KEN CAMINITI’S DEBUT ALBUM TO SEE POSTHUMOUS RELEASE IN APRIL

Texas-based ambient metal label Handmade Birds has announced they’ll release the long-vaulted debut album by former National League MVP / multi-instrumentalist Ken Caminiti. The existence of the album has been long rumored in underground metal circles, but following Caminiti’s untimely death in 2004 it was basically a foregone conclusion that the album, entitled Cross Country Skiing, would never see the light of day. Enter Handmade Birds owner Greg Anderson:

Everyone knows Ken’s contributions to the game of baseball, but I think people are going to be quite surprised when they hear this stuff. I got to know Ken during his days with the Rangers and was absolutely blown away by his hidden talent. I’m so glad we were finally able to work out a deal with his estate to get this record out to the masses nearly 7 years later. To say Ken was ahead of his time would be an understatement.

Caminiti did a brief Northeastern U.S. tour with Lake Bukkake and Anal Chainsaw in 2002 following his retirement from Major League Baseball a year earlier, but due to lingering health issues and ongoing legal troubles could never get another run together before his passing in ’04. No word yet on whether the album will feature disgraced former New York Met rapper L Millz.

The record will be limited to just one pressing of 500 vinyls, 100 white and 100 black, and will drop on April 12th. Check out a preview here.

-VN