Far From Finished drummer was hospitalized after their show in the Netherlands last Friday. Marc Cannata was having problems breathing and was checked into a local hospital. It appeared to be heart-related, so Marc will be spending the duration of the week in the hospital. It is no longer life-threatening, however, doctors orders do not allow Marc to play drums for quite some time. Marc insists that his bandmates continue the tour without him, so the guys will be trying out replacement drummers over the next few days. The tour is slated to continue as planned on Saturday, September 29th in Belgium. As a result, all four UK shows before this date have been cancelled.

The band adds the following for those who wish to send their support to Marc:

Doctors orders do not allow Marc to travel via flight for the next two months, so this is obviously a difficult situation for him and his loved ones. We encourage you to send your get-well wishes and e-cards to Marc via this email address: [email protected]. Please put the subject as “Attn: Marc Cannata”. If you’re feeling extra nice, please mail your get well card to the band’s European booking agency and they’ll make sure it makes its way to Marc.

The band was touring in support of their recently released Think Fast! debut Living in the Fallout.
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New Hampshire’s Transistor Transistor have completed work on a forthcoming two-song 7″ that will be released on Level-Plane this autumn.

The songs are titled “Young Vampires of New Hampshire” and “White Knives” and were recorded, per usual, at Kurt Ballou’s Godcity Studios (Modern Life Is War, Orchid, pg. 99, etc.). The latter features guest vocals from Disfear / At the Gates’ Tomas Lindberg.

The 7″ will follow up 2005’s Erase All Name and Likeness, also released on Level-Plane.
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Long Island’s Call It Fire (ex-members of the Backup Plan and Another Day, current member of Take My Chances) has posted a new, untitled demo, the finished version of which will appear on their yet-to-be recorded full-length. The band will have Latterman’s Phil Douglas (Small Arms Dealer, Agent, Thieves and Assassins) handle the recording. You can check out the song on the band’s MySpace page.

Tallahassee, Florida’s Lipona has posted the entirety of their Urbi Et Orbi EP for free download. You can find it here.

National Frost have posted a few songs from their recently released full-length, Lost Gospels. The album was released on new Canadian label Young Soul Records and features appearances by fellow Saskatchewan artists including members of Ghosts of Modern Man, Geronimo/Despistado, and Rah Rah/Sylvie. You can check out the songs at the band’s MySpace page.
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