Tour was amazing ... 36 days of chaos and party. We have a split coming out with Transient on Relapse Records. While in philly we signed with Season Of Mist. We have a full length coming out this spring. New things in the works for our band.. More updates soon..

All gearing up for tour.. We have a majority of the dates booked, We got a lot of shit thrown on top of us at once and we're sorting it out before this 35 day tour. We're working out logistics for Transient split with a label we're all stoked about, and at the same time in the middle of figuring out a contract for another label we're even more stoked to be a part of.. All the info will be released soon enough its been awhile since we've had official releases come out and we can't be more happy with whats happening with the band.. Check our myspace for dates and any that aren't booked if you feel like helping out thats always appreciated - Elitist

Recorded with Adam Pike for the split with transient.. sounds vile as we ever have. stoked for people to hear this!

FOR THE RECORD

FUCK LAMBGOAT BLOGGERS.. I fucking passionately hope Elitist is never associated with that goddamn website. Josh and I do occasionally peak at that website to utterly laugh and i mean hysterically laugh at the bands that get signed and the bullshit fucking music they create. The shit kids say about Makh dying is fucking disgraceful.. We all play music to entertain and create. One of our own fucking died, doing the same shit WE DO. And to all the fucks that pretend to go to shows and then go home and get on LAMBGOAT ...YOUR FUCKING DELUSIONAL.. YOU ARE NOTHING.. FUCKING NOTHING. YOU HAVE NOT AND WILL NEVER CREATE ANYTHING WORTH A FLYING FUCK. FUCKKKK LAMBGOAT FOR LETTING THAT SHIT GET BY I DONT GIVE A FUCK IF ITS A PUBLIC SITE HALF OF THEIR POSTERS ARE PATHETIC CUNTS THAT LISTEN TO DEATHCORE BREAKDOWNS STILL AS IF THAT WAS EVER MUSIC???? One day we'll all wake up and realize we dont need myspace, blogs, LAMBGOAT or fucking facebook to get our music heard.. Fuck the world it has nothing to do with metal.

News.

We've just posted a 33 day long tour that we're starting to book now. Its our first full U.S. tour and we're pretty stoked to be doing a portion of the dates with our buddies Iron Horse (http://www.myspace.com/ironhorsepower) Heavy Loud Brutal. We finally have sealed the deal that we have a split coming out with Transient on a surprise label that we're all pretty ecstatic about. And we're still wheeling and dealing for the full length and we'll update on that very soon as well. In addition to touring with Iron Horse we'll be doing a split with the fuckers. We'll be entering our writing dungeon soon enough to finish up the split for Iron Horse and be prepping for tour. I won't forget to mention that we also have dates with The Funeral Pyre and Early Graves coming up along with a date with Venomous Concept and Kill The Client in September.. Fuck ya, Smoke Weed, Do Drugs, Bang your fucking head.

BACK FROM TOUR, MERCH IS ON SALE!

TOUR WAS AMAZING, THANKS TO EVERYONE THAT HELPED MAKE IT HAPPEN! WHILE THAT MAY BE THE CASE, WE GOT FUCKED THERE AT THE END A BIT, RAPED ROYALLY ON A TIRE REPAIR FOR OUR TRAILER COURTESY OF THE BLAINE BROTHER IS MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, AND SUBSEQUENTLY CAME BACK BROKE AS SHIT! WE HAVE NEW MERCH UP ON BIG CARTEL AND IF YOU CAN HELP OUT WE WOULD APPRECIATE IT THOROUGHLY! EVERYTHING IS ON SALE!

WWW.ELITISTPDX.BIGCARTEL.COM


KEEP YOUR EYES PEELED FOR SOME EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENTS IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS!

NEW SONG UP ON OUR MYSPACE!

Hey Followers,

Soo as tour approaches within the next week we decided to put up a new song from our upcoming tape "The Hotel E.P." its self recorded soo its not the same quality as our former releases but just as fucking brutal.. we decided to go with a lo fi recording for once since the majority have been very produced. Most of our tour has come together quite nicely and if theres any dates anyone can help with its much appreciated since we still have 2 missing dates. But yeah we got a 2007 van and are all in good spirits to take the fucker out.. We will also be taking our good buddy Chuck Watkins out with us of former in-fame of playing with sub arachnoid space and is now playing in MOTHS featuring our very own joel... anyways yes very excited for this tour and we will have new merch and will be in high need of high grade marijuana. -Taylor

Funeral Pyre/Early Graves Dates

We have just confirmed that we'll be joining the Funeral Pyre (L.A/Prosthetic Records) and Early Graves (San Francisco/Metal Blade Records)for the northwest portion of their upcoming U.S. tour this summer. We are all excited about these shows...the dates and cities are posted below and I'll add details as they develop...


July 29th
Seattle, Washington
@ the Morgue
w/ the Funeral Pyre, Early Graves
Cascabel & Crutches

July 30th
Portland, Oregon
@ Plan B
w/ the Funeral Pyre, Early Graves,
Raw Nerves & Blueprint for Disaster

July 31st
Bellingham, Washington
@ Jinx
w/ the Funeral Pyre
Early Graves
& Torero

August 1st
Eugene, Oregon
Outdoor Kegger Mayhem!
w/ the Funeral Pyre, Early Graves,
Rye Wolves, Facing Extinction & more!!!!

Tour Update....

Hello once again true believers,

TOUR IS BOOKED, WE LEAVE TUESDAY! IF YOU CAN HELP W/ LOUISVILLE, ST LOUIS, INDIANAPOLIS OR ANY CITY IN THOSE GENERAL AREAS PLEASE WRITE ELITISTPDX@GMAIL.COM. SEE YOU SOON!

June 1st-Seattle, WA
@ the Morgue
w/ Streetwalker,
Sworming
Bone Sickness
Exogorth


June 2nd-Olympia, WA
@ the 420 House (420 Wilson St NE)
w/ Circle of Defeat
& TBA

June 3rd-Boise, ID
@ the Office
w/ Hummingbird of Death
& Unhallowed

June 4th-Salt Lake City, UT
@ the Dog Pound Tavern
w/ Borasca
& TBA

June 5th-Denver, CO
@ Bar Bar
w/ Swells
Black Acid Devil
& Iron Horse

June 6th-Denver, CO
Clinging to the Trees of a Forest Fire Tour Kick-Off Show!!!!!!!!
@ Blastomat
w/ Gaza, Ken Mode, Colors, No Thought, Hot White

June 7th-Kansas City, MO
@ the Riot Room
w/ Black Breath
& TBA

June 8th-St. Louis/Louisville/Indianapolis
*HELP BOOK THIS!*

June 9th-Chicago, IL
@ the Metal Skaker
w/ TBA

June 10th-Minneapolis, MN
@ the Hexagon
w/ Iron Thrones
Wolvhammer
& Mourner

June 11th-Bismarck, ND
@ Project Noise
w/ Die Vermin
Righteous Vendetta
& It Came from the Sea

June 12th-Billings/Bozeman, MT
@ FOE
w/ Defy & Conquer
Silent Remains
& Disembodied Messiah

June 13th-Spokane, WA/Missoula, MT
@ the Cretin Hop
w/ Disemboweling Isometrics,
The Baby Lottery,
& something about something burning....

June 14th-Richland, WA
@ Ray's Golden Lion
w/ The Drip
& TBA

face book

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Elitist/111970922160794?v=app_2373072738#!/pages/Elitist/111970922160794 .... sorry for the long link

TOUR ETC...

We're starting the planning of a two week tour through out the north/midwest area ...its spanning from june 1st - june 14th..

aside from that we will be releasing on TAPE ONLY our first recording ever which has the first elitist song ever written and two that we re-recorded for the e.p. they feature our original bass player (Charlie Fisher) and original drummer (Brent Webber). Also in the works is a 7" that we're gearing up to self record with our pure revisionist Dustin Ferris. We're excited to be in full control of what the recording will sound like and for it to be recorded straight at the source of evil in our cavernous practice space...but yes for any tape geeks this too will be getting released onto tape all thanks to AMPUTAPE (http://www.myspace.com/amputape), and will be released on vinyl by Midnight Sea Records..

we're all getting excited to get our shit in gear and release all the fucking music we can. All four of us can agree that the writing and recording process is our favorite aspect of playing in elitist. ATTN: ARTISTS-we are in need of art, not that we will take just anything that is handed to us, but it would fucking be awesome to compliment our creativity with that of our friends...so i'll end this...any help with art and tour dates right now would be awesome- thank you -Taylor/Elitist

7"

We've embarked now on our journey entailing the composition of 3 songs that we will release on a 7" not yet titled...musically these songs are the most metal we have yet written, and we're extremely excited in the direction that they're heading. Still figuring out whats going on with the full length and who/how it will be released. So...all in all exciting things on the horizon. -Taylor/Elitist

RECENT PRESS

From Lords of Metal:
http://www.lordsofmetal.nl/showreview.php?id=14985<=en

Elitist - Elitist (Mini-CD)
Paradigms Recordings

file under Different metal

Richard G.: Elitist are from Portland, Oregon and Elitist are hard. Uncompromisingly hard even. Their self titled debut EP contains an unbelievable, absolutely crushing mixture of noise, sludge, doom, black and grind.

Five songs and fifteen minutes of thundering basses versus feedbacking guitars and ripping vocals. From painfully slow via raunchily rocking and seething fast: this is fucking relentless, Trap Them style. You need to hear this to believe it. This is the sheer definition of utter intensity. I’m ready for that full-length guys! Please note: Elitist is only available through their label Paradigm’s webshop.

We had a review of our E.P. done by an online German metal magazine, the link is posted below but it's in German so hopefully you can find a better translation site than I could if you don't speak German.
http://www.metal.de/cdreviews...php4?was=review&id=13331

From Rock Sound-Issue #129
Review by Kevin Stewart-Panko (7 OUT OF 10)

Remember the screeching scree that opens Venom's "Black Metal?" Well, there's something awfully familiar kick-starting the debut E.P. from this bravely monikered Portland band. Once the grinder finishes doing it's rape dance on your ears, this loud, alcohol-infused and pill-addled quartet start up with vocals from the pit of a sword-swallowers pin cushion stomach lining, guitars that are equal parts jumpy punk and searing black metal and a napalm sling-shot bass tone. There are a few too many moments where Elitist seem a little directionless and need an arrangement tightening or four, but if delivering uncouth, gob-in-the-face, blackened punk noise was the goal, they've done an awesome job.

From Terrorizer-Issue #190
From the "Choice Cuts" Section

There's a recognizable strand of hardcore behind the crust-laden, dirge-afflicted aural violence of Portland, Oregon's Elitist, though that's news to them. "We've never been pegged as such before and none of us would use that term to describe what we're doing," muses bassist Joel Graham, "but we all have definitely been influenced by hardcore and it's probably more evident in our music than we realize. We actually did play one hardcore fest right after me and Nick (Parks, Drums) joined the band and to be honest most of the people there looked rather confused." Their self-titled debut E.P. on London's Paradigms is to be followed by a split with neighborhood grinders Transient later this year with yet more to follow. (Write-up by James Hoare)

E.P. Review by Noel Gardner (7 out of 10)

These guys are pretty new in the game, having been active for about three years (don't know where the fuck they got that, it's been a year) in Portland, a capital of sorts for vicious crusty hardcore. Not that that description sums up more than a part of Elitist's sonic make-up-on this evidence, the quartet could sneak onto bills of doom, BM and powerviolence without being too much of a sore thumb. Those late '90s bands who baked thier sludge in a speed crust-Iron Monkey and Grief, most notably-seem to be a touchstone of this thirteen-minute disc of searing, occasionally angular fire-spitting. "Tidal Influence" might have a "post-metal" title but pinches multiple nerves thanks to Nick Parks' gnarly drum rolls and an uncomfortably dragging, feedback-slaked midsection. "Determinism" uncoils things to greater, slower extremes with body blows worthy of, say, Thorr's Hammer, and in general one could probably direct fans of Converge's nastier moments to "Elitist".


We also did an hour long phone interview for Close Up Magazine from Sweeden (www.closeupmagazine.net.), which is out in the December issuel. Again, you'll have to figure out the translation if you don't speak Sweedish because all the online programs I found don't translate syntax so it ends up being nonsensical...
(if you find a good one, please let us know!)

<3 Elitist

We got home yesterday from the week we spent with the_network dudes who are some of the funniest fuckers we've met.. fucking righteous times, I believe we can all say that we needed that. Thanks to everyone that came out and made those shows worth it..tacoma was a blast and black breath fucking killed that show. Portland hah as soon as Joel and I woke up it was constant turmoil on figuring out if the show would in fact be at the boneyard (which finally came through) but in the mean time we had to book it at the know incase of a fall through.. show was great people filtered in more towards the end but it was still a good time, olympia was awesome playing out in the middle of the woods to some college kids and seattle was probably the best seattle show we've played ..we've had little luck in seattle but smash fuckin made sure we got taken care of ..shes a fuckin gem.. thanks to her and ryan for letting us stay and be sick, drink beer and smoke bowls. Fun times, we're open to booking some shit very soon soo hit us up and if we give a fuck about your band you will hear back ..and if you dont hear back ...well there's a hundred shitty bands in portland you can hit up as well. check out backwards pumpkin photography he has siqq pics of the_network and us and many other bands ..

p.s. if you saw the drunk asshole that was tall and scrawny named uncle len len ..then you saw your lord and savior ...more shows to come

-elitist

Recordings...

We have recently just wrapped up the 12 song full length and our going to put a few songs up tonight...Smoke a bowl and listen to it and tell us what you think!

JANUARY DATES W/ THE NETWORK/OWEN HART

We're doing a few Northwest dates with our friends in the Network and Owen Hart to start off the new year...hope to see you there.

January 19th in Tacoma, WA
@ the Hiding Place
the Network
Owen Hart
Elitist
Black Breath

January 21st in Portland, OR
@ the Boneyard
the Network
Owen Hart
Elitist
Blueprint for Disaster

January 22nd in Olympia, WA
@ Evergreen-HCC Building
the Network
Owen Hart
Elitist
???????

January 23rd in Seattle, WA
@ El Corazon
the Network
Owen Hart
Deathraid
Elitist
Scourge/Schematic