The portland phoenix has released it’s list of the 20 best full length cds released by Maine artists in 2007, and our Seas of Blood cd is number 9. The new cd by our uber-pals Covered in Bees is on the list as well at number 13, and the rest of it reads like a [ More ]
We are absolutely thrilled to announce that Seas of Blood is being purchased by fans in Germany and Japan. Hopefully sales in Italy will pick up and help complete our Axis Powers motif. [ More ]
By Blood Alone’s new cd is available for purchase at the iTunes Store, and for only $7.92! That’s by far the cheapest deal out there, though you don’t get to eyeball the fantastic cover art. Click here to purchase. [ More ]
Audio of By Blood Alone’s interview on WCLZ-FM which broadcast on Oct 24th, 2007 is now available in the here. [ More ]
Seas of Blood is (finally) available for purchase through both CDBaby.com and our distributor, Relapse Distro. (Apparently the Relapse offices are buzzing with compliments about the cover art!) Now that CDBaby has processed the cd, it will be submitted to iTunes and Amazon.com (as well as pretty much all other online retailers). We’ll keep you [ More ]
According to the portland phoenix, By Blood Alone’s Seas of Blood has reached number 5 on the Bullmoose Music local artist sales chart. We share the top 5 with other noted local artists the Rustic Overtones, Dead Season, The Press Project, and Lost On Liftoff. All this was achieved with stock in only two stores [ More ]
Making it’s first step into digital distribution, Seas of Blood is now available on Digistation, an iTunes-like digital music store hosted by Discmakers. Individual songs can be purchased for 99 cents, and the entire album plus artwork in pdf format goes for $9.99. Click here to go directly to Digistation’s Seas of Blood page. [ More ]
Another fine review of Seas of Blood has been published, this one being by Aimsel Ponti in the Go section of today’s Portland Press Herald: I know I harp a lot on the whole ?? Goth’ angle, but let’s be clear: By Blood Alone’s sound goes way beyond that. There’s a melodic intelligence ever-present, and [ More ]
By Blood Alone were recently the in-studio guests on Greetings From Area Code 207, WCLZ-FM’s local music show with host Charlie Gaylord. Charlie spun some cuts from the new Seas of Blood cd and chatted with the band about our upcoming cd release show on Saturday, and our plans for the future. The show will [ More ]
This coming Saturday (Oct 27th) is the official Seas of Blood CD release party/Halloween show at Geno’s. By Blood Alone vocalist Cruella, who is still in the midst of chemotherapy, will be back behind the microphone for our entire set. big coffin hunters and The Project Seven are on the bill, with the latter making [ More ]
Our new disc is the subject of a very well written review by music scribe Sam Pfeifle. By Blood Alone almost always gets positive reviews, but not every journalist really gets us. Sam, however, really did: While ?? progressive’ as a genre-describer can often just mean nerdy guys into mathematical music and lots of black, [ More ]
By Blood Alone’s new full length CD Seas of Blood is (finally) now available at Bullmoose Music in Portland and Scarborough ME, with other Bullmoose locations to follow as soon as we can get stock to them. As the CD trickles through the distribution chain, it will also be available from Relapse Mail Order, cd [ More ]
Our vocalist Melynda Cruella Amann is doing quite well, all things considered. Her surgery in August went well, and she’s in the thick of chemotherapy right now. She has biweekly doses which put her out of commision for a few days but afterwards she’s able to get up and do things and get out of [ More ]
Barring any disasters at the pressing plant, the much delayed Seas of Blood cd should be available by Oct 19th, not bad considering all that has changed since Cruella’s breast cancer diagnosis in August. Originally slated for release on Oct 2nd, we have been concentrating on arranging benefit activities for her and admittedly let some [ More ]
On Thursday Oct 4th By Blood Alone will be stopping by wcyy-fm’s Spinout program to be interviewed by host Mark Curdo. We’ll spin some cuts from the new cd Seas of Blood and most likely talk about Cruella’s illness and our upcoming halloween/cd release show. [ More ]
By Blood Alone vocalist Cruella has just received confirmation that she has breast cancer, and has surgery scheduled for Thursday. Obviously we have canceled our fall tour and are all praying that she makes a full recovery, and we ask that you all do the same. We take some solace in the fact that statistically [ More ]
Amy at gothic maine has invited us to support The Brides on their upcoming tourstop at the Asylum in Portland on August 3rd. We’re very excited about this – The Brides’ goth/new wave sound gets an A-plus in our book, and how can you go wrong when the keyboard player is named Julia Ghoulia? The [ More ]
THE big show of the year, the Halfway to Halloween Horror Ball, is this Saturday. Prepare for episode 2: Mars Attacks! Geno’s will be all decked out as the landscape of the horrifing dead planet of Mars, who’s inhabitants’ only goal is our destruction! There will be rayguns, spaceships, alien autopsies, music by Covered in [ More ]
Hard-line old-school goth aficianado Mick Mercer has posted a review of Eternally on his website mickmercer.com. Despite traditional goth’s dislike of metal, the review was quite glowing – read it here. [ More ]
Just like in 2006, By Blood Alone has been nominated for Best Category-Defying Act in the portland phoenix 2007 Best Music Poll. Many others of Portland’s finest muscial artists (like Covered in Bees, Confusatron, and ocean) have been nominated in various categories as well, so we feel we’re in good company. The voting takes place [ More ]
anthrax Vocalist Joey Belladonna has scheduled a solo performance for Friday, May 18th at the station in Portland, and we have secured an opening slot. Joey will be performing a lot of old Anthrax material as well as some of his solo work. We of course will be there to crush. Also on the bill [ More ]
Live video of Seas of Blood filmed over the summer (on August 26th, I think) has been posted. It will also be made available on YouTube.com. Click here to view it. [ More ]
The second edition of the HWTHB, entitled Halfway to Halloween Ball 2: Mars Attacks! has been scheduled for Saturday, May 5th 2007. Last year’s Ball was a total hoot, and this year promises to be much of the same, but with a 50’s sci-fi theme. Covered in Bees is on the bill along with By [ More ]