PARAGON Part Ways With Drummer, Announce Temporary Replacement

August 9, 2005

German power metallers PARAGON have parted ways with drummer Marcus "Big M" Corby. According to a posting on teh group's web site, Marcus "had to leave the band because of serious problems with his left arm. He has a trapped nerve similar to a tennis arm syndrome and has not constantly been available for rehearsals. To ensure a successful autumn tour we have engaged a replacement drummer, Christian Gripp, also drummer of our labelmates TORMENT. He will play the [upcoming European] tour and following gigs and then we will see."

As previously reported, PARAGON will be teaming up with DARK AGE and TORMENT for a European tour in September. Confirmed dates so far are as follows;

Sep. 03 - Hamburg, GER @ Markthalle
Sep. 08 - Essen, GER @ Zeche Carl
Sep. 09 - Leeuwarden, NETH @ De Gloppe
Sep. 10 - Languidic, FRA @ Salle Polyvalente
Sep. 11 - Paris, FRA @ La Maroquinerie
Sep. 12 - Verviers, BEL @ Spirit of 66
Sep. 13 - Köln, GER @ MTC
Sep. 14 - Frankfurt, GER @ Sinkasten
Sep. 15 - Islikon, SWI @ Club 4
Sep. 16 - Innsbruck, AUT @ Hafen
Sep. 17 - TBA
Sep. 18 - Ludwigsburg, GER @ Rockfabrik

PARAGON recently re-released some of their B.O. Records back catalog. "The Final Command" (originally issued in 1998) was re-released with the long-out-of-print "Into the Black" MCD (1994) as bonus tracks on one CD, while "Chalice of Steel" (1999) was reissued as a double CD including the whole "World of Sin" (1995) album as a bonus. Both albums have reworked artwork and all songs were remastered.

PARAGON have begun writing material for the follow-up to this year's "Revenge", tentatively due in 2006.

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