CURRENT EVENTS
May 9, 2008
Slavior is currently looking for a new vocalist/lyricist for the second album. All of the material is written and ready to go. Gregg Analla has had the good fortune to become very busy with his art work and just does not have the time to commit to the band. Gregg has some serious opportunities for his art and we all feel it is a blessing for him. He is doing some amazing stuff with his art and we wish him all of the best. A mutual decision was made by all of us.
Interested vocalist can send links and samples to studio41658@gmail.com. Please check out www.myspace.com/slaviorband
January 24, 2008
We all had a great time at Namm playing in the Steinberg booth on both Friday and Saturday. Now it is time to get down to business and start recording tracks for the next album. We will keep you posted.
Here are some pics from the show:
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January 2, 2008
Slavior will be playing a few songs from the debut self entitled Slavior album this year at the Namm Show. We will be playing at the Steinberg Tech. booth on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 18-19 2008 at 2:00 PM. We will be using some of the products that Steinberg is world famous for, such as Cubase 4 and Nuendo. We will also be giving away copies of the album. Hope to see you at the show.
December 9, 2007
Slavior will be playing this year at the Namm Show in Anaheim. We will be playing some acoustic songs on Friday and Saturday, January 18-19, 2008 at 2 P.me. in the Steinberg Technology booth. We did a similar show in Japan back in August.
Slavior is also finishing up the second album and will be doing some recording during this same period while Gregg is here from New Mexico. Hope to see everyone at the Steinberg booth.
November 6, 2007
Slavior has been continuing to write for the next album. Things are going well and it seems as the writing is very cohesive and focused. The new material has a bit more edge to it as we continue to focus on strong vocal oriented songs.
Philip is in South America with Steve Vai and will finish up the last two songs when he gets back.
I have been doing recording projects for other people and find it fun. I enjoy the challenge. Some tracks have had specific directions, while others let me run wild. I just did a version of "Nights in White Satin" that is very cool. Michael Sadler of Saga fame is doing the vocals. What a great singer.
I am still accepting projects and can be contacted at msz416@gmail.com
October 21, 2007
Here is the link to the final video from our Japan trip, Swept Away. We are currently finishing up the song writing process for the next album.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hxJVEy8paw
October 1, 2007
Here is a link to the latest Slavior video Another Planet. This is about as down and dirty as it gets. Two hand held cameras and a nasty board mix. But this is a good representation of the band. Hope you like it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RaKuKqa8Fc
September 17, 2007
Check out the video of Red Road that was shot in Japan on our last trip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPXNrfoAsw
September 6, 2007
SLAVIOR nominated for best Alternative Rock album of 2007!!!
Just a quick note to let you know that the self-titled debut album "Slavior", has been nominated for best Alternative Rock album of 2007 at the Indian Summer Native American Awards!
Winners will be announced on Sept. 7,8 and 9.
August 30, 2007
Check out Mark's Japan tour report here!!!
August 15, 2007
SLAVIOR OFF TO JAPAN!!!
We will be leaving Monday for a week long trip in Japan. We will be doing some press, a tv show or two, a couple acoustic in-store gigs and two live electric shows. Ryo, keyboard player from Spock's Beard will join us as we will be cranking out Stormbringer by Deep Purple and Can't Happen Here by Rainbow. Should prove to be some great music. We are all very appreciative of all of the hard work and effort put forth by our Japanese label Dingwall. Without them, this dream trip would have never been possible. We will be filming and shooting everything so keep posted for clips. Check out www.myspace.com/slaviorband for all of the details. Material for the second Slavior album is coming along very well. Should prove to be a very solid release. See you when we get back.
July 12, 2007
I am currently accepting recording projects. Since I have the studio with all of the state of the art vintage gear, I can cut album quality drum tracks. I will use engineer Joe Marlett (www.joemarlett.com) who did the Slavior album among many others to get the drum sounds. I can travel if necessary but to keep costs down, I can cut here at my studio thus keeping the studio time to a minimum. I can either create my own drum ideas and parts or take specific direction on what someone wants to have played. Electronics, percussion are no problem as well. Please feel free to contact me at msz416@gmail.com for more specific information.
June 28, 2007
Slavior will be going to Japan in August for a promotional tour. We are doing press, a couple acoustic shows in various record stores as well as the following full electric shows:
Aug 23 Dress, Tokyo http://techtrans.s283.xrea.com/live/live.html
Aug 24 Sanctuary, Tokyo http://www.sanctuary-nes.com/home.shtml
We are very excited to go play for our loyal dedicated Japanese following. Even though the other guys in the band have been to Japan before, it is the first time for myself as it has always been the hot bed of rock and metal music. I do remember dreaming about this for many years. This is made possible by all of the hard work by our Japanese label, Dingwall. They really have gone out of their way to make this happen. As every band knows, there is no better feeling than having the support and trust of your label.
Philip Bynoe (www,philipbynoe.com) will be playing bass with us. We are currently about halfway through writing and recording demos for the next album. Philip is also involved with this as well and we welcome his creative input and know he will have a big impact on the Slavior sound. Can't wait to see everyone in Japan in August.
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The Slavior album is officially released in Europe and North America. The Japanese release date is 4/25/07 with release following in South America. We are currently lining up touring dates for the next few months. There are currently two Slavior videos that you can see at the following links:
One is a performance video of Dove (added back on March 17th) while the second video is more of a "making of the band" video that gives some insight into Slavior.
