The last week of recording was a mixture of odds, ends, patch ups and add-ons. It is in the final week, always, when no matter how much time you think you have during the sessions to complete the album you want, the deadline crunch approaches and you always, always, always need more time. This turn around was no different. We redid vocals, we added vocals, had a few more guest vocals (Erik Rutan's amazing lines on "the Illuminaught" arrived on the last day), Sparky added a solo to the title track "Heirs to Thievery," and we contemplated various mix incarnations into the wee hours of each morning.

Greetings! Week three in the studio went smooth, yet mildly stressful. Mark recorded most all rhythm tracks since Monday, and now he is wrapping up the last track "Sleeping Giants" fueled through a hazy mix of caffeine and garlic salsa. We rolled along with vocals as well, assisted by equal parts Jim Beam and agua, we had fun singing the same lines over and over again dozens of times searching for the perfect take (translation = tedious hours of torment).

With drums completed in a stellar 5 day session by the Jarv, we were happy to settle in with tracking guitars, bass and vocals concurrently. The album also got an 11th track in the meantime, as Mark finalized this ripping thrasher called "Day of the Dead" just in time to get it to Adam on his last day of hammer drilling.

Greetings hard timers. Jason from Misery Index writing here, with a studio report on the recordings for our forthcoming record titled "Heirs to Thievery" coming in May, 2010 on Relapse Records. We are now four days into the project, but why not begin at the beginning?!