11/11/2007 22:44

Era Vulgaris

Era Vulgaris searching for lead guitarist and drummer

Irish metal band Era Vulgaris have posted the following message:
"There are two reasons for this press release, two very important and very big pieces of news for Era V. that I have been putting off making public. The music industry is a difficult place to try and succeed. The metal music industry is an almost impossible place to try and succeed. The Irish metal music industry is a dead-end place to try and succeed. Era V. is an essential part of my life, writing, recording, performing music.metal music is something I can not stop doing. What I can stop is trying to do it in Ireland.

So Era Vulgaris are moving home, moving to find larger audiences, more cities and bigger opportunities. We are moving to the birthplace of heavy metal, just over the water to the United Kingdom. London, England, as they call it in the US. The nightmare logistics of trying to organise tours from an Irish base in support of our album 'What Stirs Within' proved insurmountable when combined with some internal issues. There is no room in the music industry for anything less than
100% commitment. So here is how this happened, and this will also explain the second piece of news;

For years I have known that to reach the standard and level of musical success we are aiming for that we would have to leave Ireland. The decision to move always fell into second place behind other members' commitments to jobs or girlfriends or just being comfortable where they were familiar. While I wasn't exactly happy with this situation, as long as everyone was working on the music and helping to create the Era Vulgaris sound then at least we were being productive. Unfortunately this situation changed dramatically in the months before and after the release of 'What Stirs Within'. There was no focus on perfection, no pride, no preparation and no creation. But I kept quiet, I hoped that with the album release things would change, that as our fan base built, an excitement would come back into the band. Instead, as time went by I found that I was doing more and more, setting up Open Your Ears Music to release the album on, securing distribution deals, organising live shows and writing new material. Apart from Dave's assistance whenever required, the work I was putting in was rewarded in no way; no thanks, no support and most importantly no one working on the band. The brief Irish tour we played in August was a disaster, an embarrassment - now not only was touring in Europe
a logistical nightmare but by the looks of things it would be a musical nightmare too. For me that was the last straw, I was no longer in a band that had a passion for music or that had the pride and dedication in their work to make sure they were ready for each show.

So two months ago I decided I was going to leave the country. I told Dave, I told Jim and I told Chris Con. I explained my reasons in full, that I wanted to do everything I could to spend as much of my time as possible working in music and that I had to leave Ireland to do that. I didn't say I was breaking the band up, I didn't kick anyone out of the band, I merely stated what I felt I had to do. And then I waited. And what happened next was exactly what I knew would happen. Dave came to me and said that he wanted to come too, that he was still as fully committed to the band as he had been when the two of us first started playing together. It was not for me to ask anyone else to come or not to come, I can but now assume what I have guessed to be true for months; simply that their priorities lie elsewhere. And that is the simple explanation for why things had been going wrong - there were no fights, no arguing, just mismatched goals!

When we were at our best the four of us created some of the best and most unique heavy metal to ever come out of Ireland, I'm sad to see those days disappear and wish Jim and Chris Con the best in whatever ventures they seek out, but we also look forward to new challenges with new members in our new home in London, England.

So spread the word, early in 2008 Era V. will set up camp in the UK and as of now we are actively seeking the most open-minded, talented and demented lead guitarist and drummer we can find to continue on this metal path to continually create heavy metal that is like nothing else you've ever heard.

Thank you to all our fans for your incredible support, your words of praise and encouragement are what drive us more than ever to continue what we started.

"Though you may tear me limb from limb, you'll never kill. What Stirs Within!"

Chris Rob

For more information or to ask the band any questions please visit
www.myspace.com/eravulgaris"

(source: Lugga Music)