We have been confirmed for the Sonisphere Festival on August 1st! The bill is insane this year! Tickets are on sale now!
JBTV Soundstage performance w/ Madina Lake
Blog Update from the Band
Kanichiwa, Creepers, Tourists and the rest,
I hope this blog finds you enjoying yourself by whatever means you find necessary. Unless you enjoy doing bad things that i couldn’t
morally endorse. Although my moral capacity is diminishing, so we’ll have to look at this in a case by case manor. One thing I do to counter my questionable alter ego is….Charity!
I trust you’ve all coughed up a few meatballs for the Haitians yeah? Good…nice work. Sadly, there are many challenges in the world today so we must diversify our charitable portfolio.
Madina Lake is playing a benefit show for Darfuri refugee children access to education.
info here:
http://www.rocknraise.org
The show is at Metro in Chicago, Sunday, February 14th. This is a serious cause, if you can get behind it, please do.
The other charity we are involved with is Keep-A-Breast, a charity for breast cancer. we’ve offered various things you can pledge money for so we can raise money and awareness for this organization.
and lastly….we will be performing at Angels and Kings in Chicago on Wednesday, Feb 10th. with Counterpunch. www.angelsandkings.com
there is no charity involved, but the show is FREE!
this is why the Madina Lake bank account rivals the countries debt, but F it, these things matter more than money, always.
Thanks for taking time to read this, and thanks to all of those who get involved with this stuff. You keep the globe spinning.
Much love, carry on with enjoying yourselves…
love,
Madina Lake
Arlene Ball tour dates
Here are the rest of the confirmed dates!
Thur 25 Mar 2010 UK Oxford Academy tickets
Fri 26 Mar 2010 UK Yeovil Westlands tickets
Sat 27 Mar 2010 UK Nottingham Rock City tickets
Sun 28 Mar 2010 UK Norwich Waterfront tickets
Mon 29 Mar 2010 UK Birmingham Academy 2 tickets
Tue 30 Mar 2010 UK Manchester Academy 2 tickets
Thu 01 Apr 2010 UK Glasgow Garage tickets
Fri 02 Apr 2010 UK Middlesbrough Empire tickets
Sat 03 Apr 2010 UK Leeds Cockpit tickets
Sun 04 Apr 2010 UK Sheffield The Corporation tickets
Tue 06 Apr 2010 UK Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms tickets
Wed 07 Apr 2010 UK Cardiff Millenium Music Hall tickets
Thu 08 Apr 2010 UK London The Forum tickets
Sat 10 Apr 2010 France Paris Glazart tickets
Sun 11 Apr 2010 Holland Eindhoven Effenaar tickets
Mon 12 Apr 2010 Holland Amsterdam Melkweg tickets
Tue 13 Apr 2010 Germany Cologne Underground tickets
Wed 14 Apr 2010 Belgium Brussels VK tickets
Thu 15 Apr 2010 Switerland Basel Somercasino tickets
Fri 16 Apr 2010 Austria Vienna B72 tickets
Sat 17 Apr 2010 Italy Milan Alcatraz
From Nathan’s blog: sweet relief.. the dresden codex EP
ahh finally all back in chicago. west palm sessions turned some amazing things. i’ve always felt like the best bands/records/music come from some seriously tormented creative atmospheres. when we started in w. palm we hadn’t seen each other in a while and although we were all super excited to get back to the writing process, our personal lives had all undergone some heavy sheit. in other words, over the holidays, all 4 of our respective buttholes had been fingered by the rapist that is life.. so artsy, so perverse, yet… so true. it’s poetry really. hah i’m retarded, somebody get me off this thing. anywhoooo the good news is that it’s all getting sorted now and this Dresden Codex EP (as cliche as this will sound) .. is the best ML yet. I’ve always said that when our music stops moving me, it’s time to wrap it up. perhaps it’s the universe compelling us forward but when I thought we were depleted, we somewhat miserably created our most inspired work to date. and such is life, riddled with highs and lows. you couldn’t appreciate the highs without the lows and remember that as bad as things can get, they will ALWAYS get better. that is a promise. hope you are all well. we’re off to Scotland in a few days, then wrapping up the EP and heading back to UK/Europe in March. hope you are all happy healthy and horny.. i know i am. skeeert
xoxo
nathan
Madina Lake and Pledge Music
Madina Lake has teamed up with Pledge Music to you guys the chance to be part of the making of a brand new EP alongside with offering a ton of exclusive merchandise and access to the band like never before! All you have to do is go to this site and sign up to see all of the great things the band are offering!
A percentage of the money raised will be donated to Keep a Breast Foundation as well. So please check out what the band and Pledge Music are doing together and get involved!!
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Banner for the UK dates
ML fans, please post this banner on twitter, myspace, facebook, blogs, etc!
and if you have twitter, use this link instead - http://www.bit.ly/madinalakeuktickets
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“Rock N’ Raise” Darfur Benefit show
We are playing a special benefit show for Darfur on February 14th at the Metro in Chicago!
Sunday, Feburary 14 at Metro:
Rock N’ Raise for Darfur Benefit with:
MADINA LAKE
THE BLISTERS
BIG SCIENCE
BRENDAN KELLY of The Lawrence Arms
$10 - Limited $l00 VIP Tables (4 seats/4 tickets)
All Ages
Doors: 4PM
Show: 4:30PM
All proceeds will be donated to the Darfur Dream Team Sister Schools Program
Tickets go on sale on 1/16 at noon.
For being loyal Madina Lake fans…
west palm sessions chat
we’re arriving in west palm beach to write. we have no idea what to expect but we want you to be a part of it.
we’ll be chatting tomorrow, wed january 13 at 2pm EST on www.ustream.tv under username “madinalakeband”
From Nathan’s Blog: new ML EP!
last night i pissed on my kitchen floor and puked in the sink. it’s a long story and i’d hate to bore you with it so instead i’ll just tell you that we’re on our way to west palm beach florida to begin recording an EP! so excited.. we’re staying at a house on the beach and plan to write and record as much as possible until they make us tour again. which reminds me.. UK dates have been released! Europe will be added to the back of that tour and those dates will go up soon. I think we’re bringing Innerpartysystem .. not positive yet but I think so. they rule. Anyhow, we’re planning to release an EP of some of the new songs to bridge the gap between Attics and the next LP. we’ve got the whole thing mapped out and just need to confirm the release dates. new stuff sounds a bit more like FTTUTY.. we went into the ATTICS sessions wanting a polished sounding record but this time around we’re looking to go more raw, nipple twisting rock. i don’t know what that means but it sounds fun. In the meantime we’ll be posting a ton of videos on our kyte player of us partying on the beach, making douchers of ourselves and yeah probably some of the writing/recording process. UK kids - we’re planning a killer show so get your tickets ! US kids- we’ll be back in late April. European kids- we’ll be there after the UK in April. Japanese kids- we had a blast with you in december, be back ASAP! Australian kids- you rule, we’re desperate to come back and see you guys. South American kids- we’re workin on it, I swear. Chinese kids - ummmmm hi ?
UK Dates
Hey everyone,
Were coming back to the UK in March and April! The first set of dates are below and we’ll be adding more shows shortly. Get your tickets asap because these shows will sell out! -ML
Thur 25 Mar 2010 UK Oxford Academy tickets
Fri 26 Mar 2010 UK Yeovil Westlands tickets
Sat 27 Mar 2010 UK Nottingham Rock City tickets
Sun 28 Mar 2010 UK Norwich Waterfront tickets
Mon 29 Mar 2010 UK Birmingham Academy 2 tickets
Tue 30 Mar 2010 UK Manchester Academy 2 tickets
Thu 01 Apr 2010 UK Glasgow Garage tickets
Fri 02 Apr 2010 UK Middlesbrough Empire tickets
Sat 03 Apr 2010 UK Leeds Cockpit tickets
Sun 04 Apr 2010 UK Sheffield The Corporation tickets
Tue 06 Apr 2010 UK Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms tickets
Wed 07 Apr 2010 UK Cardiff Millenium Music Hall tickets
Thu 08 Apr 2010 UK London The Forum tickets
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DAN ON TATTOO TV
When the guys were in the UK, Dan chatted to TATTOO TV about their tour, Attics To Eden and then, more importantly, about the tattoos he has and the stories behind them.
CLICK HERE to check out the video interview!!.
Join Madina Lake in support of the Music for Relief / Habitat for Humanity Green Home!
Music for Relief and Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles (HFH GLA) are building an environmentally friendly, energy efficient home in partnership with a deserving family in need. We are proud to support this program and if you are able to, we encourage you to help build the MFR Green Home. Click here [https://fundraising.intelis.com/hfhgla/Donations/CampaignDetail.jsp?CI=cc0d0bb8121c1deee52100134c116883] to make a donation to help us build this home! Then leave a message on the blog and pass the link on to a friend.
If everyone who sees this message donates just $5 we can build multiple homes for deserving families who need a safe and decent place to live.
Get Metro tickets for half price
Enter the promo code “attics” when you checkout and get tickets for only $7!
WELCOME TO OBLIVION DIGI SINGLE OUT NOW PLUS GET TO KNOW NATHAN!
So the 3rd single from ATTICS TO EDEN is now available in the UK! Click on the iTunes button below to pick up ‘Welcome To Oblivion’!!
T’is also available from all other usual digital outlets.
And if you head to the Roadrunner UK Website you will see that the latest in their ‘Getting To Know You’ series is with none other than Nathan! CLICK HERE to check it out…
Merch contest!
Hello All,
Thanks to all those that came out to see us over the Summer on Warped Tour. For those that didn’t get a chance to pick up some merch while we were on the tour, we brought some of it to our webstore at gomerch.com/madinalake. Head over there now and pick up some new stuff to keep you warm this winter. Starting November 2nd any purchase over $15 from the store gets entered into a weekly drawing for a phone call from the band. Just place your order and stay by your phone. We will be calling the winners each Friday in November so be ready.
DAN & MATEO ON THE KERRANG! PODCAST
If you head over to Kerrang! will be able to check out a cool podcast with Mateo and Dan which was shot when the guys were here in London. You can check it out / download it from here.
Don’t forget the guys release new single Welcome to Oblivion on the 15th November. It will be available digitally and it will be the usual 79p. Be sure to pick it up- will help the fellas out LOTS!
WELCOME TO OBLIVION ON MYSPACE NOW!
The brand new video is now up on MySpace in a World exclusive! Head on over to see the video for ‘Welcome To Oblivion’ NOW!
And over on the Kyte player, you can see some behind the scenes of the shoot. Jeezi will give you a quick tour of the set and Matthew will show you the wonders of the catering…
WELCOME TO OBLIVION VIDEO PREMIER- MONDAY 19TH OCTOBER
The new video from the guys for ‘Welcome To Oblivion’ will premier online at MySpace on Monday 19th October. Be sure to head to the guy’s OFFICIAL MYSPACE then to see the video in full.
In the meantime, check out this little taster and an interview with Matthew about the song.
The guys were on FIRE here in the UK. You US peeps make sure to get your tix for the upcoming shows over there, ya hear?
Madina Lake presents Welcome to Oblivion
Madina Lake | MySpace Music Videos
UK fans - Win a Madina Lake shirt!
All you have to do is go to this site and answer the question and you’ll have a chance to win! Good luck!
http://www.mamstore.co.uk/madinalake/competition
“Welcome to Oblivion” behind the scenes video
I just uploaded the video I shot at their music video shoot a couple weeks ago to the band’s Kyte player so check it out!
Update from Madina Lake in the UK
First, some brand new pics:
For more from the Brixton Academy, go here.
The band is busy playing their asses off, but Matthew had time to send along this note for everyone on this tour.
“In Madina Lake we call this our “cruising altitude.” It’s a stretch of shows or a tour, or just a general sub-conscious of the band that feels euphoric. We are firing on all pistons. We spent the summer slugging it out on Warped tour, which was a lot of work. It was rewarding but we felt a bit restrained. I compare it to the Taste of Chicago. It’s fun, it’s hot and there’s a shitload of people there everyday, but instead of sitting down and having a complete meal in custom designed dining area, you’re just sampling a few bits from a hundred different restaurants.
We prefer to have a captive audience so we can focus on taking them for a ride. This tour with Papa Roach has afforded us exactly that opportunity. Another refreshing characteristic of this run is the audience. It’s no scene contest. These are people who appreciate how music has enriched their lives and they’ve shown up for an uninhibited escape.
We are lucky as hell to be here.”
Dan Torelli Interviewed at Save a Scream
Madina Lake are going on tour with Papa Roach in the UK and ahead of time Dan answered questions at Save a Scream.
The Daily Dust on Madina Lake
Matthew Leone gets an interview right here.
Also: read a live review on the site which includes Madina Lake as they open for Papa Roach in the UK.
