This is Worm (Mike Virok), the frontman for Malinger. For all of you who were at the Conduit on 2-25-03, we give our sincerest thanks and we apologize for the way that you were mistreated by the venue. 

        For everyone who wasn't there, here's what happened.

        There is a sound "technician" working at the Conduit named Scott. Scott decided to complain that Jeff, our drummer, wasn't setting up his equipment fast enough. So, Groner, our bass player, commented by saying that, "If the show had started on time, this wouldn't be an issue." Words were soon spoken between the two. After some extreme squabbling about Scott saying "This is my club - blah blah blah", the band was ready to take the stage. Revved up, they began playing "305", when halfway through the song, the band (and our fans) realized that the PA in the club wasn't even turned on. Apparently, Scott walked out and wouldn't run the PA for us because of his little arguement with Groner. So, the set continued, "Shana's Song", and the new song "Clarity". This is when things became raw. I don't remember how it came to this, but Eric (the guitarist) walked up to the front of the stage and screamed "F_ck Conduit". Lights out. Then Scott announced "Due to the unproffessional manner of the band, Malinger's performance has been cancelled."

        So, what does this mean? It means the Conduit litterally stole tickets from us for our fans to see us play, but we never even played! It also means that the Conduit is no longer the "happy stomping grounds" of Malinger. I'm sorry, but any band that would opt to play there and deal with "Mr I Can't Drive 55" on the soundboard becuase he thinks he OWNS the Conduit (by the way Scott, I was right in back of you when you said ::"THIS IS MY CLUB"::) is crazy. 

        To the bands that performed before us, it was a great show.

        I'm not asking for anything from our fans, since you did pay for bum tickets. But, what I am suggesting is that you e-mail the Conduit, call there, or something along these lines to express your feelings about this situation. It was not our fault the sound guy didn't do his job. Here are some e-mails.

        [email protected]
        [email protected]

 or for more contacts visit them at www.conduitmusic.com

        It was a ridiculous show, and WE WILL MAKE IT UP TO ALL OF OR FANS WHO WERE THERE!!! I promise you all!

        Thank you.