Let's Try This Again

I'm not even going to go into excuses and promises about this blog again. Will try to do better though.

In other news, my addiction is back. A several year ago I was introduced to a drug that would basically consume my life for about two years. It's called 30 Seconds to Mars, and yes, it is a cult. I'm completely obsessed with this band, even if I don't actually like a good bit of their music, them as a band has me completely wrapped around their little fingers. I couldn't tell you why, but it's simply the truth. I first heard of them at the beginning of August 2005, and in the 2ish years following this that they toured the US, I saw them a total of 27 times live. I remember my very first show they were the openers for the openers and by the end of the TOC tour in 2007 they were Platinum selling artists and a worldwide cult-like following. they were my habit.

However in 2007, they finally made it to Europe and seemingly never came back. They toured the world for quite a while and then disappeared. Well with the invention of Twitter, they are officially reaching out again. In May, they invited the world to The Avalon in Hollywood, CA to help them record some gang vocals for the upcoming new album at something they dubbed "The Summit". Now while I'd known a new album was in the works, having some of the friends I have, it was good to get official news about it. Despite the fact that I was living in GA, I flew out to LA with my good friend Josh (yeah, that one). Got to meet up with some people I hadn't seen in a while, as well as some I'd known for years and never actually met. It was a stellar good time, despite being an eight and a half hour event. Things have progressed and we now have a release date for the new album "This Is War", to be unveiled Dec. 8th.

The excitement was simply bubbling until recently when they release the first single from the album, "Kings and Queens". It's pretty good, and considering it was my least favorite from The Summit, I'm excited about the rest. Because I'm still in Cali (yeah I know, I don't want to talk about it now), I'm getting to partake in a bunch of other random loveliness they have set up, which is fun. Just helped film the music video for the single, got to chill at The Hive the other day, and my favorite part, getting to hang with my cult family. I love my Echelon so much, gah. They complete me. Always and forever. And all that other lovely mushy stuff. It's been good. They've even announced a few dates, though they are in Europe mostly with like 3 here in the States, but still, it's coming. Mwahahaha.

Seriously excited. Mars in coming.

Are you ready? This is War.

XOXO