Florida death legion MONSTROSITY will embark on a short run of dates this July. The Apocalyptic Devastation 2008 dates will be based around the bands appearance at the Central Illinois Metalfest. Support acts will be announced shortly. This will be a headline run for the band where they will showcase songs from their latest release Spiritual Apocalypse.

Monstrosity bassist Mike Poggione will not be appearing at these shows. In his place, the band will welcome back former member and one time DEATH bassist Kelly Conlon. Kelly is no stranger to the band having played bass on several Monstrosity albums (Millennium 1996 and In Dark Purity 1999) as well as numerous tours of the US and Europe.

Says Drummer Lee Harrison: "It will be great to be able to be able to get back on the road and play longer sets. This time we will be able to play more songs from the older albums we didn't have time for on the last run. We're perfecting our show as we go and just trying to make it better. I recently got my new Sonor drum kit from Germany and the other guys just got brand new gear so the band is sounding the best it ever has. We're using in ear monitors now as well, so we have the same mix every night and that helps us perform better. This run is a little shorter due to some of the guys work schedules so we hope to do another run in the fall hitting some of the places we missed. Come out to the shows and say hi"

The band released Spiritual Apocalypse in 2007 on Metal Blade Records in Europe and is available now through the band's website in the US.

Apocalyptic Devastation 2008 dates:

July

14 - New York, NY - Knitting Factory
15 - Boston,MA - Great Scott with SOURVEIN
17 - Evansville, IN - 1123
18 - Urbana, IL - Canopy Club (Central Illinois Metalfest)
19 - Indianapolis, IN - Zanies
20 - Huntington, WV - Monkey Bar
21 - Nashville, TN - Muse
22 - Fayetteville, AR - Old Post Office (with ORIGIN, MISERY INDEX)