Scorched Tundra XII Tickets ON SALE: Featuring Monolord, Earthless, Thou + Mizmor Collab Set, REZN & More (9/1 – 9/3)
Tickets are now on sale for Scorched Tundra XII taking place on Thursday 9/1, Friday 9/2 and Saturday 9/3/22 at The Empty Bottle in Chicago. ST XII features newcomers and
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Scorched Tundra is proud to announce the entire lineup for its twelfth edition, taking place on Thursday 9/1, Friday 9/2 and Saturday 9/3/22 at The Empty Bottle in Chicago. ST
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Mute Neighbor is a Chicago-based visual artist. You’ve seen his work on posters and merch for bands such as Pelican, Uniform, Chelsea Wolf, Emma Ruth Rundle, Russian Circles and Rezn
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