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WATCHFIRE Premiere Tune With Stephen Brodsky

Posted in Bands on April 30, 2010

Merrimack Valley hardcore band WATCHFIRE have dished out a new tune titled “Undertow” from the band’s upcoming full-length The Resurrection of Truth (Arrest Records). The track features guest vocals by CAVE IN frontman and prolific solo artist Stephen Brodsky.

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Salad Days Records To Release POLICE & THIEVES LP

Posted in Labels on April 30, 2010

From the inbox: Coming off two solid releases with the hardcore bands CRITICAL POINT and NOT SORRY, Salad Days Records is proud to announce that it will be releasing a record by Washington D.C.’s POLICE & THIEVES. The record will be a 12″ LP that will contain the Self-Titled 7″, … Read more

Best Friends Day 9 (VA) takes shape

Posted in Shows on April 30, 2010

Best Friends Day 9 will take place August 19th-22nd at various locations around Richmond, Virginia. According to organizers, "Best Friends Day is known for its Saturday at Hadads Lake in which attendees spend the day swimming, grillin, and chillin with their Best Buds and favorite bands." Groups confirmed for the … Read more

Knut Post New Song "Damned Extroverts" Online

Posted in Records on April 30, 2010

Knut have made their new track “Damned Extroverts” available for streaming online via their Myspace. The song is taken from the groups new album, “Wonder“, which is slated for a June 29th release date through Hydra Head. In other news, the band are planning a vinyl reissue of their album … Read more

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Rosetta And City Of Ships Cancel European Tour Plans, Book North American Trek Instead

Posted in Tours on April 30, 2010

Rosetta and City Of Ships have scuttled their plans to tour Europe together in July as a result of “complications” and will instead be embarking on a North American tour during the month instead. Battlefields will also be joining the bill for the Midwest stops of the trek. Dates are … Read more

Early Graves Set June Release Date For New Album, Post Title Track Online

Posted in Records on April 30, 2010

Early Graves have set a June 22nd release date through Ironclad Recordings/Metal Blade for their new album “Goner“. For now, the title track from the outing can be streamed online over at the bands official Myspace. Read more

The Haunted Reveal Details For "Road Kill" DVD/CD Set

Posted in Records on April 30, 2010

Full details have been revealed for The Haunted’s forthcoming live DVD/CD set, “Road Kill“. The DVD portion of the outing will sport an hour long documentary which carries the title of the effort and documents the bands time spent on the road in recent years. A live set which took … Read more

The Sword Reveal Title And Release Date For New Album

Posted in Records on April 30, 2010

The Sword have set “Warp Riders” as the name to their new album which will be released through Kemado on August 24th. The band recently wrapped up sessions for the outing with producer Matt Bayles (Mastodon, Isis). More details on the effort are expected shortly. Read more

Bad Astronaut Tour

Posted in Tours on April 29, 2010

As rumoured last month, Joey Cape has confirmed a short run of Bad Astronaut tour dates in July. The run will feature support from Mike Hale and from Cape himself. He also commented on his previous statements that Bad Astronaut could not tour without late drummer Derrick Plourde: I have … Read more

Roger Ebert posts screenplay for Sex Pistols movie

Posted in General News on April 29, 2010

Influential movie critic, screenwriter (and video game contrarian) Roger Ebert has posted the entirety of a screenplay he wrote for a film about the Sex Pistols which was originally set to be directed by acclaimed director and boobologist, Russ Meyer. The film was intended as a punk rock version of … Read more

COLISEUM Are "Blind In One Eye"

Posted in Bands on April 29, 2010

From the inbox: Today we’ve released “Blind In One Eye,” the first track from our upcoming LP/CD – House With A Curse. Check out Stereogum.com for an exclusive stream and download of the song! House With A Curse will be released June 22, 2010 on LP and CD from Temporary … Read more

Malevolent Creation finishes next album

Posted in Records on April 29, 2010

Official press release: Florida's long running death metal machine Malevolent Creation, have finished recording their 11th and most punishing and aggressive full-length studio album. Entitled Invidious Dominion, the record was co-produced, recorded and mixed by Erik Rutan at his Mana Recording Studios in Clearwater, Florida. Guitarist Phil Fasciana comments: "Malevolent … Read more

F*ck The Facts tour dates

Posted in Tours on April 29, 2010

  Fuck The Facts will embark upon a two-week tour in May. Dates include: Read more 5/14 Ithaca, NY @ CSMA 5/15 Rochester, NY @ Bug Jar 5/16 Cleveland, OH @ Now That's Class 5/17 Lansing, MI @ Mac's Bar 5/18 Chicago, IL @ Reggies 5/19 St. Louis, MO @ Fubar … Read more

Alice In Chains, Deftones And Mastodon Fall Tour Officially Announced

Posted in Tours on April 29, 2010

Initial dates have been announced for the “BlackDiamondSkye Tour” which will officially feature Alice In Chains, Deftones and Mastodon. The schedule thus far can be found below, while Alice In Chains guitarist/vocalist Jerry Cantrell offered the following on the trek: “We’re really looking forward to touring with our friends, Deftones … Read more

Alan Moore/Doseone/Andrew Broder Multimedia Project Details Revealed

Posted in Music News on April 28, 2010

The freaky, heroically bearded comic book genius Alan Moore is the man responsible for form-defining classics like Watchmen and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, which means dorks will hold him in titanic esteem until the end of time. Moore has teamed up with some big music names lately. He's currently … Read more

Record Store Days Sets Records

Posted in General News on April 28, 2010

Billboard reports that according to Nielsen Soundscan, this year's Record Store Day marked the biggest single day for vinyl sales in the history of Soundscan, which started counting things in 1991. According to Billboard, RSD's co-founder, the Music Monitor Network's Michael Kurtz, also reports that stores including New York City's … Read more

GZA, RZA at Work on Liquid Swords 2

Posted in Records on April 28, 2010

Last year, Raekwon roared back into relevance with Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. II, an instant-classic piece of tangled, bloody-minded throwback rap and the best long-player in years from the extended Wu-Tang Clan family. And it looks like Rae's Wu-Tang comrade GZA may be attempting a similar trick right … Read more

Fucked Up Drop New Song, Debate Stars on Twitter About Arizona

Posted in Bands on April 28, 2010

Last Friday, Toronto punk destroyers Fucked Up posted a brand new track called "Here Lies Are" to their Looking for Gold blog, along with what sure looks like cover art, all without comment. Turns out the track comes from a forthcoming split 12" with Norwegian noise-poppers Serena-Maneesh, due for release … Read more

Xiu Xiu Tour, Etc.

Posted in Tours on April 28, 2010

Art-pop provocateurs Xiu Xiu have been involved in plenty of mind-boggling and arguably disgusting body-horror art projects lately, from giving away t-shirts written in real blood to the vomit-centric video for "Dear God, I Hate Myself". And here they go again... Basically, the band wants you to bring them a … Read more

The Flaming Lips Member Hospitalized

Posted in Bands on April 28, 2010

The Palm Beach Post reports that the Flaming Lips have pulled out of their slot at the Florida festival SunFest. A statement from the festival's organizers says that the Lips, scheduled to perform tomorrow night, have canceled because Lips multi-instrumentalist Steven Drozd has been hospitalized. We haven't yet received any … Read more