Congregation is the third full length, and first live, album by Irish alternative rock band Kerbdog.

Electricity, A brief history… 1997, A battle scarred, tired, post 6 years of touring Kerbdog hit Sun Studios in Dublin.

We left feeling good about things, shaking off 1.4m label debt and starting with a clean slate.

Some idiot minding the studio brought his friends in for a party and our master tapes ended up at the bottom of the river Liffey.

We didn't want to be there, it was our last weekend off before hitting the road again and our only chance to be with friends, family, and girlfriends before we left.

Next up, we supported Placebo in Dublin and Belfast, they heard our sound check and decided we were a bit too good.

The demo always sounded down beat, un Kerbdog like and tired, we didn't listen to those sessions for years for obvious reasons.

I had a listen a few months back and decided we should record a real version of the song and give it what it deserves.

Battle as usual was his funny entertaining self in the studio, having the control and live room in tears laughing at recent media revelations and what not.

It was a happy, emotional, exciting session with a huge sense of relief that the Dog could nailed something solid for the first attempt in years.