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 Premiere: "Breakdown" from The Slow Death

Posted by Loren on October 27, 2013

Premiere: "Breakdown" from The Slow Death
Premiere: "Breakdown" from The Slow Death

We previously announced a Red Scare Industries split between Minneapolis based The Slow Death and Elgin, IL's The Brokedowns. Well, Scene Point Blank is excited today to premiere a song off the split here, "Breakdown." The Slow Death features Jesse Thorson of Pretty Boy Thorson & the Falling Angels and just released their second full-length No Heaven on Rad Girlfriend Records.

The split 7" will release digitally on Oct. 28 and on wax the following week. The 7" will also be for sale at Fest 12 this week and Chicagoans can grab it at the release show on Nov. 8.

Without futher ado, Scene Point Blank presents "Breakdown" from The Slow Death below. Fans can also check out "No Mastura" from The Brokedowns side at Dying Scene.

Premiere: "Breakdown" from The Slow Death
Premiere: "Breakdown" from The Slow Death

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