We have been waiting a good while for this project to be complete and let me tell ya, it was well worth the wait! Big, big thanks to Nicholas Naveda and Mark Roe on their extraordinary vision and undying motivation to get this project together and make it a reality. Check it out, enjoy it, share it and if you like it. Pick up their new record entitled "Someone Punch Abel" here on via vinyl 7" or via iTunes or amazon for digital! Thank you for your ongoing support.

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We are all really tickled around here to announce that Colony has joined up! Colony is a heavy, heavy hard rock musical group from the NY. They plan on recording for their GKL debut EP in April 2012. But for now check out their track Empty Caskets off their upcoming split EP with Divider. Its on our new sampler you can download for free here. They also will be embarking on a nice lil' east coast tour with our boys in Convulsions. Here are the dates below.

Live at The Kave in Bucksport, ME on August 22nd, 2011

On March of 2012, Black Kites will have cause to acknowledge two important milestones; the first is that the band will have been together for four years, and the second is that March will mark the end of Black Kites. "Why? WHY?!" approximately eight people will type furiously into their keyboards. Well, our lives have changed quite a lot since we started this band in pretty significant ways. What came so naturally and easy to us once does not come so easily anymore and, as we are men unafraid to appraise a situation for what it is, we have decided to put to rest this part of our lives and march bravely into the future.

I think it's important to note that we accomplished quite a lot for a group of three fuckin eses from New Jersey. We recorded a healthy chunk of music, we played (perhaps literally) a million shows, we toured all over one quadrant of this country and almost all of western Europe, and we met some pretty incredible people along the way; people who gave us more help and support than was ever called for, and given unasked. So for those eight people who are shaken and upset, think fondly of our times together and make some plans to be with us at the end.

Now, details are shaky as of now, but we plan to play a final show in March with a healthy host of bands that have been with us for the long-haul. We plan to have a zine with us at the show which will contain a discography CD that includes the last three songs we have written. We plan to make long-winded speeches onstage about the importance of friendship and cooperative effort and the everyday "fight" to secure some small place of comfort in this fucked up world...

But all that comes later, and we'll know more as soon as the moments of importance are upon us.

Until those moments...

Love and Respect,
Jay and Black Kites

(yes we're all still vegan and straight-edge, by the way)

GKL and Scene Point Blank have teamed up to showcase the debut EP from Honest Abe. You can now listen to the full stream of the "Someone Punch Abel" EP on their site. The EP is available via Amazon and iTunes now. The vinyl format will be in stock in two week's time. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do! Honest Abe has a few local show dates up in the tours section as well. Prove it.

STREAM THE NEW HONEST ABE RECORD HERE
HONEST ABE ON FACEBOOK HERE
HONEST ABE "SOMEONE PUNCH ABEL" EP ON ITUNES
HONEST ABE "SOMEONE PUNCH ABEL" EP ON AMAZON

Convulsions released a new music video for the track "Nero & Doryphoros" off their split w/ Black Kites LP (which is still available in vinyl format in our estore!). Special thanks to Gwenn Clement in putting this video together.

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Hot off the press,
The BYLD crew have unleashed a brand new jam that will be on their upcoming EP entitled Don't Try. The track is available for stream on the GKL Bandcamp page. More info on touring plans and a release details coming soon. Enjoy!

We are very proud to announce our newly celebrated engagement with Hellfish Family. From now on they will be handling all of our online retail operations. Why you ask? Well its quite simple. We are a small collective of artists that want to produce quality projects without sacrificing detail. With that in mind we do not want to sacrifice service as well. As we grow as individuals and as a label we have to understand our limitations. Hellfish is a well-trusted company withing our tightly bound community. We would not trust such responsibilities to a second-rate operation. HF over the years has earned to be a household name in the punk/hardcore scene. This move for us will increase productivity, expect to see more releases and more art coming out from this direction now that we have the support from such a reliable partner. Please, go check out the new store and the new merch that is posted for Convulsions and Raindance!

"The bottom line is this split is not to be overlooked. Both bands showcase their ability to mesh many styles of music into one coherent sound. This split isn’t excessive in any way; it is short and to the point." - Words Of Evil Blog

Fuck ya, two for two on the bitchin' reviews on the split LP from Black Kites and Convulsions! Big props to the Words Of Evil Blog!

"The music contained within though is something to stop you dead, catching you flat on your feet and unprepared. Both bands have been honing their sound for some time now, and on this record, come screaming through." - It Follows Blog

Glad to have yet another awesome review on the Split LP from our good friend Jon Husky over at It Follows Blog. Be sure to check it out and other awesome posts in which he has spent a great deal of time compiling!

"In a new feature, Total VVar wants to shine the spotlight on some of the best up and coming bands. For the first entry, who better than Rhode Island's Convulsions? Putting together a sound that mixes chaotic hardcore and a slow brooding monster, the band is a refreshing respite. Recently Convulsions did a split with Black Kites courtesy of Glorykid and Adagio 830..." - Total War Blog

Thanks to the bruhs at Total War Blog for the kind words. You can click on the image or here to read further into what they had to say!