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Tours: Balance and Composure, Pianos Become the Teeth plan UK tour

News — March 10, 2012

Balance and Composure and Pianos Become the Teeth have confirmed a UK tour in August, including Hevy Fest in Kent on August 4. The two bands will alternating headlining slots during the tour. Last year, SPB talked with Balance and Composure here.

Tours: Pentimento Campfire Tour announced

News — March 9, 2012

Toh Kay (Streetlight Manifesto), Dan Potthast (MU330), and Sycamor Smith will be joining forces for the Pentimento Campfire Tour. The three labelmates will be playing select cities in the US and Canada starting on April 22, though Potthast will be on West Coast dates only. All three artists will be …

Labels: Translation Loss signs Generation of Vipers

News — March 9, 2012

Translation Loss Records has added Knoxville, TN's Generation of Vipers to their roster and set a Mat release date for a new record, titled Howl and Filth. The band members also play in U.S. Christmas and A Storm of Light, and will be touring this summer, following the record's …

MP3s: Free New Granada sampler

News — March 9, 2012

To support their March 17 showcase at SXSW in Austin, TX, New Grenada Records has released a downloadable sampler of their participating bands, including The Pauses, New Roman Times, and Sleepy Vikings. The sampler is available here.

Records: New Vorkreist in April

News — March 9, 2012

French black/death metal act Vorkreist have announced their fourth album, Sigil Whore Christ, will drop on April 24 in Europe and May 22 in North America. The band, now in their 12 year, share members with Hell Militia, Secrets of the Moon, Blacklodge, Diapsiquir, Glorior Belli, and Merrimack.

Tours: Coheed & Cambria and Moving Mountains on tour

News — March 8, 2012

Westchester, NY indie band Moving Mountains have been announced as supporting act for Coheed & Cambria along with Pianos Become the Teeth. Moving Mountains will release the New Light EP on April 24 on Triple Crown Records, and the band will also be headlining a few shows this month.

Labels: Metal Blade and Here's the Metal team up

News — 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 …

Records: High on Fire/Valient Thorr 7-inch released

News — 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.

Records: Nardwuar compilation being released

News — 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 …

Records: New Circle of Ouroborus on its way

News — 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 …

MP3s: New Bowerbirds streaming online

News — 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.

Records: New High on Fire forthcoming

News — 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 …

Tours: Brighter Than a Thousand Suns on tour

News — 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.

Records: Details emerge on new Hot Water Music

News — 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 …

Labels: Kind Turkey new releases

News — 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.

Records: Fastway (ex-Motorhead) to release new record

News — 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 …

Records: Young Statues release Name-Your-Price EP

News — 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 …

Shows: Hank3 plans free NYC show

News — 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 …

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

News — 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 …

Tours: In Defence on tour

News — 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 …