For those Patreon’s paying for the band-backer tier, we will reimburse the price of any tickets for our gig later this month at Hot Box, Chelmsford (January 19th at 7pm).
If you have purchased tickets for the event in advance, please send the email proof of purchase to bookings@kaine-metal.com and we will refund you the cost of all tickets (including those for friends) purchased for the event after the show takes place.If you purchase a ticket on the door, please come and see us on the night to have the reimbursement arranged. You can buy tickets here: https://link.dice.fm/A83d17889155
If you wish to become a Kaine band-backer please click here.
I thought I would do a write-up on the year with the band given it’s been our busiest ever. In the early part of the year, we played a run of gigs put on by One Eye Toad Records which really helped us get back on the road again after the Covid-era restrictions were finally lifted in most cases. Most of these gigs were with Neverworld and Planet Fatale, two bands we have played with on a number of occasions over the years and with who we enjoy playing alongside. It’s worth mentioning that John Morter who organised these gigs and helped us get back to a regular gigging schedule sadly passed away last month. For all of his hard work and dedication to the scene, he will be greatly missed.
Coda – 9/3/2022
During that run of gigs, we had a one-night-only reunion with Anthony Murch on lead guitar. Ant was in the band from 2012-2015 and played on our first two albums. Anthony again played songs from both his time in the band and later albums since his departure. He’s currently playing alongside our former drummer Chris MacKinnon (who likewise joined in 2012, but after our debut album before leaving in 2018) in a band called It’s Not A Phase Mum, covering the 2000’s era classics which can be found here.
We made our return to two of our favourite venues this year too, both the Melbourn Rock Club and the Rock Den in Hatfield, both of which were fun nights.
A large portion of the year has been taken up with recording, editing, mixing, mastering, and so on. We worked extremely hard to get our new album After Extinction finished this year, as well as recording a further 10 tracks for two EPs, one of which has been released digitally and the other is currently being worked on. I have said previously that I cannot remember a time the band has been busier and 2022 certainly was a challenging year, but I feel a great relief to know everything on our end is now completed and there is very little remaining to do going into 2023.
It is worth mentioning that there will be a new Falling Through Freedom t-shirt and patch coming to all our Patreon’s soon, with two EPs (which include a multi-disc set) on CD heading out to everyone paying £3 or more ASAP. We have been slightly delayed in getting these out due to the Extinction After EP still being finalised! These will be with you soon, depending on Royal Mail strikes!
In August of course we joined the Lillian Axe/Riot Act (ex-Riot) tour as a replacement for Kim Melville. This is the first tour this line-up has done, and we had an amazing time on the road, and we are very thankful for the opportunity to play with two exceptional bands here in the U.K.
We aptly finished the year with two hometown shows in Colchester both at the Brewhouse on the 25th of November and Coda, on the 14th.
We also introduced a new Patreon tier, a band backer tier which was to help the band fund an opportunity we were recently offered. Without giving too much away at this stage, an official offer/contract has come through and we used some of the new Patreon funds to have the offer independently accessed by an expert, as well as general guidance on the best route forward for the band in 2023, with more the be revealed at a later date.
The first single from our Falling Through Freedom EP can be heard using the play icon above or by clicking here. The single was re-recorded for the anniversary set for our debut album which was released in 2012. The new version was recorded at Gallow Wood Media by the band’s current line-up to celebrate 10 years of the debut album.
The track was originally released on the band’s first EP back in 2010, and then again in 2012 on the debut album.
The multi-disc set includes:
· The original 2012 album CD · The remastered album on CD from 2016 · The instrumentals on CD · The original 2011 album sessions on CD · A brand-new EP on CD with 5 re-recordings from the original album with two tracks that didn’t make the original album
This can be ordered from £3 or more here and includes a new shirt/patch. This is a limited run which are being made to order, once these have gone, they will not be printed again.
The final mix and master of our new Falling Through Freedom EP has been completed. The CD version will be exclusive to our Patreon’s paying £3 and more. The digital download version will be made available to Bandcamp members also, as well as Patreon’s via download codes. The EP will be streamed through the usual channels. The 2022 merch will include a new shirt and patch.
The CD will be part of a multi-disc set which will include the original 2012 version of the album, the 2016 remaster, the instrumental album as well as the original demos from 2011 released for the first time. This will be limited to Patreon’s only so if you wish to garb this limited edition set, please subscribe here: https://www.patreon.com/kaine_metal/
The EP was recorded, mixed, and mastered by Gallow Wood Media.
We are pleased to announce that 32 band-backers signed up within a week, which means we will be able to finance the opportunity we were offered last week. Without your support this would have been impossible, and we are extremely grateful to everyone who has backed us on Patreon across all 3 tiers to enable us to take this forward.
As result our Patreon has grown in numbers, and we now have more people backing us than ever. You can still back us on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/kaine_metal from as little as £1 a month.
We will be getting our delayed 21’ CD and 22’ packages out to everyone as soon as possible. Everything is recorded, all the artwork is completed, we are just awaiting both releases to be mixed and mastered before we can print the CD’s
In less than a week our new band backer tier is already just one short of our target of 30. The new tier was laucnhed on Monday to help fund opportunitys for the band in 2023. 30 backers was decided on as the minimal number of backers required to make the opportunity viable, with the rest of the funding coming from ourselves.
We are pleased to announce that in just a few days of launching the new tier, we have been able to sign up 25 band backers, leaving us just 5 short of our overall target of 30. As explained previously, the band was recently offered an opportunity which it doesn’t presently have the resources to take advantage of on its own. Therefore, we launched a new tier to help fund it, which will hopefully help the band progress even further in 2023.
So, what do you get us a band backer?
Band-Backer Tier
As a band backer, you will be investing in the future of the band, and opportunities that will otherwise be closed off to us due to financial limitations. As a result, we will reward you with everything we do, upon release, for free! That’s shirts, CDs, vinyl, and more! Every backer helps reduce the ongoing costs for the band and is helping us develop a future in music.
£10 + a month and more you will receive:
New patch, t-shirt, and EP on CD every year exclusive to Patreon’s
Two brand new EPs on CD as well as a multi-disc anniversary set for the band’s debut album
Each new Kaine release on CD/Vinyl for free every time we do something new
Each new merch piece we release, so shirts, patches, and hoodies, for free
Guest list priority for all bigger gigs and touring gigs where available
After a successful launch yesterday, we are now just 12 Patreon’s away from our target for the new Band-Backer tier. We launched this tier to help fund a recent opportunity we were offered for 2023, however we do not currently have the budget to tackle the increased workload and expenditure that this would entail. So far 18 people have backed the project, which has been incredible.
So, what do you get us a band backer?
Band-Backer Tier
As a band backer, you will be investing in the future of the band, and opportunities that will otherwise be closed off to us due to financial limitations. As a result, we will reward you with everything we do, upon release, for free! That’s shirts, CDs, vinyl, and more! Every backer helps reduce the ongoing costs for the band and is helping us develop a future in music.
£10 + a month and more you will receive:
New patch, t-shirt, and EP on CD every year exclusive to Patreon’s
Two brand new EPs on CD as well as a multi-disc anniversary set for the band’s debut album
Each new Kaine release on CD/Vinyl for free every time we do something new
Each new merch piece we release, so shirts, patches, and hoodies, for free
Guest list priority for all bigger gigs and touring gigs where available
We are pleased to say within just a day we are almost halfway to our target for our new band backer tier! We have had 14 people subscribe to the tier since announcing it. We are just 16 away from our target, you can support the new tier here.
Band-Backer Tier As a band backer, you will be investing in the future of the band, and opportunities that will otherwise be closed off to us due to financial limitations. As a result, we will reward you with everything we do, upon release, for free! That’s shirts, CDs, vinyl, and more! Every backer helps reduce the ongoing costs for the band and is helping us develop a future in music. £10 + a month and more you will receive:
New patch, t-shirt, and EP on CD every year exclusive to Patreon’s
Two brand new EPs on CD as well as a multi-disc anniversary set for the band’s debut album
Each new Kaine release on CD/Vinyl for free every time we do something new
Each new merch piece we release, so shirts, patches, and hoodies, for free
Guest list priority for all bigger gigs and touring gigs where available
Kaine has been given a significant offer in recent weeks to progress the band. However due to financial limitations the band may have to reject the offer, as with this opportunity would come an increased workload for the band, and initial expense that is currently beyond the bands current means.
Thus, to help finance the opportunity, Kaine has launched a new Patreon tier called “Band-backer” which for £10 a month entitles the backer too all CDs and merch produced from this point for free, as well as all the other existing Patreon benefits. So far, the new tier has attracted 7 band backers, and which has increased the bands income by £55.81. The band is hoping to find 30+ backers to make the opportunity viable.
