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Mental Gymnast have released a furious new single called "The Lowest Bar," the latest song to be taken off the band's recently released second EP. 

Mental Gymnast started as a conversation during Fest between vocalist and longtime scene fixture and Scotty Sandwich (DTFH Records, Wolvesx4, Almost People, Worthington's Law). Bonding over a mutual appreciation for bands like Ruiner, the pair decided to start a new project, with Scotty writing the music from his Durham, North Carolina studio while the rest of the band gradually came together through friendships built over years in the punk and hardcore scene.

The lineup has since grown to include Erica Clayton (Binary Heart, Reclawed, Freya Wilcox and the Howl), Chris Ruckus (Dissidente, Mutiny, Stuck Lucky), Jon Greco (Dog Park Dissidents, Binary Heart, Reclawed), and drummer Sam (formerly of Sarah and the Safe Word, currently in Cascadent). In a fun twist, the band has never actually been in the same room together. Hell, they don't even have an official band photo yet. That will finally change this August though when they'll meet for the first time while recording their third EP.