It's been so long between Tourniquet albums, I've lost interest in the band and wouldn't care if they never recorded another album, although I do love most of their albums. You wanna raise some extra money for a new recording? Play some live shows.

great to hear the want to make it back.

I understand the concept he's talking about, but I thought we buy the CDs, the T-shirts, and all the other merch at the concerts to fund the band. Now we are asked to donate money to record an album that we will have to spend more money to buy when it comes out. Sounds iffy to me, and I love the band but this kind of turns me off, you know?

So I have to donate to the band so they can record a new album, and then I have to turn around and pay for the CD?? LOL!

haven't cared for these guys since Pathogenic Ocular Dissonance. everything after that has gotten progressively worse.

They can't play enough live shows to raise $22,000 in today's musical climate and economy.

I'm still excited at the fact that they will be putting out a new record finally. I want to see where their sound is now, especially after hearing Where Moth and Rust Destroy.

I don't know this sounds like a dud, good luck meeting that goal for that deadline. New Tourniquet album in 2013

JIV, I wouldn't recommend that, that's a bit of a stretch man. You're funny Leo.

ToB, I don't care how much it takes to raise $22,000. Live shows was just a suggestion. Using common sense as a band may be another.

Does anyone know the average recording costs of a band without a label doing it on their own? Scott, Shawn, Shannon, what say you?

Hmm, I love the first two or so Tourniquet albums and the last two weren't bad, but donating for the new album? I don't know about that.

I have a slip of paper from earlier this year that came with my patch that said new Tourniquet album Winter 2010.

I agree with Rami, I have to think they already have the money ready to go but want to try and offset that expense as much as they can.

Ill give it a listen but I wont be donating.

$22K, IMO, is not necessary. They don't have to use Neil Kernon...thats where most of that money is going. They could make a quality record for half of that. They need to call Jamie King.

$22,000 is more than we have spent recording Ultimatum's albums combined. LOL!

Dip into your own pocket...Thats how we do it....

I don't fault them for this and at least they aren't taking the money until it's all there. You get some perks and you can not donate if you want. More power to 'em I say.

A few years ago when I first started hearing of this practice, I thought it was kinda in poor taste to ask the fans for donations to make a record. I can't put my finger on why exactly, but I don't like it.

Buy the album, buy a ticket to the show, buy a t-shirt. That I don't have a problem with. But asking for hand-outs to record an album (even if they promise something in return) just rubs me the wrong way.

This seems to be the coming norm now - Rhino Bucket just completed their pledge drive.

The more I think about it, the more I think this is a good idea. The donations are essentially pre-orders for the new album and depending on how much you give, the more you get.

The thing about selling t-shirts and other merch to make money is that its takes money and time to make that merch and if they don't sell enough merch to recoup what they put into it, then they've lost money on that deal too. Doing it the Kickstart way is a more direct means IMO.

My big concern for the band is their timing.......this is the Christmas season. People are already spending their extra money on gifts and other seasonal festivities.