It's true: Nobody lives in Bolton

Hey Bolton! Thanks for the show last Saturday! Next time, come out to see it! Hah! But for those who did come out, thanks a lot!! Thanks againt to Angry Frequencies for the Bolton Music Fest!

We were just added to the Hollywood Swank CD release party, with West End Riot and Hyman Smashers. It's Saturday the 9th at Sneaky Dee's, Toronto. Check it out. It's gonna be a good one.

The new jam space still rocks. I'm also moving into the new jam space, to live there. Hahahaha. Good times.

Andy

Killers in America Work 7 Days a Week

So we move into our new rehearsal space soon, on Queen west. As much fun as we had at Rehearsal Factory...we're fucking sick of spending 30 minutes every practice trying to set up the PA because some stupid HxC or metalcore band (xXxblahBLAHblah) was in the room before us and didn't know how to work the system. Anyway, we're lucky to get the place we're getting.

We also have a (1) show coming up, at the Bolton Music Festival or somethingrather. Anyhow, more details are coming, but it's Saturday August 2, from noon to midnight (we're on at 9pm). So if you live up in that area you really have NO excuse not to make it since there's fuck all to do in Ontario north of Steeles Avenue.

We'll be uploading more "behind the scenes" videos soon; you can see what we do when we're not playing; that is, how we figure out what to play before we play. Hah. But seriously, this little adventure of getting the band together has allowed for many moments of hilarity and inspiration you may enjoy.

Andy

As promised...

...downloads are now available, to the left, under "Recordings". Enjoy. Remember, they're demo's.

Andy

For YOUR Pleasure

So as you may or may not have noticed, on the far left side and slightly lower than the "fold" of your browser (unless your screen resolution is set so incredibly fucking high you can see, well, everything) there is a list of all the recordings we're producing, in and out of the studio. Most of them will be available for download...SOON. I just have to figure out when the hell I'll have time to actually zip them and put them on the server.

So yeah, we're letting you in on our demo's and our once secret recording process, so you can get a good look at what we're doing and how we're doing it. Of course the downloads will disappear eventually. And of course we'll explain the meaning behind each one.

So allow me to start.

"Rehearsal Demo's A" chronicles some recordings Anil and I made (so, JUST bass and guitar). We rehashed some old Class Riot tunes and added a few more. The point of this was to provide one of our many auditioning drummers with a "launchpad" of material.

"Rehearsal Demo's B" is basically a collection of re-recorded demo's from "A" once we had finalized each new song. They're instrumental, again, just bass and guitar. Justin was to take these demo's and build his lead parts on top and Ian was forced to listen to this 100 times to make sure it got stuck in his head for the series of shows we played in early May.

"Demo Series #1" consists of three brand new songs (by new I am referring to whatever of the 40+ songs I've demo'd in my apartment that have lyrics so far). These were handed to the guys in mid June. The last three tracks are the same songs, however instrumental. Expect to hear these live, soon.

Also, expect more demo's soon.

Maybe some lyrics too? If they're not TOO bad, sure.



Andy

R.I.P. - CLASS RIOT (2002-2008)

The Class Riot is fucking dead.

It was fun. Incredibly fun. We had tonnes of great times. Made a lot of great friends. Made a lot of great fans. But it's time to move on now.

And thus begins, EL RIOT. New band. New sound. New riot. Welcome in Anil and Ian from Skull Device (R.I.P.). We're going to rock this town now.

As I think back to the time when Class Riot wasn't so defunct, I find myself forgetting what exactly it was like to be there. It's like that feeling when you get once you've graduated, or started your career in something....like it's another step and everything that came before this step was so juvenile. Hell, even the name, "Class Riot" sounds juvenile. And no, jerk, it had nothing to do with school, or classrooms. It was about class struggle.

And it still is. EL RIOT just does it better.

For the complete Class Riot discography, check this out:
Discography.

Andy