NEW METALLICA ALBUM

FUCKING MASSIVE!!!
Im loving it people - I havent listened to an album from beginning to end 6 times in 1 week for longer than I can remember =)

Its like the best 80's era thrash, with new school groove and production (especially as its the 1st LP with Trujillo on bass) and just a phat raw grenade up the back passage to be blunt .

Thumbs up from me - HARD!

* except the 1st single and video is my least favourite song on there and video is chhesey as - but dont be fooled, the album is mint!

Some classic Metallica! =)

ITS BEEN A WHILE

Heres a quick update:

HANGMAN released new EP called 'Trade Goods' - yaayuh :)

Booked for January 09 Parihaka Fest - MAIN STAGE SAT JAN 10TH - Yaayuh :)

Tour next month with fellow Ak band PAYOLA - yaayuhh :)

HANGMAN won Best Alternative category at recent Acoustic Edge awards at Harvest Bar in Pukekohe - yaayuh :)

BUSY EXCITING TIMES - yaayuh

UPDATE JULY 30TH

Its been ages since I wrote on this thing - damn, I gotta admit - Im struggling to really see the value in this blog thing. Do I just spout off shit and think theres someone willing to read it or what?
I hear of these people getting popular with a million hits day and all that - how? why?

Oh well...

Things have been hectic - HANGMAN solidifying our new line-up and preparing for a 5 day studio session in a few weeks, all the while playing shows and writing. Everything all at once simultaneously with too little time and energy - at least the band operates like life right!?

My little girl is off to school next week - no longer a baby. Wow - I feel old and great about it all at the same time - a blessing.

Just watched an awesome doco about Maori publishing history on Maori TV - I gotta say that Maori TV is awesome - such a great range of things to see, hear, and learn from. Nga mihi nui rawa ki a koutou rau rangatira ma!

HANGMAN has a youtube channel - www.youtube.com/hangmanNZ - peep it!

PEACE :)

UPDATE! June 10th

HANGMAN welcomes Seth Suter into the band on Voclas and Guitar - hell maybe some Sax too as he plays that aswell! Seth has been our soundie since October last year and a damn good one at that! BUT we think he'll be even better utilised as a vocalist and 2nd guitarist which is a testament to his skills for real!!!

We intend to drop a few singles between September 08 - February 09 so keep yo eyes and ears peeled!

Visit www.myspace.com/hangmanbandnz to school yourself on our steez! :)

LYRICS BORN

Loving the new LYRICS BORN album right now! "Everywhere At Once" is the title people, cop it!!!
:)

ROLLINS 'PROVOKED' GIG

Oh yeah, went and saw Henry Rollins a couple weeks back. It was pretty damn good!

Ive never experienced someone talk non-stop for 3 hours straight without wanting to kill myself haha

:)

HANGMAN RECORDING PLANS

Its high time we got some new shit out there so the plan is to release a new EP in October (I know thats ages away but hey its hard work yo!)

Since our last official recorded release (Raw Materials EP) in August 07, we have a new drummer and vocalist and some new songs so it will be good to get this new sound down and roll it out!

We just played New Plymouth in the weekend and it was dead - most sobering and gutting and ratshit - damn, thats 1 hard town! :/

On an even worse note : The support band didnt show or even contact us!!! WTF! Not even a last minute 'sorry we can't make it' courtesy. Needless to say, we'll never again deal with KOALITION from Wanganui! Damn, in 13 years of involvement in the live music scene Ive never experienced a band just no show with no word. Out of it...

Peace! :)