tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67672533039326455702024-02-07T18:58:04.733-08:00Rat StormRat Stormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02283452145166486282noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6767253303932645570.post-18334679189850513852013-08-29T00:07:00.001-07:002013-08-29T00:19:17.693-07:00Been a long time since we've posted anything. We are still alive and well though! I (Nathalie) have been living in Illinois and teaching physics full-time at Knox College, so I've been busy. However, we recently recorded a new 7 inch that is going to be released by <a href="http://www.profaneexistence.org/" target="_blank">PROFANE EXISTENCE</a>,<a href="http://ifbrecords.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"> IFB RECORDS</a>, and <a href="http://www.realityisacult.com/" target="_blank">REALITY IS A CULT</a>. It was recorded by Carl Byers of Clandestine Arts and Coffinworm fame... so it will surely sound chrushing!<br />
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It will be #12 in the Profane Existence 2013 Single Series and we are really excited to be a part of that. Profane Existence is an institution in politically active punk and hardcore, and we are honored that they will be helping release our music. Right now, PE has been doing a lot of collaborative releases and getting involved with a some great, very active, Midwest hardcore bands that deserve your attention, so you should check out all the rad stuff they are doing right now! (Including records for our friends in WMDAT, Boddicker, Kata Sarka, and This is the Enemy). <br />
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We'll give you more details on the upcoming 7" as we get them figured out, but we can say for right now that there will be a special cover and vinyl color for 150 copies that will be distributed through PE. The other copies will have an equally special (but different) cover and vinyl color. <br />
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We ALSO are planning a winter tour. The details still need to be worked out, but we'll keep you posted through here about that too. Plus new tour = new merch... soon. <br />
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Up the punx, fuck the system, stay weird.<br />
Nathalie<br /><br />(Oh I also moved our merch to a bigcartel - so, there is that if you are interested <a href="http://ratstorm.bigcartel.com/">ratstorm.bigcartel.com</a>)Rat Stormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02283452145166486282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6767253303932645570.post-17284470658998564302012-11-22T17:55:00.000-08:002012-11-22T17:55:05.014-08:00Rat Storm/Chaotic Neutral Split 7"Our split with Chaotic Neutral is now out on<a href="http://www.realityisacult.com/" target="_blank"> Reality is a Cult Records</a>/Get Better Records/Dead Rodent Records. <br />
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You can buy it from us any of these labels or us directly (in person, through email, or through our webstore). Also can be found at Landlocked Music (Bloomington), TD CDs and LPs (Bloomington), and Vibes Music (Indianapolis). <br />
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If you don't know Chaotic Neutral, you SHOULD. So, listen up! http://realityisacult.bandcamp.com/Rat Stormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02283452145166486282noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6767253303932645570.post-9824400147133039282012-11-22T16:55:00.002-08:002012-11-22T16:55:46.830-08:00Rat Storm Winter Tour Nov. 29 - Dec. 8Our winter tour is all set and ready to go! If you live in the area, come check us out - we want to meet you!<br />
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Nov. 29th - Nashville, TN - @ The Owl Farm - <a href="http://www.facebook.com/events/395144297223264/">http://www.facebook.com/events/395144297223264/</a><br />
Nov.30th - Athens, GA - @TBA House Show - More info soon<br />
Dec. 1st - Tallahassee, FL - @<span class="fsl"><span itemprop="location"><span class="visible"><span class="fcb"><span>Providence Haus - <a href="http://www.facebook.com/events/382467411829438/">http://www.facebook.com/events/382467411829438/</a></span></span></span></span></span><br />
Dec. 2nd - Tampa, FL - @ The Holdtight House<br />
Dec. 3rd - Miami, FL - @Eve Event Space - <a href="http://www.facebook.com/events/388552314548238/">http://www.facebook.com/events/388552314548238/</a><br />
Dec. 4th - Ft. Myers, FL - @TBA w/Autarkeia + more info soon<br />
Dec. 5th - Atlanta, GA - @ Wonderroot more info soon<br />
Dec. 6th - Greenville, SC - @ Cabin Floor Records - <a href="http://www.facebook.com/events/347103255385793/">http://www.facebook.com/events/347103255385793/</a><br />
Dec. 7th - Huntington, WV - @ Funky Towne - <a href="http://www.facebook.com/events/126615137490513/?fref=ts">http://www.facebook.com/events/126615137490513/?fref=ts</a><br />
Dec. 8th - Louisville, KY - @ Nelligan Hall - <a href="http://www.facebook.com/events/172505512888475/">http://www.facebook.com/events/172505512888475/</a><br /><br />Email us - ratstormcrust@gmail.com - if you have any questions or anything. Rat Stormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02283452145166486282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6767253303932645570.post-48361052969797420632012-07-12T00:38:00.000-07:002012-07-12T00:38:54.351-07:00Wow, we have been neglecting this blog - sorry!
Things were in a bit of a lull for a couple months, and then all kinds of things happened in a big hurry. So here is some updates on what is going on:<br />
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#1 - We've undergone another line-up change. Micah recently relocated to Pittsburgh, PA and has been doing well, but is no longer playing bass with us. He already has been working on starting up bands in Pittsburgh, so I'm sure you'll be hearing from him again soon! While we will miss Micah and all he contributed to Rat Storm, we are also happy to welcome our new bass player Joel Henline. Joel is great and you will all get to hear his bass playing very soon! He has been playing in Bloomington bands for years and is currently playing guitar in <a href="http://wearehumans.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Humans</a> and bass in <a href="http://buttonhoof.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Buttonhoof</a> - both of which I highly suggest checking out.<br />
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#2 - We recently played Plan-It X fest here in Bloomington, and it was an amazing experience. We met so many great people from all over the US and beyond and were able to play for the largest crowd any of us have probably ever played for. If you saw us or talked to us there, please feel free to keep in touch.<br />
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#3 - Big updates on the <a href="http://ratstorm.storeenvy.com/" target="_blank">online-store</a>! We have added new shirts, buttons, and patches. We also are now totally sold out of the split cassette with Chaotic Neutral. It is scheduled to be pressed on 7" very soon, but has hit a couple delays that will hopefully be cleared up in the next couple weeks and it will be off to the plant to be pressed!<br />
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#4 I have kicked off a new record label - <a href="http://www.realityisacult.com/" target="_blank">Reality is a Cult</a>. My first release is the Closet Burner 12", and is being co-released with No I in Punk and IFB records. Feel free to check it out if you are interested.<br />
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#5 Finally - SHOWS SHOWS SHOWS! We have lots of upcoming shows:<br />
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<b> July 20th </b>- Harrison House, Ft. Wayne, IN 8pm - w/Republic of Dreams, Shitlist, Parasitic Twins, and Closet Burner<br />
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<b>July 21st</b> - Ghost House, Bloomgington, IN 8pm - w/Republic of Dreams, Itch, Canid<br />
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<b>July 27th</b> - Snake Pit, Champaign, IL - w/Bailout + more<br />
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<b>July 28th</b> - TBA Bloomington/Normal IL or Peoria IL<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>August 3rd</b> </span>- International House of Pitting, Indianapolis, IN 8pm - w/Disobey, We Must Dismantle All of This, Boddicker<br />
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Take Care!<br />
NathalieRat Stormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02283452145166486282noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6767253303932645570.post-76442221693665264632012-02-04T15:07:00.000-08:002012-02-04T15:14:04.191-08:00Ordering stuffHey everyone!<br /><br />We have been a bit quiet, but we are still doing all sorts of stuff!<br /><br />We just opened an online store at storenvy - you can check it out <a href="http://ratstorm.storenvy.com/">here</a>.<br />We did this to make it easier to order stuff from us online. However, if you are interested in anything you don't have to go through the storenvy. We are totally willing to deal with you directly through email (ratstormcrust@gmail.com), snail mail (213 S. Clark St, Bloomington, IN 47408), or the phone (812-6oh6-5one8one). <br /><br />The new 7inch is also available directly through IFB records, Blackheart Mountain, and Plan-it X - as well as distros all over the world, including Ebullition if you interested in getting it at wholesale prices. <br /><br />We have been taking it a bit easy on shows due to work and other general business, but we have an upcoming show in Indy and will likely have a few more similar things coming up - so keep an eye out!<br /><br />TAKE CARE!<br /><3 NathalieRat Stormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02283452145166486282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6767253303932645570.post-14801754285626046372011-12-11T14:44:00.000-08:002011-12-11T15:01:27.381-08:00Back From Tour, Loads of New StuffWe are back from tour, and we had an awesome time. We played a lot of great shows with a lot of great bands and met even more amazing people! Can't wait to get out on the road again soon. Speaking of, we are currently making plans to hit the road for a long weekend with <a href="http://heartless.bandcamp.com/">Heartless</a> from Pittsburgh who are an amazing band that just put out a new LP on Southern Lord... you should check it out.<br /><br />With the help of a lot of amazing people we managed to get our 7 inch and the split tape with Chaotic Neutral out for tour!<br /><br />Our 7 inch was released be <a href="http://ifbrecords.com/">IFB records</a>, <a href="http://blackheartmountain.com/">Blackheart Mountain</a>, and <a href="http://www.plan-it-x.com/">Plan-It X Records</a>. 400 were pressed on black vinyl and the covers were screen-printed on dumpstered paper. We have plenty of copies that you can get from us at shows or we can mail you one if you want to contact us at ratstormcrust@gmail.com. Each of the labels will also have copies available and for mailorder I highly suggest going to IFB - Nevin has put out a lot of other amazing releases that you should check out.<br /><br />Below is the artwork for the 7 inch:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71842479@N03/6490016629/" title="FracturedCover by ratstorm, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7009/6490016629_8d5edb6831.jpg" width="497" height="500" alt="FracturedCover"></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71842479@N03/6490015649/" title="back by ratstorm, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7025/6490015649_4bc0257980.jpg" width="497" height="500" alt="back"></a><br /><br />You can listen to it, or download it in its entirety from http://ratstorm.bandcamp.com (as well as Blackheart Mountain and IFB).<br /><br />In addition to our 7 inch, we recorded 4 other songs in October that we just released on a limited run split cassette with <a href="http://chaoticneutralftw.blogspot.com/">Chaotic Neutral</a>. We are basically sold out of these at the moment, but should be getting more soon. In the meantime, Chaotic Neutral should have some, and you can order them via the internet from our friend Matt at <a href="http://noiinpunk.bigcartel.com/">No I in Punk</a>, who put the tape out for us. Our friend at <a href="http://broodx.storenvy.com/">Brood X</a> also has some copies!<br /><img src="http://cache0.bigcartel.com/product_images/48311553/300.jpg"><br /><br />Once the tapes are gone, they are gone - but this split is going to be put out on a 7 inch very soon.<br /><br />Finally, we got shirts made for tour, and we have a limited amount of M and L left, but plenty of S and XL!<br />The shirts are printed on American-Made Bayside T-shirts. Below is the design:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71842479@N03/6490026521/" title="ShirtFinal by ratstorm, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7021/6490026521_8105b2ce73.jpg" width="426" height="500" alt="ShirtFinal"></a><br /><br />Email us (ratstormcrust@gmail.com) if you want to snag one up. We'll also have them at shows!Rat Stormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02283452145166486282noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6767253303932645570.post-6057514195873368232011-10-30T23:57:00.000-07:002011-10-31T14:07:53.626-07:007 Inch, Split w/Chaotic Neutral and Upcoming TourHey - all kinds of news!<br /><br />First of all - our new 7 inch "Fractured" is coming out on Nov. 23rd on <a href="http://www.ifbrecords.com/pages/main.html">IFB Records</a>, <a href="http://blackheartmountain.com/">Blackheart Mountain</a>, and <a href=http://www.plan-it-x.com/">Plan-It X</a>. We are super-excited and really owe a lot to Nevin at IFB Records for helping us make this happen. You should go check out all the records he has put out, because they are awesome! ...and we are super-stoked to be a part of it. <br /><br />You can listen the entire B side at ratstorm.bandcamp.com<br /><br />In addition, we are putting out a limited run cassette version of our upcoming split 7 inch with Chaotic Neutral. We also have a few songs from that posted on our bandcamp.<br /><br />Both of those will be up for free download once they are released.<br /><br />And.... we are leaving on tour in just over 3 weeks! <br /><br />Here is our current schedule:<br />Nov. 23 - Detroit, MI - Commonwealth House<br />Nov. 24 - Buffalo, NY - Sugar City<br />Nov. 25 - Albany, NY - TBA (NEED HELP)<br />Nov. 26 - Somerville, MA - Starlab<br />Nov. 27 - Easthampton, MA - Flywheel Arts Collective<br />Nov. 28 - Keene, NH - Kitty City<br />Nov. 29 - Hartford, CT - Whitney House<br />Nov. 30 - Providence, RI - TBA<br />Dec. 1 - Montclair, NJ - The Meatlocker<br />Dec. 2 - Pittsburgh, PA - TBA<br />Dec. 3 - Columbus/Cincinnati, OH - TBARat Stormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02283452145166486282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6767253303932645570.post-2104542199952935812011-09-11T22:17:00.000-07:002011-09-11T22:26:18.338-07:00Big Weekend! Plus recording soon!Hey everyone - we have a big weekend coming up. <br /><br />------<br />On Friday (Sept 16) we will be playing a show in Des Moines, IA with In Defence. In addition to the show we are speaking with, Martin Roth's First Year Seminar class at Drake University. Martin is a friend of ours who has designed a class about understanding punk, and we are totally stoked to be a part of it! Us and In Defence will be talking to the class and then playing a show for them (and all else who want to attend) later that night, it's gonna be great!<br /><br />The show is at Vaudville Mews, it is all ages, and the doors open at 5:30pm!<br /><br />More info about the show here:<br />http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=249038891784434<br />-----<br /><br />then we are gonna haul our asses over to Wisconsin to play an awesome show on Saturday night. We are going to with Protestant, Enable, and Shock Value... all amazing bands that are not to be missed! The show is Protestant's new 10" release show also.<br /><br />The show is at Ground Zero in Milwaukee, WI, it is all ages, and it starts at 7pm.<br /><br />More info here:<br />http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=204436072954382<br />-----<br /><br />Finally we have finally set up a time to go into the studio and record some tracks! We will be rerecording everything that is on the demo tape we have out right now as well as a whole bunch of new stuff. The material we record is planned to be released on a 7 inch and a split 7 inch with Chaotic Neutral in the next couple of months.<br /><br />We are super stoked, you should get stoked too!<br />-<br />Stay posi, stay weird.Rat Stormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02283452145166486282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6767253303932645570.post-67698112355233940402011-08-11T21:57:00.000-07:002011-08-11T21:59:54.482-07:00Shows in MI this weekend!We are playing a few out of town shows this weekend
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<br />Saturday, August 13 @ The Thunderdome (6 Jefferson St.) in Grand Rapids, MI w/ Xtra Vomit + more!
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<br />We are are super stoked to be getting out of town and playing shows - come hang out if you live in the area.Rat Stormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02283452145166486282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6767253303932645570.post-75230959821720435622011-07-26T14:59:00.000-07:002011-07-26T15:08:57.572-07:00Dudefest After Show and more!Hey everyone - we are playing a cover set at the All-Ages Dudefest after show on Thursday night. Here is the flyer:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3oC5pMLA6hx7oQiFf1fM6p-v18CB3ASWHMD8bPYG6DA04WDhVT8lmJVTyvVYYDdaU-6_t58jzA0sPziFRgBLjFDA7EyFLBj3W9nW6aQM_Dg7-pdyoxJciA3bjAqtMlAtsHIKjNN8-mrQ/s1600/Jul28.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 184px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3oC5pMLA6hx7oQiFf1fM6p-v18CB3ASWHMD8bPYG6DA04WDhVT8lmJVTyvVYYDdaU-6_t58jzA0sPziFRgBLjFDA7EyFLBj3W9nW6aQM_Dg7-pdyoxJciA3bjAqtMlAtsHIKjNN8-mrQ/s320/Jul28.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633784425361478818" /></a><br /><br />It's gonna be rad, we are doing all kinds of awesome covers including Born Against, Antischism, Bastard, and Project X... our friends in Parasitic Twins are doing an all Negative Approach cover set so there will be sing alongs all night! Also you can watch us play in standard tuning. (Probably the only time that will ever happen.)<br /><br />Then on Sunday, there is this rad show happening in Bloomington:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg1KAcJUPIIFzZz31R12hhg1iwf1jXeteWHr5UXQJJhHvN0HcFPtJArWaU9TA-UH7eSO7KCyC_0bpBSCwAsqqeoNnQDe3QIidV_2OfMK0z2XvAxpIj1Rt6__KYrYOMJjM2qqDzdoPcOKE/s1600/jul31.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 251px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg1KAcJUPIIFzZz31R12hhg1iwf1jXeteWHr5UXQJJhHvN0HcFPtJArWaU9TA-UH7eSO7KCyC_0bpBSCwAsqqeoNnQDe3QIidV_2OfMK0z2XvAxpIj1Rt6__KYrYOMJjM2qqDzdoPcOKE/s320/jul31.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633785113452802418" /></a><br /><br /><br />And then next Saturday, Closet Burner (a new band that features Nathalie and Jon) is playing in Bloomington, with some rad people from Peoria, Illinois that are in this rad band called <a href="http://onesadfamily.blogspot.com">Sad Family</a>:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYhGxKBC5oFgKkR6IFK5t1uaS12YJFggrmRdWtLqkVOYLCyR9fBgq0MLRazNpkG9hC5kPLmOVNTO59-6S8vxgryQV9a0Vg7Si-M-HdmdGDx1a22f3YKre3n_ac-BuFHFukROQ6xC28zMA/s1600/Jul26.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 237px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYhGxKBC5oFgKkR6IFK5t1uaS12YJFggrmRdWtLqkVOYLCyR9fBgq0MLRazNpkG9hC5kPLmOVNTO59-6S8vxgryQV9a0Vg7Si-M-HdmdGDx1a22f3YKre3n_ac-BuFHFukROQ6xC28zMA/s320/Jul26.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633785452368997890" /></a><br /><br />And Rat Storm will be playing with Sad Family the next night in Cincinnati (more details soon).<br /><br />We then will be doing two shows in Michigan in August with Cloud Rat:<br /><br />August 13th<br />@ Justice Records, Mt. Pleasant, MI<br />with Cloud Rat and Failed<br /><br />August 14th<br />@ TBA, Grand Rapids, MI<br />with Cloud Rat and TBA<br /><br />And also will be playing the Protestant record release show on September 17th in Milwaukee - more info soon!Rat Stormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02283452145166486282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6767253303932645570.post-22782005243609651772011-07-13T13:57:00.000-07:002011-07-13T14:12:22.743-07:00Shows in July/AugWe have a bunch of upcoming shows, here is the info on some of them - more to come soon!<br /><br />--<br /><br />July 28th - Dudefest Locals Showcase After Show - ALL COVERS<br />Free - starts... after the Dudefest show is done, probably around 11pm<br />@The Murphy Arts Center (building that housed Studio 8) 1043 Virginia Ave, Indianapolis<br /><br />Joey Molinaro - One man, violin+foot stomping Discordance Axis covers... pretty gnarly!<br />Parasitic Twins - All Negative Approach all the time.<br />Rat Storm - More 90's hardcore covers than your head can handle (Born Against, Unbroken, Bastard, Infest Rorshach, Blatz...)<br /><br />--<br /><br />July 31st<br /><img src="http://www.astro.indiana.edu/~nhaurber/pub/jul31.jpg"><br /><br />--<br /><br />Aug 7th<br />TBA in Cincinnati w/Sad Family<br /><br />--<br /><br />Aug 13th & 14th<br />in Michigan w/Cloud Rat<br /><br />--<br /><br />August 16th<br />@ The Dojo (21st and College) Indianapolis<br />7pm $7<br /><br />Humiliate - Hardcore/thrash from SPAIN<br />Chaotic Neutral - Brothers in punx<br />Cancers - young fast hardcore from Indy<br />Rat Storm - yep.<br /><br />--<br /><br />September 16th<br />Des Moines, IA <br />Details TBA<br /><br />--<br /><br />Check back!Rat Stormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02283452145166486282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6767253303932645570.post-2079091724643140212011-06-07T15:57:00.000-07:002011-06-07T16:05:52.001-07:00Stuff coming upWe now have copies of our demo on tape available for a mere $3. Send us an email, catch on the street, or catch us at a show! <br /><br />We are going to make patches/shirts/all that good stuff soon too... promise!<br /><br />In the last month we had a show canceled and had to unexpectedly back out of a show which were both big bummers, but we have some stuff coming up and hopefully will be getting out of town for some short "tours" during some weekends in August.<br /><br />We are playing June 18th at 4810 E. New York Street, Indianapolis, IN ($5 7pm) with Iafrate and the Fury Swipes.<br /><br />Also we are playing the local night of Plan It X Fest local night at the Bishop in Bloomington on June 23rd.<br /><br />Micah is going to be out of town for most of July, but we will be playing another show in Bloomington on July 31st and hopefully recorded a really nice recording soon as well.Rat Stormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02283452145166486282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6767253303932645570.post-39224710068858009382011-05-17T09:12:00.000-07:002011-05-17T09:21:03.025-07:00Shows Shows Shows!Tomorrow! (Bloomington, IN 4th and Walnut)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZxlY8_C0zY9u-IQYCZKp6nqAPKeOtoH7Idi0kxsUQpFKXDQ-vDYnOvtYz1T9EwuawGIPM-rqU4zX4Ig4Qw5AnvI-WEelkAqfIorQcEcK-A3lBV4vieiXiw_JgMfN2LP19jwy_oX6Ig24/s1600/may18.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 282px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZxlY8_C0zY9u-IQYCZKp6nqAPKeOtoH7Idi0kxsUQpFKXDQ-vDYnOvtYz1T9EwuawGIPM-rqU4zX4Ig4Qw5AnvI-WEelkAqfIorQcEcK-A3lBV4vieiXiw_JgMfN2LP19jwy_oX6Ig24/s320/may18.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607718828560641058" /></a><br /><br />Saturday! (Indianapolis, IN College and 21st)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbgRjMrh0O4eg8v73ALEu4uBLyE4iHDyAH1mOi_QG-uWrSvQwznnHtGxkUjWZf2oI7wxcM-AmPlOvRkEm_y7Vn7wBDHMJdJHnNmPAddZ3G8vD42tvwfi4Tks9R832PBDm5KHWB5xeiDqg/s1600/may21.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbgRjMrh0O4eg8v73ALEu4uBLyE4iHDyAH1mOi_QG-uWrSvQwznnHtGxkUjWZf2oI7wxcM-AmPlOvRkEm_y7Vn7wBDHMJdJHnNmPAddZ3G8vD42tvwfi4Tks9R832PBDm5KHWB5xeiDqg/s320/may21.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607720148498663218" /></a><br /><br />Sunday! (Bloomington, IN 430 N. Hopewell (near Vernal Pike & 8th)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5NFa_HSEUJb-0fwmoqxQxmMkcKTX3z4H71SX4591MWDqY1TD4e2689k6M8Ft4du3cQ0jtItkIPA5ajjkUB-p_IRKEqvcaubuTcNLNGw8xcEQwAr_C4FQcG8ccNrqhTtZN69ZODGEwhK0/s1600/05-03-2011+05%253B02%253B38PM.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 248px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5NFa_HSEUJb-0fwmoqxQxmMkcKTX3z4H71SX4591MWDqY1TD4e2689k6M8Ft4du3cQ0jtItkIPA5ajjkUB-p_IRKEqvcaubuTcNLNGw8xcEQwAr_C4FQcG8ccNrqhTtZN69ZODGEwhK0/s320/05-03-2011+05%253B02%253B38PM.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607720478340073874" /></a>Rat Stormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02283452145166486282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6767253303932645570.post-59685560152409922122011-05-03T18:37:00.000-07:002011-05-03T18:43:57.391-07:00New DemoSo we've had a new line-up for quite a while now, and we finally recorded some new stuff! We recorded it ourselves, so the recording is nothing special, but we will be doing something that sounds goooood soon! For now, we are just doing this to get our music heard and maybe raise a little money for putting something good out... and making some shirts and such. <br /><br />You can listen or download here: <a href="http://ratstorm.bandcamp.com/">ratstorm.bandcamp.com</a><br /><br />The download is a "name your price" but you can put $0 and download it for free if you want to. We are broke, anything you donate will just go toward making shirts and paying for future recordings. But we know a lot of you are broke too - so if you want to download but can't afford anything, it's no problem! Don't feel bad for putting $0. We are just happy that you are listening.<br /><br />We'll have some tapes of this for sale soon too!<br /><br />-NathalieRat Stormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02283452145166486282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6767253303932645570.post-88511365571517359412011-04-21T16:09:00.000-07:002011-04-21T16:11:13.255-07:00Shows this week!I meant to update this earlier... sorry about the delay. We are playing tonight at the Melody Inn with Fuck the Facts and Kenmode, also show this weekend in Bloomington!!!<br /><br />Come hang out, it will be a good time.<br /><br />All the info is <a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=200042720035942">here.</a>Rat Stormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02283452145166486282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6767253303932645570.post-77256053517700401962011-03-03T12:15:00.000-08:002011-03-03T12:34:33.344-08:00Matinee Show with Thou on Sunday!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTuTO3DlY100PoQAXx6-jbQkSojEuPOfEtVV_31Uz8pK0p4qhnN66SjUFV6pnvOBCrDEZ9zO_9FULU-gujac6AeozirhBpZWlxQqV8OCOzAXMjaP7Q_nw8vwEZE41aS59OnMg1kGGPd0k/s1600/Thou_Flyer_2_small.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTuTO3DlY100PoQAXx6-jbQkSojEuPOfEtVV_31Uz8pK0p4qhnN66SjUFV6pnvOBCrDEZ9zO_9FULU-gujac6AeozirhBpZWlxQqV8OCOzAXMjaP7Q_nw8vwEZE41aS59OnMg1kGGPd0k/s320/Thou_Flyer_2_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579954767257062898" /></a><br /><br />http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=132730063462323&ref=ts<br /><br />Do not! Miss this!Rat Stormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02283452145166486282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6767253303932645570.post-8298097272850776622011-01-19T11:15:00.001-08:002011-01-19T11:16:05.156-08:00Cloud Rat/Disconnected/Rat Storm/Chaotic Neutral - Feb 6th!This show is gonna be great, don't miss it!<br /><br />http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=171738022856632<br /><br />I'll post a flyer soon.Rat Stormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02283452145166486282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6767253303932645570.post-28459489927285636372011-01-12T15:55:00.001-08:002011-01-12T15:59:38.562-08:00Show on Friday - last few copies of the demo!Hey, we are playing a show on Friday night at the Dojo with Xerxes, who fucking rule. Be there.<br /><img width=50% src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/hs062.snc6/167257_10150115021577018_790707017_7579845_1627837_n.jpg"><br /><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=176017755771668">Facebook invite</a><br /><br />We have a couple new songs we are gonna be rocking for this show and are working on more that should be ready soon. Also we only have about 10 copies of the demo left for sale - there are a few at some local record shops and shit but other than that... they are almost gone.<br /><br />See you on Friday!Rat Stormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02283452145166486282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6767253303932645570.post-43877938954598472462010-12-09T14:16:00.001-08:002010-12-25T16:23:10.377-08:00New Songs, New Shows, New Stuff!Hello everyone!<br /><br />So as you may have noticed Rat Storm went through a lot of changes in the last few months (new drummer, added a bass player, Zach's equipment doubling in size). As a result of this slew of changes we also went a long time with no new songs! However, we have good news because we are back to writing songs at full force - and with our new lineup they are more exciting than ever! We already have two written and more on the way, but as a result we are gonna take it a little easier than usual on shows for a few weeks so we can get some new material to play you the next time you see us! <br /><br />We are playing with Xerxes on January 14th at the Dojo in Indianapolis, and have a few other things that we are possibly playing at in the near future as well. Hopefully we will have a slew of new songs for you then :)<br /><br />We also are planning to record all this new stuff (as well as rerecord the demo) and possibly put out a 7", a split, or something of the sort early next year. I'll keep posting, so keep coming here to read them!Rat Stormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02283452145166486282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6767253303932645570.post-49073727237524192612010-11-12T10:52:00.000-08:002010-11-12T11:02:09.207-08:00Show tomorrow night!I have been really bad about posting in this thing! We have all kinds of news!<br /><br />I first of all want to welcome Micah, our new bass player, to Rat Storm. We have played one show with him thus far and we'll be playing our second show with him tomorrow night. So come check it out. We are playing in Ft. Wayne with some really kick ass bands. In addition we have a show coming up in Bloomington on Nov. 20th and one in Indianapolis on Nov. 27th. I'll post more info ASAP!<br /><br />Here for the flyer and info for the show tomorrow:<br /><br />Saturday, November 13th<br />Harrison House<br />1624 N. Harrison St., Ft. Wayne, IN<br /><br />Kata Sarka<br />Parisytic Twins<br />Rat Storm<br />Raw Funeral<br /><br />Come smell bad with us!<br /><br /><img src ="http://www.astro.indiana.edu/~nhaurber/HarrisonHouse.jpg" width=100%>Rat Stormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02283452145166486282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6767253303932645570.post-25312687740371594932010-09-10T10:23:00.001-07:002010-09-10T10:27:42.668-07:00Album downloadMeant to do this months ago.. but I somehow never did. Here is a fully downloadable version of the album we put out this spring... enjoy!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.astro.indiana.edu/~nhaurber/music/rat_storm.zip">Download</a>Rat Stormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02283452145166486282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6767253303932645570.post-28778275663302135852010-09-08T22:20:00.000-07:002010-09-08T22:30:18.389-07:00Shows this weekend!Hey, it's been a while since I updated this.<br />We have recently acquired a bass player. He will (most likely) be playing his first couple shows with us this weekend, so come watch us play and say hi to Micah!<br /><br />Here is the info on those shows:<br /><br />--------------------------------------<br /><img src="http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e354/voluspa9/911flyer2copy.jpg" height=50% width=50%><br /><br />Saturday, September 11th<br />@ the Dojo (new location - 2207 N. College Ave, Indianapolis, IN)<br />6pm (SHARP!) / $8<br /><br />Wormrot (from SIngapore!)<br />The Dream is Dead<br />World Eater<br />Deceiver<br />Kata Sarka<br />Rat Storm<br /><br />this show will be fucking AMAZING!<br /><br />--------------------------------------<br /><img src="http://www.astro.indiana.edu/~nhaurber/sep12.jpg" height = 50% width = 50%><br /><br />Sunday, September 12th<br />@ Rachael's Cafe (300 E. 3rd St. Bloomington, IN)<br />7pm / Free! (donation accepted for bands)<br /><br />Kata Sarka<br />Humans<br />Landbridge<br />Rat Storm<br /><br />--------------------------------------<br /><br />Come hang out!Rat Stormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02283452145166486282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6767253303932645570.post-26290956766962109512010-07-20T10:35:00.001-07:002010-07-20T10:43:25.113-07:00Lots of shows! Starting TONIGHT!Alright - we got all kinds of shows coming up, and lots of venue changes for the shows we had scheduled... here we go:<br /><br />----------------------------<br /><br />Tonight (July 20th)<br />7pm @ Casa Del Kotex - $5 - All Ages<br /><br />Voetsek - Crossover madness<br />Chaotic Neutral - Crust madness<br />Rat Storm - We don't get mad<br /><br />----------------------------<br /><br />Friday, July 23rd<br />7pm @ The Hoosier Dome (1627 Prospect (fountain square) Indianapolis, IN 46203) - $10 - All Ages<br /><br />Phobia - Grind your fucking head in!<br />Graves of Valor<br />Black Arrows of Filth and Impurity - Grind your fucking head in again!<br />Kata Sarka - HHIG meets black metal... it's beautiful<br />Rat Storm <br /><br />-----------------------------<br /><br />Saturday, July 24th<br />Starting @ 1pm @ The ES Jungle (6151 N. Central Ave, Indianapolis) - $10 <br /><br />We are probably playing early so come early if you want to see us!<br /><br />Here's a link to the flier and such<br /><a href="http://www.clarkgiles.com/indyhc/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=7002&start=0&hilit=pirad+fest">here</a><br /><br />-------------------------------<br /><br />Also, Jon's other band - Butt Piss - is playing at the Bishop in Btown on Sunday, July 25th - with the Body and Os... so come check them out if you are in the area.<br /><br />I'll list the other upcoming shows soooooon.Rat Stormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02283452145166486282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6767253303932645570.post-75140461335420653722010-06-10T23:33:00.000-07:002010-06-12T09:34:03.855-07:00New drummer, new shows!We seem to have figured out our drummer situation and would like to welcome our new drummer, John, to Rat Storm! He sounds awesome.. and we can prove it to you, if you come see us play! We'll miss Caleb of course, but are looking forward to working on new songs and getting things rolling with John.<br /><br />So... we have a ton of really awesome shows coming up, here they go:<br />-----------------------------<br />June 25th<br />Bluerock Tavern<br />4114 Hamilton Ave., Cincinnati, OH<br />9pm - $3 - 21+(sorry)<br />with:<br />Secondhand Destruction<br />Pumpkin Slut<br />The Zvills<br />The Misunderstood<br />-----------------------------<br />July 4th<br />The Dojo - 10th and Bosart, Indianapolis, IN<br />4th of July Benefit for the Dojo - $5 donation<br /><br />This will be a cookout/potluck (vegan and vegi friendly) and all the money will go to help support the Dojo. This is gonna be awesome fun and wil help support a really awesome place! Be there! Bring food/utensils/plates... and have fun!<br /><br />Start time and other bands TBA<br />-----------------------------<br />July 20th<br />The Dojo - 10th and Bosart, Indianapolis, IN<br />7pm, $5<br />with:<br />Voetsek (http://www.myspace.com/voetsekthrashers) - this band is great, check them out!<br />Iron Reagan<br />Chaotic Neutral<br />----------------------------<br />July 23rd<br />The Dojo - 10th and Bosart, Indianapolis, IN<br />7pm (we are probably playing first, so show up on time if you want to see us!) - $10<br />with:<br />PHOBIA (holy fuck- yes!)<br />Black Arrows of Filth and Impurity<br />Kata Sarka<br />* This show will definitely be one of the most killer shows of the year! It's an amazing lineup, come out!<br />----------------------------<br />August 15th<br />The Dojo - 10th and Bosart, Indianapolis, IN<br />7pm - $6<br />with:<br />Weak Link (Canada - http://www.myspace.com/weaklink709)<br />Chaotic Neutral<br />Misled Youth<br />----------------------------Rat Stormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02283452145166486282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6767253303932645570.post-79687358275653226022010-05-31T22:16:00.000-07:002010-05-31T22:22:36.769-07:00A different drummer...While we are totally stoked about the new CD/tape we have some bittersweet news. Our drummer Caleb is going to be moving to Pittsburgh in just a few days for a job opportunity. While we are really bummed to be losing Caleb, Sleazy and I (Nathalie) are also very happy for him and hope that he keeps rocking in Pennsylvania. What this means however is that for the time being we are drummerless. We have a potential new drummer that can hopefully take over soon, but nothing is for sure just yet. However, don't worry we will get everything going again ASAP. <br /><br />Because of the drummer-drama we are not playing the June 6th show at Bears that we had scheduled, however Junker - a great band from Indianapolis - is still playing, so go check them out anyway! We are hoping we can get things rolling quickly with a drummer and are currently planning to keep all our future scheduled shows for this summer, and we will post more info as we know more about these.Rat Stormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02283452145166486282noreply@blogger.com0