Motograter Album Fund 2016

Hello everyone! To our FANS , FRIENDS, FAMILY, and SUPPORTERS:

We are very excited to announce the recording of the NEW Motograter  Album; tentatively slated for production in January of 2016.  It's being recorded as we speak! 

Ahrue Luster  from ILL NINO , TERROR UNIVERSAL , and MACHINE HEAD  will be overseeing production and handling engineering duties. It is an honor to work with such a talented artist and producer; we are beyond ecstatic to be teaming up with Ahrue on this project.

As many of you are aware, it's been a LONG time since the last, full-length Motograter album , which was released on Elektra Records  in 2003! We have been hard at work, pouring our heart and souls into this new material, and we can't wait to unleash it upon the masses. 

We thank you for your continued love and support! 

We have a number of rewards for various contribution levels, including digital and physical copies of the new album, posters, and even YOUR NAME PRINTED IN THE ALBUM CREDITS. (Please note that it will take some time to get rewards out to everyone and availability of specific rewards is limited, so your patience is appreciated). You can also donate any amount you see fit, without receiving a reward.

Contributions will be closely accounted for during spending and will go toward engineering, production, mixing and mastering costs, transportation to and from the studio, promotion, packaging and distribution, and the many other expenses involved with releasing a full-length album. 

A sincere THANK YOU, from the bottom of our hearts, to anyone and everyone that supports this cause! 

The wait is almost over! The NEW Motograter  album is upon us! Help us make our dreams a reality!

Thanks again!

- Motograter

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For those of you interested to learn more about Motograter:

Motograter was formed in 1995 and is most well known for their namesake instrument the “Motograter”, a mysterious contraption designed with industrial cable, guitar pieces, and other components, to create a unique, low, distorted bass sound. The band is widely known for their image, notorious for covering themselves in tribal style body paint. The early stages of the group’s career consisted of heavy experimentation with industrial sounds, samples, and tribal drums. The band released two EP’s ‘Hugh Chardon’ and ‘Indy’ and in 2001 were signed to Sever Records, founded by Dez Fafara of Coal Chamber. The band’s sound continued to evolve, eventually incorporating a dark, groove-oriented guitar styling, that would help broaden the band’s appeal and reach a wider audience. In 2003, the band inked a deal with No Name/Elektra Records and released the highly acclaimed. self-titled album, ‘Motograter’, featuring Ivan Moody  (Five Finger Death Punch/Ghost Machine) on vocals. The song “Suffocate” was featured on the soundtrack to the film The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. The song “Down” is featured on the EA Sports video game Nascar Thunder 2004. Motograter toured on Ozzfest 2003. Motograter has toured with Ozzy Osbourne, Korn, Marilyn Manson, Chevelle, Disturbed, Ministry, Nothingface, Kittie, Mushroomhead, Cradle of Filth, Killswitch Engage, Chimaira, Shadows Fall, Voivod, and many more.

The band is currently in the process of writing new material for a full-length album featuring James Anthony Legion on vocals. Motograter recently performed Knotfest 2014, alongside Slipknot, Five Finger Death Punch, Danzig, Anthrax, and more; followed by a 2 month, U.S. Headliner in April/May of 2015. Motograter also recently embarked on the Civil Unrest Tour 2015, with ILL Nino, Straight Line Stitch, and more.

Motograter recently released a demo of the song "Portrait of Decay" and a LIVE music video, via Revolver Magazine .