Congratulations everybody, we made 100 %!

And with a sigh of relief, we can say THANK YOU for the massive support. We honestly didn’t know what to expect when we started this crowdfunding; we were very happy and grateful to discover that we have committed supporters all over the world, friends who are truly interested in the progress of Vulture Industries.

The contributions are greatly appreciated and mean a lot to us. In addition, we have received tremendous amounts of positive feedback, leaving us overwhelmed and in awe that our work is so highly valued.

If you check the campaign site, it has turned into InDemand mode. In practical terms, this means we won´t actively be pushing the campaign further, but it will still be possible to pre order the perks we have listed. At the same time, we can keep updating backers with news from the production and designs. After a certain time, we will close the InDemand mode and open our web shop for pre orders. So the perks from the campaign will still be available as long as InDemand mode is on.

A small up-date: the recordings are all finished and we have booked mastering just after Easter. We are all very happy with the songs and the sound. Costin has sent us a preview of the front cover – it´s going to be awesome!

Again, thank you all so much – see you soon, somewhere!

Here's the campaign pitch:

We're five guys from Bergen, Norway, who have kept the same line-up since we started up in 2004. Since then we have released two albums on Dark Essence/Karisma Records and the latest on Season of Mist.

Being a rising band, but still relatively small, means that we have to finance all the recording, mastering and artwork ourselves. For the previous albums we received very good support through different grants and cultural foundations. This time, however, just as we are about to release our most important album, we have not received the support we need to cover the production costs. So far. That's why we are trying something new.

In order to be able to release AND be able to follow up the release with touring, promotion, videos and producing merchandise, we need your support. Our goal is to get as much pre-sale income as possible, so that we are not broke when the album is finished and ready for pressing. By contributing to the making of this album, you will, in return, receive some nice Perks from us which include receiving the album a few days before official release date.  If the campaign goes really well, we will also be able to finance touring in new territories and increase our already very nice fan base.

Those who have had access to the pre-listening have been overwhelmingly excited by what they are hearing, and we get reactions like "fantastic", "...huge hit!", "congratulations!". 

We promise to make you proud.

 We want to see the world...and we hope that the world wants to see us. After touring all over Europe and doing more than 150 gigs we are anxious to go touring again and hopefully be invited to some nice festivals. We would like to see America, Australia and perhaps Asia, but also to go back to many of the places we have played so far. The costs of touring anywhere are considerable and in order to bring our music to the fans, old and new, we need financial support.

If you take a look on the right you will find some nice Perks that we hope you find interesting. If you can't afford to buy a Perk, then you can still help us by spreading this to everyone you know!

 Limited Campaign T-shirt

Basically, the aim of this campaign is to finance the release of the album. In all honesty, we think many of those who will be buying Perks now are probably the same guys and ladies who have been buying from our web store and at our concerts.  Therefore, we will effectively be starting out by "removing" future income that we were previously able to rely on to finance some of our touring, and we have to do better than that.  It is our hope to be able to go out touring with money in the bank rather than a lot of debt. Therefore, we also need your friends, and your friends' friends, to give us their support.  If we can achieve that, then we will have something very special - a brand new Vulture Industries album and a band that has the possibilities to go touring.  That would be nice indeed.

How  about a vintage shovel?

The campaign is "flexible", which means the album will be released no matter how much we manage to collect. But the more we collect, the more we can work to ensure that this is the best Vulture Industries ever, both live and in the studio, and bring it to the attention of more people to enjoy.

Signed sticks and drum heads perhaps?

 So what needs to be done?

You can make a difference here! For those of you who know us and have supported us before we need you now more than ever! And for those that are new to our world, we welcome you with open arms!

The album we are about to release is a huge step for Vulture Industries, and we want to bring you along for the ride. As we are well into the mixing stage of the recordings we hear that this is turning into something really special. For us it's hard to tell, working on these tunes for a long time you get somewhat biased about how good it is. But what we do know, and can hear for ourselves, is that with the amount of work we have put into this it is already sounding very very nice.

 Are there risks involved?

Every purchased Perk will be shipped as promised, at the promised time.

We don't have designs for the stuff yet, but we will update the campaign pages as things become available.

There will also be Special Offer Perks along the way, so keep coming back for updates and more info on how this is going.

How can you help?

Please share! Today and the next day. Then again and again, until our goal is reached.  And hopefully then some.

Funding goal

We have set a staged funding goal. The budget below shows the first stage, which covers the recording costs and cover design. If we manage to set this first goal we will raise the goal to the next stage, which will finance press photos, a video budget and a web page re-design. Third step will be for raising money to finance touring.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR COMMITMENT, THANK YOU!

Q&A

How can I get in touch with you regarding the campaign?
Please press "Ask a question" at the top of the page or email us at vultureindustriescrowdfunding@gmail.com. Or you can get in touch via Twitter or Facebook.

When is the album release date?
As this campaign is started the most reasonable date will be after summer, before the touring season starts, which means late August/early September.

Where can I choose T-shirt size?
You can choose size when you check out. If you want a girlie size, give us a message afterwards.

When will I receive my Perks?
The CD and the LP can will be shipped a few days before the official release date. Digital copies will be two days before the release day. Other Perks can be shipped earlier.

The Jacket Patch and Drum Sticks have no shipping; do I have to get two perks to get this one? No, of course not, send us a message if you want to purchase a perk without shipping, and we will arrange for this.

There are no shipping costs included for the Perks. How much do I add and where do I do that?
After you press Get this Perk you will have different shipping options.

I would like to buy more than one perk. Can I combine shipping? Please send us a notice telling us what you would want to add, and we'll figure it out. There is no default "ship multiple items" setting in indiegogo.com yet, but we have a solution if you send us a message.

Any more questions? Send us a message, and we will respond as fast as possible (daily). Cheers!