Ave my abysmal acolytes!
Where shall I begin? August has proven to be a very busy month and any portents that might indicate an abate to the manic torrent of events that is life with Ethereal Blood have yet to make their presence known to us. I for one wouldn’t have it any other way! Those of you lurking out there in the ether and darkness who are wont to check in on the happenings of The Sanguinary Symphony may or may not be aware that we have a couple of performances drawing nigh. The ceremony nearest to today’s date is written for Saturday August 29th at The Tin Roof in Leland. For any additional details about the ritual in question please consult my “Midsummer Nightmare” blog post for the month of July via the archive or by visiting the “Ceremonies and Rituals” tab of the official website. I will also include a picture of the “Metal(K)Night” flyer below. Simply click on the image and it will direct you straight to the Facebook event
page. I’d be honored if you’d take a moment to RSVP and invite your f(r)iends. It promises to be a very entertaining evening. Some of the more senior members of the coven may fondly recall our cultist concerto there last autumn. I personally invite you all to attend a night of even further wickedness and excess.
page. I’d be honored if you’d take a moment to RSVP and invite your f(r)iends. It promises to be a very entertaining evening. Some of the more senior members of the coven may fondly recall our cultist concerto there last autumn. I personally invite you all to attend a night of even further wickedness and excess.
The next day of decadence and debauchery is Friday September 18th at The American Legion outpost in Plano, IL. I usually try to abstain from complaining to my readers about the more mundane aspects of our cadaverous quartet but let me alleviate myself of this secrecy for a moment and tell you that this one has been an absolute cluster fuck to coordinate. Being the mavericks and independent artists that
we are we often times are in the habit of setting up our own spectacles under our business moniker“Cosmic Catharsis Productions”. This means that we personally collaborate with prospective venues, promoters, and booking agents as well as recruit fellow musicians, audio engineers and other personnel. We had initially intended a different venue for the show but it became apparent after the original
venue’s manager began to contradict our already agreed upon terms that we were going to have to find a replacement in all haste. We did everything within our means to secure a location that would agree with the performers and audience members alike who had already committed to this September date and in this I believe we have succeeded and although it isn’t exactly the typical setting you’d expect to attend an underground heavy metal concert at we have the utmost confidence that everyone present will remember this one and grin. All the necessary precautions have been taken to ensure that when curtain call rears its ugly head that there will be professional sound and lighting courtesy of our good friends Dave Buschman and Tyler Tourt of Sound Reinforcement. I encourage anyone with live audio needs to contact these gentlemen via their Facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/reinforcingsound
Audience members fear not! There will be a fully stocked bar and a qualified bartender at your disposable as well as a keg or two of domestic beer that you can tap for a pittance. Heavy metal music and alcohol are the best of bedfellows after all.
we are we often times are in the habit of setting up our own spectacles under our business moniker“Cosmic Catharsis Productions”. This means that we personally collaborate with prospective venues, promoters, and booking agents as well as recruit fellow musicians, audio engineers and other personnel. We had initially intended a different venue for the show but it became apparent after the original
venue’s manager began to contradict our already agreed upon terms that we were going to have to find a replacement in all haste. We did everything within our means to secure a location that would agree with the performers and audience members alike who had already committed to this September date and in this I believe we have succeeded and although it isn’t exactly the typical setting you’d expect to attend an underground heavy metal concert at we have the utmost confidence that everyone present will remember this one and grin. All the necessary precautions have been taken to ensure that when curtain call rears its ugly head that there will be professional sound and lighting courtesy of our good friends Dave Buschman and Tyler Tourt of Sound Reinforcement. I encourage anyone with live audio needs to contact these gentlemen via their Facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/reinforcingsound
Audience members fear not! There will be a fully stocked bar and a qualified bartender at your disposable as well as a keg or two of domestic beer that you can tap for a pittance. Heavy metal music and alcohol are the best of bedfellows after all.
As far as the evenings entertainment is concerned, we’ve had the continued good fortune to book some highly talented heavy metal musicians and we are anxiously anticipating very excellent live performances on their part. As is my custom, I’ll now provide the introduction to these bands with various hyperlinks below...
Enemy Of The People (post-hardcore/metalcore from Aurora, IL)
https://www.facebook.com/Enemy.Of.The.People.Official
Legions Of Raum (heavy metal from Chicago, IL)
https://www.facebook.com/legionsofraum
Bodybag Fit For A King (Heavy metal from Pekin, IL)
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bodybag-Fit-For-a-King/134390373260993
Also Known As (jam metal from Spring Valley, IL)
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bodybag-Fit-For-a-King/134390373260993
Enemy Of The People (post-hardcore/metalcore from Aurora, IL)
https://www.facebook.com/Enemy.Of.The.People.Official
Legions Of Raum (heavy metal from Chicago, IL)
https://www.facebook.com/legionsofraum
Bodybag Fit For A King (Heavy metal from Pekin, IL)
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bodybag-Fit-For-a-King/134390373260993
Also Known As (jam metal from Spring Valley, IL)
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bodybag-Fit-For-a-King/134390373260993
I’ll leave you now with a stream of media. As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words. So without any further prattle here are some picture galleries. The first one is a collection of some of our preferred shots from our last press kit photo shoot with Kassandra King of Peaceful Images photography...
The next is a bundle of pictures from our last rehearsal/spontaneous concert we did at our good friend Tanya’s summer party. Beware! These images feature stills of Ethereal Blood bereft of make-up and costume. The faint of heart should avert their eyes lest they be caught in the gaze of these hideous Gorgons...
Finally, the last batch is of my girlfriend Sinister Cheryl and I having a good time last
October at the abandoned Manteno State Mental Hospital and doing our best to invoke some horror movie style cinematography of our own. There is also a nice little collage of these graven images on my official Instagram account.
October at the abandoned Manteno State Mental Hospital and doing our best to invoke some horror movie style cinematography of our own. There is also a nice little collage of these graven images on my official Instagram account.
More word from the realms of eternal darkness coming next month! Including more performances and even the potential of a short run tour. I hope to see many of your pallid faces in Leland at the end of the month. Until we meet again...
Lord Vardoulacha
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Lord Vardoulacha
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