DEAD EMPIRES needs your help to put out our new album this summer! Includes album pre-order. deadempires.com for more info.
DEAD EMPIRES needs your help to put out our new album + preorder!
DEAD EMPIRES is a three-piece heavy progressive instrumental band from the Hudson Valley, NY. Slated for May 2012, The yet-untitled new album comes hot off the heels of their critically acclaimed MONUMENTS EP, and will feature over an hour of music. The album will be recorded April 2012 at IkOsOn Studios in Woodstock, NY and will be available as a deluxe 12" colored vinyl or digital download with a tentative May release date.
DEAD EMPIRES previously released a 2011 SUMMER DEMO that featured two songs, and the MONUMENTS EP, both recorded at Bigg Rigg Studios in Pleasant Valley, NY and MONUMENTS was mastered by Bumblefoot (Guns N Roses).
Some reviews of MONUMENTS:
- “5/5! The skill here makes each track seem layered, genuine and intense. Each song is simple and complex in its own right… The style that Dead empires delivers is so intense you can’t help being sucked in… It’s a great release and its weighted and genuine. I see big things coming for these three dudes from Poughkeepsie NY. So remember the name Dead Empires.” -Collin Trabacco, stereokiller.com
- “8/10! It is pure heavy music devoid of any cliche’s usually associated with post-rock, sludge-metal, doom-metal acts. The dexterity the musicians in the band display over the course of the 4 tracks is exciting without being too complex or pompous. There is also a strong emphasis on great songwriting and memorable musical passages that gets stuck in your head instantly. This is a great demo from a band that for once doesn’t really have the usual trademarks of any genre except it kicks ass.” -Doommantia.com
- "Monuments is intriguing. The band manages to pack quite an array of metal into the four songs and twenty minutes: one can hear sludge metal, bits of progressive metal, and bursts of thrash metal. The EP is certainly going to get attention from a diverse group of music fans, especially because Dead Empires executes each style well without being gimmicky or inaccessible—and without the help of a vocalist." -TheSilentBallet.com
Your donations will go towards the recording and pressing and includes a pre-order of the album. Some of the rewards included in this kickstarter are:
- High-Quality Digital Download of the album
- 12" Colored Vinyl version of the album (limited to 100)
- Exclusive pre-order T-Shirt design
- Exclusive pre-order stickers, picks, and more
- Copies of our deluxe CDEP of MONUMENTS and the 2011 SUMMER DEMO
- Other merch designs and packages
- Test Pressings of the vinyl (very rare!)
- Exclusive digital content direct from the band (video blogs, exclusive demos, artwork, and more)
- Shirts from Darkside Records and Gallery
- Exclusive show ticket offers
- Discounts and/or free tickets to upcoming DEAD EMPIRES shows
- Dinner
- Music Lessons
- Art
- friendship
- thanks
- hugs
- more!
Your help is kindly appreciated!
For more information, visit deadempires.com or http://www.facebook.com/deadempires.
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Apr 1, 2012 -
May 11, 2012
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- Website: deadempires.com
Pledge $10 or more
6 backers
Exclusive High-quality Digital download of the album before the release date. High-quality Digital download of the Monuments EP and 2011 Summer Demo. Exclusive Digital Content from the band throughout the recording and album release process- including exclusive video blogs, demos, and more directly from the band.
Estimated delivery: May 2012Pledge $25 or more
10 backers
A copy of the new album on limited-edition, hand-numbered colored vinyl LP, which comes with record jacket, insert, and CD copy of the album. Your name in a special “Thank you” Section of the album liner notes. Exclusive High-quality Digital download of the album before the release date. High-quality Digital download of the Monuments EP and 2011 Summer Demo. Exclusive Digital Content from the band throughout the recording and album release process- including exclusive video blogs, demos, and more directly from the band.
Estimated delivery: Jun 2012Pledge $50 or more
9 backers Limited (11 of 20 left)
A Personalized thank you from the band A copy of the new album on limited-edition colored vinyl LP, which comes with record jacket, insert, and CD copy of the album. An exclusive pre-order T-Shirt (please specify size) sticker, buttons, and guitar picks. Your name in a special “Thank you” Section of the album liner notes. Exclusive High-quality Digital download of the album before the release date. High-quality Digital download of the Monuments EP and 2011 Summer Demo. Exclusive Digital Content from the band throughout the recording and album release process- including exclusive video blogs, demos, and more directly from the band.
Estimated delivery: Jun 2012Pledge $100 or more
1 backer
A Personalized thank you from the band. Free admission to our CD release show (travel not included, details to follow). A copy of the new album on limited-edition colored vinyl LP, which comes with record jacket, insert, and CD copy of the album. An exclusive pre-order T-Shirt (please specify size) sticker, buttons, and guitar picks. A Copy of the deluxe CD version of the Momuments EP. Your name in a special “Thank you” Section of the album liner notes. Exclusive High-quality Digital download of the album before the release date. High-quality Digital download of the Monuments EP and 2011 Summer Demo.Exclusive Digital Content from the band throughout the recording and album release process- including exclusive video blogs, demos, and more directly from the band.
Estimated delivery: Jun 2012Pledge $200 or more
1 backer Limited (3 of 4 left)
A Personalized thank you from the band. We will take you out for dinner at SOUL DOG restaurant in Poughkeepsie, NY and then give you free admission to our CD release show (travel not included, details to follow). A copy of the new album on limited-edition colored vinyl LP, which comes with record jacket, insert, and CD copy of the album. An exclusive pre-order T-Shirt (please specify size) sticker, buttons, and guitar picks. A Copy of the deluxe CD version of the Momuments EP. Your name in a special “Thank you” Section of the album liner notes. Exclusive High-quality Digital download of the album before the release date. High-quality Digital download of the Monuments EP and 2011 Summer Demo. Exclusive Digital Content from the band throughout the recording and album release process- including exclusive video blogs, demos, and more directly from the band.
Estimated delivery: Jun 2012Pledge $500 or more
1 backer Limited (1 of 2 left)
One hour-long drum lesson from Phil (travel not included, details to follow). We will let you be featured prominently in our upcoming music video for the song “Carl Weathered”, to be shot sometime this spring (travel not included, details to follow). Free admission to any Dead Empires shows for ALL of 2012. A Personalized thank you from the band. We will take you out for dinner at SOUL DOG restaurant in Poughkeepsie, NY and then give you free admission to our CD release show (travel not included, details to follow). A copy of the new album on limited-edition colored vinyl LP, which comes with record jacket, insert, and CD copy of the album. A Test-pressing of the vinyl. An exclusive pre-order T-Shirt (please specify size) sticker, buttons, and guitar picks. Your choice of one of our existing shirt designs (please specify size). A T-shirt from Darkside Records in Poughkeepsie, NY. A Copy of the deluxe CD version of the Momuments EP. Your name in a special “Thank you” Section of the album liner notes. Exclusive High-quality Digital download of the album before the release date. High-quality Digital download of the Monuments EP and 2011 Summer Demo. Exclusive Digital Content from the band throughout the recording and album release process- including exclusive video blogs, demos, and more directly from the band.
Estimated delivery: Jun 2012Pledge $1,000 or more
0 backers Limited (1 of 1 left)
Free admission to any Dead Empires show all of 2012 and 2013. You will spend a day with the band, where we will film a "day in the life of DEAD EMPIRES" documentary focused on your experience. You will be invited to come jam and write a song with the band to be released on a future date! You can be our guest singer (or whatever you want to do onstage) at a gig of your choice. We will name a song on the new record after you One hour-long drum lesson from Phil (travel not included, details to follow). A Bottle of whiskey (if over 21). We will let you be featured prominently in our upcoming music video for the song “Carl Weathered”, to be shot sometime this spring (travel not included, details to follow). A Personalized thank you from the band We will take you out for dinner at SOUL DOG restaurant in Poughkeepsie, NY and then give you free admission to our CD release show (travel not included, details to follow). We will cover your drink tab at the CD release show (please be 21+. If not, we'll work something out). A copy of the new album on limited-edition colored vinyl LP, which comes with record jacket, insert, and CD copy of the album. A Test-pressing of the vinyl. An exclusive pre-order T-Shirt (please specify size) sticker, buttons, and guitar picks. Both of our existing shirt designs (please specify size). A Copy of the deluxe CD version of the Momuments EP. Your name in a special “Thank you” Section of the album liner notes. Exclusive High-quality Digital download of the album before the release date. High-quality Digital download of the Monuments EP and 2011 Summer Demo. Exclusive Digital Content from the band throughout the recording and album release process- including exclusive video blogs, demos, and more directly from the band.
Estimated delivery: Jun 2012
