NEWS

We've tried out all the first round of candidates and haven't found quite the right person yet, so we're still looking for a new vocalist. Could it be you? Male or female, we don't mind as long as you're up to the job. We're working on a lot of new material now, in the vein of the metal classics (Slayer, Pantera, etc.).

We're looking for someone with a killer growl / scream who can do some clean singing as well, with stage presence and commitment. It'll be a bonus if you've got formal vocal training, recording experience and media experience.

There's gigs waiting and recording with top producers lined up. E-mail management@alpha-state.com if you reckon you're right for the job.

The date for M's final live show with Alpha State has been set - September 1, at The Evelyn in Fitzroy. We'll be giving her a massive send off, so make sure you're there to be part of it!

The search for a new vocalist is also on - if there's any guys OR gals out there who reckon they'd like a stab at it, click here for more info.

For all the punters on the south side of the river, Alpha State will be playing with a kick-arse lineup at Rollover at The Palace THIS THURSDAY (July 13) supporting One Odd (who left audiences around the country reeling on their national tour with CKY in April) along with Zero Degrees and Falling from Canberra and our favourite catchy, cocky young upstarts The Eleventhour.

If that wasn't enough, DJ Elysium will be keep you all banging your heads and drinking hard while we drag our shit on and off the stage (DJs Hellraiser and Kid Suicide, who were to play at the show as well, have been delayed in Tokyo).

It's shaping up to be a kick-arse night of south-of-the-river fun, they're bringing in more firepower especially for the show to augment The Palace's ear-bleeding PA, so don't miss it! The Palace is on the Lower Esplanade in St Kilda, $10 on the door at 9:00pm

Band links: www.myspace.com/oneodd, www.myspace.com/zerodegreesandfalling, www.myspace.com/theeleventhour, www.killrockstar.com.au

Many of you will have heard that M has announced her impending departure from Alpha State - she's posted her thoughts on our forum for anyone who wants the full storyand naturally we wish M all the best for the future. THIS DOES NOT MEAN WE'RE BREAKING UP! Far from it - auditions for a new singer are underway already and we're hoping to make an announcement in the near future.

All of the dates we've got booked still stand and M will be performing all of our shows until a new singer is found, including the two below so make sure you make it down!

We now sport a brand new Alpha State forum customised to the website. We have come into recent problems with spam on the current FORUMUP website so we solved this by creating a private forum. If you are regular user on the forum please re-register, so sorry for the inconvienance but please remember to POST, POST, POST!

Yes boys and girls that's right, they're finally letting us loose on the Palace PA! Alpha State will be headlining the main stage at Rollover at The Palace (Lower Esplanade, St Kilda) on Thursday April 13, with support from Translate and Third Scholars. Make no bones about it, it's been two and a half months since we've been on stage and we're gonna kick seven colours of shit out of everybody that turns up.

There'll be a bunch of new songs on display that'll bang your heads harder than anything we've put out to date and new t-shirts on sale as well for those of you that have worn your current ones out or missed out on the last ones.

There might even be some new demos handed out to a lucky few people. As if you needed any more excuses, the following day is Good Friday so you don't even need to nurse your hangovers into work or school the next day. Doors at 8:00pm, $8 and make sure you tell them it's us you're there to see!

It's with no small amont of sadness we announce that Craig has left the Alpha State ranks. While it'd make life more interesting if there was some kind of Max-and-Sepultura or Dave-and-Slayer type animosity going on (we really couldn't be arsed with all the crying and bad hair involved in a Dave-and-Metallica type split) there's really not much of it to report - let's face it, there's only really a few empty cans of Wild Turkey lying on the rehearsal room floor and the 'special' calendar from Joe's Quality Meat Corner to argue over anyway ;)

We wish Craig all the very best for the future, he's been a part of Alpha State from day one and has played a massive part in making us the band we are today.

(With apologies to the Terry Pratchett fans out there), WE ATEN'T DEAD YET! We have been having a few website access issues though so very sorry for the lack of updates over the past month. There's some new gigs on the Gigs page, some new pictures of the gigs at Switch and Pony are on their way real soon and if you feel like a chat in the meantime, join us on the Forum.

Happy two thousand and sex to y'all! Here's hoping your hangovers have worn off and the return to work hasn't been too painful. For those who ain't working - bah, we're jealous! It'll give you lots of free time to look at all the purty new photos on the Pix page though - all taken by our good friend Anna, who we now owe lots of free drinks ;) If anyone else has photos they'd like to redeem for free booze (or merch, if you're under 18), e-mail management@alpha-state.com. See y'all at Switch for the Emily party!

Well, maybe Stu is. (Actually, there's no maybe about it - he's a wanker). But that's beside the point! We're still keen to get hold of any photos that y'all have taken at gigs for the website - photo credits and free drinks for anyone who's got some, send them in to management@alpha-state.com to collect your reward!

One for the diaries - Alpha State will be headlining an extra special Emily The Strange party at Switch on January 28 - we know, we know, there's a whole lot of drinking and gorging between now and then, but we figured y'all might like to know. There'll be plenty of Emily giveaways and more on the night.

The DW Norton mix of "Feed" will be featured on the soon-to-be-released Faultline Records compilation - and Alpha State will be playing at the CD launch at the Tote on November 18 with Seven, 13 Monkeys and Rook. Come down to the gig to pick up a copy!

After a few months of waiting, Dan's custom Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier has finally arrived - and we haven't been able to wipe the grin off his face since! Must be something about owning the only one like it in the world... check it out on the Pix page

Maybe he doesn't have their pulling power yet, but Dan is taking a couple of days out of the Alpha State rehearsal room to complete his first commercial production job - he's working on the debut EP of young up and comers The Eleventh Hour and by all accounts things are sounding shit hot. And yes, Dan's production talents are available for hire - e-mail dan@alpha-state.com if you're interested.

Thanks to everyone who voted for 'Fractured' on the SYN 90.7 FM Hoist chart - we reached number 4 on the chart. The lovely people at SYN are also taking votes for 'Exit Wounds' now, so go nuts texting your request to 0427 767 767, visit http://www.syn.org.au/top10 or e-mail hoist@syn.org.au

After a great response to the new material over the last 6 weeks, we are taking a short break to develop some new songs...in the meantime get onto the Alpha State forum and tell us what you think - about anything and everything!

For those that live in the Dandenongs side, tune into 97.1 FM on Monday 12th September at 11.00 am to hear an interview with Alpha State on "Maria's Mix". There will be t-shirt and CD give aways. Also feel free to call their request line 5968 2727 to request your fave heavy music!

Keep SYN FM real with nuisance calls - oops we mean requests - for Fractured.............. .text 0427 767 767 or vote on www.syn.org.au/top10

To those that moshed out hard at NEXT and DV8 last week, especially Hayden, Nicole, Owain and Jeff. Both nights were brilliant! Many thanks to the Alphettes - Anna and Alison - for getting up and doing their metal cabaret on Push It at DV8. We will be posting pix and mini movies of the night soon so stay tuned...

We are looking for a reliable and committed person to join team Alpha State as our merch person. Rewards will range from money to drinks to other stuff...
Email management@alpha-state.com for more...

FIEND mag - Checkout the following interview with M at Fiend Magazine
Deakin Uni's Crossfire "The Female Voice in Metal" here
Adrenalinezine - Review of Out of Here

Huge thanks to everyone that attended the Gershwin Room on Saturday and made the Nitidus EP launch such a wonderful success. Also, many thanks to our manager Megan Dale for working so hard and organising things so smoothly.

The second track off Alpha State Out of Here EP, Fractured deals with the black dog, aka depression. 20% of adults affected by some form of mental disorder every year. Anxiety disorders and depression are the most common mental illnesses. The remainder are affected by psychotic conditions such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, by eating disorders and other diagnoses. That is a lot of people and possibly someone you know. Quite well. SANE Australia www.sane.org a national charity helping people affected by mental illness through campaigns, education and research. For urgent help contact the SANE Helpline 1800 688 382 or helpline@sane.org

We've just launched our new forum here. Log on tell us what you really think. Seriously. We can handle it.

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