The musical fate of former Oceano guitarist Andrew Mikhail has at last been revealed! After parting ways with the Chicago-area deathcore noisemakers earlier this year, he’s gone on to sunnier climes with Miami’s metalcore maniacs Thick As Blood. He replaces second guitarist Leonardo “Lenny” Lombardo mere weeks before the band gear up for the North American “Wrath Of Sanity” tour opening for hardcore heavies Earth Crisis and First Blood. It’s a plum job for Mikhail, to say the least, and on behalf of our site I wish him all the best with the group.

If you’re unfamiliar with Thick As Blood, check out the video for “Raising Hell” from their 2009 Eulogy Recordings album Embrace below. Tour dates (including one at the New England Metal/Hardcore Festival) are down there too.

Apr 15 2010 The Pit Jacksonville, Florida
Apr 16 2010 The 7 Venue Douglasville, Georgia
Apr 22 2010 “WRATH OF SANITY” TOUR @ Gramercy Theater New York, New York
Apr 23 2010 New England Metalfest @ The Palladium Worcester, Massachusetts
Apr 24 2010 “WRATH OF SANITY” TOUR @ The Westcott Theatre Syracuse, New York
Apr 25 2010 “WRATH OF SANITY” TOUR @ The Barbary Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Apr 27 2010 “WRATH OF SANITY” TOUR @ Cafe L’Agitee Quebec City, Quebec
Apr 28 2010 “WRATH OF SANITY” TOUR @ L’Acceuil Inconditionnel Montreal, Quebec
Apr 29 2010 “WRATH OF SANITY” TOUR @ Sneaky Dee’s Toronto, Ontario
Apr 30 2010 “WRATH OF SANITY” TOUR @ The Urban Warzone Altoona, Pennsylvania
May 1 2010 “WRATH OF SANITY” TOUR @ Magic Stick Detroit, Michigan
May 2 2010 “WRATH OF SANITY” TOUR @ Peabody’s Cleveland, Ohio
May 3 2010 “WRATH OF SANITY” TOUR @ Section Live Grand Rapids, Michigan
May 4 2010 “WRATH OF SANITY” TOUR @ Reggies Chicago, Illinois
May 5 2010 “WRATH OF SANITY” TOUR @ The Rave Milwaukee, Wisconsin
May 7 2010 “WRATH OF SANITY” TOUR @ Marquis Theatre Denver, Colorado
May 16 2010 California Metalfest IV @ Fox Theatre Pomona, California

-GS