SDM Sponsoring Relapse Contamination Tour

Origin, Misery Index and Abysmal Dawn will join forces for the 2008 installment of the Relapse Records Contamination Tour. The MySpace Metal, Decibel Magazine, and Sick Drummer Magazine sponsored tour kicks off on July 21st in St. Louis, MO. A listing of confirmed tour dates and cities can be found below with more to be announced soon.

Origin recently released their Antithesis album to significant critical acclaim in April. The band is currently in the midst of their first-ever European headlining tour and have recently debuted their first video for the album, for Finite, online at Headbangers Blog  Tracks taken from Antithesis can be heard now via the bands MySpace: MySpace.com/Origin666 .

Misery Index has recently completed work on their follow-up album to their Relapse debut, Discordia. The new full-length, Traitors, was recorded in Salem, MA with Kurt Ballou and is expected to see a September 30th North American release date (October 8th internationally). Misery Index will also release a digital-only EP, Dead Sam Walking, next Tuesday, June 10th, that will feature a post-Discordia collection of vinyl-only material and live tracks. Studio updates and audio samples can be accessed via the bands official MySpace: MySpace.com/MiseryIndex .

Abysmal Dawn released their Relapse debut, Programmed To Consume, in mid-May. The band is currently out on a Western U.S. headlining tour in support of its release. Audio samples taken from Programmed To Consume and a listing of tour dates can be found via the bands MySpace page: MySpace.com/AbysmalDawn

The Contamination Tour has been a label vehicle used to expose some of its newest and most exciting bands. Previous ‘Contamination Tour alumni include MASTODON, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, NEUROSIS, NILE, HIGH ON FIRE, CEPHALIC CARNAGE,  COALESCE, DYSRHYTHMIA, UNEARTHLY TRANCE, and many more.

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 24        Dallas, TX                      TBA
 
 July 25        Victoria, TX                    Sun Valley Ranch
 
 July 26        Austin, TX                     Red 7    
 
 July 28        El Paso, TX                   Chics
 
 July 29        Farmington, NM             Gators
 
 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 7     Salt Lake City, UT          Club Vegas
 
 August 8     Colorado Springs, CO     Black Sheep
 
 August 9     Lawrence, KS                The Jackpot

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