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Ceremony Sign to Matador and Announce Covers EP

Posted in Bands on June 30, 2011

It's been announced that Ceremony have signed with Matador Records. Chris Wenn of Bridge Nine had this to say:

"Today is a very bittersweet day, as Ceremony is moving on to Matador. We are sad to see them go, but so excited and proud of the band. Our relationship with Ceremony has been an incredible one over the years and we will continue to stay close with the band. B9 wishes Ceremony the absolute best, and are just as excited as everyone else to hear their next record."

Before the jump, Ceremony will be releasing a 6 track EP of covers via Bridge Nine on August 9th. Tracklist below:

1. Urban Waste - Public Opinion
2. Pixies - Nimrod's Son
3. Crisis - Holocaust
4. Eddie and the Subtitles - American Society (L7 version)
5. Vile - 5 to 10
6. Wire - Pink Flag

Beecher announces split

Posted in Bands on June 29, 2011

Beecher, who first split up in 2005 before reforming in 2011 for three shows, has announced they are calling it a day. Frontman Ed Godby explains: When we knocked it on the head in 2005 our personal lives were in various states of disarray and we had no inclination to … Read more

Simple Minds' Jim Kerr to release solo album in US

Posted in Bands on June 28, 2011

Simple Minds founder and frontman Jim Kerr will be releasing hit Lostboy! AKA Jim Kerr album on July 19, 2011 on Rocket Science Ventures. The album has been available since May 2010 in Europe. In addition to Kerr, musicians accompanying him include producers Jez Coad, Charlie Jones (Page/Plant), and Simple … Read more

Puscifer sets release date for Conditions of My Parole

Posted in Bands on June 28, 2011

Maynard James Keenan vehicle Puscifer has set an October 18, 2011 release date for Conditions of My Parole, the group's second record. It will be available on iTunes July 19. Describing the record as "Twin Peaks in the desert," Keenan continues: The Verde Valley is an intrinsic part of what … Read more

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Noise by Numbers announce second album

Posted in Bands on June 25, 2011

Dan "Vapid" Schafer's Noise by Numbers have announced that Jump Start Records will release their second full length on August 2, 2011. The band includes Vapid (Screeching Weasel, Methadones), Jeff Dean (The Bomb, All Eyes West), Rick Uncapher (Textbook), and Jimmy Lucido (Light FM). The record, entitled Over Leavitt, will … Read more

MC Lars' Horris Records releases mixtape

Posted in Bands on June 23, 2011

MC Lars' recently launched Horris Records recently issued their first mixtape, Indie Rock Science. The mixtape series will be free for download for Lars' bandcamp. See below for a tracklist, but the mixtape features KRS-One, Sage Francis, Weerd Science, and MC Chris among others. MC Lars will release Lars Attacks! … Read more

Ringworm announce new album

Posted in Bands on June 23, 2011

Cleveland, OH's Ringworm have announced their fifth record, Scars, will release on July 19, 2011 on Victory Records. The crossover band was formed in 1991 and haven't released any new material in four years. The band refers to Scars as "their most heavy-hitting, thrash-inspired metal album yet." Read more

Whirr joins Tee Pee Records

Posted in Bands on June 23, 2011

Oakland, CA's Whirr (formerly Whirl) has joined on with Tee Pee Records. The band, a side project from Deafheaven bassist Nick Bassett, will be recording a new LP in August. Scene Point Blank recently reviewed the new Deafheaven here. Read more

Thrice to Record Additional B-Sides for New Album

Posted in Bands on June 23, 2011

Thrice announced that they'd be recording some b-sides for their new album, Major/Minor--slated for a September 20th release via Vagrant Records. Read more

Harvest to reunite, record

Posted in Bands on June 21, 2011

Metalcore pioneers Harvest, originally formed in 1994, have re-united and are planning a new 7" for Good Fight Music. Years of Defiance. Years of Disgust. will feature two new songs, as well as an unreleased track written in 1999 ("Torture Inhibition") and a new version of a song that was … Read more

Relapse signs Christian Mistress

Posted in Bands on June 21, 2011

Olympia, WA's Christian Mistress has been added to the Relapse Records roster. The band released Agony & Opium in 2010. Next month the band will hit the studio with Tim Green (Melvins, The Fucking Champs, Monotonix) to begin work on their follow-up. Read more

Harm's Way planning release

Posted in Bands on June 20, 2011

Upstate New York's Closed Casket Activities label has announced Isolation, the newest full-length from Chicago metallic hardcore act Harm's Way. Isolation is the label's twentieth release and follows 2010's No Gods No Masters 7". The album, eight songs in length, was recorded with Andy Nelson (Weekend Nachos). Read more Isolation … Read more

This Weeks Album Streams

Posted in Bands on June 20, 2011

These releases are being streamed in whole this week: Maker - Mirrors Grieves - Together/Apart In Flames - Sounds Of A Playground Fading Devin Townsend - Ghost Devin Townsend - Deconstruction Unearth - Darkness In The Light The Story So Far - Under Soil And Dirt     Read more

Sleepwalkers Sign with 6131 Records

Posted in Bands on June 17, 2011

Sleep Walkers announced today that they've joined 6131 Records. Read more

All Else Failed added to This Is Hardcore festival

Posted in Bands on June 17, 2011

All Else Failed have re-united to play Philadelphia, PA's This Is Hardcore festival from August 11-14, 2011. The band played at the first, unofficial version in 2005, as is explained below by the band. The band also hopes to have a new EP recorded in time for the fest. We … Read more

Wild Flag Announce Debut Full Length and US Tour

Posted in Bands on June 17, 2011

Wild Flag have announced the release of their Self-Titled debut album. It will be available September 13th via Merge Records. You can pre-order the album HERE. Wild Flag will be touring The US this Fall in support of the new release. Hit the jump for dates. Read more June 24 … Read more

Soul Control to release EP

Posted in Bands on June 16, 2011

Bridge Nine's Soul Control has announced plans to release Get Out Now, a five song EP, on July 12, 2011. In July the band will begin a European tour with Ritual. Read more July 23 As, Belgium @ VlamrockJuly 24 Rockycany, Czech Republic @ Fluff FestJuly 25 Dresden, Germany @ … Read more

Tragic Hero adds Brighter Than a Thousand Suns

Posted in Bands on June 15, 2011

Tragic Hero Records has added Milford, CT's Brighter Than a Thousand Suns. The band, formed in 2007, has played on the Vans Warped Tour, appeared in AP magazine, and released and EP, The Demon Haunted World. The band will enter the studio in Baltimore, MD to record Survival Machines, set … Read more

Biohazard loses bassist

Posted in Bands on June 15, 2011

Hardcore/metal crossover act Biohazard has lost bassist and co-vocalist Evan Seinfeld. Scott Roberts, who played on 2005's Means To an End filled in during the recent Download Festival in London, and the band will soon begin the search for a permanent replacement. Seinfeld's departure comes as the band has completed … Read more

The Icarus Line are Back with a New Album

Posted in Bands on June 15, 2011

The Icarus Line have announced their new album Wildlife, and they've released a new song entitled "King Baby." You can check out the new track at GuitarWorld.com. Wildlife will be available Aug. 30th via Cobraside Distribution and Roar Scratch Records. Hit the jump for a statement on the album from … Read more