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WE ARE METAL LORD!!!

2007-05-30T17:46:00.001-07:00

Hey kids, remember the 80's? Remember how all the metal bands totally posed out and glammed it up? Wait. That's still happening and it's still stupid.

For a one time only photoshoot, 1point3 has formed METAL LORD!!!. METAL LORD!!! is all about posing out and being rough!!! In these pictures, we sing out GLORY!! And HONOR of the Fallen one. But only in these pictures.

Who is your favorite member of METAL LORD!!!??? WHO!!???

Best of the Internets Part 1

2007-05-28T18:06:00.001-07:00

I found this video on fark.com -- It's what happens when a roomate slames the door every morning before class. And it's also what happens when the other roomate puts butter on the floor. Prerry darn funny.

This next video is of Mike Tyson. Not many people know this, but he's pretty good at expressing himself.

Compilation Of Funniest Tyson Quotes - Watch more free videos

Long Day -- Long Night

2007-05-22T09:40:00.000-07:00

The recording date for they yet unnamed ablum is around June 3rd. In the meantime we have been making various video pieces and animations for our up coming DVD that really have very little to do with our band and this sentence is very long and it should end.

I hope to keep this blog going, I just need to get back into the groove of things.
Here a Ramones video:

Ho-ag Police in Tree Funk

2007-04-30T13:49:00.000-07:00

Ho-ag came to the city and in columbus on day to play show and make good on fun gig. Times are good in the house of 1point3. New album to be out soon because we finished done the write processed complete. 10 on full and plus a bonus match extra round. Recorded soon before the days end. bye?

Bar Wars.

2007-04-26T10:35:00.000-07:00

Here's some rough cuts from our up and coming DVD titled 1point3 & Friends. Basically, it's going to be the worst DVD every made. There's no plot, story or anything really. Just a bunch of crappy shit on video.

Four Eyes

2006-06-16T09:28:00.000-07:00

Well, it sure has been awhile since I've blogged the hell out of this thing.

Last month was May and we played out of town every weekend. Everything is kind of blurring together like the way things blur together when you wear your contacts and your glasses at the same time. So it's like you have your opposite natural vision. The way the devil intended you to see.

We got to play Portsmouth Ohio again at a place called Big Daddy's. Last time we were there, was when I was getting sick, back in Nov. of 2005. At Big Daddy's, they made the wise choice of putting the bathrooms in the back of the bar, behind where the bands play. So, if you need to go pee pee or poo poo, you need to walk through the band. Good times.

Everyone can see you. Everyone knows what you're going to do. I'm going to throw the microphone in the bathroom so everyone can hear you piss. How big is your dickhole?

"Hey, Mike! Can you watch the door for me while I take a shit?" Skot said to me at Big Daddy's.

"Sure" I said. I stood in front of the door so No one would walk in on Skot while he was taking his meditative dump. It’s a spiritual journey for him. Skot loves the band Foreigner. I had to brush off a few dudes and even a couple of guys. Skot did his deed, step out of the bathroom, we walked 3 feet to the "stage" area - turned on our amps and rocked it hard. Big-time.

This most recent time we played there -- I sat around and watched the CMT Network. Some reality show was one. The one where white trash girls try out to be Coyote Ugly dancers. Last time I was sitting in the van, listening to these two coked up girls fight about coke and about money - and how they need to get more money for coke so they can sell it. Their Circular Logic matched their dumbass circular fight. Blood was on the door. I was in the van. Skot was getting drunk, Chad was -- dunno. But Chad would have paid good money to see two coke whore do battle -- TO THE DEATH!!!

Portsmouth Ohio is the white trash gutter for Ohio, KY and WV. Seriously folks. All three states drain their Cream of the Crop, the Best Trained and most Highly Qualified White Trash in all the land into, Portsmouth Ohio. I do recommend going there. Good times.

Some how, last week, we found ourselves playing in Athens Ohio playing a show with Weed Eater and Skeleton Witch. It was a Monday. I ate sprees all the way there. It was a short trip down there, but then again every trip is short when you listen to the Distorted View podcast. (plug plug poke poke). The Distorted View podcast by Tim Henson is one of the few things that 1point3, as a band, looks forward to when we hop in the van. It's tops in our book.

The show was great. The Athens people have always treated us well. Skeleton Witch was great and WeedEater are crazy.

Plain and Simple. Weed Eater is Dixie from Buzz*ven new band. They sound like some Hillbilly snorting Whiskey off a Sunn cab. Furthmore, Weedeater are nice guys.

Yes, I know, I’m really half assign this blog.

2006-02-14T17:00:00.000-08:00

"So how was your vacation? Did you go skiing or something?" one of our Cleveland friends asked.

"Um. My Vacation? No vacation here." I said. I've heard this question for the past 2 months.

"Yeah, your face is all red. Looks like you got wind burn or sun burn." the Cleveland "fan" said.

"Yeah. I have Lupus. No vacation, just Lupus." I said while sipping on my RC Cola. It was good. It cost me a dollar. No band tab here.

Cleveland is a good town. We were up at Pat's in the Flats, which is not really in the flats of Cleveland, it's more like it's next to a Coal Mine while 18-wheelers zip past every 5 minutes almost hitting tour vans.

Pat's is a small, dirty place with a small PA and small selection of alcohol and women - not the either really concerned me. We were playing with our friends band, the Battle of Gettisburgh and Skeleton Witch. It was a good bill and a good amount of people were showing up. I took turns between standing outside smoking cigerettes in the rain (this is the 6th time we've played here, and it has rained every time) and playing Mario Golf in the tour van. I was really making progress on the game. I was damn close to -10 under on the Mushroom Turny. Hard to do.

I went back inside to check out some stuff. Got another RC Cola and began to sent our equipment. We blasted through our 30 minute set in 20 minutes and quickly torn down. It was a good set.

Skeleton Witch was on next to close out the night and blew through their set. They played early 80's metal. Real tight stuff. I'd like to see them on a better PA system.

By the time they got down, it was around 2am. We loaded out and started our 2 hour drive back to Columbus.

It was around 4am that Skot and I pulled into a rest stop for a piss (Chad was passed out in the back). We parked and got out. As we were walking into the main building, a bunch of younger emo-indie-white-belt-wearing kids passed us and sneered at us. They were walking to there van. I wanted to beat them about the head and send them on their way to continue their trendy tour I'm sure they were on. Skot and I pist. Next to each other. As we always do.

We made it home and passed out at about 7am and then promptly woke up at noon to get read to go to West Virginia. Loaded up our PA from the practice space, headed over to Jesse's house and waited. Waited for the lead singer of Skot's other band, Lo-Pan. We waited and I played Mario Golf.

Finally the lead singer showed up, an hour late, and we took off for WV. Fuck.

West Virginia has some fucked up roads. What? We can blow holes through mountains and make mile long tunnels, but we can't make straight roads? And what the fuck is up the the guard rails there? The guard rail disappears at the most critical point in the turn. At each curve!!!

The drive was good.

We got in the club and started setting up right away.

"It's awesome being the lead singer. I don't have to carry shit." Dave said to me. Dave's the singer in Skot's other band, Lo-Pan.

"Um. Yeah Dave. Bigtime. Thanks." I said to him as I was putting together the PA with and Jesse's (the drummer from Lo-Pan and all around good guy).

This was Jesse's sister's bar. It was small but had a restaurant in back. It was a great setting up - including how they set us up with free food and a generous bar tab.

After we check everything, 1point3 started the night off. It was loud. The walls in the room were lined with this wavy sheet metal. The sound was loud. The locals in the town of 4000 people were not used to it. The college kids who can out to see seemed to enjoy it. Blasting through our set in 20 minutes for a bunch of people who have never heard music like ours before felt good. Every so often throughout out our set I'd glance over at Chad and Skot and just thought to myself "Fuck, I'm playing with the best drummer and bass player in the Midwest. How'd I pull that off? Oh shit here comes the chorus."

We were packing up our gear and one of the locals come over to Skot and I and said "Damn. Ain't heard nothing like that before. You done cultural shocked the bar. It was interesting. You boys are good."

The guy must have been in his late 30's. All around nice guy. Glad we have him a good shocker that night. Zing.

We loaded out and headed to Jesse's sister's house to for a party and place to sleep. We got there a bunch of locals were sitting around smoking, drinking and just passiveily partying. Partying in the kind of way that you would if it was your little brother's pet hamster just got out of the hospital. Low Key and kind of annoying.

I was sick and just wanted to sleep. So I gathered up my stuff and headed to the back room where some other dude was passed out. Jesse's sister was hot enough and kind enough to give me a sleeping bag and a pillow. As I started to get comfortable, my drummer Chad and his girl friend come in the room and lay down on the air mattress, that was apparently there. Ok, cool, this will be a slumber party i thought. I relaxed again and started to drift off when I heard the sound of skin on inflated plastic. "What? I mean huh?" i thought. I blew it off and started to close my eyes when I heard at distinct "slurping" sound. I knew for a fact that Chad was getting blown, and I could not blow that off. I put the pillow over my head and reached for my phone. I texted messaged Skot who was just out in the other room. "Chad having sex. Help" I wrote. I got no reply. I waited for a minute then I heard "pumping" sounds and that's when I knew I had to leave. Oh, I felt sorry for the other dude in that room. I stood up, put my hands over my ears - shouted "la la la la everything's fine" and quickly left the room. I don't think Chad let up for second. I was merely a single cloud on his "Sunny Day Love Voyage".

I went into the other room and sat down next to Skot.

"Right now Chad is having sex with his girl friend. Bigtime. In the face." I said matter of factly.

"Awesome." Skot replied.

I laid somewhere near the door in the living room to try to get some sleep when Dave walks in the door all wasted.

"Hey man, where's the party?" He asked in a stoner drunk on whiskey voice.

"Back there, man." Skot and I said as we pointed to the back room where I had just come from.

1point3 TV

2006-01-10T17:18:00.000-08:00

So, we have begun pre--pre-preproduction 1point3 TV which will be a Video Podcast. There are so many different sides to us, we decided that we'll show them all. The music of 1point3 is harsh, noisy and pist off, much like several an ex-girl friends of mine. But the music is only one side. Furthermore, the harsh, noisy and pist off music is only one side. With 1point3 TV we'll be able so include many different aspects of what we individually create away from the band, then see how it works together in the confines of video.

The each episode is just a train of thought. Perhaps like this drawing:

Humor is a very important part of our lives - we have to laugh like little school girls who just discovered their first period. Perhaps it's a nervous laugh, but it's laughter.

I think our drummer Chad put it best, when I mentioned 1point3 TV. Chad said "That's pretty cool." Chad, I totally agree.

Our goal with 1point3 TV to have fun, make people laugh, make people cringe and hopefully not take it too seriously.

Time is running out for me - and I love it.

1point3 is not just about being pist off with our amps turned up so loud you can't hear the music (even though that is a huge part of 1point3, like 87%) - 1point3 is about never giving up - but if you do just so happen to give up, make sure no one knows and that you have a fresh pair of socks on. Because, fresh socks can make a horrible day A-OK.

Skot Free has new socks. Do you?

We're playing Jan. 13th 2006 in Cleveland Ohio, at Pats in the Flats with Skeleton Witch. It will be a heavy show.

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Mike.3
1point3.com

New Year's Eve LHC

2006-01-03T09:06:00.000-08:00

New Year's Eve Eve

New Year's Eve started the night before with Chad (the Drummer) and I going out and getting wasted, watching Skot (the bass player) other band - called Lo-Pan.

We head to Rudy Tuesdays in Columbus Ohio and got trashed. We figured we'd get as hung over as possible, seeing how we had to record the next day at noon and then play a gig at 1am. Fuck. Good times.

Trashed. We got trashed. From what I remember Lo-Pan was Ok - but a band from Youngstown called Lo-Divide, damn. Heavy Stuff. That's all I can say, heavy. JHM closed the night, and rocked it. They sounded like old SST stuff. Jamming out grooves, not giving a shit. Pretty cool stuff, check them out here: JHM.

Trashed. So Chad and I head back to the 1point3 house, tucked each other into bed, and fell asleep. It was a good night, I think I remember.

New Year's Eve

"You're pretty." Skot said to his omelet and the waitress in a single sentence.

It was in fact a good-looking omellete and the waitress was really something you could sink you teeth into (Hey oh!!). We sat there at the Blue Danube at 10 O’clock in the morning, the entire band together - very early - eating omellets - that were very pretty. God they were pretty. I suppose if you could taste the color pretty it would taste like the color Violet with hints of pink. But our omellets were yellow, with hints of meat.

We were rather surprised not to be as hung over as we thought we would be, which is good because we had to record our set. Every band playing the gig tonight was recording at the practice space / studio - and Brian Samakis was the man to do it. Hard. From Noon-6. What a guy.

So we paid our billed and headed to the studio. We jammed through our set then recorded. It went smooth. The only problem was my vocals. I haven't been able to sing for about a month - on account I've been going through Mono and Lupus. Fucking Lupus. Skot held up the vocals rather well.

The Husher, Ho-ag, and Salvage then recorded. From what I heard from the rough mixes, everything came out really well for live recordings. I guess these songs are being used for an LHC compilation.

Fuck. We loaded are gear and headed to the Ravari Room for the gig. I hooked up with some painkillers and bought a cherry bomb. The night started right.

Salvage went on at 10pm ---

Salvage played a tight set. These guys have been around for over five and this is the best they've ever sounds. They're sound is mix of Nivana (era bleach), Voivod, Celtic Frost and Blag Flag. Strong song writing and awesome lyrics.

The Husher went on at 11pm -

The Husher. Damn. They have some problems in the past year, but the past 2 months they have been on. They have managed to created an complete sonic atmosphere that they take everywhere they go. They can change peoples moods in a heart beat. You just have to listen to them. They are on top of their game now. Skot from 1point3 sat in on one song and did some "Road House" samples. Seriously, Road House samples.

Ho-Ag went on at midNight

Ho-ag is a mix between an evil Devo and your cousin Rick that will not stop dancing in his bed room when you come over to visit. And when you go up to cousin Rick's room, you peak in and see a guy throwing electronic equipment at the wall while he listens to Flipper and Discovery Channel. Really, Ho-Ag is that good.

1point3 closed the night.

We rocked it.

The night closed out. We got hammered and some other stuff happened. I don't have any pictures and the stories are filtering in.

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Mike.3
1point3.com

Better Late than Never

2005-12-29T08:25:00.000-08:00

After years and years, 1point3 will finally have some T-shirts & stickers available in Jan.2006

It's been along time coming - but what the hell - better late than never.

New Year's is coming up fast and were excited to be playing with Ho-ag from Boston. Ho-ag has Tyler Derrybarry from Rancid-Yak-Butter-Tea-Party (now defunked) - but they were a great band. Skot.3 was also in RYBTP, so every band who is playing on New Year's is doing a RYBTP cover. Should be tons of fun and really loud.

Half of our new album is written and we are playing out some choice cuts.

We are fixin' to play out of town every weekend in Feb. and March. So, check back here for the dates.

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Mike.3
www.1point3.com

Ho-ag
www.ho-ag.com

Ho-ag
www.ho-ag.com

December 2005 almost killed us. Goodtimes

2005-12-28T20:55:00.000-08:00

So, 1point3 headed out on tour over Thanks Giving Weekend. Things were looking up, besides my swollen glands. We played Portsmouth Ohio and then Pittsburgh PA. Both gigs went fucking great. Then, I fell sick. Some doctor told me I had Mono - Then another doctor told I may have Leukemia. Then after spending more money, I bought the sickness I always Lupus. I have Lupus. So, we had to call it quits so I could, not die.

And I continued not to die for about a week and a half, then i started to die. But just alittle. Emotionally.

Skot had a wonderful Christmas. He fell violently ill and spent Christmas in the ER. Fucking bass players. Alwyas taking it easy.

Our drummer Chad is healthy as a Ox. Asshole.

1point3 is playing the Ravari Room in Columbus Ohio on New Years Eve. Our friends Ho-Ag will be there. They fucking rule.

Fuck December. Fuck the Decemeberist. Fuck!!!

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Mike.3
www.1point3.com

the 1point3 blog begins

2005-12-28T14:46:00.000-08:00

This is where we'll be giving up all the lastest great news and adventures for 1point3. I can updated it from anywhere and it's fucking free.