2006 was, at least in my opinion, a pretty good year for By Blood Alone, despite some glaring dismal points. (More on that later.) There were numerous bright spots: Runtt got settled in as both a drummer and comrade, bringing his experience and humor to the table, and those long drives to out of state gigs would not have been the same without him. The halfway to halloween horror ball was a huge success, a gigantic crowd at a good venue and everyone in the Halloween spirit (in May, no less!). We appeared on the cover of Good Times magazine, were featured on the Greetings From Area Code 207 radio program, and appeared on two public access tv shows. Numerous reviews of our debut cd, Eternally, trickled in and ranged from pretty good to fantastic. We started work on our next cd, Seas of Blood, and so far that’s going well. Our show opening for goatwhore (which we thought would be a disaster) turned out great and really recharged our batteries. And of course we got to play for our fans and hang out with other local bands. The main downside was that a lot of time and energy was wasted on chasing promoters who’s shit was just not together, and the ensuing shows were either pitifully attended or the sound was absolutely terrible. If fact, two promoters stiffed us. Until now I have never been stiffed in 21 years of gigging, and I can finally say it is not fun – insulting and frustrating are more apropos. So those promoters and their venues can go fuck themselves. We are bypassing your asses in 2007. Our new cd is going to blow doors and you will be permanently benched for the season.