NewsOctober 6, 2011 8:47 PM ET9,384 views

The Handshake Murders break up

After roughly ten years as a band, Arkansas metal/hardcore outfit The Handshake Murders have called it quits. The group has issued the following statement: "Sorry to say that we have broken up. Thank you to everyone who supported us in any way over the ten plus years of our existence. Thank you again. Our guitar player Brandon (in our latest line-up) went on to start a new band called Bloodworm which lies in the same vein as this band.

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lomez 10/6/2011 5:49:48 PM

Oh no what ever will I listen to now

poontwang63 10/6/2011 5:53:25 PM

loved this band. new band is awesome!

HERO 10/6/2011 5:59:57 PM

Aw shucks. /=

saint_wanger 10/6/2011 6:02:57 PM

as if they have done anything in the last three years

hamwarmer 10/6/2011 6:10:57 PM

one less shitty coalesce

blaqpeepole 10/6/2011 6:21:03 PM

No idea the had done anything since 2007

Melvination 10/6/2011 7:34:20 PM

Makes me wanna rip some throats out.

needssalt 10/6/2011 7:58:28 PM

i have had no interest in this band. life keeps on rollin'

hatredoftheliving 10/6/2011 8:18:56 PM

Kids who hardcore danced in 2005 are bummed.

HERO 10/6/2011 8:33:16 PM

"Melvination 10/6/2011 7:34:20 PM Makes me wanna rip some throats out." <---This guy.

metalmetal 10/6/2011 8:44:26 PM

I'll miss 'em

le_cunt 10/6/2011 9:23:43 PM

who?

catchthirtythree 10/6/2011 9:43:12 PM

new band is pretty sweet. this was one of my favorite bands..

dreamteamgleamsheem 10/6/2011 9:51:26 PM

havent heard about this band in years. bloodworm sounds just like them. awesome

HolyGhostOfAbraham 10/6/2011 10:05:02 PM

Really liked the first EP, but when they reformed it just wasn't the same.

CancerForChrist 10/6/2011 10:15:30 PM

can't believe i've never heard either of these bands. they are both heavy as fck looked up the handsake murders and looks like they had a pretty big followng. i'll look out for the other.

slut 10/6/2011 10:22:21 PM

fcking hell, they were in 'pre production' for five years. Should've pulled the plug earlier, c*nts.

John_Salmons 10/6/2011 10:34:21 PM

ten years?

ballsballsballsneenuballs 10/6/2011 11:55:58 PM

will be missed. heres a link to their latest and last release.... http://demagogued.blogspot.com/2010/10/handshake -murders-demos-2010.html

nashvegas 10/7/2011 9:39:09 AM

10 years? wow.. makes sense, I think I remember the vocalist from 7a7p talking about touring with them once. I have Usurper, been a while since I listened to it

nashvegas 10/7/2011 9:40:12 AM

agree on above poster that they sounded similar to Coalesce, but didn't they have that meshuggah sound too, before it became the big thing NOW? I need to listen to Usurper again, been a while..

LoydChristmas 10/7/2011 9:47:28 AM

if ever there was a more appropriate time to sigh and say NO CARE EVER...i must not have been around at the time.

hardware 10/7/2011 11:23:21 AM

I love this band. They can do no wrong.

Sandwiches 10/7/2011 2:21:32 PM

Great band. I guess I've known this was coming for a while now though.

tseams 10/7/2011 3:03:27 PM

they havent done shit in like 2 years. the new shit they were recording sounded like garbage. straight trash. and worst drums ive heard in my life

marching_band_rules 10/7/2011 3:04:56 PM

didn't they put out newer stuff like a year ago?

forumdrama 10/7/2011 3:21:53 PM

In other news, Jayson Holmes and Robert Meadows form new band where they rip peoples throats out.

5stringcreatures 10/7/2011 9:36:16 PM

I bet they wouldnt have broke up if their drummer wasnt the worlds biggest fcking tool. Jeff King seriously is a fcking douche and needs to die in a tragic couch fire. Fatass piece of shit

firstblood68 10/8/2011 7:13:20 PM

didn't know they were still a band? Note to all bands - break up while you're still relevant or recently after doing something so people actually know you're breaking up.

totallybaked818 10/9/2011 2:29:36 AM

everyone knows that's you TODD SEAMON ^^^ and also, everyone knows that your lambgoat name complements your shitty band Such Creatures Exist. check out their facebook and you might learn a thing or two about how to be gay.

xkxtrip 10/9/2011 2:02:33 PM

so is that last cd ever coming out?

lowlife 2/8/2012 7:12:52 AM

@totallybaked shut your mouth or will shut it for you. Just remember some people out there have friends that dont care and will make sure you never walk talk or type again.




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