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Defeater<\/strong> kicked ass at Ghostfest<\/strong> at the beginning of July and carried on around the country, continuing this theme of being absolutely awesome live. We caught up with Jay before their Kingston show and had a chat about their set at Ghostfest<\/strong>, the future of the concept album and that cut near his eye…<\/span><\/p>\n

‘Empty Days & Sleepless Nights’<\/em> is out now on Bridge Nine Records<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Defeater<\/strong> links: Facebook<\/a>|Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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