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PRO-PAIN Announces New Drummer

December 22, 2008

Florida-based hardcore/metal veterans PRO-PAIN have added drummer Rick Halverson to their lineup. Rick is best known for his work with Omaha thrashers NARCOTIC SELF, STEPHEN PEARCY (RATT) and the power metal group CELLADOR.

Halverson states: "PRO-PAIN is a phenomenal band to be working with. I'm really down with the integrity that the band carries and the work ethic of Gary, Tom, and Marshall. It's really going to be something to behold when we come out firing!"

PRO-PAIN singer/bassist Gary Meskil adds: "We are thrilled to have Rick on board with us. He is a multi talented musician and a great guy, and we are extremely looking forward to working together with him onstage and in the recording studio. Speaking on behalf of the entire band, we would like to thank the many drummers who auditioned and or submitted their material to us over the course of the past several weeks."

PRO-PAIN's 11th album, "No End In Sight", recently entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 98.

The band signed a deal with Regain Records for the release of "No End In Sight" in North America.

Together for 16 years, the Florida-based band has developed a niche in the hardcore/metal scene with a sound distinctly its own.

Carrying that sound through the years, PRO-PAIN has also taken liberties to grow and expand, and "No End in Sight" has been described as the band's most melodic offering to date.

"I think that is an accurate description," Meskil said. "The new CD offers a wide variety of styles, more so than any of its predecessors. However, a fair percentage of the recording is also very traditional — in the PRO-PAIN sense — and sonically heavy. 'No End in Sight' is exactly the type of album that we wanted to create this time around, so we couldn't be more pleased with it."

Fan-filmed video footage of PRO-PAIN's September 4 concert at Logo in Hamburg, Germany can be viewed below (clip uploaded by YouTube user DocSommer).

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