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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 Blade t-shirt with purchase of one of the following records (while supplies last):

  • Arch/Matheos - Sympathetic Resonance
  • As I Lay Dying - Decas
  • Battlecross - Pursuit of Honor
  • The Black Dahlia Murder - Ritual
  • Cannibal Corpse - Torture (Available 3/13)
  • The Devil's Blood - The Thousandfold Epicentre
  • Ghost - Opus Eponymous
  • Goatwhore - Blood for the Master

For a list of participating stores, hit up the Here's the Metal website.

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

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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

All-American Rejects and A Rocket to the Moon on tour

Posted in Tours on March 4, 2012

All-American Rejects have announced a tour with opening support from Fueled by Ramen act A Rocket to the Moon. The tour starts on April 2 in Albuquerque, NM and ends in Cincinnati, OH. A Rocket to the Moon recently played a few dates in The Philippines and will be issuing … Read more

In Defence on tour

Posted in Tours on March 4, 2012

With the recent issuing of Party Lines and Politics and Don't Know How to Break Dance albums on Profane Existence, In Defence has announced a tour that covers much of the eastern United States. The tour kicked off in Minneapolis on Feb. 25. For the remainder of the dates, see … Read more

Big Black Delta issues single

Posted in Bands on March 4, 2012

Los Angeles, CA band Big Black Delta (ex-Mellowdrone) has announced a single IFUCKINGLOVEYOU will be issued a limited vinyl release on April 30th. The single will be released both on 7" with a B-side, and on 12" with remixes. K7! Records and Nerve Management/Master of Bates Records will be involved … Read more

Countdown to Oblivion discography coming

Posted in Records on March 3, 2012

Countdown to Oblivion, a late 1990's Toronto, Ontario group featuring future members of Cursed, Burning Love, The Swarm, left for Dead, One Blood, and more, will have their collected works released on an LP from A389 Recordings. The LP will compile the band's nine song cassette and all their 7"s, … Read more

Melvins Go Lite

Posted in Bands on March 3, 2012

The Melvins, celebrating their 29th year in the business, have introduced a new, abbreviated three-piece line-up dubbed Melvins Lite. The variation features founding members Buzz Osborne and Dale Crover, paired with Trevor Dunn (Mr. Bungle, Tomahawk, Fantomas) and will release a 10-song record titled Freak Puke on June 5 for … Read more