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| What's going on fellow twelve heads?
Hope you like the new format for the Brutality
Report and the new Official Brutal Site.
As you know, we just got tired of using the free homepages for our band
site. Some of the sites just deleted our site because they didn't
like the content, and others just went down for service and never came
back up. We got many advertisers lined up to help offset the cost of
having a dot com address and professional web hosting. I still am
doing all the site stuff, so at least we don't have to pay someone for
that!
Let us know what you think. Email us at contact@lowtwelve.com
and tell us how we're doing! Note that we do have a different email
address for the band and a new site address. Update your bookmarks,
favorites, and stuff.
So, enough of this bullshit, let's get on with what we came here
for! Time to brutalize!
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NEW BRUTAL SITE |
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| If you haven't already been to the site, you
better get to clicking on www.lowtwelve.com
to see what kind of havoc we've raised on the
information superhighway. Our new site takes a nice, steaming hot
dump on the superhighway. But, then if you read these reports every
week . . . you already knew that.
The new site is wicked and has many things the
old site didn't. We've got a Rude Joe Art Gallery, an expanded Photo
Gallery (that's in progress), Brutal World mp3, and much more. There
will be many new things added, so keep checking in.
Many thanks to my metal brother, Steve Helmer of
D-Day Records for his help on the mp3's - you fucking rule bro. It
is a brutal world that we thrive in! |
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| PRACTICE, PRACTICE,
PRACTICE |
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| This past week, we've been really busy working
on new songs. We think you'll be very into the newest one,
"Twelve". |
| It's about a guy who's sentenced to death and
laying on the the table, waiting for his lethal injection, he thinks back
at what put him in that spot. He's got a multiple personality disorder, and has 12 serial killers living inside of
him. Yes, count 'em . . . twelve! One is a cannibal, one an axe murderer, and so on . . . you get
the idea. He's a killing machine for sure! The chorus goes
"they have twelve ways to infest you, twelve ways to possess, they
have twelve ways to make you cry and twelve ways to make you
die". Kinda nice? The song is heavy as hell -
just how you like it. We wouldn't have it any other way! |
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On the left is our own Les Aldridge, who appears
to be all tangled up in his own cords. If you've ever taken a close
look at Les' gear, you can vouch for the fact that only a person with a
masters degree in electronics can figure it out. WOW! Tim and
Les do stuff I've never seen other guitar players do with equipment . . .
Tim even built his own cabinets from scratch. |
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| Here's Pete and Tim on the right,
sampling some fine tobaccos! What the hell is a guy to do? The
hard work at practice is not for everyone, that's for sure. |
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| Here I am telling you we are practicing our
asses off, and now you see these pictures. Oh well, I didn't lie
though. Sometimes a guy's just gotta "get his mind
right". You know, like Cool Hand Luke. So don't hold it
against us. |
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Wes just chilling out! |
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Hippie in his usual warm mood |
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| A VERY NASTY BASTARD |
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About a week and a half ago, a fellow Twelve
Head from Bloomington named Tom was involved in a very brutal
accident. I thought you'd all like to hear this story of incredible
fortitude and devotion to all that is brutal. I received an email
from our former drummer, Steve Chestney. Steve described the
incident like "On Jan 20th 2000 Tom was pulled away from his cozy
warm desk job to help unload a truck. It was nasty cold and there
was snow everywhere. I was with him when a slight miss-step caused him to
fall nearly six feet, shattering his forearm midway between his elbow and
his wrist. Tom screamed with agony as we attempted to determine the
extent of the damage. When the boss noticed that he appeared to have
two elbows on one arm I quickly rushed him to the hospital. So you
say "so what" people have had broken arms before. Well
this is where the story get more nasty. As Tom lay in the hospital
the medical staff quickly prepared him for his repair. They had
little problem removing his jacket and dress shirt, but his t-shirt (which
was inside-out, and that's why I hadn't noticed) would have to be cut.
"NO" Tom exclaimed as the nurse approached him with a pair of
scissors. "you're not cutting up THIS t-shirt" he
announced. "Well, we must Thomas" the nurse responded with
a rather snotty tone. "nope, it ain't happening",
"we'll see what the doctor says. When the doctor entered the
room he proclaimed "why the hell is this t-shirt still in the
way" he demanded. "You're not cutting it off" Tom insisted.
"its just a t-shirt sir", "Wrong, it's my Low Twelve
T-shirt". The staff seemed to become very uneasy. Did
they know, did they understand the implications? Somehow it seemed
to make sense to them. "Ok lets see if we can get it off".
Tom writhed and screamed in pain as they lifted the shirt over his head
and the good arm. Now was the moment of truth, the doctor looked at
Tom's arm. "Tom, if I am going to get the rest off. I will have
to lift your wrist like this". My stomach turned and jumped as
I watched Toms new elbow flex into action. At this point,
personally, I would have agreed to have sex with Rosie Odonnell, anything.
Well as you know the humane body can only take so much. And even
though Tom had 25mg of morphine and three doses of something I can't
pronounce let alone spell, the call came out. It could be heard up
and down the halls, "ok, cut the fucking thing off.....fuck".
Tom went to the wall for his Low Twelve shirt, a lot further that most
would.
Thanks
Steve Chestney
WOW! What the hell can you say to that? Tom from
Bloomington, our very brutal fan . . . thanks for your dedication.
We will of course get you another shirt, and you will get Nasty Bastard of
the Month Honors in the next Low Times. Hope you get better soon!
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| BRUTAL WORLD MP3 IS UP! |
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| If you haven't checked out the "Brutal
World" mp3 yet - go on and get brutalized on the sounds
page of our site. It is just wicked! Be sure you listen to it
often. Remember, that each listen or download casts a vote and moves
the song up the mp3 charts.
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| WHAT THE HELL IS A POSER? |
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| That's a damn good question. I'm sure
for some of the younger fans, that word doesn't mean a whole lot. But to those of us that lived through the 80's metal years, it
has a very important meaning. Let me explain - because I've seen
recently the term thrown around very lightly by people who shouldn't be
letting that word cross their lips.
When I was listening to heavy metal in the 80's - Judas
Priest, Ozzy, Iron Maiden - there were underground bands on the rise that
were playing something far heavier and nastier. Bands like Slayer,
Exodus, Mercyful Fate, early Mettallica/Megadeth (now these are the
biggest fucking posers on the face of the planet), Venom, and many others
were some of the bands that I admired. Although many of
those underground bands drew from mainstream metal influences, they took
it a step farther. There style of metal became underground because
no mainstream radio or tv would play it. It was black metal,
thrash/speed, death, and all the sub-genres you could name. I was
drawn to the heavier stuff and never looked back.
Just like now, there were popular bands back then - that got a lot of
airplay and had their videos showcased on MTV. Most of the people
that listened to metal liked the popular bands. Those of us who
liked the underground stuff, hated many of the mainstream fans because
they followed every trend that came out. If big hair was in, they
had big hair. If bandanas tied around your thigh was big, they had
bandanas. These people couldn't have an original idea to save their
lives. These were the followers in school. We had to sit back
and watch Headbangers Ball on MTV and hope that they'd play a Testament
video, or a Slayer video. Hell no, they played Winger and Bon Jovi.
It sucked! Of course there was no internet to check out your favorite
heavy bands, so you had to buy the underground magazines to stay up on
what was going on.
Now, the trends have changed over the years. There's not too many
people walking around with the big 80's hair or the bandanas. Most
of your modern mainstreamers would laugh at that. But now,
pointed beards, baggy clothing, jumping up and down, rapping, guys wearing
make-up, and
all that crap is what's in. So who do you think wears all that
shit? The same people that had big hair in the 80's with the
bandanas. These people follow the latest trends and use every
gimmick they see their mainstream idols use. The Wingers and Bon
Jovi's of the 80's have become the Limp Biskets and Korns of today.
Like it or not - we'll be laughing about how stupid these bands were . . .
years from now. Real metal is always in style.
Those of us that listen to real metal, and wear our jeans and t-shirts,
are still wearing our jeans and t-shirts . . . a decade or more
later. Those that chose to follow the trends have an ever-growing
closet filled with every stupid-ass "latest thing" that came
out. Have a fuckin' yard sale and wake up!
That my friends is what a poser is.
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| INTERVIEW IN ADRELALIN |
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| This past week I did an interview with
Adrenalin Webzine - you can check it out in the interview section at
www.adrenalinzine.com
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| UPCOMING SHOWS |
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| Even though we took this and next weekend off
to work on new songs, don't sweat it. We'll be back on stage before
you know it. We do have a few out of state gigs planned . . . so
some of you in Illinois may not see us as often. Thanks to all the
assholes in Peoria (you know who you are) that are on my fucking shit list
- we'll be getting away from our area and branching off into other spots
where the other bands aren't so fucking thin skinned and
whiny.
Saturday - February 12th -
Lexington Kentucky at Rock Haven, all ages, 7pm start, we're the regional
feature at a battle of the bands they're having.
Saturday - February 19th - Geneseo
Illinois at the Legion Hall, all ages, 7pm start, with Bruised, Pipe
Theory, and Dumbfounded - our much anticipated return to the Quad City
area
Saturday - Februrary 26th - Peoria
Illinois at the Gaslight II, 21 and older, 9pm start, not totally
confirmed yet
Friday - March 10th - Peoria
Illinois at WWCT Rock 106, 10pm for a live interview
So get your sorry ass out to a show and experience the brutality . . .
in your face!
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Where can you pick up
"Kill Floor"? Check out these fine Illinois
locations: Co-Op Records (Normal, East Peoria, and Peoria), Rock of
Ages (Pekin), Shockwaves (Bloomington), and Hastings Entertainment
(Champaign).
You can also buy one through the mail by checking out our merchandise
section. Or, you can order the DAM CD from mp3.com!
There's no excuse - buy it! |
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| UNTIL NEXT TIME |
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| Thanks for checking out this weeks
report. Hope you found it brutalizing. Email us at contact@lowtwelve.com
if you don't get this sent to you every week and we'll add you to the
list.
www.lowtwelve.com
Stay Brutal Always,
Pete Altieri, LOW TWELVE
Proud to be Heavycore: The International Brotherhood of Heavy
Bands |
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