Aprilmist

The time is here, the time is right. We're welcoming the final lineup for this year's dreary Driftmist night. Along, of course, with our co-brothers in Drifter, and the raw thrash of Sarkatha, we are thrilled to announce that prog metallers Kegare will be opening Driftmist IV on Saturday December 20th. This will also be the 12" LP release celebration for Drifter's "Grigori" full length they previously put out on CD and cassette back in the Spring. Pre-orders through Drifter and will start this Friday. Doors open at 7:00pm, show starting at 8:00pm at The Bottleneck. All ages entry, and as always $10 cover at the door. We hope to see many of you joining our holiday ritual.

Hello everyone! We have to make the unfortunate announcement that our upcoming show at the Bottleneck with Oak, Ash, & Thorn on August 18th will be our last with our great friend and bassist Kyle Calloway. We've really enjoyed getting to rip some gigs with Kyle this year, and immensely appreciate the time and dedication he's put into stepping into this role. We've gotten along great with him, he's been a friend long prior to him coming on board, and of course plays with Jon in Tombseeker as well. No bad blood, we totally support his need to exit, he'll always be a friend to this outfit.

That being said, we are back in the market for a new bass guitarist to take his place. Feel free to inquire on FB or IG messages on potential try outs if you're interested in being a part of what we're doing. The only real requirements initially are gear related, feeling the vibe comes more in person. We're very leftist political people, and most of us here are very outspoken on that in our personal lives. Regardless of that, here's what we're looking for in potential players:

- Good gear; particularly good amps and axes - we do have good cabs that can be provided when needed, but obviously preferred if you have your own.
** Additional note: your rig can be an amp modeler (Quad Cortex, Helix, Axe Fx, Kemper, etc) going into a power amp to achieve your tone - this band loves pedal nerding, but we've fully embraced our guitar rigs going through a QC.

- Have your own way of transporting yourself and your gear to/from local shows - we will otherwise be traveling with a trailer to regional dates starting in 2026.

- Experience with, or okay with learning how to, playing with in-ear monitors.

- Willing and available to do travel dates (the game plan is to finally have a tour-ready vehicle again in 2026, and get back on the road a bit).

- While it's not necessary for you to have an extensive background on the history of all things black metal, we're not going to quiz you on how Strid were the original innovators of dsbm - even though they were, but having an interest in this genre beyond some of our peers our sound is compared to could be ideal. A punk rock mentality mixed in is honestly way more attractive.

- No bigotry in any form. Jon and Dustin are always happy to educate folks who are perhaps lost on the right side of history - but if you hold the position that the woke mind virus is causing the collapse of modern society, this band might not be the best fit for you.

- Also, no cops, thanks.

If this sounds like a possible fit for you, feel free to reach out! We're continuing to write, continue to become more and more self-sufficient to record and produce ourselves going forward, and hoping to bring along the right addition that we mesh with, and who meshes with us. And we do intend to start traveling and doing some minor touring again.

Thank you for reading - we hope to hear from some of you!

While we've been in the early planning stages of Driftmist IV, we wanted to share some great shots sent from Driftmist III from the one and only Todd Zimmer!

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Tonight we'll be performing live on !

If you're in the Lawrence, KS area tune into 90.7 and for anybody out of range you can catch the set on KJHK's website at 7:00 PM CT. Footage of our performance in their studio to come shortly after.

Really glad Sid came out and covered this one. Awesome time with Fauns and Momovudu this past week! Check the review for a stunning revelation.