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Pentimento Campfire Tour announced

Posted in Tours on March 9, 2012

Toh Kay (Streetlight Manifesto), Dan Potthast (MU330), and Sycamor Smith will be joining forces for the Pentimento Campfire Tour. The three labelmates will be playing select cities in the US and Canada starting on April 22, though Potthast will be on West Coast dates only. All three artists will be performing solo works in an intimate, acoustic setting.

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PENTIMENTO CAMPFIRE TOUR

April 22 - Toronto, ON @ Annex Wreckroom

April 23 - Montreal, QC @ Underworld

April 25 - New York, NY @ Joe's Pub

April 26 - New York, NY @ Joe's Pub

April 29 - Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church Side Chapel

April 30 - Washington, DC @ Jammin' Java

May 2 - Chicago, IL @ Viaduct Theater

May 4 - San Francisco, CA @ Swedish American Music Hall*

May 6 - Los Angeles, CA @ Bootleg Theater*

May 8 - San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar*

* = w/ Dan Potthast

Translation Loss signs Generation of Vipers

Posted in Labels on March 9, 2012

Translation Loss Records has added Knoxville, TN's Generation of Vipers to their roster and set a Mat release date for a new record, titled Howl and Filth. The band members also play in U.S. Christmas and A Storm of Light, and will be touring this summer, following the record's release. … Read more

Free New Granada sampler

Posted in MP3s on March 9, 2012

To support their March 17 showcase at SXSW in Austin, TX, New Grenada Records has released a downloadable sampler of their participating bands, including The Pauses, New Roman Times, and Sleepy Vikings. The sampler is available here. Read more

New Vorkreist in April

Posted in Records on March 9, 2012

French black/death metal act Vorkreist have announced their fourth album, Sigil Whore Christ, will drop on April 24 in Europe and May 22 in North America. The band, now in their 12 year, share members with Hell Militia, Secrets of the Moon, Blacklodge, Diapsiquir, Glorior Belli, and Merrimack. Read more

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Coheed & Cambria and Moving Mountains on tour

Posted in Tours on March 8, 2012

Westchester, NY indie band Moving Mountains have been announced as supporting act for Coheed & Cambria along with Pianos Become the Teeth. Moving Mountains will release the New Light EP on April 24 on Triple Crown Records, and the band will also be headlining a few shows this month. Read … Read more

Metal Blade and Here's the Metal team up

Posted in Labels on March 8, 2012

Metal Blade Records, who recently celebrated 30 years of business, have teamed up with Here's the Metal to offer monthly specials at stores across the country—featuring free gifts with the purchase of select items each month. For the month of March, the program is launching by offering a free Metal … Read more

High on Fire/Valient Thorr 7-inch released

Posted in Records on March 8, 2012

High on Fire and Valient Thorr have a new split 7-inch available from Volcom. Additionally, the band is currently touring to SXSW in support of Corrosion of Conformity and Torche. Following the annual Texas festival, the band will head overseas for a run across Western Europe. See below for dates. … Read more

Nardwuar compilation being released

Posted in Records on March 8, 2012

Vancouver, BC interviewer and member of The Evaporators released a compilation disc of his works on March 6 on Mint Records. Busy Doing Nothing is a 12 song LP featuring songs he has done with his band, as well as with Andrew WK, Franz Ferdinand, Kate Nash, Sage Francis, and … Read more

New Circle of Ouroborus on its way

Posted in Records on March 7, 2012

Handmade Birds, interviewed earlier this year here, have announced that Circle of Ouroborus will follow-up 2011's Eleven Fingers LP with another full-length vinyl titled The Lost Entrance of the Just. The label also recently pressed Eleven Fingers to cd, and has upcoming projects with Panopticon, lovesliescrushing, Pinkish Black, Locarian with … Read more

New Bowerbirds streaming online

Posted in MP3s on March 7, 2012

The Clearing, Bowerbirds latest record that was released on March 6 by Dead Oceans, is streaming at Stereogum. The North Carolina band will be playing a several shows across the US, Canada, and Europe over this spring. Read more BOWERBIRDS' TOUR DATES: Sat. March 17 -- Carrboro, NC @ Cat's … Read more

New High on Fire forthcoming

Posted in Records on March 7, 2012

High on Fire will be releasing De Vermis Mysteriis (or "Mysteries of the Worm") on April 3 via eOne Music. The 10-song affair, recorded by Kurt Ballou (Converge), promises to be "direct, eye-opening and powerfully supernatural," and follows 2010's Snakes for the Divine. The album takes its name from the … Read more

Brighter Than a Thousand Suns on tour

Posted in Tours on March 6, 2012

Tragic Hero artists Brighter Than a Thousand Suns will be on tour this March, including a mid-tour stopover at SXSW in Austin, TX. The New Milford, CT band formed in 2007 and recently released Survival Machines. Read more Tour Dates: Fri, Mar 9 -- Brooklyn, NY @ The CharlestonSat, Mar … Read more

Details emerge on new Hot Water Music

Posted in Records on March 6, 2012

Hot Water Music has announced information about their debut for Rise Records. On May 15, 2012 the band will release Exister, their first since 2004's The New What Next. Last year the band released a 7", and members Chuck Ragan and Chris Wollard have active solo projects. SPB talked with … Read more

Kind Turkey new releases

Posted in Labels on March 6, 2012

Kind Turkey Records has announced the release of two new cassette releases, both from Wisconsin bands, The Midwest Beat (Milwaukee) and The Arkoffs (Madison). Both are limited editions. Read more

Iron Chic Announce Short Tour to Ottawa Explosion Fest

Posted in Tours on March 6, 2012

Iron Chic have announced a short run of dates up the US East Coast on their way to the Ottawa Explosion Fest in Canada. Joining them will be New Mexico's, Low Culture (Shang-A-Lang/Marked Men). Dates below: Sat. June 9th: Brooklyn, NY. Sun. June 10th: Long Island, NY. Mon. June 11th: … Read more

Light Years / The Fake Boys Spring Tourdates

Posted in Tours on March 5, 2012

Light Years will be launching an Eastcoast/Midwest tour with The Fake Boys (Animal Style Records) in early April. The band will be supporting their new 7” EP, Just Between Us, which is slated for an April 3rd release through Escapist Records. The label is currently taking pre-orders for the release … Read more

Fastway (ex-Motorhead) to release new record

Posted in Records on March 5, 2012

British band Fastway, whose last record was released in 1986, has reunited to issues Eat Dog, Eat on April 10. The band features Fast Eddie Clarke (ex-Motorhead) and the new album marks their first with vocalist Toby Jepson (ex-Little Angels). The band originally got back together in 2007 for a … Read more

Young Statues release Name-Your-Price EP

Posted in Records on March 5, 2012

Young Statues, on tour with A Great Big Pile of Leaves, and Mansions, have released an acoustic EP for a name-your-price download at bandcamp with 100 hand-stamped/numbered copies to be sold on the tour. The EP contains 4 re-recorded songs from their self-titled released in November 2011 on Run for … Read more

Hank3 plans free NYC show

Posted in Shows on March 5, 2012

Gramercy Theatre in New York, NY will host a free show featuring Hank3's Attention Deficit Dominion and 3 Bar Ranch as the launch of Metal Wreckage Night on Saturday March 17. The show will also be streamed live. While the show is free, attendees must RSVP on Eventbrite. In September … Read more

Wageslave Offer Up New Tracks

Posted in MP3s on March 5, 2012

Grindcore purveyors Wageslave have put a couple of pre-production tracks off their upcoming full length Career Suicide up over on their bandcamp page. Check it out and feel the fury. Read more