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Flannelgraph Records will soon be releasing instrumental versions of IAMACEO on cassette.

Yes, that's right. Cassette.

But it does come with a download code so all of us who aren't stuck in the 80's can actually listen to the music.

It's a limited run of 300 cassettes, so head on over to Flannelgraph Records and make your pre-order. It's only $5.59 (plus a small charge for shipping).

Thanks to JaredCheek for giving us the heads up in our discussion forum.

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IAMACEO has been out for some time now, and there's lots of discussion that's been going on about it at our fan forum.

There were a lot more reviews for Changing of the Guard than there seem to be for IAMACEO. Could it be that Tooth and Nail's lackluster promotion of Changing of the Guard garnered more attention than a Kickstarter campaign that was 240% successful?

Regardless, IAMACEO has received positive press from both Down the Line and Jesus Freak Hideout. The overall reviews are very positive about the sound and lyrics, while noting that there is nothing new here, musically.

While that might be true, how many other musicians are still putting out quality albums 20 years later?

Come join the official "IAMACEO" thread at our unofficial fan forum.

There's been a lot of information about the earliest days of Starflyer 59 that has been made available recently. Most of it has been discussed in the forum, but we thought we'd put it all in one place.

• Before "Starflyer 59" was decided as the band's name, Jason Martin used the name "The Hester Prynnes."
• Jason once had a short stint as the drummer for Fluffy, an early to mid-90's era band signed to Flying Tart records.
• Dan Reid, who was given credits for drumming on Silver, did not actually play any of the drums on that album. Jason himself played drums on Silver; Reid was given credit because he was supposed to be in the band and go on tour.
• Jason gave Brandon Ebel, CEO of Tooth and Nail Records, a demo cassette before he was signed. Information on the forum says this cassette has been unearthed.
• Starflyer show footage + interview from 1995 in Irvine, Texas (while opening for The Prayer Chain) has been posted on Vimeo. After watching, come discuss the video on the forum.
• Visions of Gray, a Christian rock/indie/alternative music magazine from the 1990's, did an interview with Starflyer for their July 1994 issue. Kip Bell at RocketBoyLives.com has digitized that very issue and made it available for download. Click here to check it out.

And lastly, check out this old photo of a Morella's Forest show (back when Morella's Forest was a Martin band. Rumors say the band name was stolen from Ronnie Martin and exported from California to Dayton, Ohio).

Ronnie Martin is up front on guitar, and that's Jason in the back on drums.

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That's all the classic stuff we've been able to dig up lately. Be sure to check out our forums for more timely news than what is delivered on the front page.

One of the T-shirts we talked about way back in September is available there. There are some great vinyl and CDs as well.

A lot of test-pressings and other rare finds have already sold out!

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We're a little behind posting this on the site - for those of you who aren't watching the forums, here's the latest updates on the new album:

• The Kickstarter Project was backed 240%! Jason Martin had a goal of $10,000, and raised over $24,000.
• A new demo has been released! It's got some great harmonica in it and can be heard at Bandcamp.
• Reports say the tentative release date for the new album is March of next year.

Wanna discuss the new album? Check out the great discussions going on now at the Starflyer 59 Forum.