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\nRick Cimato, drummer for NYC stoner metal outfit THINNING THE HERD was tragically killed over the holidays in a car crash. Cimato was on his way home from visiting relatives in Maine, when the head-on collision took place in Connecticut.
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\nLast week THINNING THE HERD founder Gavin Spielman issued the following statement via the band\u2019s Facebook page about Cimato\u2019s passing: \u201cBeing in a band is about being friends. In shock and in tears over the loss of my friend and bandmate, I have to think of the band. I named the band THINNING THE HERD when my father Steven A. Spielman passed, to cope with the loss. Rick would want me to keep writing for Thinning the Herd. If stop, I would not be doing his legacy service. His drumming on the new record is some of the best rock I have heard, and I want you guys to hear it. Thank god for this guy, what a gift as a friend, brother and band mate. For anyone who jams with others, anyone who lets another into that higher conscious world – you might understand the depth of how one can integrate and nurture the spirit.\u201d
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\nCimato\u2019s distraught bandmates have set up a memorial for their fallen brother, set to take place this Sunday, January 6th at The Grand Victory [245 Grand St., Brooklyn] at 6pm. The memorial will be hosted by members of Gods Green Earth, Locked in a Vacancy, Nassau Chainsaw, Hickory Hawkins and of course the remaining members of THINNING THE HERD. Full info is available HERE<\/a>.
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\nThis special gathering will also serve as the public\u2019s first listen to the newly-completed THINNING THE HERD album Freedom From The Known. The trio recorded the album with acclaimed producer Steve Albini over the Summer, and have just wrapped up the mastering on the album. Previously slated for a late 2012 release, the album will now be released on February 5th via Saint Marks Records.
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\nTHINNING THE HERD this week posted the third track from Freedom From The Known via their Soundcloud page. Check out the soulful thunder of \u201cSludge\u201d RIGHT HERE<\/a>. Also view the psychedelic video for \u201cNever Wanted\u201d from the new album HERE<\/a>.
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