KAINE: OUR 2022 – TWO EPs, A NEW ALBUM AND A TOUR….

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.

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.

The 5th album from Kaine.

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.

REHEARSALS TODAY FOR 22′ EP AND IPSWICH SHOW ON MAY 13TH

We will be in Unit One Studio’s today to work both on the 22′ EP for Patreon and to prepare for our Ipswich show on May 13th. Uridium have had to pull out of the support slot for the Ipswich show due to singer Phil Cooke having a serious health issue. We wish Phil a speedy recovery and send our thoughts to his friends and family at this time. Replacing Uridium will be Screaming Viridian.

Last week we made good progress with two of the 22′ EP songs in rehearsals taking us up to 3 of the 5 learnt already. We rehearsed the new EP immediately after recording guitars for the 21′ EP which can be seen below.

Tickets are available on the door for the Ipswich show, you can find the full details here.

KAINE TO PLAY TAP’N’TUMBLER IN NOTTINGHAM TONIGHT AND WILL BE RECORDING NEW EP ON SUNDAY AT UNIT ONE COLCHESTER

Last weeks gig in Nuneaton

We will be playing the Tap ‘N’ Tumbler tonight in Nottingham alongside Neverworld and Planet Fatale. This is our first appearance at the venue and our first gig in Nottingham since 2013. We will be doing songs from Reforge The Steel, Falling Through Freedom, and our new album After Extinction.

Working on the EP a few months back

On Sunday we will be back home in Colchester tracking guitars for the 2021 Patreon EP with Wayne Thompson. We have five new songs for that EP which will be a CD exclusive for our Patreons only.

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)

ISAAC HEALY COMPLETES BASS TRACKING FOR 21′ PATREON EP

Yesterday Isaac completed tracking for all 5 of the new EP songs at Unit One Studios. This means all there is remaining to record is the guitars from Toby and Rage, and the vocals to record for the EP with Liam having completed the drums last month.

KAINE TO RETURN TO UNIT ONE STUDIOS TOMORROW TO CONTINUE TO RECORD 21′ PATREON EP

Liam recording drums for the EP last month

We will be returning to the studio tomorrow to begin recording the bass and guitars for the Patreon 21′ EP. The recording was held up by Covid restrictions (as was the current album recording) which is why there has been a delay in finishing the EP. The CD will be exclusive to our Patreon subscribers paying £2.50 and more. You can join our Patreon here.

LIAM ETHERIDGE COMPLETES DRUM TRACKING FOR 21′ EP

Liam Etheridge has now completed all of the drum tracking for the 2021 Patreon EP. The 5 new songs will be available on CD exclusively to our £2.50 and up Patreon backers. You can get the CD by joining here.

FOUR EP SONGS TRACKED ON SATURDAY WITH ONE MORE TO BE TRACKED TODAY

Yesterday Liam tracked 4 of the 5 new songs for the EP with Wayne Thompson at Unit One. There is now just one song remaining which will be tracked later today.

KAINE TO BEGIN TRACKING NEW 5 TRACK EP NEXT WEEKEND – LIAM ETHERIDGE TO TRACK AT UNIT ONE 

We are now finally able to track the delayed 21’ Patreon EP. Liam will be heading down to Unit One Studio’s once more (29th – 30th of January) to begin tracking all 5 of the new EP tracks. The EP CD will be exclusive to our £2.50 or more Patreon’s, which can be ordered here.  The EP has a much darker tone than our previous releases.