FATE TOUR BLOG

UPDATES - 4/23/09

2009-04-23T16:16:00.000-07:00

So we're waiting to get our van fixed, it crapped out yesterday on the way home from our latest solo tour. We had to get an entire new cooling system (radiator, water pump, thermostat, fan), lame. Anyways on a better note, most of the dates for our summer run with Vale Of Pnath (Tribunal) and At Dawn are coming together. This tour is going to be kick ass! If you see a show near you come out and support! I will post a flyer as soon as I get ahold of one. Here is the tour routing:

6.23.09 - Tonic Lounge (Reno, NV)

6.24.09 - Marysville Youth Center (Marysville, CA)

6.25.09 - Modesto Virtual (Modesto, CA)

6.26.09 - Light The Night (Parlier, CA)

6.27.09 - McDermont Field House (Lindsey, CA)

6.28.09 - TBA (Bakersfield, CA)

6.29.09 - TBA (Canoga Park, CA)

6.30.09 - TBA (San Diego, CA)

7.1.09 - TBA (Phoenix, AZ)

7.2.09 - The Compound (Albuquerque, NM)

7.3.09 - The Sanctuary (El Paso, TX)

7.4.09 - Warehouse 21 (Santa Fe, NM)

7.5.09 - Phil's Radiator Shop (Pueblo, CO)

7.6.09 - TBA (Denver, CO)

WE NEED A PLACE TO STAY EVERY NIGHT OF THE TOUR, AS ALWAYS. Hit us up and we can work something out...

-Jake

LIVE Video - "DOOM"

2009-04-21T01:15:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIsWFRlygNI&feature=player_embedded

Loooooooooong drives

2009-04-17T19:01:00.000-07:00

We're on the way to our show in Albuquerque tonite at The Compound. Pretty stoked to be playin tonite! Tomorrow we hit up Wichita Falls, TX for a fest with MARTYRDOM (Mediaskare) and The Cast Pattern. Going on 9 hours in the van today, so fucking boring. We are occupying ourselves with pictures and videos which will be later put together into a sweet tour video for all of you to watch. Look for that pretty soon!

I will try and post again soon, its not often we come across a good Wi-Fi connection.

-Jake

4/9/09 - Modesto Virtual (Modesto, CA)

2009-04-10T00:58:00.000-07:00

Hey guys! Sorry I haven't posted in a while. Been pretty busy writing the new shit. Tonights show in Modesto was fucking insane! Big thanks to Return From Exile for throwing us on the show, and taking care of us. You guys rule.

We got some tour dates coming up in April, check our MySpace for the dates (myspace.com/fate).

LET US SLEEP ON YOUR FLOOR!

4/13 - Jerry's Pizza (Bakersfield, CA)

4/14 - The Gren Turtle (Whittier, CA)

4/15 - The Cobalt Cafe (Canoga Park, CA)

4/16 - The People Mover (Glendale, AZ)

4/17 - The Compound (Albuquerque, NM)

4/18 - American Legion #169 (Wichita Falls, TX)

4/19 - The White Rabbit (San Antonio, TX)

4/20 - Java Junction (Houston, TX)

4-21 - Smokin' Aces (Mission, TX)

4/22 - The Dream Center (Las Cruces, NM)

*Red Text - New Venue

-Jake

2009-03-27T21:35:00.001-07:00

We Posted a new song this morning at 12am. Its called "Faction of Deceit" you can check it out on our MySpace this weekend only!

-Jake

Important Booking Information

2009-03-24T18:38:00.000-07:00

From now on we will be booking our shows by EMAIL only. MySpace is a good networking tool, but with all the spam, sometimes promoters get lost in all the messages. If you wish to book Fate in your town email us at FateBooking@Gmail.com (simple enough right?).

Thank You

-Jake

We need a place to stay!!!

2009-03-22T14:21:00.001-07:00

Hey guys just wanted to post a reminder for you all! When we play in your town the chances of us needing a floor to sleep on that night is very high. Please, if you have a floor we could crash on overnight, hit us up on MySpace before the show or come and see us at the merch table! We could also do you some favors (get you in free to the show, give you free merch) for your generosity!

Keep this in mind when you come out to our shows please.

-Jake

03/16/09 - Jerry's Pizza (Bakersfield, Ca)

2009-03-18T23:20:00.001-07:00

Awesome show! It was fun to be playing with our old friends Molotov Solution. They killed it! Unfortunately this show was the last of our March run, due to problems with promoters. We will be back out in April with ANTAGONIST (Prosthetic) so come out and party with us on these dates:

(We're also gonna need a place to stay every night of this tour, so if you can share your floor with us hit us up! My AIM is "youregonagetshot" don't be afraid to use it!)

4/13 - Bakersfield, CA @ Jerry's Pizza

4/14 - Whittier, CA @ The Green Turtle

4/15 - Canoga Park, CA @ Cobalt Cafe

4/16 - Mesa, AZ @ UB's

4/17 - Albuquerque, NM @ The Compound

4/18 - Wichita Falls, TX @ American Legion Post #169

4/19 - San Antonio, TX @ The White Rabbit

4/20 - Houston, TX @ Java Junction

4/21 - Mission, TX @ Smokin' Aces

4/22 - Las Cruces, NM @ The Dream Center

Come out and party!

-Jake

03/15/09 - The Crossing (Palmdale, Ca)

2009-03-16T01:08:00.000-07:00

This show was a let down, Palmdale is lame, sorry. This venue has a shoddy stage and some real equipment problems. But I'd probably play here again given the chance. Right now Drew and Kyle and I are rooming with The Baby Lottery (AZ) at a Marriot in Palmdale. Chattin it up about titties. Devin and Bryce are having a private love sesh out in the van, staying guard over the equipment and trailer. Tomorrow we play a big show at Jerry's in Bakersfield with Knights Of The Abyss, Molotov Solution, Burning The Masses, and The Irish Front. Post again soon.

-Jake

03/14/09 - The Exit (Fresno, Ca)

2009-03-15T00:07:00.000-07:00

Played tonight in Fresno, CA @ The Exit. The sound tonight was awesome, big props to the sound guy. On another note we shared the stage tonight with The Irish Front (AZ) and The Baby Lottery (AZ). Those guys killed it tonight, great performances. We're staying at our buddy Nates VEGAN CAFE in Fresno tonight, good thing theres some wi-fi i can steal muahahaha!

We're playing tomorrow in Palmdale, CA @ The Crossing with The Irish Front and The Baby Lottery again, so come out and party! We'll also need a place to stay that night, hit us up.

-Jake

03/13/09 - Paradise Lost (Chico, Ca)

2009-03-14T00:15:00.000-07:00

We put up a new song entitled "DOOM" last night and have been getting a good response thus far. REMEMBER: this song is only going be up for one more day! Get your listens in before we take it down! It won't be available until we release our next full length under our new name.

The kick off show to our March mini-tour was tonight in Chico, CA @ Paradise Lost. Good turnout, good start to our 10 day stretch. We also got some tour support from our friend Matt tonight man thanks for keeping it green. We will be selling demos at these shows with all new material on them so come out to a show and pick one of those up for cheap!

Tomorrow we're playing @ THE EXIT in Fresno, CA. Come out and party, and let us sleep on your floor!

-Jake

Want more new Fate tracks?

2009-03-05T18:33:00.001-08:00

On the kickoff date of our March tour with TNG (March 13th) we will be releasing one new song on MySpace. The catch is we're only going to keep it on MySpace for 48 HOURS!!! Get your listens in before its gone!!

-Jake

Updated Tour Dates!

2009-03-02T16:01:00.000-08:00

Hey guys some shows have been comfirmed and I thought it was time (getting close!!) to post up some updated tour dates!

March Mini-Tour w/ THE NINTH GATE (Process)

3/13 - Paradise Lost (Chico, CA)
3/14 - The Exit (Fresno, CA)
3/15 - The Crossing (Palmdale, CA)
3/16 - Jerry's Pizza (Bakersfield, CA)
3/17 - TBA
3/18 - TBA
3/19 - The Badlands (Mesa, AZ)
3/20 - The Lobo Theatre (Albuquerque, NM)
3/21 - The Antique Room (Kingman, AZ)
3/22 - Vinyl Red Studios "Industry Hall" (Ontario, CA)

PROMOTERS: The 17th and the 18th still need to be booked!! Hit up Joel Haston on the Process Records MySpace too book FATE and TNG.

April Mini-Tour w/ CATALEPSY (Stillborn) and ANTAGONIST (Posthetic)

4/11 - TBA
4/12 - The 418 Project (Santa Cruz, CA)
4/13 - Jerry's Pizza (Bakersfield, CA)
4/14 - The Green Turtle (Whittier, CA)
4/15 - Cobalt Cafe (Canoga Park, CA)
4/16 - The Badlands (Mesa, AZ)
4/17 - The Compound (Albuquerque, NM)
4/18 - American Legion Post #169 (Wichita Falls, TX)
4/19 - The White Rabbit (San Antonio, TX)
4/20 - Java Junction (Houston, TX)
4/21 - Smokin' Aces (McAllen, TX)
4/22 - The Dream Center (Las Cruces, NM)

I'll try and post another update asap!
-Jake

"I DEMAND MORE FATE"

2009-02-23T13:39:00.000-08:00

Yo guys. Last night Drew finished tracking vocals for songs 5 and 6. It sounds fucking brutal! We have some more final changes to be made before they are finally complete... but we were all too tired last night to stay at the studio an extra hour. We will be putting all final and finishing touches on the songs in the next session.

FOR ALL BANDS WHO NEED TO RECORD (in the Sacramento or immediately outlying areas):

All our recordings are done through Mayhemeness Studio. You can choose between a per song rate or an hourly rate.

PER SONG RATE:

$150 / song - 1 day limit

$666 / 5 songs - 6 day limit

(additional songs after 5 are $120 with a one day limit)

Time needed after limit reached goes by hourly rate

HOURLY RATE:

$25 / hour

Both rates include: Set-up, Tracking, Mixing, and Mastering

PAYMENT:

Before a mastered copy of you music is given to you, you have to pay for it. Like before you leave Safeway with your 12 pack of Natural Ice and KY, you have to pay for it.

Mayhemeness also comes equipped with an N64 for your playing pleasure while you record. You can check out all his recordings on his MySpace. To book time at Mayhemeness, call Bob @ (916) 821 8895.

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO WANT CD'S OF NEW MATERIAL:

We are making CD's now with all the new material on them. We're going to be selling them for $4 ($1 / song). THESE WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE AT SHOWS, so pick them up when we come through your town.

Track Listing:

Fossil Fueled Genocide

Legacy Of Traitors

Immortal Bloodbath

Infestation Of Life

I'll post again soon guys!

-Jake

STUDIO UPDATE (Instrument Tracking Complete!)

2009-02-21T15:23:00.000-08:00

ALL THE TRACKING FOR INSTRUMENTS IS FINISHED! Let me tell you guys, Bob at Mayhemeness Studio really outdid himself this time, doubling the mic count on the guitars. This gave the guitars an awesome and very FULL sound. the drums are all done as well, and have a powerful and precise sound. We are going back into the studio on Sunday to record the vocals for these two new tracks. The lyrics Drew has written are phenomenal as always. I'm really sorry to say that we are not going to be releasing these songs until we sign again, and record our next full length album. We want you guys to be blown away with the CD and have as much NEW MATERIAL on it as possible! Expect this to be released 2010 sometime.

ALSO!

More of the March tour dates with THE NINTH GATE are being confirmed!

March 18th in San Diego, CA is close to being confirmed, as well as March 19th in Mesa, AZ. We are thinking we will most likely have to take March 17th as a day off... SO IF YOU LIVE IN BETWEEN BAKERSFIELD CALIFORNIA AND SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA LET US STAY AT YOUR HOUSE, WE HATE SLEEPING IN THE VAN, ITS TERRIBLY COLD.

Soon we should have tour flyers for both tours up and being posted everywhere!

Thanks for reading guys, I will try to post another update soon!

-Jake

STUDIO UPDATE (Drum Editing Begins)

2009-02-18T18:59:00.000-08:00

I am in the studio again today with bob editing drums, we've been here since about 2 o'clock. The tones we got yesterday are awesome and I cant wait to get the other instruments tracked. Tomorrow after tracking I will post another update ...and maybe a teaser track too. Who knows.

-Jake

STUDIO UPDATE (Drum Tracking Begins)

2009-02-17T18:40:00.000-08:00

Yo guys! I wanted to give you all a studio update! Today we started recording two more pre-production songs at Mayhemeness Studio in Sac. These songs are already sounding brutal, even with just the scratch and drum tracks done. In a few minutes we're gonna start editing the drums, and get them perfect for when Bryce, Kyle, Devin, and Drew come in on the 19th to track.

I'll post a new update on the 19th after tracking is complete.

-Jake

02/15/09 - All Pro Pizza / VISALIA, CA

2009-02-16T02:03:00.000-08:00

Holy shit Visalia. That's all I can say. This show was one of the funnest shows we have played this year so far. Where the fuck is Visalia? I don't know... but 191 kids showed up to ALL PRO PIZZA for the 7-band bill tonight. The promoters there are awesome and are just what the underground metal scene needs to get back on its feet.

We will DEFINATELY be coming back to Visalia anytime we are intived.

Thanks to all the kids that came out, the promoters, and the other bands that played.

-Jake

New Material Updates

2009-02-15T12:57:00.001-08:00

Hey guys! I've been getting a lot of messages on the Myspace asking about our new songs and what our plans are for the future. Since we parted ways with MetalBlade we've been working our asses off to try and make music that would get us noticed by another label. Here's the outline pretty much of what we want to go down.

1. Write new music - So far we have about six (6) new songs, four (4) of which are up on the myspace player. The reason we took off all the songs from the Vultures release was because we wanted to forge a new beginning, a new style, and pretty much a new band with our new material.

2. Press package - A press package is probably one of the single most important tools a band has to communicate with a label seeking artists. A well put together press package consists of:

A. Demo Songs

B. Band Bio

C. Tour History

D. Promo Pics

E. Recorded Live Performance

F. Any Other Releases (in our case this would mean sending a copy of Vultures, but this is

optional obviously)

3. TOUR - Touring is probably the best thing I have ever done. Its you and your four best friends all in a van together driving across the country to play your Satan music to kids. This is pretty much what I want to do the rest of my life (whether if be with this band or not). One of the things a lot of people don't know is that the bands VERY RARELY book their own tours. I get some messages here and there asking us if a band can open for us, or if they can hop on the bill of a certain show, and guys its really not up to us. Sometimes I wish it was because we understand you guys are in the same situation as we are; trying to get yourself out there; and it sucks to have to tell someone that we can't do anything for them.

Right now we are working full-time trying to get a deal going, and trying to get ourselves out there as much as we can. Hopefully these mini-tours coming up in March and April will give us the final push we've been looking for. We have been recording all our new songs as we write them for pre-production purposes. It is a hundred times better to go into a professional studio with a pre-production demo so the engineer wont be fumbling around in the dark. He can have all the effects and add-ins right in front of him, which makes the process less time consuming, and ultimately saves the record label money on recording (they love anything that will save money). We have recorded ALL of our pre-production demo songs with a really close friend of ours Bobby Swanson @ Mayhemeness Studios. He has really cheap rates, and really high quality recordings, and he's amazing at what he does, hit him up if you are in a band in the Sacramento (or outlying) areas and you need quality recording

We're about to leave for our show in Visalia tonight, I hope to see everyone out there, come to the merch table and say what's up, we always love talking to you guys.

-Jake

Starting Out... (March and April Tour Dates)

2009-02-14T15:48:00.001-08:00

Hey guys! Thanks for checking out our new Tour Blog! I (jake) decided this blog would be a good way to stay in touch with our fans, and to let you guys in on what's going on in our band and our lives. Most people don't think about the fact that we're just 5 dudes who like metal, we're just the same as you are. I'll let you in on the story so far (this is going to be rough and patchy):

Fate formed over 5 years ago (none of us now were in the band then). Up until recently Justin Krahn was the only OG member, but he recently chose to part ways with the band to pursue a more full life of going to college and working. Fast forward ---> August 2006. Fate has a mass loss of members and their MetalBlade contract hangs in the balance. Fate acquires Devin Durrett (bass), Bryce Yuson (guitar), and Jacob Durrett (drums) from broken-up local Sacramento band Debello Castrum. This new lineup forges forward to write Fate's MetalBlade debut "Vultures" which releases on April 29th, 2007 (you can purchase this CD online from the MetalBlade Online Store). The band was scheduled to do tour all that winter to support the release of Vultures, but had a severe van flip on the icy freeways of Wyoming. This crash and other complications forced Fate to part ways with MetalBlade. We then acquired former Conducting From The Grave vocalist Drew Winter, and we have since been writing new material which you can check out on our MySpace.

So since the van crashing in Wyoming (which sucked balls it was like 2 degrees outside) we have been trying to get back out on the road. We have been working pretty hard on writing new material that pushes the boundaries of our genre, and our skills. Our good friend Joel Haston (Process Records) hit us up about setting up a mini-tour with one of his new bands THE NINTH GATE. We agreed with him this would be a good oppurtunity for us seeing as how long we've been stuck here in Sac on our butts writing new material since the van flip (we have since purchased another van which we dubbed "Eisengarde"). So right now we have about six of those dates booked, and four yet to be booked. I am personally really excited for this mini-tour coming up, because we play a stop in Bakersfield @ Jerry's Pizza with our friends MOLOTOV SOLUTION. These guys fucking rip and they just recorded their MetalBlade debut with TIM LAMBESIS of AILD, which is incredible.

Here are the dates for the March Mini-Tour with The Ninth Gate:

March 13Th, 2009

TBA*

Canoga Park, CA

March 14th, 2009

THE EXIT***

Fresno, CA

March 15th, 2009

THE CROSSING***

Palmdale, CA

March 16th, 2009

JERRY'S PIZZA w/ KNIGHTS OF THE ABYSS,

MOLOTOV SOLUTION, BURNING THE MASSES*

Bakersfield, CA

March 17th, 2009

TBA**

Whittier / SoCal, CA

March 18th, 2009

TBA**

San Diego, CA

March 19th, 2009

TBA**

Mesa, AZ

March 20th, 2009

THE LOBO THEATRE w/ THE ANChOR TOUR STOP*

Albuquerque, NM

March 21st, 2009

THE ANTIQUE ROOM*

Kingman, AZ

March 22nd, 2009

VINYL RED STUDIO*

Ontario, CA

* w/ The Ninth Gate only

** w/ Fallen Figure, The Ninth Gate only

*** w/ The Irish Front, The Baby Lottery, and The Ninth Gate

If you want to book us, or if you want us to come to your town, send your info (and the info of a venue) to Joel Haston (Process Records).

A few days ago we also confirmed another mini-tour in April that I'm SUPER stoked about with Catalepsy and Antagonist. Here are the dates for April:

April 11th, 2009

TBA***

Sacramento, CA

April 12th, 2009

418 PROJECT***

Santa Cruz, CA

April 13th, 2009

JERRY'S PIZZA***

Bakersfield, CA

April 14th, 2009

THE GREEN TURTLE***

Whittier, CA

April 15th, 2009

THE COBALT CAFE***

Conoga Park, CA

April 16th, 2009

TBA*

Tempe, AZ

April 17th, 2009

THE COMPOUND*

Albuquerque, NM

April 18th, 2009

THE LEGION 169*

Wichita Falls, TX

April 19th, 2009

THE WHITE RABBIT*

San Antonio, TX

April 20th, 2009

JAVA JUNCTION*

Houston, TX

April 21st, 2009

SMOKIN ACE'S**

McAllen, TX

April 22nd, 2009

THE DREAM CENTER**

Las Cruces, NM

* w/ Catalepsy, Antagonist Only

** w/ Antagonist Only

*** w/ Catalepsy, Angaonist, And Matryrdom

I will try and get a tour flyer up for you guys as soon as I can. In the meantime catch Catalepsy's new song "Dethroat".