On June 22, 2000, Doghouse Records re-issued The Fists of Time , under the expanded title The Fists of Time: An Anthology of Short Fiction and Non-Fiction , on compact disc, 12-inch vinyl and digitally, adding the songs “The First Song on the Tape You Make Her” and “Operation,” which had previously been exclusive to Good Life Recordings and the European market. Unbeknownst to the band, the re-issue did not count towards the existing three-record contract (which counted As Friends Rust as the EP, and two, yet-unfulfilled full-length albums). As Friends Rust immediately embarked on a four-week tour to promote the release, playing shows across the entire United States with Virginia hardcore band Strike Anywhere from June 1–30, 2000. The tour included several cross-over shows with Florida post-hardcore band Glasseater , Pennsylvania emo band Mid Carson July, and Florida emo band The Agency (the three of which were on a separate tour together), as well as stops to play at such festivals as Mixed Messages in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Pheer Festival in College Park, Maryland , and Hellfest 2K in Auburn, New York (the last of which As Friends Rust did not play due to a last-minute change in venue).
Re-issue of The Fists of Time
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