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Faceplams: North American tour this fall, according to Raymond's Instagram! Dates out soon.
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North American tour this fall, according to Raymond's Instagram! Dates out soon.
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https://www.songkick.com/concerts/41...g-at-catch-oneOriginally Posted by Sebek
This LA show popped up on my Songkick a couple months ago.
Je suis Batman
Ah, thank you for posting this! I've been sweating ever since the tour teaser surfaced, fearing that Raymond would show up in the NYC area on one of a few weekends I know I have to be out of town. If he's in LA on October 19, this bodes well.
Very interested to see who's rounding out the band, too...
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Dates are up on his Instagram, I tried posting a screenshot but it looked like shit.
My wife and I were talking about how we’d travel to catch a show and turns out he’s playing fucking Millersville, PA. It's like 15 minutes from my house. Amazing. We’ll be taking off the next day for that Sunday show.
Last edited by kdrcraig; 06-14-2024 at 07:08 AM.
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Whoa, I grew up in Manheim Township! Hi, neighbor in space if not time!
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https://www.instagram.com/p/C8LC8Rrq8n3/?hl=en
Yes, that is a very ugly and hard to read annoucement.
And looks like that 10/19 date was correct, which means I'll have to miss it, as I plan on crossing seeing Joni Mitchell off my bucket list that night.
Je suis Batman
Ah, that’s a bummer - but Joni definitely seems like one to prioritize considering her age/health.
NYC is the day before a family b-day, but I should still be able to make it. Here’s hoping for a lot of newer stuff in the setlist!
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When I saw him in NJ, I think it was two tours ago, he was playing mostly newer stuff. I'd like to catch this tour but it's harder these days with young kids... might possibly be able to make the NYC date.
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VIP packages are up on the main site. Seriously considering it, even if just for the exclusive CD with unreleased tracks
Je suis Batman
I’ve booked VIP for NYC, and I wholeheartedly recommend it based on the prior four tours - though I guess that stat alone underscores my strong positive bias, LOL.
Raymond is an incredibly gracious and entertaining host, and the CD/swag tends to be great. Not every track from the prior tour discs has remained exclusive, but there’s still a good percentage (perhaps a majority) of the content that hasn’t yet appeared elsewhere.
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Seconded. The VIP experience is awesome.
I won’t be attending the tour this year. And possibly never again. I’ll just buy the VIP CD on eBay for 200 dollars. I’m okay with that.
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Bought VIP for my wife and I. Those of you that have done it before, do they mail some kind of credential or are we just on a list the night of show?
Je suis Batman
The routine has been pretty consistent over the past few tours - nothing is physically mailed, but you should receive an email a few days before confirming the details (generally requests that you arrive one hour before doors).
If you don’t see something, Raymond or someone on his team should respond to emailed inquiries or social media outreach.
Hope that helps. I’m sure you’ll have a great time!
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Thanks for the info! I got a few words in with Raymond as he was coming off stage when I saw them on The Gospel tour, really looking forward to another chance to chat with him for a minute or two.
Now we just need to see what kind/number of members we're getting for the band. I'm selfishly and most likely unrealistically hoping that Michelle Martinez is on the tour. I absolutely love her voice and wish she appeared on more Red Room songs.
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Yes, it would be terrific if the band included someone this time around who could contribute contrasting vocals. I love En Esch and hope he’s in the fold, but he wouldn’t exactly be my first choice to handle some of the belting on a track like Pain Is God, for example!
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Seems an official announcement is still pending, but Digital Underground (long-standing dark scene record store in Philly for those unfamiliar) posted on FB that Metropolis is releasing the long-rumored Sinsation remaster on August 23.
No clarity on any bonus content, which is somewhat unfortunate - the Paniac single's tracks would have been great, to say nothing of unreleased material or demos - but I don't want to look a gift [pig] in the mouth!
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That would be incredible. I'm hoping for a vinyl too.
Thanks for sharing this news!
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Red Room is surprisingly great. Haven’t been too into his stuff since Genuine American Monster, but this is probably my favorite album of 2024 so far.
Je suis Batman
Sinsation remaster just went live on BC. Looks like just digital and CD via Metropolis for now. [Edited to add that Armalyte just confirmed they’re handling vinyl, which means it’ll be pricey in the U.S., but very high quality. Preorders “very soon”]
https://pigindustries.bandcamp.com/a...ion-remastered
Last edited by roolfdriht; 07-17-2024 at 08:19 PM.
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Steve White announced on guitar for the tour
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And En Esch!! Cannot wait.
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Sinsation vinyl sound out in 7 days. I’ve never see a Pig album sell out that fast. I hope you all got your copies.
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I forgot about the Sinsation release until I randomly thought of it Friday, there were only 3 left at that point.
Je suis Batman
Cold comfort for folks not able to make it, but I’m certain the LP and CD will be available on the tour.
I personally held off on the former because my rule is to buy (non-NIN) vinyl only if it’s the exclusive physical version of a particular variant (so I did buy the deluxe version of Wrecked, for example).
I can’t decide if I want there to be bonus tracks on the Red Room vinyl release to create the necessary permission structure for that one, LOL.
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Here’s a rare gem I wanted to share. It’s a promo cassette tape for the Japanese release of Pig’s Genuine American Monster. There are several notable differences between this tape and the final CD release. “Prayer Praise & Profit”, and “Holy War” aka “ Riot Religion & Righteousness” appear to be rough mixes with some different elements. “Spank The Money” is a cover of the Schwein track and is exclusive to this tape. The track labeled “Black Brothel” is actually a remix that ended up on the vinyl reissue of Wrecked labeled as “Fuck Me I’m Sick (As Fuck)”. I updated the Discogs release page with all the specific info for anyone interested (https://www.discogs.com/release/6221...erican-Monster).
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Well, strictly speaking, it's not a cover - it's a demo, really. GAM came out in 1999, Ray brought this version to the Schweinstein album sessions for which the song then saw the light of day in 2001.
I've been spinning the Sinsation remaster. There's a lot more noticeable low end which stands out to me. It's good stuff. Really solid, looking forward to getting my LP on the tour
Last edited by Shadaloo; 08-31-2024 at 12:41 AM.
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Gotcha, thanks for that info. I never actually checked out Schwein, but now that you’re saying it, I do remember it being after this record.Well, strictly speaking, it's not a cover - it's a demo, really. GAM came out in 1999, Ray brought this version to the Schweinstein sessions for which the album which then saw the light of day in 2001.
I've been spinning the Sinsation remaster. There's a lot more noticeable low end which stands out to me. It's good stuff. Really solid, looking forward to getting my LP on the tour
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