THE NEW ORDAINED CD IS NOW AVAILABLE! Finally after months of delays, the new ORDAINED metal masterpiece "The Second Coming" is now available. This album has 13 songs, plus lyrics, special thanks, a full color tray card, custom artwork in the booklet and on the CD itself and a fold out poster. Also SINcluded in each sealed CD is a special ORDAINED bonus. The track listing is as follows: The Ordained, Caught In A Trap, Let There Be Death, Beloved, Sealed With A Fist, Lowly Little Pawn, Sanctum Secorum, Destroyer, I Am The One, Perversery Rhymes, Lunatic, Punk You, and Golgatha.
MetalFest 2000, Wilson, NC - Minutes before ORDAINED was to take the stage for the closing headline set, a flashpot (pyro) exploded unexpectedly while being set up in front of the drum riser. A member of the ORDAINED road crew, Youngblood, was directly over the device when it detonated. He suffered first and second degree burns to his face, neck, hands, arms, and legs. ORDAINED would like to thank the medic unit on the site for such a quick response, and also thanks to Donna and everyone else that helped to prepare Youngblood for the trip to the hospital. He was taken by ambulance to the hospital in Wilson, then transfered to Chapel Hill (which has a superior burn trauma unit). He has been released, and has returned home. The doctors have SINformed us that he will heal completely and will be back to his crazy self in no time.
From the "Nothin' but an Inkpig" department, The Reverend has added yet another permanant adornment to his skinart collection. Being the vain motherfucker that he is, he wanted to see more of himself every time he looked SINto the mirror. With the addition of a chest-up drawing of himself in stage gear (drawn by our artist Scapegoat, of course) inside his right bicep, he can see double BEFORE he starts drinking. This evens out the artwork on the insides of his biceps, the left arm has the ORDAINED Crown Of Thorns logo.
The Reverend has just purchased a 1995 Harley-Davidson DynaGlide. He has added it to his riding arsenal, to go along with his '94 custom Harley Sportster. Seems that every time he wants to go out on his sled, there is nobody around to cruise with him. Besides Crazy Mike, not many people around ORDAINED homebase even own sleds. The Rev is hoping to get enough support from the fans and the biker community to start up an ORDAINED Unholy Rollers Bike Run to the Veterans Memorial in Va. Beach. Anybody SINterested e-mail The Reverend.
The show with C.O.C. went over well, considering that our sound was not what it should have been. The crowd was fucking crazy, and we would like to thank all of the ORDAINED congregation that showed up. ORDAINED will be performing at Ziggys again in the near future, most likely as the headlining act.
April 6th, Y2K - Wally "The Dog" Parris has just purchased a brand new 9 piece Premier double bass drum set. "Fuck the bullshit, ORDAINED needs to have a thick ass, heavier sound for all these shows we will be playing in support of our new album" was how The Dog explained his new kit. Also, he got a brand new $564 Premier snare drum, and a couple of new cymbals to go along with it. This set has to be seen to be believed. The finish on the kit is nasty as fuck and the sound is incredible.
Last week of March '00 - ORDAINED soundman James Faw wrecked and totaled his '94 Grand Am on Route 168 in Chesapeake, VA while listening to an advance copy of the new ORDAINED album "The Second Coming". The car went off the road into a field and flipped several times before coming to a halt. James was cut and bruised up, but not seriously injured. At the time of the wreck, James was traveling alone. He is now driving a 2000 Grand Am and has plans to keep it on the pavement.
March 21, 00 - ORDAINED guitarist Rob Soul & a congregation disciple were nearly arrested in the parking lot before the Type O Negative / Coal Chamber concert here in Norfolk, VA. Seems that Norfolks finest snuck up to the car they were sitting in and busted them for drinking in public. They both were written up for drinking in public (which is bullshit, because the inside of a vehicle IS NOT public property), and fined $55 each. Kinda reminds you of the ORDAINED song "Possession (is 9/10 the law)".
For those of you with cable, keep an eye open for the VH1 Behind The Music episode featuring IGGY POP. During the interview segments filmed inside the world famous CBGBs in NYC, a large ORDAINED sticker is on the wall directly next to Iggy's head. It is clearly visible, so you can't miss it. I guess you never know where the Ministers of Metal will show up........
Pick up a copy of the JULY 1999 issue of PENTHOUSE magazine & don't be surprised when you see that The Reverend has had two of his original poems published in the "RIBALD RIMES" section. After reading them, if you are offended......... GOOD!
