Monday, June 18, 2012
06.18.12
Hey Everyone,
We have been super hard at work on writing this new EP "Declared Self Hatred" and getting ourselves mentally prepared for the studio in August.
For those of you who have seen recently in the past 6 - 8 months we have been playing live as a 2 piece outfit. Devon Robillard has been a great part of this band and will always be a family member to Nate, and I (DJ) for the rest of our lives. He pushed the band to stay together when we were at what we felt like the end of our ropes in life. He gave this band a new life when he came into it and we love him very dearly. With all this being said Devon is no longer apart of Imbroglio but is here with us in spirit. Especially with what he brought to the table and mentality to this fit throwing hell ride. Their is absolutely not hard feelings what so ever, and Devon is now co running WAAV Studios with our good friends James Bailey, and Thomas Calandra which is what I have always felt he had true talent in besides music.
But we wont be a 2 piece outfit any longer since Devon pushed us to make sure that his shoes were filled with the exiting of this band. We proudly announce Josh Deeter to earth quaking realm of Imbroglio. He brings the girth and intensity that Devon brought to the band. But he is adding his own flavor which we would want nothing less.
Thank you for all for the support over the past 5 years and most importantly thank you to Devon Robillard for his hard work, dedication, and love he put into this band. We love you brother.
Until next time,
-DJ. & IMBROGLIO
Sunday, March 18, 2012
3.19.12
Dear Everyone,
Long time no update.....But we are about to cover all the reasons why.
We all have lost pets, friends, and important family members this year. The nature of the world has definitely put us through the ringer as well as a meat grinder emotionally. Trying friendships, failed relationships, mental torture from our diagnosed mental health issues, and as well as just our constant battles of living day to day......we are still alive.
We are wrapping up the writing process of our next release - EP entitled "Declared Self Hatred". We are only going to press 100 of these copies and have it digitally distributed through The Path Less Traveled Records. Why only 100? Because we want to make this special because no one I(DJ) mean literally no one is buying hard copy music these days. The overall generation as my good friend Tony put it "No one cares about the art factor anymore". It's true. We still have a slew of CD's that we will never get rid of unless some how we make it on to some big label. But lets face it, it will never happen. Even with our versatile sound we aren't a commercial band what so ever.
Both of our records are for sale for $5.00 a piece. Meaning you can get both for $10.00. Go pick one up and enjoy the piece of art that we worked so hard on. www.tpltr.bigcartel.com
On this note this is our last record with 7 string guitars. The rumors are true we are moving to the 8 string guitar realm. We have always met progression head on and this was-is the next step. I have been writing the new stuff on the 8 strings on the side (no one has heard any of this yet). But DSH is the last release you will probably hear me on a semi regular guitar.
We recently moved into our new rehearsal room. It's nice to be a living, breathing, and active band again since we haven't been for quite some time due to distance factors as well as the chaos life puts us through individually.
But please do us a favor and tell your friends, enemies, and families about us. www.facebook.com/imbroglio666
Thank you,
-D.J. Gilbert & IMBROGLIO
Long time no update.....But we are about to cover all the reasons why.
We all have lost pets, friends, and important family members this year. The nature of the world has definitely put us through the ringer as well as a meat grinder emotionally. Trying friendships, failed relationships, mental torture from our diagnosed mental health issues, and as well as just our constant battles of living day to day......we are still alive.
We are wrapping up the writing process of our next release - EP entitled "Declared Self Hatred". We are only going to press 100 of these copies and have it digitally distributed through The Path Less Traveled Records. Why only 100? Because we want to make this special because no one I(DJ) mean literally no one is buying hard copy music these days. The overall generation as my good friend Tony put it "No one cares about the art factor anymore". It's true. We still have a slew of CD's that we will never get rid of unless some how we make it on to some big label. But lets face it, it will never happen. Even with our versatile sound we aren't a commercial band what so ever.
Both of our records are for sale for $5.00 a piece. Meaning you can get both for $10.00. Go pick one up and enjoy the piece of art that we worked so hard on. www.tpltr.bigcartel.com
On this note this is our last record with 7 string guitars. The rumors are true we are moving to the 8 string guitar realm. We have always met progression head on and this was-is the next step. I have been writing the new stuff on the 8 strings on the side (no one has heard any of this yet). But DSH is the last release you will probably hear me on a semi regular guitar.
We recently moved into our new rehearsal room. It's nice to be a living, breathing, and active band again since we haven't been for quite some time due to distance factors as well as the chaos life puts us through individually.
But please do us a favor and tell your friends, enemies, and families about us. www.facebook.com/imbroglio666
Thank you,
-D.J. Gilbert & IMBROGLIO
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
9.29.11
Hey Everyone,
Long time no update. Things are slow but they are still moving regardless. Devon is making teeth for your grandmother in Syracuse, Nate is job hunting and getting tattooed, & I (DJ) am going back to school, job hunting, and crushing weights.
We are 1 song in to our next record titled “Declared Self Hatred”. We will not have a producer besides the guy who hits the little red “record” button in the control room (Even though that’s just an engineer). As a band we want to challenge ourselves to see what we can come up with between all 3 of us.
Nate and I are on a regular practice schedule here in Ohio. Plus we are just trying to get our lives together. The music we play does not put food on the table, or money in our pockets. With that being said the band will only do a few small tours and various shows a year unless we find investors who will pay our bills. We have been a band for close to 5 years now. If we were going to be as big as Black Sabbath or the Beatles it would’ve happened already.
Does this mean we don’t care about our art? No it means that we are going to better ourselves outside of music so we can put more into the art when it comes time to finally break out. We can’t tour with the flood of garbage bands today. We have a lot of love for a lot of bands but that’s 1 out of every 20 to be exact. So when the flood shallows out and when the garbage is burned and turned to dust we will return in full force. Plus we may all be dead in 4 months anyways.
With the next record we will be doing a short run of copies and the rest will be digital. No one buys music anymore including us unless it’s something we truly like and respect. The Ipod, Droid, and misc Mp3 players have defeated the purpose of hard copy music.
We will be playing a couple shows between October and November unless something crazy comes up.
On the news of currently departed Billy Petyak, we wish him nothing but the best. He knows the door is open when he is able to come back, and destroy eardrums with us. His work has taken all his personal time away to the point of he just physically could not commit to the band. It’s by far the hardest departure to the band I have had to deal with in all 5 years. But we are proud to call him a friend and he will always be a part of this band in some sort of way.
With all this being said………..IMBROGLIO will never stop. We are evolving plain and simple. We will never back down in the face of the music war. But we are recovering, recharging, and upgrading.
Thanks to everyone who has helped us out with shows or bought a cd, shirt, sticker, patch, or button. You are the reasons why we do this besides the fact we would be killing people if we didn’t do this.
A special thanks to Sean Crook at The Path Less Traveled Records for backing us and believing so much in us. If it wasn’t for you we would not be writing this. We are forever in your debt.
Until next time,
-IMBROGLIO
PS: Get your friends to like our facebook page www.facebook.com/imbroglio666 the more support the better.
Long time no update. Things are slow but they are still moving regardless. Devon is making teeth for your grandmother in Syracuse, Nate is job hunting and getting tattooed, & I (DJ) am going back to school, job hunting, and crushing weights.
We are 1 song in to our next record titled “Declared Self Hatred”. We will not have a producer besides the guy who hits the little red “record” button in the control room (Even though that’s just an engineer). As a band we want to challenge ourselves to see what we can come up with between all 3 of us.
Nate and I are on a regular practice schedule here in Ohio. Plus we are just trying to get our lives together. The music we play does not put food on the table, or money in our pockets. With that being said the band will only do a few small tours and various shows a year unless we find investors who will pay our bills. We have been a band for close to 5 years now. If we were going to be as big as Black Sabbath or the Beatles it would’ve happened already.
Does this mean we don’t care about our art? No it means that we are going to better ourselves outside of music so we can put more into the art when it comes time to finally break out. We can’t tour with the flood of garbage bands today. We have a lot of love for a lot of bands but that’s 1 out of every 20 to be exact. So when the flood shallows out and when the garbage is burned and turned to dust we will return in full force. Plus we may all be dead in 4 months anyways.
With the next record we will be doing a short run of copies and the rest will be digital. No one buys music anymore including us unless it’s something we truly like and respect. The Ipod, Droid, and misc Mp3 players have defeated the purpose of hard copy music.
We will be playing a couple shows between October and November unless something crazy comes up.
On the news of currently departed Billy Petyak, we wish him nothing but the best. He knows the door is open when he is able to come back, and destroy eardrums with us. His work has taken all his personal time away to the point of he just physically could not commit to the band. It’s by far the hardest departure to the band I have had to deal with in all 5 years. But we are proud to call him a friend and he will always be a part of this band in some sort of way.
With all this being said………..IMBROGLIO will never stop. We are evolving plain and simple. We will never back down in the face of the music war. But we are recovering, recharging, and upgrading.
Thanks to everyone who has helped us out with shows or bought a cd, shirt, sticker, patch, or button. You are the reasons why we do this besides the fact we would be killing people if we didn’t do this.
A special thanks to Sean Crook at The Path Less Traveled Records for backing us and believing so much in us. If it wasn’t for you we would not be writing this. We are forever in your debt.
Until next time,
-IMBROGLIO
PS: Get your friends to like our facebook page www.facebook.com/imbroglio666 the more support the better.
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
06.14.11 (BIG UPDATE)
Hey Everyone,
We hope a lot of you have enjoyed our new evolution with our new record “Sleep Deprivation” that has been out for a few months now. We have been hard at work with our past couple of tours, playing the show with Converge, Trap Them, Burning Love, and Coliseum, and well... writing...
We have been doing a lot of growing and a lot of learning in the past year and especially took a lot of time trying to push ourselves while we were out on the road for our last two tours throughout the Northeast, Midwest, and partial East Coast. We have discovered that we all just want to continue to grow as much as we can. We know that we all will not let ourselves have a limit or any restrictions, because our frustration and our emotion sure won’t ever back down. If they won’t back down then why should we?
On another side note we would like to thank Chewed Out, Crippling Fear, Hive Smasher, Slumlord Beauty, Flourishing, Tiger Flowers, Bellows, Balance, Mara Donna, Scaphism, Blood of the Gods, Cole Crick, Chris from Philly, Andy from Black Pyramid, and Curran Reynolds for all their help on our “No Sleep for the East Tour 2K11” ranging from a place to stay, borrowed gear, or even just helped us have a great time.
Keep checking back for updates as things will start getting busier around the Imbroglio camp.
Thanks again for listening, and all your support,
-IMBROGLIO
PS: If you're check out our Webstore we have two new shirts up, and awesome deals going on. www.imbroglio.bigcartel.com
We hope a lot of you have enjoyed our new evolution with our new record “Sleep Deprivation” that has been out for a few months now. We have been hard at work with our past couple of tours, playing the show with Converge, Trap Them, Burning Love, and Coliseum, and well... writing...
We have been doing a lot of growing and a lot of learning in the past year and especially took a lot of time trying to push ourselves while we were out on the road for our last two tours throughout the Northeast, Midwest, and partial East Coast. We have discovered that we all just want to continue to grow as much as we can. We know that we all will not let ourselves have a limit or any restrictions, because our frustration and our emotion sure won’t ever back down. If they won’t back down then why should we?
On another side note we would like to thank Chewed Out, Crippling Fear, Hive Smasher, Slumlord Beauty, Flourishing, Tiger Flowers, Bellows, Balance, Mara Donna, Scaphism, Blood of the Gods, Cole Crick, Chris from Philly, Andy from Black Pyramid, and Curran Reynolds for all their help on our “No Sleep for the East Tour 2K11” ranging from a place to stay, borrowed gear, or even just helped us have a great time.
Keep checking back for updates as things will start getting busier around the Imbroglio camp.
Thanks again for listening, and all your support,
-IMBROGLIO
PS: If you're check out our Webstore we have two new shirts up, and awesome deals going on. www.imbroglio.bigcartel.com
Monday, January 24, 2011
01.24.11
Hey Everyone,
Long time no write. Happy belated Holidays. We have been kind of hiding from updates & etc. But it doesn't mean we have been slacking by any means. So here are some huge updates....
We are hard at work booking our next tour for April 20th - May 15th. We will be posting the dates here soon. So stay tuned for that.
Nate is now sponsored by Silver Fox Percussion. We are happy that they will be supplying him with awesome sticks on tour / in the studio. Let alone supporting Imbroglio. We are very excited for all the things to come including the things we haven't even mentioned yet until they are more in the light.
There also has been a lot of press about our new record Sleep Deprivation. We have had 2 song premiers on Noisecreep, and on Decibel Magazines website. Here are the links.
Song: Dead Rain
http://www.noisecreep.com/2011/01/17/imbroglio-dead-rain-song-premiere/
Song: December
http://www.decibelmagazine.com/featured/exclusive-imbroglio-debut-new-sleep-deprivation-track-december/
Their are a slew of reviews that Sleep Deprivation has gotten you can check them out at the following links.
Metal Injection
http://www.metalinjection.net/reviews/imbroglio-sleep-deprivation
Hearwax
http://hearwaxmedia.com/5224/imbroglio-sleep-deprivation
Cosmos Gaming
http://cosmosgaming.com/articles.php?id=3060&articletype=review
Decibel Magazine "This Record Rules"
http://www.decibelmagazine.com/record-rules/imbroglio-sleep-deprivation/
Exclaim.ca review & interview with D.J.
http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/Metal/imbroglio-sleep_deprivation
D.J. wrote a piece for Deaf Sparrow called "Predictions from 1996" check it out:
http://www.deafsparrow.com/imbroglio-feature-2010.html
Other than that we have a cd release show coming up February 4th with Canada's northern hostility, Vilipend. These guys are awesome. If you haven't heard of them yet you should check them out. www.myspace.com/vilipendmusic
A lot of press has been covered obviously but we are so thankful to Curran for his awesome work at pushing our name so hard into the press light, and to Sean Crook for being such an awesome dude for releasing our music and beleiving in us.
As of right now we are all getting back into the financial swing of things and working shitty jobs so we can tour, and continue doing the only thing know how to do.
Also if you haven't yet go pick up your copies of Sleep Deprivation because they are going FAST in stores. Once they are out of print they are gone forever.
Thanks again to everyone who has already bought our record it means the world to us. We cant wait to see your faces again out on tour.
-IMBROGLIO
www.facebook.com/imbroglio666
www.myspace.com/imbroglio666
www.reverbnation.com/imbroglio
Long time no write. Happy belated Holidays. We have been kind of hiding from updates & etc. But it doesn't mean we have been slacking by any means. So here are some huge updates....
We are hard at work booking our next tour for April 20th - May 15th. We will be posting the dates here soon. So stay tuned for that.
Nate is now sponsored by Silver Fox Percussion. We are happy that they will be supplying him with awesome sticks on tour / in the studio. Let alone supporting Imbroglio. We are very excited for all the things to come including the things we haven't even mentioned yet until they are more in the light.
There also has been a lot of press about our new record Sleep Deprivation. We have had 2 song premiers on Noisecreep, and on Decibel Magazines website. Here are the links.
Song: Dead Rain
http://www.noisecreep.com/2011/01/17/imbroglio-dead-rain-song-premiere/
Song: December
http://www.decibelmagazine.com/featured/exclusive-imbroglio-debut-new-sleep-deprivation-track-december/
Their are a slew of reviews that Sleep Deprivation has gotten you can check them out at the following links.
Metal Injection
http://www.metalinjection.net/reviews/imbroglio-sleep-deprivation
Hearwax
http://hearwaxmedia.com/5224/imbroglio-sleep-deprivation
Cosmos Gaming
http://cosmosgaming.com/articles.php?id=3060&articletype=review
Decibel Magazine "This Record Rules"
http://www.decibelmagazine.com/record-rules/imbroglio-sleep-deprivation/
Exclaim.ca review & interview with D.J.
http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/Metal/imbroglio-sleep_deprivation
D.J. wrote a piece for Deaf Sparrow called "Predictions from 1996" check it out:
http://www.deafsparrow.com/imbroglio-feature-2010.html
Other than that we have a cd release show coming up February 4th with Canada's northern hostility, Vilipend. These guys are awesome. If you haven't heard of them yet you should check them out. www.myspace.com/vilipendmusic
A lot of press has been covered obviously but we are so thankful to Curran for his awesome work at pushing our name so hard into the press light, and to Sean Crook for being such an awesome dude for releasing our music and beleiving in us.
As of right now we are all getting back into the financial swing of things and working shitty jobs so we can tour, and continue doing the only thing know how to do.
Also if you haven't yet go pick up your copies of Sleep Deprivation because they are going FAST in stores. Once they are out of print they are gone forever.
Thanks again to everyone who has already bought our record it means the world to us. We cant wait to see your faces again out on tour.
-IMBROGLIO
www.facebook.com/imbroglio666
www.myspace.com/imbroglio666
www.reverbnation.com/imbroglio
Monday, November 29, 2010
11.29.10
Hey Everyone,
Tour went great minus the van loosing a couple tires and some lug nuts along the way. We are fortunate enough to have made it all the way through. Our good friends Oak & Bone were unable to meet with us on our date together due to van troubles. Our thoughts go out to those dudes for a speedy recovery on getting a new van and being able to tour again soon. Check them out if you haven’t yet either at www.myspace.com/oakandbone.
But every show was fun. The hospitality and Wal Mart parking lots were fun times as well. A special thanks to Anne, Cole, Curran, Blue, Brennen, Darrell SR, Fish, Jason, Jimi, Julius, Jay, Mark, Missall, Nick, Patrick, Sean, Travis, and everyone at Dan Aykroyd’s House for there help/hospitality.
We have been doing interview’s and writing for various websites, and magazines for the release of “Sleep Deprivation”.
But we will have a Tour Journal posted soon as well. It is quite adventuress and comical.
On a side note be sure to check out Devon’s other band Cowards at www.myspace.com/wearecowards. Band is full of great dudes with wrecking ball of sound. Think if Iron Monkey, Eyehategod, and Disembodied had a baby. They are currently playing local shows all around upstate NY so check them out.
Also we still have a little bit of our tour Merchandise left over at www.imbroglio.bigcartel.com. We will be throwing a Christmas special here soon as well.
Until Next Time,
-IMBROGLIO
PS: We hope that everyone had a good and safe Thanksgiving.
PSS: Here is a video to hold you over.
Tour went great minus the van loosing a couple tires and some lug nuts along the way. We are fortunate enough to have made it all the way through. Our good friends Oak & Bone were unable to meet with us on our date together due to van troubles. Our thoughts go out to those dudes for a speedy recovery on getting a new van and being able to tour again soon. Check them out if you haven’t yet either at www.myspace.com/oakandbone.
But every show was fun. The hospitality and Wal Mart parking lots were fun times as well. A special thanks to Anne, Cole, Curran, Blue, Brennen, Darrell SR, Fish, Jason, Jimi, Julius, Jay, Mark, Missall, Nick, Patrick, Sean, Travis, and everyone at Dan Aykroyd’s House for there help/hospitality.
We have been doing interview’s and writing for various websites, and magazines for the release of “Sleep Deprivation”.
But we will have a Tour Journal posted soon as well. It is quite adventuress and comical.
On a side note be sure to check out Devon’s other band Cowards at www.myspace.com/wearecowards. Band is full of great dudes with wrecking ball of sound. Think if Iron Monkey, Eyehategod, and Disembodied had a baby. They are currently playing local shows all around upstate NY so check them out.
Also we still have a little bit of our tour Merchandise left over at www.imbroglio.bigcartel.com. We will be throwing a Christmas special here soon as well.
Until Next Time,
-IMBROGLIO
PS: We hope that everyone had a good and safe Thanksgiving.
PSS: Here is a video to hold you over.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
11.16.10 (Press Release)
“[Imbroglio] balance an overwhelming feeling of dread with their disgusting sludge-grind... Think Swans replacing their redundancy with Today Is The Day abrasion and you’re getting close.”
-Decibel Magazine
“Not really a record so much as the sound of a bad day... The industrial ambience and nude clean tones ooze anxiety... Imbroglio is one of the angriest bands I've ever heard, along the lines of Gaza...”
-InvisibleOranges.com
On its beast of a second album, Sleep Deprivation, Imbroglio paints a picture that drips with torment, exorcising its demons through a raw yet intensely focused battery.
Sleep Deprivation recalls the dark twists and turns of the late, great Anodyne and the suffocating heaviness of Gaza. Songs take circuitous routes to reach their resolutions -- as if these are not songs but recordings of actual murderous thought processes. From blastbeats to cavernous doom, it’s all part of Imbroglio’s path through hell.
But Imbroglio allows brief glimpses of light to shine through the horror. While the general tone is that of wrestling with demons on the ocean floor, moments of melody bring a majestic, soaring dimension to the music -- and make the lows even lower, in contrast.
Check out “Cement Shoes” for a concise, bitter taste of Imbroglio’s style.
Imbroglio’s first album, The Oncoming Swarm, was the very first album released by The Path Less Traveled Records, the Illinois label that has since released music by Body Hammer, Flourishing, Man Will Destroy Himself, and more. The Oncoming Swarm received a 9/10 review in Decibel Magazine, which likened the sound to “Swans replacing their redundancy with Today Is The Day abrasion.” InvisibleOranges.com declared Imbroglio to be “the sound of a bad day... one of the angriest bands I’ve ever heard, along the lines of Gaza.”
Founded in Dayton, OH, Imbroglio relocated to Syracuse, NY, where they have become a part of the well-known Syracuse scene that counts Architect, Engineer, and Ed Gein in its ranks.
Sleep Deprivation was recorded, mixed, and mastered at WAAV Studios in Cicero, NY, by James Bailey and Thomas Calandra (both of Architect.)
Look for Imbroglio on tour throughout 2011.
-Curran Reynolds
www.curranreynolds.com
-Decibel Magazine
“Not really a record so much as the sound of a bad day... The industrial ambience and nude clean tones ooze anxiety... Imbroglio is one of the angriest bands I've ever heard, along the lines of Gaza...”
-InvisibleOranges.com
On its beast of a second album, Sleep Deprivation, Imbroglio paints a picture that drips with torment, exorcising its demons through a raw yet intensely focused battery.
Sleep Deprivation recalls the dark twists and turns of the late, great Anodyne and the suffocating heaviness of Gaza. Songs take circuitous routes to reach their resolutions -- as if these are not songs but recordings of actual murderous thought processes. From blastbeats to cavernous doom, it’s all part of Imbroglio’s path through hell.
But Imbroglio allows brief glimpses of light to shine through the horror. While the general tone is that of wrestling with demons on the ocean floor, moments of melody bring a majestic, soaring dimension to the music -- and make the lows even lower, in contrast.
Check out “Cement Shoes” for a concise, bitter taste of Imbroglio’s style.
Imbroglio’s first album, The Oncoming Swarm, was the very first album released by The Path Less Traveled Records, the Illinois label that has since released music by Body Hammer, Flourishing, Man Will Destroy Himself, and more. The Oncoming Swarm received a 9/10 review in Decibel Magazine, which likened the sound to “Swans replacing their redundancy with Today Is The Day abrasion.” InvisibleOranges.com declared Imbroglio to be “the sound of a bad day... one of the angriest bands I’ve ever heard, along the lines of Gaza.”
Founded in Dayton, OH, Imbroglio relocated to Syracuse, NY, where they have become a part of the well-known Syracuse scene that counts Architect, Engineer, and Ed Gein in its ranks.
Sleep Deprivation was recorded, mixed, and mastered at WAAV Studios in Cicero, NY, by James Bailey and Thomas Calandra (both of Architect.)
Look for Imbroglio on tour throughout 2011.
-Curran Reynolds
www.curranreynolds.com
Monday, September 13, 2010
09.13.10
Hey Everyone,
We have been hard at work on booking this tour. We are having very little to no luck at all it seems. There is nothing we can do about. But we are still trying. We really want to get out there & share music with all of you but if our resources fall through then we will not be able to tour. So if you have any leads or want to book us yourself please contact us at imbroglio666@yahoo.com.
As for the good news….”Sleep Deprivation” is coming out on 01.04.2011. We are very excited & honored that The Path Less Traveled Records will be releasing our 2nd full length along with “The Oncoming Swarm” being distributed to stores the same day as well. This is very huge for us.
We will be buying a domain soon. Yes a website. You’re probably thinking “How outdated & old fashioned.” right? Well you’re wrong! We feel that people deserve a better visual representation & overall regular updates than just your lame typical myspace layouts & overall just coming to 4 different sites just to see what is really going on in the Imbroglio camp. More details will come when everything is off the ground.
But here is a list of the dates that we have booked along with dates that still need to be booked. Please help if you can.
Oct 21 - @ The Half Penny Pub. Syracuse, NY.
Oct 22 - Albany(area), NY.(help)
Oct 23 - @ Marshalls Pub. South Dartmouth, MA.
Oct 24 - @ O' Brians Pub. Allston, MA.
Oct 25 – @ The Lit Lounge, Brooklyn, NY.
Oct 26 – Brooklyn, NY.(help)
Oct 27 – @ Goodbye Blue Monday. Brooklyn, NY.
Oct 28 – @ The Clash Bar. Clifton, NJ.
Oct 29 – @ Charm City Art Space. Baltimore, MD.
Oct 30 – TBA.
Oct 31 – @ The Plaza Bowl. Richmond, VA.
Nov 01 – Anywhere, NC.(help)
Nov 02 – Anywhere, SC.(help)
Nov 03 – @ The Hide Away. Johnson City, TN.
Nov 04 – Anywhere, TN.(help)
Nov 05 – @ The Hamilton Collective. Nashville, TN.
Nov 06 – TBA. Champaign, IL.
Nov 07 – TBA. Iowa City, IA.
Nov 08 – @ The Night Castle. East Moline, IL.
Nov 09 – Anywhere, IN.(help)
Nov 10 – @ The Gates of Hell. Dayton, OH.
Nov 11 – Grand Rapids(area), MI.(help)
Nov 12 – Detroit, MI.(help)
Thank you all for your support again. Hopefully you will be able to see us this year. Please lend a hand if you can.
Ambition wont be lost,
-IMBROGLIO
We have been hard at work on booking this tour. We are having very little to no luck at all it seems. There is nothing we can do about. But we are still trying. We really want to get out there & share music with all of you but if our resources fall through then we will not be able to tour. So if you have any leads or want to book us yourself please contact us at imbroglio666@yahoo.com.
As for the good news….”Sleep Deprivation” is coming out on 01.04.2011. We are very excited & honored that The Path Less Traveled Records will be releasing our 2nd full length along with “The Oncoming Swarm” being distributed to stores the same day as well. This is very huge for us.
We will be buying a domain soon. Yes a website. You’re probably thinking “How outdated & old fashioned.” right? Well you’re wrong! We feel that people deserve a better visual representation & overall regular updates than just your lame typical myspace layouts & overall just coming to 4 different sites just to see what is really going on in the Imbroglio camp. More details will come when everything is off the ground.
But here is a list of the dates that we have booked along with dates that still need to be booked. Please help if you can.
Oct 21 - @ The Half Penny Pub. Syracuse, NY.
Oct 22 - Albany(area), NY.(help)
Oct 23 - @ Marshalls Pub. South Dartmouth, MA.
Oct 24 - @ O' Brians Pub. Allston, MA.
Oct 25 – @ The Lit Lounge, Brooklyn, NY.
Oct 26 – Brooklyn, NY.(help)
Oct 27 – @ Goodbye Blue Monday. Brooklyn, NY.
Oct 28 – @ The Clash Bar. Clifton, NJ.
Oct 29 – @ Charm City Art Space. Baltimore, MD.
Oct 30 – TBA.
Oct 31 – @ The Plaza Bowl. Richmond, VA.
Nov 01 – Anywhere, NC.(help)
Nov 02 – Anywhere, SC.(help)
Nov 03 – @ The Hide Away. Johnson City, TN.
Nov 04 – Anywhere, TN.(help)
Nov 05 – @ The Hamilton Collective. Nashville, TN.
Nov 06 – TBA. Champaign, IL.
Nov 07 – TBA. Iowa City, IA.
Nov 08 – @ The Night Castle. East Moline, IL.
Nov 09 – Anywhere, IN.(help)
Nov 10 – @ The Gates of Hell. Dayton, OH.
Nov 11 – Grand Rapids(area), MI.(help)
Nov 12 – Detroit, MI.(help)
Thank you all for your support again. Hopefully you will be able to see us this year. Please lend a hand if you can.
Ambition wont be lost,
-IMBROGLIO
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
08.04.10
Hey Everyone,
Just letting you know we are booking a tour right now. Any help will be appreciated.
But this is what it’s looking like so far….
Oct 21 - @ The Half Penny Pub Syracuse , NY
Oct 22 - Albany, NY
Oct 23 - Anywhere, MA
Oct 24 - Anywhere, MA
Oct 25 – Anywhere, CT
Oct 26 – Brooklyn, NY
Oct 27 – New York City, NY
Oct 28 - Anywhere, NJ
Oct 29 – Philadelphia, PA
Oct 30 – Baltimore Area, MD
Oct 31 – Anywhere, VA
Nov 01 – Anywhere, NC
Nov 02 – Anywhere, SC
Nov 03 – Atlanta, GA
Nov 04 – Anywhere, TN
Nov 05 – Anywhere, TN
Nov 06 – Bowling Green, KY
Nov 07 – Anywhere, IL
Nov 08 – Anywhere, IL
Nov 09 – Anywhere, IN
Nov 10 – Cincinnati, OH
Nov 11 – Dayton, OH
Nov 12 – Flint, MI
Nov 13 – Saginaw, MI
Nov 14 – Traverse City, MI
Other than that the band has been doing great. Still waiting on a release date for “Sleep Deprivation” but that will hopefully before this tour. We are also going to start booking a January tour to go out west so we will be keeping everyone posted on that as well.
If you haven't checked out the new songs yet they are on our myspace along with our facebook page. We also premiered the album version of "Cement Shoes" on the Ignite Records - Trustkill comp. It's pretty awesome so check it out. http://igniterecords.bandcamp.com/album/ignite-records-summer-compilation-2010
Either way hope everyone is having a good summer. You will be seeing us before you know it.
-IMBROGLIO
Just letting you know we are booking a tour right now. Any help will be appreciated.
But this is what it’s looking like so far….
Oct 21 - @ The Half Penny Pub Syracuse , NY
Oct 22 - Albany, NY
Oct 23 - Anywhere, MA
Oct 24 - Anywhere, MA
Oct 25 – Anywhere, CT
Oct 26 – Brooklyn, NY
Oct 27 – New York City, NY
Oct 28 - Anywhere, NJ
Oct 29 – Philadelphia, PA
Oct 30 – Baltimore Area, MD
Oct 31 – Anywhere, VA
Nov 01 – Anywhere, NC
Nov 02 – Anywhere, SC
Nov 03 – Atlanta, GA
Nov 04 – Anywhere, TN
Nov 05 – Anywhere, TN
Nov 06 – Bowling Green, KY
Nov 07 – Anywhere, IL
Nov 08 – Anywhere, IL
Nov 09 – Anywhere, IN
Nov 10 – Cincinnati, OH
Nov 11 – Dayton, OH
Nov 12 – Flint, MI
Nov 13 – Saginaw, MI
Nov 14 – Traverse City, MI
Other than that the band has been doing great. Still waiting on a release date for “Sleep Deprivation” but that will hopefully before this tour. We are also going to start booking a January tour to go out west so we will be keeping everyone posted on that as well.
If you haven't checked out the new songs yet they are on our myspace along with our facebook page. We also premiered the album version of "Cement Shoes" on the Ignite Records - Trustkill comp. It's pretty awesome so check it out. http://igniterecords.bandcamp.com/album/ignite-records-summer-compilation-2010
Either way hope everyone is having a good summer. You will be seeing us before you know it.
-IMBROGLIO
Monday, July 12, 2010
07.12.10
Hey Everyone,
Long time no update. But we have posted two new tracks on our myspace page & on our facebook page. We also wanted to post the lyrics on here so everyone can read them & get there own feel for the new songs.
Here is both songs....
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"Mechanical Vulture"
I've been torn apart like hand grenade shards. Each time I inhale I taste the rust. When can I put this engine in the junkyard? Weld me back to life. I've been torn apart like hand grenade shards. Each time I inhale I taste the rust. Pulling shards from my gum's is like losing teeth. With pieces left behind I feel my ghost take control. I've lost hope that I could be whole again. This world will play pick and pull with strings attached to watch you fall. We all sink into our own hell on earth. Being ripped and picked apart in a million pieces.
"Black Sheep"
There is this sustain where my heart used to be. Now I live this life with out dishonesty. Guiding the failures of the fallen men into there own holes so there roots can grow into shit. With me leading the way, the shepherd will send out the dog and have me forced in a cage. There is this sustain where my heart used to be. Now I live this life with out dishonesty. Cut the strings no one is laughing. Let the curtain fall with a silent crowd. Guiding the failures of the fallen men into there own holes so there roots can grow into shit. With me leading the way the shepherd will send out the dog and have me forced in a cage. There is no escape and that's the price of a "black sheep" that has to pay in misery.
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In other news we will be hard at work booking a 3 week tour that begins on the last 2 weeks of October leading into November. Then we should be back out the new year & on.
Our label still has yet to give us a release date due to financial & family issues. Keep the Sean & the Crook family in your thoughts & prayers. Not only so our record will come out but so there not in financial ruin. Nothing but love for The Path Less Traveled Records.
As of right now the Imbroglio camp is going to be spread out a little bit. DJ is moving to Michigan to be with his family & help out his family since his grand father passed away on May 16th. Nate is moving back to Syracuse in August right about the same time DJ is moving to Michigan. But this isn't going to be pushing the band into a longer or more drawn out hiatus. After a year of being under the radar we are ready to be back on the road for good this time.
We bought our new van which is awesome & cant wait to call it our "home". We are ready more than ever.
Looking forward to seeing all your faces,
-IMBROGLIO
Long time no update. But we have posted two new tracks on our myspace page & on our facebook page. We also wanted to post the lyrics on here so everyone can read them & get there own feel for the new songs.
Here is both songs....
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"Mechanical Vulture"
I've been torn apart like hand grenade shards. Each time I inhale I taste the rust. When can I put this engine in the junkyard? Weld me back to life. I've been torn apart like hand grenade shards. Each time I inhale I taste the rust. Pulling shards from my gum's is like losing teeth. With pieces left behind I feel my ghost take control. I've lost hope that I could be whole again. This world will play pick and pull with strings attached to watch you fall. We all sink into our own hell on earth. Being ripped and picked apart in a million pieces.
"Black Sheep"
There is this sustain where my heart used to be. Now I live this life with out dishonesty. Guiding the failures of the fallen men into there own holes so there roots can grow into shit. With me leading the way, the shepherd will send out the dog and have me forced in a cage. There is this sustain where my heart used to be. Now I live this life with out dishonesty. Cut the strings no one is laughing. Let the curtain fall with a silent crowd. Guiding the failures of the fallen men into there own holes so there roots can grow into shit. With me leading the way the shepherd will send out the dog and have me forced in a cage. There is no escape and that's the price of a "black sheep" that has to pay in misery.
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In other news we will be hard at work booking a 3 week tour that begins on the last 2 weeks of October leading into November. Then we should be back out the new year & on.
Our label still has yet to give us a release date due to financial & family issues. Keep the Sean & the Crook family in your thoughts & prayers. Not only so our record will come out but so there not in financial ruin. Nothing but love for The Path Less Traveled Records.
As of right now the Imbroglio camp is going to be spread out a little bit. DJ is moving to Michigan to be with his family & help out his family since his grand father passed away on May 16th. Nate is moving back to Syracuse in August right about the same time DJ is moving to Michigan. But this isn't going to be pushing the band into a longer or more drawn out hiatus. After a year of being under the radar we are ready to be back on the road for good this time.
We bought our new van which is awesome & cant wait to call it our "home". We are ready more than ever.
Looking forward to seeing all your faces,
-IMBROGLIO
Thursday, May 20, 2010
05.20.10
Hey Everyone,
Some exciting things are going to be happening in the near future for this band that have needed to happen for a long time. We will have a van purchased by mid June at the latest so we can tour & get things where they need to be.
We are also about to finish writing our new EP which will be recorded in October with a rough title "I dare you to try and find the point in this". Debuting 3 new tracks & possibly a fourth one for the digital download card that will go with the 7 inch. All those details will come with time. But that's our goal. We will also be recording at More Sound Studios with our team James Bailey & Thomas Calandra.
Our new record is looking at a July release but no dates are set in stone yet. But we are very excited to unleash this beast of a record on all of you. We put 8 months of blood sweat & tears into & hope it doesn't disappoint. It hasn't disappointed anyone yet so looking forward to all you hearing it.
We will be touring along sides of Sender Receiver, & Cowards for the first couple of tours this year. Should be awesome. If your a band that plans on touring & needs another band to tour with get a hold of us at imbroglio666@yahoo.com
Other than that we all have been going through a lot of fucked up personal issues & just working our ways out of our ruts.
Until next time,
-IMBROGLIO
Some exciting things are going to be happening in the near future for this band that have needed to happen for a long time. We will have a van purchased by mid June at the latest so we can tour & get things where they need to be.
We are also about to finish writing our new EP which will be recorded in October with a rough title "I dare you to try and find the point in this". Debuting 3 new tracks & possibly a fourth one for the digital download card that will go with the 7 inch. All those details will come with time. But that's our goal. We will also be recording at More Sound Studios with our team James Bailey & Thomas Calandra.
Our new record is looking at a July release but no dates are set in stone yet. But we are very excited to unleash this beast of a record on all of you. We put 8 months of blood sweat & tears into & hope it doesn't disappoint. It hasn't disappointed anyone yet so looking forward to all you hearing it.
We will be touring along sides of Sender Receiver, & Cowards for the first couple of tours this year. Should be awesome. If your a band that plans on touring & needs another band to tour with get a hold of us at imbroglio666@yahoo.com
Other than that we all have been going through a lot of fucked up personal issues & just working our ways out of our ruts.
Until next time,
-IMBROGLIO
Friday, April 2, 2010
04.02.10
Hey Everyone,
Just a quick update…….Our new record is finished & being sent off to press ASAP. It will be released by The Path Less Traveled Records. We will be touring relentlessly for this release once it has hit the shelves & your ears.
We have a show coming up in Ohio April 16th w/ IDiedTrying, & Fatherhorror @ Hanks Pub. Be sure to come out & support.
We will be debuting new jams and artwork soon enough please be sure to keep checking back.
-IMBROGLIO
Just a quick update…….Our new record is finished & being sent off to press ASAP. It will be released by The Path Less Traveled Records. We will be touring relentlessly for this release once it has hit the shelves & your ears.
We have a show coming up in Ohio April 16th w/ IDiedTrying, & Fatherhorror @ Hanks Pub. Be sure to come out & support.
We will be debuting new jams and artwork soon enough please be sure to keep checking back.
-IMBROGLIO
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
02.25.10
Hey Everyone,
We are currently working on a 3 date mini tour around the Ohio area.
Here are the dates,
04.16.10 @ Hank's Pub w/ idiedtrying. & 1 more TBA (Dayton, OH)
04.17.10 TBA w/ idiedtrying, Bastards, & more TBA (Columbus, OH)
04.18.10 TBA (Anywhere, OH)
This is just the start of our return & we are just happy to be back playing shows again.
Other than that the next post will be the details of the record & the release date.
Also be sure to add us on facebook if you haven't yet. www.facebook.com/pages/IMBROGLIO/195344269098
Other recording news coming up as well.
-IMBROGLIO
PS: The record is just about finished. We are just working out some mastering kinks.
We are currently working on a 3 date mini tour around the Ohio area.
Here are the dates,
04.16.10 @ Hank's Pub w/ idiedtrying. & 1 more TBA (Dayton, OH)
04.17.10 TBA w/ idiedtrying, Bastards, & more TBA (Columbus, OH)
04.18.10 TBA (Anywhere, OH)
This is just the start of our return & we are just happy to be back playing shows again.
Other than that the next post will be the details of the record & the release date.
Also be sure to add us on facebook if you haven't yet. www.facebook.com/pages/IMBROGLIO/195344269098
Other recording news coming up as well.
-IMBROGLIO
PS: The record is just about finished. We are just working out some mastering kinks.
Saturday, February 6, 2010
02.06.10
Hey Everyone,
Just a quick update. Our brothers in idiedtrying have joined The Path Less Traveled Records artist roster. We are very excited to have this trio by our side & have been supporters of them since they debuted in 2003. So everyone please give them a warm welcome.
Also if you haven't yet add us to your facebook account.
Our record as a whole is finished. We are tightening up the artwork & listening to repulsively to make sure its nothing less than perfect.
We will also be back to playing shows again very soon. All of our legal stuff is now situated & we are ready to start hitting it hard again.
Thanks to everyone for there support,
-IMBROGLIO
Just a quick update. Our brothers in idiedtrying have joined The Path Less Traveled Records artist roster. We are very excited to have this trio by our side & have been supporters of them since they debuted in 2003. So everyone please give them a warm welcome.
Also if you haven't yet add us to your facebook account.
IMBROGLIO on Facebook
Our record as a whole is finished. We are tightening up the artwork & listening to repulsively to make sure its nothing less than perfect.
We will also be back to playing shows again very soon. All of our legal stuff is now situated & we are ready to start hitting it hard again.
Thanks to everyone for there support,
-IMBROGLIO
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
01.21.10
First & foremost the Disembodied show went great(actually amazing). It was the tightest & most intense show we have ever played. We would like to thank Syracuse Shows again for putting us on the remarkable bill that we were so lucky enough to be on. Did we mention Disembodied is the heaviest band ever? Yeah we said it.
For the questions concerning our drummer position yes Nathan is back for good. This band wouldn't be what it is with out him. Imbroglio started with just Nate & I(DJ) & we both agree that this band wouldn't be what it is with out Devon either. This is it. This is Imbroglio. We all have came to grips when girl-friends come & go & when friends turn there backs on you that the music is always there. It just took a long time for all 3 of us to realize we need this & that with out it we are lost.
We would like to thank Maxxwell for coming in & helping keeping this band alive. We will be touring with his band Sender Receiver soon enough & give him nothing but the best wishes for his future with Sender Receiver. We can't wait to share the road with them in the later months to come.
In the mean time we have been putting the final touches on the new record that will be released spring-summer time. As for record details it's over 45 minutes in length in real time with no noise interludes or anything. This record captures every single frustration or life experience that we have encountered with in the past two years rapped into a 45 minute emotional journey. It was a mentally abusive journey. I will write more on this later(probably after the record is released).
But we are more excited than ever & more pissed off than ever. We hope that you all haven't forgotten about us because we haven't forgotten about you & mostly our music. We are looking forward to seeing you all again.
Until next time,
-IMBROGLIO
PS: We have a facebook page now too so go add it.
For the questions concerning our drummer position yes Nathan is back for good. This band wouldn't be what it is with out him. Imbroglio started with just Nate & I(DJ) & we both agree that this band wouldn't be what it is with out Devon either. This is it. This is Imbroglio. We all have came to grips when girl-friends come & go & when friends turn there backs on you that the music is always there. It just took a long time for all 3 of us to realize we need this & that with out it we are lost.
We would like to thank Maxxwell for coming in & helping keeping this band alive. We will be touring with his band Sender Receiver soon enough & give him nothing but the best wishes for his future with Sender Receiver. We can't wait to share the road with them in the later months to come.
In the mean time we have been putting the final touches on the new record that will be released spring-summer time. As for record details it's over 45 minutes in length in real time with no noise interludes or anything. This record captures every single frustration or life experience that we have encountered with in the past two years rapped into a 45 minute emotional journey. It was a mentally abusive journey. I will write more on this later(probably after the record is released).
But we are more excited than ever & more pissed off than ever. We hope that you all haven't forgotten about us because we haven't forgotten about you & mostly our music. We are looking forward to seeing you all again.
Until next time,
-IMBROGLIO
PS: We have a facebook page now too so go add it.
Sunday, December 20, 2009
12.20.09
December & Cement Shoes will be taken off the myspace after the record is done because they are only our demos for the record to get all you sweet fly cats a taste of what was to come. Trust us the album recordings are way more ridiculous & way more intense. Plus you all should be wearing kitten mittens when we post the new ones so you don't hurt your little paws.
Also if your a band & want a real recording please check out the studio & producers we work with @ www.myspace.com/ThomasCalandraproducer
By the end of your recording sessions you will be a machine & have a whole different attitude about your music(in a good way).
Other than that we are prepping for our first gig in over 6 months with Disembodied & Architect @ the Lost Horizon, on January 14th. You can check out the flyer by copy & pasting this link http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/129/l_c5c47cf260aa493fbb87bbfcc5cbcadb.jpg
Other than that we are miserable, 1 jobless-unemployed & hating life, 1 running on death, & 1 half way across the country having car issues.
That is about what is all going on here at the Imbro Camp.
Until next time,
-IMBROGLIO
PS: BUY OUR MERCHANDISE. We have an awesome sale going on so take advantage of it. www.imbroglio.bigcartel.com
Also if your a band & want a real recording please check out the studio & producers we work with @ www.myspace.com/ThomasCalandraproducer
By the end of your recording sessions you will be a machine & have a whole different attitude about your music(in a good way).
Other than that we are prepping for our first gig in over 6 months with Disembodied & Architect @ the Lost Horizon, on January 14th. You can check out the flyer by copy & pasting this link http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/129/l_c5c47cf260aa493fbb87bbfcc5cbcadb.jpg
Other than that we are miserable, 1 jobless-unemployed & hating life, 1 running on death, & 1 half way across the country having car issues.
That is about what is all going on here at the Imbro Camp.
Until next time,
-IMBROGLIO
PS: BUY OUR MERCHANDISE. We have an awesome sale going on so take advantage of it. www.imbroglio.bigcartel.com
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
08.12.09 (2 NEW SONGS POSTED)
Hey Everyone,
We have posted two new tracks to reveal what the sound of Imbroglio has evolved into. We don’t feel much of a difference besides it’s more lyrically driven & more abrasive, with a mixture of different elements.
Please check them out on our myspace page: www.myspace.com/imbroglio666
Leave us feedback & your thoughts either on there or here.
Thank you so much to everyone for there never ending support. We are still hard at work on this record & pushing the envelope for an early release date of 2010.
Just expect to see more of us & expect to hear about more than usual. We aren’t going to be on the back burner anymore. We are collecting our congregation & are about to take the country by swarm again sooner than expected.
-IMBROGLIO
We have posted two new tracks to reveal what the sound of Imbroglio has evolved into. We don’t feel much of a difference besides it’s more lyrically driven & more abrasive, with a mixture of different elements.
Please check them out on our myspace page: www.myspace.com/imbroglio666
Leave us feedback & your thoughts either on there or here.
Thank you so much to everyone for there never ending support. We are still hard at work on this record & pushing the envelope for an early release date of 2010.
Just expect to see more of us & expect to hear about more than usual. We aren’t going to be on the back burner anymore. We are collecting our congregation & are about to take the country by swarm again sooner than expected.
-IMBROGLIO
All the Reviews for "The Oncoming Swarm"
Rock Serbia Review:
"'The Oncoming Swarm' album of band Imbroglio is another title from "The Path Less Traveled Records" catalogue. A band works as a quartet, and originated in Dayton, OH in February of 2007 year.
Imbroglio's musical offering is interesting and unusual combination of metal, fullfield with alter/experimental elements. Swirling riffs, electro loops, industrial atmospheric conception with addition of screaming vocalizations, characterize most of album materials. There are 8 tracks on album, and different atmosphere dominates through different parts of present tracks.
Imbroglio has offered prety inventive authors vision, and mentioned element surelly eleminetes some less interesting moments."
Rating : 7/10
-Written by Branimir Lokner
Wednesday January, 21st 2009
http://www.rockserbia.net
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Decibel Magazine Review:
"It’s actually pretty simple. This rules. I worry about using the term “atmospheric” when describing The Oncoming Swarm because then you’re going to think it’s some Red Sparowes rip-off bullshit with 15 minutes of post-rock reverb guitar. I assure you, that isn’t the case. But the one thing Imbroglio do that makes them so brilliant is balance an overwhelming feeling of dread with their disgusting sludge-grind.
The band spends most of this too-brief record finding the most painful ways to fuse corrosively lumbering riffs with firebombing Dresden-type blasts. And if that isn’t enough, they flawlessly incorporate noise-rock elements, as well as a couple of NYDM parts. But there’s also an undercurrent of grisly ambience. They always keep it in check (save a couple of segues), and it helps put the record into its own category. Think Swans replacing their redundancy with Today Is the Day abrasion and you’re getting close.
The only problem I have with the record is that they no longer have their singer. That really, really sucks. William Fecke sounds like the older brother of Pig Destroyer’s J.R. Hayes, with a deeper shriek that very well may carve a pentagram into your chest. It’s going to be a fucking task to find this guy’s equal.
But regardless of their future, Imbroglio have shown that it’s possible to write epic songs that don’t stretch into boring, pretentious hippie jams. If this is The Oncoming Swarm, I can’t wait until it gets here."
Rating: 9/10
-Written by Shane Mehling
DECIBEL MAGAZINE
APR 2009 / No. 054
http://www.decibelmagazine.com
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Invisible Oranges Review:
Most records sound like records. They have intros, songs, interludes, and so on. Imbroglio's debut, The Oncoming Swarm (The Path Less Travled, 2009), has such ingredients. But it's not really a record so much as the sound of a bad day. Normally, this is not a good thing. I do not like hearing friends complain about bad days. Then again, my friends don't come down-tuned with blastbeats. Sorry, friends. Sometimes records are better than people.
If I had produced this one, it would have been diminished. I would have deleted its intro, two interludes, and noise outro. It would have been a 17-minute EP, not a 32-minute something-between-an-EP-and-LP. I generally hate intros and interludes, but these work. The industrial ambience and nude clean tones ooze anxiety. I would have made just Side A of My War. Imbroglio adds Side B.
This lends depth to a normally shallow sound - abrasive, angular hardcore with metal leanings. Imbroglio is one of the angriest bands I've ever heard, along the lines of Gaza and early Ion Dissonance. (This is unsurprising given band members' connections to Architect, another angry outfit.) Shuddering accents buffet high and low end scrapings. The vocals could strip paint. Hovering above is a black cloud. The interludes are deceptive breathers. They're suckers' rallies, upticks in Sisyphean days. Life only lets you get back up so it can beat you down again. The beating never felt so good.
-Written by Cosmo Lee
Tuesday April, 07th 2009
http://www.invisibleoranges.com
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Graze Concerns Ezine Review:
I get this message from Imbroglio telling me to contact their label "A Path Less Traveled" to obtain a copy of their cd so I can review it. Man am I glad I did. This is one of the best American Grind/Sludge albums I have heard in while...Imbroglio is a 4 piece outfit, originally hailing from Dayton, Ohio... these guys decided to pack it up and move to Syracuse, New York for a bit of a change of pace. This is their debut album, and what a fucking good job they did...The sound quality is perfect, especially for an independent release. The sounds are a pummeling mix of Sludge, Grindcore, Noise Rock, NYDM, Atmospheric, and even a little Spoken Word! The instruments used on this recording include guitars, electronics, drums, bass, and vocals. The album art is great, including dark imagery of a butterfly's skeletal remains, broken TV sets, weird bugs and what I think are prosthetic arms. There are nine songs on this devastating disc, and everyone fucking kills.... My favorite tracks include "Imperial Swarm", "Suicide Pact", "Upside Down Diamond", "Peachgrove Whore", and "Excavating The...Killing Fields". I highly recommend this band, and I cant wait to see what they are coming out with next. An extensive tour, a new E.P., and a new full length in 2009. Awesome. I hope they come play in Michigan! So DECIBAL MAGAZINE gave this album a 9/10...I have to agree, but I give it 10/10...Go find this album now, Grind enthusiasts!
-Written by Jay Watson
Sunday April, 26th 2009
http://www.graveconcernsezine.com
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Deaf Sparrow Review:
What a record! I was beaten, pummeled, kicked, spat on and then thrown out and left out in the apocalyptic landscape as bloody meat to the vultures. Yes, The Oncoming Swarm is that kind of record; it takes you by surprise and by the time you’ve noticed you are only seconds away from near death. Now that I am in intensive care I only have one question, have I become a masochist? Because, I’ve had this EP set on repeat for the past three hours and to paraphrase, Dave Gahan, 'I just can’t get enough'.
The Oncoming Swarm reminds me of Gaza’s awesome I Don’t Care Where I Go When I Die. Whatever happened to that band? Anyway, like it, this recording is an apocalyptic mess of uber mayhemic proportions. This has got to be post-something. Post metal, post noise, post grind, post awesome-that’s like awesome but a bit more than that.
What it’s best about The Oncoming Swarm is that it is abstract, totally amorphous and very radical. This is like shapeless metal, where the concept of a riff has been taken out of context, and the purpose of having a voice has been blown out of proportions. Here, the ugliness of grind collides with the angularity of noise rock, then rapes it and eats it for brunch.
Witness the “Imperial Swarm”, strange shit is coming. Enter distortion, screaming guitars that smear thousands of dead insects all over your windshield. What follows is the crash, 32-minutes of pure impact, gruesome violence by way of your ear canals.
To make The Oncoming Swarm a more compelling experience, the songs are linked by noise, or ‘swarms of insects’ which bring about a nasty viscous ambience to this album. And there is almost a beat to the 1,000 lashes that is “Butterfly Children”, but like everything this Syracuse band seems to do, the song is broken down by what could be music haters. Impressive. Musicians from all extreme genres could hate a hint, learn a lesson and stop behaving like bitches. Let’s just hope some metalcore fools don’t try to hijack Imbroglio away…
Rating: 4/5
Written by Deaf Sparrow
Sunday August 11th, 2009
http://www.deafsparrow.com
"'The Oncoming Swarm' album of band Imbroglio is another title from "The Path Less Traveled Records" catalogue. A band works as a quartet, and originated in Dayton, OH in February of 2007 year.
Imbroglio's musical offering is interesting and unusual combination of metal, fullfield with alter/experimental elements. Swirling riffs, electro loops, industrial atmospheric conception with addition of screaming vocalizations, characterize most of album materials. There are 8 tracks on album, and different atmosphere dominates through different parts of present tracks.
Imbroglio has offered prety inventive authors vision, and mentioned element surelly eleminetes some less interesting moments."
Rating : 7/10
-Written by Branimir Lokner
Wednesday January, 21st 2009
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Decibel Magazine Review:
"It’s actually pretty simple. This rules. I worry about using the term “atmospheric” when describing The Oncoming Swarm because then you’re going to think it’s some Red Sparowes rip-off bullshit with 15 minutes of post-rock reverb guitar. I assure you, that isn’t the case. But the one thing Imbroglio do that makes them so brilliant is balance an overwhelming feeling of dread with their disgusting sludge-grind.
The band spends most of this too-brief record finding the most painful ways to fuse corrosively lumbering riffs with firebombing Dresden-type blasts. And if that isn’t enough, they flawlessly incorporate noise-rock elements, as well as a couple of NYDM parts. But there’s also an undercurrent of grisly ambience. They always keep it in check (save a couple of segues), and it helps put the record into its own category. Think Swans replacing their redundancy with Today Is the Day abrasion and you’re getting close.
The only problem I have with the record is that they no longer have their singer. That really, really sucks. William Fecke sounds like the older brother of Pig Destroyer’s J.R. Hayes, with a deeper shriek that very well may carve a pentagram into your chest. It’s going to be a fucking task to find this guy’s equal.
But regardless of their future, Imbroglio have shown that it’s possible to write epic songs that don’t stretch into boring, pretentious hippie jams. If this is The Oncoming Swarm, I can’t wait until it gets here."
Rating: 9/10
-Written by Shane Mehling
DECIBEL MAGAZINE
APR 2009 / No. 054
http://www.decibelmagazine.com
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Invisible Oranges Review:
Most records sound like records. They have intros, songs, interludes, and so on. Imbroglio's debut, The Oncoming Swarm (The Path Less Travled, 2009), has such ingredients. But it's not really a record so much as the sound of a bad day. Normally, this is not a good thing. I do not like hearing friends complain about bad days. Then again, my friends don't come down-tuned with blastbeats. Sorry, friends. Sometimes records are better than people.
If I had produced this one, it would have been diminished. I would have deleted its intro, two interludes, and noise outro. It would have been a 17-minute EP, not a 32-minute something-between-an-EP-and-LP. I generally hate intros and interludes, but these work. The industrial ambience and nude clean tones ooze anxiety. I would have made just Side A of My War. Imbroglio adds Side B.
This lends depth to a normally shallow sound - abrasive, angular hardcore with metal leanings. Imbroglio is one of the angriest bands I've ever heard, along the lines of Gaza and early Ion Dissonance. (This is unsurprising given band members' connections to Architect, another angry outfit.) Shuddering accents buffet high and low end scrapings. The vocals could strip paint. Hovering above is a black cloud. The interludes are deceptive breathers. They're suckers' rallies, upticks in Sisyphean days. Life only lets you get back up so it can beat you down again. The beating never felt so good.
-Written by Cosmo Lee
Tuesday April, 07th 2009
http://www.invisibleoranges.com
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Graze Concerns Ezine Review:
I get this message from Imbroglio telling me to contact their label "A Path Less Traveled" to obtain a copy of their cd so I can review it. Man am I glad I did. This is one of the best American Grind/Sludge albums I have heard in while...Imbroglio is a 4 piece outfit, originally hailing from Dayton, Ohio... these guys decided to pack it up and move to Syracuse, New York for a bit of a change of pace. This is their debut album, and what a fucking good job they did...The sound quality is perfect, especially for an independent release. The sounds are a pummeling mix of Sludge, Grindcore, Noise Rock, NYDM, Atmospheric, and even a little Spoken Word! The instruments used on this recording include guitars, electronics, drums, bass, and vocals. The album art is great, including dark imagery of a butterfly's skeletal remains, broken TV sets, weird bugs and what I think are prosthetic arms. There are nine songs on this devastating disc, and everyone fucking kills.... My favorite tracks include "Imperial Swarm", "Suicide Pact", "Upside Down Diamond", "Peachgrove Whore", and "Excavating The...Killing Fields". I highly recommend this band, and I cant wait to see what they are coming out with next. An extensive tour, a new E.P., and a new full length in 2009. Awesome. I hope they come play in Michigan! So DECIBAL MAGAZINE gave this album a 9/10...I have to agree, but I give it 10/10...Go find this album now, Grind enthusiasts!
-Written by Jay Watson
Sunday April, 26th 2009
http://www.graveconcernsezine.com
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Deaf Sparrow Review:
What a record! I was beaten, pummeled, kicked, spat on and then thrown out and left out in the apocalyptic landscape as bloody meat to the vultures. Yes, The Oncoming Swarm is that kind of record; it takes you by surprise and by the time you’ve noticed you are only seconds away from near death. Now that I am in intensive care I only have one question, have I become a masochist? Because, I’ve had this EP set on repeat for the past three hours and to paraphrase, Dave Gahan, 'I just can’t get enough'.
The Oncoming Swarm reminds me of Gaza’s awesome I Don’t Care Where I Go When I Die. Whatever happened to that band? Anyway, like it, this recording is an apocalyptic mess of uber mayhemic proportions. This has got to be post-something. Post metal, post noise, post grind, post awesome-that’s like awesome but a bit more than that.
What it’s best about The Oncoming Swarm is that it is abstract, totally amorphous and very radical. This is like shapeless metal, where the concept of a riff has been taken out of context, and the purpose of having a voice has been blown out of proportions. Here, the ugliness of grind collides with the angularity of noise rock, then rapes it and eats it for brunch.
Witness the “Imperial Swarm”, strange shit is coming. Enter distortion, screaming guitars that smear thousands of dead insects all over your windshield. What follows is the crash, 32-minutes of pure impact, gruesome violence by way of your ear canals.
To make The Oncoming Swarm a more compelling experience, the songs are linked by noise, or ‘swarms of insects’ which bring about a nasty viscous ambience to this album. And there is almost a beat to the 1,000 lashes that is “Butterfly Children”, but like everything this Syracuse band seems to do, the song is broken down by what could be music haters. Impressive. Musicians from all extreme genres could hate a hint, learn a lesson and stop behaving like bitches. Let’s just hope some metalcore fools don’t try to hijack Imbroglio away…
Rating: 4/5
Written by Deaf Sparrow
Sunday August 11th, 2009
http://www.deafsparrow.com
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
05/19/09 (Architect Rumors)
Hey Everyone,
There is a "rumor" going around that there is a flyer being posted every were that this band consists of ex-Architect members?
If anyone can confirm that for me please get at me.
A little bit of Imbroglio history so we can settle this rumor once and for all.......
I DJ. Gilbert moved here about a year & a half ago to jam with Architect because they were having 2nd guitarist issues. I never was officially apart of the band but was there for the entire writing of there 2nd full length & also did backing vocals on "Ghost....". But they got Sieb back & they have never been this good especially with the addition of there new drummer Mark. So please don't ever make this mistake again or confuse the idea.
Jay Bailey(guitarist for Architect) did live vocals for Imbroglio for about 6 months along with TJ Calandra doing live bass guitar & backing vocals. But this band does not consist or want the reputation of having Architect members in this band or the idea of ex members. Those guys have worked to hard to get the recognition that they have & we don't want to take away from anything that they do. It's just not a good halo over a band saying "ex members of....". It's bad luck from my experience. If anyone is an ex member it's our drummer Nate who drummed for a show in Albany NY back in September of '08 when there ex-drummer Dan was in NY at a poker tournament.
Since that is all out the way have a nice day.
-IMBROGLIO
There is a "rumor" going around that there is a flyer being posted every were that this band consists of ex-Architect members?
If anyone can confirm that for me please get at me.
A little bit of Imbroglio history so we can settle this rumor once and for all.......
I DJ. Gilbert moved here about a year & a half ago to jam with Architect because they were having 2nd guitarist issues. I never was officially apart of the band but was there for the entire writing of there 2nd full length & also did backing vocals on "Ghost....". But they got Sieb back & they have never been this good especially with the addition of there new drummer Mark. So please don't ever make this mistake again or confuse the idea.
Jay Bailey(guitarist for Architect) did live vocals for Imbroglio for about 6 months along with TJ Calandra doing live bass guitar & backing vocals. But this band does not consist or want the reputation of having Architect members in this band or the idea of ex members. Those guys have worked to hard to get the recognition that they have & we don't want to take away from anything that they do. It's just not a good halo over a band saying "ex members of....". It's bad luck from my experience. If anyone is an ex member it's our drummer Nate who drummed for a show in Albany NY back in September of '08 when there ex-drummer Dan was in NY at a poker tournament.
Since that is all out the way have a nice day.
-IMBROGLIO
Friday, May 1, 2009
05/01/09 HUGE UPDATE
Hey Everyone,
Huge updates…..
Our tour is almost booked all we have is 2 dates left to book. Check it out……
Running on Death Tour 2009
05/28/09 Bethlehem, PA @ The Wildflower Café w/ Horseless
05/29/09 Dayton, OH @ The Fusion Chamber w/ Minutes & More
05/30/09 Columbus, OH TBA w/ Dethroned & More.
05/31/09 Traverse City, MI @ Radius Recordings w/ Dental Work & More.
06/01/09 Tolono, IL @ Tolono Town Hall w/ Ringbearer, Scavenger & More.
06/02/09 Pella, IA @ The Wolf Hangar w/ Ringerbear & more.
06/03/09 Springfield, IL @ Black Sheep Café
06/04/09 Northern, KY @ TBA Please help
06/05/09 Northern, WV @ TBA Please help
06/06/09 Bethlehem, PA @ St Bernard’s Good Samaritan Hall
06/07/09 Syracuse, NY @ Westcott Community Center w/ Rosetta, The Handshake Murders, & Torchbearer.
Check our myspace page (www.myspace.com/imbroglio666) for updated details as time goes.
Please come out & support. We have put a lot of hard work into this tour so come out buy merchandise & or donate to our tip jar.
Thanks to (in no particular order) Ringbearer, Placenta Records, Pogo & Scavenger, Horseless, Minutes, Jimi & Dethroned, Ryan Hex, Sean Crook, and label mates Code 30.
We just confirmed a tour w/ Scavenger in mid-end of November. It will be mostly southern states & a lot of east coast dates. Good times.
We will also be playing more new material than old. We will be playing 2 old songs a night but the rest will be new so get your earplugs ready.
Thanks again,
-IMBROGLIO
Huge updates…..
Our tour is almost booked all we have is 2 dates left to book. Check it out……
Running on Death Tour 2009
05/28/09 Bethlehem, PA @ The Wildflower Café w/ Horseless
05/29/09 Dayton, OH @ The Fusion Chamber w/ Minutes & More
05/30/09 Columbus, OH TBA w/ Dethroned & More.
05/31/09 Traverse City, MI @ Radius Recordings w/ Dental Work & More.
06/01/09 Tolono, IL @ Tolono Town Hall w/ Ringbearer, Scavenger & More.
06/02/09 Pella, IA @ The Wolf Hangar w/ Ringerbear & more.
06/03/09 Springfield, IL @ Black Sheep Café
06/04/09 Northern, KY @ TBA Please help
06/05/09 Northern, WV @ TBA Please help
06/06/09 Bethlehem, PA @ St Bernard’s Good Samaritan Hall
06/07/09 Syracuse, NY @ Westcott Community Center w/ Rosetta, The Handshake Murders, & Torchbearer.
Check our myspace page (www.myspace.com/imbroglio666) for updated details as time goes.
Please come out & support. We have put a lot of hard work into this tour so come out buy merchandise & or donate to our tip jar.
Thanks to (in no particular order) Ringbearer, Placenta Records, Pogo & Scavenger, Horseless, Minutes, Jimi & Dethroned, Ryan Hex, Sean Crook, and label mates Code 30.
We just confirmed a tour w/ Scavenger in mid-end of November. It will be mostly southern states & a lot of east coast dates. Good times.
We will also be playing more new material than old. We will be playing 2 old songs a night but the rest will be new so get your earplugs ready.
Thanks again,
-IMBROGLIO
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