Back in with a bang!!! I am pumped to let you know that we will be playing the Brooklyn Monarch June 29th supporting Dead To Fall, Evergreen Terrace, Locked In A Vacancy and our good friends Thy Will Be Done!! Get tickets here!
I'm sure you all remember our tour with TWBD and Byzantine (NOBODY BEATS THE BYZ!) and we can't wait to see the dudes again. We're opening this show and doors are at 5pm so get there early and be ready to rage!!
Type O Negative has long been my favorite band, and "Everything Dies" is undoubtably my favorite song by them. Much like their approach to covers, this version is rearranged and presented through my lens. The song was originally recorded to experiment with the direction I wanted to take my last project Nefariant. As that band developed this recording did not fit neatly with the rest of the music. Listening to it now, it’s clear it is really IKILLYA’s take on the song – and I’m excited to properly release it to kick off this new phase of the band.
This song was recorded with long time collaborators Dave Kerr, Rob Broderick, Jeff Gretz (Zao) and Brian Lawlor. Dave was the bands guitarist from 2009-2014 and co-wrote the first two albums, “Recon” and “Vae Victis”. Rob was the bands bassist from 2014-2017 and co-wrote the 3rd album “War For An Idea”. Jeff played drums on all 3 IKILLYA albums as well as at many live events though the years. Brian played piano on several songs on “War For An Idea”. The song was produced and mixed by Ryan Kelly (Opeth, Nefariant) who worked on elements of every IKILLYA release and mastered by Paul Logus (Corey Taylor, Anthrax).
It's been quite a journey putting the reunion show together and getting to live in the music again really got me excited for IKILLYA. So, I'm relaunching the band. If you want to watch the video I created about this, you can do so here.
Moving forward, I will retain control of IKILLYA as it's only official member. The primary reason for this is that while all humans have the right to make changes in their life at any point, I do not ever again want to be in a position where the work and time I've invested is lost due to a partners choice.
I will be putting together a new live version of the band, and if you'd like to be a part of that, email me here. I'll be looking for dynamic players who are excited to put on an energetic show. Compensation will be discussed.
I will also be writing many different musicians. If you'd like to be a part of that process, I'd love to hear from you as well. You will retain songwriter and publishing rights according to the splits we agree upon when the song(s) is finished.
I'm excited to get this show back on the road and look forward to seeing you all yelling gang vocals back in my face again very soon!
