It’s finally done! Last night we had friends and family over and had everybody listen to the completed album for the first time, and everybody really seemed to enjoy it. You’ve probably already seen the release box up above, you can use the player there to listen to all the tracks or download the album as a whole. You can also go to the album page to download individual tracks and read the lyrics.

Now that the album is done, we will be focusing on getting it into as many ears as possible, so if you like it, tell somebody! We’ll be doing some advertising but we’re relying on word of mouth to get this out there.

We’re also still hoping to have at least one track up on the Rock Band Network in the near future (hopefully by the time the store actually launches) so I’ll be working hard on that.

It’s been a long 2 and a half years, but it was worth it!

With the album mere weeks from completion, we’re preparing supplies for distribution; piles of CDRs, labels, and a brand new CD burner, with the printed inserts on their way.

Why are we bothering with a physical release, you might ask? Mostly because it will feel good to be able to hold something in our hands to prove the 3 years if work were worth it, but also so we’ve got something we can hand around and hopefully build up some interest via word of mouth. Plus it’ll just be awesome to see the great artwork from Miles in print!

So, stay tuned because containment failure is imminent, and don’t forget to keep an eye on our Twitter and Facebook feeds for day to day updates!

What’s this? An actual release? That’s right, we worked hard all day so the first thing you would see in the new year was a song release by Kurodust! This is the 99% final version of Doll In The Dust, track 4 from Containment Failure.

You can download below in 320kbps MP3 or use the player to stream it directly.

Hopefully this will get you revved up for the release of the full album, which we will be working hard over the coming weeks to complete. In the meantime, enjoy the song and please pass it along to your friends!

Download:
Doll In The Dust (11.5MB 320kbps MP3)

We also put together a short video with a little bit of background information about Doll In The Dust,  plus the first look at how the song will play in Rock Band!

I realised recently that we have been living in the future for quite a while: video phones, instant international communication, 3D televisions (soon), and we’re about to break into the year 2010, which is the most futuristic year of them all. What does this have to do with Containment Failure, you may be asking? Well, we were all hoping to get the album out by the end of the much less futuristic 2009, but unfortunately we haven’t been able to mix it as quickly as we hoped so we’re now targeting January 2010 for the release of the album.

We start the final mixing this week: Trevor and I will have a listen to what Rob has done thus far, and then we will all decide on changes and additions that need to be made, like backing vocals and effects.

However, keep an eye on this page over the first few days of the new year, as we hope to have a special sneak preview ready to go! Once that is up we will also be trying to drive a bit more traffic through the site to get some anticipation for the album happening, and you may have noticed I’ve made a few design changes to the site to prepare for that. Most notably, I’ve moved the social networking links right up to the top of the page, so make sure to click them and tell all your friends that Containment Failure is imminent!