We were a bit disappointed last year when Vestascension couldn’t meet their goal of releasing a new song each month due to some crippling lineup changes beyond their control, losing a drummer and a vocalist. Now, the band seems to be on an upswing with a new lineup and new music on the horizon! Here’s what the band had to say:

…we released a sneak peak of some of our new music and the response was overall very positive. We want to just say thanks for keeping an open mind and being patient as well as supportive throughout this transition. We know it’s hard to gauge much of anything based off of a short clip from a random part in the middle of one of our songs-especially when we try to make each song really different musically-but we felt like it was time to share SOMETHING :) We’re in the studio doing more vocal pre-pro tonight and have lots of time booked coming up with the amazing Drew Mazurek [Mixer/Engineer] where we’ll be knocking out the vocals/mixes on the rest of our material. See ya soon!

The above clip sounds very promising! Their new vocalist sounds phenomenal, and I can’t wait until we can hear more! Keep up with Vestascension on Facebook for more information as it comes in.

- JR

We had the honour of posting Maryland dream-rock group Vestascension‘s last update, and so we’re pleased to update you with a few words from vocalist Mike Semesky, posted this time to the band’s Facebook.

For those out of the loop, Vestascension began the year by promising to give away a new track on the first of every month for FREE. This punishing schedule caught up with them after month seven, and so far we have eight tracks, but with the loss of their drummer and a multitude of other factors getting in the way, they’re understandably a little behind.

“Hey guys and gals, Semesky here. I just wanted to drop in and give you all an update on the hap haps in Vesta camp.

First and foremost, we would like to apologize for falling behind on our release schedule the past few months. We are all extremely disappointed that we’ve had to abandon our initial “1st of the month” release plans. Outside of getting hit in the face with a battle axe, getting bitten by a rabid wolverine, or experiencing 24 hours of severe diarrhea, our having to let the listeners down is probably the worst feeling ever. And Nate can vouch for that. Poor guy got slugged by an overzealous Octavianite at a Battle of Actium reenactment. I told him a million times “Nate, it’s okay if you want to be a spectator. But for the love of all things holy, don’t wear that damn ‘Cleopatra For President’ t-shirt!”

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