According to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, the RIAA has announced plans to abandon mass suits against individual file sharers. Instead the group will make use of alternate forms of file-sharing deterrents including cooperating with ISP to find repeat and high-traffic offenders. You can read the entire article online here.
Neutral Territory Records has launched pre-orders for the Last Lights / Bad Habit split 7". Proceeds from this release go to the family of Dominic Mallary, who passed away earlier this month. Read more
The inital lineup for the first annual Harvest of Hope Festival has been announced. Harvest of Hope is a non-profit organization that provides financial, educational, and service-oriented aid to migrant farm workers in the United States. The event takes place March 6th through the 9th in St Augustine, FL. Bands … Read more
Additional dates have been added to the recently announced reunion tour for The Murder City Devils. The tour coincides with Sub Pop Records reissuing limited editions of all three full-lengths (The Murder City Devils, Empty Bottles Broken Hearts, and In Name and Blood) as well as the Thelema EP on … Read more
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A.F.I. have posted a video on their new website asking for video submissions from fans to appear on their new album. For info on that, head to the website and view the video. The band last released Decemberunderground in 2006. Read more
Soul Control are set to embark on a massive U.S. tour for the next two months. To view the dates of the run click "read more." Read more w/ Like Wolves 12/26 - Rochester, NY @ Steven Tyler’s Summer Home 12/27 - Brooklyn, NY @ The Stolen Sleeves Collective w/ … Read more
Oceans and Native will be teaming up for a mini-tour at years end. You can preview tunes to the two bands at the links. To view the dates click "read more." Read more 12/27 - Bloomington, IL @ Porch Honky House 12/28 - Des Moines, IA @ Haunted Basement 12/29 … Read more
The Eagles of Death Metal continue to tour heavily in support of their latest full-length, Heart On. The band will hit the road in early 2009 for a run of shows. In other news the band will appear on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno on January 9th. To view … Read more
Thrice will be be releasing the complete Alchemy Index series on vinyl on February 17th via Vagrant Records. A limited edition of only 3000 numbered copies will be manufactured of this long-awaited collectors package. The Alchemy Index is a two-volume collection comprised of four EPs, each devoted to one of … Read more
…And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead have announced the inital dates for a U.S. tour to promote their full-length, The Century of Self, out February 17th, 2009 on the band’s Richter Scale Records imprint on Justice Records. To view the dates, click "read more." Read more … Read more
Details on the new Morrissey full-length, Years of Refusal, have been announced. The album is the follow-up to 2006's Ringleader of the Tormentors boasting twelve tracks and is due out February 17th via Lost Highway Records. The tracklisting to the album is as follows: 1. Something Is Squeezing My Skull … Read more
The first batch of dates for the upcoming Clutch and Bakerton Group tour have been announced. Also on the bill are Red Fang and Willem Maker. More dates will be announced soon. To view the confirmed dates thus far, click "read more." Read more 2/11 - Huntington, WV @ V … Read more
Strike Anywhere are preparing to release their new full-length, Iron Front, in 2009 via Fat Wreck Chords. The band last released Dead FM in 2006. Read more
Brian Fallon, guitarist and vocalist of The Gaslight Anthem, has posted a solo cut titled "Backstreets" online here. In other news, Fallon has lined up a few solo shows in the next month. You can find dates and info on those also via the link. Read more
The Smashing Pumpkins will be abandoning their norm of releasing full-length albums for singles in the future. Frontman Billy Corgan explained the band's reasoning as such: People don't even listen to it all. They put it on their iPod, they drag over the two singles, and skip over the rest. … Read more
The inital list of artists set to perform at one point or another on the 2009 edition of Warped Tour has been announced. The list is as follows: 3OH!3, A Day to Remember, A Skylit Drive, Alexisonfire, Anti-Flag, Bad Religion, Bayside, Big D and the Kids Table, Black Tide, Bouncing … Read more
No Doubt have provied an update on the status of their new full-length. Here is what drummer Adrian Young offered up: We've been working on a new record off and on now for a bit of time, and we're going to continue to work on a new record next year. … Read more
The Black Dahlia Murder has added Arsis guitarist Ryan Knight to their line-up, effectively replacing recently departed guitarist John Kempainen. The band last released Nocturnal in 2007. Read more
U.K. hardcore outfit The Steal have posted several tracks from their latest full-length offering, Bright Grey, online here. The album is the follow-up to The Steal and is out now in the U.K. via Banquet Records. Source: Pastepunk Read more
Willowtip Records has announced the addition of three new bands: Magrudergrind is set to enter Godcity studios in early-January to record their Willowtip debut with famed engineer Kurt Ballou (Misery Index, Torche). The recording will mastered at Visceral Sound by Scott Hull (Phobia, Maruta). Swedish grindcore trio Afgrund have officially … Read more
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