So this is the new year!

And we are excited! 2012 was good to us; we were lucky enough to meet some amazing people, play some great shows, write some new tunes, release our first music video, play our first performance from a moving vehicle, overthrow our first country*, and a whole lot more we unfortunately can't tell you about! Since we were feeling sentimental we decided to make this little video for your viewing pleasure...

We hoped you liked it (compliments of our very own miss Tara Lightfoot). Any-who, we are all still alive! But wasn't the world supposed to end? What's with that? I mean we were totally ready for it at our house. We had blasters, a knight in full armor, a sword, electric flyswatters, machetes, and even dragons!*. Oh well, I guess they will all have to wait until the 'appropriate' time, whatever that is.

So, moving on... We hope you had a fun, safe new year, and that you were able to partake in various shenanigans without getting into any real trouble. At the very least we hope you didn't get caught. We had a blast! We were all very busy; some of us were out of town, we were visited by family and close friends, and we got a lot done with some much needed time away from our day jobs. We have big plans for 2013. There is a lot we have brewing for you guys, but until then it must all remain a secret. <ALERT!> -RANDOM PICTURE INSERT!

Don't ask for an explanation of this because there really isn't one... apart from the fact that we're idiots. Back on 'track': Our next Orlando show is on the 15th of this month at Bullit Bar in downtown Orlando. Please come out and celebrate with us because it will be our beloved bass player, Zach Teman's BIRTHDAY! After this we will immediately resume playing out of town shows as much as we can. We're super pumped about our new music and we can't wait to share them with you, but right now we're still on the process of lining up the production process. We will keep you posted! Until the next blog absurdity...

Thanks for reading,

Tim Cook-Berry

A Brilliant Lie's Lead Guitarist / Chairman of the opposition to the band-related online content censor

(If we had one. Just saying...)

  

*That didn't really happen, just in our dreams.

*The funny part is that we actually have these things at our house. 

Fact of the Week  If you watch our 2012 in review video, you'll notice the dudes of ABL unloading a rather cumbersome black box from our trailer. This is our drum box that we have aptly named "The Death Star". It is heavy, awkward to lift, and it brings misery to all in it's path. We have yet to discover it has the capability to destroy planets, but I don't think any of us would be the slightest bit surprised of it can...