NASUM ANNOUNCE REUNION, BREAK-UP

Legendary grinders Nasum (the name is Swedish for “sinus infection”) have announced a reunion…. sort of. The band abruptly (and very understandably) called it a day following the tragic death of guitarist/vocalist Mieszko Talarczyk in the 2004 Asian tsunami — but now they’ve announced that they will, at last, play a handful of farewell shows to take place in 2012, which will also mark their twentieth anniversary.

In the single funniest statement I’ve read in a press release in some time, the band had the following to say:

“You thought Nasum was dead? We are. This is not resurrection. It’s farewell, for good.”

Rotten Sound’s Keijo Niinimaa will handle vocal duties for these dates, which have not actually been announced yet. More details as we get ’em. In the meantime, if you’ve never seen Nasum, this is gonna be your last chance… I recommend you don’t blow it.

-AR