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General Update, Feb 11th Montreal Gig
Hi! Eric here.
Well, we know we said the next show would be the album launch, but our good friends Endast (http://www.endastmusic.com) requested that we play their album fundraiser show this February 11th in Montreal.
It would have been dumb to say no, so come out and hear a few new tunes, and meet our new full lineup.
Here’s the Facebook event for the show: http://www.facebook.com/events/169417929838887/
Our new album, Perpetuation, is complete and currently being pressed. We’re preparing a ton of good stuff for the launch, so stay tuned, friends! Thanks for your support.
The hardest thing about learning to play the drums (or any instrument) is not being able to play as well as your idols RIGHT NOW. That shit takes time and dedication, and most of all, the ability to control yourself from trying to play as fast as Derek Roddy before you can play a basic rock beat cleanly. Here’s some motherly advice from a fellow drummer who’s not your mom.
1. Start slow.
Before you can blast like Flo Mounier, you’re gonna have to rock like Phil Rudd (AC/DC, for the younger of you reading this:). Learning things at a slower pace will make sure you can play them cleanly and tightly. If you try to play too fast off the bat, you risk playing sloppily, or hurting yourself in the long run from tensing your muscles and tendons.
2. Try different styles.
This is mainly geared towards metal drummers, but can be helpful for everyone. Metal is traditionally a very fast and technical style of music that takes many years to develop. Playing other styles will increase your versatility and ability to play cleanly at different tempos. It’ll also set you apart from a lot of other drummers who have played nothing but metal. For example, there’s nothing more dangerously impressive than a metal drummer with a jazz or fusion background!
3. Consider taking lessons.
When I first started, I didn’t want anyone to tell me how to play the drums. I thought I knew how to do pretty much everything, and what I didn’t I could teach myself. Sure, I taught myself lots of things, but it was sloppy and took longer than it needed to. Taking a few lessons really opened me up to new possibilities I wouldn’t have ever thought of myself. If you don’t like one on one lessons, Youtube has a lot of great drummers sharing their knowledge for free! Search for your favorite drummers, or even just technique ideas from dudes filming themselves at home. Like, *ahem*, this guy:
4. Create a practice routine that’s fun.
The last thing you want to do is make practicing a chore. Come up with some exercises that are beneficial, but that you also enjoy. If you don’t enjoy practicing the instrument you’ve chosen, maybe there’s a different one that suits you better. Or videogames. You should play videogames.
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Jordan has not been playing videogames lately… in fact he just got out of the studio recording drums for Derelict’s upcoming new album, Perpetuation. Check him out playing this preview version of the album’s title track:
Montreal technical death metal band Derelict has emerged from Christian Donaldson’s Studio Le Garage (Cryptopsy, Beneath the Massacre) to provide a final production update and reveal the new album’s track listing.
“This album was a lot of work!”, states vocalist Eric Burnet. “However, I think it’s paying off. We pushed ourselves to deliver the performances we wanted, and we have twelve brutal tunes to show for it.”
The track listing for Perpetuation is as follows:
1. Perpetuation
2. Spoils Of War
3. Expiry
4. Digital Birthright
5. Intricate Decay
6. Olympic
7. Ergogenic
8. Recreated
9. Yours To Surpass
10. Shackles Of Indoctrination
11. The Iridium Layer
12. Emergence
A short video of guitarist Max Lussier working on the intro to “Spoils Of War” can be seen here:
Derelict aims to release Perpetuation in early 2012.
In the meantime, to close off 2011, the band has issued a special holiday merch deal that includes their entire digital discography bundled with various merch items for as low as they can be offered. More info on Bandcamp: http://derelictmetal.bandcamp.com/album/discography-holiday-deal
Holiday Deal – Discography
Grab our entire discography in digital form for $10.
This includes:
Promo EP – 2011
Unspoken Words – 2009
Carry the Flame EP – 2008
Holiday Deal – Discography + Shirt
Everything in Discography + the new Expiry shirt for $20.
In this package, the music is essentially free!
Holiday Deal – Discography + Shirt + Tuque
Everything in Discography + Shirt, + the Derelict tuque, for $30.
In this package, the music is essentially free, AND you’re getting 33% off on the tuque.
Last but not least, every song is 50 cents by itself, and there are a few free ones.
We hope everyone has had a great 2011. We’ll be back in 2012 with a new album, so thanks for supporting us, and remember, when you buy music and merch, you help bands make music and go on tour. Cheers!
Hailing from Montreal, Derelict mixes the brutal and technical elements of the Quebec metal scene with listenable structures and melody, resulting in an unforgiving yet accessible package. The band’s trademark sound has led to comparisons with the likes of Death, Strapping Young Lad, and The Black Dahlia Murder.
In 2009, the release of the Unspoken Words album through Year of the Sun Records marked a kickoff point for Derelict with several national tours, increased media exposure, and greater critical acclaim. The band’s 2011 EP served to preview new material, cement a growing fan base, and set the stage for a new full-length album in 2012: Perpetuation. Mixed and mastered by Chris Donaldson of Cryptopsy, this release contains 12 furious tracks that put forth an upgraded version of what Derelict fans have come to love.
“This album has been long in the making, and saw the band through some intense challenges,” says vocalist Eric Burnet. “We survived our trials and came back much stronger. Perpetuation is streamlined Derelict: it has fast tempos and brutal riffs, but lots of melody and catchiness too. We all pushed ourselves to expand what we could do with our instruments, and we got Sébastien Pittet from Augury playing fretless bass on this thing too!”
With the help of constant touring within Canada, and support for international acts such as Decapitated, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Decrepit Birth, Job For A Cowboy, Whitechapel, The Agonist, Revocation and Threat Signal, the band is expanding its fan base exponentially and is making itself known as a force to be reckoned with.
