Our drummer Steve flew in from Boston last week so we could start heavy rehearsals for the Dream Theater Tour. Everything is going well and the set is going smoothly. I think we will have around 35 minutes for a set, so we hope everybody will come early, because we are opening this tour!
We also have a couple of new off dates booked, so I hope we’ll see everyone out at those as well. On August 15th the side date is with the band Daath and August 19th we are playing with Nile. Those should be some interesting shows. Hopefully we’ll be heavy enough for those gigs….ha. We will see you all very soon on the road.
We have been relaxing back home in Canada for the past 5 weeks since our last tour. There even has been a little bit of working on new material for a future record. I just got a small Mbox2 Protools rig, so now I can demo ideas at home. There are a lot of cool riffs and melodies that we have planned.
The whole band is ready to hit the road in the 3rd week of July for the Dream Theater/Redemption/Into Eternity USA Tour! It will be a dream come true to play some big venues again with one of our biggest influences, Dream Theater. I never thought the day would come, where we would get to do a full on tour with the Progressive Metal Gods DT! It will also be cool to see Ray Alder sing every night with Redemption. Fates Warning was also an big influence on our sound. Progressive Metal is a big part of Into Eternity. We’ll see everyone very soon on the road. Keep it metal!
I can’t believe we are almost done another US tour. There are only 4 shows left for this killer package. We are in Portland tonight, trying to recover from last night. Maurizio from Kataklysm came out in Chicago. Chicago was an amazing gig for us! Denver was a highlight as well. Madison amps brought me my cabinet, so I have a full Madison rig now. Thanks again Andy!! The midwest shows were cool, but Vancouver topped them all I think. It’s great to have the Canadian support as well! We met another fan with a cool IE tattoo last night. I’m still blown away when I see that! Jeff and Van (Nevermore) came out in Seattle and we had a few too many drinks with them. They are great guys and it was cool to hang with them again. Nevermore was one of the first really cool bands that we played with back in 2000/2001. They are still one of my all time favorite bands. The guys also brought along Tim Calvert (Nevermore/Forbidden). I was so happy to meet him. Forbidden were an amazing thrash metal band that I really dug growing up. I had Tim tell me road stories all through the evening. Stu would just look over at me and laugh because of my fan boy questions I had for him. I’m sure he was sick of all my questions. Forbidden RULES!
Thanks again to all the bands and crew members that were a part of this tour. There are still 4 shows to go, so we are going to enjoy every day as much as we can. We have one México headlining show April 15th and another headlining show in San Marcos April 17th. From there we head 30 hours back home to Canada. Thanks to all of our great fans that came out and supported our band. You all RULE!!! Hopefully we’ll be back on the road in the USA very soon! Keep it metal!
This has been the most successful USA tour that we have ever done. Every night the crowd is insane! Usually they are cheering and screaming before the music even starts. We are going on every night around 8pm. If it’s an early show we might be on at 7:45pm.
It’s amazing to watch The Haunted, Dark Tranquility and Scar Symmetry every night. Each band is totally different and cool. I think this is a great package for the fans. Last night (Monday) we played for the first time in Kentucky. The fans were killer and we had a great time. Detroit, Grand Rapids, Toronto and West Virgina were also highlights for us on this tour. Philly and Worcester were the two biggest shows of the tour. We had a 30 minute signing in Worcester and a cool guy gave Stu a new Thor’s Hammer. It was pretty cool! I can’t believe how nice the fans have been to us. All of our touring is now paying off for us and we have friends/fans in every city. It’s like playing a hometown show, but every night. I knew someday that this band would finally take off!
In Millvale I got a new guitar head that I’m using every night. It’s a killer company called MADISON. Thanks to Andy for hooking me up! It has a killer metal sound.
Today (Tuesday) we are in Sauget and we are looking forward to hang out with everyone tonight. Last night Stu and I hooked up with DT for 7 pitchers of beer at a local pub. It was a rough night. When we got back to our RV, Per from the Haunted was waiting for us for a safety meeting.. ha! This is a tough life on the road! Thanks to Peter (The Haunted) for giving us props every night onstage! I thought that was cool of him.
It feels great to be back on the road. Now we are rolling in our new RV, so we have a home on wheels. We did a quick 4 shows on the way down to start the tour. Winnipeg was killer, but it was -20 out! In St. Paul we played with a cool King Diamond cover band. The promoter Nathan owned a movie theater, so he set up a private viewing of the movie “300”. It was the first time that ever happened! After 2 more killer shows in Milwaukee and Nashville, we headed to warm Florida. Orlando and St. Petersburg were both great cities. Thank you to the fans who brought the Canadian flag in St. Pete, maybe next time we can do an encore for you all! It was a great way to start the tour. The Haunted and Dark Tranquility are both killer bands and really nice people. I think this is going to be a really amazing tour for us! Tonight is Atlanta and the shows here always rule! See you all soon. Keep it metal!
Century Media: Into Eternity are currently gearing up for the inaugural Metal For The Masses tour, which will be co-headlined by Swedish titans The Haunted and Dark Tranquillity, with Scar Symmetry rounding out the stellar bill. The month-long trek kicks off on March 19th and marks the group’s second U.S. run with new members Steve Bolognese (ex-Beyond The Embrace) on drums and Justin Bender on guitars.
Into Eternity just shot a new conceptual video for the track, “Timeless Winter”, with up-and-coming director Don Thompson, and it’s stunning imagery is sure to help it stand apart from the pack. Expect a spring premiere.
Tim Roth (guitars, vocals) checks in with the following report: “We are back to the snow and cold in our hometown again. The Destruction tour just ended in LA and the weather was perfect, so it was hard to leave. Thanks again to Schmier and Destruction for the friendship and overall great time! Also, we would like to send a huge thank you to all of our fans who came and supported the tour and drove hundreds of miles to see us. You all rule!
“Even though the tour ended in LA, our work was not yet over. We spent the whole next day shooting our new video for “Timeless Winter”, and we ended up filming over seven hours of performance footage, along with a few hours for the conceptual segments. There was snow everywhere by the end of the shoot. Steve‘s drums had an inch on them by the time we were done. It was a lot of fun and I can’t wait to see the final product.
“Now the band will be taking a week off before heading back to our jam spot to get ready for the Metal For The Masses tour. This will be the metal tour to see this year, without a doubt. This will also mark the second tour with our new members Steve and Justin who proved just how talented they are on the Destruction tour. This is the tightest Into Eternity lineup yet! We can’t wait to see you all on the road.”
Century Media: Into Eternity‘s stunning new video for the track “Severe Emotional Distress” will make its Headbangers Ball debut Saturday night, Jan. 27th on MTV2 at 10PM EST/7PM PST. The clip, shot by up-and-coming director Kevin Wildt (Set Your Goals, The Warriors), is a conceptual piece with a storyline that goes perfectly with the aggressiveness of the song and the meaning behind the lyrics. If you can’t wait to see it, click this link to check it
out now.
The group kicked off 2007 as direct support to the legendary Destruction, a trek that also marks the addition of new members Steve Bolognese (ex-Beyond The Embrace) on drums and Justin Bender on guitars. This is the group’s second run supporting “The Scattering Of Ashes”, and fans can expect a blistering 40+ minute set. Municipal Waste and Hirax will also be joining the package for certain dates.
See the tour page for the complete itinerary or this forum thread (by Alina – thanks!) with all the ticket and club info!
Century Media: Into Eternity will kick off 2007 as direct support to the legendary Destruction, which kicks off at the Seattle Metalfest at The Showbox on Jan. 20th. This trek also marks the addition of new members Steve Bolognese (ex-Beyond The Embrace) on drums and Justin Bender on guitars. This is the group’s second run for this album’s touring cycle, and fans can expect a blistering 40+ minute set. Municipal Waste and Hirax will also be joining the package for certain dates; see the tour section for the complete itinerary.
Tim Roth (guitars, vocals) states: “We are pleased to announce our latest tour in support of thrash legends Destruction! I grew up on thrash metal, so it will be amazing to tour with the Destruction guys. It will be our first tour of 2007, and I can’t think of a better way to get started. This going to be a high-energy package, and we can’t wait to see everyone on the road. Keep it metal!”
Into Eternity will kick off 2007 with a short run of headlining dates leading them into a major U.S. tour this spring. This trek also marks the addition of new members, Steve Bolognese (ex-Beyond The Embrace) on drums and Justin Bender on guitars. Tim Roth (guitars, vocals) states: “We are really excited to announce Steve and Justin as permanent members. Both will be hitting the road with us in January. They figured all the music out by ear, so I didn’t have to teach them anything. That just blew me away. Steve can do rapid-fire double-bass at 240 beats per minute, so the drumming on the new album won’t be a problem for him. Look for us on the road in the U.S. this spring. See you soon.”
Roth recently created a buzz on YouTube with his guitar lesson series, and view the final installment below where he takes you through the rhythm parts for the track “Eternal”.
Into Eternity have had a phenomenal year that saw the release of a new album, “The Scattering Of Ashes”, which continues to be hailed by critics and fans alike as a metal masterpiece, and a high profile run on Gigantour alongside such genre titans as Megadeth, Lamb of God and Opeth. They emerged as one of the fest’s most talked about acts and quickly developed a die-hard legion of fans along the way. Click below to check out a live performance of “Severe Emotional Distress” from Gigantour.
Canadian progressive death outfit Into Eternity have had a phenomenal year that saw the release of a new album – “The Scattering Of Ashes”, which continues to be hailed by critics and fans alike as a metal masterpiece – and a high-profile run on Gigantour alongside such genre titans as Megadeth, Lamb of God, Opeth and Arch Enemy. They emerged as one of the fest’s most talked-about acts and quickly developed new die-hard legions of fans along the way.
The group’s stunning new video for the track “Severe Emotional Distress” was shot by up-and-coming director Kevin Wildt (Set Your Goals, The Warriors). Check it out:
Tim Roth (guitars, vocals) checks in with the following report: “It’s a full-blown blizzard here in our hometown, so we have been chilling out indoors. We plan on hitting the road on Jan. 13th for a Western Canadian tour, which will lead to an appearance at the Seattle Metal Fest on Jan. 20th. Hopefully, we’ll see everyone out on the road soon!
“The band is ecstatic about our new video, “Severe Emotional Distress”, which is our first true promotional video. I think it turned out really well. Kevin did a great job producing the video. The storyline goes perfect with the aggressiveness of the song and the meaning behind the lyrics. Hopefully the video will open up new people to our band. Enjoy, and look for us on the road in the U.S. this spring. See you soon.”
Drawing from all aspects of heavy music, “The Scattering Of Ashes” is the perfect blend of technicality, memorable songwriting, traditional heavy metal and the sheer savagery of metal’s extreme genres. Into Eternity have shown that they aren’t afraid to bridge the gap between Dream Theater and Death, as well as appease all fans of guitar-oriented music. With “The Scattering Of Ashes”, they prove that they are here to ride the new wave of technically proficient metal and create a tsunami all their own.
“These Canadians are adding a new dimension to the metal genre.”
–Brave Words
“The Scattering of Ashes is a breakthrough album that’s as catchy as it is technical.”
–Decibel
“Stunning musical virtuosity and truly original ideas.”
–Revolver
