April 30th show + demo progress forum blog
04 / 23 / 08
Getting frequent
with the updates and news...whew :P
Firstly, we have another show coming up on April 30th at the Voodoo Lounge
in San Jose, CA.
We're playing with Norm's other band - Imagika.
Details are below as well as on the shows page.
Secondly, Paul has created a blog thread on the MCM Forums, which can
be accesed by clicking on the below link:
MCM
2008 DEMO RECORDING BLOG
You can track the progress of our current demo recording sessions, there.
See y'all at the show! :)
-Manol
-MCM-
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Machine
Called Man with Imagika, Echoes of Fear and Bomb & Scary
---
Wednesday, April 30th 2008
The Voodoo Lounge
14 So. 2nd Street
San Jose, CA 95113
(map)
Tickets are only $5.00
Show starts @ 8:00 PM and is 21 & older
MCM Demo 08 - Recording initiated!
04 / 20 / 08
Heya,
So, we have finally started the recording process for our 2008 Demo.
This recording will contain part of the songs that will be featured on
our next full-length album.
So far we have all of the drums, and some of the guitars tracked.
Bass, keys and vocals are to follwo soon.
The demo will feature
the following songs (in some order,which will be determined later ;)
-Pray For Time
-One Man's Silence
-Stealing My Life
-The Instigator
-Splinters Of Mediocrity
-Doppleganger
-The Dark Design
Finally, some pictures of the recording process so far can be found at
the link below.
MCM DEMO 2008
Check 'em out!
Greetz,
-Manol
-MCM-
Guestbook + Forum updated
04 / 08 / 08
After a long period
of inactivity, the MCM guestbook and forum have been updated and renewed.
Check them out on the 'Interactive' page!
Cheers,
-Manol
-MCM-
Some new music samples up
04 / 07 / 08
Howdy,
First of all, thanks to everyone who came out to the April 4th show at
the Quarternote,
and a big thanks to all the bands that played. It was a good time, for
sure!
Second, we have finally updated the 'Music' section of the site (kind
of ;)
There are a few rough, practice samples of some of the new songs up.
Despite the raw sound, these are a much better representation of what
the band sounds like at the
moment, and they're a nice preview of the new album.
So make sure to check them out!
Any music updates are also reflected on our MySpace
page, so check that as well!
Stay tuned for more, soon!
-Manol
-MCM-
April 4th at the Quarternote
04 / 01 / 08
Hey all,
The flyer / info for the April 4th show at the Quarternote in Sunnyvale, CA can be found below:
Also check out
the 'Shows' page.
See ya there!
-Manol
-MCM-
Flyer for March 1st Benefit show added
02 / 21 / 08
Hey all,
Flyer for the March 1st Silicon Valley Roller Girls Benefit show can be viewed/downloaded by clicking on the thumbnail below:
The flyer is also
up on the 'Shows' page.
Enjoy!
-Manol
-MCM-
Silicon Valley Roller Girls BENEFIT SHOW!
02 / 21 / 08
Hey again,
Looks like we have
another show lined-up - and this one is coming up fast!
We will be headlining the Silicon Valley Roller Girls Benefit Show on
March 1st at the Quarter
Note in Sunnyvale!
So far the details are as follows:
---------------------------
SILICON VALLEY ROLLER-GIRLS BENEFIT SHOW!
Machine Called Man
(headlining), Falling to Pieces, Hellicious and Brokenpath
---
Saturday, March 1st 2008
The Quarter Note
1214 Apollo Way # 403
Sunnyvale, CA 94085
(map)
Show starts at 9:00PM and is 21+
Tickets are $8
---------------------------
This info can also be found in the 'Shows' section of the site. We will
post a flyer and more details in the following days, so check back.
See everyone there!
-Manol
-MCM-
More shows and new
pictures!
02
/ 19 / 08
Hey everyone,
First of all, a big, belated thanks to everyone who came out to our last
show at Rooster's Roadhouse!
We are happy to announce that we have two more shows coming up in April.
The first one takes place at the Quarter
Note in Sunnyvale, CA on Friday, April 4th.
Details and flyer will be posted as soon as they become available to us.
The second show will be at the Voodoo
Lounge in
San Jose, CA on Wednesday, April 30th.
The flyer/info for this show can be found at :
http://www.machinecalledman.com/voodoo_flyer_apr_30.jpg
or acquired by clicking on the above thumbnail.
Again, more info will be posted as details become available.
On a different note, we have finally uploaded some new pictures of our
gorgeous selves on the site!
They can be found in the images section of MCM [dot] com or on our MySpace
page
(which by the way, has also been updated with all the new info :)
So, check out the pics, check the MySpace, and make sure to
check back here for more specifics regarding the upcoming gigs!
See everyone there!
Manol
-Machine Called Man-
Machine Called Man
- LIVE!
11
/ 11 / 07
A new update! And just in time for Veterans Day too :)
So here it is:
After a 3 year long absence from the live scene MCM is playing out once
again.
We are going to get the rust off on November 30th at Rooster's
Roadhouse in Alameda, CA.
We are playing with Illuminegra,
Wayward
Son, and Taunted.
Machine Called Man will be playing a 45-minute long set consisting of
(almost ;) entirely new material. So come and check out the new sound,
eh?
Details:
---
Friday, November 30th 2007
Rooster’s Roadhouse
1700 Clement
Ave.
Alameda,
CA 94501
(map)
Tickets are
only $10.00
Show starts
@ 9:00 PM and is 21 & older
---
We're looking forward to seeing all of you there!
Cheers,
Manol
-Machine Called Man-
Major Update &
New Members!
06
/ 08 / 07
Hey everyone!
It's
about time for an update on what is going on with the band!
It's only been a year or so since the last
one :)
Worry not, Machine Called Man is alive and well!
First and foremost we would like to welcome back an old band member and
announce the addition of a brand new one!
Alex Sheldon, who has played bass in a few previous incarnations of MCM
has returned to the band as a permanent member.
We are also happy to announce the addition of our new drummer, Ramon Ochoa
(ex- Total Eclipse, Down Factor) to the MCM ranks. Ramon is a stellar
musician and we are all excited to have him on board.
The official announcement can be found at Blabbermouth.net at the link
below:
http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=74214
So, a BIG welcome to Alex and Ramon!
With that, the current line up consists of:
Paul G. Thuriot - Guitars, Programming, Guitar Synth
Manol Manolov - Guitars, Programming
Norman Skinner – Vocals
Ramon Ochoa – Drums
Alex Sheldon - Bass
As for the new album, we have been writing and rehearsing a plethora of
new material which would comprise our next full-length release. We have
approximately 7-8 songs that we are working out and finalizing. More on
this, soon!
Updates to the site shall be more regular and enticing from now on, so
stay tuned ;)
Cheers,
Manol
-Machine Called Man-
Hellion Records Distribution of '2.004'
05 / 04 / 06
Hey all,
I'm happy to announce
that from now on the sales and distribution of '2.004' will be handled
by Hellion Records of Germany.
Anyone
interested in purchasing the album can visit the
Hellion Records page and place the order throught them.
The address is http://www.hellionrecords.de
or you can just click on the link above.
The link to Hellion will also be available on the 'Music' page of the
MCM site.
Hopefully this will make everything easier for everyone!
Cheers,
-Manol
-MCM-
MetalStorm.EE - Review and sampler!
02 / 23 / 06
Hey everyone,
There is a new
review of '2.004' over at METALSTORM.EE
that was done by our friend Jeff.
Make sure you surf over and check it out. While you're there check out
their killer site, as well - definitely one of the better online metal
zines out there!
We will also be featured on next month's MetalStorm online sampler at
http://www.metalstorm.ee/compilation/index.php
The compilation will be online starting the 1st - 2nd of March so make
sure you check it out - there will be a lot of good bands featured.
And finally, we're slowly inching toward the completion of the new material.
We now have 7 songs written for the next full-length MCM album. These
sound different and definitely more evolved than our current material
and needless to say, we are really excited about them!
We are planning to do a 3-4 song 'rough' demo of the next album, soon,
and who knows, we might even end up posting some 'previews' on the site.
Stay tuned for more, soon...
Until next time,
-Manol
-MCM-
R.I.P. Chuck
Today marks 4 years since the
passing of Chuck Schuldiner - legendary guitarist and frontman of Death
and Control Denied - and one of the most brilliant musical minds in the
metal genre.
Chuck's work has been greatly influential to us and Machine Called Man
wishes to express the utmost gratitude for all the beautiful music and
the ceaseless inspiration.
- R.I.P. Chuck Schuldiner - May 13, 1967 - December 13, 2001 -
- A True Musical Mastermind -
-Machine Called Man-
UPDATES ! ! !
10 / 04 / 05
Hey all,
We haven't updated
in a long time, but, believe us, we've been busy!
First of all, the new record has been doing well, we've been getting many
positive responses to the songs and we're working on getting some reviews
done as well.
Speaking of reviews, the first review of '2.004' has been added to the
REVIEWS page.
It's courtesy of our friends at METAL
TO INFINITY . Many thanks to Stefan for the killer review!
We've also sent out promo packs to a number of labels and are in the process
of sending promos out to zines and magazines as well.
Last but not least, we're happy to announce that we have 6 songs written
for the new album that we've been working on for quite a while. These
are still in the rough stages but we're polishing them up as we speak.
As soon as we're happy with the layouts we will start work on a brand
new demo recording. The new stuff sounds different and shows the evolution
of the band's sound over the years. Needless to say we're very excited
about it and can't wait to get it out there!
So as you can see, a lot has been going on in MCM land.
As always we want to thank everyone for their support and continued interest!
Until next time...
-Machine Called Man-
OUR
DEBUT ALBUM '2.004' IS FINALLY AVAILABLE!
05 / 14 / 2005
Well, it only took 3 1/2 years, but our long,
long-awaited debut album '2.004' is finally here!
For the first time we actually have it in our
hands - covers, cases, booklets and all!
All of us in Machine Called Man are very happy
with the final result and can't wait to get the
album out there and into the hands of everyone
who has waited for it for so long!
Again, we apologize for the perennial waiting
period that preceded this release, but we feel
that this album was definitely worth it!
We want to thank all the people that waited so
patiently for the album, as well as everyone
who contributed to it, in any way.
Big thanks to Ed Doorn - whose mastering
abilities brought out the best in our sound!
We also would like to thank Scott Bullerwell,
Waylon Ford and Pat Alvidrez for their
contributions and for being part of the
MCM phenomenon.
We hope that '2.004' will be a record that
everyone, who has ever been involved with
Machine Called Man in any way, can be proud of!
The album can be ordered through Hellion Records using the link below:
Hellion Records
-Machine Called
Man-
TRACK
OF THE DAY !
05
/ 13 / 2005
Hey all, we're pleased to announce that Only Now
will
be 'Track Of The Day' at GarageBand.com
For
24 hours on Wednesday, the 18th of May, 2005 (PST)
"Only Now..."
will be featured on GarageBand.com's
Metal front page.
The address
for this page will be:
http://www.GarageBand.com/go/6H0DY7XKL2
We
want to thank GarageBand for giving us this
opportunity and we also want to
thank all the kind
people that gave us such enthusiastic reviews!
-Machine
Called Man-
MYSPACE.COM
04
/ 09 / 2005
Seeing as how everyone and their grandmother
is doing it nowadays, I finally caved in and added MCM to the MySpace.com ranks
;)
We now
have a profile located at:
http://www.myspace.com/machinecalledman
So
if you have a MySpace account feel free to stop by and add us to your friends
list or just leave us a message. If you don't, come by and check out the tunes!
Manol
-Machine
Called Man-
VOTE
FOR US ! ! !
04 / 05/ 2005
We just want to
let everyone know that we've entered into the PureVolume.com Bamboozle Battle
Of The Bands, so click HERE
and vote for us! We'd appreciate your support!
Cheers,
-Machine
Called Man
PURE VOLUME, DEMO REVIEW AND '2.004'
03
/ 09 / 2005
Hey all!
I haven't posted any updates
in a while simply because there was nothing worthwhile to report. This is in light
of a few minor updates that have been done to the site, as well as some other
news.
For starters we now have a profile at purevolume.com that you can
check out at the following URL:
http://www.purevolume.com/machinecalledman
In
addition to the other songs the full version of 'A World Without Heroes' is also
available through purevolume so feel free to check that out.
There is
also a new (meaning new to the site, the review itself is from Sept. 2003 ;) review
of the original 8-song MCM Demo that has been added to the Reviews page. It was
done by the kind people at www.musicextreme.com
The music page has been updated as well, to reflect a (very) minor
change that we have made to the CD cover as well as the song order on '2.004'.
Speaking of the new album, here's how everything looks like as of today.
The CDs themselves have been burned, printed and are ready to go. The only remaining
detail to be taken care of is the actual printing of the covers (front and back).
We are in the process of printing those out, which shouldn't take too long. To
give a somewhat uncertain estimate, it shouldn't take longer than another two
weeks at most before we have the album completely ready and available through
the website.
As i said, it's a very inexact prediction, but we're trying
to get this done as fast as the pestlence of daily routines and distractions will
allow ;)
We know that this has taken a lo-o-o-ong time and we want to thank
everyone for their patience and for sticking around!
Any day now... ;)
-Manol
THE
NEW SITE!
02 / 16 / 2005
Welcome to Machine Called
Man's brand new home on the web!
First of all an apology to anyone who
tried to access the site during the last two months and found an empty screen
with an error message. We were having some major problems with our previous hosting
company and due to the incompetence and indifference of their staff the site was
inaccessible for quite a while.
However all that's taken care of, and thanks
to the wonderful services of DreamHost web hosting we're back!
We hope
you'll enjoy the redesigned site. We are the ones who maintain all aspects of
it so any suggestions regarding site design / layout are more than welcome. Hopefully
you'll find the design simple and easy to navigate through. The web page is an
ongoing project and will continue to expand and improve within the confines of
my web-design skills.
We also have a new guestbook and forum which can
be accessed through the 'Interactive' portion of the site. Feel free to sign up
for both of those.
As for music, we've been working hard on getting the
new album packaged and ready to send out. The music for '2.004' is complete and
the only thing left to take care of is the actual printing and packaging. So hopefully
we will be able to get that out of the way and get some music out to you real
soon. Samples from '2.004' are available under the 'Music' section so feel free
to check them out as a preview of things to come. We are also working on new material
so expect some updates regarding that in the near future.
That's about
all that's new. We hope you'll enjoy the site and
make sure to check back
as we'll try to provide updates on a regular basis
Stay tuned!
Manol
-Machine
Called Man-