Thanks to everyone who came out to the gig on the 18th. It was a great night and we hope you all enjoyed yourselves. For everyone who missed it make sure to check back soon for updates or hit our myspace or Bebo for pictures. Saints of Descent are currently finishing off more material for the Ep in hopes of releasing the follow up to One Word very soon. There are a lot of promising options for the next single so the second we know you will too!!
Saints of Descent hit the airwaves with Edel Coffey on Phantom FM this Thursday 17 Jan at 11am for a interview and acoustic performance to promote the launch of the debut single One Word. You can listen online at www.phantom.ie.
Your chance to see Saints of Descent is finally here!!! After 7 months of preparation they finally take to the stage to unleash their frantic set on the public. You can catch them in The Button Factory this Friday night Jan 18th at 8PM to open the show for God Is An Astronaut. Make sure to get there early as there will be limited number of copies of the debut single one word to give away.
7 months of blood sweat and tears is about to pay off. Saints of Descent are currently putting the finishing touches to the yet to be named record. It will be available for download and purchase in March/April of 08. Sign up to the mailing list for the latest updates.
Saints of Descent is a storm of sound that has been brewing for a long time.
What started as Ryan Margolin (Guitar) and Johnny O'Brien (Bass/Vox) passing back and forth demos and ideas for a new project quickly became a band to contend with and hit the road running with the addition of Drumming Academy scholar and Irish Young Drummer Awards finalist Stephen Whelan (Drums). Through 06 and 07 under the name Tortured Artists Social Club (TASC), the trio stacked up quite a list of distinctions, including:
- Jenny Huston’s very first www.Mycoke.com Podcast.
- 2fm session with Dan Hegarty.
- Opening the 2fm 2morrow tour in Waterford.
- Nominated for Balcony TVs Best Band award 2007.
- Single of the week for three consecutive weeks on Roddy Cleere’s WLR fm Show.
- Completing an 11 date US tour.
- Appearing in acclaimed photographer, Graham Smith’s first book release.
- Playing over 60 shows in 7 months on the Irish national circuit, winning fans in the toughest of venues.
After the intense touring of spring and summer of 2007, the band retreated to Quill Lane Studios with Producer and creative force behind God is an Astronaut, Torsten Kinsella, to record a new Ep and explore their sound a little further.
Ryan Margolin (Guitar) says that “working with Torsten was a real eye opener. He introduced us to a whole new work ethic and way of thinking about what we want to say and sound like. So, we dug deeper into ourselves and what came out definitely wasn’t TASC anymore, it’s a whole new animal!”
Gone now are the funky rock sounds of TASC to be replaced by a harder hitting and heavier drive with shades of electronics, giving the band a unique sound. The final result of this evolution can be heard in their debut Ep, which is to be released in Spring 2008.