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A noble attribute often ascribed to professional athletes is their ability to play with pain. That certainly applies to the fiery Seattle hardcore rock band On The Last Day. Consider this particular road hazard: "We were playing in Charleroi, PA this last tour," singer Geoff Walker recalls. "And right at the end of 'Leaving the Citadel', [bassist] Aaron Johnson's headstock and my face crossed paths. He hit me and all I remember was thinking, "That's gonna bleed." I awoke a minute later to Justin handing me a towel and a river of blood meandering across the stage from my nose. I had to get a CaT Scan and two X-rays because I had been knocked out. The doctor said I had no broken bones, but some of the cartilage was detached at the bottom of my nose." Nevertheless, the band played on. "We only missed one show two days later, and only because, due to the medication I was on, I had completely lost control of my diabetes and was admitted to yet another E...