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07/02/2010

New Ladies V-Neck T-shirt Exclusively at CalabreseRock.com!

Ladies, are you not getting enough attention from men? Are you getting TOO much attention from men? Either way, let our sexist society know that YOU are the tarantula on top of their skull! With slender form fitting comfort and a diving V neckline, show the world you are more than good looks...you also have great taste in music!! 


Purchase the "Tarantula" V-neck t-shirt tonight!



Calabrese Comic Update!

The coloring of the Calabrese comic book is now complete! The next step in the proccess is the lettering, leading the way towards printing, then ultimately making it into your sweaty, grubby hands. Here's another sneak peek of things to come! Stay tuned!




06/02/2010

Davey Calabrese Artwork Deal!

For the month of June, any order over $20 will receive a Davey Calabrese designed and painted 11"x17" art print!  While supplies last. These will be folded, signed and numbered (by Davey himself) and sent direct to you with any order over $20!  What exactly will you get?  You'll get..."Creatura!"  Check it out!




New Calabrese Tour Poster!

We just added our new tour poster, "They Call Us Death," to our super-store page!  For those who live in the outer-limits (we're looking at you, Canada) you can order one now, tack it on your wall as soon as you get it and easily lie to your friends and say you were at one of the shows!  The Great Calabrese Rock and Roll Swindle! Order Now!




05/01/2010

The Calabrese Temptress Tote Bag- Only $10!

We have a great handbag for you ladies on the prowl!  Perfect for carrying potions, dead cats or your lover's decapitated head.  A must for the evil trend setter who has it all! 

Made from cotton. 15" (w) x 16" (H) Handles - 22"




Calabrese Strikes Europe...Again!

This time, we not only infiltrate Germany, but Italy as well.  If you missed us in Germany last year, now is definitely your time to make the trip and hang out with us as we take notes for our ultimate plan for world domination!

Do you see a show near you?  Help us promote it!  Here's how…

1. Tell your friends.
2. Send tweets, myspace bulletins, facebook updates.
3. Contact local media.
4. Sacrifice a goat.


Blog Update!

A Calabrese Family History Lesson  

In anticipation of our shows in Italy, I thought I’d share some Calabrese family history. I received this information from my Aunt. So, get ready for a pop quiz at our next show!

Spoiler Alert
– We have no ties to the Mob (that we’ll admit).

Our great grandpa, Vincenzo Raphael Calabrese, was born in 1878. His family lived on a farm and grew grapes in a town called Foggia. It’s located on the Adriatic Sea side of Italy but in the interior, parallel to Naples.
READ MORE!


04/10/2010

III - They Call Us Death, now on Itunes!

Itunes finally added Calabrese III - They Call Us Death! Download it right now for only $9.99. Don't forget to leave a review online!

03/01/2010

3/20/2010 - Calabrese III - "They Call Us Death" Release Date!

The official release date for the new CD is almost upon us, and the reviews are pouring in that it is the sign of the apocalypse!  You still have time to pre-order from our website and receive the signed, limited edition postcards...or you can pre-order from Interpunk and receive a limited edition, one-time-only, patch and button Calabrese combo!  But there's always the third option…buy both!

Midwest and East Coast Shows!

Come join us kick off the release of the new album as we tear down the midwest and east coast. Tell your uptight friends to join us, too -- instruct them to follow the trail of headless corpses.  We can't wait to finally meet you lunatics in person!


Calabrese Amulet (key chain) 

Order your very own Calabrese Amulet (key chain) to keep with your person at ALL times.  Guaranteed to bring you supernatural protection against assholes and douche-bags!  Only $3 for this magical power and good fortune!


"As heard on PunkRadioCast.com," Calabrese III - They Call Us Death, is now on sale at ShopRadioCast.com!

02/01/2010

New T-Shirt!

We have a new t-shirt design by everyone's favorite cartoonist, Eric Powell!  And NO, your eyes are not fooling you. For the first time in Calabrese history...we are selling a white t-shirt!  A perfect way to capture the blood splatter!

Mark your coffins!

March 20th, 2010 is the OFFICIAL RELEASE DATE for the NEW album: Calabrese III - "They Call Us Death!"

Pre-orders are still being taken (don't worry, they WILL be shipped out at least a few weeks before the street date!) so pre-order before it's too late!

01/01/2010

Calabrese in Theaters Near You!

Calabrese will be in theaters January 29th, starring in THE GRAVES, during the After Dark HORRORFEST 4.  Okay, so we're not necessarily acting in the movie...but we do have some great on stage screen time action!  Check your local listings!

http://www.thegravesmovie.com/

http://www.horrorfestonline.com/



Third and Final Song Posted on Myspace!

We dare you to NOT pre-order our new album after listening to the new song, "Black Anathema," posted on our myspace!  C'mon, take the dare!

The Myspace vs. Pre-order Challenge!

NOTE: Any other item (or items) placed with a pre-order will be shipped in February WITH the pre-order!




The Halloween Poster Promo Continues!

We will keep the Halloween promo going this month since we still have a grip of them left.  So while supplies last...get a signed Halloween poster all January 2010!

We still have Halloween posters that we need to pawn off…I mean, that we need to make available to YOU!

So, any order over $20 this January will receive a signed 2009 Halloween Poster! (11" x 17" and folded into a square)  Years later, when you find this poster buried deep in a dusty box in your garage, you'll trick yourself into thinking you were actually AT the 2009 Calabrese Halloween show. History shall be rewritten!

NOTE: Any other item (or items) placed with a pre-order will be shipped in February WITH the pre-order!


12/01/09

New Song Posted on Myspace!


Another new Calabrese song called, "Deep in the Red," is now posted on our myspace to hypnotize you into pre-ordering the new CD, "They Call Us Death!"  Do you feel the weird sway and pull?  Of course you do!



In Search of New Media Contacts!

We are building our media list of websites / magazines / blogs / podcasts / etc. to review the new album and comic book.  If you have any leads, info or ideas, send us your suggestions and contact info to media@calabreserock.com.



Blog Update!

Part 2 of the Brian Pulido Interview is now posted on the Calabrese Blog!  

JC - So how the heck did you jump into comics after being that involved in movies, commercials and music videos?

BP - ...Something was gnawing at my soul more or less. We were there on set and I had that Talking Heads song that says "What the hell am I doing with my life" and I realized at that point my own goals were kind of on hold. I was an Assistant Director; I was serving others, apposed to having the balls to have my own vision come to life. It was really at that time that I just said “ok, I'll make my play”...And that was it. That was the last job I did. That coincided with several of my comic projects coming to life within a month of that.

READ MORE!


11/01/09

CD Contest Winner!

Thanks to Bianca Vargas, our new album has been named "Calabrese III - They Call Us Death."  We will be sending her that signed studio drum skin as soon as Davey can remove it from his drums!


New Song Posted on Myspace!

Check out our Myspace page for a NEW song titled, "Violet Hellfire," from the upcoming album, "Calabrese III - They Call Us Death!"



Pre-orders Now Available! 

Visit the merch page to pre-order the new CD "Calabrese III - They Call Us Death!"  

For only $11.99 you can be the first person on the block to make illegal copies of the CD and upload it to Pirate Bay!  The projected release date is early February, 2010 (but due to the anti-rock conspiracy, this date may change!)

All pre-orders will receive THREE signed, limited-edition Calabrese art pieces....our "3 Portraits of Evil!" These will feature each member of the band on postcard sized cardstock, and will be the ONE AND ONLY time they will be available! 

Check 'em out!



10/31/09

Happy Halloween!

We are pleased to announce that we have a winner for "Name the new Album" Contest!  We had thousands of names to choose from, but only the best bled through.  To be fair, we had several people submit this same winning title, so we took the person who submitted it first.  Alright then!  Drum roll, please.  The new name for the next Calabrese CD is…..wait for it…..wait for it…



"Calabrese III - They Call Us Death," submitted by Bianca Vargas!  

I know it's a total let down, and the name you submitted was way better, but like we said...it was a hard choice. Thanks to everybody who participated in the contest and, once again, doing all our work for us!  

See you at the Halloween show!

10/01/09

New Shirt - Blood of the Wolf!

Lock up your girlfriends and blindfold your children, a NEW Calabrese shirt is now on sale! The new Blood of the Wolf t-shirt is so bad-ass it will literally FIGHT YOU when you try and put it on. And don't even think about wearing this bad mother during a full moon!


Davey Drum Stick Deal!

For the month of October 2009, any online order over $20 will receive a "signed" broken or used drum stick from Davey Calabrese. All year long, Davey has been collecting these drum sticks and saving them just for you. Why does he have so my broken drum sticks? Could it be a lack of self control behind the drums? A mental disorder that causes him to destroy? Only his therapist knows for sure!


Don't forget you still have time to submit a name for the new album title contest! Do it now before you regret it the rest of your life!

CONTEST: NAME THE NEW CD!
We need your help to name the 3rd Calabrese CD in this trilogy of horror rock terror. We need a really great title, but we have other album ideas to think about...so we are outsourcing this decision to you! You have until October 30th, 2009 to send as many CD titles to CdContest@CalabreseRock.com for us to review. The winner will receive a liner note credit in the album, and a signed drum skin used in the recording of the CD!

To help you, here are the names of the new songs:

Endless Night
Venomwolf
They Call Us Death
Within the Abyss
Summon the Beyond
The Machine of Instant Death
Blood of the Wolf
Violet Hellfire
Near Twilight
Black Anathema
Loveless God
Deep In The Red


Also, check out Bobby's new blog, "Face Melting Rock and Roll Mania!"

http://bobbyvampcalabrese.blogspot.com/

Everything ranging from record reviews, behind the scenes Calabrese action and just a whole lot of weirdness! Fall into his madness...NOW!


09/01/09

New CD News

We are in the final stages of the new album!  Only a few more vocal tracks to record, then we mix and master.  Also, this month, we'll start coordintating the artwork for the CD.  Get pumped!

And don’t forget.

CONTEST: NAME THE NEW CD!
We need your help to name the 3rd Calabrese CD in this trilogy of horror rock terror. We need a really great title, but we have other album ideas to think about...so we are outsourcing this decision to you! You have until October 30th, 2009 to send as many CD titles to CdContest@CalabreseRock.com for us to review. The winner will receive a liner note credit in the album, and a signed drum skin used in the recording of the CD!

The winning title will be announced October 31st, 2009...Halloween Night!



Calabrese Comic Book!

The Calabrese comic book is starting to take form.  The script has been approved and the pencils are starting.  We decided to go legit on this comic and make it a full color rcok and roll explosion. We tricked…I mean, we secured D.W. Frydendall (http://www.dfrydendall.net/ ) to do the coloring on this comic (you might recognize his art from some of our t-shirts)  Because of this, the street date has been pushed back to January 2009.


Script by Eric M. Esquivel, Pencils by Dave Baker



BLOG Update!

The Creative Mind Of Brian Pulido - Part 1 . Origins

I met with Brian at a Borders bookstore here in Arizona , the same one where we first met to discuss the Voices of the Dead music video he directed. I brought my trusty hand held recorder, and a few pages of questions with the intent to dig deeper into the creative force that is Brian Pulido. Not only is Brian a writer, director, producer, and comic creator (Lady Death, Evil Ernie) but has a positive “can do†attitude, and entrepreneurial spirit that I admire. His current movie project, The Graves, that he wrote and directed (and features Calabrese), has been added to the After Dark Horrorfest – 8 Films to Die For. The After Dark Horrorfest runs for one week in theatres across the United States from January 29 – February 5, making it the largest nationwide film festival. Be sure to check it out. Now on with the interview!

READ MORE!


08/01/09

Signed Promo Offer!

For the whole month of August, any order over $20 will receive a signed promo photo from the band.  Are we trying to get rid of our old promo photos before we get the new ones?  Never!

 

Aug, 2009
Free Signed Promo Picture With Orders Over $20!

New CD Update and Contest!

The release date for the new CD had been pushed back to January, 2010 (it just happens to be the end of the world!)  In addition, we tricked Eric Powell (The Goon) into creating the artwork for the album cover.  Do you still question our voodoo mind control power?


CONTEST: NAME THE NEW CD!
We need your help to name the 3rd Calabrese CD in this trilogy of horror rock terror.  We need a really great title, but we have other album ideas to think about...so we are outsourcing this decision to you!  You have until October 30th, 2009 to send as many CD titles to CdContest@CalabreseRock.com for us to review.  The winner will receive a liner note credit in the album, and a signed drum skin used in the recording of the CD!

The winning title will be announced October 31st, 2009...Halloween Night!

To help you, here are the names of the new songs:

Endless Night
Venomwolf
They Call Us Death
Within the Abyss
Summon the Beyond
The Machine of Instant Death
Blood of the Wolf
Violet Hellfire
Near Twilight
Black Anathema
Loveless God
1 more TBA

07/01/09

Special Offer!

We have a special offer just for you!  Since we're positively hell-bent on offering the best bang for your buck, and a solid dose of random fun, for the month of July (or while supplies last...we only have a box of 48!) any order over $20 will receive a pack of "Dinosaurs Attack!" trading cards.  These are the original Topps trading cards released in 1988, and still in the package (I wouldn't recommend eating the gum).

JULY 2009
Any Order Over $20 Receives A Free Pack Of "Dinosaurs Attack!" Cards.
(While Supplies Last)


Calabrese Comic!

Calabrese has teamed up with Modern Mythology Press to bring you the first ever Calabrese Comic!  Yep, that's right.  We have a projected, cross-your-fingers street date of October, 2009 to coincide with the release of the new album, but fate is a fickle mistress...so be warned!

Here's a taste of things to come!


Script by Eric M. Esquivel, Pencils by Dave Baker


Calabrese Crime Scene Winners!

Here our the winners of last month's vague art contest.  In no particular order:

Danny D.
Rhiannon Faurie
Andrew Snyder
Noah Bailey
Rudey Fascist
Matt Coffin
Psychodavid
DeadinTheUK
Acey Morgue
Betty Bloodshed 

They will all receive a set of first edition BODYBAG Trading Cards and the full collection of Calabrese Stickers.

Congrats!

Check out the blog for the winning art!

06/04/09

We made a new friend last month at Texas Fightmare...Troy Holbrook the creator of BODYBAG Trading Cards!  He gave us 10 sets of first edition cards (15 in a pack) to give away for a kick-ass Calabrese contest.  These are some of the most disturbing, beautiful and haunting cards you'll ever see!  Troy even told us that people have called the police during one of his photo sessions because they thought he actually killed someone!


Contest Rules: Send us your BEST Calabrese Crime Scene Art (photos, drawings, paintings, stories, youtube videos...anything!) to Crime@CalabreseRock.com, and the top 10 will win a deck of cards and a full collection of Calabrese stickers.  Use your imagination, use black magic...do whatever you gotta do!  Check back next month, we'll post the winning art on the website!

Also, Germany was amazing.  We'd made many new friends and only broke a few laws!  If you took any pictures at the show, please send them our way, we'd love to post them!

Horror@CalabreseRock.com

05/06/09

Calabrese Invades Germany

Your day has come Germany! Calabrese will be playing at Wave-Gotik-Treffen (the worlds largest gothic festival) June 1 2009 with Shadow Reichenstein and Blitzkid. This show will be our European premier, opening a new chapter in the Calabrese history books. Come join us!

Wave Gotik Treffen Website

The Calabrese video for the "The Graves" is now on youtube! Check it out and leave us a comment.


Also, we are now officially one of the pack, and have decided to twitter our lives away and right into Hell! C'mon, with 1 million Twitter users, how can you go possibly go wrong? Might be fun...might suck! If you're into it...read it while it's hot!

http://twitter.com/Calabrese666

04/01/09

FANGORIA EXCLUSIVE!

Be one of the first to see the THE GRAVES/Calabrese horror music video on Fangoria.com! It's an exclusive first look at the video featuring Calabrese performing the song, “Vampires Don’t Exist,†and clips from the horror flick, THE GRAVES!

CLICK HERE!


Calabrese Double Feature! 


With studio time for the new album fast approaching, we thought now would be a good time to get the uninitiated caught up with our backlog.  For a limited time, we're offering the Calabrese Double Feature!  "13 Halloweens" and "The Traveling Vampire Show" for only $15.99! (Limit 3 per order!)


03/01/09

We tried to wait 'til the next CD (honestly, we did!) but we just can't help ourselves.  We now have a NEW t-shirt - The Vampires Severed Head!  OK, so it's not really "new."  In fact, it's the same design on the zip-up hoodie, but we figured that since you all destroyed the Earth with your global warming, it's too hot to wear anything other than a t-shirt!

 

Vampire Severed Head T-Shirt
Only $12.99 + S&H

 

Blog Update: Eric Powell Interview Part 2. 
The Goon -10 Years Of Punching Zombies

Jimmy - You state your turning point was the 2001 Wizard World convention in Chicago?

Eric – Yeah [Laughs] it was pretty pathetic. I bought a table for about one hundred bucks, I had been drawing some Buffy comics for Dark Horse but that stuff dried up. I was doing some inking work for Marvel and all that work dried up. So I didn’t have any work coming in. I had this Artist Alley table at the convention and I only did one sketch for twenty bucks so it didn’t even pay for the table. I drove out there by myself and I drove back all pissed off. It was a point where I thought “is this going to work or should I quite?†It was a six or seven hour drive and I had the whole time to think about it. It was pretty sad but I realized I was never able to do what I wanted to do. So I decided to self publish my book to see what happens.

Read More!

02/01/09

Calabrese Coffin Deal!

Don't ever say we haven't done anything for you! Introducing..."The Calabrese Coffin Deal!" This deal is so insane it will make you kill yourself!

"Calabrese Coffin Deal"
* 1 Death Pendant
* 1 Blood Rag
* 1 Vamp Skull Back Patch (Green)
* 18 Buttons (The Full Collection)
* 1 Voodoo Bat Patch
* 2 Posters (Rock & Roll Spooktacular and Zombie Pajama Party!)
* 5 Stickers (Zombie, Monster Squad, Death, Ghouls, Vamp Bros!)

Normally, you'd have to spend a cool $57 for all this swag. But now you can get an instant Calabrese memorabilia explosion for only $37! Can you smell that? It's your mind melting!

 

February CD Giveaway!

For the whole month of February, any order over $20 will receive the compilation CD, "Rebels of Rock 'n Roll #1," from Straight Razor Records. Featuring Calabrese and 23 other bands.

Order quick, while supplies last! 




Blog Update: Eric Powell Interview Part 1. 

I sat down with my cell phone on speaker and RCA handheld recorder and made a call to Tennessee to speak with the demented pencil pusher himself, Eric Powell, the creator of “The Goon‮ I walked away with a $30 long distance bill and a crap load of tape to transcribe. I bring you the first installment of what I like to call The Eric Powell Interview. The Goon - 10 Years Of Zombie Punching.

Read More!

P.S. We just booked studio time in July for the 3rd album. Stay tuned for new artwork, updates and contest details to help us name the new CD!

01/01/09

Come out and join Calabrese at the 2009 Phoenix Comicon! 
We’ve been asked to join one of the Horror Panels and help judge the Zombie Beauty Pageant. 
This year it’s at the Mesa Convention Center,  Jan 23 – 25.
Featuring; Todd McFarlane, Ben Templesmith, Brian Pulido, and many more.




Ok, this website looks pretty legit: http://home.flash.net/~evt/rapture.htm

The end times are here and 2009 is the end of civilization!
To help speed up your processing into the promised land, you need to get rid of all your worldly possessions. We’ll be happy to accept all your materialistic evils and take on this burden so you don’t have to worry about it. 

Why would we do such a thing? 
We love our fans and will do anything to help you out!

Calabrese
P.O. Box 93817
Phoenix, AZ
85070-5070


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