Two great upcoming East Bay shows:
Thursday March 27th, 2008 - 8pm
Time Out Bar and Patio
1822 Grant St
Concord, CA
M.O.D. (Method of Destruction) (feat. Billy Milano and Scott Sargeant)
Scorched-Earth Policy
Almost Dead
a Lommori Production
21 and over - $15
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Thursday April 17th, 2008 - 8pm
Betty's Rock Bar
1251 Arroyo Way
Walnut Creek, CA
DragonLord (feat. Eric Peterson - Testament)
Enemy of Life
Scorched-Earth Policy
Almost Dead
a Lommori Production
21 and over - $10
Current Playlist:
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Season's Greetings and all that. Hope this holiday season finds you all in good health and good spirits.
Scorched-Earth Policy would like to invite you to a very special show:
New Year's Eve
Monday Dec. 31st, 2007 - 8pm
Time Out Bar and Patio
1822 Grant St
Concord, CA
Dublin Death Patrol (Bay Area Legends!)
Re:Ignition
Scorched-Earth Policy
3rdRail
a Lommori Production
21 and over - $25
Current Playlist:
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New show here:
Friday Oct. 19th, 2007 - 8pm
Eli's Mile High Club
3629 Martin Luther King Jr. Way
Oakland, CA
Moons of Cronos (CD Release show!)
Scorched-Earth Policy (Bay Area Metal)
Hexe (Two-Piece Mayhem)
a Lava Nights Production
18 and over - $7
Writing and demoing new stuff at a pretty good clip these days. Looking for November and December gigs as well. More shows and new tunes to come….
Current Playlist:
8/12/07
Greetings and Salutations…
We booked a couple local shows over Labor Day weekend, so c'mon out if you're in town. Here they are:
Friday Aug. 31st, 2007 - 8pm
Britannia Arms
1087 DeAnza Blvd.
Cupertino, CA
Deadringer
Bomb and Scary
Scorched-Earth Policy
a Man Down Production
Saturday September 1st, 2007 - 8pm
Bourbon St.
2765 Clayton Rd.
Concord, CA
Sons of Oswald (ex-Greenlight the Bombers / Omissa)
Scorched-Earth Policy (Bay Area Metal)
Triclops! (ex-Victim's Family / Bottles and Skulls)
White Pine (S.F. Prog)
a Sharp House Production
21 and over - $10
Other than that, we've been crankin' out riffs left and right and new tunes are coming along nicely. More shows to come….
Current Playlist:
Howdy,
Thanks to everyone that came out to the Ludicra/Middian gig at The Uptown. We had a blast and Amanda is great! So, we're gonna do it again.
New Show:
Saturday July 21st, 2007 - 8pm
The Uptown
1928 Telegraph Ave.
Oakland, CA
Threat Signal (Nuclear Blast)
Bloodjinn (Pluto)
Year of Desolation (Prosthetic)
Scorched-Earth Policy (Bay Area Metal)
Get there early! S.E.P. is playing first.
21 and over - $10 advance / $12 door
More shows on the way...
Current Playlist:
Yes, hell has frozen over! Scorched-Earth Policy has a new line-up and we've booked the first of many shows to come in support of our latest release, "MMVI". We'll be playing at the Uptown in Oakland on Tuesday June 5th.
Here it is:
Tuesday June 5th, 2007 - 8pm
The Uptown
1928 Telegraph Ave.
Oakland, CA
Ludicra (Alternative Tentacles)
Middian (Metal Blade)
Minsk (Relapse)
Scorched-Earth Policy (Bay Area Metal)
Get there early! S.E.P. is playing first.
21 and over - $8
Joining us for all upcoming shows will be Judd Mason (Stomach) on lead vocals and Glen Alvelais (Forbidden, Testament, LD/50, Tenet) on lead guitar.
It's been a blast jamming with these two gentlemen - The set-list is destroying! We're thrilled to have a fully-functional 5-piece band again with the chops and enthusiasm to do the Scorched-Earth Policy catalog justice. Cheers!
Look forward to seeing all of you and crushing for the rest of 2007. More shows on the way...
Current Playlist:
New reviews for "MMVI" have been posted here.
"MMVI" is also now available at CDBaby.com and at the iTunes Music Store.
Our new lineup for '07 is in place and we're rehearsing our balls off right now. Shooting for some shows in May and annoucements will be forthcoming.
Stay tuned and talk some shit about us on MySpace or something. Ha!
Current Playlist:
8/12/06
Greetings everyone:
Well, the new Scorched-Earth Policy release "MMVI" is finally here. It's been a long road and we're super pride of this disc - all 7-songs / 29 minutes of it. We really appreciate all the correspondence from everyone in the past year, so here's the record and cheers!
Track listing for "MMVI" :
1. Dropping Names
2. Heartland
3. Train Rolls Without You
4. Still the King (1935-1977)
5. Regeneration
6. Memorial Day
7. Don't Let it Bring You Down (Neil Young)
Produced by Scorched-Earth Policy with Thilo Fehlinger
Be sure to check out some streaming full-length songs on our MySpace page and order a copy here.
We've been hard at work, jamming and coming up with a live set that will blow doors. We're shooting for some mid-October, November and December live dates to unleash the mayhem, so any of you promoters out there, give us ring.
It's looking like the honorable Judd Mason, vocalist extraordinaire from the band Stomach, will be graciously lending us his talents for this round of live shows. We've had a lot of fun with Judd and it just sounds crushing! He's got the perfect Ronnie James meets Brutal Truth chops, tone and attitude that this band will always be in need of.
Enjoy the rest of the summer and we'll see you soon. One last note: the new Scorched-Earth Policy email address is: band@scorched-earthpolicy.com
Thanks!
S.E.P.
Current Playlist:
Greetings! Hope you're all having a kick-ass summer.
It's taken entirely too goddamn long, but Scorched-Earth Policy is very pleased to announce that our new 7-song / 29-minute disc "MMVI" is FINISHED!
Our main man, Thilo Fehlinger, was at the helm again and we really took our time this last year making sure that the songwriting and production was as perfect as it could be. Cheers to Thilo for helping us capture this beast on tape and making it ROCK!
We're holding off on releasing it just yet because we're talking to a few labels about getting it released in the U.S., Europe and Japan where it belongs. A new live set is also being whipped into shape, so we'll be taking it to the streets sooner or later. Stay tuned for that.
So for now, enjoy the final mix MP3 samples on the Sounds page and let us know what you think.
Also, check out the new Scorched-Earth Policy page on MySpace.com and add yourselves to our Friend's list or whatever the hell you do on that thing.
Current Playlist:
1/9/05
Happy 2005, everybody! Hope the new year finds you all in good health and good spirits.
It's been a rainy weekend at the crib, so I've hunkered down with a case of Coors light, some Souza white tequila, Black Sabbath's Born Again album (goddamn is Ian Gillian on fire!) and decided to update this site and upload some new music.
So where did 2004 go for Scorched-Earth Policy? Well, after playing a load of great gigs in 2003 supporting the Salvage Nothing disc, we found ourselves once again dealing with all the bullshit that goes along with being an unsigned metal band. You know, getting rid of flakey band members, alcoholic seizures, divorce, home ownership, unemployment, etc., etc... It was quite a year. But, through it all, we kept cranking at least three days a week writing and recording what we believe to be our best set of tunes yet.
Now, with all the dead weight cleared out, we will be releasing our new recording in the next month or so and should be back on the live circuit sometime in the spring.
In the meantime, there's an 8-minute MP3 sampler on the Sounds page of the new stuff that will hopefully tide you over until the actual release. Enjoy it and let us know what you think.
The Images page has also been updated.
Current Playlist:
R.I.P. Diamond D. - long live the shred.
Due to some unforeseen scheduling difficulties, S.E.P. WILL NOT be playing in Petaluma on Oct. 17th. We strongly encourage you to check out this show anyway because STOMACH RULES!!! Meanwhile, we're back in the trenches for the time being hashing out loads of new material and figuring out what will be recorded in the coming months. Stay tuned.
Check out new interviews with S.E.P. at www.concreteweb.be and www.ballbusterhardmusic.com
Killer new reviews for the "Salvage Nothing - 2002 Demo" release
Unrestrained Magazine - Summer '03 issue
Midwest Metal Magazine - Summer '03 issue
Aversionline.com
Hellridemusic.com
Blistering.com
Stonerrock.com
Our new recording, "Salvage Nothing - 2002 Demo" is now available. See the Sounds page for MP3's and ordering information.
Produced by Scorched-Earth Policy with Thilo Fehlinger. 6 songs - 32 minutes.
We'd like to thank Dave Pehling and the San Francisco Bay Guardian for a very kind review they did of our recent show at the CW Saloon. Cheers! Thanks also go out to all of the great bands we've been playing with as of late and some very cool promoters as well.
Buy our self-titled debut album from Rage of Achilles Records here.
Check out www.aversionline.com for a killer review of said album.
Check out www.dynamicrock.com for an interview with S.E.P. from a few months back.
Check out these REVIEWS of Bootcamp Demo 2000.
S.E.P. will be playing two great ALL AGES shows coming up with Superjoint Ritual (members of Pantera, Down and Hank III) and Stomach. These will be the only NorCal shows we'll be doing in the next few months as we are getting ready to record some new tunes. If all goes well, you will see a new Scorched-Earth Policy disc by years end. See you at the gigs!
S.E.P. will be appearing on the KSJS Insanitarium radio show in San Jose on Thursday August 8th from 10pm to 2am. This is a great metal radio show and we look forward to shooting the shit with the Madman and spinning some tunes. Also, two new killer shows coming up in Los Angeles and San Jose.
2 new Bay Area shows coming up.
We'd like to invite all of you Southern California metal freaks to a few shows we have coming up in Los Angeles. Come on out and check the live show! We are also in the process of readying 4 or 5 new tunes to record very soon, some of which we will be playing live at these dates. See you at the gigs!
2 new shows coming up.
Well, it's that time again. After spending the last month holed up in our rehearsal space finishing 5 or 6 new songs, we will be doing 3 great shows in April. For these gigs we'll be debuting 2 new tunes as well as dusting off a few old chestnuts that we haven't played live in a very long time.
Some of the fine bands we'll have the honor of playing with this month include, SX-10 (feat. Sen Dog of Cypress Hill), Vio-lence, Skinlab, Hostility, Pissing Razors, Stomach, Primate, 40 Grit, Something Must Die, 3rdRail, to name a few.
Powerslave.com, Miller Genuine Draft and Zero Magazine present:
NorCal Underground Metal Compilation CD release show
Saturday March 1st
Bourbon St.
2765 Clayton Rd.
Concord, CA
with
Scorched-Earth Policy, Fellatia, Asylum and El Buzzard
S.E.P. plays at 10pm sharp!
$8 (admission includes CD)
NorCal Metal Comp CD available at: Amoeba Music, Rasputin Music, Streetlight Records and Axis Comics and Books
New show, this Saturday.
Happy New Year! We've got a great show coming up in San Francisco at The Pound.
We've got four killer shows coming up with some great bands including Agent Orange, 40 Grit, Krenshaw, Greenhouse Effect, Primate, Dopesick, and many others. So come on out and pick up our new CD while enjoying these shows.
Four new kick-ass shows added.
Come on out to Kimo's in S.F. Friday night for our show with Century Media artists Shiva , along with Hightower and Two Guys (Oregon).
Greetings all. We are entering the mixing phase of our new recording, so with any luck we should have some MP3's for you to peruse by the end of the month. There will be five new originals and one cover, "Don't Let it Bring You Down", which we recorded for inclusion on a forthcoming Neil Young tribute album.
In the meantime, we have three nice SHOWS coming up in August. We'll be sharing stages with some great bands including Skinlab, Technocracy, Sift and Born Naked (feat. Herb from Primus). You can also catch us at Nadine's Wild Weekend which is some kind of local music showcase thingy. So come on out and party.
Two ass-kickin' SHOWS are coming up in San Francisco. The first will be with the legendary PRONG at Slim's on May 16th. After that we'll be tearin' it up with the completely insane STRAPPING YOUNG LAD at The Pound on May 22nd.
These bands haven't toured very much in recent years so come check out some killer music!
We have finished recording all of the music for our next release and our in the process of doing vocals at the moment. We can't wait to get it out!
Come on out to Kimo's this Friday. We'll be tearin' it up with the almighty Mudslinger, along with Infamy and Coffin Texts from L.A.
Happy New Year! S.E.P. heads into Trident Studios this weekend to begin recording with our official new vocalist, Richard Perot. We are extremely excited and can't wait to lay these new tunes down. Thilo Fehlinger and Juan Urteaga will man the board once again to capture our latest slab of molten metal mayhem. It will rock!
S.E.P. will also contribute a song to the upcoming Neil Young Tribute album to be released in late 2002 on MetalEdge Records out of Boston.
Tons of new shows have been added to the TOURS page. Come on out and check the new material.
Of note, we will be opening the San Francisco date of the upcoming Strapping Young Lad west coast tour. YESSSSSS!!!! SYL includes singer/songwriter/musician/producer extraordinaire Devin Townsend of Steve Vai fame, and ridiculously talented drumgod Gene Hoglan, ex-Dark Angel, Death, Testament. This will be insane!
Happy Holidays! We'd like to thank everyone that came out to our shows at Kimo's and Sherry's Lounge. We had a blast and it was great test driving our new tunes. We will be playing at the Pound in San Francisco on Jan. 5th and Kimo's again on January 18th. Check the TOURS page for details.
11/20/01
If you are too broke for Slayer that night, come on out to Kimo's in San Francisco on December 7th, as we will be rocking out with our good friends Mudslinger, Ph'cophony and also, Fighting Mutts. We've got a killer set of new tunes together with our friend Mark T. on vocals. We'll be opening the show at 9:30 sharp! Check the TOURS page for details.
We are also in the process of booking a Sunday night show at Sherry's in Hayward for December. More on that when it is confirmed.
Our apologies to anyone that came out to Kimo's expecting to see us play on September 21st. Due to the mass murder on 9/11, my vacation plans got severely screwed and I ended up being stranded in Ohio for an extra day. Subsequently, I also missed the Tool and Meshuggah show that I had tickets for while on vacation. I'm considering suing the al Qaeda network for damages. Dickheads.
The full-length album is available now on Rage of Achilles Records. Order it here! Also, check out the Rage of Achilles full-page ad (including S.E.P.) in the latest issue of Terrorizer magazine. (Emperor is on the cover). There is also a review of the record in this issue.
More news soon.................
9/7/01
We will be doing a little show at Kimo's in San Francisco on Sept. 21st with our good friends Ph'cophony and 401K. Come on down and check out a fresh heap of new S.E.P. tunes. Check the TOURS page for details.
Check out these REVIEWS of Bootcamp Demo 2000. Also updated the BIO page. The Scorched-Earth Policy full length album on Rage of Achilles records will be released October 15th.
7/9/01
Greetings. Just wanted to thank everyone for their email inquires as to what the hell S.E.P. has been up to. I was going to wait until we overhauled the site, but here's a brief update.
First off, we have an album coming out on England's Rage of Achilles Records in October. They are repackaging both the "Bootcamp Demo 2000" and "Tones of Ambivalence XCIX" releases on one CD. So basically it's an 8 song, 44 minute album that kicks ass!
Secondly, check out killer new reviews of the "Bootcamp Demo" in the latest issues of Illliterature and Metal Maniacs. This comes on the heels of numerous other great reviews from various sources around North America and Europe. I'm going to post this stuff shortly.
Third and most importantly, we have been writing a ton of great new music with Berkeley-based singer, Mark T. We're looking forward to taking it and him out live in the next few months. Right now, though, the creative streak is so strong, we don't want to interrupt it for anything else. The music comes first for us as it always has and everything else can wait. Our vision and focus are clearer than ever and it really shows in the material. It will destroy!
We're also busy demoing the new stuff on our digital recorder for another label. There is a possibility of recording and releasing a brand new full length album that would contain all the material we have written in the last nine months or so. More on that story as and if it develops…..
Last, we are slowly but surely gathering the materials to overhaul this site. We've been wanting to do it for a while, but there are only so many hours in a day. When forced to choose between fucking around with the website or writing songs, the music always wins. Without that, the rest doesn't mean shit anyway!
That's it for now and we look forward to seeing you soon.
Mark L.
S.E.P.