Goodbye Gift From Acceptance

[Jared Kaufman]

Acceptance (http://www.absolutepunk.net/acceptance) have posted a new demo entitled "Not Afraid" on their MySpace (http://www.myspace.com/acceptance), which you can stream or download. You can expect one more new track to be added in the very near future. We'll keep you up-to-date and let you know when it's up. Consider this their "goodbye" gift to you.

[em0_stars]

if they aren't afraid, they should address the rumors

[Jared Kaufman]

if they aren't afraid, they should address the rumors
What rumors?

I love this song and this just further saddens me that they're splitting up. :(

[Katie Schmitz]

There are no rumors. They split. That's that.

[Katie Schmitz]

RIP Acceptance, such great "goodbye" songs.

[Zinja]

i could use a farewell album please.

[Snails]

if they aren't afraid, they should address the rumors
Shame, a little behind the times there hey...

I hope we get lots more b-sides and demos, etc.

[Ruggiero2oo8]

oh, acceptance:(

[em0_stars]

what did i miss?

[jusscali]

i seriously wanna cry. to think how great the new album could have been. its such a fucking shame, but if thats what jason wants then its his life and i respect that. such a beautiful sound though. even a rough demo

[leafsacc]

wow, for a rough demo this sounds really good.

[Jared Kaufman]

what did i miss?
www.myspace.com/acceptance

Check out their lastest blog. They announced two days ago that they are no longer Acceptance. Jason wants to live a "normal life" (he's married) and some of the other guys are going to get into a new project together.

[Snails]

what did i miss?
Jason decided to leave.

[Jared Kaufman]

i seriously wanna cry. to think how great the new album could have been. its such a fucking shame, but if thats what jason wants then its his life and i respect that. such a beautiful sound though. even a rough demo
I know what you mean, bro. I would've loved to have at least one more album, especially after hearing this song, which for a demo, is phenomonal -- I cannot stop listening to it. I'm anxious to hear what the other guys come up with, though, and hopefully they find someone with pipes just as amazing as Jason's to front their new outfit.
wow, for a rough demo this sounds really good.
Exactly. Such an amazing track.

[Snails]

www.myspace.com/acceptance

Check out their lastest blog. They announced two days ago that they are no longer Acceptance. Jason wants to live a "normal life" (he's married) and some of the other guys are going to get into a new project together.
Yeah, better answer. :)

[em0_stars]

www.myspace.com/acceptance (http://www.myspace.com/acceptance)

Check out their lastest blog. They announced two days ago that they are no longer Acceptance. Jason wants to live a "normal life" (he's married) and some of the other guys are going to get into a new project together.

i was refferring to their reaction to their drummer being gay

[ben pequeno]

this band is mediocre, if that.

[Jared Kaufman]

i was refferring to their reaction to their drummer being gay
Oh, well, you're like 3 years late on that one. Haha. That was something blown way out of proportion.

Ask Scott Weber. He can explain the whole situation to you and what really happened.

[jusscali]

i was refferring to their reaction to their drummer being gay
so what thats his life decision to lol.

i dont think it matter much now.

ill say again, this song is amazing

[em0_stars]

Oh, well, you're like 3 years late on that one. Haha. That was something blown way out of proportion.

Ask Scott Weber. He can explain the whole situation to you and what really happened.

aight just making sure, i ain't hating.

[em0_stars]

so what thats his life decision to lol.

i dont think it matter much now.

ill say again, this song is amazing

people were saying that's why they broke up, people in the band were homophobic.

[Jared Kaufman]

people were saying that's why they broke up, people in the band were homophobic.
No, not at all. The whole rumor about that situation is about their drummer from long ago (the EP days). The drummer that was touring the EP, recording Phantoms, touring that album and until the break-up was all one guy.

[Snails]

people were saying that's why they broke up, people in the band were homophobic.
You saying Jason's gay?

[Vil de Locke]

Is J. Vena not going to sing any more?That's not fair. He's one of the best voices in the scene.

[Jared Kaufman]

You saying Jason's gay?
Haha. No, he's refering to a situation involving their original drummer from long ago.

[jusscali]

Haha. No, he's refering to a situation involving their original drummer from long ago.
honestly though jared, what voice could they pick up that could even be worthy of being called acceptance. i hope they change the name atleast. and i ask again, who could they possibly get.it would have to be someone that we havent heard in the scene yet, because i think the list of prospects is rather low

[CLARIFY THIS]

I will miss this band so much. It's not even like I can say that I am looking forward to hearing what Jason does next:( . My best goes out to all of them and I hope the rest of the guys are successfull in whatever they choose to do next.

[ben pequeno]

honestly though jared, what voice could they pick up that could even be worthy of being called acceptance. i hope they change the name atleast. and i ask again, who could they possibly get.it would have to be someone that we havent heard in the scene yet, because i think the list of prospects is rather low calm down tiger.

[Jared Kaufman]

honestly though jared, what voice could they pick up that could even be worthy of being called acceptance. i hope they change the name atleast. and i ask again, who could they possibly get.it would have to be someone that we havent heard in the scene yet, because i think the list of prospects is rather low
I think that's the point of their whole message on MySpace. I think Acceptance's days are done under that name and identity since Jason wants to live a "normal life" now, so the rest of the guys are going to move on, make new music and I suppose find a new vocalist and form a new entity. Who will they find or use? I have no clue; only time can tell.

[Snails]

Haha. No, he's refering to a situation involving their original drummer from long ago.
Haha, ok.

[jusscali]

calm down tiger.
lol sorry, this shit is really killing me

[ben pequeno]

lol sorry, this shit is really killing me we still have new spitalfield to look forward to =)

[jusscali]

we still have new spitalfield to look forward to =)
yeah...i cannot even express how much that album is gonna mean to me now that acceptance dropped out.

my big three has always been mae, acceptance, spitalfield. i am dying to hear something

[Jared Kaufman]

yeah...i cannot even express how much that album is gonna mean to me now that acceptance dropped out.

my big three has always been mae, acceptance, spitalfield. i am dying to hear something
You'll really love new Spitalfield, so good.

[jusscali]

You'll really love new Spitalfield, so good.
so ive been told :)....i always said it was all about how the progressed as far as his vocal and the production was. and as long as they sounded like a much more full band and matured slightly then it would be gold. just from that teaser clip, hearing his vocal there, so clean and what not....i know this album is the album ive been waitng for.

[jusscali]

someone should totally share the lost for words ep with me now that they are officially broken up :)

[Ryan Imhof]

this song is better than anything on Phantoms...well at least I think so.

[straylighthaste]

i'm hoping acceptance will pull an 'as cities burns' and change their mind :)

this song majorly kicks ass, it's a shame they have to stop now.

[truestar1015]

This was the first band that got me into what I listen to now (I came into the scene late). If I hadn't of discovered them who knows what I would be listening to now. It just breaks my heart to know that there will not be another album. The demo is amazing and if they could have continued the album would have been incredible.

[nivek87]

this makes me miss them more and more. such a great demo

[Jared Kaufman]

i'm hoping acceptance will pull an 'as cities burns' and change their mind :)

this song majorly kicks ass, it's a shame they have to stop now.
Haha. I so thought the same thing.

[KB3RG]

It was a great song. I am sad to see them end

[ThatGuy]

this has been a big bummer, but at least we're getting some songs out of it

[RememberFminus2]

those are some quality ladies jeans he's wearing in that picture. Whats up with selective insulting of people with girls jeans?

[ethicka]

holy crap this is depressing. i respect the decision, though. it's gotta be sad to be away from your wife for whole tours.

i wonder what he'll do know with his "normal" life. produce?

[miltownrob]

i was under the impression that the rest of the guys are still going to be call acceptence

[ThatGuy]

holy crap this is depressing. i respect the decision, though. it's gotta be sad to be away from your wife for whole tours.

i wonder what he'll do know with his "normal" life. produce?

his wife was actually the tour manager, so she was always there. but its hard to get laid when there are 5 other guys in an RV with you

[youareallfreaks]

his wife was actually the tour manager, so she was always there. but its hard to get laid when there are 5 other guys in an RV with you


maybe for you.


good luck to the rest of the band in their future endeavors. i was fortunate to see these guys rock twice. great band.

[octoberskies]

Judging by that song, it could have been a great album. Bummer..

[ssunset83]

I love these guys. I'll miss them.

[tacosforcharles]

Dang this really does suck. I LOVED Acceptance...:(

[zerock]

acceptance, i will miss new music by you. let's see what comes out of this.

[quixotic]

Well, it's a good thing he decided to leave the band now, rather than wait until this album was out. It would have been their launchpad into something huge, I think.

[permanentdan]

this makes me even sadder now that they are broken up. listening to that song, and knowing that what would have been on that album could have quite possibly been some of the greatest songs i have ever heard. this truly sucks. but i do wish them all the best of luck and will continue to support them all in their efforts. i can only hope they decide to leak more deceased acceptance tunes later.

[memento mori]

posting that song was just plain mean.

[lassise]

acceptance is now like tupac: releasing demos from the grave

[blimpcityhero11]

I'm really going to miss this band, but I wish Jason the best of luck in life.

[heytheredelilah]

i could use a farewell tour! : (
once a venaholic always a venaholic!

[yutsmcgee]

Fuuuuck, this would have been such a good album. They need to pull an As Cities Burn immediately.

[Jared Kaufman]

i could use a farewell tour! : (
once a venaholic always a venaholic!
You're too adorable.

[mikearduini9]

Dammit... this demo sounds awesome. I'm gonna miss this band a whole lot.

[colormecadence]

Damn, that would have been a freekin' arena rocker live... That's like a clean mix of U2 and Keane... WITH JASON VENA SINGING!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[unwritten]

This upsets me.

[GQis...]

man...what this next album could have been... amazing song.

[MotionIsntMeaning]

Great song!! Its too bad Jason is done.....he has such an amazing voice. I hope the rest of the guys can find someone almost as good to replace Jason. It happend to Bedlight For Blue Eyes so maybe it will happen for Acceptance.

[splitsecond]

his wife was actually the tour manager, so she was always there. but its hard to get laid when there are 5 other guys in an RV with you

speak for yourself son!

[Plaidical]

:(

[drivingthru]

you can also download all of "Phantoms" on Purevolume along with 3 acoustic tracks.

[sweetforever]

amazing song for just being a demo. I will miss Jason's voice but I hope they reconsider the break up and get back together. judging by the demo alone, this would of definately been in my top 5 albums of 06.

edit: I'm having trouble downloading this from myspace. can someone rip this?

[mo0ink]

they should seriously just record all the songs they already wrote for the new album then break up
i mean commmonnnn fucking teese.

[permanent]

This song is beautiful. I really wish they would post all of the demo's. One of my favorites, it's such a shame :(

[druck]

this is fucking heartbreaking. what a shitty way to start off today. :(

[YourMusicSucks]

That demo is so good. I love the direction they would have taken. :(

[dontgrabtindy]

wow this is realllllllllyyy good

[YourMusicSucks]

Great song!! Its too bad Jason is done.....he has such an amazing voice. I hope the rest of the guys can find someone almost as good to replace Jason. It happend to Bedlight For Blue Eyes so maybe it will happen for Acceptance.

That's what I was thinking.

[chokeychicken]

i think it should be required that if you have a dedicated fan base, you should have to go on a farewell tour. thank you, get up kids.

or at least a farewell show. i mean,bands don't OWE us anything, but its kids like us that really do keep them going from city to city...and the least they could do is play one last show. am i being unreasonable here?

[phaedrus]

amazing song for just being a demo. I will miss Jason's voice but I hope they reconsider the break up and get back together. judging by the demo alone, this would of definately been in my top 5 albums of 06.

edit: I'm having trouble downloading this from myspace. can someone rip this?
im having trouble too

[enj0i29]

This bums me out so bad. Don't get me wrong, I love the song, but the CD could've been amazing.
RIP Acceptance. :(

[Take Heart]

Wow, such a great song. It's really not fair that a band this great never blew up.

[piaffeprncess98]

Ah, this makes it so much harder! It's a beautiful song, but we'll never hear it mastered!

I've tried to download it but it's not working for me. Is anyone else having trouble?

[mogley]

i wonder if they would have blown up more with the last record if that would make jason stay.

but nonetheless its an amazing song and an amazing band and they will be missed.

[phaedrus]

i finally got it to work, im ysing it now. i would assume thats okay

[phaedrus]

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=D752475F073DBB8D
cause myspace sucks a d

[Cue the Sun]

this song makes me miss them more

[jusscali]

ive only had it on repeat on my itunes the entire day....


sooooo fucking good

[sweetforever]

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=D752475F073DBB8D
cause myspace sucks a d

thanks a bunch, I couldnt get it off of myspace

[tedE]

Edit: Nevermind, forgot they were dropped by Columbia.

[dontL00Kdown]

Awesome song. I love them so. I hope they post more.

RIP Acceptance

[MM2death]

RIP Acceptance. This demo is great but it makes me sad.

[axelblazer]

They were one of my favorite bands...they will definately be missed.

[shesautomatic]

good band

[Moatilliatta085]

I went to their myspace and even tho Not Afraid is the first song in the player, Take Cover started, so i was like "wait, this sounds like Take Cover." Hehe
Anyway, they shall be missed. My friend will be pretty bummed when she hears about this.

[burn with power]

as much as i was happy to hear the new song, it made me feel sad at the same time. i wish they would just finish the new album, and go on a final tour. that would bring joy to my eyes.

:[

[piaffeprncess98]

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=D752475F073DBB8D
cause myspace sucks a d

Thanks!