NEWS   A new intervierw that Jay did with Tennesee's "The Metal Show" has been posted in the media section. Thanks again to Chris for making it happen.


After the Straight Line Stitch interview late last month I began to notice a need for alot more depth in the 'views. It's just fair to everyone and especially to the bands!

With that in mind, I approached our next interview. I've had some 'here and there' contact with Jay of Senate since last year and he was willing to be my first target! Jay had a wealth of knowledge to share with us about the band, the Canadian metal scene, their release 'The Great Northern Scenekill', and just what it all means! We hope you'll enjoy it! -Chris

TMS: You've received great reviews from Metal Maniacs, Exlaim!, Blabbermouth, and many others and especially toward the quality of production on your debut. In fact, it's also been labeled as 'as the third best independent album of 2007'. What can you tell us about the direction of your late 2006 release 'The Great Northern Scenekill' and what metal fans who have not yet heard it can expect? Of note, there was a false sense of security in the Intro before my ears were kicked in by...

Read more here...

http://www.myspace.com/bwana330

Thanks to CDbaby our CD is available in over 2400 Independant store all over the world.

If you prefer to get our CD in a local area store, then send us an email at

senateinquires at senatemetal.com

with the area where you're from and we'll let you know what stores in your area carry our CD.

*Order only*

Matt did an interview with Stephen Becker of Germany's metal/goth webzine Obliveon.de. For those of you who can't read German I've posted the english transcript in the media section.

Happy 2008 To All!!

Just wanted to give you guys an update on what's going on in the Senate camp...Pat returned from a 2 month run with Despised Icon filling in for Alex on the drums, and we managed to squeeze in a show with Beneath The Massacre a couple days afterwards. The main business however is that we've been writing and demo-ing tunes for our next record! We're nearly half a dozen tunes in, and we have lots more ideas that just need to be arranged and recorded and I would say that things are progressing very well.

As far as the tunes go they are all quite different from each other, and quite different from the Scenekill record. Some are longer and more technical, a couple are shorter and more aggressive and a couple ideas are coming out very melodic, so it looks like its gonna be a much more diverse and interesting outing this time.

Some of the new titles are:

Everyone's a Christian On Their Deathbed
Sympathy For The Insects
The Whore
Vices
Speak Through Me

We're aiming to do some in studio preproduction in late March/Early April so you'll get a chance to hear some new ideas around then.
Anyways take care all and we'll see you soon!

Senate

Also a show review of our gig with Beneath The Massacre has appeared in Exclaim! Magazine, it's been added to the media section, You might have noticed the new layout of our website, a special thanks goes to Jm... GrimM... for the artwork. The dude is super talented and anybody looking for some cool album art should throw a message his way!

www.myspace.com/jefreymikalgrimm


Do you want to see Senate in your hometown, make sure you go here and let us know!

http://eventful.com/performers/P0-001-000062074-2/demand?bg=black&fg=FFFFFF


Senate has been chose as band of the week on the Wolf's Den. (Chicago) One song on our CD will be played every hour on the show for the week. Then on Thursday night at midnight, they have a segment of the show called THE MIDNIGHT ALBUM. That's when they play the whole damn CD for the world to hear.

So make to let everyone know and spread the word!

The show airs Monday to Thursday 10PM and Sunday 7PM. (CDT USA)

www.fearlessradio.com

During the show, you can instant message them.

fearlessradio00@yahoo.com

fearlessradio00@aol.com

fearlessradio@msn.com

Or can call them at

(312)224-8273

You can email the Wolfman at

wolfman@fearlessradio.com


Facebook now offers band profiles something along the lines of myspace. I set one up and you can check it out here.

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=6582178628

The songs will have to wait a few days for approval but if you're on Facebook, add us and it'll be another we can keep people updated on Senate happenings.

*Senate*


A new review from Deathdoom Productions (UK)

SENATE
"The Great Northern Scenekill"

Although nothing original, Senate do appeal instantly. Their album, a Canadian spin on Pantera's "The Great Southern Trendkill" might sucker you into believing this is a rip off, mimicking the former sludge masters but actually nothing could be farther from the truth. Senate pack a real punch with their modern Deathcore style which motors along at a constantly fast pace, with some interesting solo's thrown in for good measure. Similar in style and sound to Englishmen Gutworm, but laced with some more European style influences, "The Great Northern Scenekill" will raise pulses and turn heads!!

DDDD - Doomtastic
4 out of 5

http://www.myspace.com/deathdoomproductions

That's right, issue #108 is out and BraveWords & Bloody Knuckles put our album "The Great Northern Scenekill" as #3 in the top 10 demos/indies releases of 2007!



1. Redeemer - 4 song EP
2. Divinity - Allegory
#3. Senate - The Great Northern Scenekill
4. The Ottoman Empire - Way Of The Blade
5. Ledyard - Demo 2007
6. Black Kreek - Power Of Reality
7. Cryogen - This Nightmare
8. Discrete - Absent Of Light
9. The Downward Candidate - Distort & Confuse
10. Remain - Died A Hero



New review from Exclaim! Magazine!

Review by Jill Mikkelson- December 2007 Exclaim! Magazine

Senate
The Great Northern Scenekill

It is a rare feat for a band to release a record that sounds this good, not only musically but especially production-wise, without the connections and cash that come with signing to a label. With members from Threat Signal and Martyr, and hailing from both Ontario and Quebec, the hidden gem that is The Great Northern Scenekill offers an invigorating twist in the ever-eclectic Canadian underground. Senate draw influence from the European melody meets thrash stylising of bands like Darkane but incorporate a distinct North American edge along the lines of the Black Dahlia Murder, without the pseudo-black metal and tendency towards generics. Though some songs are needlessly long, the repetition isn't mind numbing simply because it offers you another chance to absorb the awesome. Having already attracted a decent amount of hype from Canadian metal magazines, as well as a good deal of attention on their myspace page, it's only a matter of time before they take their place alongside Canada's other world class metal acts. (Independent)


Our album is now available through CDBaby.net http://cdbaby.com/cd/senatethrash as well as being featured starting tomorrow (Nov 13, 2007) in two areas of their website.

http://cdbaby.com/style/96

http://cdbaby.com/style/86

Also thanks to CDBaby, we're nowing being submitted for digital downloading. Soon we'll be available through all your favourite digital services such as iTunes (etc.)

We'll put a notice up when things to start to appear online.

Cheers!


Check out the new Senate review at Obliveon.de in the Import CD section. If you can't read German, head over to our myspace or website and read the english translation.

Cheers!

www.senatemetal.com
www.myspace.com/senatemetal


Want to win a free Senate T-Shirt and CD!? Check out the contest at www.Metalinks.nl along with an album review and interview with Senate's vocalist Matt Difranco!



Genre-bending in the Canadian post-death fashion is the name of the game for this outfit, as the relentless debut full length implies. They've had all kinds of professional producers and studio guys to help 'em attain the perfection they desired, but even if this one bore a more unprofessional sound, the songs speak for themselves. Lifting the Swedish thrash template of At The Gates and Carnal Forge-style speed attacks and cyber-tech pummeling techniques a la Meshuggah, Strapping Young Lad and Textures are intertwined to create a crushing, high-octane, pit-monger of a release. Could fit well on a death metal tour, metalcore festival or anything in between. I suspect bigger things are in the works... - Dave Brenner, Firing Squad column, Metal Maniacs, Sept 2007 issue

We now have a review in brave words & Bloody Knuckles #104. We received an awesome 9/10.


Senate sign with Steven Scharf Entertainment.

Senate is proud to announce that Steven Scharf, of Steven Scharf Entertainment is now the exclusive licensee for Senate. Steven Scharf oversees the film and television division for Carlin America Publishing. Steven is looking into the placement of our music in mediums such as, T.V, Movies and Video Games to name a few. We're looking forward to working with Steven and Steven Scharf Entertainment in the future!

Steven Scharf is also representing Senate's producer Julius "Juice" Butty.

Cheers!

*Senate*



April 18, 2007

As some of you might, or might not have noticed. We now have a new logo, which was designed by Tim Boughton of Dissonance Studios. If you like to have Tim do some work for you or if you just want to check out other projects he's done. You can check out his website at:

www.dissonance.ca

Thanks again to Tim for his hard work and professionalism!


I've also added some new banners I made to the media section,with the new logo and an updated look.



April 17, 2007

*Update* I added a text version of the Unrestrained! article to the media section!



April 16, 2007

Just a quick heads up, there's an interview with us in this months issue of UNRESTRAINED! magazine. Run to your local magazine shop and grab a copy! I'll be adding a text transcript and scan of the actual article in the next day or two.



April 04, 2007

Senate has been featured as Band Of The Month for April at Fearshop.com . They have a wide variety of Metal / Horror merchandise and much more. Stop by and check them out! Thanks to Miguel and all the cool people at Fear shop for choosing us as this month's winner.

www.fearshop.com

fearshop.com/botb-senate.asp

Also, we just wanted you to know that on tonights episode of Dirt Talk Radio they will be featuring a cut from our album "The Great Northern Scenekill"
So everyone make sure to tune in!
LIVE TONIGHT AT 8 PM CST ON NOMAD RADIO
WWW.NOMADRADIONETWORK.COM

or Rock Nation Radio
www.rocknationradio.com



March 24, 2007

A toy sculptor (based out of Daly City, Califonia) who goes by Jay222, liked our music so much he contacted us and asked if he could make us a toy, and of course we said yes! Here are a few pics of the toy taken on the day it arrived. Thanks so much to Jay222, you can check out pics of his other creations on his myspace.

http://www.myspace.com/jay222toys