Hi everyone!!!!
Just thought I'd post something happy to dispell some of the bad vibes that have been on here today!
lolI'm stoked and playing through some new material! Yes NEW NEW NEW NEW material. I'll be starting work seriously on the fourth Mithras album right after the Damnation / Edinburgh shows. It's going to be f@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ c@@@@ll!!
I'll reveal more about the record in due course; but for now
People keep asking me on facebook/myspace/msn/email/forums who's going to be playing what, is Ben going to do a kazoo / bongos solo on the record, who is drumming, who's singing (that's a pretty silly question unless you've been under a rock for a year), what label it's going to be out on, is the album going to be "as boring as behind the shadows", will it be better than worlds, will it be finished before 2010 ends
Who's playing what:
Samuel Bean - bass /vocals
Leon Macey - guitars / drums / synths
I'm doing the studio drums as I've got experience of drumming five albums in the studio, always write alone (we've tried it all other ways and it ain't Mithras) and tbh because it'll be easier this way. I have a studio in my house which is always set up to record drums, which kinda helps! I'm also an "anal fascistic nazi" (?) when it comes to drum arrangements / performance so it'd be unfair to heap that kind of scrutiny on someone else.
Ben is going to remain full time live drummer which is a tough enough job as it is, believe me.
Is Ben White going to do a kazoo / bongos solo on the next record
No, Ben makes YouTube vids with various instruments seemingly for his own (and others) entertainment, that's his business. Besides kazoo and bongos don't sound that great alongside blastbeats in the context of Mithras music, during late nights at rehearsal Rayner and me have tried believe me!
Being slightly more serious, honestly it's unlikely there'll be any 'guest' appearances as that's not my bag, I feel guest appearances would probably cheapen a record as conceptual and deep as I like to put together, in my mind at least.Who is drumming
Leon Macey, me, moi on the albums, Ben drums live.
Who's singing
Sam Bean, he's our new vocalist / bassist believe it or not! (also in The Berzerker / The Senseless). He's the guy in the videos on our YouTube page.
What label it's going to be out on
No idea, we're currently not in contract with any label so we'll cross that bridge when we come to it.
Is the album going to be as "boring" as 'Behind The Shadows'
Much, much more boring! I'm going to make a special effort to dissapoint everyone as much as possible! I'll probably lay on more "mind knumbing type writer esque double bass" too!! Who'd have thought it! And faster tempos! More solos! :'( "Messier" drumming!
Will it be "better" than 'Worlds'
If you're the kind of guy who goes to bed with 'Worlds...' under his pillow each night then no, probably not "better" more "a crushing, heartbreaking dissapointment"...
Will it be finished/released before 2010 ends
Hopefully released before the end of 2010.
