It turns out we didn’t make it to firing rockets in the desert yesterday to my disappointment. We did however have a most excellent barbecue – a true “caveman diet” as Seb put it.
So today I think will be a relax & watch films day. We went to Virgin Megastores at “The Block” in Orange, which was made famous by the Borat film – it is the location where he chases Pamela Anderson out of the signing session. So I’ve been there, woo! I got 8 new CDs, which I’m just putting on my MP3 player now:
- Amon Amarth – Versus the world
- Borknagar – Origin
- Death – Symbolic
- Edguy – Rocket Ride
- I – Between Two Worlds
- In Flames – Clayman
- Iron Maiden – Brave New World
- Behemoth – Demigod
I’ve only listened to Between Two Worlds so far, and I’ve really gotten into it. It’s like a different kind of Immortal/Enslaved/Gorgoroth, heh!
Anyway, I’m watching Police Academy 6 at the moment, and planning to watch Oceans Twelve after that. Only… PA6 is littered with ads – the main reason I can’t stand American television. Oceans Twelve will be a DVD though, so I can cope with that!
Oh – and we beat Medium on Guitar Hero 2 last night! Awesome. I’m not sure whether I really want to go onto hard – I’ve become quite used to only using 4 buttons, and hard has 5 buttons – I tried out a couple in practise mode, and it seemed impossible to keep track of where my fingers were going!! Nevermind — it just means I’m not geeky enough to do that…
So if you’ve heard of our band (I think most of my friends have..!) Frosthold are on a sort of hiatus at the moment. Our last gig at the Wedgewood Rooms went really well, and as I mentioned at the gig, it would probably be our last for a couple of months whilst we concentrate on finishing off writing the new songs for our Flames of Hatred CD. The tracks on it (not in any order, and not confirmed, mind!) will be:
- Flames of Hatred
- Aeon of the Kings
- A Dynasty Forgot
- When Brothers Fought in Arms
- … tbc …
So, it’s looking to be a 5-track CD, and I believe we’re planning to record at the Old Blacksmith’s studio in Hilsea with legendary producer Rich Tamblyn. Just need Tom to get back from Dubai so we can rehearse the songs and then go into the studio. I’m also hoping we can afford to do a proper pressed CD, with a nice jewel case and artwork etc., but we’ll come to that hurdle when the CD is actually recorded!
Needless to say, from my babbling (and I hate using that word in a blog), I’m extremely excited about doing this recording, and I’m hoping it will be the most extreme and well-produced CD we will have ever done. Once that’s done and dusted, I also can’t wait to get back on the road!
Anyway, ciao for now!
