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ISIS - R.I.P.
ISIS has reached an end. It's hard to try to say it in any delicate way, and it is a truth that is best spoken plainly. This end isn't something that
occurred over night and it hasn't been brought about by a single cataclysmic fracture in the band. Simply put, ISIS has done everything we wanted to
do, said everything we wanted to say. In the interest of preserving the love we have of this band, for each other, for the music made and for all the
people who have continually supported us, it is time to bring it to a close. We've seen too many bands push past the point of a dignified death and we
all promised one another early on in the life of the band that we would do our best to ensure ISIS would never fall victim to that syndrome. We've had
a much longer run than we ever expected we would and accomplished a great deal more than we ever imagined possible. We never set any specific goals
when the band was founded other than to make the music we wanted to hear and to play (and to stay true to that ideal), so everything else that has
come along the long and winding path has been an absolute gift. As with any momentous life-changing decision (which this certainly is for the 5 of
us), we feel a very dynamic range of emotions about this and cannot express all of it within the space of a few sentences, and perhaps it's best to do
what we've always done in and let our music speak for us. It is and has been the truest expression of who we are as a collective and in some ways who
we are as individuals for the 13 years in which we've been together. The last and perhaps most important thing we might say in relation to all this is
how grateful we are for the people that have supported us over the years. It is a lengthy list that would include those who put out our records, those
that played on them and put them to tape, the many bands with whom we shared the stage, all of our family, friends and companions who supported us in
our individual lives and thus made it possible for us to continue on in the band, and most importantly those who truly listened to our music whether
in recorded form or by coming to out to our shows (or both). It is quite true that we would never have done what we have without those people, that is
many of you who are reading this. Our words can never fully express what we feel, but we hope that our music and the efforts made to bring it into
being can serve as a more proper expression of gratitude for this life and for everyone in it. Thank you.
In more immediate and practical terms the tour we are about to embark upon is indeed our last. We are hoping that these final live rituals can help us
bring a close to the life of this band in a celebratory and reverent way, and also provide us with a chance to say goodbye to many of those that have
supported us over the years. While there is a measure of sadness that comes with the passing of this band, we hope that the final days can be joyous
ones during which any and all that wish to come and join us will do so. It seems fitting that the last show of the tour and of our active existence
will take place in Montreal, the site of the very first ISIS show in 1997 (though that was an unintentional move when booking the show initially).
After the tour we also plan to follow through with other projects set in motion some time ago - pursuing the completion of a final EP, compiling live
audio and visual material for future releases, and generally doing whatever we can to make our music available for as long as there are people who
wish to hear it.
Thanks again to any and all,
ISIS, May 18, 2010
POSTED BY ISIS AT 6:06 PM
| Quote: | Originally posted by REV.PAULIE
HONUS-as much as i can't stand a great deal of what you really like (for my own reasons that i would never hold,nor impose,against you),YOU FUCKING
RULE!
YOU,HONUS,IS WHAT MAKES THE "EDGE" COOL.
YOUR FRIEND,
PAULIE |
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Final Tour Dates....
Hey Hey!
We've added an Olympia, WA show to our upcoming west coast tour. The show will be May 30th at the Capitol Theater and will also have Jakob and Tombs
opening. The rest of the tour dates are below -
See you in a hot minute -
ISIS
May 26, 2010 The Casbah, San Diego, CA w/ Jakob & Tombs
May 29, 2010 WOW Hall, Eugene, OR w/ Jakob & Tombs
May 30, 2010 Capitol Theater, Olympia, WA w/ Jakob & Tombs
May 31, 2010 Rickshaw Theatre, Vancouver, BC w/ Jakob & Tombs
June 01, 2010 Neumo's, Seattle, WA w/ Jakob & Tombs
June 02, 2010 Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR w/ Jakob & Tombs
June 04, 2010 Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA w/ Jakob & Tombs
June 05, 2010 The Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA w/ Jakob & Tombs
June 12, 2010 Bonaroo Music Festival w/ Melvins, Clutch, The Flaming Lips, etc.
June 14, 2010 40 Watt Club, Athens, GA w/ Melvins
June 16, 2010 9:30 Club, Washington, DC w/ Melvins
June 17, 2010 Theater Of Living Arts (TLA), Philadelphia, PA w/ Melvins
June 18, 2010 Webster Hall, New York, NY w/ Melvins
June 19, 2010 Music Hall Of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY w/ Melvins
June 20, 2010 Paradise Rock Club, Boston, MA w/ Melvins
June 21, 2010 Paradise Rock Club, Boston, MA w/ Melvins
June 22, 2010 Port City Music Hall, Portland, ME w/ Cave In
June 23, 2010 Club Soda, Montreal, QB w/ Cave In
| Quote: | Originally posted by REV.PAULIE
HONUS-as much as i can't stand a great deal of what you really like (for my own reasons that i would never hold,nor impose,against you),YOU FUCKING
RULE!
YOU,HONUS,IS WHAT MAKES THE "EDGE" COOL.
YOUR FRIEND,
PAULIE |
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That sucks, especially since I wont be over in the states in time to catch any of those shows. Love Isis, my favourite ever hoodie is an Isis one that
I have had for yeeeears and got bleach all down the arm a couple of years ago but still wear it.
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Discipline
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Don't think I've ever heard anything by them.
‘Do you know what a love letter is? It’s a bullet from a fucking gun. Straight through your heart.’
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SHAKO KEN
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it's basically an atmospheric type of metal. check out panopticon:
http://www.mediafire.com/?4mdzxmkygqy
anyway, this is too bad. i didn't like "in the absence of truth" but thought they made a good return with "wavering radiant" last year.
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XHonusWagnerX
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I think 'Mosquito Control' & 'Red Sea' are still my favorites
| Quote: | Originally posted by REV.PAULIE
HONUS-as much as i can't stand a great deal of what you really like (for my own reasons that i would never hold,nor impose,against you),YOU FUCKING
RULE!
YOU,HONUS,IS WHAT MAKES THE "EDGE" COOL.
YOUR FRIEND,
PAULIE |
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XHonusWagnerX
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Oh yeah... and The Sawblade if that counts.
| Quote: | Originally posted by REV.PAULIE
HONUS-as much as i can't stand a great deal of what you really like (for my own reasons that i would never hold,nor impose,against you),YOU FUCKING
RULE!
YOU,HONUS,IS WHAT MAKES THE "EDGE" COOL.
YOUR FRIEND,
PAULIE |
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oceanic is unbeatable.
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