The first installment of the Silent Lapse Studio Diaries is complete! Check it out!
A Huge Thanks to all Our Amazing Fans! We want to thank everyone who came out to the Emerald Theatre gig last night to see us! We can't believe the great turnout despite the fact that it was a Thursday night in Detroit and most of you had jobs to go to the next day! Your showing up really made it a great time and we hope you had one too! Thanks also to everyone who stuck around through the entire show and supported Mellotron and Tiles! You definitely let them know who has the best fans!
As of now we are taking a break to get our CD recorded, but for those who didn't make the Emerald, we'll be at the Ionia Free Fair in July and Music in the Park in August. We'll also be hitting it hard again after the album is complete at the end of the summer! We'll keep you posted on its progress via blogs and probably a video diary that you can watch right here!
A sincere thanks and all the best to those who worked hard to put the show together, the bands, our great volunteer roadies, and again to our faithful fan-base! You're why we love what we do!
Silent Lapse playing "Final Error" at the Emerald Theatre:
Silent Lapse receives 5 star demo review at Ytsejam.com!
Ytsejam.com, a popular progressive rock site and forum, recently gave Silent Lapse's newly-released demo a 5 out of 5 star rating and detailed review! We are very excited about this and urge you to read the review and check out the site! Click to read the review
Official Silent Lapse Demos are in!
Let us know if you want one (via e-mail: silentlapse@yahoo.com, wall post, or whatever means you can) and we'll do whatever we can to get it to ya!
Bio:
"The release of this self-titled EP in early 2008 just showcases the raw talent of this band," writes John Kotzian, webmaster of Ytsejam.com in a 5/5 star review of Silent Lapse's 2008 demo release.
This review came only 10 months after the band's humble beginning in May, 2007 in a small farming village where the members milked cows to pay for musical equipment and remodeled a hog barn for practice and recording. Their fan-base has grown consistently since starting, and their continuous musical praise a testament to the band's work ethic and collective talent.
Silent Lapse, at its inception was never meant to be this serious. They formed in Westphalia, Michigan under the name of "STEMM" to play one gig only: the "Ark Summer-Fest," a local music festival that founding brothers Taylor and Mitchell Feldpausch were managing. Taylor would drum for the cover band while Mitchell played guitar. The quartet was completed with the addition of Scott Martin, who handled keyboards and a second guitar, and Matt Schrauben, who would be the honorary bass man and meat enthusiast (honestly, he loves meat in as literal and straight a sense as this can be taken). Only one problem stood: the gaping vacancy in the vocal department which, for some unexplained reason, was of no immediate concern to the band. One of them would just fill in where they could... this should work fine right? Luckily, it really did. Scott came to practice one day with a set of pipes that no one would imagine could come from this laid-back fountain of useless knowledge. Needless to say, he got the spot.
A week before the gig, the band came upon another snag. While Googling "STEMM" to confirm the band's utmost originality, they found a signed act who had the exact same name. Enter name 2: Glass Silo. This gem took its inspiration from a 20-foot high marvel of mid-michigan: a silo made of glass bottles and mortar that stood 8 miles from the band's practice site. An inspirational field-trip to the monument solidified their decision and they played the festival successfully for 300 people as Glass Silo.
Many changes took place after this point. One: the band became seriously devoted to original music and a concept piece that had been on the back burner since STEMM was founded. Two: they decided that Glass Silo just wouldn't cut it and Silent Lapse, a name inspired loosely by the concept, was adopted permanently. Three: the band recruited local electrician Wyatt Aldrich in the hopes that he could also play guitar... and he could, well! The lineup was complete!
Since then, the band has been working tirelessly on completing their concept album, maintaining a strict practice schedule, and playing live as often as possible. From their beginning, Silent Lapse has fed off of those who have told them they couldn't succeed. They are setting out to prove all of them wrong.
you guys were effin awesome at the fair last night!!!!!!! we were down from houghton lake and my sister is matts girlfriend she was like u should come watch em.....so we did lol and loved it!! taylor is crazy!!!! the best band I've seen ever! u should come up north and play. I would be front row center!!
Hi everybody! The time has come, and Carcharoth's long awaited debut album From The Cavern Come is available for order! If you haven't heard about the album, it features over thirty five minutes of progressive balck/death metal in the vein of Opeth, Ikuinen Kaamos, Agalloch, Ne Obliviscaris, early Ulver and Moonsorrow. With musical and lyrical links that run throughout the course of the album, this is one concept album that should not be missed!
From The Cavern Come features the talents of TIM CHARLES (known for his phenomenal work playing violin and singing with fellow Melbourne metal band NE OBLIVISCARIS (www. myspace. com/neobliviscaris)) who performs a guest violin solo on the title track, and the highly talented SEBASTIAN SIMPSON who performs cello on four out of the five tracks.
There is a teaser available for listening on my myspace, however this is unmastered. Sorry!
To order, simply use Paypal to carcharoth.metal@gmail.com or send well hidden cash to: Chris Doig 24 Kenny St Balwyn North 3104 Victoria, Australia
The cost of the this CD is $15AUD for local orders, or $15US, 15 Euro or 15GBP for respective international orders. These include postage.
Don't miss out! This pressing is limited to 100 copies only!
-Chris Doig of Carcharoth
PS sorry to those people who got half-comments or more than one comment. I'm struggling with technology!!
You got the blog comment mostly correct. You guys came out and did exactly what we hoped you would. Great set and great fans. Looking forward to a long friendship with your fine group of talented players.
Amazing show on Thursday again guys. Wow, that is all I can say. You guys are really starting to gel together and it shows big time! Keep it up and I just might sign you!:)
Hey guys, it was great playing with you the other night. You guys are scary talented. It was a privledge to play with you. Now, stop reading and go and practice.
Hey guys whats up? so my sister lauren gave me your cd and its pretty sick. Yea Lauren knows Jeff and Jeff knows I think taylor. idk she said the drummer. so yea your guys's sound is pretty awesome. just droppn by. Peace! Mike- FleshHold
Thanks for the add We should have a jam session some time between the two bands I think we atleast could learn alot from yall and maybe you might learn a thing or two from us let me know whats going down...
