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
