Giorgio: Amazing work guys. Sudan/Enoch/Theosophical Society are one of my biggest influences when I write music for my own project. Amazing how you can write these epics and keep the music interesting, really a good job.

We've just received some terrible news. Midnight/Mythic has shut its doors and, what with the recent bailing of most of the Art is Bullshit! label, the four active Theosophical projects have been left homeless. Luckily, the contracts we signed with each of the labels had the distribution and production rights revert back to us should something like this happen, so we are still in good stead. However, we are in need of a label.

There was a time when we ran our own (and we still insist on Theosophical Society Records numbering for albums so that collectors don't have to worry about juggling lots of numbers to catalog our releases), but what with our family lives and just the general flow of our careers at the moment, it simply isn't something that we can do. So what we are asking is this: A label willing to take on Enoch, Sudan, the Theosophical Society, the Grand Society and Pharaohs, including back catalogs.

This is a taxing agreement. There are about 20 albums or so between the five of them and a great deal are multiple discs. There are box sets on Pharaohs end that are somewhat high in discs. There's the production that they were given, which sometimes means costly printing and binding. We make no bones about the fact that covering us is expensive, but you get what you pay for; we routinely sell millions of copies and produce albums often.

Oh, and we're the most critically-acclaimed collective to never receive a single Birdie.

Here's to the future.

- Langdon

Just popping in to give everyone an update on the Theological front.

Just today, we finalized the release of the next singles from The Vault II and Vapors II which should be hitting stores quite soon. These are both the third singles of both albums, and they just feature older material; basically, they are radio promos with some older tracks as B-sides for someone who might not know us well and may want an intro disc. We only recommend them for collectors, but there is an iTunes and digital store discount for purchasing them in that format, so if you want to spend a couple bucks, you can get some songs. It's up to you, really.

Another bit of minor news is that the third single for The Sandman, the first of four releases by the Grand Society Mk. II, came out today. It features the next three parts and, like the two previous singles, is roughly an hour long. We did this because the main box with all three discs is just over three hours in length is quite expensive for a single album (roughly 40 bucks, or 20 pounds) and this allows people who aren't necessarily willing to pay that much all at once to get the music, without penalizing those are able or willing by letting them have all the music at once. However, for those who want only the single discs for economic reasons, fear not! The fourth single will have the last track of the album, but in addition it will have two epilogue tracks. The reasoning for this is as follows: For those who have read The Sandman before, you will know that the main story is in ten volumes. However, there are two additional volumes which merely add supplemental stories, like elements of the Silmarillion. These two extra volumes were also made into full songs by the Grand Society and they will be prominently featured as the final sections of this fourth disc. Unique material! A rarity from us, but there you go. And while it will eventually be on an album, that will not be for some time. Rest assured, however, that we do have a set date for its release; it's just several months from now.

Onto more major news, we would like to thank you for being so kind to our last albums from Enoch and Sudan. Sudan's went to number 3 worldwide and was top 10 in all but 1 region. Most of the regions, it was also in the top 5. Enoch's however, went to number 1 worldwide and in every region save two, where it hit the number 2 spot. It has been a long time since we have received this level of acclaim from everyone around the world and we would like you to know that we are very thankful and humbled by your devotion. We hope we will do well by you with our upcoming releases.

Pharaohs released their fourth album today, entitled Pharaohs! 4 - Om. Its lead single was also released, focusing on a trilogy of pieces on the album based on Brahma, Ganesh, and Siva, who are essentially the trinity of Hindu gods. The album focuses heavily on Indian religion, both Hinduism and Buddhism. It features use of sitars and more spacious sounds, as well as touching back on the early Theosophical Society records with highly ornate and flowery pieces with very complex structures. As a result, it is their longest studio album, coming in at just under 2 hours.

In touring news, Sudan has been on the road as the featured guest of the Black Gates on their tour in support of Constellations, their compilation album. They have been having an absolute blast and have really been enjoying meeting with their fans again after such a long hiatus. Daniel sent me an email this morning telling me to emphasize that they have not been writing any new material; they aren't quitting, but they want to really feel strongly about their new material before they put it down and, so far, nothing has sparked them. He offered no guarantee of when new material would come out, but did say that there were some things on his plate that had to get taken care of first. That would be the project that some lucky shows on the tour have seen as an encore, with Daniel, Rick, and others from Sudan and the Black Gates playing thrash metal tunes. They've been working on this together for a while and, sometime in the near future, they should be willing to unveil some original material. He wanted me to say, again, that the time table for that is not set in stone and it's very much a passion project between them and, should it come together as they intend, it will extend outside of thrash metal, but will be distinct from Sudan, the Black Gates, Sisyphean, and Tremors.

We've also been having quite a lot of fun on tour, doing short jaunts around the world with Pharaohs as an opener (as they are our second drummer, guitarist, and pianist playing together!), doing a week or two of shows around various regions in smaller venues. It allows us more flexibility than the full Theosophical rig, which requires somewhat large venues or large fields where we can get everything set up. As a result of the tour, Pharaohs has been producing reams of new material and we were able to finish the preparations on our next two compilation albums, after which will come some new material. We already have some riffs and melodies that we have been building off of and toying around with, and things look quite good! The album seems to be building itself into a classic prog rock sound, but modern touches keep seeping in. We would love to work with an outside producer on this one to get an outsiders opinion. Just an open offer; we'd be willing to send over our current working tapes and get some thoughts as well. (OOC: This is largely because I've noticed that, for whatever reason, there has been very little interaction with my groups from the RSG community. I can't exactly say I don't deserve that, as I have not done a great deal to interact with the rest of the community either. But all things begin with a step!).

And that is our Theosophical world at the moment. Good day to all of you.

- Langdon