Updates Part II

So as mentioned previously, we are once again in the studio recording new material.

Over the past weekend we laid down drums and guitars for two new songs going onto a split release and one new song that will be going onto The Flood comp 12″ LP.

We’ve been working with Dave Williams (davemakesnoise.wordpress.com) who has been fantastic. It’s all sounding great so far and we’re excited to get it finished this weekend coming.

We’ve got a few more shows to announce as well. Here’s where we’ll be playing over the next couple of months:

July 2nd

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=225903260762032

July 15th

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=151707258235005

July 29th
Fat Louie’s (18+) – 124 Albert St, Brisbane City
w/ Lo! (NSW), At Dark (NSW), Marathon, Mr Painful Memory
Free entry, bands from 8pm

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=175879439135188

August 13th

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=191260914253289

If you need any further information on any of these shows, please send us an email to marathon.ruin@gmail.com, or a message/wallpost/whatever on Facebook.

We’ll keep everyone updated on the recording process as it continues.

Matt.

Updates.

I’m currently on night two of staying overnight at uni to get my final assessments for this semester done, and I’ve had enough free jazz for the moment so here are a couple of updates:

1. By the end of June, we will have recorded 3 new songs with Dave Williams of best-dude-in-the-world fame. Two of these songs will be going toward a split release, and more news on that will come as we get to it.
The third song will be going onto the compilation LP that will be produced from the profits of The Flood show in August.

2. We are currently writing. This will probably continue for the rest of the year, so we may be a little quiet on the live front for a bit. Keeping that in mind, we’ve recently introduced a couple of new songs into the set, so if you wanna get an idea of what we’re working towards, we’ll see you over the next couple of months.

Here’s what we have booked for the next couple of months (more info for each is on the facebook page):

June 17 – Sun Distortion Studios
Cruel Hand (USA)
Phantoms
Marathon
Milestones!
Thick Skin

July 29 – Fat Louie’s
Lo!
At Dark
Marathon
The Matador

August 13 – Morningside School of Arts Hall
THE FLOOD feat. us, 7 other bands, and the most fun you’ll have on August 13, 2011.

See you in hell.

Matt.

This is Brisbane.

Al from Fires of Waco has put together a sampler of bands from in and around Brisbane City. We were lucky enough to be included with some of the best bands in the country. Download it free here:

http://www.mediafire.com/?q3ew9nb5o7qrdb8

Tracklisting:

MARATHON – TREMBLES
CAPEWEATHER – DINGS
ACID SNAKE – MANIFEST
FIRES OF WACO – AMBULANCE
DICK NASTY – A TUPPERWARE PARTY IN THE KILLING FIELDS
…TO THE NORTH – DOUBT THE SHADOW NOT THE SON
IRONHIDE – DAYDREAMS OF CHAOS from CREATE/COLLAPSE/REPEAT
OPEN SEA – OLD ROAD BLUES
VASSALS – THE ASCENDANT
WAITING ROOM – TILL ALL ARE GONE
NUCLEAR SUMMER – PERFECT AGENT
DONE FOR – OVER THE HILLS
HOLD THE FORT – SPOT ON
HEADACHES – SINKER

It’s free, check it out.

Matt.

Hey

Okay, just a quick update to let you all know about a couple of new shows:

Feb 6 – The Fort, Brisbane w/ Word Up!, Connections, Spray and Waiting Room

Feb 10 – X and Y, Brisbane w/ The Quickening (This is the same night as I Exist/Phantoms at Step Inn, but it’s a late set so we can go see them first).

Also this week we’re in Melbourne, playing with our friends La Dispute and To The North at the Arthouse on the 20th, and in Canberra with Vera, Jerkstore and Eye Gouge at the Commonwealth Park Amphitheatre on the 22nd.

Both of these cities are going to involve visits to establishments that serve dumplings/laksa soooo, you know….

2010.

A pretty big year.
An EP. Another lineup change. More shows than we’ve played before. Friends made. Friendships strengthened. Friendships lost. New cities. Old cities. An exciting future. A longer past.

It’s been immensely fun. Thanks for being a part of it.

We’re having a bit of a break over the New Year period, you’ll see us back again late January.

Dates:
20th Jan – Arthouse Hotel, Melbourne w/ La Dispute (USA), To The North, The Gatherer
22nd Jan – Venue TBA, Canberra (We’re still working on getting this finalised. Whether or not it goes ahead, we’ll be in Canberra, so let’s at least eat dumplings!)
26th Jan – Burst City, South Brisbane w/ La Dispute (USA), To The North, Quiet Steps, Ironhide

We’ll keep you all updated on these as they approach.

Keep each other safe. See you in 2011.

-Matt.

Happenings

So since returning from launching our EP a couple of months back, a lot has happened.

First, and most importantly, we have a new vocalist. Nick Lucas (ex Swandive, Total Fuckout) has taken the responsibility of getting in everyone’s faces and things are going well.

Second, we have four new songs written (a couple of which we have been playing live for a while), that are the first of a bunch of new songs destined for a release sometime in the future.

Third, we have two shows left to round out the year. The first is a mental health benefit show being held at Burst City, Brisbane on December 18th. It is all ages, it features the absolute best of Brisbane’s past and present hardcore/punk music scene and ALL proceeds are being given to Roma House. There will be no bands taking any money. It’s quite easy to go about our lives without ever giving any thought to the health or mental state of those around us, and the truth is, most people who battle with depression will never come forward about it. This is an amazing opportunity to raise awareness of these issues, so please come and support the bands.

Our final show for the year is on Boxing Day (December 26 for the uninitiated) at Rosie’s with our friends Headaches, and Wish for Wings. It’s a pretty sweet mixed bill, and the following Monday is a public holiday, so come party!

We’re going to hopefully have some new shirt designs ready for these shows. They’re good, trust me.

We are busy right through the first half of next year as well, more information on that soon.

Question Everything. Be good to each other.

- Matt

Update.

So we’re back from tour. Three songs have been written since the EP tracks. One is still without a title, one is called “Myself And The Others” and the other is “Hirudin”. We’re unsure where these songs will end up. We want to do a split 7 inch with Jerkstore where we both contribute a cover by the same band and one original, but we feel none of these three songs will make it to that seven inch, so maybe there will be another release before that?

We only have 6 more shows booked for the rest of this year, and we probably won’t play anymore. They are as follows…

September 4th – Rockhampton with Amity and Downpour!
September 25th – Fat Louies with Between The Devil And The Deep (NSW) & Others
October 8th & 9th – Queensland 4Dead(ACT) shows
October 29th – Burst City with Coerce(SA) & Others
December 18th – Burst City with 8 other bands.

The December 18th show is going to be really great. Our friend Stevie has organised it with the intention of trying to bring the issue of mental health/depression to the forefront in our scene. His band, Fires Of Waco (Ryan’s other band) will hopefully be putting out a one track CDR with a song relating to this topic, and a booklet of anonymous submissions by people in Brisbane’s scene, that will include their thoughts/feelings and experiences regarding these issues. All proceeds from the show will be donated to Roma House, which helps the homeless and mentally ill.

Punk and Hardcore tends to lose it’s way a bit here and there in 2010, so when something like this pops up, we should all support it as much as we can. Issues like these shouldn’t be taboo. We’re all in this together, and punk and hardcore is our outlet so hopefully this show can prove that people still care, and still want to be part of an open minded/forward thinking “community”.

Here’s the flyer. Yes, the date is wrong, it will be fixed!

Take care.