More dates have been announced for the 2008 installment of the Relapse Records Contamination Tour featuring Origin, Misery Index and Abysmal Dawn. The MySpace Metal, Decibel Magazine, Sick Drummer Magazine, and XM Radio Liquid Metal sponsored tour kicks off on July 21st in St. Louis, MO. A listing of confirmed tour dates and cities can be found below.
Origin recently released their new album, Antithesis, to significant critical acclaim. The band has just returned home from their first-ever European headlining tour and has debuted their first video for Antithesis track “Finite” online via Headbangers Blog . Tracks taken from Antithesis and a complete listing of Origin tour dates can be found now via the band’s MySpace: MySpace.com/Origin666.
Grindcore powerhouse Misery Index recently completed work on their new full-length album, Traitors. Traitors will see a September 30th North American release date (October 6th internationally). Misery Index has also released a digital-only EP, Dead Sam Walking, that features a recent collection of vinyl-only material and live tracks that can be accessed here. Studio updates and audio samples can be accessed via the band’s official MySpace: MySpace.com/MiseryIndex.
Abysmal Dawn recently released their Relapse debut Programmed To Consume. Audio samples taken from Programmed To Consume and a listing of upcoming tour dates can be found via the band’s MySpace page: MySpace.com/AbysmalDawn.
RELAPSE RECORDS CONTAMINATION TOUR 2008
Featuring ORIGIN, MISERY INDEX, and ABYSMAL DAWN
July 21 St. Louis, MO Rockstar Nightclub
July 22 Fayetteville, AR The OPO
July 23 Little Rock, AR Downtown Music (No Abysmal Dawn)
July 24 Dallas, TX Reno’s Chop Shop
July 25 Victoria, TX Sun Valley Ranch
July 26 Austin, TX Red 7
July 28 El Paso, TX Chics
July 29 Farmington, NM Gator’s
July 30 Phoenix, AZ Modified Arts
July 31 San Marcos, CA Jumping Turtle
August 1 Hollywood, CA Safari Sams
August 2 Oakland, CA The Metro
August 3 Portland, OR Satyricon
August 4 Roseburg, OR Riversdale Grange
August 5 Seattle, WA Studio Seven
August 6 Boise, ID The Bouqet
August 7 Salt Lake City, UT Club Vegas
August 8 Colorado Springs, CO Black Sheep
August 9 Lawrence, KS The Jackpot
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