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Your Demise recording new album

Posted in Records on May 26, 2010

Official press release: St. Albans hardcore/metal crew Your Demise (Earache Records) are back in the country, currently holed up recording in Reading, UK, working on the follow up to 2009's critically acclaimed breakthrough album "Ignorance Never Dies." The band have been writing in California after months of touring and return to the studio with long time collaborator Jon Mitchell at Outhouse Studios and take a brief break from recording to play this year's Slam Dunk festival this weekend alongside New Found Glory and Alkaline Trio. Guitarist Stu Paice notes: "The new songs are a very big progression, the best stuff the band has ever written by far. It's a big step up in sound - I think the most important thing is that band is 100% proud for the first time for the album we have produced!"

Neurosis to reissue 1993 'classic'

Posted in Records on May 26, 2010

Official press release: Neurot Recordings is proud to announce the reissue of one of the most groundbreaking releases in the ever-expanding lineage of icons Neurosis, Enemy Of The Sun. With Neurosis' earlier releases -- 1987's Pain Of Mind, and even 1990's The Word As Law -- the band's jagged and … Read more

Bitter End Euro Tour

Posted in Tours on May 26, 2010

Bitter End will team up with New Morality this summer for a tour of Europe: Read more 07/29 Dublin, Ireland @ Life and Death Fest 07/30 Mol, Belgium @ Break Out Fest 07/31 Lichtenstein, Germany @ JZ Riot 08/01 Munich, Germany @ Sunny Red 08/02 Vienna, Austria @ Escape 08/03 … Read more

Punkcore Records to stop releasing records

Posted in Labels on May 25, 2010

Punkcore Records has posted an update on their status as a label: As many of you have noticed, we haven't released any new albums in over a year. There seems to be a lot of confusion about the status of Punk Core these days so here's the deal. For our … Read more

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Racebannon plan new single

Posted in Records on May 25, 2010

Thrash/hardcore outfit Racebannon have announced a new release prior to their upcoming full length. The band is planning a new collaboration with Jilly Weiss (We Are Hex), Yea Big, Kid Static in the form of a DJ-friendly 12-inch featuring remixes of the abrasive outfit's material. The record is titled Wrap … Read more

TRANSIT, A LOSS FOR WORDS Launch Six Week Run

Posted in Tours on May 25, 2010

The state of Massachusetts has set out two of its most promising pop-punk bands out on tour across the country for the next six weeks. Joining them on select dates will be Trustkill’s KID LIBERTY, Equal Vision’s THIS TIME NEXT YEAR, and up and comers SUCH GOLD. TRANSIT is supporting … Read more

Will MySpace Keep Streaming Free Music? Maybe.

Posted in General News on May 25, 2010

In an interesting and fairly ambiguous interview posted at TechCrunch, MySpace co-Presidents discuss the current state of MySpace and the status of streaming music across its site. Besides allowing bands to host several songs in a streaming media on MySpace, the site also streams hundreds of thousands of full-length albums … Read more

Eulogy Signs WE STILL DREAM

Posted in Labels on May 25, 2010

From the inbox: Eulogy Recordings are very proud to announce the signing of Jacksonville, Florida’s pop-punk/rock band WE STILL DREAM. They are hitting the road late May/early June with CHANGE TODAY and in August with label mates THE TIRED AND TRUE. Their new album will be released on Eulogy Recordings … Read more

This Will Destroy You tour

Posted in Tours on May 25, 2010

This Will Destroy You will kick off three-week tour on Wednesday in Texas: Read more 5/26 Denton, TX @ The Boiler Room 5/27 Austin, TX @ The Mohawk 5/28 Shreveport, LA @ Silver Lake Ballroom 5/29 Birmingham, AL @ Bottletree 5/30 Tampa, FL @ New World Brewery 6/1 Jacksonville, FL … Read more

The Acacia Strain completes new album

Posted in Bands on May 25, 2010

Official press release: Western Massachusetts' chuggernauts The Acacia Strain, have completed work on their new album, which will be released July 20th in North American and August 2nd in Europe via Prosthetic Records. The band recorded the follow up to 2008's "Continent" at Planet Z Studios in Hadley, MA with … Read more

Slipknot bassist found dead

Posted in Music News on May 25, 2010

  Slipknot bass player Paul Gray was found dead earlier today in an Iowa hotel room. Authorities report that an employee at the Town Plaza Hotel in Urbandale discovered Gray's body at around 10:50am. Foul play is not suspected at this time, though additional information has yet to be revealed. Gray … Read more

Psycroptic prepares new album

Posted in Bands on May 25, 2010

Official press release: Tasmania's technical death metallers Psycroptic are currently hard at work on writting material for their follow-up to their Nuclear Blast Records debut Ob(Servant). The band will be writing the new record right up until their US tour with Egyptian themed deathers Nile, the ancient Roman themed arsenal … Read more

Steve Von Till/ Harvestman Tour

Posted in Tours on May 25, 2010

Neurosis vocalist/guitarist Steve Von Till will be touring throughout Europe this summer under his Harvestman moniker. Dates for the trek can be found below: Read more July 16th Tilburg, NET – 013 July 17th Luxembourg, LUX – Casino Luxembourg July 18th Dour, BEL – Dour Fest July 19th Geneve, SWI … Read more

Melvins Debut New Track Online

Posted in MP3s on May 25, 2010

A new track from the Melvins by the name of “The Water Glass” has debuted online and can be found over at Noisecreep. The song is taken from the bands new album “The Bride Screamed Murder“, which will hit stores on June 01st through Ipecac. Read more

Paria To Go On Indefinite Hiatus

Posted in Bands on May 25, 2010

Paria have announced that they will be going on an indefinite hiatus following their June 05th show at the Slowdown in Omaha, Nebraska. The group issued the following statement on the matter: “The times they are a-changin’. And with the times we must change. After nine years, incomprehensible experiences, opportunities … Read more

Mastodon Cancel European Summer Tour

Posted in Bands on May 25, 2010

Mastodon have scrapped their June/July European summer touring plans as a result of band guitarist Bill Kelliher being diagnosed with pancreatitis. A full recovery from the ailment is expected with Kelliher under doctors orders to rest for the next few months. Read more

Dude Fest 2010 (IN) details

Posted in Shows on May 23, 2010

Details have been announced for Dude Fest 2010, once again taking place in Indianapolis, Indiana. This year's event will be in a "two-day musical festival format," scheduled for Friday, July 9th at the Emerson Theater, and Saturday, July 10th at ES Jungle. Weekend passes are $35 and the current line-up … Read more

Kataklysm Finish Tracking New Album

Posted in Records on May 23, 2010

Kataklysm have announced that they have completed tracking their new album “Heaven’s Venom“. The group handled the production duties themselves while Tue Madsen (The Haunted, Suicide Silence) will oversee the mixing. The outing will arrive in stores on August 24th through Nuclear Blast. Read more

New Ryan Adams LP

Posted in Bands on May 22, 2010

Ryan Adams' "first fully-realized sci-fi metal concept album" is here, according to an email newsletter. It is a real thing called ORION that was recorded in 2006 and features artwork by Away, aka Michel Langevin from real life metal band Voivod. You can order ORION on limited edition clear vinyl … Read more

Superchunk New LP and Tour

Posted in Bands on May 22, 2010

Indie rock vets Superchunk are almost finished with their first new album in nine years, which they have dubbed Majesty Shredding. They'll gear up for it with a string of U.S. tour dates this September after a festival run over the summer. All upcoming gigs are listed below: Superchunk: Read … Read more