THE MERCY CLINIC, the new San Francisco Bay Area-based band featuring former DAMAGEPLAN frontman Patrick Lachman, guitarists Brian Harrah (PROFESSIONAL MURDER MUSIC) and Josh Stinson (DRIST), bassist Steed Najera (TRIPLE SEVEN), and drummer Bevan Davies (DANZIG, COMES WITH THE FALL, JERRY CANTRELL), will be making their live debut on Saturday, December 3 at the Blank Club in San Jose, California. Also appearing on the bill will be DIVIDED and FIGHTING JACKS. More dates will be announced soon.

As previously reported, THE MERCY CLINIC will be contributing a song to the EMG Pickups' 30th-anniversary CD sampler. Other bands expected to appear on the CD include MUDVAYNE, MACHINE HEAD, HATEBREED, THE HAUNTED, FEAR FACTORY, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, CHIMAIRA, SHADOWS FALL, SOILWORK, GOD FORBID, LACUNA COIL, DARKEST HOUR, A DOZEN FURIES, MANNTIS, ILL NINO, HOSTILITY and EDDIE OJEDA (TWISTED SISTER).

THE MERCY CLINIC, who are currently unsigned, have demoed over an album's worth of material, including such cuts as "Numb" (mp3), "Drag Me Under", "We're Only Human", "The Day the Sun Refused to Shine", "Let It Burn" (mp3 clip) and "Can I Become Me?" (mp3 clip).