Shows for the New Year!

Well we just played Skumfest, as well as did a little 3 day run where we hit Reno, Tahoe, and San Francisco. All were fun shows and a good time. So now, we must move on to 2011. Man, this band has been going on for a long time already. But 2011 is already becoming a year that we are looking forward to. Some touring, some writing, "Vultures At Dawn" LP release, and probably a lot more. But for now, here are our two shows to kick off the new year!





So we have some cool shows coming up as well as a tour announcement in the new year! Stay tuned, buy some of our new merch as well. We'll have some newer designs up as well as new designs for the tour!

cheers
TFP

New shows.

We have some shows coming up. These are the dates. There will be more dates coming. Also, another US tour in the works.

12/9 - Reno, NV - The Alley
12/10 - Tahoe, CA - Whiskey Dicks
12/11 - San Francisco, CA - Five Points Art House
1/8 - Las Vegas, NV - Yayo's

More coming. New merch is coming as well.

The end of the year.

The year is winding down and we are back at our homes, apartments, and gutters. Respectively. We're going to be calling it a year soon, with only 2 shows (hopefully) that we'll be playing with Portland's own Elitist. Great band by the way, you should go pick up their ep, prosthetic has it for sale - store.prostheticrecords.com

But we are going to refuel and get our shit together as people, or the best we can, and come back in 2011 stronger than ever. We'll be creating during this down period, but there won't be any displays of these new buggers anytime soon. So keep your mouths shut about new songs! But we do have some plans now to tour next year. Once we have details and an idea of what's going down, we'll be sure to let you know.

Other than that, this COULD be the last blog until next year. But who knows, I may get drunk and want to spew out verbal shit on this thing from time to time.

Until then, take care of yourselves.

The Funeral Pyre

Crawling out from the cave

So next week we'll finally be back to playing some shows and we couldn't be more excited. A quick trip up to San Francisco and Sacramento (which we haven't played in a long time) should be just what we need. So, because we're essentially just selling off what we have left of merch, be sure to pick some up either at the shows or at our webshop. Either way, it helps us greatly.

THEFUNERALPYRE.BIGCARTEL.COM

We'll also be doing two Southern California shows with our good friends in Elitist from Portland. One show in confirmed, the other is being worked on...

November 5th - LA, CA - TBA
November 6th - Inglewood, CA - (i totally forgot the venue, i think it's Hyde Park)

We'll have flyers and what not for those shows up soon.

So, for 2011, we'll be doing some touring again. We've already talked about it and we're excited to get back out on the road. East coast, west coast, mid west, all of America will have to suffer through some more of our music. Get fucked.

Other than that, we'll be writing some new material and being degenerates.

See you around.
TFP

Upcoming Shows

We have some shows coming up. Here's a flyer for the San Francisco show.



We also have a show on the 16th in Sacramento at the Branch Street House.
Be sure to come out to these if you're in the area.

Some more shows/news will be updated sooner rather than later.

Cheers
The Funeral Pyre

Update

THE FUNERAL PYRE Comment On Van Accident and the Band's Future - Via Prosthetic Records

Los Angeles' THE FUNERAL PYRE have released a statement regarding the tragic van accident they were involved in at the beginning of August and the future of the band. EARLY GRAVES' vocalist Makh Daniels lost his life in the accident and other members of both bands received minor injuries.
The statement from the band: "Sometimes, you go through a life altering situation. That's how these past two weeks have been for all involved in The Funeral Pyre. But through all of that, we have managed to talk about the current situation of the band. While nobody in our group was hurt seriously, there are still some injuries that did happen. Currently, we're all trying to just regroup and stay positive about the band and our future. Now while we all need time to just reflect on what has happened, we also had to come to a decision about what we will be doing. We will continue to tour and to write records. Although this has been a difficult time for all of us, we know that continuing to make music is something we have to do. We thank everyone who gave us their support during some of the most difficult times of our lives. We will be out on tour at the end of this year and still working harder than ever. Thank you to all of our friends and family for supporting these decisions as well. We'll see you all soon. We'll be out on tour again in December with dates to be announced soon. We'll be hitting some of the spots we missed at the end of the last tour as well. Thanks again."

Makh Daniels - RIP

The morning of August 2nd, we lost a human being that was unlike anyone I had ever met. A friend, a peer, an amazing man. Makh Daniels was somebody I will never forget, and I'm sure he affected a lot of people in the same way. I met him on a tour we had all booked together about 4 years ago. Makh had never done a full US tour, it was to be his first. The stories and life experiences we talked about during those five weeks of tour created a bond that very few people will understand. He instantly become a close friend, as I knew I had met somebody that was as passionate about living as he was music. A charateristic that stuck with him as long as I knew him. The unconditional love he would have towards people close to him was nothing short of heroic. Makh was wise beyond his years, yet always willing to listen to other peoples views and beliefs. Something that shows how great of a person he was, to listen to his friends, to not just have it be a one sided story.

That morning is a morning I will never forget as long as I am on this planet. One of the toughest people, mentally and physically, I have ever met, was just taken from us. Nothing can compare to the feelings and emotions that ran through all of us in The Funeral Pyre and Early Graves that morning. It's forever ingrained into my body.

Makh gave this world a gift of passion and life. Something a lot of people lack, but his will to just pursue music and give the listeners something music had lost a while ago, a little bit of honesty. These are things Makh gave without even knowing, he just flowed out of him.

Aside from everything I have written, I just want everyone to know, we (the funeral pyre) and myself, loved Makh Daniels unconditionally and will continue to. He was one of my greatest friends. I thank life everyday for giving me the opportunity to have his friendship for the past 4 years.

To Early Graves, we love all of you, without you guys, we would not have pushed ourselves as a band. You our are brothers till the end, the way it should be. Chris, Dan, Tyler and Matt, thank you all so much for the experiences.

To Makh, I love you, I miss you. The world is a cruel place and without you, it's lost somebody who tried to make it better. You mean everything to us, to the metal community. Thank you for everything you gave me, the words, the confidence and the drunken nights of us trying to fight each other. I will see you on the other side.

TFP