Line up changes, new bands, records, oh my!

I actually have stuff to talk about, resulting in me actually updating this thing more than once a month.

Cope and Matthew Lecky have parted ways, amicably. Sometimes life just goes on and you find yourself with limited time, in other words, going to school. Everyone is on the same page and though this may not be the most positive of events for us, everyone remains good friends. We wish Matt luck on all his future endeavors.

Which brings me to my next point, our replacement for Matt. Nathan Levasseur of Goose fame will be jamming with us for a bit, and if everyone's feeling it, will join Cope. We're really excited about this as Nathan is a fantastic guitar player and can bring a whole new level of playing/writing to the table. Though his position as a permanent member remains up in the air, everyone seems optimistic and is eager to get this thing rolling again. Who knows... maybe a Cope/Goose summer tour to go along with a Goose/Cope split 7" (yeah, it's still happening). But one thing is for sure, we're not letting this be the downfall of Cope. We're not breaking up. If anything, this is really a step in the right direction and we can only progress from here.

That being said, Kev, Todd, and myself have other bands aside from Cope on the go...

Kev is now playing drums in a band featuring members of Snic, Gift Eaters, Red Hot Daggers, and Maus. Last i heard, they were calling themselves Book of Caverns and have a really rough demo of a song. From what i heard of the demo, it's sounding pretty rad and fans of Envy-esque stuff will more than likely dig this. But i mean, with that line up, how could you not produce good music?
Todd has been talking about starting up or joining another band. I hope it's a really good post metal band. Bug him to start/join a really good post metal band.
I play in a doom metal band called Cygnus with the Orthner brothers, Derek and Gary, who also play in Begrime Exemious and Hominid, respectively. It's really fucking heavy and really groovy. I love it. Anyone who likes Electric Wizard, Sleep, Pentagram, or other traditional doom metal bands would more than likely dig Cygnus. We already have a near complete set written, so expect to see us play shows by the end of October or beginning of November (hopefully).

So, the 10" is still in the mail. When it's here, you'll hear about it. All our other planned recordings (collab with St.Gilles and Split with Goose) are still going down, regardless of member changes. We had a number of songs completed for these projects, but with Matt's departure goes some of those songs. But, i'm sure writing with a new guitarist will help produce some good new tunes.

There you have it. We're sorry we couldn't play the August 19th show. We'll be back soon enough. In the meantime, go check out Goose and Maus when they start playing shows again. And for all the Edmonton kids who might be reading this, go start new bands. There's nothing that your favorite locals bands do that you're not fully capable of doing yourself. It's a lot of fun, trust me.

-Durell

Sweet Dudes and Dog Dad Tattoos

If you are reading this, that means that i actually survived tour. Tour was fun, GSTS! is fucking insane and is made up of some of the raddest, craziest, oddest dudes i've ever met, shit got wrecked, there will be a ton of photos soon.

Speaking of GSTS!, everyone in Edmonton and area should go check them out when they are back in town on August 7th playing this show.

Other than that, there is a bunch of new band material popping up where ever i look. Maybe it's old news, but i haven't been on the internet in weeks so it's new news to me. Check out these bands and their new tunes

Goose
Brain Fever
Owen Hart (they are not local, but i don't care, these guys fucking rule).

There are so many stories from tour, both good and bad, that i could share. Honestly, it'd be such a task to transcribe to this blog, so you'll probably just have to hear them from us personally. That, and i like to keep them to memory. I do have to say thank you to every band we played with, every promoter that put on a show, every and anyone who let us sleep at their place and sometimes fill our stomachs, and to every single person who came out and watched us play.

That is it, Electro Quarterstaff on the 19th with Goose. Be there!

-Durell

Ps. An explanation for the title of this post. Reuban from GSTS! saw the post called "Cross Canada Dog Day Shit Show" (look below) and actually got "CCDDSS 09" stick and poked on his arm. Ridiculous. Mike from GSTS! also got a Cope tattoo. Absolutely ridiculous.