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Narcotic Wasteland, fronted by ex-Nile guitarist/vocalist Dallas Toler-Wade along with drummer Joseph Howard (Fields of Elysium), Neuromorphic) and bassist Kenji Tsunami (Ontogeny), will be hitting the road with Long Island, NY old school death metallers Pyrexia for the “Cemetery Slam Tour” from November 15th to 23rd. Narcotic Wasteland will also perform at this year’s SwarmFest in Tampa Bay, FL following the tour (dates listed below).

Plus fans who purchase tickets for Austin and Houston show dates will be automatically entered in the raffle to win a Jackson guitar signed by all the bands playing. Check out the Instagram videos below.

Houston, TX – Nov 18th – www.instagram.com/p/DBRf47Ai0ue/​

Austin, TX – Nov 19th – www.instagram.com/p/DA_HMo0PCUQ/

In additional news, the trio unveiled their new music video for the single “Barbarian” this past September and will be featured on their forthcoming album “Digital Cordyceps” out on Megaforce Records (release date TBD) to follow their 2017 breakout sophomore album “Delirium Tremens”.

Dallas Toler-Wade comments on the track:

“For me, Barbarian is a prime example of me doing the thing I love and that defines me the most. Continuously striving to improve my craft as a musician and a songwriter. But also the overall message of this song. Live!!! Be free!!! Find your own path!!! Question everything!!! And also we don’t need politicians or religion to shape our moral centers. In fact, It seems they distort the truth every chance they get. This whole album cycle has seemed to have this recurring theme about the narcissistic oligarchy that we have all fallen victim to. I Dallas Toler- Wade the barbarian will fight this mockery until I leave the land of the living, and even after that, my powerful voice will echo through the halls of time!!! Because I am a barbarian!!!”

Watch the music video for “Barbarian” at youtu.be/E9ndVD2zzWk

Digital Single – orcd.co/nwbarbarian​

Pyrexia (Headliner) + Narcotic Wasteland Tour Dates: 11/15/2024 – Oklahoma City, OK – 89th Street 11/16/2024 – Fort Worth, TX – The Rail Club 11/17/2024 – San Antonio, TX – Paper Tiger 11/18/2024 – Houston, TX – BFE Rock Club 11/19/2024 – Austin, TX – The 13th Floor 11/20/2024 – Tulsa, OK – The Vanguard 11/21/2024 – Corpus Christi, TX – Boozerz Friday 11/22/2024 – Shreveport, LA – Strange Brew 11/23/2024 – Long Beach, MS – TRAX ​Narcotic Wasteland only​ 11/24/2024 – Tampa, FL – Swarmfest – Brass Mug

Narcotic Wasteland is a relentless force in the metal realm, known for its infernal performances and unyielding sound. Led by former Nile guitarist Dallas Toler Wade, the band has forged an unholy covenant with legions of devoted followers, spreading chaos and devastation wherever they tread.

A face-melting experience, Narcotic Wasteland unleashes blistering guitar wails to heart-pounding drum onslaughts, with every track promising to be an infernal ritual that will leave metalheads possessed by the spirit of pure chaos. Prepare for sonic hellfire!

More info: ​Narcoticwasteland.com | ​Facebook.com/narcoticwasteland | ​Instagram.com/narcoticwastelandofficial | Twitter.com/Narco_Wasteland | Tiktok.com/@narcoticwasteland​

A new survey reveals the cities where residents are least tolerant of a neighbor's political yard sign. See which 13 FL towns made the list.

Megan VerHelst, Patch Staff

|Updated Sat, Nov 2, 2024 at 10:03 am ET

FLORIDA — Residents of 13 Florida cities are among those most irritated by their neighbors' political yard signs, according to a new survey.

To find out where campaign and political signs are causing the most contention, writers at the pop culture website Geek Nexus surveyed 3,000 homeowners and ranked 175 cities based on the level of irritation sparked by these inevitable yard signs.

The survey found that Florida residents are among the least tolerant of their neighbors’ political signs, with 14 cities emerging among the most irritated by them.

According to the survey, residents of Fort Lauderdale topped the list of those most annoyed by political yard signs. Little Rock, Arkansas, came in at No. 2 and Pasadena, California, ranked No. 3.

Other Florida cities that made the list were:

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“Yard signs are a way for people to express their beliefs, but they can also create tension, especially during an election,” said Jake Valentine of Geek Nexus. “What we’re seeing is that something as small as a lawn sign can have a big impact on neighborhood dynamics. It speaks to the importance of balancing personal expression with community harmony, especially in a time as charged as election season.”

Here's a look at the top 10 U.S. cities where residents are most irritated by political yard signs, according to the survey:

Beyond the rankings, Geek Nexus’s survey revealed some insights into the attitudes of Florida residents toward political yard signs. For example, 60 percent of respondents said they knew their neighbors’ political leanings, while 40 percent weren’t sure or preferred not to know.

As for the actual influence of yard signs, their opinion was split: 46 percent of people think these signs can sway voters, while 54 percent believe they’re just lawn ornaments with no real effect on election results.

Meanwhile, most respondents agreed there is a time and place for political yard signs, with 76 percent supporting the idea that signs should only be displayed during specific times of the year, like the lead-up to an election. And while only a small group (24 percent) admitted they might remove a neighbor’s sign if they disagreed with it, the majority (76 percent) were clear that they would not cross that line.

The Florida peninsula was not in the system’s forecast cone as of Monday evening.

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A growing system in the Caribbean developed into Tropical Storm Rafael on Monday and is likely to intensify into a hurricane as it heads north toward the Gulf of Mexico, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Rafael does not pose a major threat to Florida. The storm could bring extra moisture to the Tampa Bay area, leading to muggier mornings and some showers this week. Rafael has a low chance — up to 10% — of producing tropical-storm-force winds in the Tampa Bay area.

“We should be pretty much in the clear,” said Stephen Shiveley, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service’s Tampa Bay office.

Shiveley said the storm could cause some choppy waters and rip currents in the area.

As of the hurricane center’s 7 p.m. update, Tropical Storm Rafael was 150 miles south of Kingston, Jamaica, and 370 miles southeast of Grand Cayman, moving north-northwest at 9 mph with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph.

Rainfall totals could reach more than 9 inches over Jamaica and Cuba through midweek, and then spread north into Florida and adjacent areas of the southeast United States in the latter half of the week.

Forecast models have shifted more to the west since the weekend, and “steady to rapid strengthening” could make Rafael a hurricane on Tuesday, forecasters said.

The storm is anticipated to lose steam before landfall, likely along the Texas or Louisiana coast, although a small slice of the western Florida Panhandle remains within the cone of uncertainty.

The Tampa Bay area can expect humid mornings this week, Shiveley said. Afternoon and evening storms could pop up on Wednesday and Thursday, producing about 1 to 2 inches of rain, with some locally higher spots, according to the weather service.

“The showers we see aren‘t necessarily going to be associated with the system itself,” Shively said. “It’s just that the system is helping to bring that tropical moisture over us again.”

The National Weather Service in Miami forecasts more than 2 inches of rain Tuesday for parts of South Florida, with windy conditions. The weather service in Melbourne said 1-2 inches are likely later Tuesday for Central Florida.

The hurricane center also continued to track a potential system that could form north of the Caribbean’s Leeward Islands in a few days.

The hurricane center gives it a 20% chance to develop in the next seven days.

Meanwhile, what had developed into Tropical Storm Patty is quickly losing its tropical characteristics as it speeds toward Spain in the far eastern Atlantic. Its remnants will still bring significant rainfall to parts of the Iberian peninsula, with up to 5 inches in portions of Portugal and western Spain.

The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season has produced 16 named storms so far, including 10 hurricanes — three of which have struck Florida’s Gulf Coast.

Rafael would be the 17th, with the official hurricane season running through Nov. 30.

Times staff writer Michaela Mulligan contributed to this report.

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If you're looking forward to the cooler air that usually arrives in November, you may have to get out of Florida to find it.

Deb Belt, Patch Staff

FLORIDA — If you’re looking forward to the cooler air that historically arrives in November, you may have to get out of Florida and head north to find it until an expected La Niña climate pattern ushers in colder weather more typical of winter.

In an updated November outlook Wednesday from The Weather Channel and Atmospheric G2, November temperatures in Florida are expected to be slightly above normal. Daytime temperatures this week have been in the mid- to upper-80s in the Tampa region.

AccuWeather says highs normally reach the low to mid-80s early in November, and drop to the mid-70s by the end of the month.

October daytime temperatures in Tampa Bay have mostly in the mid-80s after starting in the low 90s, according to data from The Weather Channel.

Nationally, fall temperatures have been warmer than the forecasters originally expected. The hottest November temperatures are expected in the nation’s midsection, from Minnesota to Texas and western Montana to upstate New York.

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The only places in the country expected to have near-normal November temperatures are Southern California and other parts of the desert Southwest. Predictions for unseasonably warm temperatures lingering into December come amid mounting concern that climate change is making summers hotter and extending the warm weather well into fall.

Earlier this fall, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said they’re confident a La Niña to develop yet this winter, but doubt it will be a strong pattern associated with consistent cold weather and heavy snowfall or other precipitation.

El Niño and La Niña are opposite phases of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation, a natural climate pattern that causes predictable changes in the tropical Pacific Ocean. They’re not the only factors in weather, but El Niño generally favors warmer, drier weather, while the opposite is true with a La Niña. Either can have an outsized effect during the winter months.

Forecasters originally expected a La Niña to develop late last winter, which turned out to be the warmest on record in the continental U.S. and worldwide.

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