We have some release parties going on to celebrate the release of the DVD!!!

From Canada to Belarus in Russia, there will be lots going on :).

We are sending bunches of stuff, including signed DVDs, CDs, T-shirts, posters, necklaces, and some ballots to fill out. Everyone who wants to, will get a chance to win something for the evening, and every ballot will be turned back into us for a chance to win $100 worth of anything on the site.

Our thanks and appreciation to all of these clubs and DJs who have been super supportive over the years of our music and are having the DVD release parties. All of them have let us know they will be showing portions of the DVD. Please check the club schedule as they may be showing it early.

So if you happen to be in any of these areas and are looking for something to do...

We finally have some artwork to look at! We will be going to press any moment now. As soon as we know an exact release date, we will begin pre-sales!!!

For those of you who do not know... up until now COLLIDE has been a studio band content to live within the walls of their studio creating music. After eleven years of making music and releasing CDs, the constant question of "would they ever play live?" began to haunt us. We really had no idea what it would be like to finally bring our music to life.

We gathered some very talented players to help interpret the sound from the studio to the stage. The players include Scott Landes on guitar, Kai Kurosawa on warr guitar and bass, Rogerio Silva on guitar, and Chaz Pease on drums. If you were ever wondering what it would be like to attend a COLLIDE show, this DVD will answer the question with a 14 song, 65-minute live concert.

What makes this concert even more interesting, is that although COLLIDE has been making music for many years, this was only our ninth live show ever. COLLIDE enlisted talented visionary Kevin McVey to help with the DVD shoot. This concert takes place at the historic El Rey Theater in Los Angeles and was filmed with 5 cameras and was recorded digitally into a Pro-Tools HD system. The "Live at the El Rey" part of the DVD also features a second angle (crane camera) for viewing during the entire concert. The entire concert is presented in widescreen, 16:9 format.

In addition, the DVD includes two of COLLIDE's videos also directed by Kevin McVey--"Euphoria" and "Son of a Preacherman". Like the Hunted will also include a video by newcomer Gabriel McIntyre, with his contemporary take on "Razor Sharp". The DVD also includes footage of Collide's West Coast tour for the songs "Like You Want to Believe" and "Wings of Steel", as well as a 17-minute interview and outtake piece entitled "The Modification. Like The Hunted also features COLLIDE unplugged, performing the songs "Deep" and "Modify". Finally, it includes a photo gallery of over 150 photos.

Here is the tracklisting....

We have a name for our DVD, it will be called "Like the Hunted," It is in the final stages of being finished and should be printed soon. More details to follow in the coming weeks.

So here we are in August....and we thought we'd say hi and give you an update about what's going on in Collide land.

As usual, time seems to be going by way too fast. We are busy finishing up the DVD, and slowly starting on new music...never enough time in a day.

Store Stuff

We always hear from people that they are having a hard time finding our music in stores...we know that it is almost impossible. Unfortunately, as an independent band, it's really tough to get proper distribution. Thanks so much to our fabulous guitar player and computer programmer extrodinare Scott Landes, who has built a new store for us with some more whistles and bows to make it easier to order anything Collide or Saints & Sinners related. Please stop by the store and let us know what you think, we want your feedback. There is also a place to write reviews and some specials going on.