News
July 2, 2009:
Todesbonden's shows at The Back Bar and The Flight of the Valkyries Festival were a great success! Thanks to all who came out to see the shows, and special thanks to Benedictum and Luna Mortis, as well as Nathan "Swordlord" Block, Bobbi, Nick, Mike, and all who contributed to making the Valkyries Festival the amazing experience that it was. Todesbonden will also be performing with Shroud of Bereavement and two other bands (TBA soon!) at Ralph's in Worcester, MA on Saturday, September 26, will share the stage with metal veterans Moonspell and Samael on Friday, October 16, 2009 at Jaxx in West Springfield, VA. The show is ALL AGES! Tickets for the Jaxx show are $15 if you buy them through Todesbonden. Otherwise they are $18 in advance or $20 at the door.
June 23, 2009:
Band News:
Todesbonden is excited to be performing two shows later this week, at The Back Bar in Janesville, WI on Friday night, and at the Flight of the Valkyries 3 Festival at Station 4 in St. Paul, MN on Saturday. For more information click on the links for each event, or for tickets for Flight of the Valkyries, click HERE. Todesbonden will also be performing with Moonspell and Samael on Friday, October 16, 2009 at Jaxx in West Springfield, VA. Tickets are $18 in advance, or $20 on the day of the show. Please EMAIL JASON for tickets, as Todesbonden will need to sell tickets!
Jason has also begun to further develop much of the material written for his solo-band, Ol Sonuf, and aims to release "While Rome Burns" by mid-2010.
Teaching and Lessons:
Jason has been working diligently to develop and expand the scope and reach of his guitar teaching, and is in the planning stages of setting up several local group classes and guitar clinics in the Maryland/DC/Virginia region, in addition to his one-on-one lessons. Additionally, Jason has also begun creating several video lessons, which are currently being filmed and edited, and should be available soon. Be sure to check back frequently for updates, or EMAIL JASON to schedule lessons.
New Website:
On top of all of the above, Jason is ALSO in the process of building a whole new website design to replace this one, with several new features including online lessons, tips, tutorials, tablature, videos, audio, an online shop, a members-only section, and more! Again, check back soon!
January 13, 2009:
Once again I would like to thank all of you who cast your votes for me in the Shred the Web Contest! Although I did not win ultimately, it was definitely a worthwhile challenge and an honor to receive so much support to be voted among the top 10 finalists and to have the chance to discover and compete with so many skillful and talented guitarists.
In Todesbonden news, I am currently in the process of creating the new official website, so as soon as that is completed I will post a link to the new site. The new site is necessary due to our .com and .net domain names recently being hijacked after 5 years of hosting blackmail by our now-former hosting provider, DH2.net.
If you are looking to register and/or host your own website, be forewarned - DO NOT USE DH2.NET unless you want your domain stolen with no way to get it back due to their fake contact information. We have been in contact with several other people who have had similar circumstances with DH2, but due to the high cost ($10,000+) of going after DH2 in court, we have decided to register a new domain for the band, which (although nothing is there yet) will be located at http://www.todesbonden.us.
January 3, 2009:
Hello everyone, and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
I just wanted to ask all of you who haven't had a chance to do so yet, to please take a few moments to watch and cast your votes for my Final Round video entry in Guitar World's Shred the Web Contest, at http://tabs.guitarworld.com/shredtheweb?vid=1447#title.
(It only takes a minute to register, and you can opt out of receiving any emails.)
Voting ends at 11:59pm on Monday, January 5th! Thank you so much for your support!!!!
Many Thanks!
Jason Aaron Wood
November 17, 2008:
I want to thank all of you who cast your votes for me in the First Round of Guitar World's Shred the Web Contest!
The new voting round begins today, at 4pm Eastern Time, running until December 17th.
Please take a moment and vote for my video (user: olsonuf)! Your support is deeply appreciated!
For more information about the Shred the Web Contest, please visit http://tabs.guitarworld.com/shredtheweb !
Click Below to see the video!
Just click on "Vote Now" above my icon to vote!
If your screen looks like this, click the "vote now" link ABOVE my icon.
Many Thanks!
Jason Aaron Wood
September 27, 2008:
Please VOTE for the video below in the Guitar World Shred the Web Contest! Your support is appreciated!
September 24, 2008:
You're invited to join Brave and Todesbonden at Jammin Java
(Vienna, VA) as we host our Dual CD Release Party with live
performances on Saturday, Oct 18, 2008. Show starts at
6:00pm. Admission (All Ages!): $10.00. We hope to see you there!
227 Maple Avenue East
Vienna, VA 22182
Tickets & Info: http://www.jamminjava.com/october.php
To add to your MySpace profile and/or website, copy and paste the code below:
June 24, 2008:
Todesbonden's debut LP, Sleep Now, Quiet Forest, sees its North American release today, following a release in Germany on June 22, and in the rest of Europe on June 23. The CD can now be found through all major distributors worldwide.
In North America, check online at Target, Best Buy, Circuit City, FYE, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Borders, The End Records, and many more. Also check in your local CD store; if they don't have it in stock, please ask them for it, so that they know that people will want to buy it once they stock it.
For Germany, it can be bought in every CD store, and when they don't have it there they can order it from Soulfood (distributor in Germany). Most mailorders who sell metal CDs will have it and www.amazon.de is very popular.
For Europe and the rest of the world, our distributors are:
Germany – Soulfood
Austria – Soulfood
Switzerland – Musikvertrieb
Italy – Audioglobe
France – Soundworks
UK/Ireland – Plastic Head
BeNeLux – Suburban
Finland – Firebox
Denmark – VME
Sweden – Soundpollution
Hungary – Lethal Conflict
Greece – Soundforge
Spain – Goi Music
Portugal – Recital
Poland – Foreshadow
Turkey - Hammer Muzik
Russia / Baltic States: CD Maximum, Irond
Japan: T.H.A.
USA – Caroline/ Season of Mist / The End
Canada – FAB
Some of them have mailorders too, and some sell them to stores or mailorders.
And for everyone who can't find or order it in local record stores, it can still be bought here:
http://shop.prophecy-production
That's our label's small online shop - they don't make any promotion for it, but it's also a possibility for everyone in the world to find all available stuff from our label.
Stay tuned for more info about iTunes and other online distribution.
Now and always, thank you all for supporting Todesbonden!
Jason Aaron Wood,
Guitarist, Todesbonden
PS - Feel free to have a listen at http://www.myspace.com/todesbonden!
Also, see what reviewers are saying so far:
"Sleep Now, Quiet Forest seems to not only channel 3rd and the Mortal, circa Memoirs, but also add to it with folk instruments that create an atmosphere like no other. Haus clearly carries the day with her vocals that can leave even the hardest of hearts swooning." 9/10 LIVING FOR METAL
"Wonderful and special music, made for wonderful and special moments." 9/10 ORKUS
"Of high artistic value, and worth noticing!" ZILLO
"Some of the strongest, most avant-garde and perfect songs between Doom, Folk, Classical, and Goth since at least a decade!" ROCK HARD
"A wonderful album, guaranteeing you a profound listening experience." METAL HAMMER GERMANY
"An experience that is as artful as it is emotional, taking your breath away with its sheer creative scope. Every romantic out there will go into raptures!" SONIC SEDUCER
"Like a fresh breeze from the Emerald Isle or a lost jewel from the musical treasure of Loreena McKennitt. A debut with a good sense of proportion and a strong packaging!" LEGACY
"A true gem to daydream to and to enjoy." BLAST MAGAZINE
"A really beautiful debut that lives by emotions made sound." METAL.DE
"A totally successful debut!" SUBKULTUR.COM
"An intriguing mix of World Music and Metal far from Muzak with great vocals without the irritating NIGHTWISH factor." MUSIKREVIEWS.DE
"A sublime piece of music from the realm of melancholic, folksy and oriental Metal. I strongly advise everyone to take a listen to this great band!" MEDIENKONVERTER
"An intoxicating cocktail of styles and sounds adorned with layers of melancholy Celtic melody and madrigal-style metal riffery. Impressive!" METAL HAMMER UK
"An album that you have to sit down and really LISTEN to. Just like you did with albums in the good ol' days. I really like this!" SWEDEN ROCK
"Music as powerful as pastoral, creating something sonically akin to the tempting, yet tempestuous lure of Nature in all her simultaneous beauty and brutality" - METAL MANIACS
"A really growing and living musical organism...You need to let release have its space and flow as it twists and turns into corners one wasn't looking for it to go into.".."TODESBONDEN could be one of the stand outs in Prophecy roster in 2008." - ABSOLUTE ZERO MEDIA
"TODESBONDEN fascinate us and create a work somewhere between Dead Can Dance, 3rd And The Mortal and Loreena McKennitt, far surpassing the horizons of Metal." - IMPERIUMI
"...a manifold, great piece of art, consisting of fantastic and individual compositions..."
"...a breathtaking emotional artistic experience..." 9/10 - METAL MESSAGE
"Talent and potential can be found here in abundance. A very satisfying chunk of quiet, laid-back music!" METAL REVIEW
Dec 12, 2006:
Jason will be working with RESTULL Production on the horror TV pilot, "Horror Creek Manor," which is currently in production. There will be a listing of credits for its contributors in an upcoming issue of Indie Slate Magazine (available in most major bookstores). More details soon to follow.
Additionally, one more track has been added to the site's mp3 player, "Piano Suite No 2," composed in June, 2005. Enjoy!
Nov 21, 2006:
MP3 Player added to the site, increasing the potential number of tracks previously available due to the track limit on MySpace, although currently there are only 4 tracks in the new player. However, additional tracks will be added soon. Enjoy!
Nov 13, 2006:
Thank you for visiting my website!
This site is just getting started, so be sure to check back often for frequent updates! If you have any questions, please feel free to email me.