ORIGIN, MISERY INDEX, and ABYSMAL DAWN Join Forces For Relapse Records 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 SickDrummer 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 ‘Headbanger’s Blog’ (international / non-US viewers can view the video here). Tracks taken from Antithesis can be heard now via the band’s 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 (DISFEAR, COLISEUM, GENGHIS TRON) 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 band’s 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 band’s 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.

Featuring ORIGIN, MISERY INDEX, and ABYSMAL DAWN

**Downloadable Tour Poster: here**

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 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 7 Salt Lake City, UT Club Vegas
August 8 Colorado Springs, CO Black Sheep
August 9 Lawrence, KS The Jackpot