August 13th 2008: Paulie Cocadiz has been working furiously to finish the edit of the Isis concert from
the Koko Club in 2006. The band asked for it to be completed ~mid August. They were sent a finished version for their
comments, we wait with anticipation.
Dave Prosser and Paulie completed the DVD shoot for Evile in Leeds at the end of July. This is now being edited. A clip should
be available soon as will news of the DVD release from Earache.
July 3rd 2008: The Cult of Luna shoot was a great success, a five Sony EX1 shoot with no complications!
The concert just fit onto our limited number of memory cards with minutes to spare.
Each camera clocked up ~25Gb of material which was downloaded in situ onto a hard drive for storage. We are
now part of the tapeless revolution, no looking back.
The word is that the Cult of Luna show will be the main feature in a Blu-ray DVD release probably in the new year.
The Isis DVD (the recording of their 'Oceanic' concert from 2006) has been given a provisional release date of Jan 2009
on Ipecac records. We have been given the deadline of Mid-August to finish the edit.
In other news, Dave Prosser will be directing an 'as live' promo shoot with Earache band Evile, in a recording studio
in Leeds later in July. This has been slated for the bonus DVD to accompany the re-release of their first album.
June 2nd 2008: Following a productive meeting with Johannes from Cult of Luna, the Scala shoot has been
increased to 5 cameras.
May 17th 2008: The Cult of Luna live video has been confirmed. It will be shot at the Scala in Kings
Cross on July 1st - The same venue as the Pelican DVD 'After the Ceiling Cracked'.
It will be a four camera full HD shoot using the Sony PMW EX-1 cameras, Dan 'Feel' Roberts will be handling
the sound recording.
The Deicide Ad has become an underground hit (see the reviews section). One particular Italian viewer commented:
"è bellissimo ahahahhaha cmq stanno troppo avanti in inghilterra ed è pure un bel modo per pubblicizzare in
maniera ironica il metal" which loosly translates as:
"it is beautiful ahahahhaha you english are so advanced and it is totally original to use
irony to publicise metal".
May 3rd 2008: We have been asked to work with Cult of Luna on their next UK tour. More info as we are
told...
April 28th 2008: There is a plan for an HMV version to air on mainstream TV and a version with new titles
and an American voice-over has also been comissioned for US TV.
April 19th 2008: The advert is nearly finished. It got rejected by the sensors; not for any of the gratuatous
images therein, but for not holding a section of text for long enough. Once we get the approved version back, it will be dubbed
for TV. There is talk of HMV using the ad in one of their campaigns, such was the impact of the 30 second gem. Click
here for the
Zavvi version and here for the
HMV version.
April 7th 2008: The advert is taking shape. This is a bit of a departure for us in terms of content
and style. It is rare for us to generate fictional material and to have to convey such a lot of information in such a
short space of time. Watch this space for previews.
March 31st 2008: Muckspreader has been asked to produce an advert for the release for the new Deicide
album.
February 27th 2008: Even more review action!
February 20th 2008: Some more reviews of the Pelican DVD have been unearthed. Thanks to Paulie for the
latest one.
February 6th 2008: MTV have featured Pelican and the DVD on their website. Laurent from the band
has also written a blog about his early metal influences
here.
Two more reviews have been added.
January 28th 2008: The Pelican DVD has been released, it is like a rash over the internet, you
can buy it everywhere!
Please submit any reviews you find. There is one from Amazon in the Reviews section already.
Eden Maine have stirred up an interest in finishing the edit of their last performance at the Luminaire. Hopefully this
will surface soon.
January 12th 2008: The two interviews shot at the Earache Christmas party back in December featuring
Gama Bomb and
Biomechanical have been added to the Earache Youtube page.
January 4th 2008: Two preview trailers for the Pelican DVD 'After the Ceiling Cracked' have been launched
on YouTube. You can view them
here and
here.
December 30th 2007: The interviews shot at the Earache Christmas party are being edited by Dan Younger
and should be available for viewing via the Earache website soon. It is also looking likely that either or both of the live
sets by Evile and Blood Red Throne will be edited into packages for HD DVD / enhanced CD release: watch this space.
The Pelican DVD has been added to the IMDB.
December 17th 2007: The Earache Christmas Party shoot was a success. Evile stole the show with Blood
Red Throne coming a close second with their last minute appearance. Two interviews were also shot with Biomechanical and Gama
Bomb.
The Pelican DVD is entitled "After the Ceiling Cracked". Please see below for an example of the kind of listing that is
popping up all over the web. Reserve your copy today!
December 6th 2007: The Pelican 'Live in London' DVD has been given a release date of January 20th 2008.
More news on where it will be available as we get it. In the meantime please check out the DVD artwork below.
November 26th 2007: Our participation with the Earache Christmas Party has been confirmed, it will be
HD end to end and thus future safe. Blood Red Throne have been confirmed as the headliners - great!
The remaining songs from the first set of the final Beecher show have been uploaded onto YouTube. Check them out
here, your comments are read with interest. Watch this space for the second set.
Please read below for news on the Isis DVD of the Oceanic performance:
October 22nd 2007: It is looking like we will be shooting the Earache Christmas Party in Camden this
December. Further info as we get it.
There is the first of many clips from the final Beecher show at the Star and Garter in Manchester on YouTube. This is
one of the most electrifying live performances we have had the oportunity to be involved with. I think we have captured the
atmosphere very well, but
you can be the judge...
October 3rd 2007: Several new uploads on YouTube.
Exerpts from the
My Ruin London show from January 2006 and the
Orange Goblin Forum show from back in 2003.
The Capricorns "Comrades in Tears" video is on there for all you super 8 fans.
Finally a real blast from the past, "Maximum Swordfish" by
Red Planet, the first video Mike ever made back in 1998 (and it shows!)
September 19th 2007: The audio recorded by Dan Roberts at the Koko nightclub during the 'Oceanic' performance
by Isis has been mastered by Justin Broadrick of Godflesh fame and aproved by the band. This means the edit can now begin.
September 5th 2007: The
SSS promo for "The Beast" featuring the notorious pig's head is finished and is on YouTube for general consumption.
Your comments are welcome.
Please also check out the SSS and Evile interviews conducted prior to their apearances at the Liverpool Barfly which
have surfaced on the Earache Records' YouTube site. These can be found
here, here and
here.
August 13th 2007: The audio from the Isis concert recorded at the Koko nightclub in Camden is undergoing
final scrutiny by the band before being released to us to begin the edit. More news on this when we get it.
August 11th 2007: Got news that the Pelican DVD we recorded at the Scala in Kings Cross back in
December 2005 is going to be released by Hydrahead in November 2007. We will make a sneak preview trailer available on YouTube
in the weeks preceeding the release.
August 7th 2007: Mike Ward, Dan Younger, Tim Darach, Dan Roberts and Will Sansom recorded a concert
for Earache records at the Barfly in Liverpool. This featured Municipal Waste, SSS and Evile. Interviews were also conducted
with the bands.
Will Sansom is editing promos for SSS and Evile using footage form their sets. Expect these on YouTube soon.
July 2007: The edit of the Eden Maine concert from their final show which was recorded
at the Luminaire club in London back in 2005 has been finished.
The band have some final issues with the audio which need resolving before we can sign this one off. Expect a clip soon.
Here is some news on the Pelican DVD from April 2007:
