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There’s been a new addition to the Oct. 26th show
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CONTEST!!! We want you to come up with the best way to demolish 100 copies of our Swank CD! Send us an e-mail with how you want to destroy the CD’s and why you want to destroy them! Winners get the satisfaction of actually carrying out the task and we will document it for the web site! Rule #1 – You must be able to get to Portland to carry out the task. Rule #2 – Since it’s going to be filmed we can’t do anything too terribly illegal. To submit your entry send an e-mail to contest@800octane.com!!!
Album Review
This baby is a scorcher. Taking a cue from two of my favorite bands – The Misfits and Hagfish – 800 Octane don’t skimp on the rock or the whoa-whoas. Just by checking out the cover you know you’re in store for some gritty rock and roll. They look like an army of friggin’ Frankensteins! Don’t know if 800 Octane play in that garb but the music hits you like a mad scientist’s creation, that’s for sure. Lots of thrashing, pounding, and stomping, just how it should be, baby. And, it never gets cheesy. That’s key. Very impressive debut, well, at least I think it’s a debut. I could be wrong. Definitely worth your time and energy. (Mr. F. Alexander / Fat City Magazine)
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We got our “thanks but no thanks” letter from MusicFest NW today. That makes a total of 5 denials in a row for NXNW and/or MusicFest NW. Sadly we still aren’t considered worthy of representing the NW music scene.
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Thanks to everyone who came out early to the H2O show to support us! In case you were wondering who the rock machine on drums was that was David from the Rhythm of ’84. We are however still looking for a full time drummer – if you think you can play drums for 800 Octane send us an e-mail!
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This kinda sucks to write but Jim is no longer in the band. If you want the lowdown check out the FAQ page for our simplified explanation. As for 800 Octane the rock will continue as we have temporarily enlisted David from Rhythm of ’84 to fill in on drums while we look for a full time replacement. We can’t thank him (and his band) enough for letting us borrow him for some shows. This also means we are looking for a full time drummer! If you or someone you know thinks you have what it takes to play drums for 800 Octane send us an e-mail. Live experience is not required but you do have some big shoes to fill so please don’t suck.
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Crap!!! The water pump on our van broke this evening and we had to cancel tonight’s Govt. Camp show as well as tomorrow’s Redding show. This is only the second time we’ve ever had to cancel a show due to a van breakdown in our 8 years as a band. Hopefully it will be fixed in time for Bend though!
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You might have noticed a few shows have disappeared from our calendar
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Just got back from Warped Tour and I gotta say it was pretty cool. The $3 Mountain Dews were a bit excessive but the sheer number of good bands more than made up for it. In local show news we are playing with H2O at the B Complex on July 30th!!!
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Happy 4th of July. We aren’t doing anything particularly special but we do have piles of new 2002 Tour pictures posted. Most have little or nothing to do with music but that’s half the fun. Check them out and then remind yourself that Kevin is the man.
Random Photos