by Fred Pessaro // BBG

In the wake of the sell-out of A389 2013 in Baltimore, the label has expanded the two-day fest into a full extended weekend! A389 Anniversary will kickoff with a pre-fest show at Ottobar on 1/17/13 featuring Integrity, Withdrawal, Vilipend and Dead Gods , then come to a close with a Sunday matinee on 1/20/13 at Charm City Art Space with Left for Dead, Iron Reagan, God's America and Eddie Brock.

In addition to the previously discussed Friday/Saturday shows at Ottobar, Saturday (1/19) will now feature a matinee at Sidebar with Despise You, Gehenna, Dead in The Dirt, Ancient Shores and WarXGames AND an afterparty with Nothing (who recently toured). None of the newly announced shows will have advanced ticketing; you can only buy them at the door. Full show details are below.

Catharsis has only one show during A389 festival, so what does that mean? Could a tour be in the works?

In other A389 news, the label will release Devoid of Everything, which collects Left for Dead's entire 1996-97 studio output remixed from the original 1/4" multi-track reels. Check out the art above and you can stream a track below. Left for Dead members went on to play in bands like Cursed, Haymaker, Pick Your Side, Burning Love, and many many more. This rare one-time reunion (I was assured!) is not to be missed. Check out some thoughts on the reunion via Chris Colohan here.

Meanwhile, Full of Hell, who plays the Friday show of the fest, is on tour with Gaza now and will play Acheron on 11/24 with Code Orange Kids (tickets).

If you're wondering who Iron Reagan is, the band is prepping to release their 20-track debut Worse Than Dead via A389 in 2013. The band features half of Municipal Waste and members of Darkest Hour and you can stream their demo below alongside details of the A389 festivities.

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Primitive Weapons at Mercury Lounge (more by BBG)

Dissonant mid-paced hardcore meets sludge and psychedelia on the new Primitive Weapons LP The Shadow Gallery, which hits via Prosthetic Records on March 13th. The band will hit the road with Cancer Bats and Ringworm (who is playing the BV/Southern Lord/Power of The Riff mega-show at Scoot Inn), and eventually make their way back to NYC to play a record release party atSaint Vitus on March 24th. Tickets are on sale.

Sannhet, Bad Biology, and one more "special guest" will also be on the bill at Saint Vitus, as well as Old Lines, the new project featuring ex-members of Pulling Teeth. Check out the new Old Lines demo below. The show is one of four together for Bad Biology & Old Lines, all of which are listed below.

All tour dates and some video below...

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