by Black Bubblegum

They say that the clothes make the man, but in the music world, the drummer makes the band. That's the only way to explain the string of successes that have followed Dave Witte since he first sat behind the kit as a member of the influential yet under-appreciated Human Remains. Since then, Witte has played with some of the greatest bands in the heavy underground, laying the back beat to names as powerful as Municipal Waste, Discordance Axis, Anodyne, Black Army Jacket, Melt Banana, and we can't forget about Burnt By The Sun.

Burnt By The Sun recently released their swansong, Heart of Darkness, via Relapse Records. In celebration of this last LP, the band will embark on final tour of Europe in October with only one US date scheduled: October 2nd at Cake Shop with Tombs, Black Anvil, Bloodhorse, and Torchbearer. Considering the band members' current undertakings, it isn't out the question to say that this could be their last show for a very very long time.

With that as a primer, I fired some questions at Dave Witte about Municipal Waste, the end of Burnt By The Sun, and the possiblity of him returning to the kit for Human Remains, Discordance Axis or Black Army Jacket. The conversation is below....

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by Black Bubblegum

DOWNLOAD: Cloak/Dagger - "Runways" (MP3)

Cloak/Dagger will headline a night of hardcore and pop-punk when they host Psyched To Die, Young Hearts (ex-Dear Tonight), Used Kids, and Pollution on Dec 6th at The Charleston in Brooklyn. The show is 21+ and tix are $8, flyer is below.

Psyched To Die is a new band featuring Mike Yannich of the fallen pop-punks The Ergs! along with members of the like-minded For Science. For Science recently announced their final show at Maxwell's on Feb 7th 2009 as part of a Don Giovanni Records showcase. Ticket info is forthcoming. The Ergs! recently dropped That's It... Bye, along with a repress of Jersey's Best Prancers on Don Giovanni... pick it up here.

Meanwhile, Pollution are doing double duty this week, prepping to cavort with local badasses Orphan when the band plays Union Pool two days earlier (12/4).

Cloak/Dagger are still ragin' off of their 2007 throttler We Are on Jade Tree Records, and have scheduled a few dates besides just Brooklyn. Check out a recent interview with Jason Cloak/Dagger. Check out all tour dates for everyone below...

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