Mike "Am-Rep" Hummel - (Personal Face Book page Post) Wednesday at 8:11pm
"Gabriel needs to hear from Jim's fans (that means YOU) that he needs to get VINYL out on the market - he is a metal kid & only knows CDs & downloads - tell him who you you are what you do - every voice he hears (along with an expression of love for his Dad's music) will be a positive thing - SILTBREEZE is there just waiting to help him out once he "gets it".....????"

Firstly MIKE HUMMEL

(any one else that feels the need), you should know where I come from!!!! I am not just some DUMB ASS "METAL KID"..... I DO plan on re-releasing ALL Iron Press material on VINYL!!!!!!!

Digital IS the future!!! And the future is NOW!!!!

I do realize that records have made a resurgence in being the "preferred" media format for Audio Files!!!! (as in collectors). I do believe in "tried and true" & "Proven" formats in audio duplication..... thus I am not clamoring for RE-RELEASE on CASSETTE or 8-Track Tape for that matter...... I am ACTUALLY OVER LOOKING CD as a viable option for these reasons

1) CD are a WASTE of money, B/c people only want portability and vitality of a format!!!! Thus RECORD is the better option there

2) CD's aren't cost effective enough to to nessitate the expense of paying out of pocket to only look at them sitting stagnate in my warehouse storage space when Mp3 is the way to go for DIGITAL Audio REPRODUCTION!!!!!

And I am not really crazy about OVER producing anything either.... I am more than willing to work with Siltbreeze. I have already been in contact with T.J. Lax...... just talked to him today as a matter of fact! Been talking to him.... how do you think that "Vertical Slit - Under the blood Red Lava Lamp" got the GREEN LIGHT? It didn't just happen BEHIND my back ..... UNLIKE SO MANY OTHER 'PROJECTS" that I said NO to, and you fucks just went and did ANY WAY!!!!!!!  I understand that your guys' hearts were in the "right" spot...... but no royalties?(In To the Ether"The Jim Shepard 'Tribute'", "Slit and Pre Slit - self titled", Skull Bank, V-3 'Last Album" all the torrents, and FREE downloads) Hmmmm, I am severely pissed still about that. And it has nothing to do with money, it is all about PRINCIPALS!!!!!!

You all were my father & Mothers FRIENDS & Colleagues..... and fans. It is just the same as breaking in to my house and stealing my own equipment..... there is no difference, staling is stealing PERIOD!!!!!

No to sound like Forest Gump here, but just for prosperity......

THAT IS ALL I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THAT!

Sincerily,
Gabriel Shepard &
FAMILY
IRON PRESS