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Most Desired Scariest Scenery:
A Mooooooose in Maine like charging our tour vehicle!!! Fuck yeah bring it Mooooose RAAWWRR!!!
Official Tour Asshole:
Assholes come in all shapes and sizes. Assholes emerge from all points and destinations and there never seems to be an end to the lengths of general assholiness one can attain with seemingly minimal effort. You know an asshole when you see them. It's almost like you can sniff them out. Just follow your nose as they say. And nothing could've said asshole any more clearly than when 'Brix', our merch and lone crew member for our tour thought it was a good idea to just up and walk off without saying a word before my hometown of Minneapolis show. But not to under asshole-sell himself. This asshole gained even more shit crumbs on his putrid little pucker by thinking it was a good idea to show up in Madison and pretend (as most assholes always do) that they had done nothing wrong. In a long line of assholes I could name and line up around the corner, Brix, please enjoy your moment in the sun. This Asshole Award is especially for you.
And so there you have it (lol)...
On the road this weekend in Sandusky, Detroit, Milwaukee, and a little hometown fun in Chicago before a week long nap ;)))))
XoXoX
~D
Fall Tour Update
"MARAZENE would like to thank the entire SkumF***er Nation for all of your support following last weeks disappointing announcement regarding our brother Kristov's current health crisis.
Marazene understand the importance of a touring opportunity for an independent band such as ours. While bands such as Static X, Nine Inch Nails, or Korn could easily reschedule a National Tour, Marazene are forced to consider numerous pros and cons. So many logistics had to be in the bag by the time we got the update on Kristov's health situation. We could all just turn around, throw in the towel, and give up but that's not Kristov's way of dealing with his health nor is it our way of dealing with our band.
Kristov needs to focus on fighting this. He can never be replaced. That can never be questioned. He'll be back. And Marazene will only be stronger in the long run.
We're fortunate to be in the right place at the right time to have Dan 'Little Dan' Fox jump on board to cover live drums with such little notice. He's an amazing talent and probably the only person in the world who could've filled in for our brother Kristov during this generally shitty turn of events. So a very special thanks goes out to him.
And so on behalf of Marazene and with Kristov's full endorsement, Marazene will continue forward with our Fall tour plans!
Special thanks and mention go out to members of Mushroomhead who have patiently stood by us as we decided how best to proceed with the tour.
Marazene have always endured on the very hard work of it's team and the unwavering support of our friends and fans! None of this would be possible without you and we thank you again for sticking by us during this difficult time!"
~DieTrich
MARAZENE
MARAZENE Press Release
Street date 09.25.07
As reported by www.Bravewords.com
MARAZENE On Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles
MUSHROOMHEAD Percussionist To Perform With MARAZENE On Fall Tour
In a follow up to last weeks announcement, Chicago based Machine / Metalists Marazene ( http://www.myspace.com/marazene ) have announced that MUSHROOMHEAD percussionist Dan 'Little Dan' Fox will fill in for them on drums on their upcoming tour.
Drummer and co-founder Kristov Kemp had confirmed to the band only last week a cancer relapse that will require immediate chemotherapy treatment and which will force him to sit out the Fall tour.
The blog posted by multi-instrumentalist and co-founder DieTrich Thrall
follows:
"MARAZENE would like to thank the entire SkumF***er Nation for all of your support following last weeks disappointing announcement regarding our brother Kristov's current health crisis.
Marazene understand the importance of a touring opportunity for an independent band such as ours. While bands such as Static X, Nine Inch Nails, or Korn could easily reschedule a National Tour, Marazene are forced to consider numerous pros and cons. So many logistics had to be in the bag by the time we got the update on Kristov's health situation. We could all just turn around, throw in the towel, and give up but that's not Kristov's way of dealing with his health nor is it our way of dealing with our band.
Kristov needs to focus on fighting this. He can never be replaced. That can never be questioned. He'll be back. And Marazene will only be stronger in the long run.
We're fortunate to be in the right place at the right time to have Dan 'Little Dan' Fox jump on board to cover live drums with such little notice. He's an amazing talent and probably the only person in the world who could've filled in for our brother Kristov during this generally shitty turn of events. A very special thanks goes out to him.
And so on behalf of Marazene and with Kristov's full endorsement, Marazene will continue forward with our Fall tour plans!
Special thanks and mention go out to members of Mushroomhead who have patiently stood by us as we decided how best to proceed with the tour.
Marazene have always endured on the very hard work of it's team and the unwavering support of our friends and fans! None of this would be possible without you and we thank you again for sticking by us during this difficult time!"
Kristov Kemp was first diagnosed with intestinal cancer in May 2006 and had surgery to remove a cancerous growth and numerous lymph nodes followed by chemotherapy for much of the remainder of the year. Despite the intensive treatment, he continued to perform with Marazene as they toured the Midwest in support of the self release of their debut album, 'MachiNation'.
Marazene only weeks ago announced their upcoming tour with Megaforce recording artist MUSHROOMHEAD and Metropolis records PSYCLON NINE. The three bands had previously toured together for four weeks in the Spring.
courtesy: De Los Santos Productions
My Brother Has Cancer
"We are saddened to announce today that our brother Kristov will be forced to undergo immediate chemotherapy to battle newfound cancerous growths. Test results received this past week confirm new growths in two critical areas. As per physician recommendation, Kris will begin chemotherapy this coming Monday.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Kemp family during this unexpected and disappointing turn for the worse and we appreciate everyones understanding and patience as we deal with this situation privately.
We will have an announcement shortly on how this will affect our Fall tour plans."
~DNK
MARAZENE
For those of you not 100% on what's going on, Kristov is my drummer and business partner in MARAZENE, and even more importantly, he's my friend. I've known him since I moved to Chicago in May 2001 and we have been working together for years.
Thanks for your continued love and support.
XoXoX
~D
MARAZENE Press Release
Street date 09.20.07
As reported by www.Bravewords.com
MARAZENE On Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles
MARAZENE Drummer Suffers Cancer Relapse, Tour With MUSHROOMHEAD Uncertain
In an official statement from the band on their Myspace blog, Chicago based MARAZENE ( http://www.myspace.com/marazene ) have revealed that drummer and co-founder Kristov Kemp has confirmed to the band a cancer relapse on the eve of their scheduled upcoming National Tour with MUSHROOMHEAD.
The text from the blog follows:
"We are saddened to announce today that our brother Kristov will be forced to undergo immediate chemotherapy to battle newfound cancerous growths. Test results received this past Tuesday confirm new growths in two critical areas. As per physician recommendation, Kris will begin chemotherapy this coming Monday.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Kemp family during this unexpected and disappointing turn for the worse and we appreciate everyones understanding and patience as we deal with this situation privately.
We will have an announcement shortly on how this will affect our Fall tour plans."
Kristov Kemp was first diagnosed with intestinal cancer in May 2006 and had surgery to remove a cancerous growth and numerous lymph nodes followed by chemotherapy for much of the remainder of the year. Despite the intensive treatment, he continued to perform with Marazene as they toured the Midwest in support of the self release of their debut album, 'MachiNation'.
Marazene only weeks ago announced their upcoming tour with Megaforce recording artist MUSHROOMHEAD and Metropolis records PSYCLON NINE. The three bands had previously toured together for four weeks in the Spring.
courtesy: De Los Santos Productions