I’m looking for thirteen new bands for Volume Three to be released sometime around August.

Previously there have been some questions about the type of music I am accepting for the releases, as well as accusations of being biased or unfair. To be clear, Wisconsin Sickness just is not about your standard rap or dance music. It is also not about music that sounds too poppy or happy.

That is not being closed-minded. It is about keeping these compilations focused on what I intended them to be about.

If you have any questions about if your band fits the bill, take a listen to what is on the previous releases or just send an mp3 over. It’s cool hearing other Wisconsin artists, even if they don’t fit into the focus of Wisconsin Sickness.

If your band is interested, here is what you will need:

- One or two songs in mp3 format, minimum 128kbps

- Band bio, photo, and logo (layered PSD file or white logo on black background preferred)

- Links (facebook, myspace, youtube, official website, etc.)

Along with whatever other information you want to include.

Email everything to: info@wisconsinsickness.com

Also, I am trying to make some changes to the site and bring it back to what I originally intended it to be. I am hoping to get ALL original WI bands featured here and included on the site permanently, hopefully with videos, mp3’s, etc.

This will be a slow process. If you would like your band included, please contact me with the same info as above. Otherwise I will be starting with the bands included on the Wisconsin Sickness comps and work down the line from there.

Be sure to use the contact form to send info about upcoming shows, as well, including date, time, lineup, flier, etc.

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His disturbing and feverish work truly fits the title of his website – In The Vein Of God – telling stories and asking the tough questions about the primal cycles of creation, destruction, and decay.

His works are very visceral snapshots through the veil into the dark side of the human experience, peering into the forgotten corners of human nature and instinct to remind us what is really in the mirror looking back.

Over the years Matt has worked with and created art for people such as Cradle of Filth, Michael Ninn, Vasily Konstantin, Cadillac Prairie Productions (Stephen King’s “Dolan’s Cadillac”), Attrition, Roadrunner Records, Bile, Sarah Jezebel Deva, Weston Ochse, Nocturne, Delirium Books, Army of Souls, J.F. Gonzalez, Charles Levi, Voiceprint, David Whitman, Aesma Daeva, Michael Laimo, Two Ton Anvil, Scott and Jeffrey Thomas, Catalyst Press, Brian Knight, Patrick Lestewka, and Triple XXX Records.

Though he no longer plays music, it still remains a huge influence, and he feels his art may be something of a pent-up release of the creativity and emotion he used to pour into his guitar.

Here is a selection of Matt’s work, including a brand new piece called “Trinity” that has yet to be published anywhere else:

See more, order prints, and keep up on the latest nightmarish visions from Matt Lombard on his website right here: www.mattlombard.com

He has also release a book featuring 80 pages of his best work from 1998-2008 called Atonement. You can grab that right here.

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This was our first real excursion into the Wisconsin underbelly to film the denizens and debauchery in the name of Wisconsin Sickness. I thought it would kill me for sure, so I enlisted some help. Because no one likes to die alone.

My first thought was James. Together we are no strangers to things that will most assuredly kill us. He’s been my willing victim…I mean, partner in crime, through vehicular mailbox assassination, giant deer skunk attacks in the woods, indoor match and firecracker warfare, assault and battery on a Laz-E-Boy by way of machete, and psychosomatic Lime’s Disease from Ed Gein’s ticks, to name a few.

But in the end I was too damn broke to go get him. So I had to turn to two people I was somewhat less fond of killing.

Luke didn’t seem to mind risking his life with me, but Jay had to work at the last minute. I don’t blame him. Would you hop into a car with a mildly agoraphobic, anxiety-ridden shut-in for a two-hour drive into shear madness?

When I informed him that I had only written down partial directions, and we refused the use of his map, I’m sure he breathed a sigh of relief that he had to work. The kind of relief that only comes with a new lease on life. His dinner that night, which happened to be at my house, with my wife while I was in Madison, was probably the greatest meal of his life.

Though he claims he really had his heart set on pizza.

So Luke and I set off into the great unknown, armed with only our half-assed directions, a pocket full of change, the expensive equipment Jay probably sold his soul to the devil himself to afford, and Jack keeping it all company in the trunk.

We got into Madison right on schedule, when suddenly the directions went hazy, we made a few too many loops around the capital, caught a glimpse of the gleaming Majestic Theater, and ended up running late to meet with Mute Grey.

But we did meet up with them across the street from The Frequency, where we talked to them in a spider-infested stairwell about their new music and full-length album slated for a February 2010 release. Unfortunately, singer Meagan Dunham wasn’t able to make it, but the rest of the band was really cool.

Then we moved the car to save twenty-five cents an hour on the parking meters, let Jack get some fresh air for a few minutes, and met up with Unum Machina to shoot an interview in the alley behind the Frequency over the sounds of traffic and drums pounding through the walls.

They recommended we check out another band playing that night called The Wake. I wish I could have talked to those guys before they played about filming a few songs for the site. The music was fast and full of crazy dynamics. They put on a great show. If you get the chance, don’t miss The Wake.

Unum Machina was the next band up, and they put on a killer show despite being sick. It seems the Wisconsin Sickness that night was H1N1. They cut the set short by one song because it was “more painful than they thought it would be,” but it was still amazing.

An Unum Machina set is a little like a rollercoaster ride, with all the right ups and downs to keep the energy level going strong. They take you through thick and abrasive hardcore, soft blues with dueling solos, and upbeat rock that the band just recently learned girls in Janesville are stripping to.

I suck at writing reviews, so just go see Unum Machina for yourself. These guys have real talent and creativity that will hold your interest and keep you wanting more.

Also, the Frequency is a great place to see a show. It’s a small, cozy place with huge sound. The show fliers and band stickers lining the walls and bar, not to mention all the beautiful girls, will give you something to look at while you’re waiting for the next band.

Luke was in charge of the still camera. Here are his photos from the night:

Note the Meth Tooth sticker on the toilet paper dispenser in the bathroom. They are on both volumes of Wisconsin Sickness comps and huge supporters of the site, so it was cool to find that.

Mute Grey, Unum Machina and Meth Tooth have a some badass songs on Wisconsin Sickness Vol. 2 and the Unum Machina song Infected, which isn’t about the swine flu but should have been dedicated to it that night, is featured in the Wisconsin Sickness Vol. 2 promo video.

The live videos and interviews from that night will hopefully be finished and posted up next week.

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What more could you ask for?

Nikki’s new set was actually taken before Audiophile, after hours in the bar where she works, and was her first time ever posing nude.

Nikki Farce is a Wisconsin Sickness exclusive Cannibelle. Leave a comment, show her some love!

You must be a registered member of the site to see the photos. The sign up process is free, fast, and easy. Register now right here.

Her new set is here: Nikki Farce – Just your average bartender…

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Download it now: CLICK HERE

Here is the track list:

01. Unum Machina – Infected
02. 40Oz Fist – Point The Finger
03. Headwork – Wasted
04. Mute Grey – Hush
05. Skylines – Delusions
06. Path – Buried Inside
07. A Break In The Storm – Wolves
08. Fading Faith – Better Off Alone
09. Dirtknap – See Inside
10. Lucidity – Lacerate The Lines
11. Spectors Of Sin – Conflict Unresolved
12. Seven Signs – Rise
13. Meth Tooth – At Least I’ll Leave A Beautiful Corpse
14. Unum Machina – Collapse In Concentration(A Conversation With Myself)
15. 40Oz Fist – Tight Like Christ
16. Headwork – Hindsight
17. Skylines – Happily Never After
18. Path – No Regret
19. A Break In The Storm – Warnings Only Go So Far
20. Fading Faith – Tumbling
21. Spectors Of Sin – Push Pull
22. Seven Signs – Walk

Watch the Volume Two promo video here.

There will be links and more info later right here.

Also, due to technical difficulties two bands that were supposed to be a part of Volume Two could not be included at the last moment. So drop by and check them out anyway:

Vintergrun – myspace.com/vintergrun

Urinary Anal Injection – myspace.com/urinaryanalinjection

I would also like to note that it has been purely by accident that both Volume One and Two both ended up with thirteen bands. Maybe it’s a bad omen, but hey, we already live in Wisconsin. How much worse could it really get?

- Download Wisconsin Sickness Vol. 2 Now

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Here are the photos, minus the hot half-naked bartenders. If anyone has any shots of them, send them over!

Headwork links: MySpace – Facebook

Dirtknap links: MySpace – Facebook

If anyone has any more pictures or videos please send them or the links to them to info [at] wisconsinsickness dot com

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