News
Find out what's going on with Against Nature and Revelation.
12.24.08
Against Nature's "Accumulus" is now available on CD here.
12.11.08
We have created a new web page where you can buy Against Nature and Revelation CDs here.
Also, Shadow
Kingdom Records soon will release the Revelation CD "Release" for
US and worldwide distribution. We will also have CDs for sale through the Bland
Hand Records web site. "Release" will be the same as the Leaf Hound edition but
with a different back cover. We're happy to be involved with Shadow Kingdom and
Tim, and to see our disc once again readily available.
As many of you already know, Toreno
(Leaf Hound Records), for personal reasons, has been unable to run his business.
We haven't had contact with him for nearly 6 months, and there's nothing we can
say officially or unofficially about the future of Leaf Hound Records. However,
he has always treated us with great regard and friendship.
Bert, Steve, and I do apologize to
everyone who ordered our CD from Leaf Hound and never received it. If there was
something we could do to help, we would. We're sorry this situation has become
so frustrating to everyone, including ourselves. Perhaps Toreno will make amends
some day soon to everyone who has ordered records from Leaf Hound.
12.10.08
Revelation will play the Doom Shall Rise VI
festival in Goppingen, Germany in April 2009. The appearance will be preceded by
a week-long tour with Lord Vicar, Mirror of Deception, and Lord of the Grave in
Europe.
11.17.08
We've begun rehearsals and writing sessions for the next Against Nature release, "Action at a Distance." This record will continue with the progressive direction of "Accumulus" and will look further afield for inspiration and sounds.
11.06.08
Over the past few months, we have been told over and over of Leaf Hound not filling orders for our CDs and records, even after payment has been made. At the moment, we are suggesting that those who want "Release" or our other releases do not place new orders until these current problems with Leaf Hound are resolved. We have disabled all links to Leaf Hound on the Bland Hand website.
Although we take no responsibility for Leaf Hound's actions, we apologize for this embarassing mess.
-John, Steve, Bert
10.19.08
The Bland Hand Records blog is now available to view. Included on the blog will be be links to every Bland Hand release, with covers and information.
10.11.08
Against Nature's new release "Accumulus" is now available for free download.
09.30.08
Every Against Nature release is now availabe as .wav files.
09.24.08
Against Nature's "Natural Blue" is now available on CD.
09.14.08
The new Against Nature release "Natural Blue" is now available in both .mp3 and .wav formats.
(All Revelation and Against Nature releases will soon be available as .mp3s and .wavs. Please check the individual pages for updates.)
Work is nearly complete on the next Against Nature release "Accumulus," which should be available in a few weeks. Also, we are producing a Bland Hand Records version of the latest Revelation CD "Release," which will be ready in a few weeks as well.
08.23.08
Bland Hand Records is happy to announce the addition of Monreal, Canada's Madking Ludwig to its roster. Available for free download is the band's latest release, "Seven Stairways." More to follow.
07.18.08
It's been a busy few months. Revelation recently returned from a three-date tour in Japan with Church of Misery and Eternal Elysium (and Amber Vial on one show). This followed quickly on the heels of a set at the Declaration of Doom festival in Baltimore on July 5th. A show in Frederick on July 26th will be our last for a few months.
The delayed "Natural Blue" CD from Against Nature will be finished and released soon. The covers are block-printed by hand, and the CD will be released in an edition of 90 or fewer. The following release, "Accumulus," we will finish and release in the coming weeks as well.
05.28.08
Bland Hand Records has released, for free download, Iron Hearse's "Peddle" EP. More Iron Hearse releases are coming soon.
A final installment of "Speak Critique" is available here.
05.24.08
Bland Hand Records has released, for free download, a live show by Iron Man, "Live in Frederick, MD 1992."
05.21.08
A chat with John Gallo (Orodruin, Blizaro, Crucifist) is now featured on my "In Gear" webzine.
05.15.08
Revelation will play three shows in Japan, July 11-13, with Church of Misery and Eternal Elysium. Here is a blog with information in Japanese: http://doomagefestival.blogspot.com/
The new Revelation record "Release" will be released in Japan and the USA on June 18th and in July in Europe. Leaf Hound Records is working on a distribution deal with Relapse for the USA.
Recording is underway for the next Against Nature releases. We're going to record two entire releases before the Declaration of Doom festival and release one in June and the other in August. After our return from Japan touring as Revelation, we'll begin work on the final release of the year, "Action at a Distance." "AaaD" will contain 3 long, progressive songs.
05.02.08
We're finished rehearsals for the next Against Nature release and will begin recording next week.
04.18.08
More updates to "Speak Critique" are available.
04.15.08
Rehearsals have begun for the next Against Nature release, tentatively titled "Accumulus." We're planning to release the recording in May.
04.14.08
Online now, "Speak Critique" is a series of interviews with reviewer friends of mine on music criticism and record reviewing.
04.05.08
"In Gear" now features chats with Peter Inverted, Grant Powell, Ross Markinosh, and Jason McCash.
Revelation is working on a brief, 3-show tour in Japan with Church of Misery and Eternal Elysium in July 2008.
03.23.08
My web 'zine "In Gear," featuring chats with my musician friends about their gear and recording methods, is now available.
A complete list of gear used on every Revelation and Against Nature recording, "A Record of the Records," is also online.
03.05.08
Leaf Hound Records plans to release the new Revelation record "Release" in May.
03.04.08
Tortured Spirit's demo "Broken Soul" is now available for free download through Bland Hand Records.
02.24.08
Revelation is playing a few shows in the coming months:
3/14/08 - Velvet Lounge, Washington DC. The Hounds of Hasselvander, Revelation, Ol' Scratch
5/3/08 - Velvet Lounge, Washington, DC. Iron Man, Revelation, Pale Divine
7/5/08 - The Sidebar, Baltimore, MD The Declaration of Doom Festival w/10 bands.
Against Nature is playing:
4/11/08 - The Talking Head, Baltimore, MD. Unorthodox, Against Nature, Sourvein, Ol' Scratch
02.06.08
The Revelation record, "Release," is completed. I'm sending the master to Leaf Hound Records this weekend. Click here for a track list and cover art.
02.01.08
The new Revelation record, "Release," is nearly finished and should be done next week. Check with Leaf Hound Records for planned release dates and formats.
01.17.08
The Against Nature release "Descend" is now available for free download.
01.12.08
The Against Nature release "Much in Little" is now available for free download. We are considering making CDs for this and "Descend" when we have the money.
The first song of "Descend" is also available (a preview).
01.11.08
Recording is underway for the next Revelation record "Release." This record will consist of 8 songs with a total playing time of around 60 minutes. Leaf Hound Records is planning a late Spring release. Working song titles are Release, Then and Again, Epiphany, Between Two Abysses, Corridors of Life, Things Remembered, Anatomy of Melancholy, and Stars Almost Drown.
The new Against Nature record "Much in Little" will be available for download this weekend, followed by "Descend" in another week. The playing time for "Much in Little" turned out longer than we supposed, about 35 minutes total, so we're no longer calling it an "EP."
Against Nature is also tentatively scheduled to play the Stoner Hand of Doom Germany festival later this year.
Electric Magma and more bands have contributed songs to the Tundra Trash Benefit compilation, for which we ask you please to leave a donation. We'll keep the benefit going for a few more months.