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Message board-mongering fans of the Blood Brothers' agit-punk antics have been in mourning mode since Monday, when a Three One G records forum administrator (purportedly label owner and Locust/Head Wound City/Holy Molar/Ground Unicorn Horn member Justin Pearson) posted a troubling message on a thread discussing the break-up of Some Girls. In addition to briefs on the status of other Three One G bands, it read:

"the blood bros broke up."

Although rumored for a few months, the news spread quickly following this post-- given Pearson's close ties with the band-- and was even picked up by some press outlets. NME.com, notably, mistakenly reported that, in addition to the break-up, Blood Brothers drummer Mark Gajadhar "hates [his] own band." In the context of Pearson's post, however-- which you may read in full here or below-- it's Mark McCoy of Holy Molar who allegedly hates his band.

So what's really going on here? The word from the Blood Brothers' management: "They are taking a break currently for the rest of the year and will make any final decisions or announcements next year."

Perhaps the death knell has already rung for the Blood Brothers, or perhaps those guys can hold it together (fingers crossed!). We'll just have to wait and see. For now, you're invited to crank "Ambulance vs. Ambulance" and rock out in solidarity. Goddamn does that song kick ten kinds of ass.

Post on Three One G forum:

i dont have buttons to be pushed anymore.

the blood bros broke up.

holy molar probably will not do anthing else. mark hates the band.

GUH is working on new stuff.

i heard that wes has a new project. nathan was telling me, something like "chrome jesus"? maybe im wrong.

sal is in geronimo and its so amazing.

i write my name at the end of my posts becuase this computer is open for anyone working at three one g to post on. so if its say "jp" its me, jp. if it does not, its not me.

jp