So I was paging through our March issue of Keyboard Magazine, and discovered a new review for "Two Headed Monster". It was a great surprise. Keyboard Magazine has always been very supportive, so thanks to everyone there.
"This is one monster worth tangling with."-Keyboard Magazine
Read the full review here.
We are starting 2009 with a BANG!!!
We have some GREAT news... our song "Head Spin" from Two Headed Monster has been included on the NCIS Soundtrack!!!.
NCIS is currently the #1 TV series in the US with 20 million viewers per week. NCIS has used Collide's music in Abby's lab since the inception of the show, so we are super thrilled to be included on the soundtrack.
The soundtrack is a 2 disc CD. Disc two features music from Abby's Lab. Abby (Pauley Perrette), is the ultra loveable perky goth, who works in the forensics lab and listens to cool music, including Collide.
All of the music on the soundtrack is set for prominent placement in NCIS episodes beginning in January. You can hear Collide on the show on Tuesday Jan 6th 8pm ET/PT. At the end of the show they will announce the music featured on that nights show.
The NCIS website is very cool and interactive with the entire track listing, NCIS Soundtrack News, Artists Bios, 90 second clips of each song, links to fan sites and artists websites, and song lyrics available for those songs with vocals.
The soundtrack is now available on Amazon for Pre-Order.
Here is the track listing:
Thanks to all of you people who have been playing along in the monthly contests. We know there is tons of talent out there.
For Jan 2009 we have a brand new contest to make a Collide T-shirt. Catch all the details & prize information at the forum.
Thanks so much to all the people who entered December's contest which was to make a banner for Saints & Sinners. The winner not only made a great banner but also designed a new logo & symbol for Saints & Sinners. Thanks Switch5.
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"TWO HEADED MONSTER could well be the breakout album for Collide, bringing them a much broader fan base than just the dressed in black set. One well-placed track on a TV series or a movie soundtrack could propel them into the spotlight. Unlike a lot of bands who achieve "overnight success", if TWO HEADED MONSTER is any indication, Collide are ready for it."
and another one from the UK
Kerrang Magazine
"This is what Cristina Scabbia's side-project with Trent Reznor might sound like."
Keep reading for the full reviews...
e're still working hard on getting the word out there about "Two Headed Monster". We put three new reviews up on our reviews page from Bite Me, Radio-Active-Music, and The Triskelion Society.
If you've already got your copy, then tell your friends to get it. Tell your grandma, tell your hamster, tell your favorite dominatrix. Post a blog somewhere...we really appreciate all of your help.
And don't forget to sign up for the Collide mailing list, because from time to time we send out discount codes for the store, and other news you probably need to know. The mailing list is on the bottom right of the page at Collide.net, which is probably where you are right now.
"...some of the band's best work to date, "Two Headed Monster" offers some of their most intricately written songs, while still maintaining that classic Collide sound."-Radio-Active-Music
"The fourth studio release from, the appropriately dubbed “darkwave” band, Collide is a must have for your scene music collection. Industrial sounds and melodic rhythms by Statik blended with the often haunting, never disappointing vocals of kaRIN form the perfect audio soundtrack (minus some sounds of pain of course) for your next bondage and flogging scene."-The Triskelion Society
We have a new interview up at Alterati. Read some more about the making of Two Headed Monster. Check it out here here. Thanks to James Curcio for the interview.
We have a new interview online with Fazer Online Music Magazine. It talks about the making of Two Headed Monster, running our own label and a whole lot more.
Check out the entire interview here.
Thanks to Mike for the interview
We're excited about the new reviews for Two Headed Monster that are still coming in.
Here are three more. If you haven't got a copy for yourself yet, what are you waiting for? Read the full reviews here.
It's hard to believe, but it's the 20th anniversary of Statik: Machines, which was originally a 4 song vinyl only release. For this special 20th anniversary, we've decided to release Statik: Machines (Plus More Machines) as a new download only release, exclusive to our Noiseplus Music Store.
During this past week we've received 3 more great reviews for Two Headed Monster. Check the full reviews here on our reviews page. Thanks to Jen of Stratosphere Fanzine, Gregory S. Burkart of Fear net, and Peter Marks of Release Magazine for the reviews.
Erotic Magazine, from the Pacific Northwest, recently included an article on us in their latest issue. You can read it here or download the pdf here.
"Imagine if you will the most sensuous, erotic, hypnotic, twisted and surreal trip into ecstasy you've ever experienced. Now put those feelings into music. Or better yet, slap on some headphones and explore the brilliantly composed world within Collide's fourth full-length release, Two Headed Monster..."-John Voge, Erotic Magazine.
Hellooooo,
This is a message to everyone who is reading this in the U.S.
We just want to drop a note to make sure that you are going to vote in this election.
It is not for us to tell you what political position to side on, only to encourage that you really think about what is going on in the world today and understand that every choice you make, (or do not make), does affect you.
With the precarious state of the world...this election is more important than ever. Every moment does affect the next.
The outcome of the upcoming election will affect you and your vote does matter!!!
It matters for your future...the water you drink, the air you breathe, the job you may get, your education, the rights to marriage (if you are gay), the rights of females being in control of their bodies, healthcare...the list goes on and on.
Ultimately, it is a very small planet that we live on and we are all interconnected...so think about it...make your thoughts known and VOTE!!!
Election Day is next Tuesday Nov 4th!!
A new podcast interview with Collide is up at VM Underground.
Check it here.
Thanks to Vic for the interview
Have you been wondering why it took so long for Collide to release Two Headed Monster? This question, (among others), are in the new interview at Glasswerks.
Thanks to Steven Hurst for the interview.
Read the full interview here
Thanks to DJ Malice (who did the Dreamscape mix of Shiver X for The Secret Meeting), there will be another release party for Two Headed Monster.
Nov, 8th. Club Revolution. 1104 N. Ben Maddox Way, Visalia, CA, 93292
