‘Rain’ – track #7 from Desperation Blues.
Images by Kenny Sinatra – KCS Photography.
Happy February ZEDHEADS!
Just wanted to share a few quick updates to our website.
We just finished creating ringtones for every song off ‘Desperation Blues’ in both .mp3 and .m4r formats. You can download as many as you like, for free, from our ringtones page. You don’t have to register or sign up for anything, and you won’t be added to any mailing lists. It’s about as clean of a process as you can get.
Our tour page has been updated, with three new shows coming up in March and April. Come on out and rock with ZED!
We have also added an audio page with links to every song from Desperation Blues, which are hosted on ZED’s Bandcamp page.
In the near future we will begin revising and updating our Programs and Ideas pages with new (and fun) ways to help spread the rock gospel that is ZED! Stay tuned for more…
Finally, if you haven’t done so yet, please consider joining the ZED Street Team. It’s doesn’t obligate you to anything, and you can earn guest list passes for you and a friend to a future ZED show! We’ll even comp you some ZED stickers just for signing up. Needless to say we will protect your email address with unrivaled passion, and a singleness of purpose; no spam!
That’s all for now – thanks for checking in.
“Have you told anyone about ZED today?”
DRUM|PRIME’s editor-in-chief had the opportunity to sit down with Bay Area drummer, Rich Harris, to talk about his work with his band, Zed. In this audio cast, we get a glimpse into the band, as well as Rich’s approach to the drums, his influences, and gear.
Listen to the audiocast on DRUM|PRIME’s website by clicking here.
The Obelisk’s Top 20 of 2013 Reader’s Poll was compiled from 335 lists, with point values assigned to the rankings on the lists submitted. Clutch’s ‘Earthrocker’ ran away with it, however ZED’s ‘Desperation Blues’ did garner a #11 and a #20 ranking on 2 different lists! We were also pleased to see our friends Spiralarms receive votes as well, with ‘Freedom’ ranking #9, #17 and #19 on 3 different lists.
On lists that were dominated by the likes of Clutch, Red Fang, Sasquatch, QOTSA, Black Sabbath, Alice in Chains and Monster Magnet, we’re stoked to have been mentioned in the same company.
If you haven’t checked out The Obelisk yet, be sure to do so. They publish a great rock and metal blog.
BLOG: http://theobelisk.net/obelisk/
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(The Obelisk is operated by H.P. Taskmaster)
ZED’s Desperation Blues received honorable mention on No Clean Singing’s ‘The List To End All Lists’ for 2013, published on December 26th.
According to No Clean Singing’s website, this is what they are about:
The founders of this site — Islander, Alexis, and IntoTheDarkness — are three metalheads who live in the Seattle area. Over time, Alexis and IntoTheDarkness have become scarce as writers for NCS. We still go to shows together, and still swap music, but the writing chores have fallen to a new cadre of scribes.
In addition to Islander, the regular writers are Andy Synn (a member of the metal band Bloodguard and a resident of Nottingham, England), BadWolf (who lives in Toledo; Ohio and also writes for Invisible Oranges under his real name); TheMadIsraeli (a guitarist and denizen of Tennessee); and DGR (who lives in Sacramento, CA and used to write for The Number of the Blog). We also feature contributions by a large group of guest writers.
Thanks to Islander, Alexis, IntoTheDarkness and crew for the acknowledgement!
Be sure to check out No Clean Singing – they’ve got a great site going.
*** The following is a reprint of our post from January 15th, 2013: ***
As you know, ZED will be releasing their sophmore offering, ‘Desperation Blues’ on May 21st, 2013. I’ve been fortunate enough to receive an advance copy, and I’m happy to report it’s ‘All killer and no filler!’
To help generate interest in their new record, ZED is making their first album, “The Invitation” available for free (digital download).
This is a limited time offering…so grab your copy while you can!
You can download ‘The Invitation’ digital album by following this link. Just click on the ‘Buy Now (name your price)’ link, enter $0 on the box, and enter your email address. You will receive a download link via email.
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ps: If you download the digital album, please consider joining the Street Team over here. It’s not required (and it doesn’t obligate you to anything) but we’d love to add you to our mailing list so we can keep you posted about the new album, tour dates, etc!
Our thanks to Craig Lociero of SpiralArms (guest columnist with Chris Harris of Gun Shy Assassin) for their kind words about ZED which appeared in the September 30th 2013 article, “Three Bands You May Not Know But Should.”
We’ve reached out to our metal and hard rock brethren across the land, asking that they contribute prose to our recent series of guest columns. We ran a recent series on Five Albums That Will Change You, and the response was overwhelming.
The topic is Three Bands You May Not Know About But Should, and we asked that each guest writer jot down a brief description of what makes each band worthy of our attention. Today, we are excited to continue this ongoing series with an entry written by Craig Lociero from SpiralArms.
ZED
One of the perks of being in a band with Tim Narducci is getting to hear some of the bands he produces. I could name a few, but ZED — hailing from San Jose, California — has a record that is available called Desperation Blues.There is such a simple, crushing and majestic blues sound to this band! We’ve had the honor to share the stage with them on a number of occasions over the last year and they are getting better and better. ZED deserves to be heard!
As posted on The Ripple Effect:
I have yet to write an actual review of this album but rest assured, the music is good enough on it’s own that this little blurb should do just fine (for now). It’s hard to believe that I’ve been listening to this album a lot longer than it’s been released. Where does the time go? If you haven’t heard Desperation Blues, or the band’s debut The Invitation, you’re in for a treat. Modern hard rock that doesn’t suck. Hints of the influences mentioned above sprinkled with a shitload of awesomeness make up for a killer album. I think you’ll agree with me when I say that this album is deserving of year end top list material. Whether it’s the in your face “Skin and Bones” or the melodic album closer “The River,” you’re going to love this album.
Thanks for the kind words!
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