In the Mind of Nate

Hello everyone, at the start of last I felt that I may have used the title to that post, Long Cold Winter a bit prematurely. Then that idea went out the window with how warm it got here. But I know that you aren't reading to hear about the weather. And NO this is NOT exactly a year in review entry either... This post stemmed from several thoughts I had over the past week and what music I decided to revisit amongst my favorites. Last week I was describing everything involving performing at the 2nd Annual Misfit Toy Mosh . There was part of my usual "ritual" if you will whenever I am out of the house (but especially at our shows) that I forgot to include, handing out stickers. More so my temporary inability to do so and the almost castrating or sterilizing feeling that it brought me. A bit over dramatic perhaps, but I feel it necessary to be able to do so. But this was soon overshadowed by realizing that about 1k stickers have been shared around t...

Hello everybody, Last year I did an end of the summer post and I didn't want to create a carbon copy of that. And yes I know it is October. However, after looking back at the Summer of 2014 this entry will be not be a mere Summer recap post. I don't even know where to begin to describe what I expected to happen, what did happen and how it changed me forever. For a very long time I have been suffering from many personal demons including anger,depression,hopelessness and abandonment. Topped with the pressures of everyday life and trying to keep a band moving it can be quite taxing. Luckily, I allowed myself to loosen the grip on how I felt things should be and learned to "go with the flow" a bit. With the help of a few great friends that I had made recently I learned that I need to put these bad traits behind me and I can't thank them enough for helping me change for the better. Yet I know that I still have much to learn and that my personal evolution has just ...

On Saturday December 17th, at Uncle Mike's in Tribeca, Absolution NYC presents: "Incantation" a night of the finest Gothic recording artists with resident Dj Jason of Alchemy spinning goth music the throughout the evening.The Night will be sponsored by Coffin Case which will feature the lovely Coffinette models giving out prizes from Coffin Case including coffin shaped gig bags for the guitar hero and rock band video games. Musical acts will include Melvin R. Ylagan, Imbolg, Ninth House , the SpiderLilies (featuring former members of the Cruxshadows) and the Missing. Doors open at 8:30 PM Admission is $10 for all patrons 21 and over with ID Uncle Mike's is located at: 57 Murray St, in New York,NY. For more information please visit : http://absolutionnyc.com/ See the Facebook event here: http://www.facebook.com/#!/events/257414127641374/