Periphery Drummer Matt Halpern to Miss UK/European Tour

by | Oct 1, 2012

Periphery drummer Matt Halpern is forced to miss the band’s upcoming UK/European trek after dislocating his shoulder in an accident on Saturday.

Mike Malyan of Monuments and Boris Le Gal of Chimp Spanner will fill in for Halpern on the tour, which kicks off Monday.

Halpern is expected to return to the kit after the band’s run overseas.

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