16.03.2007 Press release: PICTURE OF THE MOON signs EP deal with DARK BALANCE Its seems the metal world can welcome a new label: DARK BALANCE, based in The Netherlands. The label wants to support upcoming artists/bands if their quality of music is worth noticing.Since the label is all about metal without any particular subgenre, any band with some Metal roots is welcome. First release will be of the Dutch progressive Rock/Metal band PICTURE OF THE MOON. This Release is produced by Joost van den Broek (AFTER FOREVER) and contains three songs. After their appearance up to the semi-finals during the Metalbattle 2006 PICTURE OF THE MOON is getting known in the club scene in The Netherlands. Release date of the EP with the title 'Ageless Day' is set on the 1st of June 2007. On the 14th of April PICTURE OF THE MOON will present their EP in Atak, Enschede (NL). The title track of the EP can be heard on the band's website and MySpace.

DARK BALANCE website: http://www.darkbalance.com
15.03.2007 The titlesong of our forthcoming EP, Ageless Day, was added to our discography and MySpace site!
25.02.2007 A lot happened the past few months. We found ourselves a good label to release our EP with, worked on the artwork (see the poster!), arranged a CD Release Party with some awesome support acts and more gigs are lining up in our schedule! We'll be working on a new website in the style of our new EP. So keep on checking back regularly!



17.12.2006 We are still waiting for the artwork being finished and are looking for oppurtunities to release our EP on CD.

14.12.2006 The very first sounds of Ageless Day will be broadcasted in Frans Keylard's show Rogues' Gallery
http://www.thedividingline.com/rg.html


Time:
Thursday 14th of December: 8PM-12PM Pacific Time
Friday 15th of December 5AM-9AM, Dutch time


Or listen to the archive!

7.12.2006
Sander - Bass amp
Sander - This one goes to 11
Flashback to the bass recordings: when we were about to record bass guitar, we didn't know what a surprise Sander would bring to the studio. One thing is for sure... this amp goes to eleven...

6.12.2006
Mix - Pic 1: Rudolf spontaniously started to headbang every time he heard Ageless Day
Sinterklaas has brought us nice presents last night. An e-mail came that the first version of the mix is now ready. I for one am amazed with it... Wow, simply great! Now we will collect the opinions from within the band and will send it to Joost. Then he will begin making the definitive mix and Ageless Day will be ready to rock the world... I can't stop listening to this stuff.

Michiel

30/31.11.2006
Day 6 - Pic 1
Day 6 - Pic 2
Day 6 - Pic 3
Day 7 - Pic 1
The sixth day of the recordings of Ageless Day was a really long but productive one, although we had some trouble getting our producer out of his bed. Again... Because Joost was just awaking from his coma, Rudolf and I decided to make use of the pool table in the living room of the building where the key- and vocal recordings are taking place. We are kind of getting used to the pattern that a slow wake up is the best guarantee for a productive day. This pattern was once again confirmed - we recorded the keyboards of all the songs and the vocals of two songs on day 6. Also Rudolf did some voices which we are going to use in one song. On the seventh day I only had to sing the remaining song, so it was just a short session. Now it's time to mix and master all the tracks into the final product!

Michiel

24.11.2006
Day 5 - Pic 1
Day 5 - Pic 2
Today we recorded Sander's bass riffs. After some problems with getting Joost out of his bed and Sander's new bass top, things started off smoothly. We were so caught up in our music, that we forgot to have lunch. So Joost and I escaped the studio and bought snacks and dinner for everbody. While the rest of the band was experimenting with a capo on Sander' bass guitar, I cooked my vegetarian special “Pasta á la Michiel” which everybody enjoyed. Because all the drum and guitar recordings are done, this was our last day in the Excess studio in Rotterdam. Joost will continue to make a great mix in his home studio, where I will join him next week to finish the recordings with keyboards and of course vocals.

Michiel

23.11.2006
Day 4 - Pic 1
Day 4 - Pic 2
Day 4 - Pic 3
Some more news from POTM in the studio! After the producer got out of bed, the day started of with the rhythm guitar parts of No Break Space, after which we recorded some lead parts of that same song. After that job was done, it was time for the lead guitar parts and solos of Black Roses and Ageless Day. They turned out very nice and very fast! Sander arrived in the studio for the first time today, and was smiling a lot, so that means he likes it a lot! We bet you can't wait for the end result. Well, neither can we...

Sjoerd

21/22.11.2006
Day 2 - Pic 1
Day 3 - Pic 1
While our neighbours in this lovely place (Excess studio's Rotterdam) want to break down the foundations of their building, our foundation is now rock solid. It cost Rudolf several drum sticks, blood, sweat and tears, but... We finished recording the drums yesterday. It already sounds awesome, so I wonder if we should even record any more tracks. Hmm, it can even sound more awesome with some great guitar riffs on top of it! Today we are first going to make some really good guitar sound, after which Frans will record his parts. Then we will sleep, and dream of the Japan 2008 tour. Check back for more info tomorrow!

greets Sjoerd

20.11.2006
Day 1 - Pic 1
Day 1 - Pic 2
Hi there,

This morning we (Rudolf, Sjoerd & Frans) left from Enschede at the very metallish time of 7 AM. Nothing special happened at our train trip, so we won't bother you too much with it. Although we arrived at 10 AM sharp, Joost suffered from some heavy traffic, but when he arrived the fun was ready to begin! Setting up the drum kit and creating the drum sound went peachy and the food was very well prepared by Rudolf. After dinner we had a blast recording the drums for Black Roses, during which Michiel showed up. Well, after this tiring day of getting up way too early, we'll call it a day. Tomorrow you'll hear more of us!

Cheers, Frans

19.11.2006 The global recording scheme:

20,21 November: Rudolf's drums
22,23,24 November: Sjoerd's and Frans' guitars
25,26 November: Sander's bass
27,28,29 November: little break for Joost to recover from our loud noise and to make an intermediate mix
30 November: Michiel's keyboards
1,2 December: Michiel's vocals
Afterwards of course the final mixing and mastering process...
16.11.2006 We're all very excited about recording our new EP with Joost in the next couple of weeks. We hope to post here every day that we're recording some writings and photo's about the progress we're making. Keep reading!
20.10.2006 Press release: The Dutch progressive metalband Picture of the Moon will start recording their new CD Ageless Day end of November 2006. The CD will be produced by Joost van den Broek (After Forever) and will contain four songs: Black Roses, No Break Space, Depth and Ageless Day.
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