THE GOSPELS OF THE GASH - 09.30.10

"I am so afraid of people's words. They describe so distinctly everything:
And this they call dog and that they call house,
here the start and there the end.
I worry about their mockery with words,
they know everything, what will be, what was;
no mountain is still miraculous;
and their house and yard lead right up to God.
I want to warn and object: Let the things be!
I enjoy listening to the sound they are making.
But you always touch: and they hush and stand still.
That's how you kill."
— Rainer Maria Rilke

The weather here has been grey and shitty all week. actually, for about two weeks, with a couple of bright, beautiful summer-like days tucked in between.
my grand plans have fallen short, but this is nothing new. during the last two weeks, i've been delayed in shipping a variety of orders for three primary reasons. the first is financially-oriented (what else is new?), and the second is far more logistical in nature; i had to order new supplies (polybags, blank cdrs and blank cassettes), and so have been prevented from producing several items. however, that issue has slowly begun to be remedied, as these items are already arriving piecemeal. the third reason is the fact that i had a paper due today for my HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY class, and it was weighing very heavily and causing me immense stress to try to balance everything that i had to do. i handed in a pretty barebones rough draft today, but at least the bulk of that stress has been lifted. next week will prove to be far more productive than the past two.
that is not to say that i've been entirely idle during this time; two weeks ago i moved part of my recording setup to LAST STOP to put down vocal tracks for the love is nothing. release, and have slowly begun to get some material down. additionally, my friends in TOURNAMENT have selected a track on which they will be collaborating, and some work has already been done in that regard. unfortunately, the release is not yet ready to ship, but it's far closer than it's been before, and i hope to get things wrapped up as soon as possible.
i've also been able to work a bit on formulating parts of my live THEOLOGIAN set for the forthcoming tour in november. more on that below.

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Some very exciting news: just this week, i confirmed that ANNIHILVS will have the singular pleasure of releasing the final vinyl ep by my friends VVLTVRE in the early part of 2011. this release will signal the label's transition from the cd format into vinyl, and will be exclusively distributed by CRUCIAL BLAST on vinyl and as a digital download. i'll post more news on this as it comes together.


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The THEOLOGIAN+ADERLATING preorder shirt artwork has been submitted and approved, so they should be in fairly soon. Mories has created amazing new artwork for the release.

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I am pleased to announce that preorders for the THEOLOGIAN+FOUR PI MOVEMENT release are now available:
FOUR PI MOVEMENT is currently the solo project of Greg Vaneck (PROMETHEUS BURNING), an improvisational modular noise/power electronics analog monster of heated low-end distortion and raging high-end shrieks. Shredded through the teeth of THEOLOGIAN, the material takes on a totalitarian aspect, crushing rhythms reminiscent of an army of death marching on your city to burn your children and rape your women.
FOUR PI MOVEMENT tshirt comes with a 60 minute cassette, featuring one side of exclusive material from FOUR PI MOVEMENT, and one side of collaborative tracks constructed by THEOLOGIAN using FOUR PI source material. Limited 40 copies.

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More acts have been added to a few of the lineups for the BLEAK NOVEMBER TOUR.
although still subject to change, here is the current tour iternerary and full lineup info:

ANNIHILVS POWER ELECTRONIX
is pleased to present
B L E A K N O V E M B E R
EAST COAST MICRO-TOUR 2010
in association with
A&P RECORDINGS, CUPCAKE GOTH, DANVERS STATE RECORDINGS, DIGITAL FERRET,
EXISTENCE ESTABLISHMENT, FORCE OF NATURE PRODUCTIONS, ISOTANK, REDSCROLL
RECORDS, UNSOUND NYC

FRI NOV 19
REDSCROLL RECORDS
http://www.redscrollrecords.com
WALLINGFORD, CT
performances by
AUTHOR & PUNISHER
http://www.myspace.com/authorandpunisher
BATILLUS
http://www.myspace.com/batillus
THEOLOGIAN
http://www.myspace.com/gashtheologian
COWARDS
http://www.myspace.com/cowards999
MASTER OF PUSSY
http://www.myspace.com/masterofpussyprovidence


SAT NOV 20
STARLAB
presented by EXISTENCE ESTABLISHMENT/FORCE OF NATURE PRODUCTIONS/DANVERS STATE RECORDINGS
http://www.existest.org/
SOMERVILLE, MA
performances by
AUTHOR & PUNISHER
http://www.myspace.com/authorandpunisher
BATILLUS
http://www.myspace.com/batillus
THE VOMIT ARSONIST+THEOLOGIAN
http://www.myspace.com/thevomitarsonist
http://www.myspace.com/gashtheologian
HUNTED CREATURES
http://www.myspace.com/huntedcreatures
MASTER OF PUSSY
http://www.myspace.com/masterofpussyprovidence
BEREFT
http://www.myspace.com/bereft73


SUN NOV 21
VALENTINE'S
http://valentinesalbany.com
ALBANY, NY
performances by
AUTHOR & PUNISHER
http://www.myspace.com/authorandpunisher
BATILLUS
http://www.myspace.com/batillus
THEOLOGIAN
http://www.myspace.com/gashtheologian
ACIPENSER
http://www.myspace.com/acipenser315


FRI NOV 26
THE ROTUNDA
presented by DIGITAL FERRET/ISOTANK
http://www.myspace.com/digital_ferret
PHILADELPHIA, PA
performances by
AUTHOR & PUNISHER
http://www.myspace.com/authorandpunisher
BATILLUS
http://www.myspace.com/batillus
THEOLOGIAN
http://www.myspace.com/gashtheologian
ALL THE EVIL (WITH SEXUAL ASSAULT RIFLE)
http://www.myspace.com/alltheevil
http://www.myspace.com/sqsq


SAT NOV 27
THE CHARLESTON
presented by CUPCAKEGOTH/ANNIHILVS POWER ELECTRONIX
http://www.cupcakegoth.com
BROOKLYN, NY
performances by
CONTROLLED BLEEDING
http://www.myspace.com/controlledbleeding
AUTHOR & PUNISHER
http://www.myspace.com/authorandpunisher
BATILLUS
http://www.myspace.com/batillus
THEOLOGIAN+THE VOMIT ARSONIST
http://www.myspace.com/gashtheologian
http://www.myspace.com/thevomitarsonist
ALL THE EVIL
http://www.myspace.com/alltheevil
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That's pretty much all i have for the moment. a number of orders will absolutely begin to ship on or around next wednesday.

Thanks for looking and listening!!!

resisting the urge while indulging the urge to respond

08.13.09

changes in brain chemistry emerge as dreams of a future that could never possibly come to pass.

the perfect life of happiness

married to a psychotic cunt

smiling we pose for a photograph

i looked younger but more mature than i've ever looked, we looked happy together, devoid of the selfishness she exhibits in real life. we looked perfect together, surrounded by smiling friends, elegantly dressed in our perfect apartment. low ceilings, too low for people as tall as we are, little windows where the cats can come and go as they please, white walls and lots of sunlight.
the place for a perfect life together

in spite of her insanity and disregard for anyone's feelings but her own, my mind yearns for a life with her.

the poison of who i really am pulses between the cells of my brain tissue. her smile, her hair, our happiness is a lie that my mind manufactures, it's been more than a year since i had the energy to feel anything but hatred for her, the total disappointment she planted inside my soul rests within me and waits to administer its venom in the form of dreams such as this one.

memories from a future that will never come to pass...



09.25.10

fall into the chasms of my heart,
you'll find no forgiveness there;
only the stench of clotted blood,
and the bitter smoke of burning hair.

THE GOSPELS OF THE GASH - 09.11.2010

"If God were suddenly condemned to live the life which He has inflicted upon men, He would kill Himself."
- Alexandre Dumas

Last night, i was fortunate enough to be able to attend a screening of Frankie Latina's brilliant film, MODUS OPERANDI, which premiered at the IFC Center in NYC.
The film was presented by Sasha Grey, who should require no introduction to most of you. I've been in contact with Sasha for about three years now, as we're fans of each others' respective works. I was able to finally meet Sasha in person after all this time and I was pretty nervous about it. However, as expected, the circumstances of the event were not conducive to much conversation. When my date and i showed up, my worst fear came true, and everybody who i talked to who worked at the theater was willing to acknowledge that i was supposed to have two tickets waiting for me, as i was told there was neither a guestlist, nor tickets put aside for me. a few minutes of feeling bummed and a couple of text messages later, and a lady in a green dress came outside, calling my name. Phew!
A moment later, Sasha and i were face to face, and i hugged her hello, introducing her to my date and handing her a package containing copies of the STUDY FOR A THEATER OF CRUELTY special edition, MAXIMUM BITTERNESS HAS BEEN ACHIEVED, FROM BEYOND AN OBFUSCATED CONSTELLATION, THE FINAL PAGE, and WRETCH. She then had to take the stage to address the audience and present the film, so we stood in the doorway trying to catch a glimpse of the action inside. i spotted Danny Trejo, one of the film's stars, and giggled. I'd just seen MACHETE earlier in the week. A theater employee said we should try the main entrance to the room, so we went around the corner and walked in. The room was almost filled to capacity, but after standing awkwardly at the back with some other folks, while Sasha and the director Frankie Latina talked a bit about how the film came about and how Sasha got involved, we found some seats and settled in as the lights went down.
The film itself was a hilarious, convoluted and brilliant criminal/espionage saga, done in the tradition of exploitation cinema. It tells the story of an ex-CIA man, who we first see drowning in desperation and grief after his wife is murdered in what was meant to be his own assassination. He is reactivated and assigned to retrieve two briefcases from men who have killed to possess it, with the promise that when he hands them over, he'll be told the identity of the man responsible for his wife's death. Chaos ensues. I highly recommend it to any fan of violence, intrigue and camp film.



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CRUCIAL BLAST has announced preorders for the debut full-length by THEOLOGIAN, THE FURTHER I GET FROM YOUR STAR, THE LESS LIGHT I FEEL ON MY FACE. the album is reviewed very favourably in the current (October) issue of DECIBEL magazine, with an 8 out of 10 rating (the new "SWANS" album received a 5, which mirrors my own impressions). here is a slightly edited excerpt: "...a perfectly timed backdrop for... self interrogation and/or personality change."
I will have copies of both the standard and special editions of this release, but i'm not sure when or how many copies, so i suggest you deal directly with the label if you want to get your hands on this release sooner than later.

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Now that the THEOLOGIAN+INSWARM preorders have all shipped, and the huge stack of orders that had been heaped upon my shoulders has dwindled down to nothing, i'm pleased to announce the next collaborative release that is in progress:

NOW AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER:
THEOLOGIAN+ADERLATING. A CHORUS OF BEAUTIES SING TO ME THROUGH SLIT THROATS-PREORDER PACKAGE
GNAW THEIR TONGUES sideproject ADERLATING provides THEOLOGIAN with source material for a descent into black abysses. Sickening strings gurgle over frightening, mournful drones that echo from within the bottomless void at the core of humankind.
ADERLATING tshirt accompanied by 60 minute cassette.
Limited to 40 copies.

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Next in line will be: THEOLOGIAN+FOUR PI MOVEMENT. THE DESTROYER-PREORDER PACKAGE

Select items from the APEX XIII preorder will begin shipping in roughly two weeks, along with copies of the CODE LEECH preorder.
Fade from INSWARM will be mastering the tracks for CODE LEECH, but we're having some trouble getting started on that process.

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With today being September 11, there are obviously a lot of emotionally charged discussions taking place online. i was lucky enough to be pried out of the house today by a friend before i could get in any deeper. one of the more unfortunate aspects of Facebook is that it gives us the opportunity to see the political leanings of certain friends, whose opinions on certain matters would otherwise be better left unknown. my response to some of what i've seen today was to construct the following mix:

DJ LEECH - DAY OF WRATH - 09.11.2010

Gnaw Their Tongues > Prayer for the Bloodred Rain
MZ.412 > Satan Jugend
No Festival of Light > Enter to the Realm of Satan IV
Death Squad > Fuck God (live)
Brandkommando > God Hates Us
Nekrasov > Chant the Name of God in a Thousand Languages Until All is Blood and Feces
Haus Arafna > Last Dream of Jesus
Aderlating > Cut off my Penis in Praise of Black Satan
Black Sun > Disintegrate to Khrist
Tribe of Circle > The Aryan Christ
Xasthur > Shrine of Failure
Sewer Goddess > Sewer Goddess Pt 1

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The final piece of news i have to share has to do with the upcoming East Coast tour in November. i'd originally planned to post a more complete itinerary, with links for every act along the way, but it seems like some loose ends still need to be tied up. fortunately, we have some time yet, but i admit to having let certain things slip by me during the last couple of weeks due to a bit of a dip in my personal velocity. i'm trying to regain a foothold, and this post will hopefully help to propel me back into action.
in any case, here is the current tour lineup, which is subject to change:


ANNIHILVS POWER ELECTRONIX
is pleased to present
B L E A K N O V E M B E R
EAST COAST MICRO-TOUR 2010
in association with
A&P RECORDINGS, CUPCAKE GOTH, DANVERS STATE RECORDINGS, DIGITAL FERRET,
EXISTENCE ESTABLISHMENT, FORCE OF NATURE PRODUCTIONS, ISOTANK, REDSCROLL
RECORDS, UNSOUND NYC

FRI NOV 19
REDSCROLL RECORDS
http://www.redscrollrecords.com
WALLINGFORD, CT
performances by
AUTHOR & PUNISHER
http://www.myspace.com/authorandpunisher
BATILLUS
http://www.myspace.com/batillus
THEOLOGIAN
http://www.myspace.com/gashtheologian
COWARDS
http://www.myspace.com/cowards999
MASTER OF PUSSY
http://www.myspace.com/masterofpussyprovidence


SAT NOV 20
STARLAB
presented by EXISTENCE ESTABLISHMENT/FORCE OF NATURE PRODUCTIONS/DANVERS STATE RECORDINGS
http://www.existest.org
SOMERVILLE, MA
performances by
AUTHOR & PUNISHER
http://www.myspace.com/authorandpunisher
BATILLUS
http://www.myspace.com/batillus
THE VOMIT ARSONIST+THEOLOGIAN
http://www.myspace.com/thevomitarsonist
http://www.myspace.com/gashtheologian
BEREFT
http://www.myspace.com/bereft73
MASTER OF PUSSY
http://www.myspace.com/masterofpussyprovidence


SUN NOV 21
VALENTINE'S
http://valentinesalbany.com
ALBANY, NY
performances by
AUTHOR & PUNISHER
http://www.myspace.com/authorandpunisher
BATILLUS
http://www.myspace.com/batillus
THEOLOGIAN
http://www.myspace.com/gashtheologian
ACIPENSER
http://www.myspace.com/acipenser315


FRI NOV 26
THE ROTUNDA
presented by DIGITAL FERRET/ISOTANK
http://www.myspace.com/digital_ferret
PHILADELPHIA, PA
performances by
AUTHOR & PUNISHER
http://www.myspace.com/authorandpunisher
BATILLUS
http://www.myspace.com/batillus
THEOLOGIAN
http://www.myspace.com/gashtheologian
ALL THE EVIL (WITH SEXUAL ASSAULT RIFLE)
http://www.myspace.com/alltheevil
http://www.myspace.com/sqsq


SAT NOV 27
THE CHARLESTON
presented by CUPCAKEGOTH/ANNIHILVS POWER ELECTRONIX
http://www.cupcakegoth.com
BROOKLYN, NY
performances by
CONTROLLED BLEEDING
http://www.myspace.com/controlledbleeding
AUTHOR & PUNISHER
http://www.myspace.com/authorandpunisher
BATILLUS
http://www.myspace.com/batillus
THEOLOGIAN+THE VOMIT ARSONIST
http://www.myspace.com/gashtheologian
http://www.myspace.com/thevomitarsonist
ALL THE EVIL
http://www.myspace.com/alltheevil


Thank you for looking and listening.

THEOLOGIAN. THE FURTHER I GET FROM YOUR STAR, THE LESS LIGHT I FEEL ON MY FACE CD NOW AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER FROM CRUCIAL BLAST

CRUCIAL BLAST

Theologian debuts here with it's first widely available release through Crucial Blast, The Further I Get From Your Star, The Less Light I Feel On My Face, an abyssal blast of nebulous black electronics and subterranean death-synth. We are releasing the cd in a deluxe, six-panel DVD style digipack (along the same lines as the last Navicon Torture Technologies release Gospels Of The Gash) as well as an exlcusive Theologian shirt design, a cd/shirt/sticker/buttons package, and a limited edition, hand-numbered silkscreened poster for The Further I Get From Your Star designed by Leech and professionally printed by Contagious Graphics. The poster will either be shipped alone, rolled in a tube, or as part of the cd/shirt/poster bundle option.

The exclusive The Further I Get From Your Star, The Less Light I Feel On My Face shirt design is printed on black Gildan 100% cotton shirts by Mammoth Screenprinting, with white discharge printing on the front.

All items will ship out by the end of September (if not sooner) from Crucial Blast.


The Further I Get From Your Star, The Less Light I Feel On My Face is the latest chapter from New York power electronics/synth-death demon Leech. This is the first full-length, widely available release from Leech's new incarnation as Theologian, which picks up where he left off with his long-running project Navicon Torture Technologies. Over the past decade, Navicon Torture Technologies blurred the edges of power electronics and dark industrial on albums like The Church Of Dead Girls (2002, Malignant), VTERVS (2008, NCC) and The Gospels Of The Gash (2009, Malignant) before ceasing operations in 2009. Now reconstituted as Theologian, Leech again explores the further realms of experience with a new form of blackened synth dread that combines many of the sounds that made up NTT's crushing electronic attack (Swedish death industrial, classic power electronics, harsh noise, powernoise) with a new level of heaviness and droneological power.
Following a series of small-run collaborations (with Wilt, Steve Moore, and The Vomit Arsonist) that were released on Leech's own label Annihilvs, Theologian delivers it's first full-length album, a seven-track descent into roaring, cosmic drone and howling black hole electronics, colossal industrial soundscapes and grim low-end heaviness. The opening track "Zero" sounds like early space music (Schulze, Tangerine Dream, etc) being blasted through massive bass-heavy sound system directly into the Void; its followed by the sprawling twenty-four minute "In Times of Need, We All Go Against Our Natures", which starts with distant twilight factory rumblings and murky motorized reverberations, then slowly reveals a bleak, shadowy realm of grimy minor-key synths slowly drifting underneath the industrial buzz and hum, both mysterious, and immensely grim. After a few minutes, eerie choral voicings begin to appear, and the sound continues to slowly develop into a vast expanse of lush isolationist ambience, a simple three-note melody repeating over and over deep beneath the peals of muted electronic tones, distant grinding, hushed whispering, and oncoming waves of black feedback, becoming darker and more menacing as it goes on. Then a male voice appears off in the background, awash in delay, forming these haunting multi-part harmonies that drift beneath the smoldering electronic noise; after a while, it almost sounds like something from Sigur Ros slowly falling into Stygian blackness, the singing becoming warped and fractured as the swirling black synths corrode and decay into a buzzing, churning field of irradiated drone, getting heavier, more distorted, until the final eight minutes finally form into a wash of blackened doom-drone heaviness surrounded with icy synth pulses, eerie choral voices, grinding industrial dread, and fearsome distorted screams, a sort of pitch-black power electronics dirge...
That epic track may be the album's heaviest moment, but the rest of Your Star is just as bleak and lightless. Another massive slab of murky, molten ambience unfolds with "Unfamiliar Skies", where sheets of glacial string-like drones swirl beneath blown-out synthesizer rumble, and a simple rhythmic throb pulses at the black rotting center, surrounded by clouds of crackling static, and gradually becoming streaked with oscillating sine waves and heavy gusts of black distortion. The title track is blighted isolationist drone shattered by the burning descent of black stars falling from the skies, underscored by a gorgeous, wavering blissed-out drone; halfway through, it shifts gears into hallucinatory, dark wave-infected power electronics with ultra-distorted demonic/robotic vocals and super dense walls of deteriorating drone and sepulchral synthesizer. The remaining tracks move through roaring melodic drift, wailing distorted vocals, and seriously acerbic distortion that combine into mantras of narcotized power electronics, throbbing black machine pulsations, chthonic ambience laced with metallic ringing, eerie sublimated melodies and deep low-end bone-rattling churn, at times sounding really soundtrack-esque, even resembling a more apocalyptic, deformed take on John Carpenter's film score work at times. The hidden final track "The Fragility Of The Male Ego..." finishes the album with a crushing industrial dirge sculpted out of droning feedback and overdriven distortion, as caustic as anything that's come before, with a very subtle dark wave quality lurking beneath the scorched electronics that makes this sound somewhat like hearing a Projekt Records track being remixed by a Japanese noise extremist.
Like Navicon, Theologian combines several different disciplines of industrial into a signature sound, a doom-laden hybrid of death industrial and power electronics and black ambience that's spliced with a constant melodic presence; the music is harsh, often hellish, but accentuated by an icy, desolate beauty that gives The Further I Get From Your Star, The Less Light I Feel On My Face it’s unique, abyssal vibe.
The album is being released on Cd in deluxe dvd-style digipack packaging with striking artwork and visual design by Leech, and as a digital download.

THE GOSPELS OF THE GASH - 09.01.10

"If hell has an anatomy, it is surely a woman's genitalia."
- Catherine Breillat


As summer draws to the inevitable end and autumn approaches fast, i continue to struggle with staying on top of everything on my plate, but rest assured it's all moving ahead in one way or another.
due to some financial pitfalls during the past few weeks, i was heavily delayed in shipping the many orders (40-50, i think) that have been packed and ready to go for at least three to four weeks. i did shipping labels for a little less than half of those orders yesterday and will be doing the rest between today and tomorrow, dropping as many as i can off at the post office tomorrow afternoon.

This leaves the CODE LEECH preorders next on deck. fade from INSWARM is mastering the tracks, while waiting for me to complete the final piece, then i can start assembly and shipping. the collaborations with ADERLATING and FOUR PI MOVEMENT are next in the queue for availability, while the APEX XIII stuff will begin trickling into the postal system toward the middle of september. i hope to get the love is nothing. release out at the end of this month. i'm waiting for some more guitar tracks from Johny Lamacchia, and once i record the vocals, i'll start Kevin on the final mixes at LAST STOP. i may be able to get TOURNAMENT in on at least one track once this process begins, since they're working over there these days. which reminds me that i need to get started on my contributions to our 3 cdr collaborative release, OPIUM DEN.
the STROM.EC preorder will be made available in early october, followed by the AUTHOR & PUNISHER preorder in november, which will be produced to coincide with:

ANNIHILVS POWER ELECTRONIX
is pleased to present
B L E A K N O V E M B E R
EAST COAST MICRO-TOUR 2010
in association with
A&P RECORDINGS, CUPCAKE GOTH, DANVERS STATE RECORDINGS, DIGITAL FERRET,
EXISTENCE ESTABLISHMENT, FORCE OF NATURE PRODUCTIONS, ISOTANK, REDSCROLL
RECORDS, UNSOUND NYC

AUTHOR & PUNISHER
http://www.myspace.com/authorandpunisher
http://www.tristanshone.com
BATILLUS
http://www.myspace.com/batillus
http://www.batillusdoom.com
THEOLOGIAN
http://www.myspace.com/gashtheologian
http://www.annihilvs.org/GASH_THEOLOGIAN

WITH SPECIAL GUESTS

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 19
REDSCROLL RECORDS
WALLINGFORD, CT

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 20
STARLAB
SOMERVILLE, MA

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 21
VALENTINE'S
ALBANY, NY

BLACK FRIDAY NOVEMBER 26
THE ROTUNDA
PHILADELPHIA, PA

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 27
THE CHARLESTON
BROOKLYN, NY


MORE INFORMATION TO COME




Some time this week, CRUCIAL BLAST should be announcing preorders for THE FURTHER I GET FROM YOUR STAR, THE LESS LIGHT I FEEL ON MY FACE, the debut full length album by THEOLOGIAN, along with the first ep, CHARTING THE SCHISM, which will be available exclusively as a digital download.


That's all for now.
Thanks as always...

THE GOSPELS OF THE GASH - 08.11.10

Today is my birthday, and as such it's also considered the 13th anniversary of ANNIHILVS.
in celebration of this auspicious milestone, i'm launching a new webstore and offering a huge limited (30 copies) preorder package as thanks to those who continue to support my endeavours. please note that some of these items already exist, while some will be produced during the next couple of months. what is in stock will ship as soon as possible, while others will be subject to the usual delays.
the preorder includes a digital compilation download called NO FLESH SHALL BE SPARED, which contains more than 4 hours' worth of material, ranging from archival recordings that very few people have heard outside my immediate circle, to pieces from out of print limited releases. also featured are brand new tracks from the recent slew of limited cassette collaborations as well as never before released material from projects which were planned but never fully fleshed out. this will be available immediately upon purchase. along with the massive compilation download, this anniversary preorder contains a total of 4 tshirts, several mini posters, stickers, pins and posters, for $45.

starting with this release, i will be making the transition to this all new (to me) webstore system, which generates an automatic email with download instructions. this is my first time using this site, so hopefully there won't be any issues. the old webstore will remain active until i can transfer all of my inventory over to the new site. i still haven't made a solid plan for this, so for the time being, both stores will remain active.

For those who have been patiently awaiting packages, i am going to ship as much as possible by the end of this week, and my hope is to get everything pending out the door by saturday. because of my birthday, i've taken the weekend off from work and intend to not just celebrate, but to get as much label-related work done as i can. as of now the vast majority of THEOLOGIAN+INSWARM preorders are packed and ready to ship, along with the last 3 straggling THEOLOGIAN+WILT parcels and several distro/trade packages.

John Lamacchia and Mike Hill have each submitted guitar tracks for two pieces from the love is nothing. cdr, and i couldn't be happier with the results. Johny is going to work on some other tracks, and has offered to master the album, which is very exciting. things are moving ahead. still no definite date on when these will ship, but i'm determined to get them out as soon as possible without sacrificing the high quality i'm trying to achieve with this release. the new logo has been incorporated into the cover artwork, and can be seen on the love is nothing. myspace page.

I've received word from BLUE COLLAR that the BLACK SUN shirts have shipped, and now i'm basically waiting for them to take my money, which will leave me somewhat broke until after i work again in two weeks. hopefully, some of you will take the leap and buy the anniversary preorder:


APEX XIII PREORDER PACKAGE



ANNIHILVS presents a massive preorder package, in celebration of the label's thirteenth anniversary.

LIMITED 30 COPIES.

PREORDER CONTENTS:


• NO FLESH SHALL BE SPARED DIGITAL COMPILATION

A digital download featuring more than 4 hours of audio.

Contains rare, never before released archival material, a variety of tracks from out of print releases and a selection of recent collaborative pieces. DOWNLOAD WILL BE IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE UPON PURCHASE.

• ANNIHILVS TSHIRT

• APEX XIII MINI POSTER

• THEOLOGIAN+PROPERGOL. FOLIE À DEUX CASSETTE

• THEOLOGIAN. "BIG SCHISM" TSHIRT

• APEX FEST 2005 MINI POSTER

• APEX FEST III TSHIRT

• APEX FEST III SCREENPRINTED POSTER

• UNSOUND NYC TSHIRT (ARTWORK BY MARK RIDDICK)

• STICKER SET (ANNIHILVS, NTT, THEOLOGIAN, love is nothing., M BLADH, IRM, JARL, PROPERGOL, WILT)

• MINI POSTER SET (ANNIHILVS, NTT, THEOLOGIAN, love is nothing., M BLADH, IRM, JARL, PROPERGOL, WILT)

• 1 INCH PIN SET (ANNIHILVS, NTT, THEOLOGIAN, love is nothing., M BLADH, IRM, JARL, PROPERGOL, WILT)


Also in progress is a comprehensive (as comprehensive as my memory will permit) article about the history of ANNIHILVS, from its very meagre beginnings to its very meagre present, for those who are interested in such things. i plan to eventually have this shopify site serve as the sole location for all things ANNIHILVS. we'll see if it works out that way.

CRUCIAL BLAST should be officially announcing the release of THE FURTHER I GET FROM YOUR STAR, THE LESS LIGHT I FEEL ON MY FACE by THEOLOGIAN some time this week, and it will become available in september, along with the digital ep, CHARTING THE SCHISM.

That seems to be it for now, thanks for your continued support...

THE GOSPELS OF THE GASH - 07.21.10

As summer drones on and i try to make myself get used to to the heat and a general sense of malaise, i strive to keep moving ahead with label-related activities. not so easy, but i have managed to get a lot out of the way during the past month. the THEOLOGIAN+INSWARM preorder will begin to ship very soon. i finally finished the layout today and sent it to the printers, and the audio master has been made, so i can start dubbing copies. i plan to begin preparing packages tomorrow. i'm hoping to get them all out by july 30, and after that i will work on assembling the CODE LEECH preorder package. i plan to wrap that process up and begin shipping them by the 11th of august. i have to finish one last track, but today i sent the BLACK SUN shirt artwork to the printers. i'm switching to a different, somewhat cheaper printer than i have been using. the shirts will be delayed a bit, because they are moving to a new location in the next weeks. the good news is that starting with this one, i can now get runs of 50 shirts for less than what i've been paying for runs of 36 shirts. that means i can send more artist copies out and to a few distros as well. hooray.

The 11th of august is my birthday and the 13th anniversary of ANNIHILVS, at which point i will announce a pretty massive celebratory preorder package that will include a couple of new shirts, some posters, miniposters, pins and a whole bunch of new stickers (also featuring a very nice, unexpected collaboration release); hopefully coinciding with the advent of an all-new ANNIHILVS website/webstore. i'm lagging very far behind my self-imposed schedule (what else is new), so it remains to be seen if i'll have the new site working by then, but the anniversary preorder will be announced regardless.

A slew of new collaborative audio is currently in progress, and i'm going to try to get these out is as quick succession as i can during the next several months. below is a list of preorder packages that have tracks in various stages of production, which doesn't necessarily reflect the order in which they will be released (though this is possible):

THEOLOGIAN+ADERLATING. A CHORUS OF BEAUTIES SINGS TO ME THROUGH SLIT THROATS
THEOLOGIAN+FOUR PI MOVEMENT. THE DESTROYER
THEOLOGIAN+AUN. L'ÉPREUVE DE PORETE
THEOLOGIAN+SKINCAGE. THE MUSIC OF ERICH ZANN
THEOLOGIAN+STROM.EC. HUBRIZINE



In other THEOLOGIAN news, Adam at CRUCIAL BLAST is working on getting the shirts, posters and other periphery for the special edition of THE FURTHER I GET FROM YOUR STAR, THE LESS LIGHT I FEEL ON MY FACE, while it's being mastered by Jérôme at HERMETIQUE. More on that to come.

I've gotten the licensing contract for the photo by the very talented Michele Crowe which will be used as cover art for WITHOUT ME by love is nothing.
the audio is still in progress, and i'm still waiting on a new logo design from Hiero, so it's gonna be a while, but i think it will be worth the wait.

In the world of SUFFERING BODIES, i had a recent email exchange with the amazing Mark Powell about using some of his work for the layout, so that is coming together. the audio is kinda stalled at the moment, but we're in contact about moving forward. there are four existing tracks, which were submitted to the awesome VENDLUS RECORDS, and there was a positive response. no real plan exists for when this beast will materialise, but it shall, and it will be on an amazing label!

I think that's pretty much i can muster at this point.

Many thanks for your continued support.
HAIL SATAN

THE GOSPELS OF THE GASH - 07.01.10

I'd hoped to get several orders shipped on wednesday, but between unbelievably intense hot weather in the early part of the week and the effort i've put into finishing up the audio and layout for the new THEOLOGIAN album by the end of june, i had to let a lot of shit slip by me this week. i will absolutely get back on it next week. i picked up the INSWARM shirts today, and the audio has been completed for a little under a week now, so those will most likely start shipping next week, along with the last remaining few WILT preorders. in spite of this week's hiccup, things are still moving ahead.
i received a few emails about missing orders and a couple of incorrect items that got shipped. this is most likely due to the transitional into working with an assistant who's unfamiliar with my (lack of a) system. the kinks will be ironed out...

Now, for the real news:



THEOLOGIAN. THE FURTHER I GET FROM YOUR STAR, THE LESS LIGHT I FEEL ON MY FACE CD (CRUCIAL BLAST)
The audio and layout are completed and have been turned in to Adam at CRUCIAL BLAST. the tracks are being mastered by the amazing Jérôme Nougaillon of HERMETIQUE and PROPERGOL, and i anticipate that he will make them sound incredible.
there will be a special edition of the album, including a shirt, poster and pins. CRUCIAL BLAST will also release the debut ep, CHARTING THE SCHISM as a digital download in conjunction with this album.
i sent the unmastered mp3s to a few people to preview, among them was Mories of GNAW THEIR TONGUES and ADERLATING, and this is what he had to say:
"Absolute dark tunnel music, like being slowly sucked into a black hole leading to hell...brooding dark stuff man."
i can't ask for a better description than that, especially from someone so well-versed in making music that sounds like it was recorded in the pit of tartarus. by the way, congratulations are in order for GNAW THEIR TONGUES, whose next album will be released by CANDLELIGHT RECORDS!

Earlier this week, Mories sent me the artwork for the ADERLATING shirt to be included in the previously announced THEOLOGIAN+ADERLATING preorder package, forthcoming in the near future.


YOU REALLY SHOULD BUY THIS:
THEOLOGIAN+BLACK SUN+INSWARM+REQUIEM. CODE LEECH-PREORDER PACKAGE
Black-on-black tshirt featuring the SWANS-inspired logo of cunted Glaswegian doom butchers BLACK SUN. Includes a 60 minute cassette containing multiple versions of the track CRAWLING LIKE A LEECH, from their CODE BLACK ep (appearing on the split 7inch with THEY ARE COWARDS), raped and reinterpreted by THEOLOGIAN, brooklyn-based industrial doomers INSWARM and pennsylvanian black ambient mystic REQUIEM. Also features a cover/remix version of the BLACK SUN track HAMMER by THEOLOGIAN.

More news to come...

Thanks for looking and listening!

THE GOSPELS OF THE GASH - 06.16.10

A lot of news this time around. things worked out well with my new assistant Ron last week, and a host of orders were shipped. i think i'll have him come in twice a month to help me get things in shape. the INSWARM shirts are at the printers and will hopefully be ready to start shipping next week. the last of the WILT preorders, along with the last batch of IRM shirts and a few other assorted orders, will be going out today and tomorrow. several new preorders are in the works.
i've tried to compile as complete a list as i could at the bottom of this post. i've added a bunch of distro items from COLD SPRING, EXISTENCE ESTABLISHMENT and SYZMIC RECORDS to the webstore.

As i've stated previously, ANNIHILVS turns 13 this august; i'm working on some special releases and planning to launch an all-new website in celebration. we'll see how it all pans out. my ambitions far outmatch my funds, as always.

The first of a new two-part interview with THEOLOGIAN has been posted to the (also new) webzine METRONO.ME.

I've started working on the next collaboration betwee THE VOMIT ARSONIST and THEOLOGIAN, which will be called NATURE IS SATAN'S CHURCH, inspired by and based on ideas and imagery from Lars Von Trier's film ANTICHRIST. this should be pretty dark and fucked up, like the film.

It would seem that SUFFERING BODIES has found a home with a great label. now we just need to keep working on material. more to come...


NOW AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER:

THEOLOGIAN+BLACK SUN+INSWARM+REQUIEM. CODE LEECH-PREORDER PACKAGE
Black-on-black tshirt featuring the SWANS-inspired logo of cunted Glaswegian doom butchers BLACK SUN. Includes a 60 minute cassette containing multiple versions of the track CRAWLING LIKE A LEECH, from their CODE BLACK ep (appearing on the split 7inch with THEY ARE COWARDS), raped and reinterpreted by THEOLOGIAN, INSWARM and REQUIEM. Also features a cover/remix version of the BLACK SUN track HAMMER by THEOLOGIAN.

ON THE HORIZON:

THEOLOGIAN. THE FURTHER I GET FROM YOUR STAR, THE LESS LIGHT I FEEL ON MY FACE CD (CRUCIAL BLAST)
Work continues. i am attempting to make this album to be as magnificently depressing and enraged as possible.

love is nothing. WITHOUT ME CDR-PREORDER
A moderately major update has been applied to the love is nothing. Myspace page, and the latest news is that i've secured a fantastic image for the cover. also, a new logo and title artwork will be created by Hiero at Chirurgie Graphique, whose work some of you may recognise from the NTT release, DRIPPING WITH THE POWER OF HER FLESH. here is the most recent "official" text for the release:

After a long period of inactivity, Lee M. Bartow's drone/metal project, love is nothing. returns with this surprisingly accessible and "poppy" release. Featuring extensive collaborative input by Carrie Ingber, former bassist of Brooklyn's ZAMBRI (who played synths in S.H.R.I.K.E., the very first band formed by Lee Bartow back in 1991), as well as guitar contributions by Mike Hill of TOMBS and John Lamacchia of CANDIRIA and SPYLACOPA, this is going to be a profound departure from previous love is nothing. material. Ranging from actual dance tracks to heart-rending shoegaze, infused with the trademark deep drones love is nothing. has become known for, these recordings are beyond a doubt unlike anything you've heard from this project before. Features beautiful cover photo by Brooklyn-based photographer Michele Crowe, from the collection of CupcakeGoth.

THEOLOGIAN+STROM.EC. HUBRIZINE-PREORDER PACKAGE
As previously stated, two tracks are nearly complete, but the audio will remain in-progress for some time. recording of the opera vocals has been delayed while she attends an international opera festival. STROM.ec have sent me a huge archive of source audio to sift through, and we're working on strengthening the release's concept, further researching the works of Philip K. Dick. this is going to be an absolutely amazing release, and while preorders will probably be announced next month, it most likely won't be completed until the fall.


COMING LATER:

THEOLOGIAN+FOUR PI MOVEMENT. THE DESTROYER-PREORDER PACKAGE

THEOLOGIAN+SKINCAGE. THE MUSIC OF ERICH ZANN-PREORDER PACKAGE

THEOLOGIAN+FRAGMENT KING. HERE MUSIC DIES-PREORDER PACKAGE

THEOLOGIAN+HECATE. HEEDING NATURE'S CALL-PREORDER PACKAGE


IN DISCUSSION:

THEOLOGIAN+ADERLATING-PREORDER PACKAGE

THEOLOGIAN+AUTHOR & PUNISHER-PREORDER PACKAGE

THEOLOGIAN+NO FESTIVAL OF LIGHT-PREORDER PACKAGE

THEOLOGIAN+CONTENT NULLITY-PREORDER PACKAGE

THEOLOGIAN+ATEK-PREORDER PACKAGE

THEOLOGIAN+THE BIRD CAGE THEATER-PREORDER PACKAGE

THEOLOGIAN+XIPHOID DEMENTIA-PREORDER PACKAGE

THEOLOGIAN+SEWER GODDESS-PREORDER PACKAGE

THEOLOGIAN+COREPHALLISM-PREORDER PACKAGE

THEOLOGIAN+BETA CLOUD-PREORDER PACKAGE

THEOLOGIAN+MUTUS LIBER-PREORDER PACKAGE

THEOLOGIAN+NYODENE D-PREORDER PACKAGE

PROBABLY MORE TO COME...

ALSO PLANNED FOR LATER IN 2010:

SKINCAGE. WOUNDED GALAXIES TAP AT THE WINDOW VINYL LP

BLACK SUN/INSWARM. SPLIT VINYL LP

THE GOSPELS OF THE GASH - 06.06.10

IRM SHIRTS ARE NOW ON HAND!

I'll be putting orders together tomorrow, tuesday and wednesday and will do my best to ship as much as possible on wednesday.
in a particularly odd twist of fate, i recently found out that this guy Ronald, with whom i've been working at my shitty factory job for the past four months, is a fan of power electronics, death metal and black metal. several weeks ago, i was wearing my new GODFLESH pullover hoodie from HYDRA HEAD as i entered the break room, and he said, "nice sweatshirt, man." which, as many of you know is a standard greeting of recognition amongst dudes who are into music. then, two weeks ago, i was wearing my BDN "WHEN YOU LIKE IT HARD" tshirt, and he said, "you like BRIGHTER DEATH NOW?" which was more than a little weird for me, considering that i live in the 'BURBS, and it's a very rare occurrence for me to meet someone who knows anything about industrial music, let alone something as relatively obscure as BDN. we briefly got to chatting, and i asked him if he'd ever heard of NAVICON TORTURE TECHNOLOGIES. "Yeah..." he said, so i said, "That's ME."
the short version: it looks like i've now hired myself a part-time assistant. Ronald will be coming by on wednesday to help me with packing and shipping orders, and if all goes well i will have him come over twice a month to lend a hand.
this should make the whole shipping process less dependent on me, and quicker for you all to get your orders. how can i afford to pay an assistant, you may ask? well, i really can't, unless you keep ordering stuff. if i have help i can streamline my system, which means i can be more organised, productive, and get more releases done and shipped faster.
i'll be adding a shitload of new distro items to the webstore this week, as i've recently done trades with a few labels, and gotten my merch room prepared with a lot of new and old stock.

The IRM shirts and the remaining WILT preorder package will all go out together. i'll also try to get copies of the THEOLOGIAN+STEVE MOORE cdr out this week. the next thing in line is the THEOLOGIAN+INSWARM preorder package. as the plan stands now, i'm going to send the shirt artwork to the printers tomorrow and complete the audio this week.

CLOSE ON THE HORIZON:

THEOLOGIAN+BLACK SUN+INSWARM+REQUIEM. CODE LEECH-PREORDER PACKAGE
Hopefully, i'm going to send the BLACK SUN shirt artwork in next week and will post the preorder package to the webstore on or around june 12. this will change if i don't manage to ship out all or most of the above-mentioned items.

THEOLOGIAN+STROM.EC. HUBRIZINE-PREORDER PACKAGE
Two tracks are nearly complete. STROM.EC have enlisted a professional opera singer (mezzo-soprano, for those who know about such things) to record vocals on one of the tracks. this will add a really fantastic element to a release that is already shaping up to be amazing. i've submitted some lyrics for this track, which i'm hoping will be translated into finnish before they are recorded. i've still got to design the sweatshirt artwork. i may be posting the THEOLOGIAN+STROM.EC preorder package at the end of june or the beginning of july, but because this item includes a hoodie, i am leaning toward not shipping them until the fall. we'll see how things work out.

THEOLOGIAN. THE FURTHER I GET FROM YOUR STAR, THE LESS LIGHT I FEEL ON MY FACE CD (CRUCIAL BLAST)
I'll be finishing the layout and audio by the end of this month. I've submitted the high-res artwork and master audio for CHARTING THE SCHISM, which will be available in digital-only format from CRUCIAL BLAST as a companion to this release.

love is nothing. WITHOUT ME CDR-PREORDER
As previously stated, we have several tracks in various stages of completion, and the release will include contributions from Mike Hill of TOMBS (www.myspace.com/tombsbklyn), and John Lamacchia of SPYLACOPA and CANDIRIA (www.risingpulse.com). The release will be delayed until we have finished all the material and ensured maximum quality.


COMING LATER:

THEOLOGIAN+FOUR PI MOVEMENT. THE DESTROYER-PREORDER PACKAGE

THEOLOGIAN+SKINCAGE. THE MUSIC OF ERICH ZANN-PREORDER PACKAGE


IN DISCUSSION:

THEOLOGIAN+AUTHOR & PUNISHER-PREORDER PACKAGE

THEOLOGIAN+NO FESTIVAL OF LIGHT-PREORDER PACKAGE

THEOLOGIAN+CONTENT NULLITY-PREORDER PACKAGE

AND MORE

I am also communicating with Andy Grant of THE VOMIT ARSONIST about an exciting collaborative release, tentatively entitled NATURE IS SATAN'S CHURCH. i think this will probably be released on Andy's own DANVERS STATE RECORDINGS label. also in the works are a previously announced full-length vinyl release by SKINCAGE, as well as a possible split lp featuring INSWARM and BLACK SUN. the vinyl releases won't surface until much later in the year.
august 2010 marks the 13th anniversary of ANNIHILVS, and i'm hoping to get something really special together to mark this important date. this will hopefully include an all-new website and webstore system, as well as the advent of digital-only reissues of many out of print limited items from the past 13 years. again, we shall see.

It feels very good to be able to announce forward progress. please wish me luck, as it will only mean your orders go out sooner!

Thanks for your patience and support.