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WHITE WIZZARD Releases New Track

By
NefariousRealm
– May 21, 2013

WHITE WIZZARD has launched a new track, “Strike The Iron,” taken from their upcoming third full-length album, The Devils Cut. Due out on June 3rd in Europe via Earache Records and on June 25th in the USA via Century Media/Earache Records, The Devils Cut features artwork by Cameron Davis, who is known for his work as the lead character designer and illustrator for the Guitar Hero video game series. WHITE WIZZARD bassist and main-man Jon Leon comments about “Strike The Iron“:

“‘Strike the Iron’ is my favorite WHITE WIZZARD song I have ever written, along with ‘The Sun Also Rises’, which closes the new record. I am very proud of the arrangement. I had the verse melody in my head and chorus line before I even picked up the guitar and started writing it. It has stunning leads by Jake and Will, and Joseph interpreted the vocal melody fantastically and gave so much character to it. This song really exemplifies everything this line-up is capable of and everyone’s talents really came through on it. It never lets up and we are very excited to get this one out there live…I expect it to be our opening song for the next couple of years.”

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ELIZABETH’s 2012 EP “Where Vultures Land” Seeing Re-Issue

By
NefariousRealm
– May 21, 2013

The extended vinyl re-issue of ELIZABETH‘s 2012 EP Where Vultures Land is up for pre-order and free download. This edition includes the band’s 2010 five tracks demo for the first time on vinyl and with a brand new packaging.Where Vultures Land – Deluxe Edition is due out June 20th via Throatruiner Records and Lost Pilgrims Records. All packaged in a deluxe jacket and with a brand new cover art.

Formed in 2009 in Geneva, Switzerland, ELIZABETH has quickly built a reputation with their relentless brand of hardcore/crust and energetic live shows that brought them from La Havane to St Petersburg. The band is going to enter the studio to record their upcoming 7″ soon.

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ASG Streaming New Album; Show Dates

By
NefariousRealm
– May 21, 2013

ASG, the North Carolina quartet who will release Blood Drive, their first new album in nearly six years on May 28, are streaming the 12-song release via Pitchfork Advance.

The band was just added to Scion’s Rock Fest on June 1 in Memphis and will also play the Hopscotch Festival in Raleigh in early September.  ASG play a hometown, record release show on Friday at The Soapbox in Wilmington, N.C.

Pre-order bundles for the CD/2xLP/Digital album are available now via Relapse with a deluxe digital version available via iTunes. The 2xLP version of Blood Drive features an exclusive bonus track: “Mourning of the Earth.”

Vinyl pressing info:
2xLP Red/Yellow Split w/ Green Splatter – Limited to 500
2xLP Green w/ Orange Splatter – Limited to 500
2xLP Black – Limited to 1000

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BLACK SHEEP WALL Streaming new EP

By
NefariousRealm
– May 21, 2013

BLACK SHEEP WALL has premiered a brand new EP on the band’s official Facebook page. The EP, titled It Begins Again is also streaming via the Season of Mist Youtube channel.

The LA based, doom-inclined modern metal outfit recorded It Begins Again at Love Juice Labs (As I Lay Dying, Carnifex, Suicide Silence), in Riverside, CA. Artwork was done by Jeff Rogers, who previously did the artwork for the band’s Season of Mist debut, No Matter Where It Ends. Regarding the new material, vocalist Trae Malone said,

“For this EP, I thought we could do something special. We decided to record our new material with BLACK SHEEP WALL’s original vocalist, Jeff Ventimiglia. Everyone has been so welcoming of my presence in the group, since the beginning, so I thought it would be a nice gesture, to all the individuals that have supported us, through the years. I have been a fan/friend of Jeff’s for years. Regarding the music, I listen to a lot of doom/sludge/grunge, new and old. Most of it is from Europe. With this EP, I really wanted to tap into some of the traditional tones of that genre. It just feels like an organic progression of the music, it just feels right. This EP felt good to get out.”

It Begins Again track listing:
1. Ancient Fvck
2. Provider
3. Evangelic Exorcism

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NOTHNEGAL Announce New EP; India Tour

By
NefariousRealm
– May 20, 2013

NOTHNEGAL have announced they will release a new self-titled EP on July 9, 2013. The EP was recorded at Vakaruge Studios in the Maldives with producer Shamheed, with additional production being handled by Matt Hyde (Slipknot, As I Lay Dying) and Paul Reeve (Muse). The EP will consist of four new tracks and will be released exclusively through digital retailers in North America and other parts of the world through Season of Mist. Regarding the new EP, the band issued the following statement:

“Overall, the new music aims to explore the supernatural realm and people who have experienced paranormal encounters and/or have been possessed, offering a glimpse into these beings and false conspiracies. The EP shines a light on the folklore, beliefs and legends of the Maldivian islands and begs the listener to question their own spiritual state and vulnerability. The themes of the EP also include current social issues such as child abuse, corruption and family related problems.”

In addition to the new tour, Maldivian melodic metal outfit NOTHNEGAL have announced a new tour through India this June. The band is slated to co-headline alongside French progressive metallers HACRIDE. The trek, which starts on June 8th in Hyderabad, will travel through Indian territories before ending in Dehli on June 16th. A full list of confirmed tour dates can be found below. The Maldives-based band released their last full length, Decadence via Season of Mist worldwide. Decadence is streaming at the band’s official Bandcamp.

NOTHNEGAL & HACRIDE in India:
6/8 Hyderabad (IN) @ 10 Sports Bar
6/12 Mumbai (IN) @ United 1
6/14 Nasik (IN) @ TBA
6/15 Kolkata (IN) @ Nazrul Mancha
6/16 Delhi (IN) @ Blue Frog

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Legal Issues Force GEHENNA To Cancel Tour With INTEGRITY & FULL OF HELL

By
NefariousRealm
– May 20, 2013

Nihilistic West Coast instigators GEHENNA has been forced to postpone touring for the time being due to legal issues, forcing the legion to drop from their upcoming assault with INTEGRITY and FULL OF HELL set to begin next week. A brief collective statement from the band reads:

“Due to pressing legal matters GEHENNA will be canceling their entire U.S. tour. Once things are cleared up the tour will be rebooked. Until then check out the fully remastered and re-packaged limited edition reissue of their long out of print and critically acclaimed debut album ’Negotium Perambulans In Tenebris.’”

Writhing with thirteen hatesoaked anthems in under eighteen minutes, GEHENNA’s infamous and long out-of-print debut full-length Negotium Perambulans In Tenebris — initially released in 2000 behind a long line of singles, EPs and various releases — was recently reissued via A389 Records (LP) and Magic Bullet Records (CD) with a bonus track and updated/original artwork.

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A PALE HORSE NAMED DEATH Post New Song; Album Comes Out Tomorrow

By
NefariousRealm
– May 20, 2013

A PALE HORSE NAMED DEATH will release their sophomore album Lay My Soul to Waste tomorrow in North America on Steamhammer/SPV. Once again the artwork was commissioned by Sam Shearon, who is also responsible for artwork on the band’s first release And Hell Will Follow Me.

Today APHND is giving fans a chance to check out one more song from this blistering new album. Bloody Disgusting, the home for all things horror is hosting an exclusive premiere of the song “In the Sleeping Death.”

Sal Abruscato and Matt Brown have followed 2011′s incredible introduction And Hell Will Follow Me with Lay My Soul to Waste, which keeps the band’s patented signature formula of slow, deliberate sludge and head-down doom intact and as flawlessly executed as ever. Think Alice in Chains, only harder, angrier and with a more perverse view of the world, as if they were reared in a row house in Bensonhurst, as opposed to the rainy landscape of Seattle, all the while feasting on a steady diet of Black Sabbath records.

A PALE HORSE NAMED DEATH arrived with And Hell Will Follow Me. They have firmly implanted their roots in the metal scene with Lay My Soul to Waste. It’s a metal album that headbangers who enjoy a walk on the darker side of life will end up revering and responding to.


Lay My Soul to Waste track listing:
1) Lay My Soul to Waste
2) Shallow Grave
3) The Needle in You
4) In the Sleeping Death
5) Killer by Night
6) Growing Old
7) Dead of Winter
8) Devil Came With a Smile
9) Day of the Storm
10) DMSLT
11) Cold Dark Mourning

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NJ Death Metal Deviants GRIMUS Premiere New Song

By
NefariousRealm
– May 20, 2013

The knee-breakers at Lambgoat.com today hurl forth a bit of pre-weekend audio animosity with an exclusive track premiere of “Without Master” from New Jersey death metal deviants, GRIMUS. The song comes by way of the band’s previously announced forthcoming full-length debut, Omnicide.

Lyrically centered around mankind’s killer instinct and violent purpose in life, “Without Master” sets the album’s mood with 3:45 minutes of chronic, blasting hatred. Elaborates guitarist Michael Munoz:

“‘Without Master ‘incorporates fast, albeit simple and catchy riffs, while keeping the song as fluid as possible. It was written for the sole purpose of opening the album.”

With its members hailing from a plethora of extreme metal acts past and present including Iberian black metal outfit Windfaerer, Metal Blade tech/death act Allegaeon and others, GRIMUS unite in their mutual discontent with the human race. Omnicide, a term literally meaning the killing of everything, is a testament to man’s inherent, bloodthirsty nature and audacity to alter his surroundings, through efficient forms of destruction. Paradoxically, mankind is willfully committing suicide in its attempt to become a godlike creator. This album is a soundtrack to the decimation of all that is known, “the age of none.”


A thirty-six minute onslaught of blasting and grooving barbarity, Omnicide was tracked and mixed by guitarist Marco Bobadilla at Crimson Recording and mastered by Alan Douches (Cannibal Corpse, Beneath the Massacre, Job For A Cowboy etc.) at West West Side Music. GRIMUS will self-release Omnicide on June 25 2013.

The band will be bring their ruckus to their home turf next month with additional live performances to be announced in the coming weeks. Save yourself!

GRIMUS Live:
6/22/2013 E&A Entertainment & Hall – Elizabeth, NJ

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NACHZEHRER Tour with HAETHEN, New Full Length, & Split with IPSISSIMUS

By
NefariousRealm
– May 20, 2013

Below is the final mix of the track “Into Nothing” which will be appearing on the forthcoming NACHZEHRER full length CD The Path of the Impure, scheduled for a release in August via Graveless Slumber Records and Pagan Pride Records.

In the meantime the vinyl version of their split with IPSISSIMUS will be available before their August tour, with Philadelphia’s HAETHEN on Eternal Death Records. Dates and cities are below with more info  to be posted soon.

NACHZEHRER & HAETHEN dates:
8/16 – Philadelphia, PA
8/17 – Cleveland, OH
8/19 – Lansing, MI
8/20 – Chicago, IL
8/21 – Columbus, OH
8/22 – Atlanta, GA
8/23 – Charlotte, NC
8/24 – Chesapeake, VA
8/25 – Baltimore, MA

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BEHOLD! THE MONOLITH Announce Desolization Tour 2013

By
NefariousRealm
– May 17, 2013

Riff-heavy Los Angeles Stoner/Doom/Thrash Metal band BEHOLD! THE MONOLITH have announced the ‘Desolization Tour 2013,’ which kicks off July 12th in Austin, TX and wraps up in Denver on July 24.

Stay tuned for forthcoming details on venues and support bands. Continuing to tour in support of 2012′s colossal outing Defender, Redeemist, BEHOLD! THE MONOLITH will leave yet another trail of scorched earth in its wake.

Make sure to pick up the limited edition (250 copies) Defender, Redeemist double LP Deluxe Vinyl once the smoke clears or order it at on their Bandcamp.

BEHOLD! THE MONOLITH Desolization Tour 2013:
7/12 – Austin, TX @ TBA
7/13 – Lafayette, LA @ TBA
7/14 – Orlando, FL @ Orlandoom @ TBA
7/15 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
7/16 – Chapel Hill, NC @ The Underground
7/17 – Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie
7/18 – Brooklyn, NY @ St. Vitus
7/19 – Akron, OH @ Annabell’s
7/20 – Chicago, IL @ Ultra Lounge
7/21 – St. Louis, MO @ TBA
7/22 – Little Rock, AR @ Downtown Music Hall
7/23 – Wichita, KS @ TBA
7/24 – Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge

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UNKIND Post In-Studio Episode

By
NefariousRealm
– May 17, 2013

Finnish hardcore heroes UNKIND have posted an in-studio episode chronicling the making of their forthcoming album Pelon Juuret. Watch the episode after the jump.

The album was recorded with producer Kari Nieminen at Noisecamp Studios in Turku, Finland at the end of 2012 and will be released on CD/LP/Digital via Relapse Records on July 9th in North America, July 8th in the UK / World, and July 5th in Germany, Benelux and Finland. A trailer for Pelon Juuret is available below as well, while exclusive pre-order packages are available via Relapse.

Pelon Juuret continues in the direction of the group’s previous work, offering up a furious fusion of d-beat hardcore crossed with a highly creative touch of atmospherics —as if Mogwai made a record of Tragedy covers or From Ashes Rise were influenced by Explosions In The Sky.

UNKIND has previously released five full-length albums and a handful of vinyl-only releases. The band’s catalog is available for streaming via their official Bandcamp page.

Additionally, the band has been confirmed for a series of Finnish dates including LPRHC and Back 2 School Fest. A complete listing is available below with more shows to be announced shortly.

UNKIND tour dates:
Aug 02-03 – Lappeenranta FIN – LPRHC Fest
Aug 16 – Lahti FIN – Back To Skool Fest
Aug 17 – Tampere FIN – Vastavirta
Aug 23 – Turku, FIN – Klubi
Aug 24 – Helsinki, FIN – PRKL
Aug 30 – Jyväskylä, FIN – Musta kynnys
Sep 09 – Kouvola, FIN – Rytmikatti

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KEN MODE Tour Activities with TORCHE, BLACK COBRA, LO PAN

By
NefariousRealm
– May 17, 2013

KEN MODE have announced new tour dates with TORCHE and BLACK COBRA. The new dates include West Coast performances in Long Beach, Santa Cruz, San Francisco, CA and a new date in Brooklyn, NY.  Additional support on these dates will come from LO-PAN. Additionally, KEN MODE‘s participation in this year’s Sled Island and Pitchfork Music Festivals have been announced. A full list of confirmed tour dates can be found below.

Entrench was released in North America on March 19th through Season of Mist. Entrench is available as a CD and double LP (available in black, green, and orange) with a download card at the Season of Mist E-shop.


KEN MODE w/ TORCHE:
May 16 – Albuquerque, NM (US) The Launchpad
May 17 – Phoenix, AZ (US) Yucca Tap Room
May 18 – Los Angeles, CA (US) The Troubadour
May 19 – Long Beach, CA (US) Alex’s Bar*
May 21 – Oakland, CA (US) The Oakland Metro Opera House
May 22 – Santa Cruz, CA (US) The Catalyst w/Black Cobra* (FREE w/Kylesa tix stub)
May 23 – San Francisco, CA (US) Thee Parkside w/Black Cobra*
May 28 – Salt Lake City, UT (US) Burts Tiki Lounge
May 29 – Denver, CO (US) Larimer Lounge
May 30 – Kansas City, MO (US) Czar Bar
May 31 – Chicago (US) Empty Bottle
All dates with TORCHE & LO PAN
June 01 Milwaukee, WI (US) The Cactus Club
June 02 – St. Louis, MO (US) The Firebird
June 03 – Cincinnati, OH (US) The Ballroom
June 04 – Columbus, OH (US) Ace of Cups
June 05 – Cleveland, OH (US) The Grog Shop
June 06 – Detroit, MI (US) The Majestic Lounge
June 07 – Grand Rapids, MI (US) The Pyramid Scheme
June 08 – Toronto, ON (CA) Lee’s Palace
June 09 – Syracuse, NY (US) Lost Horizon
June 10 – Cambridge, MA (US) The Sinclair
June 12 – Providence, RI (US) AS220
June 13 – West Chester, PA (US) The Note
June 14 – Brooklyn, NY (US) 285 Kent – Northside Festival w/Inter Arma
June 15 – Washington, DC (US) Rock and Roll Hotel

–No Torche–
June 21 Calgary, AB (CA) Ship & Anchor – Sled Island Festival
July 20 Chicago, IL (US) Union Park – Pitchfork Fest w/Swans, Low, Metz, White Lung, etc

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KYLESA Stream new album

By
NefariousRealm
– May 17, 2013

Critically-acclaimed Southern hard-rock quintet KYLESA are streaming their forthcoming Season of Mist record, Ultraviolet in it’s entirety. The album is streaming now via Pitchfork.

KYLESA recently begun the Ultraviolet Summer 2013 Tour. The tour sees support from BLOOD CEREMONY, WHITE HILLS, and LAZER/WULF. The summer tour started on May 10th in Gainesville, FL, and will end on June 22 in Savannah, GA. A full list of tour dates can be found below.

Ultraviolet pre-orders are available now via the Season of Mist’s E-Shop. Ultraviolet is available as a Jewel case CD, a Digipack CD, and different limited edition LPs (both single and double LP versions are available).

One of the most anticipated hard rock releases of 2013, and the follow-up to their critically-acclaimed album Spiral Shadow, KYLESA is set to release Ultraviolet on May 28th. The Savannah-based quintet recorded Ultraviolet at The Jam Room in Columbia, SC with the band’s guitar player/songwriter, and sought-after producer, Phillip Cope (Baroness, Black Tusk) once again overseeing production.

Dates:
May 16 Houston, TX @ Walters
May 17 Dallas, TX @ Trees
May 18 Austin, TX @ Mohawk
May 20 Albuquerque, NM @ Blackwater
May 21 Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater
May 22 Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
May 24 Santa Cruz, CA @ Catalyst
May 25 San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s
May 27 Portland, OR @ Star Theater
May 28 Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey
May 29 Vancouver, BC @ Electric Owl
May 31 Calgary, AB @ Dickens
June 1 Regina, SK @ The Exchange
June 2 Winnipeg, MB @ The Pyramid
June 3 Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Social Club
June 4 Iowa City, IA @ Gabe’s Oasis
June 5 Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge
June 6 Grand Rapids, MI @ Pyramid Scheme
June 7 St. Louis, MO @ The Firebird
June 8 Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups
June 9 Lexington, KY @ Cosmic Charlies
June 11 Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace
June 12 Ottawa, ON @ Maverick’s
June 13 Montreal, QC @ Il Motore
June 14 Brooklyn NY @ Northside Fest (Music Hall of Williamsburg)
June 15 Albany, NY @ Bogie’s
June 16 Boston, MA @ Middle East Downstairs
June 18 Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts
June 19 Washington, DC @ Rock & Roll Hotel
June 20 Asheville, NC @ Asheville Music Hall
June 21 Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
June 22 Savannah, GA @ The Jinx

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HAVOK Announces Headlining Tour

By
NefariousRealm
– May 17, 2013

Denver thrashers HAVOK today announce their first headlining tour of North America. Dates are set to commence July 22 and will see the band journey through the southern states, travelling up the eastern seaboard before making their debut performance at Montreal’s annual Heavy MTL festival on August 11.  The tour will be in support of their forthcoming new album, Unnatural Selection, set for release June 25.

Reported last week, Unnatural Selection, the band’s third full-length album for Candlelight Records, was produced by guitarist David Sanchez and mixed by Terry Date (Pantera, Overkill, Deftones). The album features original artwork from Polish illustrator Rafal Wechterowicz (Slayer, Mastodon) and was mastered by James Murphy (Aborted, World Under Blood, Abigail Williams). Lead single, “Give Me Liberty… Or Give Me Death,” is set to impact Loud Rock/Metal Radio May 27.  The topical thrash anthem delivers the young band’s classic thrash and old school metal sound.

Candlelight Records launched the CD-only pre-order last week at the label’s official webstore. The band has launched exclusive bundle packages via their official store. All bundle customers will be entered to win a golden ticket contest. One winner will be picked at random and will receive an autographed Charvel guitar, and one of everything in the HAVOK merch store. Go here for further details.

Dates are:
6/21/2013 Marquis Theatre – Denver, CO (release show)
6/22/2013 Black Sheep – Colorado Springs, CO (release show)
6/23/2013 Aggie Theater – Ft. Collins, CO (release show)
7/22/2013 Launchpad – Albuquerque, NM
7/24/2013 Chameleon Room – Oklahoma City, OK
7/25/2013 Three Links – Dallas, TX
7/26/2013 Dirty Dog – Austin, TX
7/27/2013 Zero’s – Corpus Christi, TX
7/28/2013 Fitzgerald’s – Houston, TX
7/29/2013 Siberia – New Orleans, LA
8/01/2013 Orpheum Theater – Tampa, FL
8/02/2013 Back Booth – Orlando, FL
8/03/2013 Ground Zero – Spartanburg, SC
8/04/2013 Blue Fox – Winchester, VA
8/05/2013 Empire – Springfield, VA
8/06/2013 Mojo 13 – Wilmington, DE
8/07/2013 Saint Vitus – Brooklyn, NY
8/08/2013 Church of Boston – Boston, MA
8/09/2013 Backstage at Champs – Trenton, NJ
8/11/2013 Heavy Mtl – Montreal, QC
8/16/2013 Vaudeville Mews – Des Moines, IA
8/17/2013 Riot Room – Kansas City, MO

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ALPHA & OMEGA Debut New Song

By
NefariousRealm
– May 17, 2013

Check out the new track “Sink“, which appears on the eponymous 7inch release as well as ALPHA & OMEGA‘s forthcoming full-length No Rest, No Peace, now from Alternative Press.

“Sink” is the first new ALPHA & OMEGA song to surface, in anticipation of the Sink 7inch (coming 6/18) and the band’s Bridge 9 debut full-length, No Rest, No Peace, which will hit stores on July 23rd. Pre-orders for the Sink EP were posted today and can be found in the B9Store.

ALPHA & OMEGA‘s second full-length is a juggernaut of an album, drawing from influences of hardcore mainstays such as Cro Mags and Integrity as well as crossover and metal like Crowbar and Metallica. Vocalist Luis Hernandez said:

“Every lyric, every riff is real – this album truly reflects Alpha & Omega as a whole.”

No Rest, No Peace is also the first album the band has written together; each song featuring input from every member. And with Chad Gilbert producing and Kyle Black recording, this record sounds tougher while more accessible than anything ALPHA & OMEGA has done thus far. Hernandez said:

“NRNP is the perfect mix of our first release The Devils Bed and our last LP, Life Swallower. We took all the things we liked about our past two records and made them stronger. The fast parts are faster, the heavy parts are heavier and the choruses are catchier. We wanted to write a record that sticks with you and I feel that we accomplished that.”

ALPHA & OMEGA upcoming dates:
w/ Beautiful Ones, Bent Life
5/16/2013 Salt Lake City UT The Salt Haus

w/ The Mongoloids, Rude Awakening
5/22/2013 Salinas CA @ The Karage
5/23/2013 Davis CA @ RBU
5/24/2013 Seattle WA @ Rain Fest
5/25/2013 Seattle WA @ Rain Fest
5/26/2013 Seattle WA @ Rain Fest

w/ Rotting Out, Focused Minds
5/27/2013 Portland OR @ The Backspace
5/28/2013 Medford OR @ The Wreckroom

w/ Comeback Kid, Twitching Tongues
5/30 San Franciso CA @ DNA Lounge
5/31 San Diego CA @ Che Cafe
6/01 Anaheim CA @ Chain Reaction

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