We’re excited to have Jeremy C. from Daath playing Bass for us at our upcoming show at Lenny’s, Wed., March 10.  See you there.

Two weeks from today, HogTooth plays at Lenny’s Bar.  Wed., March 10, 9 pm.  Click the shows link for details.

The new EP / individual songs are available on the following sites: iTunes, Amazon, Zune, Verizon Wireless, Shockhound, Emusic, Gracenote, Napster, Limewire a la carte, Limewire subscription, Myspace Music, Medianet Digital, Rhapsody, Securycast, Spotify, Sprint Music Store, Starzik, Livewire, Bellmobility.

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On December 14, Two Barrels Rise went to Los Angeles for mastering by Dave Collins @ http://www.collinsaudio.com/

Our EP, Two Barrels Rise, is about finished, so we want to say a word or two about the process.  Believe it or not, recording for this record began last November (2008).  At that time, we had no clue that it would be over a year before we’d actually finish.  Our early work turned out to be pre-production.  We realized this after deciding to take 3 or 4 months to really listen to what we had recorded in November.  This took more patience than anything.  It took more money too.  But it was worth it.  The songs are better, tighter,  and heavier.  This is our best work so far.  After those few months of revising and editing, it was time to rehearse for the studio.  By the time we were ready to record, it was early June, 2009.  Drum tracks and basic guitar tracks were recorded first.  The actual recording of drums took two days.  For drums, we always record “live” and without a click track.  Using a click with our music just doesn’t work.  We’ve tried it, but it sucks the life out of each song.  There’s too many points within each song that depend on “immediacy” between the drummer and guitarist.  So, before we ever enter the studio, we rehearse the songs until we can play them by muscle memory.  We can’t “think” about playing them while recording in the studio.  That ruins the song.  Once the basic foundation of drums and guitars were down, we spent random days and weekends recording the rest of the record.  Because of schedules and finances, this part of recording took over two months.  Finally, late September rolled around and vocals were done.  Mixing began on September 28, 2009, which turned out very well.  After deciding to work with Dave Collins for mastering, we weren’t able to send the EP to him until early December.  So, just over one year into the process, soon we’ll have HogTooth’s debut in hand.  Thanks to Down/Crowbar producer Warren Riker for pre-production, Daniel Collins for production and mixing, and Dave Collins (Los Angeles) for mastering.

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