DEFEATED SANITY Drummer To Tour With MUCOPUS
May 28, 2007, 17 years ago
Drummer Lille Gruber of Germany's DEFEATED SANITY has been confirmed to sit behind the kit for the upcoming European Tour of American death/grind outfit MUCOPUS.
The dates featuring Lille Gruber are the Deathfeast Open Air, as well as all the July dates of the Seven Undimensional Pigs Tour with PIGSTY and MINCING FURY AND GUTTURAL CLAMOUR OF QUEER DECAY .
The following is a full list of the band's confirmed European shows:
June
7 – Hünxe (near Duisburg), Germany at Deathfeast Open Air Festival **16 – Brno, Czech Republic at Bizarre Leprous & Anti-trend Festival
17 – Brno, Czech Republic at Brooklyn
27 – Ruzomberok, Slovakia at Apollo **
29 – Bratislava, Slovakia at Randal **
July
4 – Vienna, Austria at Escape Metalcorner **7 – Trutnov, Czech Republic at Obscene Extreme Festival
8 – Chomutov, Czech Republic at Vetolna
9 – Cottbus, Germany at tba
10 – Munich, Germany at tba
11 – Nancy, France at tba
12 – Wermelskirchen, Germany at AJZ Bahndamm
13 – Sursee, Switzerland at Kultuwerk 118
15 – Newcastle, UK at Blastonbury Festival 2007
16 – Manchester, UK at Satan's Hollow
17 – London, UK at The Purple Turtle
18 – Gent, Belgium at The Frontline
** Mucopus Only
Commented Mucopus guitarist Justin Knipper: "Our regular drummer, Kyle Eddy will be unable perform on this summer's string of shows across Europe as he will not be able to obtain proper documentation to leave the country. However, we are extremely happy to announce that Lille has come in on such short notice and agreed to play these shows with us! Now, we are all guaranteed to have a good blast!"
The Mucopus band line-up for the tour will be: Jason Keyser (SKINLESS) - vocals, Corey Hall - bass, Vesgore - guitar, Justin Knipper - guitar, Lille Gruber (DEFEATED SANITY) - drums.
In other news, Mucopus have entered the studio to record their sophomore album Undimensional in Albany (NY), with completion of the recording taking place at Shaark Studios in Bzenec, Czech Republic. The cover artwork is being handled by Toshihiro Egawa (MALIGNANCY, MORTICIAN, DEEDS OF FLESH). "Undimensional" is set for a late summer release via Nice To Eat You Records .
Mucopus' debut album, Mulch?!?, was released in the fall of 2005 via US imprint Amputated Vein Records.
For more information, visit www.mucopus.org
