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Sweat meets Negative Blast

Posted by Loren on August 13, 2023

Sweat meets Negative Blast
(L to R: Tuna Tardugno, Justin Smith, Anthony Rivera)

Vitriol Records will release a new 7" EP split between Sweat (Graf Orlock, Dangers, Ghostlimb, and Dogteeth) and Negative Blast (Lewd Acts, Hour of the Wolf, [CON•TACT], Hot Snakes).

The split comes out on August 25 and was mastered by Jack Shirley at Atomic Garden Recording Studio.

Sweat/Negative Blast tracklist:

Side A (Sweat):

Regulations

Closing

Side B (Negative Blast):

 Original Spirit

Psychic Trash

Upcoming Shows:

Sweat 

Jul 20 - San Diego, CA @ Observatory w/The Adicts, Generacion Suicida

Jul 21 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Belasco w/The Adicts, Generacion Suicida

Sept 16-  Brooklyn, NY @ St Vitus w/Graf Orlock 

Negative Blast 

Jul 19 San Diego, CA @ Che Café w/ Stay Gold 

Jul 28 San Diego, CA @ SOMA w/High Vis 

Aug 12 San Diego, CA @ Aklasan Fest

Aug 24 San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar w/City of Caterpillar

Sept 8 Pomona, CA @ The Glass House w/ The Bled

Nov 11 - New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge w/The Bled

Pictured: Sweat

Sweat meets Negative Blast
(L to R: Tuna Tardugno, Justin Smith, Anthony Rivera)

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