Amalgama
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Amalgama Posts Studio Footage
Amalgama has posted footage online from their current recording sessions, which can be viewed after the jump. The band also issued the following statement about their studio sessions:
"We spend weeks agonizing over clever email subject lines when we want to deliver some type new update to you, and today is no different. Feast your eyes on our latest update from our most recent studio session at North Albany Studios (sorry, New Jersey. You'll be the locale for the next round of sessions) with sound engineer and producer John Spomer at the board. Justin spent considerable time gearing up and honing in on the best drum takes for this EP and the finished product will reflect his diligence to the 4 songs slated for release.
"As we've done in previous sessions, vocalist John plays along on guitar as we record the drums and you can see a bit of that in the clip we're hosting on YouTube. The room we were in was massive: concrete floors, sheet rock and gigantic windows and a wood ceiling so the huge room sound you'll hear on the finished product will be natural and epic sounding.
"The term heavy metal obviously has some connotations of seriousness but we always manage to keep it hilarious and fun with whatever we do, as evident by the fun that we had during the session on a whole. You won't see us running around in corpse paint and waving around upside down crosses anytime soon! So we hope you enjoy the latest update; send it around to all your friends and don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube page if you have an account. The benefit is getting an update of our latest video delivered directly to your inbox as soon as it's posted online." More...
Amalgama Issues Band Update
New York's Amalgama has issued the following update about the band's recent activity:
"We've been busy the last few weeks with coordinating time to get back into the studio to finish the new EP (the drum recordings went amazingly well; we'll leave it to Justin to tell you all about it a bit later on) and re-configuring things with Nate's departure from Amalgama's ranks. Nate had been thinking for a while about changing his career path so we knew the decision was going to come sooner rather than later and we planned accordingly.
"The search for a new lead guitar player was surprisingly short because there was one clear candidate for the job: Ray Hill. We've known Ray for a while and his work in various local music outlets around the Capital District and when Nate let us know his plans and future schemes Ray immediately sprang to mind as a replacement. To tell you the truth, we didn't even really consider anyone else and it was a no-brainer from the outset. Over the past few weeks he's been working with us getting up to speed on the new material and we can't wait to introduce him to the Amalgama fans in the next few weeks via our YouTube page, onstage and on our new disc. So don't don't be afraid to send him words of welcome! More...
Amalgama Parts Ways With Guitarist
New York metallers Amalgama have issued the following statement about parting ways with their lead guitarist:
"For all those who were present for our last headlining show at The Dublin Underground on March 3rd you were witness to Amalgama lead-guitarist Nate's last live performance with the band. It's been a wild few years playing shows with Nate - first playing bass and then moving to his preferred instrument and skill-set: lead guitar - but he's decided to focus on another one of his passions working in the live entertainment field behind the mixing board. We can still remember Nate splitting his head open on a cymbal during a show in Worchester, MA during a rather intense headbanging session while onstage! He's a man of few words but when he opens his mouth its usually to imbue the rest of us with some wisdom & level-headed thinking. His presence will be missed.
"Fear not, metal-faithful. Nate's departure won't slow us down one bit. We've been working with a new player who will hopefully make his presence and identity known in the coming weeks in a changing of the guard of sorts. Stay tuned and watch for pictures from Saturday and Sunday's recording session! We'll be twittering (is that even a word?) and uploading pictures all weekend. Until then, stay metal."
Amalgama Announces Free Show
New York metallers Amalgama have issued the following update about playing a free show on March 3rd:
"Amalgama will be headlining a Free show at Savannah's (The Dublin Underground) in downtown Albany on Wednesday March 3rd. The show is sponsored by 104.9 The Edge, part of the ongoing 'Capital Underground Live' concert series hosted by Ralph Renna. Joining us on the bill are Troy-based Tides of Tangiers and Schaghticoke (don't ask us how to pronounce that) rockers Medusa Oblongata.
"The show kicks off at 8pm and it's our first gig after round one of our upcoming recording sessions and looks to be a good time. We'll most likely be debuting a host of new Amalgama tunes that will be on the new CD so if you want a sneak peek of what's to come from us you definitely can't miss this show! (There is a distinct possibility of some of this show being filmed for possible release in the near future - either on the web or DVD release so if any of you want your mug on camera don't miss this one!). More...
Amalgama Issues New Year Update
New York metallers Amalgama have issued the following new year update:
"Friend, firstly, I want to wish you a very Happy New Year and hope you have a lively 2010 (and for those curious: I pronounce it 'twenty-ten'). 2009 was an interesting year for us in Amalgama: we had our ups with great shows all across the northeastern US as well as our downs, which included landing a spot on the final compilation CD going out with Metal Edge Magazine only for the publication to fold and the issue never going to press. Despite all these peaks and valleys we here in Amalgama are looking ahead and are getting pumped about recording another EP in February. The plan is to head down to ‘Dirty Jersey’ during the month of February and hammer out 5 brand-spankin’ new Amalgama tunes in the studio following a brutal rehearsal schedule this month to get everything as tight as possible.
"Another massive thank-you to everyone who came out last month for the ‘Hard Times’ show and braved the bitter and biting cold weather that has continued to pummel what seems like the whole damn world. Huge thanks to Dryheave, Downcast and Scrap Metal for joining us that evening and helping make it a successful night. We gathered a sizable amount of food donations that went to the Food Pantries for the Capital District which I dropped off personally a few days later. Over the course of the night we played 2 new songs - Amethyst and Forgotten Soldiers - which will be included on the still-untitled new EP. More...
Amalgama Issues Studio Update
New York metallers Amalgama have issued the following recording update:
"Friends, I ascended from the depths of the WRPI studio in Troy, NY following an interview with the venerable Russ Jones on his Local Riot program. He was gracious enough to spin a load of Amalgama songs along with some Bishop (and a whole lot more local music) and gave me plenty of time to extol on the virtues of attending our HARD TIMES show on December 19th at Bogies, our last show of 2009 before we really hone in on writing and finishing this album.
"There has been some coverage on the interwebs from the Times Union with more on the way I’m sure. We have always had friends in high places who take a genuine interest in what we are doing and we cannot express our appreciation enough. This HARD TIMES show is for a good cause: to help those who are having a difficult time this holiday season.
"We are still hard at work with our new songs and I have to tell you that I am beyond excited for the way they are coming out. Working titles are 'Amethyst,' 'Forsaken Soldiers,' 'Spirits of the Dead,' 'Immoveable Unstoppable,' and 'Large & In Charge' among others. Some will change, others won’t. However, I think I speak for the whole band when I say that these tunes are the next natural step in the evolution of Amalgama. More...
Amalgama Issues Band Update
New York metallers Amalgama have issued the following announcement about their upcoming activities:
"Back in the Saddle Again! My profuse apologies for such a blatant Aerosmith reference there in the subject line but we are BACK! After a bit of a hiatus this summer working on new songs and re-tooling our line-up Amalgama has begun the long and laborious process of lining up some shows for the end of 2009 and the beginning of 2010. We figured the end of the world is coming in 2012 so we are going to attempt to cram in as many shows as humanly possible from now until then.
"Between listening to both the new Megadeth AND Slayer records we booked the first official show lined up is going to be at Bogies right here in Albany, a 'right-before-Christmas' deal where the bands are going to be attempting to do some good for the local communities in the Capital District. More details will be forthcoming about it soon along with the bands sharing the bill with us.
"If you grace us with your prescience this December you will definitely be hearing some of the new tunes we have been diligently honing over the last few months (sweating through the summer and shivering throughout the fall) to road-test in front of some rabid metal fans."