Our new music video for Green to Grey from the album After Extinction has broken over 43 thousand views since its launch on Friday. This has been achieved through a number of Google Ads (which make up 91.6% of the views) and a Facebook advert campaign, both being run simultaneously which we will be doing and adjusting on an ongoing basis. So far, while the campaign has generated a lot of views, with over 500 people checking out the Bandcamp from the video, a 159 people subscribing to the channel however this is yet to transfer to a single sale of the album.
Heidi Crowell
KAINE LAUNCH GREEN TO GREY MUSIC VIDEO + NEW SINGLE
We are pleased to launch our brand new music video for Green to Grey! The video contains a new single version of the track which was given a remix and release to help promote the new video. The video was recorded, directed and produced by Talon Payne of Gallow Wood media. The new version of the track is available on all streaming sites and on Bandcamp.





































































































































Directed and recorded by Talon Payne
Rage Sadler: Vocals, Rhythm, and Lead Guitars
Liam Etheridge: Drums and Backing Vocals
Toby Woods: Lead and Rhythm Guitars, and Backing Vocals
Isaac Healy: Bass and Backing Vocals
Heidi Crowell: Keys and Harmony Vocals
You can watch the video by clicking the play icon above or by clicking here.
KAINE HEAD TO GALLOW WOOD MEDIA TODAY FOR NEW MUSIC VIDEO (+NEW SINGLE) AND REHEARSALS AT UNIT ONE THIS EVENING
We will be working at Gallow Wood Media with Talon Payne this morning for our first music video for the new album After Extinction. This will be the second music video the band has done, the last being in 2018 for the A Crisis of Faith album. Joining us will be Heidi Crowell who will be performing her keys/vocals from the album.
The music video will be released alongside a new single, which will be a new version of the track from the album for which the video is for.
After shooting is completed, we will head over to Unit One Studios for our rehearsals to prepare for our gig at the Hotbox in Chelmsford next week. You can get tickets for the event here.
HEIDI CROWELL COMPLETES KEYS/VOCALS FOR NEW KAINE ALBUM

Heidi has finished recording her contributions to our new album After Extinction this week, which include keys and vocal harmonies to a number of tracks on the new album. The album is currently being mixed, with further vocal revisions being recorded at Gallow Wood Media this weekend.

We are currently working on the new album, and two EP’s all of which will be released later this year.
Heidi and Kaine guitarist Toby Woods previously appeared together on the Unit One Sessions cover of Maneater which can be heard above.
NEW ALBUM UPDATE – AFTER EXTINCTION PRODUCTION RESUMES AFTER DELAYS

We’ve recently ran into a few issues with the new album which has caused some delays. Unlike previous records which were done in one studio, with one producer and over a short period of time, After Extinction has been a totally different process largely due to the Covid restrictions which have delayed the writing, rehearsals and recording of the album significantly over the past two years.
We out of necessity have tracked the album across two studios (Gallow Wood Media and Unit One) with Talon Payne and Wayne Thompson contributing to the recording, production and editing of the album while we have been mixing the album ourselves and with advice from an external studio. I have overseen the whole project between managing the day-to-day business of the band and my day job. We have also been back on the road gigging with Neverworld and Planet Fatale which has meant much of my free time has been focused on making those shows a success on top of looking after the new album project.
Recently this was pushed back when there was a hardware failure has resulted in further delays to the production after a handful of songs had been mixed, and between further revisions and contributions of the keys from Heidi Crowell. This hardware issue has now been resolved and we are now moving forward with the album release again.
So, while the songs have been tracked and are sounding great in the raw, we do need more editing and changes as we go through the mixing process to give this album the best overall sound possible.
We debuted a fair chunk of the songs like since 2020 and many will hear that this is a completely different direction from our previous releases and represents an overall change for the band which we have matched with our new stage aesthetics and our brand-new logo. The new album has a march harder edge than the previous and is an album more influenced by our Speed Metal origins as opposed to anything really rooted in the NWOBHM movement which we had moved towards during The Waystone period of the band.
That is not to say we have lost the melodic stuff at all, there is a ton of that on the new record, but the music overall and the subject matter is much more in alignment with what is happening in the world right now rather than being mostly influenced by the 1980’s. It is a Metal record, and if anything, our least mainstream sounding record, and probably our least NWOTHM sounding album and production, although it is not as modern influenced (or progressive) as the material on Crisis of Faith and a lot more refined than out debut release, I think the best way to summarize it is it is our heaviest and angriest release yet.
Lyrically we have touched on everything from battling Alzheimer’s disease, the culture war, drug addiction to the decline of western civilization and the evils of greed right through to the negative impact the existing Governments over-building policies have had on our environment. It is a bit more relevant lyrically than our past records I would say, it may upset a few people, but we have tried to keep it as balanced as possible.
While the album has been slow to put together, we have soldiered on with the 5 new songs for the Patreon 21’ EP having recorded the bulk of those and started rehearsals for the 22’ EP material, oh which the band has now learned 4 of the 5 songs on that release so substantial progress has been made. The 21’ EP was delayed due to Covid restrictions and the band having to focus on the new album release.
The 21’ EP is most definitely much heavier than the new album in places, but also has the most diverse range of songs. It is influenced by Speed/Thrash/Death Metal but there’s also a Sabbath inspired track on there and a song mocking industry created “alternative” bands that have come straight off a production line but sold as an organic thing.
Anyhow I thought I would issue this update on just where we are at with the 3 releases which we fully intend to get out this year.
KAINE UNVEIL ARTWORK FOR NEW ALBUM – AFTER EXTINCTION


We are pleased to unveil our brand-new artwork, and album title, for the new Kaine record to be released later this year. The artwork is again by Silencer8 who has designed every one of the band’s album covers since the debut album in 2012.
After Extinction will include 9 brand new tracks written and performed by the same line-up which recorded 2019’s Reforge The Steel, the first time the same line-up has appeared on back-to-back releases from the band. More details will be revealed at a later date.
Appearing on the record:
- Rage Sadler: Lead Vocals and Rhythm Guitars
- Liam Etheridge: Drums and Backing Vocals
- Toby Woods: Lead/Rhythm Guitars and Backing Vocals
- Isaac Healy: Bass Guitar
with
- Heidi Crowell: Keys and Synths
- Talon Payne: Backing Vocals
Produced by:
- Kaine with Wayne Thompson and Talon Payne
- Recorded by: Wayne Thompson (Unit One Studio’s) and Talon Payne (Gallow Wood Media)
KAINE FINISH ALBUM 5 TRACKING AT GALLOW WOOD MEDIA
Last weekend we finished tracking all the vocals and vocal overdubs for the new Kaine album at Gallow Wood Media with Talon Payne. The remaining parts to be recorded are the keys from Heidi Crowell. The album is currently being edited and mixed behind the scenes and will be ready for release soon. Liam and Rage be discussing the songs on the album on the forthcoming Podcast episode.
HEIDI CROWELL TO PLAY KEYS ON KAINE’S 5TH ALBUM
Heidi Crowell will be performing keyboards/synths on a number of tracks on Kaine’s fifth album. Heidi is an exceptional keyboardist and vocalist and we are excited to have her on our forthcoming album, and are looking forward to her contributions to the record.
Heidi recently performed with our lead guitarist Toby Woods on Unit One Session’s cover of Maneater by Nelly Furtado which can be heard on the video above. You can check out Heidi’s music and projects on her facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/highdeecmusic or Instagram @highdeecmusic
Photo credit: Jaime Forest