German death metallers NECROPHAGIST have issued the following update:

"NECROPHAGIST is excited to announce drumming phenomenon and luminary Marco Minnemann as the new permanent drummer. Marco will start playing drums for NECROPHAGIST on the upcoming Summer Slaughter Tour starting June 1st 2007, sponsored by Ibanez, Tama and Revolver mag. The band is absolutely stoked to announce that Marco Minnemann will be drumming on the NEW NECROPHAGIST album, due in 2008. We can't wait to work on arranging the new songs with such an incredibly talented, proficient and complete musician/composer. The list of musicians Marco collaborated with throughout his impressive career includes, but is not limited to, legends such as Paul Gilbert, Mike Keneally, Allan Holdsworth, Terry Bozzio, Chad Wackerman etc. To check out Marco's playing or gather more info about him please visit www.myspace.com/marcominnemann. Also for the first time, NECROPHAGIST will be performing the last album 'Epitaph' in its entirety on the upcoming Summer Slaughter Tour, an event you can't afford to miss!"

The Summer Slaughter Tour, featuring headliners NECROPHAGIST with support from DECAPITATED, CEPHALIC CARNAGE, CATTLE DECAPITATION, THE FACELESS, AS BLOOD RUNS BLACK, ARSIS, ION DISSONANCE and BENEATH THE MASSACRE, will have select dates featuring special regional guests DAATH for June 4-10 and others to be announced. This will be NECROPHAGIST's only North American Tour of 2007

Summer Slaughter Tour dates:

June 01 - Clifton Park, NY @ Northern Lights
June 02 - New Jersey @ INFEST
June 03 - Springfield, VA @ Jaxx
June 04 - Spartanburg, SC @ Ground Zero
June 05 - Louisville, KY @ Headliner's
June 06 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
June 08 - Houston, TX @ Meridian
June 09 - San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit
June 10 - Ft. Worth, TX @ Ridglea Theater
June 11 - Odessa, TX @ Dos Amigos Outdoors
June 13 - Tucson, AZ @ The Rock
June 14 - Las Vegas, NV @ TBA
June 15 - San Diego, CA @ Soma
June 16 - Los Angeles, CA @ House of Blues
June 17 - Northern California
June 19 - Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater
June 20 - Seattle, WA @ Studio Seven
June 22 - Ogden, UT @ Country Club Theatre
June 23 - Denver, CO @ Cervantes
June 24 - Lawrence, KS @ The Bottleneck
June 26 - St. Paul, MN @ TBA
June 27 - Chicago, IL @ TBA
June 28 - Cincinnati, OH @ TBA
June 29 - Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre
June 30 - Milwaukee, WI @ Robot Mosh Fest V
July 01 - Cleveland, OH @ Peabody's
July 02 - Toronto, ON @ The Opera House
July 03 - Montreal, QC @ Foufones
July 04 - Montreal, QC @ Le Studio
July 05 - Quebec City, QC @ L'Anti
July 06 - Worcester, MA @ Palladium
July 07 - Philadelphia, PA @ Starlight Ballroom
July 08 - New York, NY @ BB Kings

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