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november 2003
13 Faces wrapped up their tour with Mushroomhead and God Forbid last week and by all accounts the tour was more successful than any of us could have possibly imagined. 13 Faces was reaching 800 to 1400 new fans every night and the reaction was amazing. Massive pits every single night, tons of merch sales, lots of new fans. Phone calls from pretty much every metal label on the planet. And the really great news is, it looks like 13 Faces may be back on the road as early as next month. In the meantime, 13 Faces will be in Cleveland this Saturday, November 15, headlining a show at Peabody's. We'll also be filming this show for some labels who have asked for video of a recent live performance and we may also have a label or two in attendance.
Leo will be saturating the St. Louis and Chicago area over the next week, performing two nights in St. Louis, followed by three nights in Chicago. Check the tour dates section for more info. We've been shopping Leo to major labels over the past couple months and the feedback we are receiving is very encouraging. Leo is also busy recording their debut CD, which should be ready for an early spring release.
Extra special thanks to everyone in the Mushroomhead camp for giving 13 Faces a great opportunity to prove themselves on a nightly basis. And even more thanks for making sure that the band was taken care of at every stop along the way. Honestly, the guys in Mushroomhead and their staff went above and beyond to make sure that 13 Faces was well taken care of in every city.
13 Faces CDs are now available at all Newbury Comics locations (Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island). Newbury Comics is one of the premier indie record chains on the east coast, and we're very excited to have established a business relationship with them.
We're considering making the 13 Faces video for the song "These Bloody Hands" available for sale, cheap, either on VHS or DVD format. And we'll keep you posted as soon as we know if/when the video will premier on MTV, Fuse, Much Music, MTV2, etc.
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13 Faces began their tour with Mushroomhead last night in Flint, Michigan, and the show was a huge success. They are back on with Mushroomhead for two nights in Cleveland for the big Halloween shows, then they'll be heading to Grand Rapids, Buffalo, Boston, and Washington DC. Century Media recording artists God Forbid will also be appearing on these dates. See tour dates section for exact dates and venues.
13 Faces also made some friends last week when they performed at the Agora with Superjoint Ritual and Devildriver.
The 13 Faces CD is still rising up the metal charts, reaching #45 in the country last week according to FMQB. This is their 6th week on the charts and the record is still gaining spins each week.
Leo will be sharing the Odeon stage with Puddle of Mudd this Sunday, November 2nd, before hitting the road for several dates each in St. Louis and Chicago, including a tribute show to celebrate Jeff Buckley's birthday.
Don't miss the annual Coinmonster Halloween party at Cedars on Halloween night.
John Comprix, of 13 Faces has secured an endorsement deal with Line 6
october 2003
13 Faces will be touring with Mushroomhead beginning Halloween night in Cleveland and then moving on to Michigan, New York, Massachussetts, Virginia and possibly more. See tour dates section for exact dates and venues. The video for "These Bloody Hands" will be shipped to video music channels within the next week or so and with any luck will be airing in time for the tour.
The 13 Faces CD has been charting nationally on metal radio for the last 4 weeks and has reached as high as #47 on FMQB.
Leo will be performing with Atlantic Recording Artist's Killing Hannah on Saturday October 11 at the Odeon. This is an Xtreme Radio 92.3fm low dough show. Admission is 92 cents!!!
The episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer that includes the Coinmonster song "Body of Binky" will be shown again on Monday morning, October 13 at 7am on FX
september 2003
9-9-03
Today was the radio add date for the new 13 Faces CD These Bloody
Hands and what a day it was! According to FMQB, the record was the
4th most added metal CD in the country, making its chart debut at #48 with
a bullet. CMJ Crucial Spins has the CD as the #5 most added record
on their charts. We'll keep you posted as this CD takes off up the charts.
9-5-03
Plenty of great news this month. Let's start by announcing that we've thrown
our hat back into the Management ring after a nine month hiatus. We are
very excited to announce that we have taken over management duties for Leo
(www.leotheband.com). Leo is a great
rock band with enormous potential. They've already shared the stage
with a slew of national acts, including Dave Navarro, Hoobastank, The Calling,
Stroke 9, Tantric, American Hi-Fi, Rainer Maria, and Jimmy Eat World.
See the Tour Dates section for where to catch
them next.
The 13 Faces CD These Bloody Hands officially goes to radio on September 8-9. Early response has been extremely positive with some major metal powerhouses already adding the record to rotation. Nearly every metal station in the country should have the CD so feel free to start requesting 13 Faces on your favorite metal station.
In other 13 Faces news, the video for "These Bloody Hands" is finished and kicks some serious ass! We will be shipping the video to most video networks next week. We are also planning to have the video available on our website in the near future. We'll be sure to keep you posted. Thanks to everyone who came out for the filming of the video. The fans definitely have a central role in this video.
Early warning: The one millionth annual Coinmonster Halloween Bash returns to Cedars Lounge in Youngstown on Halloween night. Always a great show. Don't miss it.
Here is your chance to win a free Bandaloop Records T-shirt. Simply contact us with the correct answer to the following question, along with your mailing address and T-shirt size. The question is: Where did we come up with the name Bandaloop?
july 2003
Thanks to everyone who came out to Peabody's last weekend and got crazy during the 13 Faces video shoot. There was another shoot July 19, at Voodoo, in Akron, Ohio.
The 13 Faces CD will be released to radio nationally on September 9th. If you are a DJ, PD, or MD, send us a message and we'll make sure you get it.
The Master Plan has begun booking shows within the region. Be sure to check them out when they come to your town. In the meantime, read all about them.
It's been close to a year already since the compilation It Takes A Village Compilation was released and we wanted to recognize the achievements of some of the bands on that disc since it came out last year. Dysrhythmia has signed to Relapse Records and is currently on a national tour. No Blindfold (who also rocked hard at Peabody's recently) has a song in regular rotation on Cleveland's 92.3fm, Xtreme Radio. Finally, Loopus will be on the Van's Warped Tour for the fourth straight year. We still have this CD on sale for $5 so it's not too late to hear what you've been missing.
june 2003
13 Faces will be at Voodoo, in Akron, this Saturday June 21st for a CD release party for These Bloody Hands. Check this week's Scene Magazine for a feature article about 13 Faces.
Vote for 13 Faces in the best Punk/Hardcore category in the Scene Music Awards.
It looks like the video shoot for the 13 Faces single, "These Bloody Hands", will be next month at Peabody's when the boys once again take the stage with Mushroomhead. We'll also be capturing footage for a live DVD that we plan to release this fall. So come on out and who knows, maybe you'll end up seeing yourself on Headbangers Ball.
The 13 Faces CD will be going to radio nationally on July 29th orAugust 5th. We'll let you know when the add date is firm.
Coinmonster will have a song on the next domaincleveland.com compilation. No release date has been announced yet.
The Booginz and Ritual Space Travel Agency will each have a track on the "Dead Baby vs Jesus" compilation due out this summer. More info.
Bandaloop Records is currently expanding operations to include more metal acts. We have a few new bands who we are very excited about signing and will give you the details as soon as the ink is dry. In the meantime, we are aggressively searching for the best heavy bands around. If you want to put in a word for your favorite metal band, drop me a line.
april 2003
The 13 Faces CDs are now in hand and available for purchase online. For those of you who pre-ordered the CD, you'll be happy to know that all pre-orders have been shipped! The CD release party this Saturday night at Peabody's is very close to being sold out. You can still order tickets through Ticketmaster. If you're waiting to buy tickets at the door on the day of the show, please get there early or chances are you won't get in. Seriously.
The following review is from this week's issue of Scene Magazine:
"Two things distinguish 13 Faces from the internationally acclaimed metal-crossover bands like it: The Cleveland quartet hasn't signed paperwork attaching it to a big label's PR machine (yet). And 13 Faces is better than most of those who have. The band's full-length debut, These Bloody Hands, pulses with all the bloodletting power of the high-body-count video games the band plays when not designing the most aggressive hardcore it can imagine. The Faces' brute power and technical proficiency unfold as a steady assault of scabrous bass, boundless grind riffs, and diesel-powered drumming. Rob Runt's deep roars arrive in three-minute bursts, his range hovering tolerably between the vocal stylings of Cookie Monster and Slipknot's Corey Taylor. Surprisingly dense with hooks, the songs tend toward pit-ready revelations of rage, in tunes like the title track, "Everything Hates," and "Waiting for Death." 13 Faces is Cleveland's answer to Hatebreed; but even if it had the backing to land on Ozzfest, it'd be too heavy to fit in."
If you missed 13 Faces on 92.3 Xtreme Radio last Sunday, you can still hear them tonight on Bill Peter's "Metal on Metal" program on WJCU, 88.7 fm, Cleveland, from 6:30 - 9:30pm. The band will be doing an interview, playing tracks from the new CD and there may even be a few giveaways.
And just in time for the CD release party, we are pleased to announce that 13 Faces guitarist, John Comprix, has inked an endorsement deal with ESP Guitars.
The 13 Faces Cleveland CD release party at Peabody's next Saturday, April 12, is almost sold out. Remaining tickets are available at the Peabody's box office, all Ticketmaster locations, and online. We are currently taking pre-orders for the 13 Faces CD online. You can also listen to MP3s by clicking to the same link. 13 Faces will also be previewing tracks from the new CD this Sunday, April 6, on 92.3 fm, Xtreme radio from 9pm til midnight.
Ritual Space Travel Agency will be performing at Flux 9, this Saturday, April 5, in Pittsburgh. They take the outdoor stage (behind Club Laga, between Fifth and Forbes) at 11pm. For more information about this event, check out the web site.
Brother Eye recently showcased at SXSW. Check out a review of their performance.
march 2003
13 Faces will be celebrating the release of their new CD, These Bloody Hands, with a CD release party at Peabody's, in Cleveland, on Saturday April 12. This will be an all-ages show. Advance tickets are available through the band or contact us and we''ll point you in the right direction. This show could very well sell out, so if you're planning to attend, please don't delay. We will begin taking preorders for the new CD online in a week or two.
Brother Eye will be performing at SXSW this Wednesday, March 12, 9pm at Buffalo Billiards. If you're planning on attending the conference and would like more info about the Brother Eye showcase, please send us an email.
FX will be re-broadcasting the episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer where they use Coinmonster's song, "Body of Binky". Tune in to FX on March 19 at 7pm or March 20 at 8am. The song appears about 15 or 20 minutes into the episode.
We are officially sold out of Coinmonster, Work Sweat and Pain Among Friends CDs and will not be re-pressing. We are also almost out of stock on Guido 'el Sorrio and Universal Solvent. Again, we are not looking at any re-pressings at these titles. When they are gone, they're gone. So if you want a copy before they are gone forever...order now!
The Master Plan, featuring Dave, Ben, and Justin, of The Booginz, will be making their live debut on March 21 in Pittsburgh at Nick's Fat City. They plan to hit the studio in the near future to record an EP of new material.
february 2003
Bandaloop Records is proud to announce the signing of Cleveland-based 13 Faces. Their CD, These Bloody Hands, will be available in late March.
As we begin our 5th year as a record label, we'd like to celebrate the anniversary of our very first release, Ritual Space Travel Agency - Volume 1, by offering it on sale for $5, online orders only. Listen to mp3's of tracks from RSTA Volume 1. Already own Volume 1? Hey, at this price you can afford to buy one for your friends!!! All other Bandaloop titles remain on sale for $10 or less.
Members of the Booginz are currently working on a side project while George is on hiatus. I'm told they are calling the project "The Master Plan" and will include Ben and Dave on vocals and possibly a keyboard player thrown into the mix. More details on this as we get them.
We are currently searching the region for new bands. Feel free to send us an email and let us know if there is someone who you feel we should check out.
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