Although discounted merch is quite nifty, we like giving away free stuff every once and a while as well. Our first album, for instance, has been free from the day it was released (although quite a few of you have purchased it any way, which has really helped us out with tour expenses!). As such, here's a free live track, recorded on our East Coast tour with Hero Destroyed. Enjoy!
-steve.h & IT
"Sideways Hoodie" - $20/ea
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"Fuckin' Buck" Shirt - $8/ea
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"Drowning Man" Shirt - $8/ea
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"The Wretched Shirt" - $8/ea
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"Like A Moth To Shirt" - $8/ea
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The tour is over… it’s crazy how fast that went by. I am sitting at my folks’ house right now, about to eat Thanksgiving dinner, and I’m thinking about how much fun the last couple of weeks have been. Tour is such an interesting situation when you stop to think about it. Multiple band guys pile into a van or bus, and then travel around trying to sell CD’s and t-shirts. There is a great chance that a band guy is broke, smelly, unemployed, and/or starving by the time the tour is over, and sometimes this is the case before the band even hits the road. Yet, touring is somehow the greatest adventure that a musician can engage in. In every tour I have been on, there are always new and exciting experiences that I would never thrown into in the “real world”. I love it. You should too!
Any way, Hero Destroyed has officially rocked the world of Iron Thrones! We went to Pittsburgh after the last show on the tour and had some wings and beers with the HD guys. By the way, they are now known as Gyro Destroyed. All I can say is that if you have never heard these guys, you should promptly get on Myspace, Facebook, Google, or whatever social network you like to use, and listen to them! It’s heavy as hell. Also, buy all of their merch! Plus, they are super nice dudes, and it was a sincere pleasure to work with them. Not to mention that they put Iron Thrones to shame when it comes to drinking. Of course, besides Adam and possibly Curt, that’s not the hardest task. Gyro Destroyed guys, I hope to tour with you again! Soon!
So what does Iron Thrones have on their plate now that this latest tour is over? Well, the idea is to do some significant writing over the winter. If there is any state that can inspire the perfect blend of hatred and harmonious melody, it’s Minnesota. Every day that I wake up and look out my window, I see the world in a white wash of snow and ice. It makes me want to scale the highest peak in Minnesota with a B.C. Rich guitar, my face done up with corpse paint, and rain metal of the blackest kind down on helpless bystanders who were unfortunate enough to be drawn in by my unearthly magnetism. Of course, then I step outside and instantly want to die. Somehow, that is related to the writing process…
I believe we already have pictures and video posted from this last tour, but stay tuned for more. Remember when I mentioned live audio track from our Pittsburgh show? Yeah!
I’ll try to check in more often and post random things about what the band is doing.
Happy Thanksgiving,
Pete
Hello everyone and anyone who has been reading my blogs. Sorry it has taken me a while to post another one. There is a ton of great stuff that has happened in the last couple of days that I have no doubt forgotten and will not be writing about, however, what I do remember is still pretty good.
I’ll begin where I left off…. I think that was the day we played Manhattan.
After we played the show, on our way to upstate New York to stay with Curtis’s relatives, we were immediately pulled over on the parkway and ticketed. Parkways in the state of New York are for “passenger cars” only. Apparently, having a trailer makes your passenger car… NOT a passenger car. Thanks for the tip Mr. Police Officer Man. It’s not like we are from out of state or something and didn’t know your excellent traffic control laws because they’re so widely available. Just saying, a warning probably would have sufficed.
The last few shows have been a blur. Boston was amazing! We are currently in Bethlehem, PA. Tonight and tomorrow are all that’s left. I still feel like we just started this thing.
I’ll tell you what, I’ll try to post another couple of blogs on the way home that get into more detail about the shows that I have left off, which are quite a few now. I really need to get my own laptop.
Any way, we’ve 15 minutes to load in and I need to get going.
Talk to you again soon,
Pete
We just played Manhattan for the first time as a band. It was friggin’ fantastic! It’s just one of the areas in the world that I feel like people need to be. It is arguably the pinnacle of American civilization. Before 2010 I had never been to New York City once (I am also lame), and this year alone I have been there three times. It’s really cool to know that Iron Thrones is the conduit for most of my explorations. My ultimate goal in life is to get everywhere I can in the world. It would be beyond belief I could get there with my band. I bet we could pull off Europe for sure.
Last night we played at The Lit Lounge. It was a small little hole in the wall club that had a surprisingly decent sound system and a great selection of tunes played by the DJ. We played a bang up set and apparently we sounded excellent. I’ll take that! I love playing smaller shows with people right up to the “stage” rocking out with us. New York pizza is the shit!
Today (being Tuesday) Adam, Tom, and I watched a squirrel fall from a tree and splat on the ground. It lived so it was funny. Actually what makes it hilarious is that the drop was about 30 ft. It was one of those moments where I was so dumbfounded I couldn’t do anything except for laugh.
Anyway I am being rushed out. Apparently the band can’t wait to get to Taco Bell. Super Size Me.
Talk to you later,
Pete