We are pleased to announce that Damian Hassett has joined the band as RUSTMINE's new, full time bass player. The band has had an overwhelming response from bass players from the local community, and a few from out of state, which humbled the band immensely. The decision to choose a bass player was a really tough one to make for the band. The band took some time to look at all of the interested players, as well as some personal time to re-evaluate where the band is, and where they want to go.

The band is really excited to move forward with Damian because Damian plays, writes, and is truly happy to be part of the band. “I am so thrilled that we now have a guy who is happy to be in the band, to practice and write with us. We have a new sense of what a band should be, and all of us are now having fun again. We did not miss a beat or a show. Everything worked out for the absolute best. I did want to mention that I/we are still very grateful that our Producer Gunnar Jacobson came in and helped us move forward while we were in a tough spot. We still owe him more than we could ever repay.” said Rhythm guitarist Josh Smeller.

A very special thanks goes to Gunnar Jacobson (Rustmine's Producer/Sound Engineer at Northern Lights Recording Studio) for learning 8 songs in two weeks, when we were left "bass-less" a few weeks before this show. Thank you very much Gunnar, we could have not done it without you!! -Josh, Jay, Sam, Tracy

On Sunday March 2ND, at 9:00PM, the Portland radio station 101.1 KUFO FM will be playing a track from our debut album "Self Destruct" on a show called "Viva La Luna" that plays local area music. They are going to play the track "Waste." "We are very excited and we are happy that our hard work on this great album is starting to pay off." said Josh.

We will be hosting a Washington State CD Release party at 15th Street pub in Vancouver, WA on Friday Feb. 29th! There will be a $5.00 cover.

The album will be for sale for only $10.00 and we also should have our official album t-shirts ready and for sale at a discount for this show.

There will be a house band playing for all of you early birds. The band Logoseye will start at 10:00PM. RUSTMINE will be on at 11:00PM. Quandry will close us out at midnight.

There will be a raffle ticket given away for each paying customer that will have a chance of winning a prize/s. Prizes include free CD’s, shirts, etc. It will be a fun party as we will actually be able to hang out after the show. On Saturday March 22nd, we will be hosting a HUGE ALL AGES CD Release party at the Rock n Roll Pizza in Portland, OR. There will be prizes given away as well. More details about cost and bands t.b.a. soon!