NEWS ============================================================ 2009-05-08 / 1:48 AM - KRALLICE, HEWHOCORRUPTS/PHOENIX BODIES SPLIT 10, BLACK ARROWS PHOTOS! TONS OF AMAZING TOUR DATES! May! Not only is my birthday this month, but for the first consecutive week temps have not dipped below freezing in lovely Wisconsin. This means lots of gardening & other misc yard work. Life is good! The other great thing about May, is that Krallice 2xLPs, HWC/PB 10" splits and the Black Arrows CDs are all shipping now! And don't think I wouldn't include some photos… because the color vinyl all came out spectacular! So here is what's in store for this handy Gilead email update I. RECORD PHOTOS (Color vinyl, huzzah!) II. UPCOMING PROJECTS - Just a couple! III. DUDE FEST - 2009 will rule IV. TOUR DATES - Seriously incredible shows coming up! I. RECORD PHOTOS! Krallice S/T 2xLP - 300 Green/black blends, 500 Black Hewhocorrupts/Phoenix Bodies Split 10"+Calendar - 310 Blue, 310 Pink Black Arrows of Filth & Impurity "1984 (ETERNAL)" CD - 1000 Gatefolds on recycled stock w/veggie based inks All are shipping NOW, available from the Gilead webstore - here - help clear out my living room! If you run a distro or store please get in touch to buy some wholesale copies direct. Otherwise Revolver has these titles available immediately for retail stores. Robotic will have them soon alongside a number of other mailorder distros like Relapse, Vinyl Collective etc etc etc!!! II. UPCOMING PROJECTS With the huge qty of new records I've done so far this year things are going to be slowing down through the remainder of 2009. I am diligently working on only two things for the rest of the year: Buried At Sea - Untitled gatefold 2xLP I know, I know… I keep talking about this. The master is ready, just waiting for delivery. Will be happening! THOU/Leech split Gatefold 12" Finishing up the art files this weekend, just received Leech's side of the audio master. Sending things off to press over the next couple weeks! III. DUDE FEST! For those who don't know, Dude Fest is a fantastic punk/hardcore/metal music festival that takes place in Indianapolis, IN each summer. 2008 was my first time attending, and for someone who usually can't stand going to shows anymore I had a total blast! That's why this year I decided to sponsor the festival & show my support of the great work that Derek Black from Phoenix Bodies puts into the fest each year. Navigate to the Dude Fest myspace for all the details, lineup and information about purchasing some tickets! Tickets are selling fast, so don't hesitate to pick up your weekend pass today! IV. TOUR DATES Some AMAZING shows coming up that you CANNOT miss out on!! Black Arrows CD release show and DUDE FEST appearance announced! Frodus doing 3 shows THIS WEEKEND in the New England Area Krallice FULL US TOUR with Wolves in the Throne Room starts Friday!!!! Thou Tentative UK tour schedule (no show info just yet!) Mouth of the Architect south eastern tour! Black Arrows of Filth & Impurity 05/13/09 Indianapolis IN The Melody Inn 05/16/09 Indianapolis IN The 1511 7/17/09 Indianapolis IN Emerson Theatre (Dude Fest) Frodus 05/08/09 Baltimore MD The Talking Head @ Sonar 05/09/09 Phila PA Barbary 05/10/09 Brooklyn NY Death by Audio Hewhocorrupts 07/17/09 Indianapolis IN Emerson Theatre (Dude Fest) Krallice 5/09/09 Cleveland OH Now That's Class 5/10/09 Indianapolis IN Murphy Building Stuid B 5/12/09 Lawrence KS Replay Lounge 5/13/09 Denver CO Marquis Theatre 5/14/09 Iowa City IA The Picador 5/15/09 Minneapolis MN The Triple Rock 5/16/09 Chicago IL Bottom Lounge 5/17/09 Hamilton ON The Casbah 5/18/09 Toronto ON Wreck Room 5/19/09 Montreal QC Salsa Rosa 5/21/09 Boston MA Great Scott 5/24/09 Providence RD Club Hell 5/25/09 Wallingford CT American Legion 5/26/09 New York NY The Studio @ Webster 5/28/09 Phila PA Kung Fu Necktie 5/29/09 Richmond VA Gallery 5 5/30/09 Johnson City TN The Hideaway 6/1/09 Atlanta GA Caledonia 6/2/09 Atlanta GA The Earl Mouth of the Architect 05/20/09 Memphis TN Neil's Music Room 05/21/09 New Orleans LA Balcony Music Club 05/22/09 Austin TX Red 7 05/23/09 Harker Heights TX The Music Vault 05/24/09 Dallas TX Club Dada 05/25/09 Oklahoma City OK Conservatory 05/26/09 Fayetteville AK The Gypsy 05/27/09 Little Rock AK Downtown Music 05/28/09 Birmingham AL The Nick 05/30/09 Tampa FL Brass Mug 05/31/09 Orlando FL Back Booth 06/01/09 Atlanta GA Drunken Unicorn 06/02/09 Nashville TN The End Phoenix Bodies 07/14/09 Syracuse NY Westcott Theatre 07/17/09 Indianapolis IN Emerson Theatre (Dude Fest) Thou 5/22/09 New Orleans LA Saturn Bar 6/6/09 Baton Rouge LA Spanish Moon 6/14/09 New Orleans LA Saturn Bar 6/18/09 UK TOUR TBA 6/19/09 UK TOUR TBA 6/20/09 UK TOUR TBA 6/21/09 UK TOUR TBA 6/22/09 UK TOUR TBA 6/23/09 UK TOUR TBA 6/24/09 UK TOUR TBA 6/25/09 UK TOUR TBA 6/26/09 UK TOUR TBA 6/27/09 UK TOUR TBA 6/28/09 UK TOUR TBA 6/29/09 UK TOUR TBA 6/30/09 UK TOUR TBA Thanks for readin' this week folks! -Adam/Gilead Media ============================================================ 2009-03-28 / 8:32 PM - PRE-ORDERS: KRALLICE 2XLP, HEWHOCORRUPTS/PHOENIX BODIES SPLIT 10", BLACK ARROWS OF FILTH & IMPURITY CD On this fine spring weekend Gilead Media is proud to announce that pre-orders are open for the long-awaited split release of midwest-spazzing-thrash-grind-nudeness between Hewhocorrupts & Phoenix Bodies. This split 10" is packaged inside a 10-month 2009 calendar, ensuring your complete and total schedule adherence for the remainder of this year & making the time of total economic collapse even more unforgettable. The pressing is limited to 400 copies on opaque pink and 100 copies on black. Listen: HWC on myspace, PB on myspace As if this weren't enough, we are also very pleased to announce that pre-orders are now open for the vinyl version of 2008's top 10-shattering US black metal release by Krallice! This epic debut full-length, featuring Mick Barr (Orthrelm) and Colin Marston (Behold the Arctopus, Gorguts, etc), is packaged in a heavy duty gatefold jacket and features 300 copies on clear green w/black smoke & 500 copies on true cult black vinyl. Listen: Krallice on myspace And finally. The newest Gilead Media CD release is available & shipping now! The debut full-length by Indianapolis, IN grind metal folks Black Arrows of Filth & Impurity entitled "1984 (ETERNAL)"!! Black Arrows combine harsh noise sound-scapes with brutal grind/metal to create an atmospheric record the likes of which this green earth has never heard. The transitions between, and layering of, their grinding assaults and the epic noise is astounding. Comprised of ex and current members of Demiricous, Racebannon, The Dream is Dead, World Eater and other Indianapolis metal heavyweights, BAOFAI are a total force of sound. CD packaged in 6-panel gatefold case & features an exclusive noise track not available on the original 12" (released by Rifleman Records). Listen: BAOFAI on myspace **IMPORTANTE NOTE!** There is also an option to order the Krallice 2xlp & HWC/PB Split as a package at a discounted price, don't miss it!! Look for the cute bunny head cover art image! Take advantage of the ongoing Gilead Media sale by picking up some of these brand new records today and saving with some Gilead Media back catalog items! visit http://www.gileadmedia.net/store for all the goodies! Thanks! -Adam/Gilead ============================================================ 2009-03-16 / 2:44 AM - HUGE SALE! FRODUS/THOU SXSW TOUR DATES! Want to make a real quick update today, but some fun news! I will be leaving Wednesday for Louisiana so I can follow THOU on their 2009 SXSW adventure. To celebrate my first year at SXSW, and celebrate my first time visiting Louisiana & Texas, I have cut prices on all Gilead Media releases that have been released prior to 2009! In addition, all orders shipping to a USA destination will get FREE SHIPPING regardless of order size!! Here is the list of items that are all on sale, 20%-50% off! This sale only runs until April 1st, 2009. So please do not hesitate! I need to make room for the Black Arrows CDs, Krallice 2xLPs, and Hewhocorrupts/Phoenix bodies splits that will be here shortly thereafter! - http://www.gileadmedia.net/store GILEAD MEDIA SXSW SALE 2009 A Scanner Darkly - A Scanner Darkly CDEP $2.00 Better Off Undead $5.00 Heller Mason - Minimalist & Anchored $5.00 Heller Mason - The Mess I've Made Gatefold CD $5.00 Hewhocorrupts - Microeconomics 7" $4.00 Indricothere - Indricothere LP+CD $8.50 MewithoutYou - Catch For Us The Foxes LP $8.50 MewithoutYou - [A-->B] LIFE LP $8.50 Mouth of the Architect/Kenoma Split LP $8.50 Of Sinking Ships - Of Sinking Ships CD $5.00 Of Sinking Ships - Of Sinking Ships LP $7.00 Rocky Votolato - A Brief History 10" $7.00 The Cancer Conspiracy - Omega CD $5.00 The Cancer Conspiracy - Omega LP $7.00 The Paper Chase - Cntrl Alt Delete U CDEP $2.00 Thou - Peasant CD $5.00 Thou - Tyrant Gatefold CD $7.00 http://www.gileadmedia.net/store - http://www.gileadmedia.net/store - http://www.gileadmedia.net/store As you can see, there are quite a few great deals to be had, but only until April 1st! GILEAD MEDIA SXSW ARTIST PERFORMANCES - FRODUS/THOU FRODUS: 2009 has seen the world economy crumble due to the unethical practices of businessmen and corporate oligarchy. The current administration with the assistance of Ben Bernanke, Chairman of the United States Federal Reserve, has reached out to the Frodus Conglomerate International for aid. Calls were made, doors were closed and numbers adjusted. After weeks of vicious negotiation both parties agreed on a proper course of action. The Frodus Conglomerate International will address the public for the first time in 10 years on Saturday March 21st, 2009 at 4:35 pm in Austin, Texas. Austin will be the first of several public forums to address current global conditions forewarned by the FCI in years past. The Conglomerate has employed Liam Wilson of the Dillinger Escape Plan to supply bass guitar for this address while Nathan Burke organizes his North-West Contingency. We are the economic police. THOU: 03.19.09 - Austin - Exotic Fever Showcase at the Music Gym (815 East Sixth Street) 12PM day show - Katy Otto with Turboslut, Pygmy Lush, Thank God, Snacktruck, Resin Hits, Trophy Wife, and Polaroppositebear. 03.19.09 - Austin - Snake Eyes Vinyl (1101 Navasota, Suite 3) 12PM - Becca (512 694 4315) with Turboslut, From the Depths, Howl, Skeletonwitch, Black Skies, She Rides, Curse the Heavens, The Devil and the Sea, The Roller, Via Vengeance, Fuck Work, 'Til Death. 03.20.09 - Austin - Snake Eyes Vinyl (1101 Navasota, Suite 3) 12PM - Becca (512 694 4315) with Turboslut, Howl, Rwake, Tombs, Mala Suerte, Black Cobra, Eagle Twin, It's Casual, HDR, Cleric, and Hat Talk. 03.20.09 - Austin - Southern Lord showcase at Emo's Annexe (603 Red River) 6PM - Greg Anderson with Pelican, Wolves in the Throne Room, Wino, Black Cobra, Eagle Twin, It's Casual. 03.21.09 - Austin - Mess with Texas SXSW showcase at Waterloo Park (1301 Trinity Street) 11AM - Sean Carlson with The Circle Jerks, The Black Lips, Kid Sister, Thermals, Akron Family, Cursive, Lucero, King Khan & the Shrines, Monotonix, Soft Pack, Jason Lytle from Granddaddy, the Bronx, Vetiver, Japanther, Trash Talk, B.O.B, Busdriver, Vivian Girls, Crystal Antlers, Abe Vigoda, Death Set, Cut Off Your Hands, Sleepy Sun, Red Cortez, Howl, and more. 03.21.09 - Austin - Broken Neck Warehouse (4107B Red Bluff, E. Caesar Chavez at Springdale) 10PM - Rich Elrath Thanks! -Adam/Gilead Media ============================================================ 2009-01-31 / 4:15 AM - FRODUS & THOU PRE-ORDERS, 2009 RELEASE SCHEDULE, TOUR DATES! SO MUCH INFORMATION!! Gilead Media ultra 2009 update! Howdy friends! 2009 is finally upon us & I have some massive plans for Gilead (as you'll soon see below). I'm freaking out a bit over how much I have going on for the label this year, but I feel like everything I'm working on is truly outstanding & worth the effort, so I'm naturally ecstatic. I also want to take a moment to thank everyone who made 2008 such an unbelievable year for Gilead Media. I achieved more with the label in 2008 than I ever thought possible and the experience has been absolutely unreal! So Thank YOU! Enough sappy crap, on to the newsÉ there is a lot to take in, so grab some coffee and get comfy. Webstore for all pre-orders & items available now: Gilead Store 1. PRE-ORDERS open today! 2. Releases going to press next week 3. Next up for 2009 4. Heller Mason sampler free download 5. Tour dates ++ FRODUS "Conglomerate International" Gatefold 45 RPM 2xlp - PRE-ORDERS OPEN NOW + exclusive pre-order T-SHIRT/TEST PRESS CONTEST!! I'm happy to announce that the Frodus "FCI" Gatefold 2xLP is nearly complete! Thusly, I am finally making it available for pre-orders! Jackets & digital download/FCI corporate credit cards shipped Friday, records, patches & inserts are all hereÉ time to party! These are limited to just 600 copies & are sure to go quick quick quick. In addition to the standard pre-order for the 2xLP there is an option to pre-order and receive an exclusive Frodus t-shirt for just a few bucks more. These are printed with water-based inks on American Apparel US made shirts. You can view the design at the Gilead store! Finally, all those that pre-order either the normal or t-shirt option will be entered in a drawing to win a test pressing! You don't want to miss out on that now, do you? You will only be able to be entered for the test press drawing until the components all arrive over the next two weeks, so don't hesitate! Head on over to the store now! ++ THOU "Retaliation" repress - PRE-ORDERS OPEN NOW! We have 300 more of these repressed now on white vinyl with white jackets and all white inserts & the fantastic Human Annihilation patches, quite stunning really! Everything is here except for the small insert, which will be printed and shipped out to Gilead HQ by the end of next week! Anticipating all pre-orders will ship out by February 13, 2009 ++ GOING TO PRESS IN THE NEXT WEEK: - Krallice "Krallice" Gatefold 2xLP(ELD023) The epic black metal record of 2008 featuring Colin Marston and Mick Barr from Behold the Arctopus and Orthrelm, respectively. Tons of rave reviews in print and web zines all across the nation, and even landed on Ryan Adams' top 10 records of 2008É weird. We finally have the artwork all finished up, everything is submitted to be printed for the packaging & the audio master is being sent off to have lacquers cut next week. I'm hoping everything will be done and ready sometime in February/Early March. - Black Arrows of Filth & Impurity "1984 Eternal" Gatefold CD (ELD024) Black Arrows are a metal band from Indianapolis combining harsh noise soundscapes with incredibly brutal grind/metal to create an atmospheric metal record the likes of which this green earth has never heard! The transitions between, and the layering of, their grinding assaults and their epic soundscapes is mind melting. Comprised of Ex and Current members of Demiricous, Racebannon, The Dream is Dead & World Eater, Black Arrows aren't a band, they're a god damned force. Sending off all the audio masters and artwork masters first week of February, should be finished up by the end of the month! This behemoth will be packaged in a 6-panel gatefold case, printed with water-based inks on a 100% recycled stock. Check out some music in the mean time: Myspace Link - Hewhocorrupts/Phoenix Bodies Split 10"/Calendar (ELD026) I don't even know what to say about this. The two most nude bands I've ever seen thrash live have finally come together in order to bring you some unreal spazzing grindcore. This 45 rpm 10" split record is packaged inside a fully-functional 12 month calendarÉ yes, a calendar. Each month features photos of HWC & PB, and ya even got some holidays marked on there so you know when you don't have to show up to the office and cater to the corporate asshole of a boss you're so sick of seeing everyday. Should be available by the end of March!! ++ NEXT UP Buried At Sea "Untitled" Gatefold 2xLP/Digital download (ELD025) A long time coming, I know! But every month we're a little closer. The master is tracked down and being mastered as you read this, and artwork is underway. Don't know a definitive date, but ASAP is a good way to put it now. Keep your eyes peeled! Thou/Leech Split Gatefold LP (Split release with Vendetta Records) (ELD027) Just got word from our southern swamp dwelling brothers in Thou & new Cascadian friends in Leech that a North American label was required for this monstrously dark split 12" of sludging doom riffage and progressive black metal. I never say no to a chance to work with Bryan Funck and the rest of the outstanding folks in Thou, and after taking the time email with Paul a bit and check out Leech, I soon realized this would be a great record in terms of music & experience. Add to that I get to work with the incredibly kind Stefan from VendettaÉ. I'm sold! We're working on artwork now, this will probably be closer to mid-2009, but well worth the way. Lock grooves, patches, gatefold jacket for the Gilead/N. American version, screen printed poster/insertsÉ just a few of the things we have in mind so far. ++ HELLER MASON - FREE SAMPLE DOWNLOAD Heller Mason is the songwriting moniker of my good friend Todd Vandenberg. Todd crafts some of the most outstanding and beautiful indie rock/alt country songs I've heard in quite some time & I recently released his second full-length release entitled "The Mess I've Made." To celebrate and get the name out a bit, I've made half of the record available as a free download, please take the time to check it out! URL: http://download.amplific.org/glm014/login.cfm Download code: hellermason ++ TOUR DATES! Artist - Date - City - State - Venue. Krallice 2/28/09 Atlanta GA The Masquerade Thou 2/6/09 Baton Rouge LA Jachob's House Thou 2/15/09 New Orleans LA Candle Factory Thou 2/27/09 Tallahassee FL All Saints Thou 2/28/09 Tampa FL Black Coffee Gallery Thou 2/28/09 Gainesville FL The Junkyard Thou 3/19/09 Austin TX EXF Showcase Thou 3/19/09 Austin TX TBA Thou 3/20/09 Austin TX Snake Eyes Vinyl Thou 3/20/09 Austin TX Emo's Annexe Thou 3/21/09 Austin TX Mess with Texas Showcase Thou 3/22/09 New Orleans LA Candle Factory Thou 3/25/09 Baton Rouge LA Jachbob's House Thou 4/10/09 Baton Rouge LA Jachob's House Hewhocorrupts 2/6/09 Chicago IL Phrat Pharm Hewhocorrupts 2/13/09 Bloomington IL Simple Days Hewhocorrupts 2/14/09 East Moline IL Mixtapes Phoenix Bodies 3/13/09 Milwaukee WI TBA Phoenix Bodies 3/14/09 Sioux Falls SD INIT FEST Heller Mason 1/30/09 La Crosse WI The Warehouse Heller Mason 2/12/09 La Crosse WI The Warehouse Please visit individual myspace profiles for more information on a specific show That's all I have for this week in the way of new items of information! Hope everyone has been well. Thank you all for your support in the past & I will talk to you soon!! -Adam/Gilead Media eld(AT)gileadmedia(D0T)net ============================================================ 2008-12-08 / 1:30 PM - HELLER MASON "THE MESS I'VE MADE" CD + FREE DOWNLOADS Hello friends! Just a quick bit of awesome news this week! A brand new Gilead Media release, Heller Mason "The Mess I've Made" Gatefold CD! I have been working on this record with my good friend Todd, the man behind the songs of Heller Mason, for over a year now and I'm very pleased with how the entire thing turned out. A great biodegradable package & some amazing alt-country songs. You can download half of the songs on the record for FREE by clicking this link! Download! Just use the code: "hellermason" and you will get the songs! Easy as that. If you dig those songs then you can pick up the CD here: Gilead Store! Here is the sales blurb I wrote up that really conveys how I feel about how great this record is: Wisconsin is hardly known for producing notable bands or artists. Despite this fact, there are a number of criminally under-rated and over-looked musicians from this woodland state that deserve the pro-longed affection of music lovers everywhere just as much as any band on the cover of the current "cool" indie magazine. Heller Mason proves this fact with vigor. Todd Vandenberg, the man behind the songs of Heller Mason, has amassed a group of talented musicians to create beautiful alt-country/indie rock songs with thickly layered instrumentation and passionate lyrics that could only be crafted by a modest Wisconsin upbringing. "The Mess I've Made" is a stunning album that demands your undivided attention. So please take the time to check out the free tracks. If you're fan of alt-country, indie rock, whatever, then I'm sure you'll find something to enjoy about Heller Mason. Also, thanks to everyone that picked up a THOU record, sorry they're sold out! I'm trying to get more 10"s right now but it's looking slim. I'm sure other US distros will have some soon. ============================================================ 2008-10-01 / 4:00 PM - FRODUS "CONGLOMERATE INTERNATIONAL" VINYL RE-ISSUE FORMAL DETAILS Dear Individuals. It is with great pleasure that I formally announce the business partnership entered into between Gilead Media (aka "GLM" aka "Gilead" aka "ELD") and Frodus (aka "FCI" aka "Frodus Conglomerate International") to re-release the epic & inspiring album "FRODUS CONGLOMERATE INTERNATIONAL" on a 45 RPM 2xLP packaged in a gatefold jacket with an exclusive bonus track, "Attention: Remove." Although originally released in 1998 by Tooth and Nail, "FCI" has proven to be record that stands the test of time and continues to influence musicians around the world. Frodus helped pioneer a genre and defined themselves as legends. This 2xLP re-issue includes a full color gatefold jacket, an official "FCI" contract that is intended to be signed and mailed to FCI headquarters for countersigning, finally to be returned to the new business affiliate. As if that weren't enough, this re-issue also includes an "FCI" credit card that can be used to access exclusive video content via the world wide web. This will be limited to 600 copies, all on black vinyl. Pre-orders will begin upon receipt of intelligence regarding the shipping of finished product. The formal street date is tentatively set for January 27th. ============================================================ 2008-08-15 / 12:06 AM - MOTA/Kenoma LP, R Votolato 10" IN STOCK!! THOU NEXT WEEK!! Folks! Wow, they finally came and they are well worth the wait. They sound great and look even better! Outstanding custom mixed color vinyl, see for yourself! The only hold up is that the plant forgot to put the MOTA/Kenoma records in the printed inner sleeves before they shrink wrapped them. They sent me printed inner sleeves today and I will be assembling them all for mailorder as soon as those arrive. In the meantime I will be shipping any Rocky 10" pre-orders that are not waiting on a MOTA/Kenoma record or a THOU record. Speaking of THOU, those should ship tomorrow and arrive next week. They've been on the press this week... I think the color vinyl configuration I requested is giving them a little bit of a hard time. Close though! Thanks to all who ordered, and thank you for your patience! ============================================================ 2008-07-29 / 1:30 PM - GILEAD UPDATES: Mota/Kenoma LP, R Votolato 10", Thou 12" pressings Folks! First off, thank you to everyone who has pre-ordered one of these three records, I appreciate your support of the label & of these bands. I also appreciate your patience in waiting for these. I am posting this today just to keep an open line of communication b/t Gilead and the buyers of these recent vinyl releases. As you noticed when you purchased any of these three releases, they are all pre-orders. And as I'm sure you know by now as a vinyl collector, vinyl manufacturing is a tumultuous task, at its best. As I've explained in the past, the color vinyl crisis in the US has really put the pressing plants and labels in a bind as far as getting records manufactured. Over the past month color vinyl has began trickling back in and record manufacturing process has picked back up on the enormous backlog of jobs at the pressing plant waiting for color vinyl. Of course, the three Gilead releases we are discussing are part of that enormous backlog. Over the past three month or so I've continually been told the records would be ready to ship soon, next week, the week after that. I just got off the phone with the pressing plant, Bill Smith Custom Records requesting an update (they've done every vinyl release I've done this year except the HWC 7".) Today I was told this: Rocky Votolato "A Brief History" 10" is finishing up today Mouth of the Architect/Kenoma LP is going on the press today after some noisy first presses late last week on a different press. Thou "Retaliation" 12" Should be on the press by the end of the week. So that's where we're at. None of them are going to ship until they're all done. Because, quite frankly, I can't afford to ship them all separately when they're all going to be finished up within a week of each other and I have the option for them to ship together. This is going to end up saving me a large amount of money. And as (some of you are) a fellow American citizen, I trust you can appreciate the fact that I'd rather save 500-700 dollars than flush it down the toilet right now in the state of the American economy. Even if you're one of my many treasured foreign customers I have no doubt you can appreciate me trying to save money and keep my prices as low as possible. I surprise myself that I'm still spending money running the label sometimes considering how poor this country is doing financially, despite how much I love doing this. But I digress... The bottom line is as follows: The records are being cranked out as quickly as they can. I do NOT blame the pressing plant, or anyone else for that matter, for this issue. Vinyl is a pain in the ass... magnificent, but a pain. There are unforeseen delays, expensive ones, and that's the life of running a vinyl focused label that manufactures its releases in the USA. But The records will be here soon, and I will ship them in the order in which orders were received as fast as I possibly can. I will have 3-4 people helping me with assembly and shipping when the records arrive. I didn't even have that many folks helping me when Gilead had to assemble 3000 mwy LPs and immediately ship almost 900 packages within 2 weeks. So again, I thank you all for your patience & support. The time is close... just a bit longer. Talk to you soon! -Adam/gilead eld (at) gileadmedia (d0t) net ============================================================ 2008-06-23 / 6:13 AM - HEWCHOCORRUPTS "MICROECONOMICS" 7" AVAILABLE NOW! - THOU MADISON SHOW - DUDE FEST WRAP UP - TEAM FORTESS 2 UPDATE! I got back from Dude Fest late Sunday night/early Monday morning. It ruled, thanks to everyone who stopped by the Hyperrealist/Gilead merch table to pick up some records, chat, or take a free tote bag! I had a blast, so many great bands, so much fun hangout As those of you who were at Dude Fest may know, the HWC Microeconomics 7"s turned out AWESOME. Head on over to the Gilead webtore to pick one up now... they won't be in stores for like 3 weeks or something. After I got settled in from Dude Fest, I decided the best thing to do was play Team Fortress 2 since the new pyro update was released on Thursday. Excellent fun! Can't wait to play some more later in the week! Another event from last Thursday was my first time seeing THOU. It was outstanding & surpassed my expectations!If they're coming near you make sure you do everything you can to check them out. Chances are you saw the tour dates, but if not scroll down to the last update! Seriously, time for sleep. Buy the HWC 7"! ============================================================ 2008-06-11 / 7:30 AM - THOU FULL US TOUR! + Press updates + Dude Fest?! Hello folks! My goodness it has been a while since the last update from Gilead HQ. This weather rules & I've been trying to finish the X-files series before the new movie comes out... so I've been dedicating lots of time to those two things. That and I've nearly released as many records in 2008 as I have in all years prior! THOU FULL US TOUR HOLY CRAP!!!!! THOU are going on a MASSIVE full scale US tour. Take a look at these tour dates below please. And get out to support these dudes. They are working hard to bring their amazing mix of sludging black doom to basements, art spaces and small venues across the country, even in the turbulent times of failing economies. Please show them you appreciate the doom. PRESSING UPDATES!!!!! I know, the records I've been working on lately have been taking forever, but such is life with vinyl. HEWHOCORRUPTS 'Microeconomics' 7" is PRESSED and was received by good buddy Pat, who is screen printing the b-side pie chart. Get into it. Should be about 3-4 weeks before those are available for order. MOUTH OF THE ARCHITECT/KENOMA split LP is ready to go go go... just waiting on color vinyl to be back in stock in the US. Everything else is in place for that one. Should be 2-3 weeks before it begins being pressed. ROCKY VOTOLATO 'A Brief History' 10" had some test pressing issues. So I have the lacquer cutter and pressing plant reviewing test presses so we can find the problem and fix it in a timely fashion. A THOU 12" that has the last to tracks from "Tyrant" not appearing on the Southern Lord vinyl version is underway and coming along nicely. Dosh LP is a possible future release, see what happens. Buried at Sea 2xLP/CD is in limbo, not sure if that's going to happen. But Gilead will be announcing a new LP project soon that is already underway. I want to hold off on announcing that one until art and lacquers are done. But it will be righteous as all get out. DUDE FEST!!!!! Pretty sure Gilead is going to be making an appearance at DUDE FEST in Indianapolis IN. If you're not familiar with this fest, check out http://www.lambgoat.com/news/view.aspx?id=10639 for lineup and ticket link. A few Gilead bands playing and lots of other sweet bands. Rumors are the show is going to sell out through weekend pass pre-sales. If I end up making the trek w/fellow WI friends from deadformat.net then I will be sharing a little table space with Hyper Realist Records. Sweet folks all around. OK, that's all for now. Pre-order info will be along soon enough for HWC, Mota/Kenoma and Rocky vinyl. Don't forget to check out the most recent Gilead stuff - Indricothere LP, Thou CD, Of Sinking Ships LP. -Adam/Gilead THOU DATES! MORE DETAILS @ http://noladiy.org/thoutour.html JUNE 04 Athens, GA @ Flicker (263 W. Washington St. 30601) w/Nacionale 05 Durham, NC @ Bull City Headquarters (723 N. Mangum St. 27701) 7PM w/From the Depths, Chiarascuro, Revolutionary Youth, and Man Will Destroy Himself 06 Richmond, VA @ Artist Underground Cafe (1600 Monument Ave. 23220) 7PM w/Mammoth Grinder, Cough, and Onion 07 Washington DC @ The Light House (14th & Buchanan NW) 2PM w/Salome, The Flash Attacks, and Starve 07 Ashburn, VA @ The Taylor House (42685 Waxpool Rd. 20148) 8PM w/Pygmy Lush and Tideland 08 Providence, RI @ The Thunderdome (email here for the directions) 9PM w/Creosote, Disaster Strikes, and Dead Times 09 Allston, MA @ Myke's Sister's House (email mykecameron@gmail.com for directions) w/Luau 10 Somersworth, NH @ Jer's Place (144 Long Hill Rd.) w/Luau, L'antietam, and Transistor Transistor 11 Falmouth, ME @ The Bike Barn (547 Blackstrap Rd.) 5PM w/Luau, Eld, and Dylan Bredeau 12 Portsmouth, NH @ a bakery w/and Vaast 13 Brattleboro, VT @ The Tinderbox (17 Elliot St.) 8PM w/ Luau and a screening of The Grateful Undead (a DIY zombie punk movie) 14 New York, NY @ ABC No Rio (156 Rivington St.) 3PM matinee w/ Backstabbers, Inc., Vermefug, and Luau. 14 Williamsburg, NY @ Supreme Trading (213 N8 between Driggs and Roebling) 9PM w/Empire, Disystema, Villains, and Atakke 15 Philadelphia, PA @ Disgraceland 6:30PM - Dave Scattered (1716 S.6th St. on the corner of 6th St. and Watkins St.) w/The Estranged, Red Dons, and Love City 16 Columbus, OH @ The Legion of Doom (1579 Indianola Ave. 43201) 9PM w/Locusta and Deadsea 17 Dayton, OH @ The Dirt Collective 6:30PM - Adam (937 270 9298) w/Dripfeeder 18 Minneapolis, MN @ Venue 7PM w/Cockskar, MDOC, Sloven 19 Madison, WI @ The Tomb (2310 Pennsylvania Ave.) 8PM w/Black September and SFN 20 Chicago, IL @ Hot Jams Records (4814 S. Pulaski Ave.) 6PM w/Against Empire, Riotous, La Armada, and Black September 21 Milwaukee, WI @ The Borg Ward (823 W. National Ave. 53204) 7PM w/Black September and People Again 22 Lawrence, KS @ The Haunted Kitchen (1900 Louisiana St. 6604) 11PM w/Samothrace and Stull 23 Denver, CO @ Panther Country (3810 Jason St.) w/Catheter 24 Boise, Idaho @ The Myrtle Morgue (210 W. Myrtle St. 83702) 6PM 24 Boise, Idaho @ The Bouquet (1010 Main St. 83702) 9PM w/Maladie and Teenage Kicks 25 Spokane, WA @ The Blvd. (333 W. Spokane Falls Blvd.) 6PM w/Doom Lit Sky, Behold, and Merrick Diaries The rest of the shows from the Cascadian forests of the great northwest to the tropical bayous of the gulf coast south with our brothers in LEECH: 26 Seattle, WA (urban) @ Dog City, the Artist Formerly Known as Camp Nowhere (4558 7th Ave. NE) w/This Time Tomorrow and Marrow 27 Seattle, WA (forest) - Dave - Directions: (I-90 east from I-5. Exit 38 off I-90. Stay on road for about 2 miles. Right on road 9020. Follow that around 2-4 miles, the spot is right off the road.) w/Drakul and Irony 28 Olympia, WA @ 519 Puget St. w/Die Young, The Separation, This Time Tomorrow, and Ancient Head 29 Portland, OR @ Pauls to Wall's House (336 N. Alberta) w/Book of Belial, Kudzu, and Ealdath 30 Salem, OR @ The Burial Grounds (322 23rd St. NE and Chemeketa St.) w/Wildboar JULY 01 Eugene, OR - Will w/Skaarp 02 Arcata, CA @ The Yellow House (3175 Alliance Rd. 95521) 03 Oakland @ The Scourge House (2844 Union St.) w/Fell Voices and Anchient Forrest 04 Berkeley, CA @ Gilman (921 Gilman St.) 7PM w/Black Cobra, Times of Desperation, and Lid Toker 05 San Francisco, CA @ Thrillhouse Records w/Drowning With Our Anchors 06 Santa Cruz, CA - Mike Wreck w/Fell Voices 07 San Luis Obispo, CA @ On top a Cliff (in the mountains) - Miguel Avila (626 715 6774) | Max - Meet at 578 Buchon St. 6PM w/Skull Collector 08 Isla Vista, CA @ Biko Co-Op (6612 Sueno Rd.) w/Die Young and Lie & Wait 09 Los Angeles, CA @ The Smell (246 Main St.) 9:30PM w/ Dangers and Lake of Blood 10 Los Angeles, CA @ The Relax Bar (5511 Hollywood Bl. 90028) 8PM w/Funeral Pyre and Lake of Blood 11 Rowland Heights, CA @ AWS Outdoors Arena (19650 San Jose Blvd. 91748) 8PM w/Aghast and Giuda 12 La Jolla, CA @ The Che Cafe (9500 Gilman Dr. 92093) w/Fell Voices and Destroy All of Them 13 Pumpkinville, AZ @ The Tribe (2238 N. 24th St.) w/Altar of Earth and Do Tremble and Fall Silent 14 Albuquerque - Joe (ms) (505 363 0678) w/Adobe Houses and Ronoso 15 Oklahoma City, OK @ The OKC Infoshop (33 NE 27th St. at Santa Fe) w/Stasis Death 16 Houston, TX @ The White Swan (4419 Navigation Blvd. 77011) 9PM w/Dissent and PLF 17 OFF. / hang out time 18 New Orleans, LA @ The Big Top (1638 Clio St.) 7pm w/Haarp 19 Baton Rouge, LA in the Spillway w/ Fiya and Barghest ============================================================ 2008-04-03 / 7:30 AM A few things to report!!! This week we celebrate the opening of a new WEB STORE! It's something I've been considering for a long time, and with the help of Mr. Haxors.com, we made it happen. This also means prices are NO LONGER POSTATE PAID! Very stoked on that indeed. Next matter of business. Today I approved the OF SINKING SHIPS test presses! Very happy to have those underway. There are going to be some changes in vinyl color due to the low quality color vinyl compound that the pressing plant has and their lack of satisfaction with it. But it's going to end up awesome with the Plan B vinyl colors, don't worry. Finally... along with the new webstore comes a TEST PRESS SALE! A number of Gilead test presses are for sale in the vinyl section. Head over the new store and check it out! ============================================================ 2008-03-20 / 2:10 PM mewithoutYou color vinyl represess are here and shipping now!!!! STORE! Each one is limited to 500! Only available thru Gilead Media for now! AB LIFE! FOXES! ============================================================ 2008-03-07 / 4:30 PM INDRICOTHERE LP+CD AND THOU - TYRANT CD ARE READY FOR ORDER! AND THEY LOOK AWESOME! Check em out! THOU product pictures, INDRICOTHERE vinyl pictures These both turned out incredibly! Please take a listen to the MP3s in the STORE! ============================================================ 2008-02-22 / 4:00 PM WHOA! INDRICOTHERE is a release I'm very proud of. Every aspect of it is incredible... the music, the art. Outstanding. It also went on the press today at the pressing plant (three different vinyl colors - total press of 700)! We should have finished product en route next week this time. I will open it up for order as soon as I have it in my hands (since Gilead Media is now primarily pre-order free!) If you havne't heard Indricothere yet, please do yourself the favor of the year Indricothere. Again, this is the one man-tech-prog-death metal project from Colin Marston of Behold the Arctopus and Dysrhythmia! Here are a million other things Gilead Media is busy with! I'm out of control! - mewithoutYou color vinyl repress! 500 more foxes and 500 more ab life on new colors. I'm not telling you what they are, wait until they get here to see them. The pressing plant put the wrong labels on the wrong records, so they trashed them all and are repressing them this week. Mistakes happen, and the new vinyl colors will be worth it! - Thou "Tyrant" CD Gatefold jackets shipped last friday to the CD pressing plant for assembly, should be on the way to me next week this time as well! THOU is the truest of dark and heavy sludge/doom from New Orleans, LA. Prepare to be crushed! In stores March 25th, check out the full page ad for this and Indricothere in the new DECIBEL! THOU - Of Sinking Ships - Of Sinking Ships LP Tests had a lot of noise, pressing plant is checking out it, should know what the story is in the next couple weeks. Will be so worth the wait!! Suppose to be out March 25th, but will be delayed. - Rocky Votolato 10" (or 45 rpm 12"!?) Holy shit it's back! Second Nature is out of town right now, but is going to adapt the artwork with my new catalog number, logo, and design the insert. This will have a June street date, but I'm sure I'll have copies in early May. Might upgrade this to a 45 RPM 12", actually cheaper to press! - Mouth of the Architect/Kenoma Split LP My buddy Paul is working on this artwork now, similar to the CD, but different... and better. Sending the audio master off a master to be leveled for vinyl this week! In stores May 6th, 2008, but will have some in April! - Hewhocorrupts - Microeconomics 7" Sent the audio master to be plated this week. Artwork is SO CLOSE to done. End of next week this is going to press! April 22, 2008 release date, but will have some for mailorder in early April. Upcomings that I'm still working on: -Buried at Sea - Demo 2xlp/CD reissue Slow music means slow progress! -Dosh - Powder Horn Lp Working things out! - Heller Mason - The Mess I've Made CD Someday, Todd will finish this record ;) - Curlupanddie - We May be Through With the Past... But the Past Ain't Through With Us LP Waiting for the band to communicate on this. Everything else is in place. Waiting game. 2009-02-04 / 10:09 PM MEWITHOUTYOU VINYL / CANCER CONSPIRACY CD/LP IN STORES! Hey folks, just wanted to remind you all that 1.29 was the street date for both mewithoutYou LPs & the Cancer Conspiracy CD! 2.12 is the street date for the Cancer Conspiracy LP! March 25th releases will include: Indricothere "Indricothere" LP+CD, Of Sinking Ships "Of Sinking Ships" LP (finally), and the fucking dark THOU "Tyrant" Gatefold CD. information coming as soon as I have everything settled. Gilead Media is now a pre-order free label, so all new releases will ship immediately upon receipt of your orders. Here is a list of stores & distributors that are carrying Gilead Media new releases... if your favorite record store isn't on this list, then ask them to order it! Store list 2009-01-06 / 3:20 AM Hey folks, make sure you check out the webstore... I'm making the rejected mewithoutYou test pressings available for sale, one per customer. gilead store!. Color vinyl is also back in stock for a limited time! 2007-12-18 / 4:00 PM First off, let me just let everyone know the all of the Cancer Conspiracy LPs are packed up and going out today! Huzzah! I also just got a call from the delivery service, and the mewithoutYou vinyl is arriving tomorrow. My brother and I are going to crank out assembly of all the mailorder copies first, and ship those out ASAP. Life has just been absolutely out of hand this year. Gilead has blown up in a way I never imageined, with three records coming out in January that my 2005 self would never believe Gilead would be releasing if my 2008 self were to tell him so. Make sense? Probably not. But anyway... I'm not slowing down just yet. Here is a list of amazing releases that I'm working on for 2008. Some are already in production. GLM005 - ...Of Sinking Ships - ...Of Sinking Ships LP - Artwork and leveling for vinyl are in the works at this moment GLM010 - Hewhocorrupts - Microeconomics 7" - Artwork and leveling for vinyl are in the works at this moment GLM014 - Heller Mason - The Mess I've Made CD - Recording will be completed Feb 2008, with a release date of May or June GLM015 - Indricothere - Indricothere LP - Leveled for vinyl, waiting on artwork GLM016 - Thou - Tyrant Gatefold CD - Audio is ready, waiting on artwork There are also two other proejects int he works that are not yet definite, but I will keep everyone posted. Thanks for all your support in 2007! 2007-11-29 / 8:13 AM Well, here we are less than 3 weeks after I started pre-orders for the mwY records. The package deal/test pressing contest option is now CLOSED. All packages have been purchased. A winner will be announced soon. You can still order each mewithoutYou record individually in the store. Thanks to all who took part in the contest! 2007-11-11 / 1:41 PM Well, the day is finally here! mewithoutYou LPs are available for pre-order! I have also decided to offer a special pre-order package / test press giveaway. If you pre-order using the package deal, you will receive: 1 COPY OF MEWITHOUTYOU - CATCH FOR US THE FOXES ON BLUE VINYL (LTD 500) 1 COPY OF MEWITHOUTYOU - [A-->B] LIFE ON BROWNISH/ORANGISH VINYL (LTD 500) 1 GILEAD MEDIA RECORD/TOTE BAG 1 GILEAD MEDIA SLIPMAT (While supplies last!!) 1 MEWITHOUTYOU PATCH 2 MEWITHOUTYOU BUTTONS + YOU WILL BE ENTERED TO WIN 1 TEST PRESSING OF EACH MEWITHOUTYOU ALBUM IN A RANDOM DRAWING! You can still order them individually as well! All pre-orders will ship on 12/15, in stores 1/29! GILEAD STORE!!! 2007-11-01 / 10:37 PM Special pre-orders for the Cancer Conspiracy CD+LP are over! Thanks to all who ordered. CD only pre-orders will ship out Friday/Saturday, while the LP is delayed a couple weeks and will be shipping out the week of Nov 14 along with all of the packages that ordered t-shirts! 2007-10-15 / 4:33 AM The Cancer Conspiracy "Omega" CD/LP is now available for pre-order. Get to it! Gilead Webstore 2007-09-14 / 8:00 AM Whoa! things have been crazy! And the amount of e-mail i've been getting inquiring about mewithoutyou pre-orders has been overwhelming! here is the official MWY VINYL UPDATE! mewithoutyou vinyl: i rejected both test pressings for sub-par sound quality. the lacquer/plating company is now reviewing the tests to try and determine where the problem occured, and what we can do to alleviate these issues in a timely manner. i will be sending a big ol email update when everything is ready cancer conspiracy cd & vinyl: the CDs are DONE. pre-orders will begin on OCT 15! i am waiting for vinyl test pressings... if we receive them in a timely manner, then LP pre-orders will begin on the 15th of oct as well. we are planning on including an exclusive tshirt along with the pre-orders for a little extra. all pre-orders are planned to ship nov 15, will not be in stores until january! so that's how it is right now. i hope that the next time i update this, it will be to reveal pre-orders. wish on all your lucky stars! 2007-07-19 / 8:00 AM Yea, ive slacked off on updates for a long time, i know this. Life has been busy. Well here is what's shakin! -Both mewithoutyou LPs (catch for us the foxes + ab life) are almost done. All of the print is finished, just waiting for plates to be cut and test presses to be received. As soon as that happens, pre-orders will be available. -Cancer Conspiracy CD is at the pressing plant. Will be done in a few weeks. Pre-orders soon. Vinyl version will be going off to press within the month. -No idea what's going on with the Hewhocorrupts 7". The person in charge of getting print stuff taking care of has been non-responsive. Looks unlikely. -Heller Mason recording is almost completed. Can't wait to hear some of the final mixes on this! -The Juniper Wait will record their record someday. This is sort of ont he back-burner now, i guess. -Gilead Media & Forge Again records free sampler is being pressed up. Will be included with all the mewithoutYou LP pre-orders, cool. 2007-05-13 / 9:19 PM after 3 days, and 12 hours. all the appleseed cast color 3xlps are gone. thanks to all who ordered! 2007-05-10 / 9:19 AM Graveface records has run a color vinyl repress of The Appleseed Cast "Low Level Owl" 3xLP that Gilead Media originally released just over a year ago. In exchange for the rights to manufacture the 3xLP, Gilead has received 40 copies to sell. These 40 copies are now available in the webstore! The records are on hand now, and will be shipping as orders come through. I'll only have 40, so don't hesitate. They are $26 PPD. 2007-04-26 / 10:55 AM / Current Listening: NEUROSIS I am proud to announce that later this evening pre-orders will open for the Dakotda/Dakota Shoot In The Dark+ LP. Here are the fine details... This is a preorder for the super limited 140g black vinyl pressing of what amounts to the Dakota/Dakota discography. The 13 track LP contains the entire Shoot in the Dark full length, as well as bonus tracks from the Redline Distribution 2004 sampler, their OOP split 7" with Riddle of Steel, and an unreleased demo track. Also included in the LP is a copy of the Hamburger Help Us 7" sans sleeve, as the 7" tracks wouldn't fit on the LP. Two members of Chicago's now defunct Dakota/Dakota have moved on to form Russian Circles, which is the epic progression of Dakota/Dakota. 16 full of that mathy jazzy instrumental indie rock with plenty of tapping and looping. The covers are designed by Jackson Cavanaugh and hand-screened by Nightmare Printing, and the first pressing of this record is limited to just 100 copies and is a MAILORDER EXCLUSIVE LIMITED TO ONE PER CUSTOMER. This is a split release with Fudgesickill Records and Gilead Media. Each label will have approximately 30 copies for mailorder. We will be comparing notes to make sure you don't order from more than one of us. In a special bonus, one RANDOM winner will get a free TEST PRESSING of the LP. There are only 5 corrected test pressings in existence, and the other 4 will never leave the labels' hands. Order now, or forever hold your peace! The LPs will ship in early or mid May. dont hesitate, these will be gone befor you know it. as i said, preorders will be up this evening! 2007-04-18 / 3:29 PM / Current Listening: RUSH yea, you got it. gilead media has teamed up with IODA digital distribution to bring gilead media releases to folks who prefer the mp3 format over all else. check out these fine placed to find gilead media releases digitally: the paper chase emusic itunes rhapsody of sinking ships emusic napster rhapsody a scanner darkly emusic napster rhapsody crossing the atlantic emusic napster rhapsody 2007-03-27 / 4:13 PM / Current Listening: BURIED AT SEA MINSK 2xLPS ARE HERE AND LOOK AMAZING. if you missed the front page, click here! Those are shipping now, don't hesitate! The band will have some on their upcoming tour w/Rwake! alright, two releases down for 2007, SIX MORE TO GO! i am crazy! here is what's coming: GLM006 - THE CANCER CONSPIRACY "OMEGA" CD/LP - Yeah yeah yeah, i know, it's taking forever. You've waited like 5 years, what's a couple more months. I'm told art is almost done! Split release w/Radar Recordings. June 2007? GLM010 - HEWHOCORRUPTS "MICROECONOMICS" 7" CREDIT CARD STATEMENT?! - The infamous wallet cdep coming to you as a one sided 7" w/bside screen print, packaged like a credit card statement... yeah. Split release w/Level Plane! gotta finish up some art. May 2007? GLM011 - MEWITHOUTYOU "CATCH FOR US THE FOXES GATEFOLD" 2XLP - Well, after 14 months of talks with tooth and nail, we did it. Licensed this amazing indie rock record. So many details coming soon... awesome vinyl colors. July 2007? there are a couple more things in the works for later this year. details soon. 2007-03-03 / 9:25 AM / Current Listening: OCEAN MINSK - RITUAL FIRES 2XLP AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER NOW! THE PAPER CHASE - CNTRL ALT DELETE U CDEP DIGIPAK AVAILABLE NOW! Get to it! STORE! 2007-02-06 / 10:01 AM / Current Listening: Clutch Ahh, another month of hard work! A straight week of negative temps allll daaaay long. I love winter in Wisconsin! A couple of releases are in manufacturing right now! Available soon! the pAper chAse - cntrl-alt-delete-u Digipak CDEP Re-Issue - Quite possibly one of the most discordant, unsettling and groundbreaking pieces of music laid to tape. Based on man's obsession with achieving god-like status through technology. Check out an mp3 here. Includes new art adapted from the original, and a deluxe digipak! Minsk - The Ritual Fires Of Abandonment Gatefold 2xLP - Deluxe gatefold 2xLP of their Relapse Records debut. Mega psychedelic, tribal drumming, incredibly organic production, and CRUSHING riffs. What more do you need? Listen here. Here are a couple more updates on future projects coming to a head: - The Cancer Conspiracy - Omega CD/LP - This will be a split release with Radar Recordings! The long lost final album that was suppose to be released by Big Wheel years ago, un-earthed, dusted, polished, remastered with NEW tracks added. This is The Cancer Conspiracy at their most prog, most intense. Newly mastered MP3 - Hewhocorrupts - Microeconomics 7" - This will be a split release with Level Plane! The CEO's of corporate grind are unstoppable. This 7" is going to be out of hand. One-sided w/b-side screen print, die cut packaging, just you wait! That's all the news fit to type for now. Stay tuned for order information on the two new releases! Take Care! ==================================================================================== 2007-01-04 / 9:49 AM / Current Listening: Minsk Happy new year! A couple months without an update, but that doesn't mean i have not been mega busy! Just a couple quick things today... ...Of Sinking Ships was mentioned in Alternative Press, issue out now! Check out the blurb here. Two more ...OSS reviews can be seen in our Links section. The Cancer Conspiracy album is done being remastered! Artwork is beginning, waiting for everything to fall together. May release? The Paper Chase reissue is still trudging along. Waiting on artwork from Divot. Hopefully soon, May as well? Lotsa vinyl releases in the works. I know ive been saying this for ages, but these things take time! Oh yea... the bunnies have a myspace 2006-11-14 / 1:26 AM / Current Listening: Squarepusher Things have been pretty hectic here at gilead central! The bunnies are getting huge and Herman needs to go to the vet because he doesn't munch on toys enough for his teeth to wear down. Tooth clipping does not sound fun, but he is a naughty bun so that's what he gets! Mouth of the Architect 2xLPs have been blowing out of here! Thanks to everyone who ordered. A handful of colored copies still remain, so please tell your friends to order now! Gilead received the unfortunate news a couple weeks ago that Translation Loss would in fact be handling the rest of the MOTA vinyl releases. No idea on when they're going to be released. Here is a quick update on other current happenings: -A Scanner Darkly are going on an indefinite hiatus! We are just as bummed about this as anyone. But hopefully they will return to crush heads in the near future! -Subsequently the Uncle Bob Drives A Combine discography has been cancelled. Again, we are just as bummed as the next guy, trust me. +The Cancer Conspiracy (Omega) CD/LP is in final mixing & mastering stages at this moment. Artwork will commence soon. Brilliance. +The Paper Chase "Cntrl Alt Delete U" re-issue CD is now underway. Tracking down some artwork files is the first order of business. As things progress you will know about it! +The Juniper Wait just released their beautiful split cd with Antilles. Head over to Arclight Comm.'s Myspace to check it out! They are currently writing material for their debut full length w/Gilead +More fantastic vinyl releases coming soon. Please stay tuned ==================================================================================== NEWS 2006-10-18 / 1:08 AM / Current Listening: The Juniper Wait MOUTH OF THE ARCHITECT 2XLPS ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER! Color wax ltd to 300, black wax to 700 All pre-orders ship Nov 2nd (barring any unforseen production/shipping delays) Add A Scanner Darkly for only $4 extra What are you waiting for? UPCOMING GILEAD STUFF TO LOOK FORWARD TO! The Cancer Conspiracy - Omega CD - Instru prog rock trio gold The Juniper Wait - TBA CD - Epic ambeint post-rock Mouth Of The Architect / Kenoma Split LP Mouth Of The Architect - Time & Withering 2xLP ==================================================================================== 2006-09-23 / 3:36 AM / Current Listening: Tristeza Tonight i decided that a ton of gileadmedia.net updates were more important than sleeping... i've been neglectful. There is a ton of stuff that has been going on/i've been working on... *MOUTH OF THE ARCHITECT wow.... what a band. before gilead became a real part of my life, there was mouth of the architect. an incredibly intense groundbreaking band from ohio that stole my heart. hours of my life have been dedicated to trying to wrap my head around their enormous riffs and immaculate songwriting. finally i am able to have a hand in what i humbly believe may be one of the finest "prog-metal" albums i've ever heard. in august, translation loss released mota's "the ties that blind" on CD... in october gilead media will release the deluxe gatefold 2xlp of this fine album. please do yourself a favor and listen to mota right now. color vinyl, metallic print, huge riffs. be ready. *THE CANCER CONSPIRACY another release that is just blowing my mind to be a part of. the cancer consporacy were the very definition of groundbreaking... and everyday i think of what a shame it is that they were cut down before their prime. lucky for the world, gilead media & radar recordings are teaming up to release the final cancer conspiracy album entitled "OMEGA." sample an unmastered track. *THE JUNIPER WAIT i am darn pleased to announce gilead will be joining forces in the near future with ultra mega buddies THE JUNIPER WAIT! Cody, Matt, Rob, & Kyle have developed a style of invigorating & moody instrumental indie rock that surpasses the standards set forth by today's musical elite. TJW are destroying the perceptions of what pretty music has to be, and setting the standard for what it will become. Look forward to their CDEP (even though it's goign to be fairly lengthy) w/gilead sometime in early 07. Until then, bounce on over to Arclight Comm. and check out their split CD w/Antilles, which should be available quite soon indeed! *WEBSTORE UPDATE i added a brand new tshirt design to the webstore!. check it out, availability is limited! aside from the above, i also added artist pages for THE JUNIPER WAIT & THE CANCER CONSPIRACY, updated the discography page, & added pictures of the bunnies to the biography page. the best way to stay up to date on when the juniper wait cd, cancer conspiracy cd and mota vinyl are all available, is to sign up for the mailing list. there are also a few more big things im working on but can't quite let the cat out of the bag on... yet! ==================================================================================== 2006-08-16 / 5:00 PM / Current Listening: RUSH Tshirt preorder packages for of sinking ships have ended, sorry to all who missed out on it. i will have of sinking ships patches and buttons up on the site soon, though! if you order the cd now, it will ship at once as they are in stock an beautiful. as you can tell by this picture: click ==================================================================================== 2006-07-25 / 9:23 PM / Current Listening: RUSH Finally! the day has come! please tell all of your friends the ...OF SINKING SHIPS s/t cd is finally available for preorder! With an exclusive tshirt design no less! Chances are this is the only ...of sinking ships tshirt that will ever exist, so please dont hesitate! cd only orders ship aug 8... tshirt package deal orders ship 2 weeks later so they can get printed up. vinyl will be released in the coming months if the cd sells well enough to help fund it! Gilead Store! thank you! ==================================================================================== 2006-07-19 / 9:20 PM / Current Listening: Boris New A Scanner Darkly review up on metalstorm.ee, huzzah! ...Of Sinking Ships is at the pressing plant and should be in house by early August. Preorder packages will be available soon... although the album won't be in stores until sept 12! More sweet, sweet news coming soon! ==================================================================================== 2006-07-08 / 12:26 AM / Current Listening: N/A The artwork for ...Of Sinking Ships has finally been completed! View a quick snippet of the cover here. I placed my order with the pressing plant, and shipped off my audio master! I'm setting a street date of Sept 12 2006 for the album to hit stores, with webstore availability at least 3 weeks prior, alongside some RADICAL pre-order specials that will include an exclusive tshirt, pin, and patch! please stay tuned for details on that! Uncle Bob Drives A Combine is coming along ever so slowly right now, as Adam Tucker is quite busy with his recording business, as travis/dru are busy with their own jobs. But fear not... pacho, kim, and uncle bob will deliver in the coming months, probably just not this summer as we had originally hoped! Other amazing releases are in the future for Gilead Media, and as soon as the details are worked out, it will be posted here! talk to you soon, take care ==================================================================================== 2006-07-02 / 2:41 AM / Current Listening: tera melos - tera melos Between working two jobs totalling anywhere from 60-65 hours a week, living with my fiancee and raising 3 adorable baby bunnies... i've been pretty busy. Been trying to make more time for gilead lately since things are in the works. Please check out the limited amount of gilead media apparel available now in the store. i will be getting more shirts printed soon, along with lots and lots of button designs for all of our artists! time for bed, take care -adam/gilead