BAND SPOTLIGHT:

Modus

NEWS

10/11/07

Nova Lex will be on hiatus until further notice. This site and our Store will continue to function as usual so feel free to buy up any merch/music still available!

01/01/07

Happy New Year! The band Modus has been added to the BAND SPOTLIGHT page. Check 'em out!

12/28/06

TestingPointDesign.com is now officially up! Going forward, this site will be devoted to the music side of Testing Point and www.TestingPointDesign.com to the design side. Enjoy!

11/24/06

As we reach the 3rd anniversary of the Testing Point site you can expect to see some new changes. Testing Point Design will have its own seperate website at www.TestingPointDesign.com. For the moment, this site address brings you here. Seperating Testing Point Records and Testing Point Design will allow for further development of both. Keep an eye out for updates in the near future.

11/06/06

Three new pieces added to the DESIGN page in the Illustrations group.

08/15/06

- The 5 song Resurgenic EP from Nova Lex is now available to listen to and download! Go to the STORE page to start downloading! Those who download still get to take advantage of the FREE Nova Lex Stickers and Guitar Pick. Simply send a SASE to:

 Adam Josker

 PO Box 13

 Stittville, NY 13469

- Artwork added to the DESIGN page - Birthday t-shirt design, Unlikely Ikons logo

- New Jesu5 t-shirt designs added to the Testing Point Store.

07/26/06

Unlinkely Ikons page updated! The 3rd controversial piece, Holy Family II, is completed and can be viewed on our Unlikely Ikons page. Fans of the Da Vinici Code will particularly appreciate this. Unlikely Ikon prints and other merch is also available in our STORE. More Testing Point Design updates coming soon...

*Band Spotlight updated with the up and coming band Mammoth Mardge from MA.----->

06/06/06

The 1st Official Testing Point Contest has ended! The winners have been notified! Thanks to all that participated and joined the Testing Point Mailing List!

05/01/06

OUR 1st OFFICIAL CONTEST! Simply join our mailing list on the CONTACT page and win a ton of Testing Point stuff! Band Spotlight updated featuring False Allure. Testing Point Design banners available to download on the LINKS page.

04/13/06

The Gospel of Judas Iscariot piece added to the DESIGN page. Unlikely Icons page in progress. More to come...

03/14/06

DESIGN page updated with latest piece for fantasy writer Lisa Lassiter. Band Spotlight feature to be updated again soon.

03/07/06

It was brought to our attention that there was a problem with the song files on the SOUNDS page. It has been corrected and all song files are in high quality mp3 format. If there are any other issues please CONTACT us immediately. Enjoy!

02/21/06

More Logos and Illustrations added to the DESIGN page. New song available to download from the archives of Final Rites and Luke Caviola (Nova Lex). This song was made on the spot with the original members of Final Rites back in the days when they all had way too much time on their hands. Listener discretion is advised. Check it out on our SOUNDS page!

NEW Nova Lex t-shirt design added to the back of most of the shirts available in our STORE. Check them out!

02/17/06

Our DESIGN page has been fully updated. You can now view the full portfolio of Testing Point Design right here! We are busy finishing up some commission work so if you're in need of any artwork please contact us using the CONTACT page for more information. The DESIGN page will be updated frequently as more artwork is completed.

01/06/06

Happy New Year! A new Forum/Message board has been added to our FORUM page so go check it out and post something! More artwork from Testing Point Design is on the way in the next couple weeks. Stay tuned and remember to check out the free downloads on our SOUNDS page and all the merch in our new STORE page.

12/23/05

Testing Point celebrates 2 Year Anniversary! As a gift to those that have kept up with the site we have given it a complete makeover with tons of new stuff to check out. Every page has been updated in some way so here's a list of some of the new things added:

-Tons of FREE music to download on the SOUNDS page including exclusive new songs from an upcoming project called Pinky & One and another project by Luke (Nova Lex) and Julie Caviola. Also, download the full album from the band RNWB (1999-2002) and hear the experimental beginnings of Nova Lex.

-Tons of merchandise at our STORE page for Testing Point Records, Nova Lex, Bonum Cantus, and even some RNWB for you diehard fans.

-New Band Spotlight feature (right) giving attention to those local bands that deserve it.

-Updated Testing Point Design Gallery.

Feel free to leave feedback on the new site and use our FORUM!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!

12/22/05

Expect the site to be up again by Friday 12/23/05. Just in time for Christmas!

MAJOR UPDATES on the way! You can expect some revamping of the entire website sometime this month. There will be a new store with more merchandise. We'll also be adding some classic and new Testing Point music to download. Stay tuned!!!

11/02/05

SHOW UPDATE! :

Saturday, 11/5/05 at the Resonance Center in Utica-

CIPHER

WRENCH IN THE WORKS

HEAL THESE WOUNDS

NYTRILE

MY BITTER END

6pm - 10 bucks - all ages

Also check out the upcoming grind project Embrytus. Here's an excerpt from their bio:

"Influences?? To get a better idea about that you may want to check out Matts project by the name of FALSE ALLURE and my project NYTRILE. This will give you the idea of where we are comming from but sure as hell not where we're going. Thats the beauty of it, all rules of music are meant to be maticulously broken to meet the needs of the writers. Keep your ears open for more info on this project."

10/26/05

More artwork added to the Testing Point Design gallery at www.testingpointdesign.deviantart.com. Prints now available! More artwork to be posted in the coming weeks. We will also be available for commissions by January 2006.

10/05/05

*** Make sure you check out the HURRICANE BENEFIT SHOW at Albies this Sunday. Our friends Catastasis will be playing so don't miss out on a great chance to here some brutal metal while helping hurricane victims at the same time! Click on TPR Live for the show info.***

 

Be on the look out for prints available through Testing Point Design. We are just about finished with some artwork that is directly related to the graphic novel in development. Click here to visit the Testing Point gallery.

Also, check out the new and upcoming band False Allure at http://www.myspace.com/falseallure.

 

 

08/20/05

Check out the flyers for the show at Albies and Sick Shit Fest! Click on TPR Live then Flyers below it.

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07/18/05

BUSY AS ALWAYS and things are always changing. The RNWB reunion will not come to pass... for now at least. Who knows, maybe one day when they're all retired and have nothing better to do they'll get together for a show. We'll keep you posted (hehe). Good luck to their former singer, Derek Jones, on his move to Texas!

Testing Point Design has finished the logo for the metal band Bonum Cantus (members of Nova Lex) who, by the way, are forever searching for a drummer that can keep with their ideas. Interested? Email TestingPoint00@aol.com.

Logos for the kick ass band, Nytrile, have also been completed and can be viewed at www.TestingPointDesign.deviantart.com along with the Bonum Cantus logos. Check out Nytrile's website on our LINKS pages and also keep an eye out for their show with Wasteform!

*Any band that wants to let us know of any of their shows can feel free to post on our FORUM!! Drop us an email if you want us to add the show info on our site!

Thanks to everyone for your support and keep checking back for updates. (...we're currently busy doing research for our first GRAPHIC NOVEL! Check back for synopsis, sketches, etc.) artist: Adam Josker writer: Dave Bandych

04/26/05

SHOWS! SHOWS! SHOWS!

A meaty show update from our friends NYTRILE! Any fan of metal must see the coming shows listed below!! Also coming soon: logos for Bonum Cantus and Nytrile! Also, watch for RNWB (1999 - 2002, now members of Down the Sky and Nova Lex) reuniting for one last show coming this summer (July).

MOTHER'S DAY MUTILATION

SUN. MAY 8

ALBIE'S BAR

732-0498  BAR PHONE

$10 TIX/ $12 DOS OVER 21/ $15 DOS UNDER 21

18+

DOORS: 2 PM

SHOW: 2:30 PM

INTERNAL BLEEDING

WASTEFORM

MALICE IN UNDERLAND

LIFE SYPHON

SOLACE OF REQUIEM

DOWN THE DRAIN

ORGAN HARVEST

NYTRILE

THE TASTE OF SILVER

DOWN THE SKY

TRIBAL LAW

THE CYANIDE SLUMBER

MEMORIAL DAY MASSACRE

SAT. MAY 28

ALBIE'S BAR

$10 TIX/ $15 DOS OVER 21/ $20 DOS UNDER 21 W/ 3 FREE DRINKS

18+

DOORS: 2:30 PM

SHOW: 3 PM

IMMOLATION***

SKINLESS***

EPOCH OF UNLIGHT**

DROGHEDA*

RECOURSE**

FIREBORN

FULLY CONSUMED*

KNOW FEAR

LIFE SYPHON

NYTRILE

DECIMATING UTICA-HEAVENS SHALL BURN, ANGELS WILL CRY, LET THE

DECIMATION

BEGIN!!!

SUN. JUNE 19

ALBIE'S BAR

$10 TIX

$15 DOS OVER 21/ $20 DOS UNDER 21

18+

DOORS: 1 PM

SHOW: 2 PM

INCANTATION

DIVINE EMPIRE

CIRCLE OF DEAD CHILDREN

ESTUARY

DOWN THE DRAIN

NYTRILE

SOLACE OF REQUIEM

LIFE SYPHON

GODKING

FIREBORN

KNOW FEAR

AS FOR WHAT'S A HEAD IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE!!!  OFFERS ARE OUT FOR THE

FOLLOWING:

MON. JUNE 27 LINE UP AND TIMES TBD FOR: INTO ETERNITY/ ALL SHALL PERISH

THURS. OCTOBER 6 LINE UP AND TIMES TBD FOR: THERION (GERMANY)

SUN. OCTOBER 30 LINE UP AND TIMES TBD FOR: DECEASED/ OCTOBER 31

WED. NOVEMBER 30 LINE UP AND TIMES TBD FOR: VADER (POLAND)/ DECAPITATED

(POLAND)/ DEW SCENTED (GERMANY)

ALSO DO NOT FORGET BLOODLETTING NORTH AMERICA 2005 COMING THIS FALL!!!

booya!!!!

02/16/05

SKINLESS at Albies on SATURDAY. MARCH 19, 2005

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ALBIE'S BAR

1000 WARREN ST.

UTICA, NY 13502

$10 COVER @ DOOR, 18+

DOORS: 2:30 PM

SHOW: 3 PM

3-3:30 NYTRILE

3:45-4:15 KNOW FEAR

4:30-4:40 THE MUNG

4:55-5:25 DEADDEADDEATH

5:40-6:10 TRIBAL LAW

6:25-6:55 HELD UNDER

7:10-7:40 FIREBORN

7:55-8:25 FRACTURED REALITY

8:40-9:10 DEHUMANIZED

9:25-9:55 PUTRID PILE

10:10-10:45 LEUKORRHEA

11-12 SKINLESS

01/25/05

\m/ **SHOW WORTH CHECKING OUT** \m/

Sunday, Feb. 6th - Resonance Center- 94 Genesee St., Utica, NY -

The Devils Discipline

Sinister Saint

Life Syphon

Sepulchral Night

*starts at 12 noon, $5

12/07/04

Synical Blame CD artwork is now on display at Testing Point Design. Click on DESIGN SERVICES to be directed to the Testing Point Design gallery. Any bands looking for CD artwork, logos, etc. contact TestingPoint00@aol.com for more info!

09/23/04

SEE BELOW FOR FINAL DETAILS / LINEUP:

1st Annual Devil's Night Metal-Fest

SAT. OCT. 30, 2004

ALBIE'S BAR

1000 WARREN STREET

UTICA, NY

$2 BOTTLES/$2 MIXERS

FIRST DRINK IS FREE!

18 and Over

DOORS:1PM

LINEUP:

the mung (utica/rome)

Synical Blame (Utica)

3 minutes of hate

forgotten theory (barber)

fully consumed (ohio)

thoughts lost (buffalo)

fireborn (buffalo)

riphead (ohio)

mucopus (albany)

life syphon (utica)

clitorture (albany)

drown retarded children (albany)

know fear (albany)

psychotogen (maryland)

drogheda (ohio)

09/05/04

HUGE SHOW UPDATE FROM SYNICAL BLAME (from www.SynicalBlame.tk):

"...we have been invited by the metal brothers to play a national show at Albies on October 30th with possiblely other 'national' gigs..."

Albies (corner of Schuyler & Warren St in Utica

3 PM, Saturday October 30th

Line Up:

Drogheda (Ohio)

Riphead (Ohio)

Know Fear (Albany)

Life Syphon (Utica)

Fractured Reality (Utica)

Forgotten Theory (Barber NY)

Synical Blame (Utica)

And one more band from Ohio

They’re also trying to get a few more acts like Church Destroyer, and Excorriation.

08/28/04

Things have been pretty busy lately! Nova Lex is re-recording some tracks for the full length and things are coming along nicely. Check out the new review of their EP at www.enslavedbymetal.com (also on the Press Page). Their song "Falling Souls" off the EP will be on a Compilation CD coming soon. We'll post more details as they come.

Check out the new link added to the links page - http://weirdstuff55.blogspot.com/ -Definitely some thoughts worth checking out!

06/27/04

MAXIMUM METAL reviews the Nova Lex EP! Check it out at www.MaximumMetal.com ! Also added to the PRESS Page.

06/22/04

Final Rites reform! Here's the latest from the FR website (www.finalrites.moonfruit.com):

" Final Rites has reformed as a 3 piece and will be writing even more brutal and technical material to come back stronger than ever before. Brett Heald, the original bassist and co-founder of Final Rites, has come back on not only bass but also vocals to complete the lineup. Josh now also performs vocals along with guitar, and Beau is still on percussion. They are currently practicing and writing new material, so check soon for updates. "

**check out the Live Final Rites Video clip on the ARTISTS> FINAL RITES Page**

Synical Blame June 27th show w/ Mucupus, Drown Retarded Children, The Mung, Nytrile Condom Conspiracy, Battle Toads added to the TPR LIVE page!

06/17/04

Remix mp3 of Century Media's Enforsaken soon to be available on this site! Nova Lex EP review from GMK added to press page!

Bonum Cantus bio coming soon!

05/26/04

Nova Lex review from www.HMAS.org added to press page!

FEEL FREE TO USE OUR FORUM! Talk about your band, bands you like, the local music scene, shows, whatever you want!!!!!

05/24/04

Synical Blame- Unparalleled Acrimony (demo) is now available to purchase on the STORE page. Download 2 of their songs at the SOUNDS page!

05/18/04

Well all the shows this weekend were awesome! Unfortunately Saturday's show at Albies was the last for Final Rites for a while.

 

Steve and Chad have decided to leave Final Rites. Beau and Josh are looking for a new singer and bassist, or someone that can do both. They will all continue to play metal as they will be working in different bands and projects. For example, Chad has joined the up and coming metal band Iscariot as their singer. I know whatever these guys do will be awesome \m/! So keep an eye out here for updates on the members. Email DeathMarlin@aol.com for more details on trying out for Final Rites.

Check out new Final Rites art added to the Testing Point Design portfolio!

05/12/04

Nova Lex EP review from www.Fleshrites.com added to the PRESS page

05/07/04

Rome Lumberjack Fest on Friday, May 14th @9:00pm! A brutal night of Grind, Metalcore, and Death Metal featuring Mucopus, FINAL RITES, SYNICAL BLAME, Drown Retarded Children, "Trees Cut Down", Bears, and The Battletoads! only $5 cover!

Where? you ask. The Gathering Place of course. Located at 287 E. Dominick St, Rome, NY

Final Rites and Fractured Reality show at Albies on Saturday May 15th also! Check the TPR Live page for more details!

05/06/04

Testing Point Design page added to site! For bands looking for original artwork for their next release, check out the DESIGN SERVICES page on this site! We aim at helping bands with little to no budget! This service is offered regardless of genre.

04/28/04

Nova Lex reviews added to Press page from PivotalRage.com and from Neo-Zine.com. Price adjusted for Underground Rot compilation on Store page!

BRIEF UPDATES 04/17/04 :

- Synical Blame added to Testing Point roster

-Final Rites show this SATURDAY, check out TPR Live

-Bonum Cantus is looking for a drummer

-Underground Rot Compilation (Rotting Records) available to purchase on this site (includes Nova Lex's Internal Truth)

*check the TPR Forum at MetalHQ.com for more details*

04/09/04

Review of the Nova Lex EP added to the Press page!

03/23/04

METAL SHOW @ Club Amnesia (APRIL 2nd) added to TPR Live page!

Reviews are on the way for the NOVA LEX - Resurgenic EP.

**STAY TUNED AND SPREAD THE WORD**

03/16/04

OUR FIRST RELEASE!

The Nova Lex-Resurgenic EP is now officially available to purchase on the Store page of this site. The first 100 orders will receive a Nova Lex sticker along with a Nova Lex guitar pick!

The Nova Lex EP is also available to purchase at the Last Unicorn store located in New Hartford, NY.

 

*mp3 samples can be found on the SOUNDS page

Stay tuned for more updates as they come!...

03/04/04

FINAL RITES, SYNICAL BLAME, and MONUMENT TO THE DEAD show! Check out this awesome metal show at the Gathering Place on Friday, March 12! Go to the TPR Live page for details.

02/23/04

Congrats to Final Rites for playing a kick ass show at Club Amnesia on Friday with Fractured Reality! Recording for the Final Rites demo should begin within the next couple months. Keep checking the TPR Live page for more shows!

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The Nova Lex- Resurgenic EP is going to press this week and should be ready to ship in the next few weeks. *The first 100 orders will receive a Nova Lex sticker AND an official Nova Lex guitar pick!

**Pre-orders can be taken on the Store page of this site!**

02/04/04

Artwork and layout for the Nova Lex- Resurgenic EP has been completed! You can check out the cover on the CD ART page attached to the LInks page. Printing for the EP should begin soon and it should be ready in March!

Testing Point Records has just added their official Forum to MetalHQ.com. Check it out to discuss the artists etc on Testing Point!

01/26/04

The song Internal Truth by Nova Lex will be featured on a compilation CD through Rotting Records which should be released within the next few months (www.RottingRecords.tripod.com).

-also- Go to the Sounds page and click on the Garage Band link to listen to and review the full version of Internal Truth.

***Don't forget to check out Final Rites this Saturday at Albies****--------------------------------------------------------->

01/23/04

Henrik Ryösä at MetalHQ.com recently finished the official new Testing Point Records logo which you can see above. Henrik makes some great logos (Nova Lex etc) so if you're in need of a kick ass logo check out his site www.MetalHQ.com!

01/11/04

Nova Lex mp3 samples from the Resurgenic EP added to the SOUNDS page.

01/02/04

Check out the Final Rites shows on the TPR Live page. Click on the flyer for info.

12/31/03

Welcome to the new Testing Point Records website. Here you will find the finest underground artists in genres ranging from electronica to prog to brutal death metal and variations in between. The objective of this label is to release music in it's truest forms...

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The Nova Lex, Resurgenic EP, has been mastered and the artwork is currently being worked on. We hope to have the 5 song EP released by March 2004. Stay tuned for the official release date.

Modus is:

Rob Piperata - Drums, Triggers

Kyle Balch - Bass, Taurus Pedals

Jeff Aderman - Vocals, Keyboards

Gabriel Oram - Guitars, Vocals

Check out the BAND SPOTLIGHT page for more info!

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