As promised long ago, here are finally the dates for our 4th European Tour. This time we decided to launch the attack in the spring and hopefully another one later on this year. This tour will take us through 10 countries in just over 3 weeks. Busy as usual, so far we have just 4 days off in the 23 day journey and we're trying to fill those as well. Conquering new territory and visiting some old stomping grounds. Check out the dates in the OPERATIONS page. See you on the road! Make sure to read up the tour diaries.
PEACE
February 29, 2008 - New Promo Pics
Check them out HERE.
All pics by Lance Citriniti Photography
http://www.lcitrinitiphoto.com
http://www.myspace.com/lc_photo
PEACE
February 27, 2008 - Update
Looks like we've been slacking with the updates again. Just leting you know whats been going on lately. We have a couple of shows coming up in some fine Ontario towns like Hamilton, Windsor and Brantford. For more info check out the OPERATIONS page. The booking of our upcoming spring European attack is well on the way and we should be posting up the schedule pretty soon. This one's gonna be great! Breaking some new ground again and visiting lots of countries from past European tours.
There will be a Toronto show coming up before we leave for Europe, so look out for it soon. Stay in touch!
PEACE
January 12, 2008 - London
Good time last night in London! Big thanx to Kill Effect, Band.Zero and Limits of Approach for sharing the stage with us. Thanx to Margaret for hooking us up with the show. And big thanx to everyone that came and rocked out with us. We appreciate the support. See you all next time!
PEACE
December 9, 2007 - The Bo and the video...
It has been a long time since we played a show in Canada outside the T dot. Well, yesterday we too a trip to Belleville to play at the Bo. What a wicked night it turned out to be. Played with some great bands, Confined Spaces, Under Artificial Skies and Fathom Ties. Good times sharing the stage with you guys! Huge thanx to Kory for hooking up the show. And most of all thanx to everyone that came and rocked out with us last night. Although I don't think many people knew us before we played. I think all of you left with a CD in your hand! We love your support and we'll see you all again really soon.
The video is now up on YouTube!!! So go check it out. Let us know what you think. You can also watch it on the Zeroscape MySpace page. Which also has a hot new look!
Next show is at the Kathedral next Sunday December 16th. Its an all ages gig and its only $5 to get in as long as you bring a non parishable food item with you. Come out and have a good time with us. Probably our last gig in 2007!
PEACE
November 19, 2007 - Its coming!!!
So our first show in Toronto since June is coming up in just under a couple of weeks. Mark November 30 on your calendar. We are gonna tear up the Kathedral!!! Come see Yaazer in action. For more info check out the OPERATIONS page or this DC Music poster. Its a Friday Night!!!
Another Toronto show is happening at the Kathedral on Sunday, December 16. This is a No Official Capacity gig so you're guaranteed to see some good heavy bands play. Check out this promo poster. And this show is only $5 if you bring a non perishable food item with you!
We're working on booking more gigs around Ontario and Quebec as well so if you wanna suggest a place we should play, just get in touch. We'll see you all soon.
PEACE
October 31, 2007 - New blood, new shows, new video
Its been a while. We've been staying busy for the past while. First of all, we got ourself a new bass player. Didn't take us too long. Those that came to the vodeo shoot already met him. For the rest of you, come check out one of our upcoming Toronto gigs to see Yaaazer in action. For more info check out the OPERATIONS page or just read on below.
Two shows coming up in Toronto in the next little while. The first one is on Friday, November 30th at the Kathedral (Queen and Bathurst). This is an all ages gig and will kick off at about 8pm. Zeroscape hits the stage at 11:30. The cost is $10 at the door. Other bands playing with us are Drive Channel, In The Wake, SFD, The Entropy, The First Burning, Bayer, The Black Pints, Viscera, A Page To Burn, Nobody Knew. As you can see there are a ton of bands so come early to check them out or just to get a head start on the boozing with us. Its a Friday night!!! And its our first show in Toronto since June!!! YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!! Second show will take place on Sunday, December 16th. Thats all the info I got for you so far on this one.
And of course, the long awaited video is well in the works. We already saw the rough edits and it looks wicked. As soon as we have it in our hands we'll let you know. The Uncle Bush CD Single that will include the video will be for sale at these gigs so you can get yours for just $2!!! Everyone that came to the video shoot gets a free copy, just remind us when we see you.
PEACE
September 23, 2007 - The video shoot
We shot our first video yesterday! That was a lot of fun. We started early in the day shooting the story line downtown Toronto. Right in the heart of financial district. It didn't take long for us to get booted by security. So we had to move locations. Found another place where an actual movie crew was doing some work. So we kinda blended in with them and did what we needed to do. Big thanx to all the extras that came out so early in the day to help us. And thanx to everyone on the streets that took part in the video. You guys were great help!
The second shoot was even more exciting. We got to Co-op studios around 1pm and got all our stuff set up for the shoot. Tons of food and $1 beer for everyone too! Then after a couple of beers we went right to work. That shoot took over 4 hrs of hard work and hard drinking. Well, the directors did the work and we took care of the drinking part. Someone's gotta do it I guess. Once again big thanx to everyone that came to that shoot and showed us so much support. You guys are awesome! Big thanx to Nic Izzi from reconstructedmedia.com for directing the video. Thanx to the co-director/camera man Chris Green. And big thanx to Paul and everyone else at the Co-op Studios for letting us use the space.
Now we just wait for the editing. I think its gonna look great! We're gonna release the video along with 2 songs on a CD that we'll be selling for just $2!!! Good times as usual. See you all soon.
PEACE
September 9, 2007 - Video shoot and other stuff
Its happening this Saturday!!! We're totally pumped about this and we hope you can make it. There will be 2 shooting segments, so here?s the deal:
1st segment - STORY SHOOT - Downtown Toronto (Queen & Bay) at 10am sharp! We need people dressed business-like, like you?re going to work at some office or something.
2nd segment - PERFORMANCE SHOOT - In the afternoon until night, at CO-OP Rehearsals, 347 Carlaw Ave. East. Lots of beers and rock out like crazy! Bring all your friends, dress up, bring props, whatever! It?s all good times.
Please don't wear anything with big brand name logo's on it. If you wanna wear band shirts thats cool to support other local bands. There will be $1 beers for everyone thats there. You get to be in the video that'll be aired on MuchMusic as well as tons of european channels. And you'll be the first to get the ZEROSCAPE single that will include the video on it! And most important, it'll be a good fucking time!
Let us know if you can make it.
PEACE
August 22, 2007 - Another one bites the dust...
Well its been a while since this page got an update. If you wanna know what was happening in this time just check out the Reports Page. The VIDEO DIARY is still up on YouTube as well with a whole bunch of videos from the road.
So here are the news!!! Salamonn is no longer in ZEROSCAPE. I'm not gonna get into the reasons why because it really doesn't matter. The important thing is that this is another chapter in the ZEROSCAPE book closed. We're moving on to bigger and better things and some people are just not fit to keep up with our pace.
Now its time for us to get some new blood in the band!!! The search is on and ZEROSCAPE will be holding auditions for the new male or female bassist immediately. The requirements are fairly simple. The most important quality we're looking for is dedication. We live and breath our music. Everything we have accomplished was done completely on our own through hard work and we will continue pushing until we get to the top. We need someone thats willing to put in the work. And when the time comes, you must be ready to tell your boss "Fuck off, I quit!!!" and hit the road, living out of a van eating tuna right out of a can. Good playing skills obviously are needed as well as strong stage presence. We're a live band, you must have wicked energy on stage! If this is you or if you know of anyone that would like to give it a shot, holla at band@zeroscapemusic.com or call Speshalizt @ 647 888 6963
PEACE
June 17, 2007 - BUSH PARTY NEXT SATURDAY!!!
One more huge party is coming up before we head to Europe. Brandon's B-Day party!!! Here is some info...
This is happening next Saturday June 23 on 36 acres of land in Caledon. The bands playing are ZEROSCAPE, FLATT EDDY, NAGASAKI AND BONE TRIGGER plus there will be a DJ, an MC and apparently a biggest fucking fire you'll ever see. The cost to get in is only $10. Here's what you should bring: tents, food, pop/water, TP (its a bush party), and plenty of booze. Get ready to party hard! Noone's driving home unless they can prove they are sober. I have a feeling we'll be hurting after this one for a while. It'll be a great practice for the 5 weeks on the road to come. YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!! See you there. Here are the directions:
There are 2 easy ways to get to the bush party!!! Now pay attention children!!!
#1... Take hwy 401 to Mississauga rd. Go north on Mississauga Rd. till you hit Oldbaseline Rd.(which should take about 20 min. or so). There is an amber flashing light at Oldbaseline rd. Make a left (west) turn on Oldbaseline and it is the first driveway on the left.
#2... Take Hwy 401 to hwy 410 north, Hwy 410 then turns into Heartlake Rd. Continue North on Heartlake Rd. until you hit Oldbaseline Rd. (which takes about 20 min.) Turn left (west) on Oldbaseline Rd. and drive until you hit Mississauga Rd. Continue on Oldbaseline Rd. trough Mississauga Rd. and it is the first driveway on the left.
There will be some kind of a sign to let you know you are at the right place at the entrance. Drive slowly when you enter the property due to uneven ground!!! (SO LEAVE THE LOW,LOWS AT HOME THIS WEEKEND)!!!!
PEACE
June 11, 2007 - THANK YOU!!! + some tour info
Seriously, thanx everyone that made the gig at the Co-op our best show in Toronto ever. The night felt like a huge family reunion and the energy in the room was amazing. First of all, huge thanx to Paul and the rest of the Co-op crew for giving us the venue for the show and for helping us raise a bunch of much needed dollaz for the tour. Thanx to the bands Bone Trigger, Rehab For Quitters and Flatt Eddy. Thanx to Laura for all the help at the bar and donating the tips to the fund as well. Thanx to all our fans that came out and showed us so much love. We loved seeing every one of you out there rocking out and your energy felt great! Thanx to the STP for making it out to the show (I'm yet to see you 2 miss one). And last but not least, thanx to Elliot for whatever it is you did. Every band should be lucky enough to have a fan with that much intencity and energy support them. Hope you enjoy MY shirt man. So as I mentioned before the night was a huge success and I was a huge mess all day yesterday. Thanx again everyone! See you in August.
The tour seems to be shaping up great. So far we got 23 shows confirmed in 13 countries. THIRTEEN!!! Thats a lot of driving. Can't wait to hit the road again and rock out nearly every day. This tour we'll be playing some awesome outdoor festivals as well. Here are some links to check out "ROCK FOR PEOPLE FESTIVAL","BORN2B WILD FESTIVAL" and "ROCK LA MURES". Plus many shows at some cool venues. This is gonna be the best and most exciting tour to date for sure. In just 5 week we'll cover more territory and reach out to more people than we ever have before. The reports page will be updated more or less daily with lots of pics and hopefully some video footage as well. Make sure to keep checking back.
PEACE
May 22, 2007 - ONE MORE BEFORE WE GO
Sooooooooo. After having such a wicked time last week at the Metal Bar, us and our brothers from The Co-op decided to do one more T.O. show before we leave. This one is the ZEROSCAPE Tour Fundraiser. This show is happening on Saturday June 9 at The Co-op (347 Carlaw Ave E @ Dundas). We'll be sharing the stage with our favorite bands, Rehab for Quitters, Bone Trigger and Flatt Eddy. And the best part is the $5 you spend at the door will go to help us pay some tour expences!!! Isn't that great!!! We'll see you all there...
PEACE
May 20, 2007
Amazing show last Friday at the Metal Bar. About time Toronto got a venue like that. Its big, loud and all about heavy music. You'll be seeing ZEROSCAPE play this venue again for sure. Huge thanx to No Official Capacity for hooking up the gig. Thanx to Riplash, Life Goes On Without Me and In The Wake for sharing the stage with us. And the biggest thanx to everyone that came out and showed support. It was amazing to see all of you rocking out to our shit once again. This was one of the best show we ever played in this city. Thats how it felt to us anyway.
Thanx everyone!!! See you next time.
PEACE
May 12, 2007 - UPDATE
Well, the tour is coming up fast. Just over a month left till we begin our next European attack. We're all really excited to get back on the road. Feels like its been to long. So far we got 17 shows confirmed in 11 countries. All that in 30 days. Gonna be a busy month. We're still working on getting the emprty dates filled.
Couple of shows in Toronto coming up before we leave. One is on Friday May 18th at the Metal Bar (Dundas & Ossington). First time for us in this new venue. Never been there but I've heard good things. We're gonna break out a couple of new songs as well. Other bands are Riplash, Life Goes On Without Me and In The Wake. And its only $5 to get in! Can't go wrong. Come check it out as it might be your last chance to see us before we head to Europe. The other show is a Bush Party for Brandon's B-Day on June 23rd. But unless you know Brandon you're probably not coming. And by the way, ZEROSCAPE is available for weddings and baby showers as well!!! Well, not really... unless its an open bar.
We got some new pics taken few weeks ago by Lance Citriniti. By far the best pics we ever took. Make sure you check the out HERE or through the link on the INTELLIGENCE page.
PEACE
April 13, 2007 - 2007 EUROPEAN TOUR
Much like the past 2 years, this summer we'll be packing our bags and heading back to Europe. This time we're taking a bit of a different approach. We're going over to attack mainland Europe for 5 solid weeks. This way we'll be able to cover more countries than we ever did before. So far we have dates booked in Czech Republic, Austria, Gemany, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and all 3 Baltic countries. Also on this tour we'll be playing more outdoor festivals, sharing the stage with some big bands and reaching out to some big crowds. Check out the tour dates on the OPERATIONS page. Lots more shows are in the works. Keep checking that list for updates.
We're still planning to hit UK sometime in the fall. More details as we get closer to the time.
PEACE
March 20, 2007 - ZEROSCAPE on the Dave and Chuck Show
This is happening this Sunday March 25 from noon to 2pm(EST). Sounds like it will be good times! Play some music and drink some beers early in the afternoon! If you're sitting at home hung over from the Saturday night party you can listen to the show live at http://thatradio.com. If you miss it, we'll let you know when the show will be up on YouTube. Check out http://www.myspace.com/daveandchuck for more info.
The European attack is shaping up better than we even expected. The 5 week tour will begin late June and will take us through a whole new territory, Eastern Europe. Gonna cover some countries we've never even visited before! We already secured spots on some really cool festivals and are still looking for more. Some confirmed dates should be up on the site soon. Looks like we will not be going to UK this time. But don't worry we'll launch a UK assault sometime in the fall. ZEROSCAPE is taking over!!!
And also, there is a new track on our MySpace Site. Check it out, download it, spread the word and let us know what you think.
PEACE
March 1, 2007 - ALL AGES GIG!!!
We have another gig coming up. This one is on Tuesday March 13 at the El Mocambo (464 Spadina Ave @ College). This is an all ages show during the week of March break so it will be good times. The cost is only $7 if you bring a can of food with you, otherwise its $10. But you should bring the food down anyway, its going to a good cause (not in my fridge). Some of the bands playing are The Goodbye Celebration, Redlight Greenlight, Cause An Effect and more. The doors open at 6 and ZEROSCAPE is to hit the stage around 10pm. Come hang out with us in the middle of the week for a change so we can all welcome humpday with a wicked hangover! Sound like a good idea? We'll see you there!
PEACE
February 17, 2007 - YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!
Another wicked show last Friday!!! Thanx to all the bands, Reason Disappears, Obsidian, In The Wake, Space Ship Blues, Castalia. Its been a pleasure playing with you all. Big thanx to DC Music for setting up a great night. And most of all, thanx to everyone that came out (in the freezing cold again) and showed us love and support. Simon fell right in place on stage. The energy was there from the very start and we feel that we sounded tighter and better than ever.
Here's what we got in the works. We're still planning to hit the studio to record some acoustic tracks and hopefully play another unplugged gig in the city soon. We're doing the Dave and Chuck show on March 25. We're pletty excited about that. It doesn't air anywhere but they do make a podcast out of it and put some videos on YouTube. Sounds like good times! We'll get some pics of the last Fridays gig up by the end of the week. Oh, and the website revamp is on its way as well...
PEACE
February 12, 2007 - LINEUP IS COMPLETE!!
The new ZEROSCAPE lineup is now complete and stronger than ever. First of all we would like to thank everyone that took the time to come out for an audition. It was great having you all out!!!
Before we started the auditions we knew that there was gonna be that one person who's gonna come out and from minute one just fit right in. And thats exactly how it turned out. From the very first song the band sounded tight and strong. Only a few jams later we are ready to play this Fridays gig with the new bass player. Everyone should come out and check out this gig and welcome Simon (The New Zealander) to the band and watch him do his thing on his 5 string fretless bass. We know he'll be just as crazy on stage as we are!!! Don't worry, the ZEROSCAPE nickname will come soon. Everyone gets one, its just a matter of time till we find the one thats right. All the detail for the show are on the OPERATIONS page and in the update below. Don't miss it! Thanx for your support everyone. We're unstoppable now!!!
PEACE
February 3, 2007 - Another gig coming up!!!
Check out this wicked show!!! Just the lineup says it all. Some of the bands sharing the stage with us are Reason Disappears, Obsidian, In The Wake, Space Ship Blues, Castalia and more. Check out this FLIER for more info. The show's taking place at the Kathedral on February 16th. The doors open at 5:30 as there are a lot of bands playing. ZEROSCAPE is sceduled to play second last at 11pm. The cost is $10 with a ticket or $15 at the door, which is less than a buck a band if you stay for the whole thing! If you need a ticket, please send us a message asap so we can save one for you. Hope to see you all there again. And I hope it won't be -30 outside like last weeks show.
PEACE
January 27, 2007 - Thank you...
Just want to thank everyone that came out on Thursday and supported us once again despite the miserable cold weather. You guys made our night great! Thanx to all the bands, especially [MOD]ified for letting everyone use the drums.
Huge thanx to Chris from Rehab For Quitters for helping us out on bass. This guy worked his balls off to get ready for this show in just 10 days. You did a wicked job! And that proves again that the Zeroscape boot camp actually works.
We're gonna keep trying out bass players for the next couple of weeks. Got a few people lined up already. If you know of any others, let them know to get in touch. We just wanna see whats out there and try as many people as possible. Thanx again everyone for all the support! See you soon.
PEACE
January 15, 2007 - ZEROSCAPE SHOWCASE!!!
As an old wiseman once said, "when the opportunity knocks, don't get caught with your fucking pants down". Thats why when we were asked to play this showcase we agreed, even though we just parted with our bass player last week. The new temporary recruit for the bass player position is already in intence training. Come out and see who it is. Some of you will sure know him.
The showcase will take place at the Reverb (651 Queen St W @ Bathurst) on Thursday, Junuary 25th. ZEROSCAPE is scheduled to play at 10:30, so don't be late. Reps from Roadrunner Records, Paperbag Records, EMI Music, Maple Recordings and Underground Operations will all be there to see the bands. We need your support on this one. Come out and show us some love. Afterall, the energy we have on stage all comes from the energy in the crowd. We'll see you all there!!!
First show of the year looks like a big one!!! Barely 2 weeks into 2007 and look at all the great things that are happening already. The release of '...And If This Is The End I Will' in Canada, the lineup change and now the showcase!!! This is the year of ZEROSCAPE!!!
PEACE
January 11, 2007
ZEROSCAPE and bassist McNizzow have now oficially parted ways. Together we have accoplished plenty, 3 Ep's, 2 full length's and hundreds of shows leading us across the Eastern part of Canada as well as UK, Germany, France, Belgium, Luxunburg, Austria. Together we shared music and moments that will live with us forever and wish we McNizzow the best as his musical journey continues.
Now its time for us to get some new blood in the band. The search is on and ZEROSCAPE will be holding auditions for the new male or female bassist immediately. The requirements are fairly simple. The most important quality we're looking for is dedication. We live and breath our music. Everything we have accomplished was done completely on our own through hard work and we will continue pushing untill we get to the top. We need someone thats willing to put in the work. And when the time comes, you must be ready to tell your boss "Fuck off, I quit!!!" and hit the road, living out of a van eating tuna right out of a can. The plans are already in the works for the 2007 summer tour. Big plans!!! Good playing skills obviously are needed as well as strong stage presence. We're a live band, you must have wicked energy on stage! If this is you or if you know of anyone that would like to give it a shot, holla at band@zeroscapemusic.com or call Speshalizt @ 647 888 6963 (call after 6 or weekends, I'm poor).
PEACE
January 4, 2007 - '...And If This Is The End I Will' in Canada!!!
Hello everyone. First of all, we hope you are all good and that your new years hangover finally wore off. Looks like we're starting the year on a good note already.
At last, our new album '...And If This Is The End I Will' is available in Canada. Kinda ironic that it got released here 6 months later than in Europe, but better late than never. So do yourself a favor (and help us out too), go to your local HMV and order it now. That way you can scratch off "get the ZEROSCAPE album" from your new year resolutions list. Unless of course Santa was nice enough to get you that CD for christmas. But then again, I'm sure most of you have been naughty last year much like we were.
Don't forget to check out a couple of videos we got posted on MySpace and drop us a line with your comments. Good luck in 2007. The year of ZEROSCAPE!!! Thanx for your support!!!
PEACE
December 15, 2006
Well, another year gone past. Once again we managed to get a whole lot accomplished. Started off the year by dropping our second full length album '...And If This Is The End I Will'. Big thanx to everyone that was involved in that and made it happen. Our second European tour was a big success as well. Over 70 gigs in 3 months in 6 European countries. Made tons of new friends and fans, nevermind the amazing experiences that we'll never forget. In 2006 we finally signed a record deal with Bad Reputation Records out of Paris, France. And now the album is available in all the major record stores all accross Europe. Huge thanx to Eric Coubard for helping us out and having faith in us. We're looking forward to working with you in 2007 to get us to the next step.
There are some new pics and videos available on the INTELLIGENCE page. Check them out. The pics from the 2 shows we played at the Marquee as well as the video for Love Dove is by Sara STP. The acoustic pics are by Lance Citriniti. And the Skank And Live video is by our good friend Mogli, the King of the Scottish Junge. Big thanx to all of you for the help!!!
Whats planned for 2007? Well, we are gonna hit the studio and record a short acoustic demo. Most likely just 3 or 4 songs. Look out for that sometime before spring. We got some great responce from the acoustic shows in Europe as well as the one we played in Toronto at Holy Joes. Time to put someof it down on CD. Don't worry, ZEROSCAPE is NOT turning into an acoustic band. We still love to play loud and rock out. This is just another side of the band and we want people to experience it. The 2007 European Tour is in the plans but there won't be any dates posted for a while. We've learned tons from our past experiences so this time we're gonna plan it a bit more carefully and make sure we're being efficient with our time. Gonna do 2007 as we do every other year..."fuck the plans and just go for it". That seems to be the way of this band.
Thanx again to everyone thats stuck by us in 2006. We appreciate all your support. Stay in touch and have yourself great alco-holidays!!! We'll see you next year!!! If you're doing something cool for NYE let us know. We're always looking for a good party!!!
PEACE
November 5, 2006 - YAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!
Wicked night last night at the Marquee again! If you missed it, too bad. Huge thanx to everyone that came out and showed us so much support again. You guys fucking rock! What can I say about the bands. Amazing line up! Nagasaki, Undergods and Rehab for Quitters kicked ass once again. No surprize there really. It was great seeing you guys all again. The Hellz Kitchen Show was wicked. You guys really gotta start doing this more often than just once a year. "Where its at?" Flatt Eddy closed off the night with another tight set. Love watching you guys. Thanx for setting up this great show. Can't wait to do it again some day.
Oh yeah, thanx to the first band for showing everyone else what not to do when playing a show. These clowns played like shit, for twice as long as they were scheduled for and were too busy to stick around and whatch the other bands. I think they had to all get home for a bubble bath and a circle jerk. Thats too bad cause they could've learned something about playing live. Here's a tip for you guys anyway... when the room gets completely empty while youre playing, its time to wrap it up.
Whats next? Well, for the first time on Toronto ZEROSCAPE is playing an acoustic show. We started playing acoustic gigs during our first European tour to fill the empty dates. Then we reallized that people really enjoy it. We try to capture the energy of our "plugged in" gigs and put it into 3 guitars and a some percussion. Sounds weird? Only one way to find out I guess. Come check it out for yourself at Holy Joe's on NOVEMBER 17th. More details coming very soon.
Stay in touch everyone, thanx again for your support and we'll see you all soon!!! We'll get some pics from the last 2 shows up soon. Keep checking the site.
PEACE
October 29, 2006 - HALLOWEEN SHOW LAST NIGHT
Well... It sure felt good to rock the stage again last night. Our first show since we came back from Europe. The night went awesome. Oklahome Bomb Squad opened up the night with a tight set. Flatt Eddy took the stage right after. I still love the Gin and Juice cover! Good shit boys! Then, the virgins of the night, Bone Trigger. Wicked show guys! Good to see Carlos and the boys rocking out. Undergods played next with no other but Dr. Sean on drums. Just like the old days. Been a while since we've seen you guys. Then of course it was time for the ultimate party band... Rehab For Quitters. Jizzle had to fill in on the drums for the night. Wicked set boys! You guys didn't suck as bad as you could have.
Then it was time for the Halloween song. We worked long and hard on this one. The song was first written by Dan from Rehab. He had the idea of having ZEROSCAPE and Rehab on stage at the same time along with Jezla a.k.a. the band whore for the night. So we had 2 very drunk jams to get the song together. It turned out good. People were rocking out and we had a great time. Our set went well. Thanx to everyone that came up close and showed us support once again. You guys fucking rock. Can't wait to do it again next week.
The afterparty was good too. Or so I heard anyway. Didn't make it there myself unfortunately, but apparently "Paul was out of it, Satoshi passed out on a coffee table, this one kid was puking in the bathroom and passed out". Thats a quote from a very reliable source. The STP!!! These girls know everything. Thanx for coming out last night. Huge thanx to Jezla for another wicked show. Thanx to all the bands that played and to everyone for coming out. Congrats to Bubbles on winning the costume prize and going home with all the door money.
Those of yopu that missed it, make sure to come out this Saturday NOV 4 @ MARQUEE Downstairs (280 Coxwell ave @ Gerrard). Ed from Flatt Eddy has lost his dad earlier this year. He was a huge supporter of our music and the local music scene in general. This is a tribute show for him. Come out and show your support and see another wicked gig. See you there!
PEACE
October 8, 2006 - UPDATE AND NEW SHOWS!
Just a quick note to let you know whats been going on lately. First of all, we're not dead and all doing well. We've been spending our time jamming and writing new music. As usual, it seems to come out easy and we're all really excited about the new stuff. Not sure if it will all be ready for the next couple of gigs, but you never know.
The reviews for '...AND IF THIS IS THE END I WILL' are slowly coming in and we've been trying to get as many of them together as we can find. Some good, some...well...not so good. But we never claimed to write music everyone likes. Thats why we're not gonna pick and choose, but we will post every one of them up. So look out for that in the next couple of weeks.
Couple of gigs coming up in the next month as well. Here's some info.
OCT 28 @ MARQUEE Downstairs (280 Coxwell ave @ Gerrard) with Undergods, Guru Luv Vibe, Bone Trigger, Flatt eddy, Rehab for Quitters.
Halloween party hosted by THKS. Its only a few $$$ at the door and all the money will go to the person with the best costume!!! So dress up!!! Don't be shy. We're all getting dressed up as the clowns from ZEROSCAPE.
NOV 4 @ MARQUEE Downstairs (280 Coxwell ave @ Gerrard) with Flatt Eddy
Ed from Flatt Eddy has lost his dad earlier this year. He was a huge supporter of our music and the local music scene in general. This is a tribute show for him. Come out and show your support.
As you probably noticed both shows are at the same venue a week apart. Both on a Saturday night as well. We haven't seen all of you in a long time. You got plenty notice, so make sure to come check out at least one of these shows. Aslo, something important to keep in mind. Speshalizt's birthday falls right between these 2 shows. So please feel free to buy me...i mean HIM...lots of beer. Stay tuned everyone. We'll see you soon.
PEACE
August 23, 2006 - BACK HOME
As you can see its been a while since the last entry. We just returned from Europe a couple of weeks ago. We had an amazing time there. For those that have been keeping up with the diary on the REPORTS page, thank you. Those that didn't, go check it out now. Full of interesting stories. Go on, you know you wanna. As everything else we do, we had to pick the worst possible day to leave the UK and make our way home. Just to refresh your memory, we left the Thursday all the shit hit the fan in UK and US. Chaos at the airports. But we all got home ok so can't complain. Just another story for the books.
We would like to thank everyone that came out and showed us so much support in Europe. You guys are all amazing and you're the reason we had such a wicked time there again. All in all we ended up playing over 70 shows in 6 different countries in just over 3 months. Busy schedule and that's how we like it. Our trusty van has pulled through once again. We put on over 16000 miles (25000 km) all together. Thats a lot of driving. Hit one sheep and got rear ended twice. The thing was a beast!!! In the end we actually ended up selling the van to the same person we bought it from. Not quite as good a shape as it was when we first got it. And I hope he manages to get rid of the 'road stench' somehow. Might take a lot of airing out.
Some people we have to thank separately:
First of all, on the top of the list as usual is Mr Vic Wintergreen from DEFZONE. Don't know how but hope someday we get a chance to repay you for all the favors. The shows in Kent were amazing and we appreciate everything else you've done for us over the last 2 years.
Eric Coubard and BAD REPUTATION RECORDS. Thanx for helping us out with CDs, merch and distributon. And for having so much faith in the band. We look forward to working with you!
Cedric from VOODOO BOOKING for setting up all the French shows. And thanx for letting us crash at the house all these times and way overstay our welcome. I'm sure next time you'll think twice before saying to anyone "you're welcome to stay here any time".
Mogli, the king of the Scottish jungle. Thanx for hooking up all the gigs in Scotland. Thanx for the house to stay in, the food and for introducing me to poof juice. We had an awesome time over there. Keep an eye open for the limping sheep. Thats the one that fucked up our van. And thanx to Vicke and Kerel as well for not showing us how annoying we got by day 3 at your house and for pretending we don't smell too bad.
Bob and the whole Mann family. What can we say? Once again this year you guys took us in and treated us like family. Thank you for all the support, warm food, warm beds and showers. And huge thanx for the whiskey tasting on Jizzle's Bday. Good times!!! We'll see you guys next year.
Huge thanks to all our friends and family. Without your help we wouldn't have been able to do any of this. Literaly. I swear we will pay you all back!!! Oh wait, we said that after the last tour as well. This time for sure tho. We love you all and your support mean a lot to us.
Thanx to Max for helping us out with the Dortmund show and for some great hospitality as well. Now start on your plan to smuggle some Brinkhoffs over this way. The Canadians are getting fooled thinking that Dab is the good stuff.
Thanx to Mierko and everyone else from the UNIKUM in Halle. The 3 days we spent there will definately go down as the biggest party (drunkfest) of the TILL DEATH DO US TOUR. We managed to start drinking Sunday night and with about five hours sleep in total and barely any food we managed to stay drunk till Wednesday. And all for free!!! Gotta love the german hospitality.
Big thanx to all the bands that have played with us this tour. You guys were all great! Obviously it would be impossible to list all the bands but here are some that deserve a special thanx: DENOUNCE, NEWBREED, LOONATARAXIS, LEATHER CHARM, CLERGY.
Thanx to all the promoters and venues that helped us with this tour. Vic from DEFZONE, Vince and Claire from TRANSIC PROMOTIONS, Duncan from SALVO, Matt from the Nags, everyone at the Hex in Birkenhead, Steve from Bar Blu, Dom from CHALK INK, Pascal from Cabaret Voltaire. Jean-Luc, Jean-Sebastian, Jean-Philippe, Jean-Louis, Jean-Jaures, Jean-Pierre, every other Jean-Something and even those whose name doesn't start with Jean. Thanx for making France an amazing experience. Your hospitality is amazing and we're looking forward to coming back. Same goes to everyone in Germany, Austria, Belguim and Luxembourg. And huge thanx to Pearl drums for hooking Jizzle up once again with a wicked kit for the tour.
Some friends we need to thank once again for going out of their way to help us when in need and for supporting us once again. You all know who you are. Much love and respect to you all. Thanx to Ted from My Life In The Making, Colin, Jeff from Against The Wheel, all our boys from Denounce and Newbreed, Emma (the traveler, she saw us play in 3 different countries), Wifey (the Brum connection), Sam and Tyra-Jane from Chatham (thanx for the food), Celine, Harriet, Mogli, Vickie, Kerel, Bob, Steve from Ashford Rocks, The Cambridge Crew, The Telford Crew (thanx for making it to the last show!), Max, Mierko, Daniel(Golden Boy), Staz(good pizza), Rich from Bury, and everyone that sold. Wish I wasn't so shit with names. If we forgot to mention anyone (I'm sure we did), our appologies. We just forgot the name, we remember what you've done and we do appreciate it.
That pretty much wraps that up for now. Couple of random things. Thanx to Tesco again for the cheap food and providing us with great Tescotel service. For those that don't know, Tescotel is when you sleep in the van at a Tesco car park so that you can use the can in the morning(saves running around looking for a McDonald's). Thanx to our trusty van. Can't believe we never even named it. Thanx to RAC once again for bailing us out in the pouring rain. Sorry we stiffed you for the money again. We just need it more than you do. Thanx to all the police we came in contact with all over Europe for not giving us too hard a time and letting us get on with our mission.
Whats next??? Well, we most likely won't be playing any shows until December. We have to buy back some gear that we sold to pay for the tour. Hopefully we'll be playing a couple of acoustic shows in T.O. soon. We played a few of them in Europe and they always have a wicked responce. Time to try it out at home and see how it goes. Don't worry, we're not turning into an acoustic jam band. Its just another side of ZEROSCAPE and you have to come see it for yourself. As for future touring plans, the options are still open. It may be Japan, Europe, US, Australia, South America. Who knows? Time will tell. The mission continues from the home base...for now.
Thanx for taking the time to read this. Stay in touch everyone!!! We'll see you around soon.
In case you havn't got one yet, the new album "...AND IF THIS IS END I WILL" is available in all major record stores across Europe (including UK) and through the links below...
http://www.badreputation.fr
http://www.amazon.com
http://www.cduniverse.com
http://www.cargorecords.co.uk
http://www.hmv.co.uk
http://www.indiemusicshop.com
http://www.redeye.com.au
http://www.virginmegastores.co.uk
Oh and drop by the ZEROSCAPE MySpace Page. Have a listen to a few songs and add us as your friend if you haven't already.
PEACE
April 23, 2006 - ANOTHER NEW SONG UP and LAST SHOW IN CANADA UPDATE!
Another song off "...AND IF THIS IS THE END I WILL" is up!!! Listen to it on the player on the right side of the screen or download it from the INTELLIGENCE page. Make sure you let us know what you think too. Enjoy!!!
We played our last show in Canada last night. What an amazing way to leave things off. Huge thanx to Caroline from Xplosive Entertainment for letting us jump on this show last minute. Big thanx to all the bands. Cylidian for opening up the night with a great set. The Womb for kicking everyone's ass with some wicked metal. Tried In Vain with another awesome set. Thanx for helping us out with all the gear too boys. Much appreciated. And huge thanx for the shirt. I'll be promoting for you guys all over Europe with it. And Heavily Medicated for closing the night off. Thanx to all the people that came out and showed us support once again. The STP (Sara and Michelle) that come to every single one of our shows from Hamilton, The Cristina crew, The Woodstock Crew, Nate Dawg, The Dan Turcotte, Rehab Boys and Bobby G (thanx for the shots), Rachel, Tara, John (looking forward to The Last Supper man) and everyone else I forgot to mention (I'm extremely hung over today). Thanx to everyone that picked up a copy of the album. Its gonna help us pay for some touring expences. Once the CD's are done with artwork will give them out to all of you for free and you'll still have the burned copy to sell on ebay some day if times get rough. THANX CANADA!!! SEE YOU IN SEPTEMBER!!! The Tour Diary will be up the day the tour starts so check up on that. I'll do my best to update it every day. More stories to come. Stay tuned!!!
I'll get some pics up on the site later on this week. If you got any, e-mail them to us.
PEACE
April 16, 2006 - NEW SONG UP!
To check out the new song 'TILL DEATH DO US' go to the INTELLIGENCE page. Make sure to let us know what you think by signing our Guestbook or MySpace page. The album is all finished and off to be manufactured in the UK. We'll be adding another song next Sunday so drop by the page to check it out.
***APRIL 22nd VENUE CHANGE!***
Our last show in Canada has now been moved to a new venue. The place is called Adam's Bar which is at 280 Coxwell ave @ Gerrard (just below the Marquee). Check out the map here. Its gonna be a wicked night so make sure you don't miss it. The cover is still only $5 and the beers are $3.75!!! We're burning off some copies of the new album right now since it is not getting manufactured in Canada for the next little while. We'll be selling these at the show. Once the actual CD's are made locally we'll hand them out for free to everyone with a burned copy. This is just to help us raise some funds for the big trip. Pick one up with all the money you save on beer and know that its going to a great cause. So come out and show some love and support. See you there!
PEACE
April 8, 2006 - Another update!
The new album "...AND IF THIS IS THE END I WILL" is almost done. Cutting it close as usual, but its well worth it. Just one more day of mastering and the album's off to Cargo Records to get manufactured to be ready for the "TILL DEATH DO US Tour". We added a lot more shows last week, so check out the updated schedule on the OPERATIONS page. There are already 68 shows booked for the tour and more coming.
The INTELLIGENCE page is also updated. You can check out the track listing for now and the cover for the album. The new song will be uploaded next Sunday at noon. Can't wait for you guys to hear this shit.
PEACE
March 23, 2006 - Update
The new album "...AND IF THIS IS THE END I WILL" is coming along great. Yesterday we did a 12 hour session at the Silver Reel Studio in Hamilton and finished the last of the tracks. Everything sounds amazing. Can't wait for you all to hear it! The mixing is scheduled for next week and the mastering will be done shortly after. Can't tell you how excited we are about this. The European Tour is shaping up nicely too. Check out the dates on the OPERATIONS page. YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!
PEACE
February 23, 2006 - THE BIG UPDATE!!!
Alright! Here it is! We have some major announcements for everybody. We've been working long and hard to get this shit in order so please take a minute to read up. Thanks!
First off, we are excited to tell you all that we have inked a partnership deal with Tom Treumuth and Fallen Sky/ Indiestructable Records. We will be working hand in hand with the veteran multi-platinum selling producer. Tom has worked with the likes of Gene Simmons, Kataklysm and Voivod to name but a few. Our brand new album entitled '...AND IF THIS IS THE END I WILL' is currently in the works and the tentative release date is May 1/06. The ZEROSCAPE sound has evolved and exploded during the last 18 months and together we're going to make this album huge. We can't wait for you to hear the new songs.
The second major announcement is that we've also secured European distribution through Cargo Records via our new association with Tom. This will help us tremendously in our quest to bring the new album world wide. For those of you here in Canada, you'll be able to pick it up in stores too. We've secured national distribution through Fallen Sky/Fontana North/Universal. The deals guarantee the new album will be available in all major record stores throughout Canada and Europe.
The last bit of huge news (for now) is that we'll be heading back out on the road in May to tour the world starting with Europe in support of the new album. YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!! Just click here to see all the European tour dates. We'll be kicking it all off on May 3/06 in Rhyl/Wales/UK. We have some great people there and we know it'll start the tour off right. This year is going to be amazing and we can't wait to see all of you again.
Thanks for all the continued support. We couldn't have done it with out you all!
PEACE
Binksi, Speshalizt, Jizzle, Macnizzow
February 10, 2006
Wondering what's been going on lately? Well, you shall find out really soon!!! We got some big big news for you all. Just working out some last details. Stay tuned! Don't you just hate suspence???
Update and New Pics - January 11, 2006
First of all, we want to thank everyone that came out on January 7th to the Speakeasy and supported us once again. We had an amazing time. Huge thanx to all the bands. Izinit for opening up the night with yet another tight set. Flatt Eddy rocked the place with some Rage and Snoop covers. And of course our brothers from Rehab For Quitters. We all had a good time moshing through your show. Thanx to Roman and Lance for taking great care of us as well. This was an amazing way to start the new year!!! Thanx again all of you for the support!!!
Here's a review of the show. Thanx to Jennn for that!
And of course here are some pics from the show as well. Thanx to Richelle and Sara for those. Much appreciated guys!
The preproduction for the new ZEROSCAPE album also started last week. So far everything's sounding great. Thanx to Matt Pomade of Rehab For Quitters for letting us use his studio at a very reasonable rate. Well, its actually free. But lets face it, being in our presence is good enough. YAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!! The prepro should be all done shortly and then we're gonna go back in the studio and do it up for real. Can't wait for that. This music needs to be released! Take care everyone and stay in touch. Make sure to check out our MySpace Page add us and leave a comment.
PEACE
X-MAS GIG - December 18, 2005
Awesome times last night at the Kathedral!!! First of all, thanx to everyone that came out to support the bands. It is much appreciated. Hope you all enjoyed yourself as much as we did. And please let us know what you thought about the new stuff. Huge thanx to all the bands. Condemned for opening up the show with an awesome set. Rehab For Quitters, always love watching you guys play. Sounded amazing with the second guitar! And of course Izinit for closing the night with another wicked set. Thanx to Dom and Rosina for taking wicked care of us at the Kathedral. And if anyone has any pictures of the gig, please send them to us. I saw a few people at the front with cameras. We'd love to see some pics. Thanx!
And that's it for 2005... What an amazing year its been for us. We set out to do a 6 month independent European Tour and we came throught with it. Made tons of new fans and friends and had the best time doing it. And as tough as times got on the road, we never even considered giving up. All thanx to the people showing their love and support at every single show. Over 700 copies of BRAILLE was sold this year. Thats a huge acomplishment for us. We now have tons of material for the next album and the recording should start really soon. Then back to Europe in April or May 2006. We'll never stop! ZEROSCAPE is a band on a mission. A mission to spread our music to the world with or without anyone's help. We gave up everything for this band and there is no turning back now. We will rise to the top no matter what it takes. So thanx to every single person that in any way helped us get as far as we are now. STAY IN TOUCH EVERYONE!!! Have yourself a good holiday season and we'll see you all in 2006.
THANX FOR THE SUPPORT!!!
PEACE
UPDATE - December 2, 2005
Just over 2 weeks left until the show. We're really excited about it. We are ready to go with a brand new set. Time to let you all hear what we've been up to for the last couple of months. Once again, the show is at the Kathedral in Toronto on Saturday December 17th. Also playing that night are Rehab For Quitters, Braintoy, Izinit and Condemned. The doors open at 8pm and its only $5 to get in to see 5 wicked T.O. bands. Make sure to come out. Its gonna be an awesome night. Check out the flier here.
The European Tour for 2006 is well in the works. The list of shows is getting longer and longer every day. This time the tour is gonna be even bigger and better than the first time. And we're bringing over a whole new more intense live show and a brand new album. And of course you can always count on more chaos and some interesting stories from the road. The road's been calling us since the day we came home. Can't wait to get back into the hussle and play, play, play. Stay in touch everyone...
PEACE
UPDATE - November 19, 2005
Well, here's whats been going on lately. It might seem things have been quiet in the ZEROSCAPE camp, but actually we've been staying really busy. Now that we have our own rehearsal space and some gear we've been jamming non stop. Seems like music is just pouring out of us lately. There are many new songs in the works and hopefully we'll be ready to play at least a couple of them at the Kathedral on December 17th. The plan is to start doing pre-production for the next album very soon and then head to the studio and do it up for real. European Tour for 2006 is in the works. And if all goes well, we should be over there sometime in spring with a brand new CD and an ever more intence live show. Thanx everyone for all your support, keep checking back on the page and stay in touch. Sign the guestbook or drop leave us a comment on the ZEROSCAPE MySpace page.
PEACE
VERSION 2 - October 19, 2005
Here it is at last! Welcome to the brand new ZEROSCAPE site we've been promising for a while. Look around and let us know what you think. A BIG shout out to Jeremy @ Cyrus Design for the amazing job. Thanks man.
We're busy writing material for the new album and we'll be doing a few select shows in and around Toronto. Keep checking back for updates.
PEACE
THE UPDATE! - October 13, 2005
This page is really lacking lately. Sorry everyone. Thanx for checking back tho. The show at the Kathedral last night was great. Huge thanx to our brothers from Rehab For Quitters for helping us out with all the gear once again. And thanx for letting us use you jam spot and all your gear every time we need to rehearse. You guys are amazing to us! Its much appreciated. Wicked set last night too. Always a good time watching you. Thanx to Leah for setting up the gig. Hope you made some money for the Street Kids. And of course thanx to everyone that came out on a Wednesday night to support us. You guys are great! Special thanx to the Steel Town Posse for making a far drive to see the gig.
PEACE
NEW PICS - October 12, 2005
Finally, we got some new pics to put up on the site. Huge thanx to Lance for taking these and sending them over to us. The pics are from the Speakeasy show we played in Toronto on September 16th. If anyone has any more pictures from that show or any other for that matter, please send them to us. And thanx again for checking back on this page!
PEACE