- MARCH 2004 -

WWIII Tour DVD info & possible release date.
3/31/04 - Amazon.com has a preorder page for the WWIII Tour DVD here. It lists the release date as June 22nd. Also, there's apparently a one-sheet being sent out to retailers soliciting the DVD. The text from it is below:

DVD extras include never before seen backstage footage and interviews from the bands 2003 WWIII tour. Also includes live performances of KMFDM classics.

tracklisting:
WWIII
From Here On Out
Blackball
Pity for the Pious
Stars & Stripes
Bullets, Bombs & Bigotry
Moron
Revenge
Intro

plus many more.
You'll notice that the given tracklisting is more or less just copied from the WWIII album, so it's probably only a tentative tracklisting. Thanks to piglover for the heads up.

Exclusive Q&A with Eden!
3/29/04 - Below is a short interview that Eden, co-producer of the upcoming Pigmartyr album, kindly agreed to do. Big, big thanks go out to Eden for taking the time to do this. Enjoy!

First off, could you give us some background information on yourself?

well, work wise, any information can be got from my management site www.record-producers.com
other than that....i'm 6ft, was born in london and my favourite colour is blue.

How did you end up working with Raymond Watts?

i met raymond through steve white, and was bought in to rehearse with pig as a bass player for a u.s. tour they were about to do with kmfdm around....1996 or 1997, but i was due in court and couldn't leave the country. i kept running into him at fortress studios over the years, and then he asked me to come in on the watts project at the end of 2002

You've been credited as "co-producer" on the album. What does that entail?

producing the album has meant recording, programming, mixing, editing and mastering....raymond had the bare bones of the songs - rough vocals and guitars, and then we would build up around that...usually throwing too much in and then thinning it out.

Musically, what can we expect from Pigmartyr?

it's a lot more of a stripped down sound for raymond, and a lot more guitar based, although there are 1 or 2 very electronic tracks. we wanted to make a good rock record that is easy to translate live for some kick ass shows.

What are some of your influences?

drugs and alcohol

What does the immediate future hold for you & Raymond?

well, right now we are looking at u.s. distribution, and starting to get the band in shape for some live shows. we have a good booking agent on board, and there are a few things in the pipe line, but i can't really say more than that at present.

Finally, since you work around Raymond Watts, I'm guessing you're probably drunk a lot. What's your favorite drink?

hell, i'm drunk now.

and i never say no to a white russian.

Thanks again, Eden!

Official Watts website.
3/27/04 - After years of sharing space with KMFDM & The Sick City, Raymond Watts finally has his own website. Therein, you can find news about the upcoming Pigmartyr album and a video for the song "Arbor Vitate". Unfortunately, there's still no news regarding the U.S. distribution of the album.

Pigmartyr no longer being released through KMFDM Records.
3/25/04 - According to the latest update to KMFDM.net, Raymond Watts' Pigmartyr album will not be released through KMFDM Records.

Oodles of Lucia news.
3/22/04 - Lucia has a new record deal and a redesigned website. Check it out!

Updates @ The SickCity.
3/12/04 - The SickCity website has had a bit of a facelift. Included in this redesign are a new Watts logo and a Watts desktop wallpaper.

Pigmartyr release date and tracklist.
3/4/04 - From the SickCity message board:

Here's something for you all to spew a little more bile and bullshit over my sweet little nest of vipers. After looking at the various alternatives, despite the usual disinformation there have been offers to release the Watts album through other channels. However, I have decided upon KMFDM Records to be the label for the U.S. exclusively via on-line and retail outlets. There is also going to be an extensive line of merchandise, they may also be handling this. The release date for PIGMARTYR is May 17th. In the U.K. the label will be Grand Recordings (same release date) cat.no. 004. They are currently negotiating with labels for other European territories. The track listing is as follows:

1:SUCK SPIT SHIT
2:HERE TO STAY
3:REJECT
4:SITUATION
5:KUNDALINI
6:VITRIOL VICE & VIRTUE
7:TAKE (featuring Harry)
8:ARBOR VITATE
9:STAGE SLUT
10:JUNKY

More info regarding live shows and a small surprise in the near future.

Sharpen those knives......& poison those pens,
Raymond Watts.

You'll notice there are a few familiar titles in the tracklisting. Suck Spit Shit & Take were both originally released on the SickCity Volume One compilation. A demo of Junky was released through the SickCity in MP3 form a year or two ago and an alternate version can be found on haloblack's latest album, Throb. And finally, Arbor Vitate was originally a track on the Schaft album. It should be interesting to hear what the revamped versions of these songs sound like.

Watts signed to KMFDM Records.
3/2/04 - Read all about it.
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