In this year Su and Dave get married, Magick Eve repeats and the return to WGW is announced.
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| 16/12/07 | The wedding of Su and Dave features in Kaleidoscope magazine issue 24. | | 06/12/07 | The episode of Magick Eve featuring an interview and tracks from Cauda Pavonis is repeated on the UK, ITV station. | | 16/11/07 | The UK, ITV series featuring CAUDA PAVONIS is repeated . | | 10/11/07 | CAUDA PAVONIS announce their return to Whitby Gothic Weekend in 2008. | | 08/07/07 | CAUDA PAVONIS co-headline at Woolstock II in Leeds. | 09/06/07
| Su and Dave get married at a private ceremony at The Memorial Woodlands, Alveston, near Bristol.
| | 26/05/07 | CAUDA PAVONIS make their German debut at the Gothic Pogo party in Leipzig. | | 16/03/07 | CAUDA PAVONIS .com reaches 30,000 hits since its inception. |
In this year the Carnival goes to video and DVD.
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| 01/10/06 | CAUDA PAVONIS and Tom Cole part company. | | 06/06/06 | The CAUDA PAVONIS Carnival Noir DVD is released. | | 01/06/06 | The much loved CAUDA PAVONIS album Sigil, sells out. | | 31/03/06 | Chromium/E3 Records goes bust leaving the band once again unsigned. | | 27/03/06 | The CAUDA PAVONIS website gets its 25,000 hit. | | 15/02/06 | The first official Fan Board, called Carnival Noir , is started. | | 03/02/06 | Final editing for the Carnival Noir video completes. | | 30/01/06 | Final studio filming for the Carnival Noir video completes. | | 25/01/06 | CAUDA PAVONIS are confirmed to support 80's legends, Gene Love Jezebel, on their 2006 Exploding Girl Tour. |
In this year the Carnival comes to town and a Manager joins the fold.
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| 28/12/05 | Location filming on the Carnival Noir video completes. | | 01/12/05 | Ant Pepler joins the CAUDA PAVONIS machine as Manager. | | 08/11/05 | Filming begins on the Carnival Noir video. | | 08/11/05 | CAUDA PAVONIS sign a non-exclusive Development Deal with Independent record label Chromium/E3 Records. A date is fixed for the first Download single. | | 27/10/05 | CAUDA PAVONIS are approached by an Independent record label. More news soon. | | 01/10/05 | CARNIVAL NOIR is released on October 1st 2005 along with the Carnival Noir T-shirt. | | 04/09/05 | Recording is completed for the new CAUDA PAVONIS 4 track EP CARNIVAL NOIR due for release on October 1st 2005. | | 04/08/05 | The first track for the new release is completed at Attick Attack Studio, Bristol. | | 16/07/05 | Chris gets married to Bryony Croney at Quakers Friars Registry Office at 2pm on the 16th July 2005. | | 20/05/05 | After a successful try out on the 15th May Tom Cole joins Cauda Pavonis as their new bass player. | | 25/04/05 | Cauda Pavonis go into the studio and begin work on the next release and to complete a track for the wedding of some close friends. Two new tunes come out of the session. A re-working of Hangman's Tango and a new mix of The Morrigan. Both will go on to be included in a special 2 track DJ promo. | | 15/04/05 | Jessica Phoenix announces that she is leaving the band to work on her Masters Degree in Law. | | 31/03/05 | Cauda Pavonis begin a 3 date support appearance on the new Inkubus Sukkubus Tour. | | 15/02/05 | CAUDA PAVONIS attend the opening night of Bristols newest Goth Club PANDORAS BOX where large amounts of CAUDA PAVONIS CD's, T-shirts and patches are given away to help celebrate and promote the opening night. |
In this year tv shows were filmed, shoulders were hurt and 5th Anniversary gigs are played.
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| 17/11/04 | Cauda Pavonis (featuring Su, Dave and Chris) appear in the new Anthony Head series "True Horror" on UK Satellite TV Channel, Discovery. | | 15/10/04 | After a sucessful try out on October 5th Jessica Phoenix joins the band as bass player. | | 05/08/04 | Cauda Pavonis do some background film work, with other members of the Bristol Goth/Alternative scene, to appear in a documentary hosted by Anthony Head of Buffy fame. | | 09/07/04 | Cauda Pavonis are hailed as "The UK-Goth-discovery of the new millennium." by Strobelight Records. | | 09/07/04 | CAUDA PAVONIS TOP THE CHART, for the 3rd time in 9 months, of best sellers in the Indie/Metal section of the Kelkoo online music store. | | 09/07/04 | The CAUDA PAVONIS website receives its 15,000th hit. | | 03/06/04 | A shoulder injury mean that Dave is out of action for the next month and a half. | | 01/06/04 | Cauda Pavonis make a special guest appearance at The Bristol Bierkeller. | | 27/03/04 | Cauda Pavonis celebrate the 5th Anniversary since their first release with a Birthday Bash gig at their spirtual Bristol home,The Full Moon. | | 25/03/04 | Dave is interviewed for the band in relation to an appearance in the Evening Post newspaper's Seven Magazine. The band also make their first UK Television appearance on ITV's MAGICK EVE. | | 24/03/04 | The band go back into the studio to record the backing for 2 brand new tracks to be aired at the Birthday Bash gig on the 27th March. | | 13/03/04 | The Cauda Pavonis - Sigil poster is released. | | 04/03/04 | The Magick Eve series starts on HTV and although not the episode featuring Cauda Pavonis, Dave is featured in the opening titles. | | 04/02/04 | CAUDA PAVONIS TOP THE CHART AGAIN, of best sellers in the Indie/Metal section of the Kelkoo online music store. PISTOLS AT DAWN (released 2000) makes NUMBER 1 and this time CONTROVERSIAL ALCHEMY (released 2001) brings up the rear with a respectable NUMBER 27. | | 24/01/04 | The CAUDA PAVONIS website receives its 13,000th hit. |
In this year charts were topped, a tour was triumphant and Sigil was released.
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| 20/12/03 | CAUDA PAVONIS feature on the Compilation INSANITORIUM:HECKLING FROM THE CHEAP SEATS. | | 03/12/03 | CAUDA PAVONIS TOP THE CHART of CARPE NOCTUMS BEST OF 2003 with Sigil getting the number 1 position. | | 29/11/03 | CAUDA PAVONIS are filmed live at the Full Moon gig for their appearance in the Magick Eve documentary series. | | 21/11/03 | CAUDA PAVONIS take part in further filming with more interviews for their appearance in the Magick Eve documentary series. Filming takes place in Bristol at The Hatchet Pub and at Twilight Fashions. | | 20/11/03 | CAUDA PAVONIS TOP THE CHART of best sellers in the Indie/Metal section of the Kelkoo online music store. CONTROVERSIAL ALCHEMY (released 2001) makes NUMBER 1 and PISTOLS AT DAWN brings up the rear with a respectable NUMBER 22 (released 2000). | | 07/11/03 | CAUDA PAVONIS are filmed and interviewed by HTV for their appearance in the Magick Eve documentary series. Filming takes place at Woodhouse Mansion in Gloucester. | | 26/10/03 | CAUDA PAVONIS return to the studio to record unique versions of Bloodkiss and Sinners' Lullaby for inclusion in the HTV documentary. They are joined by HTV and filmed. | | 20/10/03 | CAUDA PAVONIS meet with the HTV Producer to finalise filming for the forthcoming documentary appearance. | | 11/10/03 | The last date of the Sigil Tour. CAUDA PAVONIS play an amazingly good gig at the CARPE NOCTUM night in Bradford to a crowd that were so enthused the band received two encores. | | 09/10/03 | CAUDA PAVONIS meet with HTV do discuss a possible appearance in a Television Documentary in 2004. | | 09/09/03 | After an excellent gig at the Insanitorium Club on the 6th the band return to Pavonis Central to find that the new album has already been picked up by US and German record shops, less than a month after release. | | 09/08/03 | The official Launch Party at The Full Moon, BRISTOL for the New Album with a special after gig party at The Blue Mountain in BRISTOL, organised by Asylum and Planet X Rock Nights. | | 08/08/03 | The New Album "SIGIL" is released along with the SIGIL cloth patch and T-shirt. The new material is well received at the first gig of the Tour (at the Devonshire Arms in Camden, LONDON) with people travelling from far and wide including a coach load of fans from BRISTOL. Also Su's birthday gig. One of the hottest stages the band has ever played with the soaring temperatures of the UK heatwave. The drive back from LONDON to BRISTOL for the gig the following day is delayed by a major set of roadworks on the M4. | | 26/07/03 | The Elviras 4th Birthday Compilation CD, "Now thats what I call Elviras" , is released featuring a Nine to Five Freakshow and a remastered version of Wardance from the new album SIGIL. Nine to Five Freakshow has its first club play in Bristol by DJ Ant at the club. | | 25/07/03 | Sinners Lullaby from the new album SIGIL, has its first club play in Bristol by DJ Time Lord; closely followed in the set by Hangman's Tango from CONTROVERSIAL ALCHEMY. | | 14/07/03 | A damaged Master at the pressing plant means that the new Album will be delayed by two days. As this time the release date remains fixed at 08/08/2003. | | 05/07/03 | Wardance, from the new album titled SIGIL, has its first club play at Subspecies in Bristol by DJ Grendle and is well received. | | 04/07/03 | Final Mastering is completed at UNIT 3 Studios, BRISTOL with Jon Bastos. | | 02/07/03 | The New Album, titled SIGIL, is picked up for World Wide Distribution by RESURRECTION RECORDS of LONDON, prior to release. | | 28/06/03 | CAUDA PAVONIS return to Attic Attack Studio, to put the finishing touches and do the final mixing for the next release, clocking up a 22 hour session across two days. | | 24/06/03 | Release date for the new CAUDA PAVONIS album is set for August 8th 2003; Su's Birthday. | | 16/06/03 | CAUDA PAVONIS return to the studio to do yet more work on the next release (as yet untitled). | | 31/05/03 | CAUDA PAVONIS return to the studio for two days to continue work on the next release (as yet untitled). | | 21/04/03 | Final Mastering is completed, at Bristol's Unit 3 Studio with Jon Bastos, for the first three tracks featuring the new CAUDA PAVONIS line up. Two of the tracks are requested for Compilation appearances. | | 13/04/03 | CAUDA PAVONIS go into the studio, with the new line up, to begin recording for the next release. | | 29/03/03 | CAUDA PAVONIS debut their new guitarist at The Full Moon, BRISTOL to a large and enthusiastic audience who have travelled the length and breadth of the country to see and hear the new line-up. Though the night is plauged by gremlins, for all three bands, everyone has a fantastic time. | | 06/02/03 | After a successful tryout on the 02/02/03, Chris Hines officially joins CAUDA PAVONIS as Guitarist. | | 01/02/03 | The CAUDA PAVONIS website receives its 10,000th hit. |
In this year wardance is remastered, Wales is visited and sore ribs and throats are nursed.
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| 09/11/02 | The final remaster of Wardance (s.u.b. version) is released to DJ's at the Bristol's Elviras club and rocks the dancefloor at the Blue Mountain Club. | | 08/08/02 | A large and great turn out, of over 200 people, for the band's return to NEWCASTLE. Also Su's Birthday gig. | | 25/06/02 | RESURRECTION RECORDS take half the remaining stock of INITIATION for distribution. | | 15/06/02 | CAUDA PAVONIS play their first ever gig in Wales at Gretzky's Bar, Cardiff. | | 23/05/02 | CAUDA PAVONIS return to the studio and record Wardance [s.u.b. version], a new version of the track based on the 2001 studio session. | | 01/05/02 | CAUDA PAVONIS get a mention in Mick Mercer's book 21st Century Goth. | | 25/03/02 | Dave is released from hospital after a second operation on his throat. | | 13/03/02 | Dave's throat operation does not go to plan and the hospital have to schedule a second after the first attempt is unsuccessful. | | 09/03/02 | The Dance of the Vampires 2 - The Resurrection Compilation CD featuring 2 CAUDA PAVONIS tracks (from Controversial Alchemy) is released. | | 05/03/02 | The CAUDA PAVONIS "Give me the BLOODKISS" pin badge is released. | | 01/03/02 | The CAUDA PAVONIS Peacock Feather T-shirt is released. | | 01/02/02 | CAUDA PAVONIS merchandise put up for grabs on the Gothic Eye website. Competition ended 27/02/02. | | 31/01/02 | Su recovers from Pleurisy and the Broken rib she was suffering from over the Christmas period. |
In this year controversial alchemy was recorded, tour t-shirts sell out and Whitby is conquered.
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| 28/11/01 | CAUDA PAVONIS merchandise put up for grabs on the Gothic Eye website. Competition ended 23/12/01. | | 02/11/01 | CAUDA PAVONIS play WHITBY GOTHIC WEEKEND. The audience, of over 500, is the largest (according to promotor/organiser Jo Hampshire) ever seen in the Spa for that time of night. Cauda Pavonis are extremely well received and are pinned to the merchandise table for 3 hours selling and signing CD's and T-shirts. | | 01/11/01 | An exclusive version of Dusk 'Til Dawn is released on the Cover CD compilation of KALEIDOSCOPE Magazine Issue 10. | | 20/10/01 | The fifth and final date of the CONTROVERSIAL ALCHEMY tour. An excellent and enthusiastic audience help us close a very successful tour. The last of the TOUR T-shirts is Sold Out. | | 09/10/01 | The fourth date of the CONTROVERSIAL ALCHEMY tour. The bands first London headline at the Famous Hope and Anchor in Islington. A good enthusiastic audience with some fans saying it is the best gig the band has ever done. | | 04/10/01 | The third date of the CONTROVERSIAL ALCHEMY tour sees the band headline at The Rig, ROCK CITY, Nottingham. | | 08/09/01 | The second date of the CONTROVERSIAL ALCHEMY tour and the bands furthest ever northern gig to date at The Cumberland Arms NEWCASTLE. An excellent gig, with venue and audience making the band really welcome. | | 01/09/01 | The New Album, CONTROVERSIAL ALCHEMY is released along with the CONTROVERSIAL ALCHEMY pin badge, T-shirt and the Limited Edition Tour T-shirt at the LAUNCH PARTY in The Full Moon, Bristol. | | 16/08/01 | The New Album, CONTROVERSIAL ALCHEMY is picked up for World Wide Distribution by RESURRECTION RECORDS of LONDON, prior to release. | | 08/08/01 | The New Album, CONTROVERSIAL ALCHEMY is confirmed for inclusion by NIGHTBREED RECORDS in their next catalogue prior to release. | | 22/07/01 | Cauda Pavonis go into the studio to record the final tracks and put the finsihing touches to the NEW ALBUM. | | 20/07/01 | Two days before going into the studio Dave is knocked off his motorcycle. He suffers injuries to his left leg and arm. | | 01/05/01 | Release date for the new album, (as yet untitled), is set for September 1st 2001. | | 14/04/01 | CAUDA PAVONIS make their Midlands debut at The Mercat in BIRMINGHAM supporting Inkubus Sukkubus on their 'Supernature' Album Tour. |
In this year London is played, an album released and t-shirts are sold.
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| 07/12/00 | The NEON PROMOTIONS COMPILATION featuring CAUDA PAVONIS is released. | | 24/10/00 | The CAUDA PAVONIS PISTOLS AT DAWN T-Shirt is released. | | 17/10/00 | The CAUDA PAVONIS Skull and Pistols button badge is released. | | 26/06/00 | RESURRECTION RECORDS take on the PISTOLS AT DAWN CDLP for Worldwide Distribution. | | 16/06/00 | The CAUDA PAVONIS Web Site receives its 2500th hit. | | 09/05/00 | The CAUDA PAVONIS - PISTOLS AT DAWN CDLP is released. | | 06/05/00 | Further delays at the pressing plant cause the release date, for PISTOLS AT DAWN, to be moved back to 09/05/2000. | | 27/04/00 | The new CAUDA PAVONIS album is delayed due to unforseen circumstances. New release now set for 06/05/2000. | | 21/04/00 | The CAUDA PAVONIS Web Site receives its 2000th hit. | | 12/04/00 | PISTOLS AT DAWN release date set at the 27/04/00 | | 28/02/00 | CAUDA PAVONIS go into the studio to record the last of the tracks for the forthcoming album, PISTOLS AT DAWN. The release date to be announced soon, through this site. | | 02/02/00 | The CAUDA PAVONIS Web Site receives its 1500th hit. | | 23/01/00 | CAUDA PAVONIS play their first LONDON gig at The Dublin Castle, Camden Town. |
In this year a band is born, a first gig played and an ankle broken.
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| 06/12/99 | Su's ankle comes out of plaster and she begins to work on getting fully fit. | | 14/11/99 | The CAUDA PAVONIS Web Site receives its 1000th hit. | | 26/09/99 | Su falls down stairs and breaks her ankle. All live work is put on hold but CAUDA PAVONIS continue to write new material. | | 29/08/99 | CAUDA PAVONIS PLAY THEIR FIRST GIG and are very well received. | | 28/08/99 | The CAUDA PAVONIS Initiation T-Shirt is released. | | 20/08/99 | The CAUDA PAVONIS Web Site receives its 500th hit. | | 31/07/99 | CAUDA PAVONIS go into the studio to record backing tracks for live work and some of the songs for the forthcoming album, PISTOLS AT DAWN. | | 12/04/99 | The CAUDA PAVONIS - INITIATION - CDEP is released. | | 31/03/99 | The CAUDA PAVONIS Initiate button badge is released. | | 22/03/99 | The CAUDA PAVONIS WEB SITE GOES LIVE. | | 01/99 | The studio work is finished on INITIATION and the release date is set for April 1999. | | In the Beginning | CAUDA PAVONIS was born out of a similarity of vision on January 10th 1998. |
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