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!