Casino Madrid (EPICENTRE 7/16!)

"...Perhaps the most impressive act of the night occurred smack dab in the middle of the set as Casino Madrid turned the floor into a battlefield. Madrid's approach to the stage demonstrated experience and their first song ripped with beastly breakdowns and chord progressions. Their stage right guitarist puts on an amazing live show as he maintains the stage presence of wild animal tearing through an intense set. Drummer, Johnny initially, comes off as a pretty standard metal drummer. But did you notice the syncopated snare notes in the second or third song? Not a lot of people did, but this sort of calculated rhythmic composition is the mark of a very good drummer. Since the metal scene has taken on a new image in the past few years hardcore dancing has become more of a trend. Soma has gone so far as to redirect a spotlight to illuminate the audience when the riffs become too hard, the breakdowns become too intense, and the fists go flying as a massive pit erupts on the floor. Casino Madrid's set was so hard, that spotlight had to go on twice, and one unfortunate punk left with a cracked head creating a puddle of blood in the middle of the pit. Good work Casino Madrid, just like an old school punk show..." -Patrick Meissner of Sign On San Diego
Read full article here.
Update 5/28/09:
Sup everyone! It's been a while since our last update, and a lot has been happening with ya boys in Casino Madrid. Most of it good, some of it unfortunate, but mostly good!
We'd like to start this blog off right by officially announcing our first-ever EP! We're so stoked on this guys, and we can't wait to show you all what we have in store! We're looking towards a late summer/early winter release!
Can't wait until then? Good, because we couldn't either! We've recorded a pre-production track titled "The Big Sleep" that will be up TONIGHT!
We do have a bit of sad news to report however. Our bassist, Kevin Butler, will no longer be apart of Casino Madrid. :(
This totally sucks because Kevin, hands down, is one of the most crucial members of this band, and such an amazing dude overall. We're completely heartbroken to see him go, but at the same time we couldn't be happier for him and his decision.
Kevin has been offered to join Sea Of Treachery (myspace.com/seaoftreachery). This is definitely an amazing oppurtunity, in which he could not turn down. But hey, at least one of us finally made it to the big leagues!
Last but certainly not least, we want to say thank you to all of our fans for being so patient with us. Trust when we say that it will be worth the wait! We're beyond excited for what's to come...
-Casino Madrid
P.S. We finally have a banner! haha. Scroll down and make sure you throw it up on your page!
P.P.S. Now you guys can help us out and spread the love about Casino Madrid even more by putting our player on your page, and posting it in bulletins! AND while you're at it, please vote for us play San Diego's Warped Tour 2009!
WE NEED ALL THE HELP WE CAN GET!!!!