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Bands: Simple Minds' Jim Kerr to release solo album in US

News — 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 …

Bands: Puscifer sets release date for Conditions of My Parole

News — 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 …

Obituaries: The Dream Is Dead guitarist passes away

News — June 28, 2011

The Dream Is Dead guitarist Jared Southwick, 34, passed away earlier this month from a liver and kidney condition, for which he had recently been hospitalized. Southwick, who also played in Indiana death metal band Harakiri, was laid to rest in Muncie, IN. The band has announced their final …

Labels: Sumerian adds Borgore

News — June 27, 2011

Asaf Borger (aka Borgore) has signed a North American deal with Sumerian Records. The Israeli artist is a leader in Dubstep, having branded his own subgenre "gorestep," an aggressive form of electronic Dubstep. Borgore released the Delicious digital EP on June 21, 2011 and is planning his first physical release, …

Site News: Competition: win free copies of Napalm & Nitrogen from Attica! Attica!

News — June 25, 2011

Scene Point Blank is proud to present an exclusive chance to win a free LP copy of Napalm & Nitrogen by Attica! Attica!. The first prize winner will receive 1 LP and 1 t-shirt. Runners up will receive copies of the LP. Enter below to be in with a …

Bands: Noise by Numbers announce second album

News — 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 …

Tours: Agnostic Front planning US, Canadian tour

News — June 25, 2011

Starting in September, Agnostic Front will be headlining the "Hails and Horns and AMP Magazine Present: My Life My Way" tour. Along with the Mongoloids and Naysayer, the tour will hit 45 cities as the band supports their latest album, My Life My Way, released in March on Nuclear …

Bands: MC Lars' Horris Records releases mixtape

News — 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 …

Bands: Ringworm announce new album

News — 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."

Bands: Whirr joins Tee Pee Records

News — 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.

Bands: Harvest to reunite, record

News — 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 …

Bands: Relapse signs Christian Mistress

News — 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.

Shows: The Power of the Riff schedules August shows

News — June 20, 2011

Southern Lord Recordings, in association with The Power of the Riff, have announced four installments of their live series. The installments will kick off with the August 13, 2011 second official The Power of the Riff Fest in Los Angeles, CA. Currently confirmed bands include Pentagram, Winter, Pelican, Trap Them, …

Site News: Raindance competition winners announced

News — June 20, 2011

Scene Point Blank has made a final drawing for the winners in the Raindance 7" giveaway, courtesy of our sponsors at Glory Kid Records. I'm pleased to announce that Giorgia M, Eric S, and Christopher S have won copies of the record. The winners have should have received email …

Bands: Harm's Way planning release

News — 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).

Splits: Burnt by the Sun announce final show

News — June 18, 2011

Burnt by the Sun has set the date of July 20, 2011 for their final show, with Harvest and Torchbearer also playing at Webster Hall in New York, NY. Advance tickets are available online.

Bands: All Else Failed added to This Is Hardcore festival

News — 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. …

Bands: Soul Control to release EP

News — 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.

Labels: Hail!Hornet signs with Relapse

News — June 16, 2011

Southern metal rockers Hail!Hornet will release their next record, Disperse the Curse, on Relapse Records on July 19, 2011. The record, two years in the making, will follow the band's 2007 self-titled release.

Bands: Tragic Hero adds Brighter Than a Thousand Suns

News — 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, …