We are excited to announce the limited edition vinyl pressing of "Hexagon" is set to be released on May 26th via I'm Better Than Everyone Records!
Pre-orders are now being taken through I'm Better Than Everyone Records at: www.imbetterthaneveryonerecords.com
The release features:
Exclusive cover artwork by Tom Denney (http://www.tomdenney.com/)
500 hand numbered copies
On 180g vinyl
Numbers 1-100 on clear brown vinyl
Numbers 101-500 on black vinyl
recorded at Track and Field by Nick Petersen
mastered by Vince Burke
photo by Mike White @ DeadlyDesigns.com
A big thanks to Karim Khan of I'm Better Than Everyone Records for making this happen!
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Please vote for Black Skies to win Best New Band of 2008 on Total Rock Radio!
Since our songs have been played this year on UK radio show, New World Order, we qualify for the contest.
To vote, send an email to: newworldorderradio@googlemail.com with the subject, "NWO 2008 Black Skies " and whatever pleading message you want to include in the body, by 9am (UK time) on Thursday, December 18th.
On Monday December 22nd 8- 10pm (UK time) it will feature the 20 Best New Bands of 2008. Tune in to the show to see whether we win at www.totalrock.com.
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Dear friends and fans of Black Skies: We thought now would be a good time to recap some of the highlights of 2008, tell you about some exciting news for 2009.
The entire year was spent with the same drummer Cameron Weeks! We have definately gotten a lot accomplished with this line-up and are planning on getting even more accomplished in 2009!
At the beginning of the year, we met a couple great bands during shows that have turned into lasting friendships so we just wanted to mention them here:
In January, we met Howl from Providence, RI and have since played several shows with them. Check em out here: www.myspace.com/howlheavymetal
In February we went on a short tour with our friends Caltrop which is always a good time! During this tour, we were pleasantly surprised by Chattanooga band, Night Of The Wolf: www.myspace.com/nightofthewolfmusic
Then in March, we played a couple shows with Atlanta band, All The Saints....these guys are awesome! www.myspace.com/allthesaints
Then we did a small tour in April where we met Electric Horsemen (www.myspace.com/electrichorsemen) out of PA at our wonderful friends, Backwoods Payback house show...This was a great time played outside in a shed with LOTS of fire, booze and food. Awesome!
We have played with so many awesome bands that there is not even close to enough room here which is why I've posted a "past shows" blog on our Myspace page that lists all our past shows along with the bands we have had the pleasure of rocking with!
In June, we put out our second EP, Hexagon just in time for the June tour of the eastern half of the US where we covered about 6000 miles in 23 days. For our tour blog with more details and pictures, go to our Myspace page: www.myspace.com/losblackskies and click on our blog! Even though gas prices were at $4.00 per gallon at that time, we still had a sucessful tour thanks to all of you who came to the shows, put us up, fed us, bought our merch and got us drunk. Thank you!
In August, we played a show for a documentary called, Slow Southern Steel. The film is about underground heavy bands south of the mason dixon. It will have intense live performances from some of the crustiest, doomiest, and most progressive of heavy bands from the south. To read more and check out the other bands that are a part of this, go here: www.myspace.com/slowsouthernsteel.
We then rounded out the year with a couple short tours with some of our favorite road pals, Pride Parade from Athens, GA (www.myspace.com/prideparade69) and Backwoods Payback (www.myspace.com/backwoodspayback666) from West Chester, PA.
A couple other highlights from 2008: Sirena Discos put out Aqua Dogs b/w Family Man 7 inch on white and black vinyl with screenprinted covers by Ron Liberti. To purchase a 7 inch, or other Black Skies merch, go to our website: www.blackskies.us.
We also had the pleasure of rocking it with Kylesa and Jucifer!!
2009 will bring the release of Hexagon on 12 inch vinyl with cover art by awesome artist, Tom Denny! This is being released by Chicago label, I'm Better Than Everyone Records. Check the site here: www.myspace.com/imbetterthaneveryonerec
In other exciting news, we have been accepted to SXSW 2009 and are currently booking shows to and from the festival. We hope to see some of you in Austin!
After our trip to Austin, we plan to do another US tour during the summer...hopefully spanning into the West coast this time! If any of you have any suggestions or ideas for shows or want us to come back to your town, please let us know and we'll make it happen!
Other than that, we are writing songs for what we hope will become a full length to be recorded this year. Stay tuned....
rockon and Happy Holidays!
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Limited Edition Vinyl Release of Hexagon- May 26th!!!
We are excited to announce the limited edition vinyl pressing of "Hexagon" is set to be released on May 26th via I'm Better Than Everyone Records! Pre-orders are now being taken through I'm Better Than Everyone Records at: www.imbetterthaneveryonerecords.com The release features: Exclusive cover artwork by Tom Denney (http://www.tomdenney.com/) 500 hand numbered copies On 180g vinyl Numbers 1-100 on clear brown vinyl Numbers 101-500 on black vinyl recorded at Track and Field by Nick Petersen mastered by Vince Burke photo by Mike White @ DeadlyDesigns.com A big thanks to Karim Khan of I'm Better Than Everyone Records for making this happen!
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Vote for us before Thursday, December 18th!
Please vote for Black Skies to win Best New Band of 2008 on Total Rock Radio! Since our songs have been played this year on UK radio show, New World Order, we qualify for the contest. To vote, send an email to: newworldorderradio@googlemail.com with the subject, "NWO 2008 Black Skies " and whatever pleading message you want to include in the body, by 9am (UK time) on Thursday, December 18th. On Monday December 22nd 8- 10pm (UK time) it will feature the 20 Best New Bands of 2008. Tune in to the show to see whether we win at www.totalrock.com.
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Black Skies news 12/15/08
Dear friends and fans of Black Skies: We thought now would be a good time to recap some of the highlights of 2008, tell you about some exciting news for 2009. The entire year was spent with the same drummer Cameron Weeks! We have definately gotten a lot accomplished with this line-up and are planning on getting even more accomplished in 2009! At the beginning of the year, we met a couple great bands during shows that have turned into lasting friendships so we just wanted to mention them here: In January, we met Howl from Providence, RI and have since played several shows with them. Check em out here: www.myspace.com/howlheavymetal In February we went on a short tour with our friends Caltrop which is always a good time! During this tour, we were pleasantly surprised by Chattanooga band, Night Of The Wolf: www.myspace.com/nightofthewolfmusic Then in March, we played a couple shows with Atlanta band, All The Saints....these guys are awesome! www.myspace.com/allthesaints Then we did a small tour in April where we met Electric Horsemen (www.myspace.com/electrichorsemen) out of PA at our wonderful friends, Backwoods Payback house show...This was a great time played outside in a shed with LOTS of fire, booze and food. Awesome! We have played with so many awesome bands that there is not even close to enough room here which is why I've posted a "past shows" blog on our Myspace page that lists all our past shows along with the bands we have had the pleasure of rocking with! In June, we put out our second EP, Hexagon just in time for the June tour of the eastern half of the US where we covered about 6000 miles in 23 days. For our tour blog with more details and pictures, go to our Myspace page: www.myspace.com/losblackskies and click on our blog! Even though gas prices were at $4.00 per gallon at that time, we still had a sucessful tour thanks to all of you who came to the shows, put us up, fed us, bought our merch and got us drunk. Thank you! In August, we played a show for a documentary called, Slow Southern Steel. The film is about underground heavy bands south of the mason dixon. It will have intense live performances from some of the crustiest, doomiest, and most progressive of heavy bands from the south. To read more and check out the other bands that are a part of this, go here: www.myspace.com/slowsouthernsteel. We then rounded out the year with a couple short tours with some of our favorite road pals, Pride Parade from Athens, GA (www.myspace.com/prideparade69) and Backwoods Payback (www.myspace.com/backwoodspayback666) from West Chester, PA. A couple other highlights from 2008: Sirena Discos put out Aqua Dogs b/w Family Man 7 inch on white and black vinyl with screenprinted covers by Ron Liberti. To purchase a 7 inch, or other Black Skies merch, go to our website: www.blackskies.us. We also had the pleasure of rocking it with Kylesa and Jucifer!! 2009 will bring the release of Hexagon on 12 inch vinyl with cover art by awesome artist, Tom Denny! This is being released by Chicago label, I'm Better Than Everyone Records. Check the site here: www.myspace.com/imbetterthaneveryonerec In other exciting news, we have been accepted to SXSW 2009 and are currently booking shows to and from the festival. We hope to see some of you in Austin! After our trip to Austin, we plan to do another US tour during the summer...hopefully spanning into the West coast this time! If any of you have any suggestions or ideas for shows or want us to come back to your town, please let us know and we'll make it happen! Other than that, we are writing songs for what we hope will become a full length to be recorded this year. Stay tuned.... rockon and Happy Holidays!
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