I first got introduced to Chiodos and Circa Survive in high-school. Probably like freshman year. Since then, there have been so many solidly fucking-good collaborations. E.g. The Sounds of Animals Fighting, Saosin, D.R.U.G.S., In Fear and Faith, etc. Each of them have had their ups and downs. And they always seemed to roll in my thoughts/collection time and time again, all these years.

Craig Owens went back to Chiodos last year, and released their sappy-cool video. That new-singer got kicked out or some shit, and fans welcomed back Craig with open arms. I looked now, and their new album is now supposed to be coming out like next year.. Shit, I thought it was supposed to be this year.. And they recently announced that they've signed on to Razor & Tie, rather than Equal Vision. In order to get myself ready, I'm buying All's Well That Ends Well again. 'Just to make sure I have that album, no matter what happens to the new album. I'm buying it digitally this time rather than getting it from the CD, ripping it, and then having it sound sub-par in my ears. And by now its scratched. I have a Xbox Music subscription, but that bitrate is just not the same..

Anywho, I did end up liking Craig's Με την αγάπη (With Love) album. I didn't like Cinematic Sunrise much. I loved Isles and Glaciers stuff. And I seperately loved what he did with Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows. Meanwhile, I hated Chiodos' Illuminaudio a bit much.. It was sounded too Christian-Rockish, I thought.. I just couldn't put my finger on it. And I have seen Circa and Chiodos a couple of times, both at local shows and Vans Warped Tour.

Anyway, do y'all like Chiodos/Circa Survive any? I still think they travel hand-in-hand in conversations. Maybe.

Oh, Circa. Uhm, Juturna is still my favorite to throw on. On Letting Go is fucking fun and fast. And I like what they did with Blue Sky Noise. I didn't like Violent Waves too much. And Appendage was alright; sounds like Juturna a bit. I like Portugal. The Man a bit, here and there. I think Anthony Green had them on one his songs, I guess?. And you might like Tides of Man, if you like Circa.

A Circa story: I went to go see them one Halloween night, and the band was dressed up. Anthony was dressed like a giant baby, and my friend said he touched his shirt. And he said that he smelled like he hadn't bathed in weeks.