April 6, 2007
Dear Fans,
I as a member of this band am deeply apologetic for my absence with updating you on our lives. There's always the same old excuses, i.e.: on tour, flying somewhere, dog ate my update, blah blah blah! But no excuses here, I'm gonna take the blame because I just wasn't thinking of you, the fan, and your unwavering support. I was just thinking of myself... Im sorry....
...MOVING ON!
OK! Now let's get down to business!! How about I make a list and expound from those points.
*I) ACOUSTIC TOUR:
This has been a fantastic tour to say the least. To be honest, I had sort of a bad attitude about it in the beginning because I'm not using real sticks! The drumsticks I use are made by a company called Pro-Mark and they have these funky sticks called Hot Rods, so I've been using those. Turns out, this tour has been a blast because it's so out of the ordinary and much more intimate with the crowd. We also did a handful of shows where we had a "meet n greet/potluck" where about 50-100 people came early with a dish and we all ate together and hung out, so that was cool too.
*II) WRAPPING UP THE NEW RECORD:
For the last 10 months we have been writing and recording for our new record, on top of the 150+/4 tours shows we've done. We just received another mix of a song today and are so fired up about it! The record is officially titled "To Know That You're Alive". We recorded in Nashville TN, Portland OR, San Diego CA (my new home), London UK, Pittsburg PA, Philadelphia PA, Baltimore MD, and many more trying to wrap it up for a June release. So please keep your eyes glued to kutless.com to get YOU more info as WE get more info!!!! Also, go to ExclusiveKutless.com to watch some youtube videos and hear some sneak previews of To Know That You're Alive.
*III) THE OFFICIAL CREATION FEST TOUR!
Thats right ladies and gents! If you haven't heard, we have been in our think tank with our friends at Creation Festival for a while now trying to come up with the biggest christian rock tour you have ever heard of. Coming this fall we are going to be taking out an arsenal of bands that will ultimately melt every one of your faces off!!!! So make sure to tie up every radio station phone line to and tell them to spread the news and to get this tour in your town!!!
Wanna know who we're taking on this Circus????
Thousand Foot Krutch
Pillar
& Fireflight
A Tooth & Nail Records Pre-Show With:
KJ-52
Esterlyn
Children 18:3
Run Kid Run
& Worth Dying For
Go to CreationFestTour.com to get all the details.
*IV) SUMMER FESTIVAL SHOWS:
After we wrap this tour up, we're gonna get home and put on our work gloves cuz we'll be rehearsing to bring you our summer set. Plenty of new unheard Kutless songs along with the classics that are so familiar to you. Check our schedule to see if we'll be at a festival near you so you can come out and enjoy all the bands, and of course, your's truly... kutless.
*V) CONCLUSION:
We love you guys, thank you for all your support! Speaking of support, check out the kutless.com store for special deals and sweet threads, always makin sure our crew is rockin! And please keep praying for us. It's an incredible dream come true to be a band on the road, but that doesn't mean it's always a breeze. Satan hates ministry and thinks he has a stronghold on the rock scene, but obviously thats not the case. God is here and in the midst so we need protection against the fire that satan brings.
PRAYER REQUESTS:
please pray for STRENGTH:
The strength of our families, the strength of our relationships with Jesus, our physical sleep deprived bodies, and the strength to love each other as Christ loves the Church.
please pray for HEALTH:
Once somebody gets sick on the bus, everybody gets sick on the bus. So out comes the Airborn and Vitamin C, but we know the best way to combat sickness is through continued prayer.
please pray for SAFETY.