PRO-PAIN Confirms Drummer's Departure

October 30, 2008

As BLABBERMOUTH.NET first reported yesterday, Florida-based hardcore/metal band PRO-PAIN has now officially confirmed that it has parted ways with drummer J.C. Dwyer. According to the group, Dwyer "was officially terminated from the band on the afternoon of Tuesday, October 28th. A full and in-depth band statement will be made and posted shortly regarding J.C.'s firing. Soon we will begin our search for a new drummer, and so we will be posting audition and demo submission info as soon as possible. In the meantime, any and all interested parties are encouraged to contact us at our MySpace or at www.pro-pain.com."

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).

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.

"We feel that Swedish-based Regain Records is a solid and up and coming label here in the U.S.," said PRO-PAIN mainman Gary Meskil. "They have a professional staff and the resources that are necessary to promote and further develop artists such as PRO-PAIN. We look forward to a sound and successful partnership with Regain!"

"'No End in Sight' is a great record track after track," said Dennis Clapp, Regain's Managing Director, North America. "This was not a hard decision to make. PRO-PAIN are also a very hard working band with a die-hard following and Regain is very happy to be working with them."

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."

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