album or the individual tracks as a pay what you like download. You can choose to pay $0 if you like. We’d love everyone to grab themselves a copy, even if you can’t afford to give us any money for it. Simply choose your price, then add the album or song to the cart. If you choose $0, it will automatically open a download window. If you nominate a price, you will go to a paypal interface. I have worked extremely hard on this recording to make it best possible live album we can offer for our resources. So far it has passed the only real test I can give it – I’m happy with it! Being my own worst critic, this is a good feeling. If you aren’t in the Mosher Crew, you can join up for free by clicking on the Mosher Crew section of our website.
On the subject of the live album, I’m excited to let you know we are in negotiations with a local label here in Perth to produce a limited run of Light The Hall! hard copies. We’ve had quite a few enquiries about a hard copy release, and I can pretty much assure you that it will happen now. We are committed to working with Soundmass for future studio albums, but we’re just testing the water with this local label with regards to live albums. Traditionally live albums don’t sell as well as studio albums, so we need to explore ways of making the release viable. I’m hoping we can formulate a healthy relationship between ourselves, Soundmass and this particular local Perth label over the coming months and years.
Of course, it’s a madly busy time for the band. Tomorrow morning we are flying to Sydney to play at Blackstump on Friday night. Please check out www.blackstump.org.au for all the details. It will be a massive night of Australian metal. The kind of gig I’d consider going to even if GF wasn’t playing. We really look forward to meeting members of the East Coast Mosher Crew while we are there, as well as catching up with all our good friends in the other bands. We’re talking Synnove, Fearscape, Dei Elithion, InExordium and Those Who Endure. Wow, it doesn’t get much better than that over here in Oz!
We are taking over 2 new shirt designs to debut at the festival. We have a Tour 2009 shirt and a 5 Years And Beyond Shirt available. These will be available from our website a week or so after stump for all you people who can’t get to the gig. We are planning a bit of a merch blitz at stump. We will have 4 CD’s, plus 5 different clothing designs on sale at very reasonable prices. We’re hoping heaps of stumpers will get into the spirit and pick up some GF merch for themselves. Let’s make it a Christian thrash weekend!
We have been booked to play at the Castle in Perth the week after stump on October 10th. This is being organized by our main man Rowland Gwynne. The guy is better known as IronGuardian and he’s a true champ. He’s on a plane right now heading for Sydney to attend the metal night at Stump – that’s his dedication. This Castle gigs puts our tally to 3 shows for October, which is the most in one month for a very long time. I really can’t help but feel God has his hands on the wheel at the moment, we really are going through a time of great blessing. Better and better opportunities are coming our way all the time, and I really feel God’s influence on it all. It’s crazy that our little garage band is about to make it’s third interstate tour in support of it’s 3rd full length album. These kind of achievements were pie in the sky fantasies for me 5 years ago – now with God’s grace it’s all a reality. We really are the luckiest 5 blokes on the planet getting to do what we love in service of God. He truly is a magnificent God who’s grace is limitless.
One last thing – the latest episode of GFTV is now up at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yqF4QixKTo . This episode chronicles Richard’s first gig with the band a couple of weeks ago, and features a full rendition of This Day Forth with the new lineup. Make sure you check it out.
Well, I’m going to leave it there for another fortnight. I still have some last minute packing to do. The Mosher Crew October newsetter will go out next week, and then the next Monday Mosh will be the week after that. Until then, God Bless and Mosh On
Vaughan and Grave Forsaken
Next Monday Mosh – 12th October 2009
Monday, September 14, 2009
14th September 2009: Monday Mosh #16
14th September 2009: Monday Mosh #16
G’day everyone, hope you’re all doing real well. Welcome to the latest edition of the Monday Mosh. Hopefully you’ll all enjoy reading the update.
We had our first show with Richard Sallows on drums on Saturday night. We played at the Castle in Northbridge, which is a regular gig spot for us. Richard did really well, and you certainly wouldn’t have known it was his first performance with the band. It was a very solid effort. As sometimes happens at Castle shows, there was a low turnout, though to be honest I didn’t mind, as this gig was as much about getting some live performances into Richard as it was about rocking a crowd. We all enjoyed ourselves, and learned a thing or two for next time as well. Our previous drummer Dave Kilgallon came along to watch the show, and it was good to catch up with him. It was also really good for Richard and Dave to meet. Sometimes member transitions can be awkward, but this one has gone really smooth, praise God.
It’s only two weeks until we fly to Sydney for Blackstump. We are really looking forward to this one, and I actually feel pretty organized for once! We are staying near Cronulla, so huge thanks to our good friend Mark Maley for putting us up. We have worked out our setlist – we will be playing songs from each album, as well as covering “The Destroyer Beholds” from Mortification. Hopefully the stump crowd will appreciate hearing that Aussie Christian metal classic. Rich has done a stellar job to learn the songs in rapid time, but I must say he has added his own feel and interpretation to the songs. Considering last time at stump we had Dave on drums, Tim on vocals and myself on guitar, the band we are taking this year is quite a different animal. However, I do feel we are playing very well at the moment, so we’ll go in with a lot of confidence. Bring it on I say.
We are playing this Sunday at East Fremantle Baptist Church. This is a youth group gig, so we’re not sure how many people to expect. We are using it as a dress rehearsal for own full production. We have put on our own shows in the past, but we are now looking to develop a stage show and act that we can take anywhere in the state. I have recruited Scott Devenish and Rowland Gwynne as crew, and we are going to take in our own PA and lighting and set up from scratch. The idea being that the band, along with a hard working road crew can put on an awesome live experience. We are really keen to become a very tight touring act. So wish as luck as we embark in this new phase of the metal mission.
I’m very excited this week to reveal the cover of the new live album “Light The Hall!”. You can see it at www.graveforsaken.com . This will be released to the Mosher Crew as a pay what you want download in 2 weeks on September 28th. The gig was recorded in July 2008, and features the lineup of myself, Elias, Matt and Dave. It’s raw and uncompromising live GF, as I’ve mixed and mastered it myself here at North Wind Studio. You can nominate to download it for free if you so wish, so now is a great time to join the Mosher Crew at www.graveforsaken.com . As I’ve already mentioned, I have looped and raised the crowd levels to add some ambience to the recording, however the actual performances were all recorded live on the night (with the exception of about half a dozen guitar and vocal overdubs Elias and I recorded here at the studio). The reality is most live albums are edited to an extent, but I’ve always believed that this process enhances the recording, and makes for a more enjoyable listen. Due to some good positive feedback, it’s increasingly likely there will be a hard copy issue of the album in the coming months to go with the download. To that end, I’m busy working on the booklet. The tracklist for the live album is
The Calling
Warriors Of Light
Perish The Thought
Destined For Ascension
Horror And Sadness
Harder To Hate
The North Wind
No Eye Has Seen
Wasting Power
Death On The Cross
Light The Hall
I would like to draw everyone’s attention to a cool feature we now have on the website www.graveforsaken.com . If you go to the mp3 store, you can actually preview every song we’ve ever released. These are full length previews, so if you’ve been meaning to check out the band but have never gotten around to it, this is the perfect place to do so. Literally every song we’ve ever done can be heard for free. Obviously if you like what you hear, we’d really appreciate you purchasing a song or an album via download. So far we’ve had a good amount of traffic, but I’m not sure everyone realizes just how cool this section of the site is.
Also, Richard has been busy working on the myspace site and a new darkjam site. The darkjam URL is http://darkjam.com/Grave_Forsaken so check it out. Richard has really taken his role in the band seriously and is fast becoming an indispensable asset for the group. The ideas and enthusiasm he has brought in are really helping band morale. I think you’ll agree the work he’s been doing on the myspace and darkjam sites is awesome.
Last week I finally put up the late episode of Grave Forsaken TV. The url is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBiMtmCKpYc . This episode is part 2 of my Grave Forsaken history series. There are some really interesting pictures and excerpts in the episode, so please check it out. Because this episode was so late, the next one is due next week. I’m well on schedule with that one, so look out for it on Monday. It will have some backstage and live footage from Richard’s debut with the band on Saturday night. Should be a cracker!
Finally, we have been working on a new range of shirts and hoodies. As we speak some new stuff is being made. We are really excited about the new designs, and can’t wait to make them available to you guys. Hopefully we’ll be able to unveil them at the stump show. So for all those people who been requesting our Mosher Crew hoodie, they’re coming back!!!
I think that’s everything for now. Our next Monday Mosh will be September 28th, just before we fly out to stump. Until then God bless and Rock on!
Next Monday Mosh – September 28th
G’day everyone, hope you’re all doing real well. Welcome to the latest edition of the Monday Mosh. Hopefully you’ll all enjoy reading the update.
We had our first show with Richard Sallows on drums on Saturday night. We played at the Castle in Northbridge, which is a regular gig spot for us. Richard did really well, and you certainly wouldn’t have known it was his first performance with the band. It was a very solid effort. As sometimes happens at Castle shows, there was a low turnout, though to be honest I didn’t mind, as this gig was as much about getting some live performances into Richard as it was about rocking a crowd. We all enjoyed ourselves, and learned a thing or two for next time as well. Our previous drummer Dave Kilgallon came along to watch the show, and it was good to catch up with him. It was also really good for Richard and Dave to meet. Sometimes member transitions can be awkward, but this one has gone really smooth, praise God.
It’s only two weeks until we fly to Sydney for Blackstump. We are really looking forward to this one, and I actually feel pretty organized for once! We are staying near Cronulla, so huge thanks to our good friend Mark Maley for putting us up. We have worked out our setlist – we will be playing songs from each album, as well as covering “The Destroyer Beholds” from Mortification. Hopefully the stump crowd will appreciate hearing that Aussie Christian metal classic. Rich has done a stellar job to learn the songs in rapid time, but I must say he has added his own feel and interpretation to the songs. Considering last time at stump we had Dave on drums, Tim on vocals and myself on guitar, the band we are taking this year is quite a different animal. However, I do feel we are playing very well at the moment, so we’ll go in with a lot of confidence. Bring it on I say.
We are playing this Sunday at East Fremantle Baptist Church. This is a youth group gig, so we’re not sure how many people to expect. We are using it as a dress rehearsal for own full production. We have put on our own shows in the past, but we are now looking to develop a stage show and act that we can take anywhere in the state. I have recruited Scott Devenish and Rowland Gwynne as crew, and we are going to take in our own PA and lighting and set up from scratch. The idea being that the band, along with a hard working road crew can put on an awesome live experience. We are really keen to become a very tight touring act. So wish as luck as we embark in this new phase of the metal mission.
I’m very excited this week to reveal the cover of the new live album “Light The Hall!”. You can see it at www.graveforsaken.com . This will be released to the Mosher Crew as a pay what you want download in 2 weeks on September 28th. The gig was recorded in July 2008, and features the lineup of myself, Elias, Matt and Dave. It’s raw and uncompromising live GF, as I’ve mixed and mastered it myself here at North Wind Studio. You can nominate to download it for free if you so wish, so now is a great time to join the Mosher Crew at www.graveforsaken.com . As I’ve already mentioned, I have looped and raised the crowd levels to add some ambience to the recording, however the actual performances were all recorded live on the night (with the exception of about half a dozen guitar and vocal overdubs Elias and I recorded here at the studio). The reality is most live albums are edited to an extent, but I’ve always believed that this process enhances the recording, and makes for a more enjoyable listen. Due to some good positive feedback, it’s increasingly likely there will be a hard copy issue of the album in the coming months to go with the download. To that end, I’m busy working on the booklet. The tracklist for the live album is
The Calling
Warriors Of Light
Perish The Thought
Destined For Ascension
Horror And Sadness
Harder To Hate
The North Wind
No Eye Has Seen
Wasting Power
Death On The Cross
Light The Hall
I would like to draw everyone’s attention to a cool feature we now have on the website www.graveforsaken.com . If you go to the mp3 store, you can actually preview every song we’ve ever released. These are full length previews, so if you’ve been meaning to check out the band but have never gotten around to it, this is the perfect place to do so. Literally every song we’ve ever done can be heard for free. Obviously if you like what you hear, we’d really appreciate you purchasing a song or an album via download. So far we’ve had a good amount of traffic, but I’m not sure everyone realizes just how cool this section of the site is.
Also, Richard has been busy working on the myspace site and a new darkjam site. The darkjam URL is http://darkjam.com/Grave_Forsaken so check it out. Richard has really taken his role in the band seriously and is fast becoming an indispensable asset for the group. The ideas and enthusiasm he has brought in are really helping band morale. I think you’ll agree the work he’s been doing on the myspace and darkjam sites is awesome.
Last week I finally put up the late episode of Grave Forsaken TV. The url is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBiMtmCKpYc . This episode is part 2 of my Grave Forsaken history series. There are some really interesting pictures and excerpts in the episode, so please check it out. Because this episode was so late, the next one is due next week. I’m well on schedule with that one, so look out for it on Monday. It will have some backstage and live footage from Richard’s debut with the band on Saturday night. Should be a cracker!
Finally, we have been working on a new range of shirts and hoodies. As we speak some new stuff is being made. We are really excited about the new designs, and can’t wait to make them available to you guys. Hopefully we’ll be able to unveil them at the stump show. So for all those people who been requesting our Mosher Crew hoodie, they’re coming back!!!
I think that’s everything for now. Our next Monday Mosh will be September 28th, just before we fly out to stump. Until then God bless and Rock on!
Next Monday Mosh – September 28th
Monday, August 24, 2009
24th August 2009: Monday Mosh #15
24th August 2009: Monday Mosh #15
Welcome everyone to the latest Monday Mosh. Vaughan here as usual, and I’ll get straight into it.
There’s been a lot going on behind the scenes in the Grave Forsaken camp in recent months. A few weeks ago I spoke to our drummer Dave Kilgallon at length on the phone, and we came to the mutual decision that he would no longer continue in the band. This will come as a surprise to many of you, and it really came as a bit of surprise to both Dave and I. In the context of addressing a few difficulties we were having getting the whole band together to rehearse, we both realized that the current lineup wasn’t quite working the way we’d hoped. It was a difficult conversation, but Dave and I are extremely close friends, so we knew we could trust each other to be honest about our feelings. I can truthfully say his departure was a mutual decision with no hint of animosity on either side. In fact, the way it was all handled is proof of how strong the trust is in our band.
So where does this leave the band? We have a big gig at Blackstump coming up in 6 or so weeks. Fortunately, a work friend of Matt’s by the name of Richard Sallows happens to be a drummer and a Christian. On a whim, Matt gave him a call to see if he wanted to jam with us. We had a rehearsal with him and it went well, so we have offered him a trial period in the band up until Blackstump. That gives as a few weeks to rehearse with him and see how the band dynamic goes with him, plus see how he performs in the live arena. After we have played stump with him, we will make an official decision on whether he will join the band permanently. Richard is great guy, and is doing his absolute best to get the job full time. He is into metal and rock, so he fits the bill perfectly. His drumming doesn’t have the thrashing intensity of Dave’s, but so far he has been very solid and easy to work with.
However, it isn’t quite the end of the line for the lineup featuring Dave. As I’ve been discussing in bits and pieces, we have been working with Daniel Holmes on some new material for our next album. Dave has been fully involved in this process and is keen to finish what we have started. So after stump in October, we will hit Fattdog Studio in earnest with the old lineup and record our next album, with a goal to getting the album ready for a mid 2010 release (hopefully). This release will be Dave’s farewell performance with the band, and we are very excited about what will be delivered. The fact that we can even do this is testament to the strength of our friendship with Dave. While the album is being recorded, our live shows will feature the new drummer, be that Richard or someone else.
So as you can see, we are very much in transition at the moment. We are essentially working with 2 drummers for the time being, but both are excellent people who are fully accepting and understanding of the other. So while it has been difficult, we have such a close bond in the band that I’m very confident and excited about the road ahead.
Richard’s first performance with the band will be at The Castle on September 12th. He probably feels like he’s been thrown into the lion’s den, but it will be great to have a show or two under his bullet belt before Black Stump. We are playing at a youth group the following day, and then we have some tentative stuff lined up post stump. Of course, I will keep you all informed.
It would be remiss of me to finish this edition without giving my heartfelt thanks to Dave for his contribution to the band over the last 2 years. We love you like a brother, and already we miss your presence in the band room. The way you have pushed our sound into another zone has been proof in the pudding of your awesome God given talent behind the drums. You are a valued friend, and we have shared experiences and times that I and the rest of Grave Forsaken will cherish forever. I’m so thrilled we can crank out one last album with you, and we are determined to make this the best GF album yet. We all look forward to the good times the future holds.
Until next time – God Bless and Mosh On.
Next Monday Mosh – September 14th.
Welcome everyone to the latest Monday Mosh. Vaughan here as usual, and I’ll get straight into it.
There’s been a lot going on behind the scenes in the Grave Forsaken camp in recent months. A few weeks ago I spoke to our drummer Dave Kilgallon at length on the phone, and we came to the mutual decision that he would no longer continue in the band. This will come as a surprise to many of you, and it really came as a bit of surprise to both Dave and I. In the context of addressing a few difficulties we were having getting the whole band together to rehearse, we both realized that the current lineup wasn’t quite working the way we’d hoped. It was a difficult conversation, but Dave and I are extremely close friends, so we knew we could trust each other to be honest about our feelings. I can truthfully say his departure was a mutual decision with no hint of animosity on either side. In fact, the way it was all handled is proof of how strong the trust is in our band.
So where does this leave the band? We have a big gig at Blackstump coming up in 6 or so weeks. Fortunately, a work friend of Matt’s by the name of Richard Sallows happens to be a drummer and a Christian. On a whim, Matt gave him a call to see if he wanted to jam with us. We had a rehearsal with him and it went well, so we have offered him a trial period in the band up until Blackstump. That gives as a few weeks to rehearse with him and see how the band dynamic goes with him, plus see how he performs in the live arena. After we have played stump with him, we will make an official decision on whether he will join the band permanently. Richard is great guy, and is doing his absolute best to get the job full time. He is into metal and rock, so he fits the bill perfectly. His drumming doesn’t have the thrashing intensity of Dave’s, but so far he has been very solid and easy to work with.
However, it isn’t quite the end of the line for the lineup featuring Dave. As I’ve been discussing in bits and pieces, we have been working with Daniel Holmes on some new material for our next album. Dave has been fully involved in this process and is keen to finish what we have started. So after stump in October, we will hit Fattdog Studio in earnest with the old lineup and record our next album, with a goal to getting the album ready for a mid 2010 release (hopefully). This release will be Dave’s farewell performance with the band, and we are very excited about what will be delivered. The fact that we can even do this is testament to the strength of our friendship with Dave. While the album is being recorded, our live shows will feature the new drummer, be that Richard or someone else.
So as you can see, we are very much in transition at the moment. We are essentially working with 2 drummers for the time being, but both are excellent people who are fully accepting and understanding of the other. So while it has been difficult, we have such a close bond in the band that I’m very confident and excited about the road ahead.
Richard’s first performance with the band will be at The Castle on September 12th. He probably feels like he’s been thrown into the lion’s den, but it will be great to have a show or two under his bullet belt before Black Stump. We are playing at a youth group the following day, and then we have some tentative stuff lined up post stump. Of course, I will keep you all informed.
It would be remiss of me to finish this edition without giving my heartfelt thanks to Dave for his contribution to the band over the last 2 years. We love you like a brother, and already we miss your presence in the band room. The way you have pushed our sound into another zone has been proof in the pudding of your awesome God given talent behind the drums. You are a valued friend, and we have shared experiences and times that I and the rest of Grave Forsaken will cherish forever. I’m so thrilled we can crank out one last album with you, and we are determined to make this the best GF album yet. We all look forward to the good times the future holds.
Until next time – God Bless and Mosh On.
Next Monday Mosh – September 14th.
Monday, August 10, 2009
10th August 2009: Monday Mosh #14
10th August 2009: Monday Mosh #14
Hi everyone. Like I said last week, I’ve been finding I bit off more than I could chew with a weekly Monday Mosh, so from now on I will post them on the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month. That means they will basically be fortnightly, except for when there are 5 Mondays in the month.
There is an episode of GFTV due today, but I’ve fallen a bit behind schedule unfortunately. I’m working on the episode right now, but it is still a few days away. I will post a message on our forum when it is on youtube. Mosher Crew Confidential #4 is due next Monday, and that will contain some significant info for Mosher Crew members. It is a really important edition to check out.
I’ve just had an extended chat with a couple of the guys in the band and we have been bouncing around some really exciting ideas for future live shows. We didn’t have practice, but a couple of the guys came over to my place anyway to hang out. I’ve always had this vision of taking the show on the road and playing in town halls in small country towns and regional centres. As we looked at all the gear we’ve accumulated in my shed, we realized we have been blessed with a small arsenal of equipment that we should really be putting into the ministry. We will be praying and seeking God’s will over the future direction of our live performances. However, if you live in regional Western Australia and would like to see Grave Forsaken play in your area and you know of a church or rec centre that we could play in, please get in touch with me and we try and work something out.
Thanks for the spectacular response to the Destined For Ascension giveaway. They have all gone now, but it was really cool to hear from so many people with your words of encouragement. It’s so pleasing to know that the Lord is blessing people through our music. I will have another competition in the October Mosher Crew newsletter.
We are looking forward to some upcoming shows. We actually have quite a bit on over the next couple of months. Just tonight we discussed a possible gig in Byford in late August at the SJ Rec Centre. We are then playing at East Fremantle Baptist Youth Group sometime in early September, plus we have a Castle gig on September 12th. We then obviously have Blackstump on October 2nd, and then we have been tentatively offered a gig at a high school fete in late October. So a fair bit is going on. We are entering a real time of working on our live show and performance to make it the best it can be. As well as presenting the gospel, we want to make our gigs a real fun time for everyone involved.
I’ll keep it short and sweet tonight. It’s nearly midnight and I should really get some sleep. This whole rock and roll late night thing can be taxing sometimes! But I wouldn’t swap it for the world. Thanks for checking in everyone.
God Bless and MOSH ON
Vaughan and Grave Forsaken
Next Monday Mosh: Monday 24th August
Hi everyone. Like I said last week, I’ve been finding I bit off more than I could chew with a weekly Monday Mosh, so from now on I will post them on the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month. That means they will basically be fortnightly, except for when there are 5 Mondays in the month.
There is an episode of GFTV due today, but I’ve fallen a bit behind schedule unfortunately. I’m working on the episode right now, but it is still a few days away. I will post a message on our forum when it is on youtube. Mosher Crew Confidential #4 is due next Monday, and that will contain some significant info for Mosher Crew members. It is a really important edition to check out.
I’ve just had an extended chat with a couple of the guys in the band and we have been bouncing around some really exciting ideas for future live shows. We didn’t have practice, but a couple of the guys came over to my place anyway to hang out. I’ve always had this vision of taking the show on the road and playing in town halls in small country towns and regional centres. As we looked at all the gear we’ve accumulated in my shed, we realized we have been blessed with a small arsenal of equipment that we should really be putting into the ministry. We will be praying and seeking God’s will over the future direction of our live performances. However, if you live in regional Western Australia and would like to see Grave Forsaken play in your area and you know of a church or rec centre that we could play in, please get in touch with me and we try and work something out.
Thanks for the spectacular response to the Destined For Ascension giveaway. They have all gone now, but it was really cool to hear from so many people with your words of encouragement. It’s so pleasing to know that the Lord is blessing people through our music. I will have another competition in the October Mosher Crew newsletter.
We are looking forward to some upcoming shows. We actually have quite a bit on over the next couple of months. Just tonight we discussed a possible gig in Byford in late August at the SJ Rec Centre. We are then playing at East Fremantle Baptist Youth Group sometime in early September, plus we have a Castle gig on September 12th. We then obviously have Blackstump on October 2nd, and then we have been tentatively offered a gig at a high school fete in late October. So a fair bit is going on. We are entering a real time of working on our live show and performance to make it the best it can be. As well as presenting the gospel, we want to make our gigs a real fun time for everyone involved.
I’ll keep it short and sweet tonight. It’s nearly midnight and I should really get some sleep. This whole rock and roll late night thing can be taxing sometimes! But I wouldn’t swap it for the world. Thanks for checking in everyone.
God Bless and MOSH ON
Vaughan and Grave Forsaken
Next Monday Mosh: Monday 24th August
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