That\'s why the drummer immediately said yes when he was asked to sit behind the kit for Dope on their upcoming Japanese tour beginning October 31 in Tokyo. Graves is replacing Racci \"Sketchy\" Shay.

Commented Dope frontman Edsel Dope:

\"Everything is going killer. It\'s loud and dirty and everything that people expect from Dope. This situation is nothing new for any of us and so far it\'s been pretty effortless. We are all crazy excited to get back to Japan and party our asses off, not to mention that we can\'t wait to kick some Japanese ass.\"

Dope\'s current touring line-up consists of Edsel Dope on vocals/guitars, Virus on lead guitars, Brix Milner on bass and Ben Graves on drums.