Pre Tour Preface

Need to go back a bit to kind of put this into scope...

Back in 2008, we had our brothers in metal, Gravehill, up here in the crappy Midwest...We did three shows over Halloween weekend in Dekalb, Milwaukee, and Mt. Prospect (no, that does not count as Chicago). We had a blast hanging together for those three days and the shows went quite well considering...We vowed to share the stage again in the future for something a lot more extensive, the idiots that we are...

In 2009, we played the Indy Necrofest where we met our other brothers from other mothers, Hod...Not H.O.D., but Hod...It does not stand for anything...look it up...To say we hit it off is an understatement...and I was always grateful for them sharing their stash of Lone Star Beer with me (hard to find up here)and their friendship...

In Late 09, Gravehill did some dates in Texas with Hod...kind of the same thing they did with us a year prior...The wheels were put in motion as they say...

Also in late 09, Cardiac signed with Ibex Moon Records...Wow...what a coincidence...Gravehill just signed with Ibex Moon too...And, Hod was already on the Ibex roster...Hmmmmmmm...

Now we get to 2010...Earlier in the year, Cardiac planned a mini tour with Hod, again, in the Midwest...we have already committed to quite a few shows throughout the summer, so we felt a late spring/early summer jaunt would work just fine...

Ibex Moon was to release the new Cardiac Arrest album, Haven For the Insane in early June...we had to get out there and move it...Everything seemed to be lining up until I got a phone call from Jim (Cardiac drummer)...

Jim: Dude, the Hod tour is off...

Me: (Still kind of groggy from waking up with a buzz still) Um, really...that sucks...What happened?

Jim: Well, John (Ibex Moon) wants Cardiac, Hod, and Gravehill to do a US tour together in June...Can you do it?

Me: Really?? Um, yeah, I guess...

The ball started rolling and plans started being made...all we had to do is wait and prepare for...

The Campaign for Death Metal Purity...