Video File #9: NueroMud "Song of Songs"

"Song of Songs" video is now online!

Today is the release of the first video from NueroMud. NueroMud released two albums, the first one was ...Libra 971 in 1994 and the second one was Nine Days Wonder in 1995. "Song of Songs" comes from the second album.

Click here for the YouTube post.

State of the Studio #19: May '09

Although 2009 started off quiet in the Studio, there have been stirrings of activity in the last couple of months.

More recording sessions of Will singing have taken place. Recording will continue for a while until there is enough material to release his first CD. The same thing was done for Paige which led to the release of My First Album in August of 2007.

ORC has also been active. A few new demos have been recorded, a couple of them are even almost complete songs. In addition, a new ORC website has been set up featuring their debut album Purging the Great Abyss from 1999. Also on the site you can hear their newest demos.

This is the 10th anniversary of ORC's Purging the Great Abyss. There have been talks of a special edition CD but nothing has been finalized yet. Any future news regarding that will be posted here.

A software upgrade is on the horizon for the Studio. So there will soon be many new sounds available for upcoming projects.

As summer looms, things are looking positive for the Studio. Another update will be posted in two months on how things are going at Metal XOR!

Studio News: ORC Recording Session

Thursday, April 9, saw the return of ORC to the recording studio.

They assembled at Attic Works Studio for a 2-hour vocal recording session for their newest song, "Forerunner". Five demos of the song currently exist, with demo 4b being the reference track for this recording session. Recently the rhythm guitar tracks were recorded and vocal editing is underway.

This will be the first song in an experimental method of distribution. From ORC's Purging the Great Abyss website, there will be a link to a page featuring the new song, "Forerunner". On that page will be various versions of the song to listen to and download, in addition to the lyrics for the song.

Stay tuned to this blog for the upcoming release of their new song...

Studio News: New Website

Metal XOR Studio is proud to announce
The ORC Purging the Great Abyss official website.

The new site gives a brief description of ORC's debut album and allows the visitor to listen to and/or download every track on the album.

Additionally, a link to the PGA lyric book is on the page for those who have trouble understanding some of the screaming.

For those of you who missed out on ORC fifteen years ago, here's your chance to catch up! Click here to go to the site.

State of the Studio #18: March '09

The observant fans may have noticed the absence of a State of the Studio post last month. The decision was made in January to change the feature to bi-monthly in an effort to cut costs in these economic troubled times. But that was not enough.

In order to keep the Studio operating, a more significant action was needed. Therefore it is with great displeasure that I must tell of the recent changes at the Studio. For the first time in the Studio's long history, job positions have been eliminated and projects put on hold.

Last month 71% of the staff was released, salaries of the remaining employees were decreased by 20%, and the workload of the remaining employees has tripled. All albums that were in progress have been placed on hold, allowing the Studio to save money on the power bill. And funding for the unannounced RING Project (Recording In No Gravity) has been cut, therefore Mune Mud's proposed recording sessions in earth's orbit have been postponed.

But with all of these recent changes, we do still hope to pull through this and return to providing the quality music that our fans have come to know. There will still be activity at the Studio throughout the summer months (someone will be here to mow the grass and set mousetraps). Please bear with us and we'll see you on the other side of all of this.

Have a joyful spring!!!

State of the Studio #17: January '09

Happy New Year!

Last year was a record year for the Studio. It was the first time three albums were released in one year: Mune Mud's Precursory 33, Isthmus' Parabolic Dish Festival 10th Anniversary Edition, and ORC's Thru the Vent.

And there are at least three albums scheduled to be released this year. You'll have to keep checking back here to find out what projects they are.

As far as recent Studio activity, recording is still going strong for the newest project to the Studio. The project has changed drastically from what it was a couple of months ago and I'm sure it will change some more before it's finished.

Recordings for Will's first album continue. Hopefully that will be finished later this year.

And yet another project has been considered. But it's still in the early planning stages and I'm not sure if anything will materialize from it.

Although nothing specific to report at the moment, there's still a lot going on. Be sure to check back in a month to see what happened in January...

State of the Studio #16: December '08

The music keeps flowing in the Studio. There are two projects to speak of at this time: one that has not been announced yet and the other is a newcomer to the Studio, Will Watson.

For the not-yet-announced project, work continues on many songs. And a very recent development could lead to a new musician recording with the Studio. Details on the project may be revealed soon. In addition to music, two more music videos (video 3, video 4) were produced in November. Could Metal XOR Studio release its first DVD in 2009?

Will Watson held his first recording session last week. He is the 2 year old brother of Paige Watson and son of me. The three songs were "Jingle Bells", "Old MacDonald", and the theme to the Gummi Bears TV show. I will continue to record him periodically as I did Paige so next fall we may see Will's first album.

So many projects, so little time. But progress is being made. So stay tuned to the blog for all the Metal XOR Studio news as it happens.

See you next year...