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megshi · Masta Killa Joined: 17 Mar 2008 Posts: 136

We shall return!

Apr 2 Millenium Music Hall w/Eye Hate God Cardiff
Apr 3 The Academy w/Eye Hate God Dublin
Apr 4 The Limelight w/Eye Hate God Belfast
Apr 5 Ivory Blacks w/Eye Hate God Glasgow
Apr 6 Moho Live w/Eye Hate God Manchester
Apr 7 The Well w/Eye Hate God Leeds
Apr 8 Rock City w/Eye Hate God Nottingham
Apr 9 Asylum w/Eye Hate God Birmingham
Apr 10 Ulu w/Eye Hate God London
Apr 11 Minus 1 w/Eye Hate God Ghent
Apr 12 Tower w/Eye Hate God Bremin
Apr 13 Loppen w/Eye Hate God Copenhagen
Apr 14 Logo w/Eye Hate God Hamburg
Apr 17 Roadburn Festival Tillburg
Apr 19 Glaz Art w/Eye Hate God Paris
Apr 20 Magnolia Club w/Eye Hate God Milan
Apr 21 Substage w/Eye Hate God, Shrinebuilder, Kylesa Karlsruhe
Apr 22 Arena w/Eye Hate God Vienna

Stallion · A Corpse Without Soul Joined: 16 Feb 2010 Posts: 1

didn't know you guys were supporting EHG,great news...see you in Milan!

uilskiek · Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 4:21 am Post subject:

see you in ghent
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megshi · Masta Killa Joined: 17 Mar 2008 Posts: 136

sorry to anyone planning on attending the Cologne or Rotterdam shows. We had to pull out of those for financial reasons and will be spending the weekend in Tillburg at the Roadburn Fest. Looking forward to partying and staying put for a few days watching killer bands and seeing so many friends!

Our flight over was suprizingly easy this time thanks to my new plush travel pillow, xanax and a few Grolsh courtesy of British Airways. We had to reschedule our flight due to the strike and had to change planes in Dallas but at least we got here on time. Our generous friend Brian met us at the hotel he booked for us right near London Bridge and we spent the day sightseeing, dodging rain and crawling the pubs.

Met my friend Lisa who is here visiting her boyfriend; so cool to see friends so far away from home!

Our plan was to stay up all day to get on local time.. which was a challenge for Chris and Tony since they didn't sleep much on the plane. It was lively night out for a Thursday. the Brits celebrate Easter weekend from Friday-Monday.
Our hotel was right next the the "Clink" museum, an ancient underground prison that now hosts loft style living and a burger joint upstairs. Don't think I would want to live there..
We are well rested and I think jet-lag free as we start the tour. The 11 seater van is comfy enough and we have a trailer for all our equipment and merchandise, which we hope to sell a ton of since our guarantees are so low. If anyone has advice on how to make money in a travelling rock band, please let me know.

Spent this past weekend in Wales and Ireland. There are no signs of Spring here yet; it's still very cold and damp. But seeing the land of my ancestry was something I have always wanted to do. The people were warm and welcoming and we partied pretty hard in Dublin. We didn't intend to get as sloshed as we did but as soon as we were finishing a drink, another would appear. Made lots of friends and can't wait to go back.

Belfast

There has been a lot of frustration on the business front, wouldn't want to bore anyone with those details but it's a real drag when people are coming up to me asking if I'm in Black Cobra since that is what's listed on the ticket. We've been confirmed for this tour since February and so far none of the promoters have been advanced any contracts. Not good.
Trying to not let this sour my mind.

Touring with EHG has it's challenges as well. It is our first van tour of Europe and we are packed in like sardines. The only time it gets quiet is when everyone is passed out drunk. Otherwise, it's mayhem and filling fast with trash. Lovely!

megshi · Masta Killa Joined: 17 Mar 2008 Posts: 136

April 7, 2010
Leeds, England

ok, this country can feel really depressing. Is it the weather or maybe it's just me? The sun peers through for a minute just a few times a day..I can see how it spawned so many gloom bands, so much inspiration. The last 2 shows have been packed and really riled up for EHG. But just like last time in the UK with Mastodon, no one is buying much merch. Is everyone broke? Are they even in to us? It's making me wonder what the fuck I'm doing here while we go deeper and deeper in to debt. On top of that, spending much of the afternoon and evening in a disgusting club in Manchester that hasn't seen a mop in decades is a real treat. Every surface I touched was sticky with who knows what. The rug in the dressing room was wet, no where to put down our bags. fucking gross. Chris was super sick with a self induced Red Bull reaction. He's not supposed to drink those and he's been doing Jager bombs, and drinking that shit before every show. He's feeling better today, holding food and water down finally. Funny how some people have to teach themselves the same lessons in life over and over again. Myself included; I feel like I need to set a time frame for this band... I'm not cool with shlepping it like this for much longer.

Bro Shark · Gypsy Joined: 19 Aug 2007 Posts: 595 Location: SF

Pretty great posts so far, Meggie. I appreciate the honesty. I hated touring England.. same experience and feelings of pointlessness, followed by self-questioning and introspection. Ha. Hang in there.
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dragline · Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 7:38 pm Post subject:

I'll buy as much merch as i can in Detroit Megshi.... Hang in there.... USA loves you!!! See you on 6/24.....
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megshi · Masta Killa Joined: 17 Mar 2008 Posts: 136

Tony at the Olde Jeruselem, oldest pub in England built in to a cave

April 8
Nottingham

thanks for the support. I'm feeling better about things and trying to keep everything in perspective. There still seems to be a black cloud hanging over the tour as one person after another is getting sick with some sort of stomach flu or food poisoning.

I had a dream last night of touring with the Melvins in this big box van that had a living room and a pull out stage for performing. so cool.
Another dream of an owl with one wing up, exposing 2 full moons. next album cover?

me and Lee at the Crowbar in London

dragline · Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2010 7:25 am Post subject:

Hey, Can anyone post a current set-list Totimoshi is playing. Just wondering what songs are getting played this time around??
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megshi · Masta Killa Joined: 17 Mar 2008 Posts: 136

Our current set:

the Seeing Eye
Avenger
Vader
Dance of Snakes
Viva Zapata
Mainline (new song)
Gnat
the Line
Skies Over Monolith Mountain
Opus

at the Asylum in Birmingham, UK

dragline · Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 5:11 am Post subject:

megshi · Masta Killa Joined: 17 Mar 2008 Posts: 136

we MAY play Pigs, but never 396. Tony hates that song now!

we had to pull out of the Copenhagen show today; here is the deal:
we have a cock sucker handling this tour who is a liar and thief. His name is Tony Boden and works for First Contact Agency.

We almost cancelled this tour; we were still waiting on fees and contracts up until the day we left. Some info wasn't given to us until yesterday (our second week in to the tour) There was to be NO PAY for some of the German and Denmark dates, and a meager amount for others. Some fees were fair and some promoters we convinced to raise the amount. Granted, we had just played some of these same cities with Mastodon and thought we could come back and capitalize on the groundwork we just had laid.

I hope this explains why we have been on and off and back on some shows. it's purely based on whether or not we can afford to make it.
Boden is continuing to lie to the promoters saying that we are to be payed out of EHG's money when this was never the case. We can not afford to play for free in a foreign country; their are too many expenses (van rental, hotels, gas, driver, ferries, etc...)

All in all, we are keeping everything in perspective and will not let any of this slow us down. Thanks to all who have come out to see us again in Europe and those we will see in the next few weeks.

Support your favorite traveling bands! BUY THEIR MERCHANDISE and RECORDINGS. This is the only way musicians can continue to do what they do.

Tony on the ferry from Dover to France

Orvenwolf · Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2010 11:15 am Post subject:

Whoa, that royally sucks. Nice one on calling him out in public, too. Maybe future dealings with him may be avoided by the innocent.
Must be hard to follow a fantastic tour with a toilet bowl.

Rune · Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2010 11:53 pm Post subject:

Aw, that's really a bummer to hear, I was hoping to see you in Copenhagen yesterday. EHG killed it, and people were really into it.
That tour manager sounds like something out of a 70's rock and roll story, depressing to hear that the business can still be this way. Hope the rest of the tour goes ok for you.

uilskiek · Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2010 12:40 pm Post subject:

merde, that sucks
i hope u liked ghent (got to see any of it?), you really kicked ass on stage! much more power then i expected (was first time i saw u play), my friend also was pleasantly surprised.
hope the rest of the tour goes any better
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