Hey man.
Well, I was thinking of posting an official update message on our myspace page at some point but since you asked...
I'll be a little more forthcoming about what I'm about to say since only the people that really give a shit will bother to read this forum anyway.
Basically, after SD broke up I was all excited to start up a new band and write new music and all that but I slowly became more and more aware of the fact that I was just burnt out. Burnt out on being in a band, the music "biz", the metal "scene" and even playing my guitar. I stopped going out to see other bands in the area as well. I became very uninspired to write at all. I lost touch with Jay. I even *gasp* shaved all my hair off. Yep.
When people asked me about it I've been replying that I'm just "taking a break". I knew that I would eventually come back to it however.
Anyway, I have recently got the itch to want to get back into it. I think I really did need a break. A lot of people have been asking me about Darkspyre lately, and that has helped to inspire me. I still have not written any new material other than one song I wrote a year ago (though I have a folder of recorded ideas). Right now I am just trying to get back into playing my guitar. I do not want to rush the writing process. I am going to take my time, and when I have enough material for an album, it will get recorded. My number one goal is to record an album that I am completely happy with at the end of the day.
I got in touch with Jay recently, and he has pretty much been in the same boat. He has pretty much been taking a break as well. He has some other things taking up a lot of his time at the moment but he is still interested in Darkspyre and said he will hopefully be ready to jump on board when I am ready.
Once we get an album written we may see if there are any other musicians interested in being in the band. If not, we'll record it ourselves, and probably have a couple guest musicians if needed. I am planning on doing all of the vocals at this point.
So, the bottom line is there is no ETA, but a Darkspyre album will happen. We might get some rough demos posted sometime in between now and then.
Anyway, I apologize for falling off the face of the earth. I really appreciate you guys that keep checking in.
Take care,
-Jeff