We will be back in rehearsals today at Unit One, Colchester. We are again looking to keep things tight and perfect our set for our gigs later this year. We will continue to put more expansive footage of these sessions up onto YouTube for 2023.
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5 YEARS REFORGED EVENT – 20% OF TICKETS ALREADY SOLD
We will be celebrating 5 years of the “Reforged” line-up of Kaine in May on the 19th at Three Wise Monkeys, Colchester. Tickets have already started to sell well and we have already sold 20% of the allocation available. This event will be filmed/recorded for a video and live album release.
We will be joined by long term gigging buddies Osmium Guillotine, Draugrheim and Killerkorp. The event will kick off at 7pm. Tickets are very limited, so book early to avoid disappointment by clicking here: https://www.kainecart.co.uk/product/5-years-reforged-ticket-19-5-2023 .
Patreon subscribers are entitled to discounted tickets, the code for which can be found here.
GREEN TO GREY MUSIC VIDEO BREAKS 43K VIEWS SINCE LAUNCH – HOWEVER NO SALES GENERATED
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.
REHEARSALS AT UNIT ONE TODAY + MORE EXTENSIVE REHEARSAL FOOTAGE GOING FORWARD
We will be back at Unit One Studios in Colchester today for our regular rehearsal sessions. As seen from last week’s video (play above) we will be doing more extensive videos from our sessions going forward into 2023 as part of our strategy to help grow the band’s reach and improve the content going into 2023.
This will include more of the travel, the band working, and the creative process than we have included in previous years’ videos.
GREEN TO GREY MUSIC VIDEO BREAKS 35K PLAYS SINCE FRIDAY LAUNCH
We launched the video on Friday to help promote the band’s new album After Extinction. We have taken advice recently, and we were told while our music was very good, we were losing out by not having a visual component or message to go alongside it, and thus we were losing out on much of the audience as a result.
Over the last few months, we have been experimenting with Google Adverts and learning how that could work as part of a marketing strategy. We have since set up an ongoing campaign alongside the video launch which has seen over 35k people watch the video, 500 clicks through to the Bandcamp (although no sales at this stage), and 100 new YouTube subscribers. So far, we have found that the reach is much more effective than Facebook/Instagram marketing, but we will continue to experiment with all forms of promotion.
Please check out the video on the link above or here, and like/subscribe to our YouTube channel.
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.
REHEARSALS AT UNIT ONE TODAY
We are back at Unit One today for our usual rehearsal sessions. We will be looking to tighten the set up and continue to add to it following our gig at the Hot Box on Thursday night.
PATREON CLOSES IN ON 100 BACKERS!
We are pleased to report that our Patreon is just 3 backers away from breaking 100! We hope to break 100 in 2023, as we will launch our 2023 Patreon package soon. You can back Kaine via Patreon by clicking here.
We are in the process of printing the 21’ EP and the Falling Through Freedom anniversary set, t-shirt, and patch. Patreon’s paying £1 will receive the shirt/patch and those paying £3 and more will get the CDs. These will be limited to however many subscribers we have and will not be printed again.
Patreon’s are also entitled to 99% off our 5-year anniversary show. Tickets are limited and Patreon’s can grab theirs here. You can order tickets for just £5 from here.
You can hear both EPs via streaming platforms by clicking here.
KAINE TO CELEBRATE 5 YEARS OF BEING “REFORGED” ON MAY 19TH 2023 – COLCHESTER
We are planning a big 5-year show in May to celebrate the coming together of the band’s current line-up of Rage Sadler (guitars and vocals), Liam Etheridge (drums), Toby Woods (lead guitars) and Isaac Healy (bass) in 2018.
Since forming, we have released two albums, Reforge The Steel (2019) and After Extinction (2022), two live albums, Kaine X (2019) and Reforge The Steel Live 2019 (2020), the Kaine live EP (2021), The Waystone EP (2020), Falling Through Freedom EP (2022) and the Extinction After EP (2023). This line-up is the only version of the band to appear on back-to-back albums and studio releases and has been the longest running consistent line-up the band has had since originally forming in 2009. The line-up has also toured for the very first time alongside Lillian Axe and Riot Act ( ex Riot) in 2022.
The 5-year event will be held in Colchester at a to be announced venue, the event will be filmed and the set recorded for a live album/video release. This will be a ticketed event.
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.