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11/23/2008

So thanks to all the new friends we met this Friday at Hogue Barmichaels.  Thanks to the eken black army for killing it and packing the party bus! !  Thanks to you guys and the awesome bands that helped get 280 people at the door that night !!! Even with the Strung Out show going on the place was fucking packed!!! We had a blast ! Lots of good footage was recorded too.  That footage will be used for our upcoming video Condition ..... We spent all of yesterday recording the rest in LA.  Things are looking really good, a big thanks to Sylvia Sether for dealing with us for about 7 hours of rocking the same song over and over again !  We will be releasing it in late January.

No shows this week, but we will be working on finishing up a new song to play live for you at DiPiazzas Thursday Dec 18th.  That show will be played with awesome bands pour habit , skyline collapse, and allura!!!  Don' t miss that one!

Special news:  This Saturday Chris will be playing in a Torrance High Alumni Soccer game at Torrance High soccer/ football field played in honor of Daniel Frank at 6pm.  We will all be there to support as you should too.  Afterward, we will be hanging out at Sully's in Torrance, Chris 's cover band BROKE ASS will be playing from 9- close.



11/11/2008

So you would think 29 is old enough to know better, but clearly it's not and yet again vic rolls the dice...  Friday November 21st, Hogue Barmichael's, Newport Beach, the scene of the killing of yet another stage on the nonstop destruction of 2008 by the criminals, EKEN IS DEAD. to complicate matters even more, the boys is black have opted to give their fans their own party bus to and from the show. $25 gets you a seat on the bus and a ticket to the biggest show of the season as EKEN IS DEAD hosts their great friends from San Diego, CANOBLISS and fellow south bay rockers GABRIELS FALLEN along with other special guests.  From start to finish, this will be a night to remember so to help immortalize it, the boys in black will also be shooting footage for their debut video release for the hit "condition".  Tickets can be purchased RIGHT NOW @ the Merch Store.
ALL GUESTS ARE ASKED TO WEAR BLACK AS THIS IS A SPECIAL BLACK BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION TAKING PLACE ON BLACK FRIDAY...


10/14/2008

good afternoon boys and girls, lt. alvarez briefing all the black army on the latest intel out of eken is dead headquarters...  Friday afternoon the boys pack up and head out on a 1200 mile turnaround odyssey that will take them to


THE DIVE BAR, las vegas nevada,
UB'S (the venue forme rly known as CELL BLOCK ), mesa arizona
and
O' CONNE LL' S, san diego ca.
 
three states, three days, 72 hours of hell to kick off the fall of hate. any die hard local fans are welcome to join us on the caravan...  for all you local kids looking to show some support, check the myspace profile page as we have just posted brand spanking new banners that link to the website and myspace page. copy the embed codes and let us know when it's up, you might find yourself the recipient of some love, eid- style .

( this one is for the myspace link)
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BannerFans.com

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( this one is the webpage)
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BannerFans.com
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what else to tell...  next week the boys return from out of state to hit up the light house cafe down in hermosa beach for a set with IOMA, SWAGGER, A MILLION MORE, and TEENAGERS FROM MARS. come down and check it out and get in the halloween spirit.  as if that wasn' t enough for you, EID will close out the month with sets at the RYTHYM LOUNG E in long beach with SUICIDE HOLIDAY, and an all saint 's massacre day party at keegan's with CANOBLISS and others. it's a busy month, come show the love and get the latest EID merch .

wave your black flag loud and proud kids, see you when we do...


- lieutenant alvarez
 

08/28/2008

eken is dead's show tonight at DiPiazza's with Skyline Collapse, Saints and Sinners, A Million More, Forced Elegance and Suicide Holiday marks the 30th show this year.   The boys in black continue to meet great bands from all over the planet and look forward to many rowdy debacles to come.  In other news, amendment. has been sent off to wherever cd's go to die and come back as mp3's to be found on iTunes, Rhapsody, Napster, and all the other places people look for music when they are not stealing it on Kazaa. (e.i.d. encourages you to steal their music so long as you come join them at a show or two) When it is official eken is dead will send word when you can download their tunes legally on iTunes and elsewhere...


07/20/2008

eken is dead will be heading out on a four night tour of southern california straight to hell in support of their debut album amendment.  Check out the show info page to see if the boys in black are headed to a stage near you.  In other unrelated news, eken is dead is proud to announce the grand opening of the  online merchandise store here @ekenisdead.com!  Check it out on the side bar to purchase e.i.d.'s debut album amendment  plus much, much more.



06/25/2008


It's done!  amendment, the first full length LP from eken is dead is finally done being mixed and mastered.  The disc was couried under a heavy security detail this morning to be  pressed for release on 07.03.08 @ Kilkenny's in Redondo Beach.  Be a patriot and pick up this album for the 4th of July.  Only terrorists would refuse to buy this album.



05/15/2008


so the hardest working band is up to it again.  eken is dead will be hitting the studio over the next month to record a full length  album entitled amendment.   The disc will include 10 tracks and the boys in black have already figured out the track list: 1.) On Pause  2.) RTB  3.) Rock Bottom  4.) untitled  5.)  Affliction  6.) Falls  7.) The Glue (DKF)  8.) Amendment  9.) Shackled  10.) Condition.  The release date for the album is 07.03.08.  On that date e.i.d. is planning a CD Release party @ Kilkenny's in Redondo Beach.  Get your affairs in order.

04/04/2008

eken is dead is proud to announce it's first run of officially licensed t-shirts.  Some bootleg t-shirts were showing up at recent shows so the boys in black decided to take this matter into their own hands.  The logo printed on the shirt is below and sizes range from Youth M - L - XL and Adult M - L - XL.   T-shirts will be sold @ every show for $10 or you can request one from your friendly neighborhood e.i.d. member.  
 

03/11/2008

New band pictures are up!  At several recent shows eken is dead employed the services of professional photographers.  The photos are back and the results are  phenomenal.  Check them out under the band pics section.   The band would like to thank Vic Marshall for his work on the first four black and white photos.

-lieutenant alvarez

02/26/2008

On February 7th 2008, eken is dead invaded Huntington Beach to participate in the 2008 Orange County Music Awards.  The boys in black came and rocked the mother fuckin' house.  A panel of 7 judges deemed their performance good enough to move them to round #2.   That performance will be held on Sunday - March 16, 2007 - 7:30PM @ DiPiazza's in Long Beach.   Let the masses of the eken black army rain down upon the  streets of Long Beach until no one is safe.  Privates, arm up and get ready for a fight. 

-lieutenant alvarez

01/17/2008

After much speculation, hearsay, and rumor it can now be confirmed that eken is dead is back.    Fronted by new lead singer Chris Navarrete eken is dead announces several upcoming shows beginning with one on 01.31.08 @ The Blue Cafe in Long Beach.   For more info check out the show info page.  The e.i.d. camp is also releasing news that a new 3 song ep will be out by show time and is titled the dead ascend ep.  The ep will be free for all fans of eken is dead.   For a preview of those songs, check out the myspace.  The eken black army marches on...

-lieutenant alvarez

01/03/2008

... intercept transmission ...    this station is nonoperational ...  
the redeath of eken 01.31.08


01/01/2008


Happy year of the dead
            from your
favorite band eken is dead

12/12/2007

... and then everything goes black.  1, 2, 3, ...  4 ...  eken is dead forevermore?