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DENMARK'S MNEMIC CHALLENGE GOD FORBID TO THE DRINKING OLYMPICS

By jason

Who would've guessed that the day the "Revolver Presents: The Chains Of Humanity Tour" line-up with God Forbid, Goatwhore, MNEMIC, Arsis, and The Human Abstract/Byzantine was finalized, a new (although already long-practiced) Olympic category was FINALLY made official: The Drinking Olympics.

Eager to take a Gold Medal home for his native Denmark in a competition that will begin on January 4th, 2007 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and close on February 21st in Montreal, Québec, MNEMIC guitarist Mircea shares:

"We are super excited to be sharing the road with our good & crazy buddies in God Forbid! We toured the U.S. together last year with Meshuggah and instantly became friends after some heavy partyin'. We all know that [God Forbid drummer] Cory's liver is going to save the day for all of us! Furthermore, we are also looking forward to be hooking up with all the bands on this tour to crush the American soil and bring a very diverse and heavy package to all of you boys and girls that are fed up with the typical, pre-fabricated, mall-core bullshit that rules the planet these days. 2007 will be the year of the Passenger for MNEMIC, and YOUR destination will be HELL if you don't show up!"

A teaser 4-song medley of "Meaningless," "In The Nothingness Black," "Psykorgasm," and "Pig****" - four songs from the new MNEMIC album, Passenger, which is due out on February 6th, 2007 - is available for streaming at: http://www.mnemic.com/audio/mnemic-passenger-album-teaser.mp3

Produced by Fear Factory's Christian Olde Wolbers at Track Record Studios (Kiss, Megadeth, Aerosmith) in Los Angeles, Passenger features artwork by Asterik Studios (Anthrax, Unearth) plus guest vocal appearances by Jeff Walker (Carcass, Brujeria) and Shane Embury (Napalm Death, Brujeria). MNEMIC have also completed a video for "Meaningless" with Revolver Film director Patric Ullaeus.

1/04 First Unitarian Church - Philadelphia, PA
1/05 Webster Theatre - Hartford, CT
1/06 Mark's Place - Bedford, NH
1/07 BB Kings Blues Club - New York City, NY
1/09 The Opera House - Toronto, ON - CANADA
1/10 I-Rock - Detroit, MI
1/11 Peabody's Down Under - Cleveland, OH
1/12 Headliners Music Hall - Louisville, KY
1/13 The Pearl Room - Mokena, IL
1/14 Station 4 - St. Paul, MN
1/15 Reverb - Cedar Falls, IA
1/16 Static Bar - Topeka, KS
1/17 Bluebird Theatre - Denver, CO
1/19 Gravity Room - Portland, OR
1/21 WOW Hall - Eugene, OR
1/22 The Boardwalk - Orangevale, CA
1/23 Bourbon Street - Concord, CA
1/24 The Whisky - Hollywood, CA
1/25 Showcase Theatre - Corona, CA
1/26 The Sets - Tempe, AZ
1/27 Launch Pad - Albuquerque, NM
1/28 Chic's Bar - El Paso, TX
1/29 Sanctuary - San Antonio, TX
1/30 Palladium Ballroom - Dallas, TX
1/31 Walter's On Washington - Houston, TX
2/02 The Masquerade - Atlanta, GA
2/03 The Handlebar - Greenville, SC
2/04 Thee Imperial - Jacksonville, FL
2/05 Culture Room - Ft. Lauderdale, FL
2/06 Backbooth - Orlando, FL
2/07 The Garage - St. Petersburg, FL
2/09 The Mad Hatter - Covington, KY
2/10 The Muse - Nashville, TN
2/11 Jaxx - W. Springfield, VA
2/12 Tremont Music Hall - Charlotte, NC
2/13 Jesters Pub - Fayetteville, NC
2/14 Huntington Music Hall - Huntington, WV
2/15 Ottobar - Baltimore, MD
2/16 The Chance - Poughkeepsie, NY
2/17 Penny Arcade - Rochester, NY
2/18 Starland Ballroom - Sayreville, NJ
2/20 Middle East Restaurant/Night Club - Cambridge, MA
2/21 Fou Founes Electriques - Montreal, QC - CANADA