Fri 6th July: A TORN MIND plus guests PENFOLD - Howden Park Centre, Livingston

 Homegrown Season at Howden Park Centre, featuring A TORN MIND and PENFOLD 

West Lothain's unsigned and emerging talent take to the stage for special "Homegrown" live concert!

West Lothian-based rock band A TORN MIND take to the stage as part of Howden Park Centre, Livingston's 'Homegrown Season' - a series of  events supporting homegrown, grassroots talent from West Lothian. Set to be an exciting evening of live music, audiences can expect energetic performances from two of West Lothian's freshest young bands!

Headliners A TORN MIND play an lively brand of modern progressive rock, combining wide ranging influences to create fresh and unique music that is powerful and forward-thinking. Currently at work on their forthcoming second record, expect a lengthy live performance featuring new material and old favourites alongside some unique acoustic versions, with plenty of big riffs and lots of melody.

>> http://facebook.com/atornmind
>> http://atornmind.bandcamp.com/

Support comes from special guests PENFOLD, who add their hook-filled brand of singalong alternative rock to the lineup. Fresh from their recent sold-out EP launch, the band's entertaining live show is a must see!

>> http://facebook.com/penfoldband
>> http://penfold.bandcamp.com/

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"Ambitious and mature musically while displaying both easy accessibility and genuine depth... A Torn Mind have a considerable amount to commend them and display significant promise"
[Classic Rock Presents Prog]

"Those seeking genuine new contenders in the field of progressive rock should be in raptures over A Torn Mind"
[Mass Movement Magazine]
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FRIDAY 6TH JULY - HOWDEN PARK CENTRE, LIVINGSTON [SPACE 3]
DOORS: 7:00pm
TICKETS: £8 / £6.50 Full Time Student

Box Office: 01506 777666
Buy Online: http://www.howdenparkcentre.co.uk/events/music/a_torn_mind_gig_livingston
Tickets also available on the door!

http://howdenparkcentre.co.uk

Facebook Event Page: http://bit.ly/atmshow-july6th
HIRES Promotional Photo: http://bit.ly/LQp2Z1

A Torn Mind interviewed on The Daily Dose Blog

Check out this little interview we recently did for awesome Scottish music blog 'The Daily Dose'. Be sure to check out the previous posts for articles and features on unsigned and upcoming bands, the best of the web, acts touring the country and more from the Scottish scene!

Read the interview here: http://thedailydose1.wordpress.com/2011/09/29/a-torn-mind/

The Daily Dose:
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Much love
ATM x

Help A Torn Mind compete to play at top UK festivals!

A TORN MIND have entered the 2011 Red Bull Bedroom Jam competition, which offers unsigned and upcoming bands the chance to play at a host of top UK festivals.

We need your help to get into the 'Buzz Chart' to progress in the competition, and there are a number things you guys can do to lend a hand:


>>> AWESOME HELPER TASK #1

Go check out the video for our track 'Mindless Obsessions' at this link:
http://bit.ly/atornmind_redbullbedroomjam

• Rate the track (click the red stars), share the video online + leave a comment.
• To leave a comment you need to sign-up to the website, here: www.redbullbedroomjam.com/user/register

** Don't want to sign-up? **
You can still help out by rating the video (5 stars?!? ...Go on ;D)
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By engaging with us & sharing our "stuff" on Facebook + Twitter [See Task #2 Below]


>>> AWESOME HELPER TASK #2

Talk to / about us on the social network websites you use:

1) 'Like' us on Facebook and post on / share our page: www.facebook.com/atornmind
** As well as the RBBJ Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/RedBull.BedroomJam **

2) Follow us on Twitter and tag @atornmind in a post: www.twitter.com/atornmind
 ** Remember to tag @RB_BJ too so they know you're talking about us! **

3) Watch + comment our YouTube videos: www.youtube.com/user/atornmind

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The festival-goers amongst you may have even seen bands who've progressed in this competition playing on Red Bull Bedroom Jam tents at UK festivals over the last few years.

Give us a helping hand and spread the word about us / our music if you like what we do. The more 'buzz' about A Torn Mind there is on the RBBJ website (and the wider web + sites above), the more chance there is of us moving into the buzz chart and potentially into the next stage.

GIGANTIC high-fives in advance to any of you kind souls who take 5 mins to help us out ;o)

A Torn Mind  x
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A Torn Mind supporting KARNIVOOL in Glasgow - 18th Dec 2010

We're delighted to announce that A Torn Mind will opening for Australian prog rock heavyweights KARNIVOOL for the Glasgow date of their upcoming UK headline tour!!!

 

The show is on SATURDAY 18th DECEMBER 2010 at King Tut's, Glasgow.

 

Tickets are on sale now for just £7.00 from our merch store:

www.atornmind.bigcartel.com

 

 

 

See more from Karnivool at the YouTube and MySpace links below:

 

Karnivool - Set Fire To The Hive (Official Video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUt-jrfLhnc&feature=fvsr

 

Karnivool - All I Know (Official Video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18SUFbABxNQ&feature=related

Karnivool on MySpace

 

Show Information:

Saturday 18th December 2010

King Tut's, Glasgow

Doors: 8:30pm

Over 18s

For Tickets - CLICK HERE

- A Torn Mind

A Torn Mind in Classic Rock Presents Prog Magazine

We're really excited to announce that A Torn Mind are featured on the covermount CD of the new Classic Rock Presents Prog magazine, which goes on-sale Wednesday 3rd November here in the UK and is available worldwide!

The track 'Impurity' from our debut EP Barriers is included on the covermount CD that comes FREE with the magazine. The new issue features exclusive interviews with each member of Dream Theater in the aftermath of Mike Portnoy's departure from the band, so be sure to pick yourself up a copy for the latest gossip, news, reviews and features from the wonderful world of progressive rock!

Those of you in the UK can pick it up at WHSmith and Tesco, amongst others.


Check out more from A Torn Mind at the sites below:

www.atornmind.com
www.myspace.com/atornmindband
www.facebook.com/pages/A-Torn-Mind/113394599036
www.twitter.com/atornmind

Listen to A Torn Mind on SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/atornmind


Euan, Grant, Chris, Ryan
- A Torn Mind

A Torn Mind on ProgArchives.com!

The awesome folks over at ProgArchives.com were kind enough to add us to their database a few months back when we released 'Barriers'.

You can check out our profile, as well as a review of the EP by clicking the link below:

http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=5378

Be sure to check out the forums while you're browsing the site! If you like what you read, why not head over to our online merch store and order a CD copy of 'Barriers' for just £5 + p&p!!!

Merch Store: www.atornmind.bigcartel.com

Listen to us on MySpace: www.myspace.com/atornmindband

Browse our website: www.atornmind.com

- A Torn Mind

A Torn Mind Supporting North Atlantic Oscillation + More August Shows!

We will be opening up for the incredible North Atlantic Oscillation on Friday 13th August at Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh as part of The Edge Festival.

NAO are an Edinburgh-based band with a truly captivating sound, that fuses elements of pop and rock with a unique progressive / electronic edge to craft songs that are filled with clever hooks that will get stuck in your head! With a brilliant live show to boot, it's safe to say we're very excited to be playing with them!

Check out the videos for "Drawing Maps from Memory" and "Cell Count" from the debut album, 'Grappling Hooks' over on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ds63qVri0I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFYImUCbiGA


Show Details:

FRIDAY 13TH AUGUST
Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh
Doors 7pm
+18s

Tickets are priced at £7 and can be bought in advance from the link below:
http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/user/?region=gb_scotland&query=detail&event=393461&interface=sneakypetes

Entry is available on the door also, however, if you'd like to do so please drop us an email at info@atornmind.com in advance!


Lineup:

NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION - http://www.myspace.com/naoband

KESER - http://www.myspace.com/keserofscotland

A TORN MIND - http://www.myspace.com/atornmindband


We're first on at this show so get down early to ensure you don't miss our set - Doors at 7pm!
 
 
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Other August Live Dates:
 
Sun 15th August - The Greenside Hotel
Leslie, Glenrothes
Free Entry // +18s
>> w/ Skies Fell + Stuntman Mike

Thurs 19th August - Box
Glasgow
Free Entry // +18s
>> w/ Sound Over Silence + More TBC


Cheers!
 
A Torn Mind
 
www.myspace.com/atornmindband
info@atornmind.com

Mindless Obsessions - Studio Cam 1 (Drums!)

Check out this video of Euan in the studio tracking drums for an exclusive track we've been busy recording! 'Mindless Obsessions' is an older track of ours, but we've decided to spruce it up a bit and record it for the lovely folks on our Mailing List to say thanks for being all cool and following the band and such!

Just the new vocals to record (with Grant's shiny new mic!) which will happen in the next two weeks. He's already started some preliminary mixing so we're hoping to have this wrapped up and ready pretty soon, indeed!

If you'd like the track for FREE when it's mixed and mastered... all you have to do is sign up for our online mailing list, here: www.atornmind.fanbridge.com

You'll get the occasional message with the latest news and show details as well as the change to get your hands on some pretty sweet exclusives and freebies from time to time!

Enjoy the video!

Euan, Grant, Chris, Ryan

A Torn Mind

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www.twitter.com/atornmind

A Torn Mind tracks played on The Dividing Line prog radio

Hi everyone! Apologies for the lack of blogging over the last wee while!

Some exciting news this week as 3 tracks from 'BARRIERS' have been included in the latest episode of "The European Perspective", a show broadcast on The Dividing Line internet prog radio network!

"Sixes & Sevens", "Impurity" and "Vita" are included in the show. If you'd like to check it out, you can stream/download the podcast at the link below. The podcast also includes tunes from the awesome Demians, Haken and Anathema, and a selection of tunes off the new solo album from Dec Burke (Darwin's Radio/Frost*).

The A Torn Mind tracks start at 2hrs 12mins ...and there's a wee bit of chat about us at 2hrs 39mins! Good times!!!

http://www.thedividingline.com/podcasts/european-perspective/


Limited Edition Heavyweight A Torn Mind Prints!

In other news, we're going to be having a low-run of super limited edition heavyweight A3 prints made up, featuring brand new artwork and we're looking for anyone who's interested in getting their hands on one to get in touch to register interest, and we'll let you all vote for the design you like the most.

The design with most votes will be printed and available for you to buy online and at shows.

If you fancy a one-off A Torn Mind wall print, and the chance to help choose the design all you have to do is:

• Email us at info@atornmind.com
• Message subject: "A3 Poster Print"
• Say "I want a poster!"

...and we'll be in touch to show you the artwork options!

Provisionally, we should be able to get these out to you for less than £5 inc. postage (UK), so it's a great chance to get your hands on a quirky piece of A Torn Mind merch and to help us choose which design gets pressed too! More firm details on price etc soon!


Cheers!

Euan, Grant, Chris, Ryan
A Torn Mind

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www.myspace.com/atornmindband
www.twitter.com/atornmind

'BARRIERS' RELEASED!!!

Our debut EP, 'Barriers' was officially released today and is now available to order physically from our Merch Store (www.atornmind.bigcartel.com) and also digitally from a range of download stores, including iTunes, Tesco Entertainment and eMusic. Keep your eyes peeled for a full list of download stores as the record goes live!

A massive thank you to each and every person who came down to the shows last week. We had a great time at both of them. First shows of 2010 as well! A special thanks to everyone who bought tickets for the launch show and helped us pack Sneaky Pete's out - It was great to be able to play a longer set and we hope you all enjoyed the new tunes as well!

So...

Keep your eyes peeled as more press comes in for the EP, as well as new shows as we announce them over the next couple of months. We're pushing and writing new tunes, and you can expect more of them to filter into the live sets shortly.

Thanks to everyone who's bought the record so far - if you enjoy it, please, please tell your friends and give us a helping hand to spread the word.

Be sure to sign up to the mailing list, to get the latest news as well as a load of exclusive content:
www.atornmind.fanbridge.com.



Thanks for reading!


Euan, Ryan, Chris, Grant.
A Torn Mind

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Barriers EP Release Info

Hello everyone!

We are very, very excited to say that we can finally announce the release dates for our debut EP, ‘BARRIERS’:

Tracklisting:

Sixes & Sevens

Edge of the World
Titans
Impurity
Vita

LAUNCH SHOW:

To celebrate the release we’ve booked a launch show at Sneaky Pete’s in Edinburgh, which will be on Friday 26th February.

Friday 26th February
Sneaky Pete’s
Doors 7pm
Entry £3
Over 18s*


*We’re also playing the night before (Thursday 25th February) at Harley’s in Bathgate as main support to The Gap Year Riot.

This show is an over 16s - so if you’re unable to get into the launch night on the 26th, be sure to get along to this gig as we’ll have EPs for sale there as well!



BUYING A COPY:

Digital
The EP will be released digitally on Monday 1st March 2010 and will be available from most major download stores, including iTunes.

Physical
Direct from our online web store - www.atornmind.bigcartel.com



'EDGE OF THE WORLD' - Up on our Player NOW!

Head over to our MySpace page right now, where you’ll be able to listen to the full version of ‘Edge of the World’ from the EP:

www.myspace.com/atornmindband

BARRIERS’ MAKING OF… VIDEOS:

In the mean time, check out the three new ‘Making Of…’ videos we’ve posted up on our YouTube channel:

Thank you so much to all of you who have shown your support for the band over the last year, by coming along to the shows, buying shirts and sticking by us while we finished the record.

It's been an incredible journey, and we're really proud of what we've managed to create. We can't wait to share it with all of you!


Stick the launch date in your diary's and come down and celebrate with us!



Euan, Grant, Chris & Ryan
- A Torn Mind



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Barriers is being pressed!!!

The new EP is being pressed as we speak!!! I received this snazzy looking promo to check over from the production company last week. It looks proper good, so it does! Excited to see the full version.

In the meantime we're all very very busy getting everything in place for the release.

We'll be putting up the artwork and well as info on pre-orders, the launch show as well as digital release info on the various band site in the next few weeks.


- Euan

A Torn Mind | Barriers Preview Video 2

Heeeey...

2nd Preview Video for "Barriers" is up and ready to view on our YouTube channel.

Check it out; the audio samples are different to the one on our MySpace player, so do have a listen!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ec-ayszl7tM

We're working on a date for the launch show currently. The record is being sent for manufacture this week... artwork and release info all to come.


Euan

www.atornmind.com
www.myspace.com/atornmindband
www.atornmind.fanbridge.com
www.twitter.com/atornmind
www.atornmind.blogspot.com

EP AUDIO SAMPLER!!!!

This doesn't need to be a big post:


We're putting a 2:30 miunte audio sampler of the EP up on our MySpace page this Monday (26th October).


You'd better check it out!

www.myspace.com/atornmindband

A Torn Mind - "Barriers" is fully mastered!

Today we recieved our lovely finished masters in the post! We were very excited by this! It's sounding really great!

Now that we've got the finished tracks, we've stripped all the old songs from the MySpace page (www.myspace.com/atornmindband) to make way for a full EP Audio Sampler, to give you a nice big chunk of music to check out and hopefully whet the old appetite! This will be going up on our MySpace page very very soon indeed... a matter of days. Keep checking!

As promised there will also be a brand new Preview Video to come, with more music and footage to watch/listen to.

Sign Up for our Mailing List and we'll send you a free download of the video to watch before it goes up anywhere else:

• Sign Up Direct
• Sign Up on MySpace
• Sign Up on Facebook

Photos from the Cabaret Voltaire show in Edinburgh will be up on our MySpace and Facebook pages soon!


A Torn Mind


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The End is in Sight!!!

EP News

Well...

It's with more than a little bit of excitement that we can tell you, we've completely finished mixing Barriers. It's all ship-shape and ready to be sent to mastering.

Today I listened to the final pre-mastered tracks in running order with all the links and bits and bobs. It was a really funny feeling, listening to them all one after another in the correct order, obviously without having to load a Pro Tools session in between. It felt a little bit like hearing the product of not far off a year's worth of really hard work, squashed down into one 40-minute sitting.

I guess this is just what it feels like to finish making a record... I'm really pleased that I'm finally able so say that sentence. We've finished making our new record!!!

I'm sure the other guys will come on and give their input in due course, but it's a pretty special time for us, after working out backsides off trying to make a record we can be proud of by our own fair hands, from the ground up. It feels really really great to know it's all our own work too.

Other Info

On a side note, we played a really fun show in the Bathgate Music Festival last thursday with the mighty Jackie Treehorn. It was nice to be back playing live after a short brake to finish the EP. We had a really great time, so thanks to everyone who came out to watch us play - as ever your support really makes it for us.

Cheers to all who signed up for the mailing list and bought a t-shirt. We've only got 4 of the original A Torn Mind logo batch left (in Medium), so be sure to let us know if you want one of them. New merch will be on it's way soon, including girls skinny t-shirts in a colour and a second colour for the gents shirts. Similarly we hope to have the Online Merch Store up and running properly very shortly also.

We're currently putting together some ongoing content for our mailing list subscribers, so we really do advocate that you stick your name down to avoid missing out on the first looks and listens to the 2nd Preview Video and a lenthier Audio Sample Clip of the record, as well as a bunch of other cool exclusive things we plan to do. More on that as soon it's all ready.

• In the mean time - if you haven't already, you can sign up for the Mailing List here: www.atornmind.fanbridge.com
  
  
• You can check out Preview Video 1 on our YouTube Channel, here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8Lu6OW4ocg
  
  

Be sure to check us out on the following also:

• Official Site - www.atornmind.com
• MySpace - www.myspace.com/atornmindband
• Twitter - www.twitter.com/atornmind

We'll keep you posted!


Euan

Mailing List

For all the latest A TORN MIND news, show details, pictures as well as release information, free tracks, videos and more...

Be sure to sign up to our mailing list at the link below:

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Our new stickers arrived in the post today!

Thoroughly chuffed with them! Next up is the new batch of shirts with some different colours and stuff. We'll also be getting in some girls skinny style shirts too, which will be cool.


"Barriers" is nearly finished. Chris and Grant informed Ryan and I that they've pretty much 100% finished 2 of 5 tracks now. We've been having a bit of a chat about the mastering and such and there's a few pretty exciting ideas buzzing about.

I'll be back in with Grant tomorrow to do a big shift on the remaining tunes - I'll post another blog with the outcome of that.


That's all for now!


Euan

www.atornmind.com
www.myspace.com/atornmindband

A Torn Mind - Mixing, Mixing, Mixing...

Hello!

An update from the A Torn Mind camp this week:

Barriers
We're into the second week of mixing and Grant and Chris have been hard at work putting big shifts in on the EP front.

They've described it in the following ways:

• "Good Good."
• "Brilliant Actually."
• "This ain't no Bridget Jones..."

Apart from the last one, which I'm not entirely convinced about, it sounds as if everything's going well! Preliminary mixes suggest we've definitely not wasted eight months of our lives on this record, which we're all very pleased about!

Preview Video
As mentioned in the earlier post, we've put the first EP Preview Video up on our YouTube Channel which you can find HERE.

It's had a fair few views so far but could always have more - so if you like what you see/hear then please tell your pals to watch it as well. If you're extra nice you could subscribe to our Channel too! Imagine that!

The clip features the full intro into "Sixes & Sevens" and is the very first audio sample from the EP that we've made available!

Keep your eyes peeled for a more in depth preview video in the coming weeks.


Upcoming Shows
We've got two shows scheduled currently, but we plan to hit it hard in the remaining months of 2009 and into 2010 with the EP behind us. When details for a launch night are finalised, we'll be sure to let you know.

For now, you can catch us at the following shows:

Thursday 17th September
Bathgate Music Festival @ The Dreadnaught, Bathgate
w/ JACKIE TREEHORN & FALL AND PERISH
Tickets & Time TBC

Friday 9th October
Metal Tech Album Launch Night @ Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh
w/ BACKLASH
Tickets & Time TBC

That's about it for this week - another mixing update next week and any new happenings.


Be sure to check us out at the following places:

Website: www.atornmind.com
MySpace: www.myspace.com/atornmindband
Twitter: @ATORNMIND / www.twitter.com/atornmind
Blog: www.atornmind.blogspot.com


Cheers
Euan