03/08/02 -

"I CANNOT WAIT ANY LONGER !!!
WHEN,WHEN,WHEN ??????
eager fan !!! -DUANE-"

I truly hate to say this, but the answer is never. I can now officially state that Misled By Lies is no more. The band had been having problems for some time with guitarists and after finding a
great replacement for Mat and Adam deciding to rejoin the band again, it seemed Misled By Lies could have continued. But things were already falling apart. Jamie calling it a day with his drumming duties and the inability to finish the vocals and guitar parts for 'Silence / Acceptance' really were the final blows. Alot of bands part due to "creative differences", however, Misled was a combination of just about every problem a band could face.

My apologies, but 'Silence / Acceptance' will likely never see the light of day. It would be a great gesture to get it finished and at least play one last CD release appearance in hope of having a final achievement. Believe me, if it was my decision to make, it would be done!

Collectively we would like to thank all the other bands we played with, the people who hooked us up with shows, equipment, etc Your hospitality is appreciated. I personally would like to especially thank Patrick V. from Burning Season Records in Austria who has been even more patient than us all with regards to the releasing of our CD. Thanks to the few (but strong) people/fans for all their support, you know who you are!

I will keep this website online (even if for archive purposes) for the time being and there should be a few further updates with some more images, perhaps some MP3's and lyrics etc.

Members of Misled By Lies are now in other bands, namely Mat in Promise of Bloodshed and Jamie in Bloodwreath. You haven't heard the last of the rest of us!

Sincerely,
Jae Lurman
Misled By Lies (1999 - 2002)

03/04/02 - Seems like everytime we have an update on the band, something big has happened. My brother and founding member of Misled, Adam, has left the band. He feels he can no longer commit to the band and would rather pursue his career goals and other interests. This is a very difficult time, and I can safely say that without Adam, Misled By Lies will never be the same, ever. Some of us thought seriously about just packing it all in and calling it a day. But forget those rumours, we are going to take some time to pull through this. This has been a crucial time for us: I have returned from overseas, we have finally negotiated a deal with a great record label with integrity, and every new song we create is our best yet. But now this. So within the space of a few months we have lost BOTH of our guitarists. If you take this from a musical and personal point of view of the band, it's devastating. Adam is an awesome guy who wrote over 80% of the material, and we will miss his talent, his presence and his friendship among many other things. Best of luck in future bro from Misled By Lies and especially from me as your brother.

Well, the good news is that 'Silence | Acceptance' is still going to be released on Burning Season Records from Austria, and it's going to be worth the wait. Look out for some teaser artwork perhaps in the next site update. For now check out the preview MP3's if you haven't done so already.

Misled By Lies will be taking a break from now and will not be playing any shows for the time being. We need some time to concentrate on working with our new guitarist and to recover from the recent problems. We may be looking for another new guitarist at some point in the future. If you are an incredibly talented guitarist with a passion for Swedish styled melodic metal and other brutal hardcore/metal leanings, then get in touch as soon as fucking possible. We are not actively seeking one just YET, but we would love to hear from you if you are very interested (Keep in mind we are from Hamilton, New Zealand!).

People, your support and enthusiasm would be much appreciated right now (for real). Please leave a message on the board. Thanks.

27/02/02 - Big news update this time around. First and foremost, we are excited to announce that we have signed with Burning Season Records from Austria to release our upcoming debut CD entitled 'Silence | Acceptance'. Burning Season Records is run by founder Patrick Vermeulen, who has been in the distribution business for over 5 years. Burning Season runs as a record label and also a distributor for many metal / hardcore labels around europe and will give alot of european people the chance to hear Misled By Lies. This is the start of something big, just you wait! More info about the CD itself as it comes, right now we are still in the process of finishing the recording ourselves. We can tell you it sounds great, and will also look great in its final form. We can't wait! Thanks to Patrick from Burning Season Records for this opportunity and having a genuine interest in Misled By Lies.

See the Burning Season Records website for more info

Things have been busy. Seeing the departure of Mat from Misled By Lies left us with mixed feelings. But we have found and are working with an incredibly talented new guitarist who will take up lead guitar duties. We are looking forward to writing new material with him and tearing shit up live. An official announcement to come on this later.

As you all know, 'the Parallels of Love and Hatred' has been held back, delayed, and generally fucked around with for the last 2 long years. We kept saying it was coming soon, and up until very recently, it was. But at the last moment we thought hard about it and decided to cancel its release indefinitely and discontinue working with 105 Records. Not that anything worked with them in the first place at all. The material contained in the album is just too outdated and no longer relevant to the band's progressing direction. We are sorry that it came to this and we apologize to all those who have emailed us asking for it and have been waiting patiently. But don't worry, 'Silence | Acceptance' will more than make up for it!

Misled By Lies has been laying low for awhile now, due to me ( Jae ) being overseas, recording 'Silence', writing new material and finding a new guitarist. We have turned down a few chances to play, but we are definitely playing the Manifestation in Metal 2 in Wellington. We can promise you this show is going to be crazy and will be well worth your effort to get there! The details are as follows:

Event : Manifestation in Metal 2
Date : 15th March
Venue : the Valve, Wellington
With : Falciform, Monsterworks, Procarsa ( Sepultura covers band )

Lastly, Misled By Lies now has a new email address misledbylies666@yahoo.com Please change your address books and other listings. Thanks!

12/02/02 - We are sad to announce that Mat Wadsworth, our guitarist for the last 2 years, has decided he can no longer fully commit to Misled By Lies. Mat brought with him the inspiration and dedication to help push Misled as far as we have come, and will be greatly missed. We wish him well with his future in Promise of Bloodshed and any other musical endeavours. Thanks for everything bro from Jae, Jamie, Phil and Adam!

Incase you missed the front main page, we have 3 brand new sample MP3's from our upcomming 'Silence / Acceptance' release available from the Downloads section. We strongly urge you to check them out!

14/01/02 - As you can see, the new v3.0 website has now launched - and as you can also see - it destroys our previous attempts. It was designed by the brothers Jae and Adam. Not bad for a do-it-yourself effort you think? The band is very happy with it and we're sure you are all pleased too. It's a good way to kick off 2002, which if things go as planned should be a great year for Misled By Lies. We are currently taking a break from live shows and are rehearsing new songs which will redefine our sound.

Believe it or not, our debut CD 'the Parallels of Love and Hated' IS still coming. You've heard it before but this time it's for real. The master CD's and artwork have all been sent away to .oneohfive. records for the second time and is now out of our hands. It was recorded in 2000! So it's dated but it will still be great to have a proper release out there for you all to get hold of.

Misled By Lies has been somewhat of a mysterious band; we don't have a concrete release; we don't play often; and we constantly change up our set with new songs just when the old songs start to sink in with people. Hopefully this will all change soon.

You may have heard before that we were self-recording a release under the name of 'Silence / Acceptance'. Well, you heard right. Unfortunately Jamie's laptop hardrive crashed and burned and we lost half of our recorded guitar tracks and most of the vocals too. But we haven't given up on it, and we will lay down the remaining tracks sometime in January or February and have it all finished just in time to coincide with the release of 'Parallels'. 2 new Misled By Lies CD's available at the same time, yup. 'Silence / Acceptance' will feature some tracks like Televangelist, 30 Second Love Affair, Second Betrayal, a brutal recycled version of our old Nonexistent and possibly even some multi-media video footage. It will be entirely bandmade and made available from our website or at shows for a very low price.

Thanks everyone for your support - see you soon!

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