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After working with the orchestra stuff for quite some time, the first tune is now more or less completed. I will always change and improve stuff as I go along, but the main work with the strings and whatnot for this first song is finally “done” for this stage. It sure takes time to compose all these arrangements, but it’s pure joy to see what those layers do to the songs when they’re there. Now there’s “just” 5 more tracks to do this with before I can move on to the electronics, loops, effects and whatnot. Stuff that is basically just as time consuming as the orchestra work. Writing the material is the easy part, arranging all these ingredients and making it worthy of TPH‘s standards is another thing. Be sure that after the masterpiece that is “TCRA” this needs to be on a different level altogether, and it will be. I won’t even start to think about how many hours I am putting into this to make my vision come alive, but this is what needs to be done.

Almost to the day, one year ago we released “TCRA” and set a new standard for what I can do with this entity known as TPH. I poured everything into that album and seriously didn’t have a clue as for how to move forward after it was completed on 12/12/12. The performances of everyone involved are just mindblowing, pushing me even further to create something spectacular this time around… And when I listen to what I have in front of me now, it feels nothing short of… fascinating. I can’t really describe it with any other word. I have no idea where it comes from, but piece by piece it’s slowly coming together – forming something I didn’t quite expect when I wrote the first thing that eventually became the seed to this coming beast. I can’t wait until I can put this piece in the stereo when it’s reached its final phase and see what it all became. But hey, that might be just a tad early to even think about right now. As mentioned before, I have a ton of plans for what I wanna do with this – we’ll see how it all goes down.

In short: this is the most intricate, developed, challenging and dominating piece of art I have ever worked with.

More updates will follow when there’s something of value to reveal.

Update!

It’s been a while so I thought I should inform you about what’s up. Over the last weeks I have been picking out all the parts where the orchestras are going, and that was quite some work. I have all the places down now so I’m moving on to actually composing everything, which will take even more time. Some parts are already finished, but there’s a ton of stuff left. I plan on spending at least the remainder of the year and the first months of 2014 on this. After that it’s time to work with all the electronics and effects, which is also extremely time consuming. Not to mention picking out all the vocal parts and write lyrics for it.

But this is what I love and what I need to do. To see this come alive and exceed all expectations is my reward. It is my destiny. So, updates won’t be too frequent, as mentioned before. I’ll just let you know when some major work is completed in the grand scheme of things, so you know what’s happening in the Hate camp.

Since I know that I will spend the better part of 2014 (at least) with this, and already know it will cost more than the recording of “The cadaverous retaliation agenda”, I am thinking about firing up the donation thing soon to make sure the funds are there when it’s time to complete everything. Not yet though. It will be interesting to see if it will work a second time or if this material will stay with me, unheard by the masses. Time will tell.

Stay tuned for updates as we go along, as always.

All digipaks sent out!

All packages have been sent out as of a few days ago. Hopefully the postal service will treat the packages with care and make sure they all arrive safe and sound to you heroes who made this digipak happen. I thank you all for the amazing support. Now it’s out of my hands.

Now I go back to concentrating on our next album, which I am making sure will be something out of the ordinary on more levels than you can think of.

We have arrived!

And they look fucken amazing, as expected. Now hours and hours of signing, numbering, packing and finally shipping starts. They will be sent out to all of you who ordered and made this album come to life as a digipak early next week.

What a glorious day.

Digipak sold out!

I am amazed by the support you guys have shown when it comes to the digipak for “The Cadaverous Retaliation Agenda”. I know I took a chance by printing 200 sine I wasn’t sure at all that I could sell all of them. You guys proved me wrong and I am very happy to announce that the are now completely sold out. I sent the master CD to the manufacturing company this past Friday so they will start bringing the album to digipak life this coming week. It should take some 2 weeks before I get them and after that I will, as promised, handnumber them and sign them for those who wanted them signed. I believe I have taken notes for you guys who wanted them signed, but there is a slight possibility that I might have missed someone. If that happens and your CD is not signed when you get it, we’ll work it out somehow then if you really want my signature destroying the cover, haha…

Again, thank you so much for making sure “TCRA” actually made it onto a real CD some 11 months after it’s release. I toast in your honor.

Now if you excuse me, I have a new album here that I need to work on.

Cheers, Haters.