Since my last update, I recorded the drum tracks for the new Dyssidia album which is very exciting! (see pic below). Plenty of videos to come. We did this at Against the Grain Studio with our long-time sound engineer and good mate Andy Kite. We really pushed ourselves with the song writing on this album, taking a long time to refine the songs, with the result being some of our most complex (but still emotive) material to date. The other guys will be recording their parts over the next few months, but rather than wait until the album is out to play shows, we decided to organise an Adelaide and Melbourne show in May with our Melbourne mates Wallet Inspector (crazy instrumental tech metal) and our Adelaide mates Sines (alternative/progressive rock/metal).

A few weeks after recording the Dyssidia album, my funk rock/alternative rock band Cliff Racer went into Against the Grain Studio to record our second EP. We recorded the drums and bass live in the studio with guitars and vocals to be recorded later. Plenty of footage to come later. Check out our first EP here.

Finally, Freedom of Fear just released the professionally mixed and filmed set from the Carpathia album launch where we played the entire album in full. There’s a stick drop in the first song so you know it’s not edited!