December 28, 2004
West Coast Tour Updates

We have been working hard getting ready for the tour.

Here are some information updates regarding the shows.
Please note that the Vancouver show has changed it's date and location.

Meanwhile...if any of you are in the show areas and would be willing to put some postcards around, please let us know.
Please tell your friends...so that they can tell their friends...every bit helps. Thanks for helping to spread the word around. Your help is immensly appreciated.

Now onto the information and updates...

Monday January 10th Brick by Brick, San Diego, California Club address: 1130 Buenos Ave, San Diego, Ca 92110 Ages: 21 plus Ticket Price: $10	Tickets available at: Brick by Brick or TicketMaster Also playing: Call me Alice Doors open: 8pm
Tuesday January 11th DNA Lounge, San Francisco, California Club address: 375 11th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103 Ages: 21 plus Ticket Price: $13adv/$16door.	Tickets available at: DNA Lounge Also playing: Drop Black Sky Doors open: 9:00
Thursday January 13th Sabala's Mount Tabor Club, Portland, Oregon Club address: 4811 SE Hawthorne, Portland, OR 97215 Ages: 21 plus Ticket Price: $10	Tickets available at: Ozone UK - 2 NW 10th ave. Also playing: Written in Ashes and Submarine Fleet Doors open: 9:00 pm Are camera's allowed? Yes
Friday January 14th The Vogue, Seattle, Washington Club address: 1516 11th Ave. Seattle, Wa 98122 Ages: 21 plus Ticket Price: $10	Tickets are available now at MusicWerks 612 E Pine St Seattle, WA 98122 206-320-8933 Also playing: Legion Within Doors open 9pm
Saturday January 15th Richards on Richards, Vancouver, British Columbia Club address: 1036 Richards St., Vancouver BC Ages: All ages Ticket Price: $16 Canadian.	Doors open: 7:00 pm

November 23rd, 2004
West Coast Tour

After such a great show in Philadelphia, we've decided to plan a short west coast U.S. tour.
Don't miss it...you never know when we might creep back into the studio.

The dates are as follows...

January 10th, Brick by Brick, San Diego, California January 11th, DNA Lounge, San Francisco, California January 13th, Sabala's Mount Tabor Club, Portland, Oregon January 14th, The Vogue, Seattle, Washington January 15th, Richards on Richards., Vancouver, British Columbia
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November 4th, 2004
Dracula's Ball Review

Wow what a great time, we are back now and just recovering!!

We had an absolutely amazing time, and it could not have been a better experience for all of us. The Ball was tons of fun and we had a great time playing. The promoter Patrick and his crew were amazing and took great care of us. It was good to meet so many people in Philly.

Here are some really great pictures of the show taken by Kyle Cassidy

You can see a little of our backing video in the background of some of the pictures which contained artwork from a lot of very talented artists, and was put together by Mr. Black

We also enjoyed meeting and watching Ego Likeness play. They put on a great show and were so kind, offering to help us with anything we needed. We met Eric from Tapping the Vein, and he was exceptionally sweet. We also met the folks from Hungry Lucy and it was good to talk to them as well. We are still delirious from the experience of having such a great show. It was definitely surreal to finally get out there and play. Here is a picture of what we saw from the stage.

Thanks to all the people who came out, and to everyone for making it such a great experience for us.
We will begin making some plans for future shows and will keep you updated as soon as we know more.
oxo
collide

October 28th, 2004
New Shirt

We finally got the t-shirts back from the printers, with the contest designs.
They're up on the store now.
Thanks to everyone who entered.

(front of t-shirt design adapted by artwork and photography of Chad Michael Ward)

October 26th, 2004
Euphoria Video

We are working on a video for a new version of Euphoria. Directed once again by the certifiable and EXTREMELY talented Kevin McVey who also directed our last video. Whirling, twirling, wind and rain...and more craziness...
Some stills are posted on our video page...

October 22nd, 2004
Collide Band

Here's a first look at the live line-up
from left to right ...
Chaz (drums), Kai (warr guitar), kaRIN, Statik, Roger (guitar), Scott (guitar)

October 12th, 2004
Flash Site and Interviews and new t-shirt sizes

Our new Flash website is now up and running!!

We are busy getting ready for our big show at Dracula's Ball in Philadelphia on Halloween

Meanwhile, here are some new interviews about the upcoming event...

Sick Among the Pure
thanks to Jett Black and Daemon

Space Junkies Mag.
thanks to Jen

Collide t-shirt sizes for girls
We finally have some new Collide shirts for girls...
There are some new sizes in t-shirts, tanks, and long sleeves with metallic finishes on the design.
We also re-stocked all of the mens sizes that we were getting low on, so if we were out of your size before, check again.

check the store for sizes and details

October 7th, 2004
Collide Contest winners

We were finally able to decide on the Collide T-shirt/Banner/Destop contest from the Forum

Hopefully we'll have this design available from our store before too long.
In the meantime, we have lots of new sizes availble with our current t-shirts, including girls cap sleeves, and tank tops.

Here is the winning t-shirt design this was designed by Sergejg	...and we decided to give a 2nd place award to the following for the back of the t-shirt this was designed by user 98

The rest of the winners can be found on the new Banner and Wallpaper pages

Thank-you to all who entered!!

September 20th, 2004
Collide Contests

So do you want a chance to help the band, show off your skills and maybe win some free things?
Collide is running a couple of contests...
First...design a t-shirt...
The t-shirt will be silk screened, and should have a maxium of 3 colors,
so all designs should be able to work with those constrictions.
Full color designs just aren't possible for us to print.
What you will win: The winning design will get $100 of Collide merchandise.
Hint...if it is pictures of us for the t-shirt, we probably wont love it...think logo, graphics, designs, etc...photos do not translate that well. Think of something you would want to see on a t-shirt.
Second... design a collide banner...
banner size 468 x 60 pixels
We will need a few of these.
What you will win: The top three designs that are chosen will win a free CD, or T-shirt of your choice.
Hint: We like moving things.
Third...design a collide related desktop image.
We will also need a few of these.
Hint: Be creative.
What you will win: The top three designs that are chosen will win a free CD, or T-shirt of your choice.
Although, we will make the final decisions, we may have a vote to help decide the winners...so post them up here in their respective categories.

Deadline Date: Please submit by October 4th.
Happy creating!!!

Submit all enteries on the Collide forum

September 4th, 2004
Collide Forum

We now have a new Collide forum, thanks to the programming expertise of Scott, who also just happens to be one of our guitar players. Feel free to check it out, log in, leave a message.

August 27th, 2004
Resident Evil

You may have noticed that new trailer for Resident Evil: Apocalypse, features our version of "White Rabbit" from Chasing the Ghost. Alice, played by Milla Jovovich, is busy killing more zombies. Will she survive? Go ask Alice.

August 18th, 2004
Collide and Faith & The Muse

Monica Richards of Faith and the Muse interviews kaRIN for German magazine DNA Six, which is put out by Orkus.   (check our interview page for the full interview)

August 17th, 2004
Just Plain Folks award nominations

Just Plain Folks is a community of over 25,000 Songwriters, Recording Artists, Music Publishers, Record Labels, Performing Arts Societies, Educational Institutions, Recording Studios and Engineers, Producers, Legal Professionals, Publicists and Journalists, Publications, Music Manufacturers and Retailers and about every other type of member of the Music Industry.

Every year they have music awards for different musical genres. The Just Plain Folks Music Organization has officially announced the nominees for their 2004 Just Plain Folks Music Awards after receiving over 10,000 albums and 140,000 songs from 85 countries. The Awards will be held Sunday, November 7th, 2004 in Hollywood at the Avalon.

Collide's Some Kind of Strange was nominated for Best Alternative Album
Collide's song "Slither Thing" was nominated for best Alternative Song

August 14th, 2004
Collide Band

We thought it would be a good idea to introduce the players that will be playing with us at our upcoming shows. We hope to have some pictures before too long...

Scott Landes - guitar
Rogerio Silva - guitar
Chaz Pease - drums
Kai Kurosawa - warr guitar/bass
and of course Statik on keyboards
and kaRIN on vocals

July 30th, 2004
Collide Live

We're thilled to announce that Collide is finally going live...

Here is a press release for Collide's first show written by promoter Patrick Rodgers...

Over the course of eleven years, the popular alternative band has kept fans happy with five fantastic full-length albums, all of which have received critical acclaim and impressive sales figures. Magazines around the world have written about Collide's recordings, praising their heady blend of electronic and industrial grooves with passionate, evocative female vocals. Admiring their photos (lush and sensual, like their music) as well as their sound, Gothic Beauty Magazine named Collide its Band of the Year for 2003. But even with everything that Collide has delivered, its fans have been patiently waiting for one more thing: a concert. On October 31, 2004, that patience will be rewarded as Collide performs its first live show ever. With increasing demands from promoters in many countries and an ever-expanding fan base, the band finally had to make the time to prepare for live performances. "During the past few months we've got together a great bunch of musicians to help fill out the live version of Collide, and have been busy with rehearsals. The songs are taking on a new life of their own. I think it's been a greater experience than either of us ever expected," say Statik

Collide's debut concert will take them from their Los Angeles homes across the country to Philadelphia, site of the country's largest gothic event, Dracula's Ball. Taking place four times per year, Dracula's Ball is produced by Dancing Ferret Concerts and has often played host to exclusive American debut concerts for popular European acts. "For the Labor Day Dracula's Ball this year, we'll be flying in Qntal from Germany for their exclusive American debut concert," says Patrick Rodgers of Dancing Ferret. "Flying in Collide from Los Angeles for a worldwide exclusive debut on Halloween is a no-brainer. People have been pleading with us for years to convince Collide to play a live show. This will be the hottest Halloween ticket in the country, without question."

The principle members of Collide, Statik and kaRIN, met in 1993 at a Los Angeles industrial club. Statik, who is responsible for all of the music and production, has lent his skills to such artists as Tool, Leonard Cohen, Love & Rockets, Powerman 5000 and Skinny Puppy, to name a few. kaRIN provides vocals and lyrics, and also has her own line of handmade, decorated metal cases called "Saints and Sinners." The duo chose the name Collide as a description of the clashing and melding of their styles and
talents into a powerful whole.

Dracula's Ball takes place quarterly in Philadelphia and has been covered by numerous magazines and television programs. 2004 coverage has included Billboard Magazine, National Geographic Television, and German TV program Schattenreich. Dracula's Ball events feature live bands and DJs from around the world, as well as a mini-marketplace of vendors, other entertainers, door prizes, and more. Collide's exclusive worldwide debut concert will be part of the twenty-seventh Dracula's Ball event, which will take place at Egypt Nightclub, located at 520 N. Columbus Blvd. After considering many talented bands, Baltimore-based group Ego Likeness was ultimately selected as the opening act for this special debut concert. The group's blend of passionate rock and roll with smooth synths and emotive female vocals should certainly please fans of Collide. The band's second full-length release, "Water to the Dead," was recently released on Noir Records ("a gorgeous record," says veteran music critic Mick Mercer), while their debut disc, "Dragonfly," will be reissued this Fall. Reviewers have praised not only the band's varied musical arrangements, but also the group's ability to lyrically explore themes of damage and survival without being mired in despair. Egypt Nightclub boasts three separate dancefloors, all of which will be open for Dracula's Ball. On the main floor will be DJ Ian Fford, a veteran of numerous NYC venues including Webster Hall, Downtime, The Bank, Mother, and many more. DJ Kelly Ashkettle of Salt Lake City and DJ Rickbats of Champaign, IL will also appear.

The Halloween Dracula's Ball party featuring the worldwide exclusive debut of Collide takes place at Egypt Nightclub, located at 520 N. Columbus Blvd and happens from 9pm-2am. All ages are welcome; patrons wishing to drink alcohol must be 21+ with proper ID. Tickets are $15 in advance, available through Ticketmaster or isotank.com, and go on sale Saturday, August 14th. Information on Collide's worldwide debut concert at the Dracula's Ball can be found at:
http://www.collide.net
http://www.draculasball.com

July 13th, 2004
Collide Store

We have a new and improved store online...
There are a few new items that we've added, including a new necklace and Collide perfume!!
The store is capable of handling most credit cards or paypal. All credit approval is handled by Total Merchant Services, so feel secure in your ordering. We've worked hard to make it easier to order, but if you have any suggestion feel free to let us know.

Vortex and radio

Vortex is now #28 on the CMJ RPM charts. If you have a station that you think might be playing it, be sure to request your favorite track. Thanks to all of the stations that are spinning us.

June 28th, 2004
Fahrenheit 911

There are times when things just need to be said. This is a great documentary with plenty to think about.
Every moment affects the next...

Also, if you've placed an order with us to our P.O. Box lately,
for a Chasing the Ghost baby-T, please email us.

June 10th, 2004
Collide Down Under

Collide invades Australia...a feature in Fiend magazine.
If you want to buy CDs in Australia, check out GUP

June 9th, 2004
The Machinist interview

We've posted a new interview from The Machinist on our interview page
As well as a Vortex review (translated from Russian) on our reviews page
Thanks to Val

Also, a release party that we had to reschedule is back in action on July 16th
at the Club Funeral in L.A..
Thanks Veronika

June 8th, 2004
Gothic Beauty

Gothic Beauty Magazine named us Band of the Year 2003!!
Thanks to everyone at the magazine who voted.

June 7th, 2004
More new reivews

We've received some more reviews for Vortex, so we've started a new review page here

June 6th, 2004
Jane Magazine

Look for a review of Vortex in the June/July issue of Jane Magazine.
Here is the review...
" Collide's latest venture into gothic darkwave, Vortex, is a two-disk collection of decadent aesthetic brilliance. Vortex has tracks to please every dark-minded eccentric out there. With trippy vocals from the stunning kaRIN and twisty musical mixes from mysterious hottie Statik, this band always brightens my nightmares. Boo "

In unrelated Collide news, here is a great song by Monty Python's Eric Idle..."The FCC Song"
"Here's a little song I wrote the other day while I was out duck hunting with a judge. It's a new song, it's dedicated to the FCC, and if they broadcast it, it will cost a quarter of a million dollars."
http://www.pythonline.com/plugs/idle/FCCSong.mp3

May 28th, 2004
More release parties

A few more clubs (in additon to the ones listed on the 19th) will have Collide release parties.
Hear new tunes on the dance floor, and maybe win some goodies.

May 24th, 2004
Noiseplus Studio cleaning

Just cleaning out our studio and letting a few things go, including our Akai S-1000 sampler, which was just about the only instrument used for making our first CD, Beneath the Skin. If you're interested, it's on EBAY now.

May 18th, 2004
Artist of the month

We were chosen as artist of the month from FPUNK.com
There is also a new interview online at the site,
and today for the release party, they will be playing tracks from Vortex
in super-heavy rotation all day...so tune in.

May 17th, 2004
Vortex is now officially released!!

It's off to a great start.
We are featured in this months current issue of Sideline Magazine. (thanks Seba)

Vortex debuted at #1 this week on www.TheHMD.com

And here are a few words from Gordon Taylor of Infectious Unease Radio...
"First all I would like to say this is one the best remix albums I have ever come across. It's just brillant and I love every track on both cds. Very impressive, I will be playing it throught the weeks
and months to come.
Once again a very big thank you for giving me the pleasure to play Vortex.
Kind regards and best wishes"

Gordon@infectiousunease.com

May 7th, 2004
Collide interview

A new Collide interview is up at
, (under featured artists)

May 5th, 2004
Vortex review

One of the first online reviews of Vortex is up on Smother.net
It's currently listed in their top ten list and an editor's pick ...
"Collide present a true gem in the world of industrial dance"
" If you’re looking for dark, gothic dreamy atmospheric dance music than this is your cup of tea."

yeaaaaaa..read the full review here

May 4th, 2004
Release parties

Here are some Vortex release parties we have scheduled.
For all of you who took advantage of our pre-release schedule,
CD's have shipped!!

April 20, 2004
Stuff

The response to our pre-release special of Vortex has been great. Thanks to everybody who has ordered.

We are ending the special in one more week, on April 27th. So get your orders in. All orders with the Vortex CD and/or Vortex T-shirt design will be shipping May 4th.

In other news, our version of White Rabbit, from Chasing the Ghost, will appear on this Sundays episode of Queer as Folk, which airs on Showtime. The scene is where Character Emmett goes on a spiritual retreat to find his "inner fairy". hmmmmm

In case you hadn't heard, the new Skinny Puppy album, The Greater Wrong of the Right, is set for a release date of May 25th. Statik has done some of the co-writing and programming on five songs that appear on the album.

March 28, 2004
VORTEX

We've started pre-sales of Vortex as well as a special with a new t-shirt design at our online store

We've also put up clips of all of the songs turned into our remix contest
as well as of the songs that appear on the Vortex CD

March 20, 2004
VORTEX

We're happy to announce that our newest CD, VORTEX is complete.
The official release date is May 18th. .

.The total running time of the CD is over 140 minutes.

We will put up sound samples soon and start pre-sales...so check back or sign up for our newsletter for updates.

.The following is the track listing...

CD1 VORTEX
1. Euphoria - Emirian Mix - Charlie Clouser
2. Feed Me to the Lions
3. Slither Thing - Amish Rake Fight Mix - Mike Fisher
4. Razor Sharp - Dull Mix - Wade Alin
5. Like you want to Believe - Antistatic Mix - Remko vander Spek
6. The Lunatics Have Taken over the Asylum
7. Predator - Final Mix - Collide
8. Crushed - 5AM Heavenly Mix - Dave Simpson
9. Wing of Steel - Core Mix - Nils Schulte
10. Halo - Sensory Gate Aura Mix - A. Pozzi/F. Corsini
11. Inside - Shoe Gazing Mix - Kevin Kipnis
12. Somewhere - Orchestral Mix - Mark Walk
13. Frozen - Chill Mix - Statik

CD2 XETROV
1. Haunted When the Minutes Drag
2. Tempted - Conjure One Mix - Rhys Fulber
3. Crushed - Fragment Mix - Vincent Saletto
4. Like you Want to Believe - Cylab Mix - Percy
5. Crushed - Out of Control Mix - Jesse Maddox
6. Wings of Steel - The Sound Of Glass Mix - Aaron McDonald
7. Inside - External Mix - Wade Alin
8. Crushed - Now Forgotten Mix - Ian Ross
9. Wings of Steel - hEADaCHE Mix - hEADaCHE
10. Like you Want to Believe - Bondango's Twisted Acid Mix - Marty Ball
11. Crushed - Scored Mix - Shane Terpening
12. Wings of Steel - Astro Sensorium Mix - Oleg Skrynnik
13. Euphoria - Tears Mix - J. Constantine and A. Ruggles

March 12, 2004
Band of the Year 2003?
We just found out that Gothic Beauty Magazine nominated for us for 2003 Band of the Year ...
yeaaaaaaaaa. The winner will be announced in their next issue.

March 4, 2004
New
There's a new interview up on http://darquehalo.com/collide/. Thanks to Halo for the interview.

We've added a bunch of new pictures to our web site.
Thanks to talented photographer Matthew A. Cooke

Also, there's a new addition to our stuff page.

February 29, 2004
Sex and Collide
We're not sure why...but any reason to listen to Collide is a good reason to us

Our Canadian distribution...Storming the Base of the Alien Foe recently informed us that there was a surge of sales in Calgary. We think we may know why....Comatose Rose Magazine( based in Calgary), recently sent us this bit of information.

Also, according to Amazon.com, Some Kind of Strange is #4 in Patchogue, New York..maaybe there is a lot of action going on there as well.

Music and Healing (see, it's not all about sex.)
A new interview is up with kaRIN on Voices and Visions, which is a very healing website, and also contains interviews with Monica Richards of Faith & the Muse, Betsy Martin of Purr Machine, and Kristy Thirsk

Stay tuned for more details on Vortex.

February 12, 2004
Our albums, Chasing the Ghost and Some Kind of Strange are finally up at the Apple iTunes Music store,
where you can download and purchase each album for about $9.90 or you can even purchase any song individually.

Our new CD, Vortex is going to mastering next week. We'll be posting a new web page soon with clips of
the songs that will be on it, as well as all of the other songs that were turned into our remix competition.
We're still working out the final linup, but it's going to be two cds, and approx. 26 songs.