In this task, you will be given a passage to read. A fill in the blank question will be given to you.  Your answer should fit the blank appropriately.

Example Input:   Devin Townsend was born in New Westminster , British Columbia , on May 5 , 1972 . Townsend picked up the banjo when he was five , and began playing guitar when he was 12 . As an early teenager he befriended Brian  Beav  Waddell , who would later play guitars as part of the Devin Townsend Band and bass on the Devin Townsend Project . He participated in several metal bands while he was in high school , and founded Grey Skies at the age of 19 . Around the same time he joined a popular local group called Caustic Thought , replacing Jed Simon on guitar and playing alongside bassist Byron Stroud , both of whom would later become members of Townsend 's flagship band , Strapping Young Lad . In 1993 , Townsend began writing material under the name Noisescapes , a project he later described as  just as violent as Strapping Young Lad  . Townsend recorded a Noisescapes demo and sent copies to various record labels . Relativity Records responded to Townsend with a record deal and Townsend began work on what was to be the first Noisescapes album , Promise . Shortly afterward , the label introduced him to musician Steve Vai . Impressed with Townsend 's vocal work , Vai offered him the role of the lead vocalist on his new album Sex and Religion . After recording Sex and Religion , Townsend accompanied Vai on a world tour in support of the album . Townsend soon landed a second touring gig , this time with the opening band of Vai 's tour , the Wildhearts . He played live with the band throughout half of 1994 in Europe , and appeared as a guest musician on their single Urge . Ginger , the band 's frontman , remained close friends with Townsend , later co @-@ writing several songs on Infinity and the Christeen + 4 Demos EP . While on tour with the Wildhearts , Townsend formed a short @-@ lived thrash metal project with Metallica 's then @-@ bassist Jason Newsted . The band , known as IR8 , featured Newsted on vocals and bass , Townsend on guitar , and Tom Hunting of Exodus on drums . The group recorded a few songs together , although Townsend says that they never intended to go further than that .fill in the blank  :   Devin Townsend was born in New Westminster , British Columbia , on __________________ 5 , 1972 . 
Example Output:  May 

Example Input:  Urania Cabral and her father Agustín Cabral appear in both the modern day and historical portions of the novel . In the year 1996 , Urania returns to the Dominican Republic for the first time since her departure at the age of 14 . She is a successful New York lawyer who has spent most of the past 35 years trying to overcome the traumas of her childhood , a goal she pursues through an academic fascination with Trujillo and Dominican history . Urania is deeply troubled by the events of her past , and is compelled to confront her father Agustín about his role in those events . Urania visits her father , finding him weakened by age and a severe stroke , so much so that he is barely able to respond physically to her presence , let alone speak . Agustín listens helplessly as Urania recounts his past as  Egghead Cabral , a high @-@ ranking member of Trujillo 's inner circle , and his drastic fall from grace . Urania details Agustín 's role in the events that led to her rape by the Dominican leader , and to her subsequent lifetime of celibacy and emotional trauma . Agustín 's character in the modern day portion of the novel serves primarily as a sounding board for Urania 's recollections of the Trujillo era and the events that surrounded both Agustín Cabral 's disgrace and Urania 's escape from the country . His responses are minimal and non @-@ vocal , despite the ardency of Urania 's accusations and the enormity of his own actions during Trujillo 's reign . fill in the blank  : Urania Cabral and her father Agustín Cabral __________________ in both the modern day and historical portions of the novel . 
Example Output:  appear 

Example Input:  South of Heaven was released on July 5 , 1988 , and was the final Slayer album distributed via Def Jam Records . When label co @-@ founders Russell Simmons and Rubin parted ways , Slayer signed to Rubin 's newly founded Def American Recordings label . The album peaked at number 57 on the Billboard 200 album chart , and on November 20 , 1992 , became Slayer 's second album to be certified gold in the United States . South of Heaven was awarded silver certification in the United Kingdom on January 1 , 1993 , Slayer 's first record to do so in that country . Slayer 's official biography states that  some critics praised the album as demonstrating Slayer 's desire to grow musically and avoid repeating themselves .  Alex Henderson of AllMusic described the record as  disturbing and powerful ,  while Joe Matera of Ultimate Guitar deemed the album a slight departure ; he wrote that while the pace was slowed down , it  didn 't sacrifice any of the heaviness inherent in Slayer 's music . Reviewing the 2003 Slayer box set Soundtrack to the Apocalypse , Adrien Begrand of PopMatters described the album as their most underrated , and on this set , its five selections show how highly the band thinks of the record . KNAC.com 's Peter Atkinson was also positive , saying the album has a  grandiosity and imposing presence  which makes the record  so magnificent .  Grave 's Ola Lindgren and Bolt Thrower 's Karl Willetts both rate South of Heaven as amongst the top five albums of all time , while Max Kolesne of Brazilian death metal group Krisiun remembers hearing the song  Silent Scream  for the first time :  It just blew me away . It was like fast double @-@ bass , fast kicks during the whole song . That was very inspiring for me .  When discussing Slayer in an October 2007 interview , Evile frontman Matt Drake stated that while Reign in Blood  was just speed  , South of Heaven proved that the group could write  slow material as well .  Metal Forces reviewer gives  the band credit for at least making an effort to try something new and not being afraid to experiment at such a crucial stage of their career  , creating  one of the more original sounding thrash / speed metal albums he heard in a long while  . He remarks , however , that  if you ’ re expecting to hear Reign in Blood Part Two , you ’ ll be in for a major disappointment Kim Neely of Rolling Stone dismissed the album as  genuinely offensive satanic drivel . Slayer 's official biography states : fill in the blank  :  South of Heaven was released on July 5 , 1988 , and was the final Slayer album __________________ via Def Jam Records . 
Example Output:
 distributed 

