Black Market Activities updates
2.22.04
* Built To Grind_ Agoraphobic Nosebleed/ Found Dead Hanging split 7"
We are proud to announce our very own heavy_weights, Found Dead Hanging
will be teaming up with veteran grinders, Agoraphobic Nosebleed for a
limited run 7" on BMA. The release will feature all previously
unreleased material from both bands. The two FDH tracks 'Armagedon
Oklahoma' and 'Blood Soaked Prom Queen in the Trunk of My Car' were both
recorded during the Dulling Occams Razor session last year. The
Agoraphobic side features approximately seven tracks and according to ANB
guitarist Scott Hull, these songs show a much more death metal ANB. The 7"
is slated for release in the springtime and (fingers crossed) should be
available at the Mass Metal & Hardcore Festival at which FDH will be
performing.
Found Dead Hanging has finally got with the 90's and
www.founddeadhanging.com is up and fully functional. Also, FDH has resumed
booking shows. Keep an eye out for upcoming performances as well as
appearance on the upcoming Mass Metal Fest DVD and 2002
Hellfest DVD which is out now.

* Psyopus
Psyopus pre_orders are underway. Paypal is a god_send. The price is $10
ppd in the US/Canada. Paypal accepted at guy@blackmarketactivities.com.
The band is currently booking weekends and has a whole load of upcoming
shows in March so be on the lookout. Check their showlist on
www.psyopus.com.

* From A Second Story Window Tour Update
Things have gotten off to a great start for FASSW. They've been out
with Remembering Never, Shattered Realm & On Broken Wings for the last few
weeks and their debut, Not One Word Has Been Omitted has been
selling like mad! They've steadily maintained one of the top_online sales
spots for Lumberjack the last 3 weeks. They're out in California today and
there is still a slew of west coast dates still left. Also, FASSW has been
added to th Mass Metal and Hardcore Festival! All tour dates are listed on
www.fromasecondstorywindow.com. Go check them out!

* BMA vs Robotic Empire
It's official! We will be doing a Black Market Activities/ Robotic
Empire split sampler. The first run of 10,000 samplers will be
available with new releases from each starting during the springtime.
Remember the days before the internet when folks would turn to samplers to
find out about new music? Most compilations and samplers have taken a
serious plunge over the course of the past few years where you get hit
with 20_something tracks of pure garbage. I shit you not__with music lined
up from Pig Destroyer, Opeth, Black Dahlia Murder,
Agoraphobic Nosebleed, The Red Chord, Circle Takes the Square,
Crowpath, From A Second Story WIndow, Found Dead Hanging, Daughters,
Psyopus and several others, this sampler is no joke! 2.20.04

* The Syndicate
We have hired NJ's Music Syndicate to work press and radio! The first
campaigns for Psyopus and From A Second Story Window will be starting the
moment the Psyopus discs return from press. Over 500 copies of each CD
will be sent to magazines and radio stations across the US, so keep an eye
to the zines/web and keep an ear to your favorite college radio show for
some great extreme music.

* Lamb of God Picture Disc
The long awaited Lamb of God "As the Palaces Burn" limited picture disc
12" is at press and should be on its way back shortly. We saw the
proofs for the vinyl and these things look amazing! The art is still being
handled and if things turn out as we're planning, any record buff will
want this in their collection. The whole press is only 2000 copies so we
don't expect these to stay around very long. Look for pre_order info in
the near future.

* Backstabbers Incorporated Update
Backstabbers Inc celebrated the release of their new full length
"Kamikaze Missions" for Trash Art Records on February 14th at the
Living Room in Providence, RI. With a decent turnout and amazing
line_up (they played alongside Draw Blood, Breather Resist,
Premonitions of War & Embrace Today) the release party was a total
success. We now have copies of the disc available for $11ppd if
anyone's interested.

* Dead Water Drowning Update
NH's Dead Water Drowning has been keeping themselves busy, finally back
in action with a full, stable lineup. The band has been booking weekend
shows and is looking to hit the road in a major way this summer. The band
will take the month of April off as drummer, Jon Dow fills in with The Red
Chord on their upcoming tour with Six Feet Under & Bury Your Dead.

Tour Dates

Backstabbers Incorporated
3/13/04 Haddon Twp, NJ @ Bruce w/ Bodies in the Gears, Mykado, Circle of
Dead Children

Dead Water Drowning
2/27/04 Haverhill, MA @ Exit 23 w/ Umbrella
2/28/04 Syracuse, NY @ Wescott Community Center w/ Since the Flood 3/5/04
Haverhill, MA @ Exit 23 w/ Darken the Sky
3//6/04 Farmington, NH @ Grid Iron Fest w/ Since the Flood
3/ 12/04 NJ @ ??? w/ Psyopus
3/13/04 Philadelphia, PA @ ??? w/ Circle of Dead Children
3/22/04 Boston, MA @ Bills Bar w/ Since the Flood, From A Second Story Window

Found Dead Hanging
4/10/04 Albany, NY @ Trinity Church w/ All Else Failed
4/11/04 Syracuse, NY @ Planet 505 w/ All Else Failed, Engineer

From A Second Story Window
2/21/04 Salinas CA
2/22/04 San Francisco, CA @ The Pound w/ REMEMBERING NEVER, SHATTERED
REALM, On Broken WIngs & Calico System.
2/23/04 Vancouver, WA @ The Vertigo Gallery
2/24/04 Spokane, WA @ The Detour
2/25/04 Boise, ID @ The Venue
2/26/04 Salt Lake City, Utah @ Albee Square
2/27/04 Denver Colorado @ Rock Island
2/28/04 Omaha, NE @ Ranch Bowl
2/29/04 Des Moines, Iowa @ Gabes Oasis 6pm
3/01/04 Springfield, MO @The Rockwell
3/02/04 Kansas City, MO @ El Torreon
3/03/04 Grand Rapids, MI @ Liquid Room 8pm, 10$ REMEMBERING NEVER, o.b.w.,
c.s.
3/04/04 Louisville, KY @ Pappy's
3/05/04 St. Louis, MO @ Creepy Crawl
3/06/04 Indianapolis, Indianna @ Rehearsal Studios
3/07/04 Chicago IL @ The Venue (4839 w. Irviing Park)
3/08/04 Detroit, MI @ Idle Kids Community Center
3/09/04 Erie PA @ Forward Hall
3/10/04 Johnstown PA @ Oakland fire Halls
3/11/04 Lancaster PA @ American Legion Hall
3/12/04 Stroudsburg, PA @ The Sanctuary
3/13/04 Irvington, NJ @ Metal Meltdown 6
3/14/04 Woodbridge, VA @ Club East Coast 3pm
3/15/04 Ronkonkoma, NY @ Hungarian Hall
3/16/04 Brooklyn, NY @ Pratt institute
3/17/04 Biddeford, Maine @ Rochambeau Club
3/18/04 Worcester, MA @ Club Marque
3/19/04 South Amboy, NJ @ Krome
3/20/04 Kingston, NY @ 209 Fair St. Church
3/21/04 Lowell, MA @ Sick as Sin Fest w/dying fetus, burnt by the sun
3/22/04 Boston, MA @ Bills Bar w/Dead Water Drowning, Since the Flood, In
Dire Need
3/23/04 Philadelphia, PA @ Club HP w/ left to vanish

Premonitions of War
w/ The End
03/01/04 - Indianapolis, IN @ Rehearsal Studios w/ Exhumed
03/02/04 - Milwaukee, WI @ Center Center
w/ The End, Macabre
03/03/04 - St. Louis, MO @ Creepy Crawl
03/04/04 - Nashville, TN @ The 5 Spot
03/05/04 - Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
03/06/04 - Pinellas Park, FL @ Sun N' Steel Festival
03/07/04 - Jacksonville, FL @ TBA
03/08/04 - Spartanburg, SC @ Ground Zero
03/09/04 - Richmond, VA @ Nancy Rayguns
03/10/04 - Philadelphia, PA @ Balcony Bar
03/11/04 - Baltimore, MD @ Otto Bar
03/12/04 - Irvington, NJ @ March Metal Meltdown VI
w/ Macabre
03/13/04 - Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Loft
03/14/04 - Brooklyn, NY @ TBA (L'amours closed)
03/15/04 - Boston, MA @ Bill's Bar
w/ Morbid Angel, Suffocation, Satyricon
04/13/04 - Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House Of Blues
04/15/04 - Baltimore, MD @ Thunderdome
04/16/04 - Cohoes, NY @ Saratoga Winners
04/17/04 - Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
04/19/04 - New York, NY @ BB Kings Blues Club
04/20/04 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Trocadero
04/21/04 - Cleveland, OH @ Odeum
04/22/04 - Cincinnati, OH @ Bogarts
04/23/04 - Chicago Heights, IL Oasis 160
04/24/04 - Minneapolis, MN @ Quest Club
04/25/04 - Urbana, IL @ Canopy Club
04/27/04 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theatre
04/29/04 - Seattle, WA @ Graceland
04/30/04 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theatre
05/02/04 - Los Angelos, CA @ House Of Blues
05/03/04 - Anaheim, CA @ House Of Blues
05/0404 - Las Vegas, NV @ House Of Blues
05/06/04 - Scottsdale, AZ @ Cajun House
May 07 - Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theatre

Psyopus
2/29/04 Auburn, NY @ The Plaster H w/ The Postman Syndrome, Engineer
3/05/04 Syracuse, NY @ Wescott Community Center w/ Sulaco, Word As A Virus
3/21/04 Binghamton, NY @ The Comfort Zone w/ Engineer

The Red Chord
03/31/04 Philadelphia, PA
04/01/04 Allentown, PA w/ Shadows Fall
04/02/04 Harrisonburg, VA @ MACROCK w/ Premonitions of War, Between the
Buried & Me, Ed Gein
w/ Six Feet Under
4/03 - The Plus Eight - Augusta, GA w/ BYD, OBW
4/04 - The 415 Club - Baton Rouge, LA w/ BYD, OBW
4/05 - Mario's Ballroom - Victoria, TX w/ BYD, OBW
4/06 - White Rabbit - San Antonio, TX w/ BYD, OBW
4/07 - Club 101 - El Paso, TX w/ BYD, OBW
4/08 - The Launchpad - Albuquerque, NM w/ BYD, OBW
4/09 - The Knitting Factory - Los Angeles, CA w/ BYD, OBW, Heavils 4/10 -
Showcase Theatre - Corona, CA w/ BYD, OBW
4/11 - The Epicentre - San Diego, CA w/ BYD, OBW
4/12 - The Mason Jar - Phoenix, AZ w/ BYD, OBW
4/15 - Paris Theatre - Portland, OR w/ MS, BYD, Heavils,
4/16 - Studio Seven - Seattle, WA w/ MS, BYD, Heavils
4/18 - Albee Square - Salt Lake City, UT w/ MS, Heavils, BYD
4/24 - Hairy Marys - Des Moines, IA w/ BDM, Heavils
4/25 - Oasis One Sixty - Chicago Heights, IL w/ BDM, Heavils
4/29 - Peabody's - Cleveland, OH w/ BDM, Heavils
4/30 - Palimeri's - Niagara Falls, NYw/ Heavils
5/01 - New England Metalfest