Friday the 12th August 2005 HEADWEALTH 8-10pm with Sarah De Borre

Shai Hulud extravaganza bonanza! With only weeks to go till Shai Hulud bombard Australia I figured a Hulud request-fest would be a great way to get psyched for the upcoming shows. 

Send in your requests for Shai Hulud songs and any questions that you may have because I'll have the boys live on the show to talk about all the songs we play and answer any questions from you guys!

Get them thinkin caps on and email headwealth_pbs@yahoo.com.au or myspace me your Hulud requests along with any questions.

Tour Dates
Sunday, August 21: Annandale, Sydney
Wednesday, August 24: The Rev, Brisbane
Thursday, August 25: Enigma Bar. Adelaide
Friday, August 26: Rosemount, Perth
Saturday, August 27: HQ, Perth
Sunday, August 28: Stonecutters, Melbourne
Monday, August 29: Corner Hotel, Melbourne

About Shai Hulud
Shai Hulud is famous within the hardcore scene for their often complex compositions, misanthropic lyrics and revolving-door line-up. Originally hailing from Florida, the band later moved up to Poughkeepsie, NY. The two mainstay members of Shai Hulud are considered to be Matt Fox (guitar) and Matt Fletcher (originally guitar, but then moved on to bass), who together write most of the band's musical output. After the release of 2003's "That Within Blood Ill-Tempered" and a number of tours going into the subsequent year, vocalist Geert Van Der Velde decided to leave the band.

Initially, most people took this as the end of Shai Hulud, despite their previously high membership turnover rate, and this seemed to be the case until Matt Fox and Matt Fletcher came out on the band's homepage indicating that they would not be breaking up; instead, the band would change name to The Warmth of Red Blood and continue what had started with Shai Hulud. At the same time, they also started requesting that anyone who considered themselves up for the challenge of taking over vocal duties record a demo of themselves performing the track "Whether To Cry Or Destroy" (quite similar to the audition fellow hardcore maniacs The Dillinger Escape Plan did when auditioning new vocalists).

Surprisingly, the band seems to, despite the misanthropy that is their trademark, harbor a dry sense of humor, most notably on their web page, in liner notes and on the recently released record "A Comprehensive Retrospective: Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Release Bad and Useless Recordings".