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 Dirtnap announces Radioactivity (Marked Men, Bad Sports)

Posted by Loren on August 13, 2013

Dirtnap Records has announced the upcoming release of a debut LP form Radioactivity, a new band featuring Jeff Burke (Marked Men), Mark Ryan (Marked Men, Mind Spiders), and Daniel Fried and Gregory Rutherford of The Bad Sports. The album is the first of a two record deal and is set for release in October.

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