We were on the cover of Rock City Magazine. Thanks so much to Ruben for the article and to Chad Michael Ward for the photography. View the Rock City Magazine's article with Collide titled "Erotic Music to Entrance the Soul" here
The latest June issue of Keyboard Magazine has an article on Collide!!! Yayyyyy!! We are very excited about it. Thanks so much to Bryan Reeseman for writing the article and to talented photographers, Atratus and Chad Micheal Ward for their photos.
View the full article here
Collide is in need of a holiday, so we will be going on a cruise!!!
A gothic cruise no less, and it's going to be an absolute BLAST. Don't worry we'll stay out of the sun =). We are going to be playing a show and having all kinds of crazy fun aboard the Costa Mediterrannea......so join us if you can. Make your vacation plans now for April 2006!!!
View all of the details on the upcoming shows page...
We have a new interview up at Sick Among The Pure. It talks about our show in Portland...special thanks to Jett Black and Sonya Brown for the interview and to Daemon of Sick among the Pure for being a such a force in his support of the underground scene. There is also a great interview with Ogre of Skinny Puppy that makes a nice mention of Collide.
View the interview here
View the article about Collide in concert here
We have some new photos up from the El Rey show. Please check the live gallery on our photos page. Thanks very much to all of the talented photographers involved. Thanks also, to everyone who helped on the show and to everyone who came... we love you lots.
We just found out about a site called MP3 tunes and Vortex is the top album!! Chasing the ghost is # 6. Apparently this is out of 28,954 albums...so...wow... we are pretty ecstatic about that.
Our Euphoria video is still gathering steam...we now have 27 adds!! However, we still have not heard from any of you that have seen it. Let us know if you see it.
We just got some really exciting news that our "Euphoria" video is getting some airplay, so we are keeping our fingers crossed and hoping that people get a chance to see it across the country. We have also sent a bunch of signed CDs, as we hear some of these shows will be doing on air giveaways...so tune in and drop us a line if you see it. Don't be suprised if you also see our video for "Son of a Preacherman" as well, as we also sent that one along.
In case you have not seen the video, it is available for viewing on our site in a couple of different versions on our video page, it is also available for viewing at myspace.
Here is what we heard from Andy over at Hip Video who is handling the video promotion had to say about how the video is doing and who is playing it right now. " The campaign has just stormed right out of the box, and we are excited to inform you that we have secured eighteen adds! This video has exploded onto the screens of millions! We are excited to see just how quickly this video's buzz continues to grow, and if this report is any indication, Collide is poised for huge success in the video world! This eerie clip manages to be sexy and powerful, while still retaining that unsettling nature for which Collide has become so well known."
We are thrilled to announce that we will be playing in L.A.!! This will be our first official show here and we are planning to make it a big event.
We will be filming the event for an upcoming DVD, so please come and be part of it. Opening bands will be
Mankind is Obsolete
and Elektrostatic
with music spun by Shok
The date is April 14th at the El Rey Theatre, which is one of our very favorite venues.
The El Rey
5515 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, Ca. 90036
The El Rey is an original Art Deco theatre in the heart of Miracle Mile, it is a registered historical landmark with sweeping staircases, a balcony lounge, and a grand ballroom with a full stage.
This will be an all ages show!!!
There will be music and dancing all night, and a shopping area featuring Saints & Sinners, which are the accessories designed by kaRIN.
Tickets are $12 and are available now at our store under special items. (scroll to bottom of page)
They will be available on We Book Bands and at Ticketmaster in the next week. This is a very special show for us and we really hope you can make it. We will let you know more details as we know them.
If you would like to help out and be part of the street team, please check our forum for more details.
We've finished work on our latest video "Euphoria" Please check it out on our video page.
Thanks to the talented Kevin McVey for directing another great video for us. This week we'll begin sending the video out to different stations, but if you know of somewhere that might play it, please let us know.
kaRIN is on the cover of issue 6 of Fiend Magazine, which is Australia's only dark, alternative music and culture magazine. Thanks so much to Alex and Jarod at Fiend and the talented photography of Chad Michael Ward. Check out the interview here
We have put up some new photos taken by Chad Michael Ward and also Nadya Lev on our photos page.
We are back from the tour and finally starting to catch up with everything. We had such an amazing time. Thanks so much to all of the promoters, our amazing crew, and everyone who came to the shows, we really enjoyed meeting you. Most of all huge thanks to our live band…without them it would not be possible. Thank-you Scott, Roger, Kai and Chaz. We love you.
We have posted a ton of new live pictures on our photo page.
Thanks to the talented photographers involved.
For those of you that weren't able to catch us at any of our West Coast dates, we've edited together some footage from all of the shows, so you can see what you missed...hope you like it.
For any of you that were at the shows and happened to notice some of the background video…
our thanks and appreciation to Mr. Black for compiling some really outstanding artwork and visuals.
The backing video includes the brilliant artwork of:
New Merchandise has been added to the store, including hoodies, long sleeve t-shirts with a 3-D reflective logo, and new ID cases and belts from kaRIN's Saints and Sinners line.
We have been working hard getting ready for the tour.
Here are some information updates regarding the shows. Please note that the Vancouver show has changed it's date and location.
Meanwhile...if any of you are in the show areas and would be willing to put some postcards around, please let us know. Please tell your friends...so that they can tell their friends...every bit helps. Thanks for helping to spread the word around. Your help is immensely appreciated.
After such a great show in Philadelphia, we've decided to plan a short west coast U.S. tour. Don't miss it...you never know when we might creep back into the studio.
The dates are as follows...
January 10th, Brick by Brick, San Diego, California
January 11th, DNA Lounge, San Francisco, California
January 13th, Sabala's Mount Tabor Club, Portland, Oregon
January 14th, The Vogue, Seattle, Washington
January 15th, Richards on Richards., Vancouver, British Columbia
Wow what a great time, we are back now and just recovering!!
We had an absolutely amazing time, and it could not have been a better experience for all of us. The Ball was tons of fun and we had a great time playing. The promoter Patrick and his crew were amazing and took great care of us. It was good to meet so many people in Philly.
Here are some really great pictures of the show taken by Kyle Cassidy
We put some more on our site here.
We finally got the t-shirts back from the printers, with the contest designs. They're up on the store now.
Thanks to everyone who entered.
We are working on a video for a new version of Euphoria. Directed once again by the certifiable and EXTREMELY talented Kevin McVey who also directed our last video. Whirling, twirling, wind and rain...and more craziness...
Some stills are posted on our video page...
