02.24.2008 - Walls of Jericho drops off tour
Wall of Jericho have dropped off a tour with Napalm Death and Devildriver.

The band has released this statement:

"We can honestly say that it is a huge disappointment on our end. This has been a tour that we have been extremely excited about and looking forward to for several months and to back out was very tough for us. However our label (Trustkill Records) has decided to pull tour support funding for this tour as they feel finishing our next record is the number one priority. Our management and label both feel that we need to be writing our new record in preparation for a spring recording and with this tour we just don't have enough time to accomplish all things. With that said the decision has been handed down and we are forced to cancel. However, this will ensure a summer/late summer release for our new as yet untitled full-length record which we have been working very hard on as of late and should turn out to be nothing short of incredible. The extra time devoted to this record is going to pay off big time and we should be able to come out with a record we can truely be proud of and excited about. We would like to apologize to all the bands on this tour for pulling out so late and we would like to also apologize to all the people who were looking forward to seeing us in the next few weeks."
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01.14.2008 - H2O signs to Bridge Nine
Boston's Bridge Nine Records and New York's H2O are very proud and extremely excited to announce that H2O is officially joining the Bridge Nine Records family. H20 is currently in the studio with producer Chad Gilbert (Shai Hulud, New Found Glory, Hazen Street) and engineer Paul Miner (Death By Stereo) working on their as-yet untitled fifth full-length CD/LP.

"This is something that we are very excited to announce," said Chris Wrenn, Owner of Bridge Nine Records. "H2O has a long history for both me and everyone who works here and they fit with the label's decade of history and the roster of bands with almost 100 releases. They have a history with Sick Of It All and the guys in Project X, and they fit in well with our current bands like Death Before Dishonor all the way to Crime In Stereo. I remember seeing H2O when I was in college in 1995 and the band was everything hardcore should be - they were energetic, everyone at the show was having fun, and it had such a positive vibe. I even gave Toby one of the first Bridge Nine items I ever made-a patch with a Misfits crimson ghost with X'd up hands." Wrenn added, "And to show what kind of guy Toby is - he still has it!"

After four albums and over 300,000 copies sold on Blackout, Epitaph, and MCA Records and almost a decade of constant touring with the likes of the Misfits, Sick Of It All, the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, and Warped Tour, H2O took their first (and well-deserved) break in 2003. The band was given time to pursue other interests that they didn't have the chance to pursue in that breakneck schedule. H2O still played shows and still wrote songs, but in the meantime, Toby became the proud father of Maximus Morse, expanded his musical range with Hazen Street and founded the SXEOG clothing line. Todd hit the road as lead guitar player in Juliette Lewis and the Licks. Rusty focused on his company, Pnut Jewelry, which became a busy enterprise in its own right. TF played drums for various NYC punk bands, and Adam played with rockers Alston. With five members split between LA and NYC, it was never a matter of IF H2O was going to get back to full-steam, but a matter of when.

In 2005, H20 went back to what made them a household name in the first place: touring, and while getting ready for their next record, they went out with The Used and Pennywise and they headlined the Peta2 tour with future members of B9's own Ambitions (then known as With Honor). In 2006, the new record was still in the works when the band headlined South America and the USA again, as well as supporting Rancid and headlining the inaugural "This Is Hardcore" Fest in Philadelphia. 2007 came around and after returning to Japan and doing some small stints in the US, that unnamed new record was still in progress all along. As the story goes according to Chris Wrenn, "[Label Manager] Karl [Hensel] and I were in the office listening to H2O and talking about the first time we both saw the band play, and then the conversation became 'They're still an awesome band. We should do the next H2O record' not thinking that it would actually happen. But here we are." said Chris Wrenn. And the rest is history.

Anyone who knows will tell you: H2O is best experienced live-and the band is ready to do that with a new album of songs to play. Bassist Adam Blake said, "You won't get the full picture of who H2O are from reading an interview or even from listening to a record. To really get it, you need to come to a live show and hang with us. We want our fans to feel like we're all part of one family,that we're all in this together. We appreciate every kid who has come out, and who still comes out- this album will not disappoint anyone."

Look for H20's highly anticipated Bridge Nine debut to hit stores in May 2008 and get ready to see H20 to support the album with full world touring throughout the new year!
MORE INFO: http://myspace.com/h2ofamily | http://h2ogo.com | http://bridge9.com

11.07.2006 - Abigail Williams debut EP release date set
source: EarsplitPR
Candlelight Records confirms January 23 as the North American release date for Abigail Williams' Legend. The limited edition 5-song ep is the territory's formal introduction to the Phoenix-based extreme metal band and coincides with the band's first national American tour; the band participating on Candlelight's upcoming (and highly anticipated) label tour featuring co-headliners Dark Funeral and Enslaved.

Amassing an impressive quarter million hits to their MySpace page (this in under six months!), Abigial Williams defy classification by taking the groove and melody of Gothenburg-styled death metal, face-smashing breakdowns of the hardcore scene and top it with the bombastic and epic-flavored frostbite of black metal's most evil hordes. The result is a multi-faceted and unforgettable hybrid that already has genre aficionados taking an immediate interest. Kerrang! says, "the bloody birth of black metalcore. Abigail Williams have taken fresh-faced metal down the left hand path... the result is obscenely exciting."

Abigail Williams' full length debut is planned for an early Spring 2007 release. Additional touring plans will be announced in cooperation with the album's release date.

Track listing for Legend is as follows: From a Buried Heart, Like Carrion Birds, The Conqueror Wyrm, Watchtower, Procession of the Aeons (exclusive demo).
MORE INFO: http://abigailwilliams.net | http://myspace.com/abigailwilliams | http://candlelightrecordsusa.com

11.07.2006 - MXPX set to release LET IT HAPPEN deluxe edition on 11/21
source: kelleemack pr
After 14 years as a band, punk-icons MxPx have ventured back to their roots, returning home to Tooth & Nail Records, their first record label that helped jump start their career. To celebrate, they will be re-releasing their 1998 album, Let It Happen.

Eight years after Let It Happen was originally released, MxPx has decided to add some bonus elements to the album, giving it a luxury upgrade for their fans, both old and new. Included in the value-added extras are three brand new tracks recorded by producer Aaron Sprinkle (Anberlin, Emery, Acceptance), as well as an additional three never released demos taking the albums track listing to a grand total of 32!

The deluxe version of Let It Happen also features every single MxPx video the band has released over the years through Tooth & Nail, A&M and SideOneDummy records - 12 unique videos in total.

New Track listing for Let It Happen (deluxe edition) is as follows:

1 Role Remodeling
2 Prozac
3 Your Turn
4 Never Learn
5 Begin to Start
6 Swing Set Girl
7 Sick Boy
8 Oh Donna
9 Small Town Minds
10 First Class Mail
11 Can't See Not Saying
12 GSF
13 Thoughts and Ideas
14 Easier Said Than Done
15 Rock & Roll Girl
16 Important Enough to Mention
17 Elvis Is Dead
18 Lifetime Enlightenment
19 Let It Happen
20 Hot and Cold
21 So Kill Me
22 Suggestion Box
23 Creation
24 Want Ad (Alternate Version)
25 Honest Answers
26 Late Last Night
27 Biased Bigotry
28 Circumstance
29 Do Your Feet Hurt (Critter Version)
30 Twisted Words (orig. Demo)
31 Suggestion Box (orig. Demo)
32 Too Much Thinking (orig. Demo)

DVD
1 Money Tree
2 Doing Time
3 Move To Bremerton
4 Chick Magnet
5 Punk Rawk Show
6 Want Ad
7 Teenage Politics
8 Responsibility
9 I?m Ok, You?re OK
10 Heard That Sound
11 Wrecking Hotel Rooms 12 Grey Skies Turn Blue
MORE INFO: http://mxpx.com | http://myspace.com/mxpx | http://toothandnail.com

11.07.2006 - Stefy YouTube contest
source: Wind-Up Records
STEFY and Wind-up Records announced today the launch of ?The 15 Seconds of Fame with STEFY? contest on YouTube. The contest delivers the opportunity for STEFY fans and/or anyone with a video cam to submit their most creative and outrageous dance moves for a chance to be ?cut? into an exclusive version of STEFY?s ?Hey School Boy? music video. The video will be aired during a half-hour MTV2 special featuring STEFY on December 27th, 2006 (check local television listings for details*).

This half-hour broadcast titled ?STEFY: The Orange Special,? is made possible by a winning bid made by Wind-up at a recent charity auction benefiting LIFEbeat, an organization ?dedicated to reaching America?s youth with the message of HIV/AIDS prevention. LIFEbeat mobilizes the talents and resources of the music industry to raise awareness and provide support to the AIDS community.? Wind-up Entertainment is proud to have been in a position to support this organization.

To enter, simply visit the www.Stefytheband.com site for more info and to download ?Hey School Boy? audio and read the official rules. Then videotape yourself as the dance king/queen you are to ?Hey Schoolboy,? and upload your video clip to STEFY?s YouTube Group (http://www.youtube.com/group/15secwithstefy). The open submission period for fans to upload video begins today November 7th and will run through November 27th.

Submissions complying with the contest rules will be posted to STEFY?s YouTube Group where STEFY and Wind-up Records will select the five winners.

In STEFY?s ?Hey Schoolboy? video, singer Stefy Rae auditions ?schoolboy? hopefuls, who deliver their best moves as she watches from her armchair. In the fan-version of the video, Stefy receives portions of the five winning video clip submissions to her Nokia 5300 mobile phone, which is featured on-screen. This special edition of the ?Hey Schoolboy? video will then premiere on MTV2 during the band?s half hour special on December 27th 2006.* Fans will also be able to watch and share the video on YouTube and www.stefytheband.com.

One Grand Prize winner and four finalists may have their video clip incorporated into this exclusive fan-version of the ?Hey Schoolboy? music video. The Grand Prize winner will also receive the chance to be filmed for a future STEFY music video and receive a Nokia phone pre-loaded with STEFY music and videos. The four First Prize winners will each receive a Nokia phone pre-loaded with STEFY music and videos. See official rules for details.
MORE INFO: http://youtube.com/group/15secwithstefy | http://stefytheband.com | http://winduprecords.com

11.06.2006 - Good news from Tom Myspace for Bones!
To understand what this is about, read a news article or 2 below this one.

(from Scott Campbell of Bones)
"We just got this message from the one-and-only TOM from Myspace:
"i heard about what happened with your URL. i gave it back to ya.. sorry about that! as we grow in size, sometimes people make decisions i don't know about. this was obviously the wrong decision. the bones URL is yours once again. :) "
MORE INFO: http:// | http:// | http://

11.06.2006 - Indie rock band BONES loses established URL to TV show
Baton Rouge, LA (November 6, 2006) ? With no advance notice or explanation, Baton Rouge indie rockers Bones have lost their long-established Myspace URL (www.myspace.com/bones) to the FOX Television show of the same name. Bones, the band, has used www.myspace.com/bones for nearly 2 years, racking up close to 20,000 profile views, over 21,000 song plays and over 2100 Myspace friends.

?Losing our URL was a complete surprise to us,? said Michael Miller (upright/electric bass, vox). ?We logged on one day and found David Boreantz staring back at us. It sucks because we?ve used that URL for almost 2 years to build our band name and fan base, and it?s on all of our product and posters. We?re as indie as it gets and can?t afford to reprint everything.?

"The crazy thing is, once you pick your Myspace URL you are warned repeatedly by Mypace that you can never change it,? said Scott Campbell (drums/synth bass/graphic designer). ?I guess someone bigger came along and wanted the URL we?ve been promoting for 2 years. No one from Myspace will get back to us about how this could have happened, and they?ve now stuck us with www.myspace.com/7483383 which we can not change.?

Bones hits the road tomorrow for the East Coast leg of its Disconnected tour, in support of their self-released CD which is available via Insound.com, BonesTheBand.com and their newly dubbed Myspace page - www.myspace.com/7483383.
MORE INFO: http://myspace.com/7483383 | http://BonesTheBand.com | http://

11.06.2006 - Bloodlined Calligraphy Announces New Lineup
Bloodlined Calligraphy are pleased to announce the completion of their new lineup. The arrival of new members Ellen Hoffman and Robbie Coran to the Ypsilanti family heralds an exciting new chapter for the band.

Vocalist Hoffman hails from Minneapolis, Minnesota and will relocate to Ypsilanti, Michigan to join the band full time. After a week of practicing together, Hoffman and the rest of the band gelled and solidified the singer?s new position. Although she?s already a fan of hardcore and metal and an avid show-goer, Bloodlined Calligraphy will be Hoffman?s first foray into a band of her own. Even so the group feels certain that she has the moxie to continue the progress that was set in motion with the release of Ypsilanti.

In addition, a new drummer has also joined the BLC family. Robbie Coran hails from Livonia, Michigan and has known the band for a few years. When the opportunity arose to fill the position, he jumped at it and is now looking forward to touring full time.

Look forward to seeing Ellen and Robbie on tour soon with Bloodlined Calligraphy and welcome them to the BLC family ? you can check out photos of the new lineup on their Myspace profile below!
MORE INFO: http://myspace.com/bloodlinedcalligraphy | http:// | http://

11.05.2006 - Witchcraft finally rock America - new dates added
source: EarsplitPR
Swedish doom rockers Witchcraft played the first date of their North American tour in Austin, Texas last night after finally being allowed entry to the US - a little over a week after being sent back to Stockholm from Seattle due to visa complications.

The tour now runs as follows and yet more new dates are to be added towards the end of the run.
11/06: Baltimore, MD - Talking Head Club
11/08: New York, NY - Mercury Lounge
11/09: Boston, MA - Middle East Upstairs
11/10: Brooklyn, NY - North Six
11/11 Washington DC, Rock Hotel ***NEW DATE***
11/12: Pittsburgh, PA - Lawrenceville Moose Lodge
11/13: Columbus, OH - Little Brothers
11/14: Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
11/15: Milwaukee, WI - Cactus Club
11/16: Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock
11/20: Seattle, WA - Sunset Tavern ***NEW DATE***
11/21: Portland, OR - Doug Fir ***NEW DATE***
11/23: San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill ***NEW DATE***
11/24: Big Sur, CA - Fernwood Lodge ***NEW DATE***
11/25: Los Angeles, CA - Safari Sams ***NEW DATE***
MORE INFO: http://witchcrafthome.com | http://andlelightrecordsusa.com | http://riseaboverecords.com

11.05.2006 - Destruction return with Thrash Til Death North American tour
source: EarsplitPR
Metal Maniacs presents:"THRASH TILL DEATH over North America!
German metal machines DESTRUCTION will be joined by US thrash companions SADUS and MUNICIPIAL WASTE!!!

01/20/07 Seattle WA @ Showbox
01/21/07 Santa Ana, CA @ Galaxy Theater
01/22/07 Las Vegas, NV @ Celebrity Club
01/23/07 San Francisco, CA @ Slim's
01/24/07 San Marcos, CA @ Jumping Turtle
01/25/07 Albuquerque, NM @ Launch Pad
01/26/07 Denver, CO @ Hubba's House Of Rock
01/27/07 Tulsa, OK @ The Hive
01/28/07 Omaha, NE @ Sokol
01/29/07 Chicago, IL @ Joe's
01/30/07 Sauget, IL @ Pop's
01/31/07 Cleveland, OH @ Peabody's
02/01/07 Toronto, ONT @ The Opera House
02/02/07 Quebec City, QUE @ Le Petit Theatre du Capital
02/03/07 Montreal, QUE @ Foufounes Electriques
02/04/07 Boston, MA @ Middle East
02/05/07 New York City, NY @ Rebel
02/06/07 Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
02/07/07 Baltimore, MD @ Sonar
02/08/07 Fayetteville, NC
02/09/07 Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
02/10/07 Ft Lauderdale, FL
02/11/07 Orlando, FL @ Back Booth
02/12/07 New Orleans
02/13/07 San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit
02/14/07 Houston, TX @ Walter's On Washington
02/15/07 El Paso, TX @ Chic's
02/16/07 Phoenix, AZ @ Clubhouse
02/17/07 Hollywood, CA @ Knitting Factory

Destruction continue to reap praise with last year's monumental Inventor of Evil album that landed them on a massive North American tour with labelmates Vader that many have dubbed THE best metal tour in years. The band will also be supporting their upcoming release Thrash Anthems out in January, which showcases some killer re-recorded classics as well as new material.
MORE INFO: http://destruction.de | http://candlelightrecordsusa.com | http://metalmaniacs.com

11.05.2006 - New Helmet video from the "Saw III" soundtrack


Check out the new Helmet video for "Monochrome" off of the soundtrack to the #1 movie in America--Saw III:

http://warconent.com/helmet_saw

The Saw 3 soundtrack and Helmet's latest full-length "Moncochrome" are out now on Warcon Records.
MORE INFO: http://warconent.com/helmet_saw | http://warconent.com | http://

11.05.2006 - Death Before Dishonor re-release and e-card
source: Bridge 9
Check out the brand new e-card from Death Before Dishonor and stream the entire re-mastered version of their Bridge Nine debut album, Friends Family Forever here: http://www.bridge9.com/DBDecard/! The re-release also features six live tracks recorded at CBGB?s and re-touched album artwork. Stereokiller.com said, ??Death Before Dishonor and Bridge Nine are giving the world a new look at what is becoming a defining record in Boston?s hardcore history.? Make sure you pick this one up!

Also, be sure to show your love for Death Before Dishonor while they?re on the road with their friends in No Turning Back now in the United States. For all of you across the pond, Death Before Dishonor will be playing a town near you with Ramallah in November.

DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR and NO TURNING BACK
10/31 Baltimore, MD @ The Sidebar
11/01 Winston Salem, NC @ TBA
11/02 Wilmington, NC @ The Soapbox
11/03 Jacksonville, FL @ Thee Imperial
11/04 Orlando, FL @ Backbooth
11/05 Pensacola, FL @ Sluggo's
11/06 Baton Rouge, LA @ The Darkroom
11/07 Birmingham, AL @ Hotel Birmingham
11/08 Nashville, TN @ The Muse
11/09 Cincinnati, OH @ Top Cats
11/10 Louisville, KY @ TBA
11/11 Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church

DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR with RAMALLAH
11/15 Weinheim , Germany @ Caf? Central
11/16 Saarbrucken , Germany @ Roxy
11/17 Leisnig , Germany @ AJZ
11/19 Warschau , Poland @ TBA
11/20 Berlin , Germany @ Tommy Haus
11/21 Schweinfurt , Germany @ Alter Stadtbahnof
11/23 Bochum , Germany @ Zwischenfall
11/24 Rotterdam , Netherlands @ De Baroeg
11/25 Sneek , Netherlands @ Het Bollwerk
11/26 Antwerpen , Belgium @ Hof Ter Lo
11/28 Paris , France @ Le Vaisseau Fantome
11/30 Lisbon , Portugal @ Tattoo Festival
12/1 Madrid , Spain @ Roxy
12/2 Barcelona , Spain @ TBA
12/5 Stuttgart , Germany @ TBA
12/7 Padova , Italy @ TBA
12/8 Bern , Switzerland @ TBA
12/9 Munchen , Germany @ TBA
MORE INFO: http:// | http:// | http://

11.05.2006 - Victory Records joins A2IM
source: Victory Records
Tony Brummel, founder of one of the country?s top independent record companies, Victory Records, has announced that Victory will join the American Association of Independent Music (A2IM).

The American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) is comprised of a broad coalition of music labels that promotes the interests and goals of the independent music community. Formed in 2005, the A2IM now boasts over 200 member labels, working together to support fair trade practices, including equal access to the media and the marketplace, that would put it on a level playing field with the largest companies in the industry. A2IM is also actively involved in the exploration of new and innovative forms of music exposure and distribution.

Victory has accomplished something independents rarely, if ever do: selling six figures of a new release out of the box which it has done twice in the last two years with--Taking Back Sunday and Hawthorne Heights. Victory is also the only pure independent label to have had two, back-to-back, top-10 albums on the Billboard Top 200 in 2006.

Victory?s roster has grown to represent all of rock?s varied and eclectic sub-genres with the goal of being the best rock record label on the planet. Victory is also the only label with its own social networking community, VictorME.com, and its own bi-monthly television program, VicTorV (also available as a free podcast at VicTorV.tv).

?I hope that by joining I can help be a catalyst for some kind of change. I am looking forward to getting in the trenches with my indie comrades,? Victory Records Founder Tony Brummel states. ?There is a lot of work to do.?

"Victory Records is fueled by passion and commitment, the very embodiment of the independent spirit,? states Acting President Peter Gordon. ?We are pleased to welcome them into the A2IM community."

ABOUT A2IM
A2IM seeks to serve the indie music community as a unified voice representing a sector that comprises nearly 30% of the music industry's market share in the US. The organization will represent the Indies' interests in the marketplace, in the media, on Capitol Hill, and as part of the global music community. A2IM will be headquartered in New York, and seeks to establish a legislative presence in Washington, DC. The organization's board of directors is comprise of the following: Beggars Group CEO Lesley Bleakley, Thirsty Ear President Peter Gordon, TVT Records president Steve Gottlieb, Roadrunner Records senior VP/GM Doug Keogh, Bar/None owner Glenn Morrow, Lookout Records co-owner Molly Neuman, Tommy Boy Records owner Tom Silverman, Slim Moon founder Kill Rock Stars, Amaechi Uzoigwe co-founder Definitive Jux.
MORE INFO: http://victoryrecords.com | http:// | http://

11.05.2006 - Victory Signs Chicago?s 1997
source: Victory Records
Victory Records announces the signing of Chicago?s 1997, whose purpose as a band according to guitarist Caleb Pepp is simple: ?We want to make music that my younger brothers and sisters would enjoy, and inspire other kids into listening to and making their own good music.? ?We don?t want to be the next fad band,? bassist Allan Goffinski adds. ?We want our music to last and stand the test of time.?

Although the quintet, who grew up in suburban Chicago, aren?t exactly grizzled veterans, they started getting into various bands as young teenagers and have been playing non-stop ever since. Previously, the members of 1997 had played in bands ranging from pop-rocksters October Fall and metalcore screamers Funeral Etiquette to emo suburban legends Constance. When they finally got together in October of 2005, it was as if, notes singer Kevin Thomas, ?five best friends had finally found our musical niche.?

But what an intoxicating niche that is! Effortlessly blending passionate rock power with effervescent pop harmonies and melodies, the music of 1997 evokes favorable comparisons to bands as diverse as Jimmy Eat World, The Promise Ring and 10,000 Maniacs. Make no mistake about it, 1997 worked hard and long to create their unique sound. They spent a good six months working on their music before they stepped out on a stage for the first time together. Once they did that, however, it set in motion a passionate local following and the interest of Victory Records, one of the country?s top independent labels.

Why did Victory sign 1997? Victory owner Tony Brummel said, ?1997 are comprised of the same underground rock chromosomes that are part and parcel of the root system that constitutes the overall DNA of the Victory Family Tree. They are a natural fit to our roster in our quest to be the best rock record label on the planet. Like so many of our other great artists 1997 have that special, indescribable ?chill? that can only be felt and not conveyed in words. That ?chill? is what makes them more intriguing and unique than the mainstream pabulum that the powers that be are programming. Their music is a singer/songwriter hybrid of folksy rock yet they are a five-piece band with keys and interchanging male/female vocals. The fact that Kerri and Caleb are husband and wife, and the band as a unit is five best friends, synergizes into the creation of music that can do nothing but immediately infect the deepest regions of your heart and soul. Now, it is up to us to get 1997?s music exposed and hopefully bring something meaningful and uplifting to people?s lives.?
MORE INFO: http://myspace.com/nineteenninetyseven | http:// | http://

11.05.2006 - Across Tundras Midwest tour
Currently supporting their new album Dark Songs of the Prairie, Across Tundras are hitting up the Midwest for a fall tour that just kind of came together.

11/04 Denver, CO @ Monkey Mania
11/05 Colorado Springs, CO @ Black Sheep
11/09 Lincoln, NE @ Chatterbox
11/10 Sioux Falls, SD @ Dischordia Records
11/11 Fargo, ND @ Fargo VFW
11/12 Minneapolis, MN @ Nomad World Pub
11/13 Des Moines, IA @ Hairy Marys
11/14 *TBA
11/15 Detroit, MI @ Heavy Friends House
11/16 Dayton, OH @ TBA
11/17 Ann Arbor, MI @ Metal Frat
11/18 Springfield, MO @ Fooseball Club
11/19 Joplin, MO @ Cesspool Castle
11/20 Tulsa, OK @ Mooch and Burn
11/21 Wichita, KS @ Electric Snake
MORE INFO: http:// | http:// | http://

10.29.2006 - Sepultura back in the United States
Brazilian heavy metal kings Sepultura have announced their long-awaited return to American shores in November! The band kicks off their 28-city tour at the Marquee Theatre in Tempe, AZ on Thursday, November 11.

Sepultura have earned their stripes with a trailblazing, 20+ year career that has seen them walk the path from thrash metal upstarts in the late 1980s to the 'bona fide legend' status that they hold today. Their latest album, "Dante XXI", has been heralded by the press and the heavy metal community worldwide as a true return to form, along with being one of the very finest metal releases of the year. The album, based on "Divina Comedia", one of the master works of Italian poet and philosopher, Dante Alighieri, has turned heads both for it's razor-sharp sonic aesthetics and it's forward-thinking, literate approach to heavy metal.

11/16 Phoenix, AZ - Marquee Theatre
11/17 Long Beach, CA - The Vault
11/18 Orangevale, CA - The Boardwalk
11/19 Concord, CA – Bourbon Street
11/21 Seattle, WA - Studio Seven
11/22 Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre
11/24 Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
11/26 Fargo, ND - Rivolie Theater
11/27 Minneapolis, MN - The Rock
11/29 Cleveland, OH - Agora Ballroom
11/30 Chicago, IL - House of Blues
12/01 Columbus, OH - Al Rosa Villa
12/02 Detroit, MI - Harpo's
12/04 New York, NY - Irving Plaza
12/05 Springfield, VA - Jaxx
12/06 Charlotte, NC - Tremont Music Hall
12/08 Jacksonville, NC - Hooligan's
12/09 Fayetteville, NC - Jester's Pub
12/11 Orlando, FL - House of Blues
12/12 St. Petersburg, FL - State Theatre
12/14 Houston, TX - The Meridian
12/15 Dallas, TX - Galaxy Theatre
12/16 San Antonio, TX - White Rabbit
12/19 Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theatre
12/20 Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theatre
12/21 Los Angeles, CA - Whisky A GoGo
12/22 Pomona, CA - The Glasshouse
MORE INFO: http://sepultura.com | http://spvusa.com | http://

10.29.2006 - Black Cobra/Blutch European Tour
Sun. Nov. 5th Tessenderlo, Belgium@ Muzaaike w/ Torche & Baroness (no Blutch)
Tues. Nov. 7th Athens, Greece @ Club
Thurs. Nov. 9th Antwerpen, Belgium@ Scheldapen w/ Made Out of Babies
Fri. Nov. 10th Hoogeveen, Netherlands @ Podium
Sat. Nov. 11th Alkmaar, Netherlands @ Parkhoff
Weds. Nov. 15th Manchester, UK @ Star and Garter w/ Made Out of Babies
Thurs. Nov. 16th Swansey, UK @ Monkey Bar
Fri. Nov. 17th Birmingham, UK @ Jug of Ale
Sat. Nov. 18th London, UK @ The Underworld
Sun. Nov. 19th London, UK @ Barfly
Mon. Nov. 20th Liege, Belgium @ La Zone
MORE INFO: http://myspace.com/blackcobra | http://myspace.com/blutch | http://

10.18.2006 - Insound launches "Save The Album" campaign
New York, NY (October 16, 2006) ? Insound.com, the premier online retailer for independent music, has launched a campaign to ?Save The Album.? The campaign is designed to help celebrate a format that has endured recent threats at the hands of single track sales and subscription offers. Noted and respected indie artists The Decemberists, Bloc Party, The Mountain Goats, Devendra Banhart, Pretty Girls Make Graves, The Walkmen, and Lou Barlow have recorded short video pieces celebrating their favorite albums. The ?mission? and the videos can be seen at www.savethealbum.com.

In support of the campaign, Insound.com, which had until now exclusively sold albums on CD and vinyl, will also be launching a new album-only, MP3-only digital store this week. All music will be available exclusively in the format in which it was designed to be released. Individual tracks will not be available for purchase. Additionally, the MP3 format will also allow consumers to easily move the music to any portable device they choose. ?While the sale of individual tracks certainly makes sense technologically for pop music, it is fully not in the best interest of the independent music community. It hurts not only artists, but also labels, retailers, and distributors,? said Matt Wishnow, President of Insound. ?If I love Spoon, I love them for Series of Sneaks, Kill the Moonlight and Gimme Fiction and not for particular songs on those albums. We want to continue to nourish fans who feel this way about the album while allowing those fans to get their music in whatever format they prefer ? CD, LP or MP3.?

Jesse Woghin, co-owner of Chicago label Flameshovel (Make Believe, Maritime, Bound Stems), and a member of indie band Chin Up Chin Up, sees ?Save The Album? as a natural extension of Insound's efforts to support independent music. ?With the rise in popularity of single track downloading, the art-form of the album sadly seems to be getting lost along the way," Woghin explains. "Almost nothing pleases me more than hearing the sequencing of songs come together to form a perfect, cohesive whole. Leave it to the folks at Insound, though, to not only champion the format of the album, but figure out a way to re-envision it digitally with their ?Save the Album? campaign. The fact that I now can buy vinyl and download a full album instantly all in the same place truly makes Insound the perfect record store for the 21st century."

Insound launched in 1999 on the heels of the dot-com bust and right before the onset of the music-industry downturn. In spite of those adverse conditions, the company carved a special and necessary niche that enabled it to survive and thrive as a host of now-defunct competitors (CDNow, Music Boulevard, etc.) went under. The company, which began turning a profit in 2004, has been called ?the go-to for all things indie rock? by NPR?s All Things Considered, and has been an instrumental part of the online retail success of a number of influential bands, from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs to Clap Your Hands Say Yeah.

"Damn! Insound is my kind of company," says David Dickenson, owner of Seattle's Suicide Squeeze Records (Minus The Bear, Headphones, Modest Mouse, Elliott Smith). "True music fans working to provide true music fans with the best CDs, zines, limited edition vinyl, and more! Suicide Squeeze, for our part, is thrilled that Insound is now adding full-album digital sales to that impressive laundry list. We certainly look forward to many more years of working together."
MORE INFO: http://savethealbum.com | http:// | http://

10.11.2006 - Boys Like Girls to open for All-American Rejects, Motion City Soundtrack and The Format
source: Earshot Media
Boys Like Girls To Open For The All-American Rejects, Motion City Soundtrack and The Format Starting December 1st; Dates With Spitalfield, Over It and More Kick Off Nov. 4th Boys Like Girls have been tapped to open for the All-American Rejects, Motion City Soundtrack and The Format starting December 1st in San Diego (dates below). As previously announced the band will be hitting the road with Spitalfield, Over It, Punchline and Valencia starting November 4th.

myspace.com/boyslikegirls boyslikegirls.com. Boys Like Girls On Tour:
10.11 7:00P Bogart's w/Lostprophets Cincinnati, OH
10.12 8:30P PennState University - Free Acoustic Show! College Town, PA
10.13 7:30P Crocodile Rock Cafe w/Lostprophets Allentown, PA
10.14 8:00P The Chance w/Lostprophets Poughkeepsie, NY
10.15 7:30P Northern Lights w/Lostprophets Clifton Park, NY
10.16 6:30P Stone Pony w/Lostprophets Asbury Park, NJ
10.18 7:00P Showplace Theatre Buffalo, NY
10.19 8:00P The Trocadero Philadelphia, PA
10.21 8:30P Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel Providence, RI
11.4 8:00P School of Rock w/ Spitalfield, Punchline, Valencia & Over It S. Hackensack, NJ
11.5 8:00P Webster Underground w/ Spitalfield, Punchline, Valencia, & Over It Hartford, CT
11.6 5:00P The ICC w/ Spitalfield, Punchline, Valencia & Over It Allston, MA
11.7 8:00P Village Pub w/ Spitalfield, Punchline, Valencia & Over It Amityville, NY
11.8 8:00P The Ottobar w/ Spitalfield, Punchline, Valencia & Over It Baltimore, MD
11.9 8:00P The Championship w/ Spitalfield, Punchline, Valencia & Over It Lemoyne, PA
11.10 8:00P The Harmony Grange w/ Spitalfield, Punchline, Valencia & Over It Wilmington, DE
11.11 8:00P The Masquerade w/ Spitalfield, Punchline, Valencia & Over It Atlanta, GA
11.12 8:00P Greene Street w/ Spitalfield, Punchline, Valencia & Over It Greensboro, NC
11.14 8:00P Sector 7G w/ Spitalfield, Punchline, Valencia & Over It Augusta, GA
11.15 8:00P The Backbooth w/ Spitalfield, Punchline, Valencia & Over It Orlando, FL
11.16 8:00P Culture Room w/ Spitalfield, Punchline, Valencia & Over It Ft. Lauderdale, FL
11.17 7:00P Fuel Coffeehouse w/ Spitalfield, Punchline, Valencia & Over It Jacksonville, FL
11.18 8:00P 1982 Bar w/ Spitalfield, Punchline, Valencia & Over It Gainesville, FL
11.20 8:00P Walter's on Washington w/ Spitalfield, Punchline, Valencia & Over It Houston, TX
11.21 7:00P Stubbs Bar-B-Que w/ Spitalfield, Punchline, Valencia & Over It Austin, TX
11.22 8:00P The Door w/ Spitalfield, Punchline, Valencia & Over It Dallas, TX
11.24 8:00P Skrappy's w/ Spitalfield, Punchline, Valencia & Over It Tucson, AZ
11.25 8:00P The Sets w/ Spitalfield, Punchline, Valencia & Over It Tempe, AZ
12.1 6:00P iPayOne Center w/All American Rejects, Motion City Soundtrack & The Format San Diego, CA
12.2 7:00P Gibson Amphiteatre w/All American Rejects, Motion City Soundtrack & The Format Universal City, CA
12.4 5:30P Event Center @ San Jose w/All American Reject, Motion City Soundtrack & The Format San Jose, CA
12.6 5:30P Quest Field Event Center w/All American Rejects, Motion City Soundtrack & The Format Seattle, WA
12.8 6:00P Salt Air Theatre w/All American Rejects, Motion City Soundtrack & The Format Magna, UT
12.9 6:00P Salt Air Theatre w/All American Rejects, Motion City Soundtrack & The Format Magna, UT
12.10 5:30P The Fillmore Auditorium w/All American Rejects, Motion City Soundtrack & The Format Denver, CO
12.12 7:00P Uptown Theatre w/All American Rejects, Motion City Soundtrack & The Format Kansas City, MO
12.15 6:00P The Eagles Ballroom w/All American Rejects, Motion City Soundtrack & The Format Milwaukee, WI
12.16 6:00P Roy Wilkins Auditorium River Centre w/All American Rejects Saint Paul, MN
12.18 5:30P Eastern MI Convocation Ctr. w/All American Rejects Ypsilanti, MI
12.19 5:00P Arragon Ballroom w/American Rejects Chicago, IL
12.20 5:30P Assembly Hall - University of Illinois w/All American Rejects Champaign, IL
MORE INFO: http:// | http:// | http://

10.11.2006 - Scary Kids Scaring Kids just added to west coast leg of "Never Shave Again" tour - working on new record
Hopping on to one of the most anticipated tours of the Fall, Scary Kids Scaring Kids will join up with Silverstein, Aiden, and It Dies Today from October 27th ? November 7th on the West Coast run of the ?Never Shave Again Tour?. Scary Kids Scaring Kids keyboardist Pouyan Afkary said it best: ?We're really excited to tour with Silverstein, It Dies Today, and Aiden. We know all the bands on a personal level and are very excited to get to know them better? if you know what I mean??.

Before and after the Silverstein/Aiden tour, Scary Kids Scaring Kids will work on their follow-up album to their current, critically acclaimed album titled The City Sleeps In Flames. Stay tuned for more information on a yet-to-be named follow-up album in 2007 from Scary Kids Scaring Kids and Immortal Records. Scary Kids? guitarist Steve Kirby said, ?This tour's gonna be a lot of fun. We've toured with Silverstein before and had a great time. I wish we could be on all dates, but we've got to get back to the studio to continue working on our new record.? Indeed - be sure to check out Scary Kids Scaring Kids at the shows listed below!

SCARY KIDS SCARING KIDS ON TOUR WITH SILVERSTEIN, AIDEN, IT DIES TODAY
October
27 Salt Lake City, UT @ AVALON
28 Boise, ID @ BIG EASY
29 Portland, OR @ ROSELAND
30 Seattle, WA @ SHOWBOX
November
1 San Francisco, CA @ THE FILLMORE
2 Anaheim, CA @ HOUSE OF BLUES
3 Pomona, CA @ GLASSHOUSE
4 San Diego, CA @ SOMA
5 Las Vegas, NV @ HOUSE OF BLUES
6 W. Hollywood, CA @ HOUSE OF BLUES
7 Tempe, AZ @ MARQUEE THEATRE
MORE INFO: http:// | http:// | http://

09.22.2006 - Sourvein/Church Of Misery tour
source: EarsplitPR
US sludge metal masters Sourvein will be pairing up with Japan's own murder-rockers Church of Misery for a butchering of the European continent. The tour will be in support of their new split 7" picture disc out now on Dada Drumming, as well as a slew of new CoM releases and Sourvein's upcoming This Dark Reign release, the " Septic Werewolf" EP, the much anticipated follow up to "Emerald Vulture".

10/12 Amsterdam / MS Stubnitz
10/13 Osnabrueck / Ostbunker
10/14 Bielefeld / Speed
10/15 Copenhagen / Loppen
10/16 Jena / Rosenkeller
10/17 Siegen / Vortex
10/18 Paris / Gambetta
10/19 Lyon / Grrnd Zero
10/20 Nancy / L'Austrasique
10/21 Strasbourg / Le Molodoi
10/22 Tilburg / 013
10/23 Antwerp / Scheldapen
10/24 *TBA
10/25 Brighton / Engine Rooms
10/26 Birmingham / Jug of Ale
10/27 Bristol / Cooler
10/28 Newcastle / Star and Shadow
10/29 Glasgow / 13th Note
10/30 Nottingham / Old Angel
10/31 London / Underworld
MORE INFO: http://thisdarkreign.com | http://dadadrumming.org | http://

09.16.2006 - Anchor&Braille
Stephen Christian (Anberlin) and producer Aaron Marsh (Copeland) have a new project called Anchor&Braille. the band has just launched a new website which features the unreleased song "A SLEEP".
MORE INFO: http://anchorandbraille.com | http://purevolume.com/anchorandbraille | http://

09.16.2006 - 1349 & Sahg dates with Celtic Frost underway; sunnO))) dates with CF approaching
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Celtic Frost, 1349, Sahg
09/16 Montreal, QC - Le Medley
09/18 Toronto, ON - The Opera House
09/19 Pittsburgh, PA - Rex Theater
09/20 Cleveland, OH - House Of Blues
09/22 Detroit, MI - Harpo's
09/23 Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre
09/24 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
09/25 Winnipeg, MB - Royal Albert Hotel
09/27 Calgary, AB - Warehouse
09/28 Edmonton, AB - Starlite Room
09/30 Victoria, BC - Sugar Nightclub
10/01 Seattle, WA - El Corazon
10/02 Portland, OR - Roseland Theatre
10/03 San Francisco, CA - Fillmore

1349 10/04 Hollywood, CA - Safari Sams

[These shows will feature the following line-up: Ravn - Vocals, Archaon - Guitars, Seidemann - Guitars, Tony Laureano (Nile, AngelCorpse, etc.) - Drums, Teloch (Nidingr/Orcustus) - Guitars]

Celtic Frost, sunnO))), Goatwhore
10/04 San Diego, CA - House Of Blues
10/06 Anaheim, CA - House Of Blues
10/07 West Hollywood, CA - House Of Blues
10/08 Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre
10/09 Las Vegas, NV - House Of Blues
10/11 Englewood, CO - Gothic Theater
10/12 Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theater
MORE INFO: http://candlelightrecordsusa.com | http://southernlord.com | http://legion1349.com

09.16.2006 - Terror video drops on Monday, Sept. 18
source: Trustkill
Be the first to watch the new TERROR video for the song "Lost" off their new album "Always The Hard Way". Viewing will launch this Monday the 18th, so sign up NOW in order to get an INVITE! To receive your invite, you must add Trustkill as your friend on YouTube. Just follow these instructions: * If you have a YouTube account, make sure you are logged in.
* If you don't have a YouTube account, create one here.
* Once you have your YouTube account, and you are logged in, click here.

On Monday you will receive your INVITE to watch the new TERROR video!
MORE INFO: http://trustkill.com | http://youtube.com/TrustkillRecords | http://

09.08.2006 - Unearth/Bleeding Through/Terror tour
The "Sanctity Of Brothers" Tour kicks off TODAY in Cleveland, OH, featuring Unearth, Bleeding Through, Terror, and more. Get all dates and tickets below.

Bleeding Through have announced that they will be supporting Avenged Sevenfold on their upcoming UK Tour this fall! Both bands who hail from the same Orange County, California scene have a deep history and friendship. M. Shadows, vocalist of Avenged made a guest appearance on Bleeding Through's 'Portrait of the Goddess' album back in 2002. The favor was returned this summer when both groups appeared together on Ozzfest, where Bleeding Through's vocalist Brandan Schieppatti joined Avenged Sevenfold on stage each day to sing a cover version of Pantera's 'Walk.'

The Unearth tour will be a welcome return to form to indoor clubs after a sweltering mid-day set at Ozzfest. Bleeding Through guitarist Scott Danough says of the upcoming romp "Ozzfest has been great but after playing in blazing heat, we can't wait to return to the darkness of night and the indoor shows we were raised on."

Immediately after the Unearth run is a headlining run of Canada with support from Walls Of Jericho. All those dates are below as well.
MORE INFO: http://bleedingthrough.com | http://unearth.tv | http://terrorhc.com

09.05.2006 - Brand new music from The A.K.A.s
source: The A.K.A.s
Hello Ladies and Gentlemen,

As promised, for newcomers and faithful alike, we're very excited and proud to present to you the first demo track of new music from your friendly neighborhood Dancehall Fighters, The A.K.A.s!

Listen to "CONFESSIONS OF A DANGEROUS MOUTH" right NOW, exclusively at PUREVOLUME!

For those of you in PA, NYC, and NJ... learn the word and shout them as loud as you can at our upcoming shows when we debut the song LIVE!

Please feel free to hit us up with here with comments to let us know what you think!

LISTEN AND WIN! To sweeten it up, together with our friends at PETA 2 and TO DIE FOR CLOTHING, we're giving away AWESOME prize packages to 10 lucky winners! You can enter by clicking on the link on our Purevolume profile, or click HERE TO WIN!!

PLEASE help us spread the word about the new track by reposting this bulletin! Thanks so much, see you soon!

FUCK, FIGHT, DANCE, DESTROY! Xo, Mike Ski, Chris Bazan, Josie Outlaw, Justin Perry, and Chachi Darin! We are The A.K.A.s and we are EVERYWHERE!
MORE INFO: http://purevolume.com/theakas | http:// | http://

08.18.2006 - More punk rock from Hit The Switch
Today Nitro Records is releasing the second half of Domestic Tranquility and Social Justice from Hit The Switch as free MP3 downloads. The first half of the album was similarly released on July 18th, and the remaining songs will be available free for one month at nitrorecords.com and other participating outlets.

The complete album is available for purchase at iTunes.

Further information on this promotion can be found here.

Websites interested in participating in the release of Domestic Tranquility and Social Justice by Hit The Switch are welcome to post the following links:

Hit The Switch
Domestic Tranquility & Social Justice
Part 2

7. Imperial Horizon [MP3]
8. The Wayside [MP3]
9. Nishtagea Theory [MP3]
10. Mind Rape Culture [MP3]
11. Backed By Theory [MP3]
12. Aphasia [MP3]

Tour Dates:
8/15/06 San Diego, CA Static Lounge
8/18/06 Riverside, CA Babylon
9/8/06 Fullerton, CA The Alley
9/9/06 Tucson, AZ Skrappy's
9/10/06 Phoenix, AZ The Real Bar
9/16/06 Salem, OR The Sip
9/23/06 Riverside, CA The SOS Project
9/29/06 Riverside, CA Babylon
MORE INFO: http://hittheswitch.net | http://myspace.com/hittheswitch | http://

08.18.2006 - Bayside news
source: Victory Records
directly from Bayside - We're currently writing our new record right now in a warehouse in Babylon, NY. We're entering the studio on October 10th with producers Shep Goodman and Kenny Gioia (Mandy Moore, Leeanne Womack, LFO). We're going to record half the record in Rheinbeck, NY at the Clubhouse and half at General Studios in Queens, NY. The record, entitled "the Walking Wounded" will be out in February through Victory Records.

On August 23rd, Bayside will be playing our 1000th show as a band. The show will be at the Crazy Donkey in Farmingdale, NY. Along with that show we'll be playing 4 other shows in the Northeast region. Support on all the shows will be Spitalfield, This is Hell and Valencia. Here are the dates......

--Bayside w/Spitalfield, This is Hell, Valencia?
August 23rd - Farmingdale, NY @ Crazy Donkey *1000th Bayside Show*
August 24th - Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr Smalls Theatre
August 25th - Worcester @ Palladium
August 26th - Hartford, CT @ Webster
August 27th - Hackensack, NJ @ School of Rock

On September 2nd we leave for a few weeks of shows in Europe with label-mates Aiden, The Audition and The Sleeping. Here are the dates...

--Aiden, Bayside, the Audition, The Sleeping--
September 3rd - Oxford, England @ Zodiac
September 5th - Dublin, Ireland @ TMBC
September 6th - Belfast, Ireland @ Mandela Hall
September 7th - Glasgow, Scotland @ Garage
September 8th - Aberdeen, Scotland @ Moshulu
September 9th - Sunderland, England @ Manor Quay
September 10th - Norwich, England @ Waterfront
September 13th - Manchester, England @ MDH
September 14th - Liverpool, England @ Academy 2
September 15th - Leicester, England @ UNI
September 16th - Nottingham, England @ Rock City
September 17th - Stoke, England @ Sugarmill
September 20th - Cardiff, Wales @ Coal Exchange
September 21st - Bristol, England @ University
September 22nd - Exeter, England @ Lemon Grove
September 23rd - London, England @ Astoria
September 24th - Portsmouth, England @ Wedgewood Rooms

Singer, Anthony Raneri was recently engaged to girlfriend Kylee Kross of Burning Angel fame. The two will tie the knot at a January wedding in New York. The wedding will include a performance from Rancid and others.
MORE INFO: http://baysiderocks.com | http:// | http://

08.18.2006 - Walls Of Jericho added to the Family Values tour
Walls Of Jericho have announced that they will be on this year's Family Values tour, alongside Korn and the Deftones. They kick off the 6 week run this Friday (August 18) in Phoenix. Lead vocalist Candace Kucsulain comments on the band's general feeling of excitement over their spot on the tour. "We are pumped to go out with these bands, and especially to play with Deftones, who we have all been fans of for awhile. We consider them the ultimate band to see night after night."
MORE INFO: http://allhailthedead.com | http://familyvalueslive.com | http://

08.14.2006 - Daylight Dies first video is online
source: EarsplitPR
Candlelight proudly announces the online premiere of "Lies That Bind," the first video from Daylight Dies. Filmed outside the band's home base of Raleigh, North Carolina, the Ramon Boutviseth directed clip features the full band with local actors in a dark and compelling visual storyline. "It was a scorching hot and humid summer day," recalls drummer Jesse Haff. "We filmed inside a filthy, decaying building complex and later moved on to a rickety wooden salt-mine platform. And let us not forget to mention entire walls on fire! Ramon understood the importance of including a narrative to convey the song's lyrical and musical content. It's incredible what he's brought to life."

Released earlier this year, Dismantling Devotion is the second full-length recording from the popular five-piece. Mixed by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios (Opeth/Soilwork) and mastered by Thomas Eberger at The Cutting Room (Opeth/The Hives), Blabbermouth says, "Dismantling Devotion is 53 minutes of metallically heavy and sorrowfully suffocating songwriting... the songs are not meant to be eaten as snacks; each is a full-course meal." Digital Metal adds, "Dismantling Devotion just enthralls and captivates with its blending of moods and perfectly paced songwriting."

Daylight Dies recently performed to capacity audiences alongside labelmates Emperor at New York's BB King Blues Club. The band are currently preparing for their first tour in years supporting Moonspell and long-time friends Katatonia. The tour kicks off in Poughkeepsie, New York on October 20 and will conclude on November 19 in Hartford, Connecticut. Complete listing of dates is available at candlelightrecordsusa.com.
MORE INFO: http://daylightdies.com | http://myspace.com/candlelightrecordsusa | http://myspace.com/daylightdies

08.13.2006 - Mouth Of The Architect tour
After just wrapping up a few weeks out with fellow noise merchants Intronaut and Century, Dayton, OH's Mouth Of The Architect are heading out with The Esoteric in support of their sophomore album The Ties That Blind being released on August 22nd via Translation Loss. See below for a full list of dates and full press release/bio on the album.

8/22 Chicago, IL - Knights of Columbus Hall
8/23 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock Social Club
8/24 Moorhead, ND - All Star Bowl
8/26 Rapid City, SD - Venue Eight
8/31 Hollywood, CA - Knitting Factory
9/01 Bakersfield, CA - Jerry's Pizza
9/02 Eureka, CA - Eureka Vet's Hall
9/03 El Cajon, CA - The Masonic Lodge
9/04 Tempe, AZ - Clubhouse
9/05 El Paso, TX - Chic's
9/07 San Antonio, TX - The White Rabbit
9/08 Houston, TX - Walter's On Washington
9/09 Dallas, TX - The TAC Room
9/10 Tulsa, OK - The Pink Eye
9/12 St. Louis, MO - Hi Pointe
9/30 Dayton, OH - The Foundry [record release show w/ Twelve Tribes]
MORE INFO: http://myspace.com/mouthofthearchitect | http://translationloss.com | http://

08.12.2006 - New Brazil tracks
source: Immortal Records
First you can listen to the brand new Brazil track "Crime (and the antique solution)" on their Myspace page. Then you can go over to their Purevolume page and check out the entire new album... The whole album? Yeah, that's right. Give it a test spin before it comes out on Tuesday.
MORE INFO: http://myspace.com/brazil | http://purevolume.com/achangeofpace | http://

08.12.2006 - Victory signs A Day To Remember and Beneath The Sky
source: Victory
With an average age of 18.2, Florida?s A Day To Remember enter Boston?s Zing Studios (Underoath, Killswitch Engage) in October to record their Victory debut. A Day To Remember formed in early 2003 and developed their distinct brand of melodic punk/metal, which came to fruition on an album released last year by Indianola Records. The album sold over 8,000 copies through word-of-mouth and the band?s rigorous road work of almost 200 shows in the last year. The quintet of singer Jeremy McKinnon, guitarists Neil Westfall and Tom Denney, bassist Joshua Woodard and drummer Bobby Scruggs are one in the same with the people that come to their shows. When asked about their shows Josh says ?We have a really good live show and put off a good energetic vibe. You have the hardcore kids who want to dance and have a good time, and the girls and pop kids who want to sing all the catchier stuff.? The band?s dynamic, hybrid sound is often described as a mix between Fall Out Boy, Silverstein, New Found Glory and Underoath.

Cincinnati?s Beneath The Sky formed over two years ago and will enter the studio in September to record their debut album with Jason Suecof (Trivium, The Autumn Offering). The band?s brutal blend of metal intensity, catchy melodies, crushing breakdowns and impassioned vocals have an addictive quality that many hard music artists do not successfully capture. They have established themselves through constant touring across the Midwest and Eastern U.S. along with a fantastic following on the Internet that has led to virally infectious word of mouth.
MORE INFO: http://victoryrecords.com | http:// | http://

08.12.2006 - Boris tours America again
source: Earsplit PR
That's right all you rockers, doomsters, stoners, maniacs, hippies, oh yeah, and Boris fans, the Japanese trio are coming back! The more they play to American audiences the more of us keep eating it up, and after their incredibly successful shows with sunnO)), Thrones, Oren Ambarchi and more earlier in the year they're ready to come bust in your eardrums and cerebellums once again.

Early September sees the band starting out down south and moving east to New England, then picking up and riding down the West Coast like the San Andreas Fault, still supporting their recent Pink full-length and split with Merzbow and also the upcoming Altar album, a collaboration with sunnO)).
MORE INFO: http://inoxia-rec.com/boris | http://southernlord.com | http://

08.12.2006 - Alucard sign to Search And Rescue Records
source: StaticPR
Detroit-area prog-punks Alucard announced its signing to Search And Rescue Records. The band has recently finished its latest LP, After Dark, and it is due in stores Oct. 11.
MORE INFO: http://purevolume.com/alucard | http://myspace.com/alucardrock | http://

08.12.2006 - SPV signs Unleashed
source: EarsplitPR
Known for their skillfully penned, Viking-themed songs and explosive live performances, UNLEASHED are poised to make a major impact this fall with the release of their eighth full-length album, titled "Midvinterblot".

"We have more qualified songs to choose from than ever before, and I am very confident that this will be the best UNLEASHED album ever," frontman Johnny Hedlund had previously stated about the CD. "Our mission is to create one of the most memorable records in the history of death metal!!! This one will be slightly faster than 'Sworn Allegiance'. The songs will be anthems in the true traditional UNLEASHED way and will have you screaming along with the choruses. The guitar sound will be taking a step towards brutality and grind. The drums are the closest we have ever come to recording a 'live' kind of intensity. The vocals? Well, not far away from 'Sworn Allegiance'... just add a little harshness and a slightly deep aggression to that sound and you'll get the picture right there. Expect nothing but one of the most memorable records in the history of death metal."
MORE INFO: http://unleashed.se | http://spvusa.com | http://

08.12.2006 - Bedlight For Blue Eyes digital EP out now
source: Trustkill
The Bedlight For Blue Eyes digital EP "Waste My Time" is out TODAY! Check out an E-Card (below) for the EP and take a listen to the title track. The EP features 4 unreleased new songs, and feature new singer Danny Rinaldi, who is a mere 18 years old. Also included is a Bon Jovi cover song featuring Travis from Crash Romeo on guest vocals.

The band just finished a tour with Roses Are Red, Panic Division, and Far-Less. Stay tuned for future tourdates.

Remember to check out the Bedlight For Blue Eyes cover of "Jumper" on the 'Punk Goes 90s' compilation, in stores now.
MORE INFO: http://trustkill.com/bedlight/wastemytime/ | http:// | http://

08.10.2006 - Slalom skateboarding and the Kentucky Fried Cone Fest
Poage Landing Days, in conjunction with Leonard Poage, Charter Member of the DownHillBillies, is pleased to announce the addition of the Poage Landing Days Kentucky Fried Cone Fest slalom skateboarding race to this year?s festival. The race will take place on Saturday, September 16, 2006 on 17th Street in Ashland. Practice will start at 9:00 AM.

Slalom skateboarding is a discipline of skateboarding in which racers weave through an obstacle course of cones; much like slalom skiing, except on concrete. Slalom was one of the original forms of skateboarding featured in the 1970s, but died out as different disciplines such as ramps and street-style took the forefront. Since the early 2000s, however, slalom has made quite a comeback around the world when many older skaters found one another though messages boards on the Internet and started hosting races. The fun and camaraderie of slalom attracted many older skaters to the discipline. Younger skaters are often attracted to it because it requires no tricks, but rather relies on speed, grace, and style. Spectators often enjoy watching slalom races because it?s not as subjective as ?trick contests.? It?s easy to see who the winner is because it?s simply the racer who crosses the finish line first.

Organizers hope that the Kentucky Fried Cone Fest will become a perennial staple to the festival by attracting racers from around the nation to Ashland while exposing skaters in the Tri-State Area to this lesser known, but quickly growing discipline of skateboarding. For more information about the race, or slalom skateboarding in general, see www.ncdsa.com, www.slalomskateboarder.com, www.skateboardracing.com, www.downhillbillies.org, or www.poagelandingdays.com. Sponsors who have already committed to supporting the Kentucky Fried Cone Fest are: Skaterbuilt Skateboards, Pocket Pistols Skateboards, Sk8 Kings Skateboards, CHIxILL Skateboards, Concrete Wave Magazine, Bell Helmets, Seismic Trucks and Wheels and Marc?s Board Shop in Charleston, WV.
MORE INFO: http://ncdsa.com | http://skateboardracing.com | http://downhillbillies.org

08.10.2006 - Blacklisted staying together, word direct from the band...
source: InStrife.com/board
Hello. Anyone that has been following the BLACKLISTED rumor mill has probably heard every thing under the sun regarding this band. To clear things up I would first like to say, thank you to anyone who has showed any interest and emailed, messaged or otherwise got in touch with us, giving kind words to stay together. While driving across the country to play Sound and Fury, I got a phone call from a friend in Chicago for us to play there on our way back home, We had been talking about how we thought we made a bad decision with "breaking up" so the prospect of another show was a good one. After we found a bass player and confirmed for the Chicago show, we got offered two more shows (Denver, Omaha). After playing these shows and continuing on our "mini-tour" we all for the first time since Tim left the band felt on the same page about continuing on without him. Our experience at Sound And Fury alone was enough to make us re-evaluate our decision, one of the most intense experiences we have ever had as a band. We can?t wait for next year. With that said BLACKLISTED is still a band, we will be touring the United states all of September. October we will be going to Europe with RISE AND FALL and in November we will be doing around a week or so with a band that says there are NO HEROES...

Thanks for everything everybody.

- BLACKLISTED
MORE INFO: http:// | http:// | http://

08.05.2006 - Walls Of Jericho's new video
source: Trustkill
The brand new video for Walls Of Jericho's new track, "A Trigger Full Of Promises", is online at the Trustkill site. Check it out, and if you LOVE it, add it to your Myspace/LiveJournal/etc, with easy codes below.

The new album hits stores everywhere August 22, so get ready for the best metal album of 2006! Revolver Magazine said "With Devils Amongst Us All is the tightest, hardest music WOJ has ever made".

Remember to catch the band as they lay to waste the second stage at OZZFEST all summer, and get ready for a HUGE tour announcement for these guys for later this summer.

Watch video for "A Trigger Full Of Promises":
http://www.trustkill.com/multimedia/videos/woj-trigger.html

Codes for Myspace/LiveJournal/etc:
http://www.trustkill.com/artists/multimedia/videos/index.php?showSource=true

Pre-Order "With Devils Amongst Us All" CD:
http://www.trustkill.com/webstore/music.php?id=759

Listen to "And Hope To Die" MP3:
http://www.trustkill.com/artists/multimedia/

Walls Of Jericho Contests (FREE STUFF!):
http://www.trustkill.com/contests/

Trustkill July 2006 Podcast featuring WOJ:
http://www.trustkill.com/podcasts/

Walls Of Jericho news, journals, merch, and more:
http://www.trustkill.com/artist/Walls+Of+Jericho

Walls Of Jericho tour dates:
http://www.trustkill.com/artists/tours/
MORE INFO: http://wallsofjericho.tv | http://myspace.com/wallsofjericho | http://trustkill.com

08.05.2006 - Wastefall drop off ProgPower USA festival
source: EarsplitPR
Greece's heavy progressive act Wastefall's third album Self-Exile is taking the scene by storm, both with critics, connoisseurs and clinically-addicted fans of both progressive metal and straight-up monstrous thrash. Fans across the country (and those that travel inter-continentally for festivals) were churning with excitement to check out the bands' first ever US appearance at this year's Progpower Fest, but, as we see too many times, immigration got in the way. Here's an official statement from the band:

"We unfortunately have to announce that WASTEFALL will not be participating in this years "PROGPOWER USA" festival in Atlanta, USA on September 16th. When applying for the visa to be able to perform in USA, we ran into some unexpected problems with the Greek authorities, which have made it impossible for us to go. We're really sorry about this, as we know a lot of fans had been looking forward to seeing us in USA for the first time ever, and we ourselves had been looking very much forward to the whole experience of our first gig outside of Greece. We would like to extend our gratitude to both our label and management for doing what was possible in order to help us solve the problems, and especially we would like to thank Glenn Harveston of ProgPower USA for helping us beyond the call of duty on trying to make ends meet. We really hope to be able to go to ProgPower USA another year and make up for this." - Wastefall, 07/2006

Unfortunate news, but that snag will not impede on this bands' impact on the metal community this year, and they're fully supporting this album to the best of their abilities.
MORE INFO: http://wastefall.com | http:// | http://

07.25.2006 - The Swellers and a Suicide Machine join forces
source: Static PR
Despite their busy touring schedule, members of Fenton, Mich.'s THE SWELLERS (Search and Rescue Records) have found time to join a vanity project, BAYONETTING THE WOUNDED, led by SUICIDE MACHINES guitarist/vocalist Dan Lukacinsky. The project also features Nick Diener (organ, vocals), Jono Diener (drums), Garrett Burgett (guitar) and Lance Nelson (bass), all members of The Swellers.

The band has a rough demo posted on the band's MySpace profile and they are set to record new demos this August.

This is not the first respected musician Nick Diener has collaborated with this year. This past spring saw the Swellers frontman fill in as touring bassist for Nitro Records' acclaimed punkers A WILHELM SCREAM on their tour with LESS THAN JAKE.
MORE INFO: http://myspace.com/bayonettingthewounded | http://snrrecords.com | http://myspace.com/theswellers

07.22.2006 - Organized Crime Records news
Organized Crime Bands On Tour Now: Cross Examination, Few And The Proud, Left Hand Path, and Regret! New Releases from Regret and Few And The Proud!

Ladies and Gentlemen, lock up your liquor cabinets - Cross Examination is coming to your town! Now that their probationary period is over, Cross Examination is legally able to rage all over the United States. The band has been described as what would happen if someone ripped pages from D.R.I., Iron Maiden, and the Domino's Pizza advertisement in the phone book and created their own brand of crossover metal and thrash. Staffed by a group of ragers that would send the Animal House crew running scared, Cross Examination plays songs about drinking beer, partying, weed-smoking dragons, and the decapitation of hipsters. Do not miss out on your chance to see Cross Examination ? before you know it, you?ll be circle pitting and screaming ?fuck yeah!? with the rest of the crowd. Their full-length debut, Hung Jury, is in stores now!

There must be something in the water over in the Windy City. Chicago Hardcore is once again making a soaring and triumphant return with the release of another defining album: Stampede from Few And The Proud. In the spirit of fast, pissed-off, meaningful, straight edge hardcore, Few And The Proud bring us their debut full-length that showcases their undeniable ability to stir up the perfect mix of Judge, Slapshot, and Blacklisted and turn it into a sound all their own. Stampede is in stores August 22nd and Few And The Proud is on their first U.S. tour ever, hitting up the Midwest and East coast with labelmates Left Hand Path. Left Hand Path is currently touring on their debut 7? entitled The Wreckage, which is out now on Organized Crime. Consider yourself warned ? these will be some of the most explosive hardcore shows in recent memory.

Also on tour in August are the midwesterners in Regret, who have honed their sound from listening to hardcore luminaries like Unbroken, Give Up The Ghost, and local Minneapolis heroes Harvest and Disembodied, intertwining cathartic hardcore with crushing breakdowns. Misery Brigade hit stores on July 18th and shows off Regret at their finest hour. This latest effort is heavy and menacing, a testament to the year the band lived through in order to put the release together. With Misery Brigade in stores now, Regret is prepared to be stuffed into a van for the rest of 2006.
MORE INFO: http://OrganizedCrimeRecords.com | http:// | http://

07.22.2006 - Trustkill launches "Get Active"
Trustkill Records has launched a new section, "Get Active!" on Trustkill.com. Our site, which has a wide range of information about all eighteen Trustkill artists, also draws a large amount of traffic through their worldwide show search engine allowing a site visitor to search for any show by city, state, venue, or band (http://www.trustkillshows.com). Trustkill has decided to use all of this traffic and attention towards a good cause. Label pres Josh Grabelle explains Trustkill's actions: "When I first started going to hardcore shows in the late 80s and early 90s, a lot of the bands were politically active, and wore their stances and opinions on their sleeves. In the early days of Trustkill some of our bands expressed their politics in their lyrics (Endeavor, Racetraitor, etc), and this is an outlet I did not want to lose sight of." Trustkill chose five charities in specific to support: ASPCA, Doctors Without Borders, Greenpeace, Musicians on Call, and PETA 2. The section of the site also lists several Trustkill bands and the charities and non-profits they support, with a brief description and a link to the organizations' websites. Josh explains, "It is important to know and learn the personalities of bands today by knowing what organizations and non-profits the band members themselves support, regardless of whether they sing about them in their songs. I feel closer to my bands, and other bands, when I know who they are as PEOPLE."

Among these bands to choose charities to support on the site is the ever-popular Bleeding Through, who is currently on Ozzfest, co-headlining the second stage. Bleeding Through, long time advocates and participants in charitable organizations, chose Comic Relief, National Hopeline Network, National Eating Disorders Network (NEDA), and Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN). New Trustkill signees This is Hell, who just released their debut Sundowning and finished up a national tour with Bane and Modern Life is War, chose CancerCare and Support Shirts. Guitarist Rick Jiminez explains the personal connections to their charity choices. "We chose CancerCare because Travis Reilly's (vocalist) girlfriend's mother had a long battle with cancer, and she passed away this summer. It hit everybody in the band really hard, and the subject was a third of the material we wrote about on the album. Support Shirts was a small group of our friends in the Atlanta scene that made shirts saying "I Support Same Sex Marriage." Travis wore one on tour and people started noticing and asking. We eventually decided to press them ourselves. We believe that the spreading this message on a shirt is powerful and important. This issue is something that we all feel strongly about, because such a basic simple human right that people are trying to make into a complicated scenario." Josh believes that it is important for all of the bands to take a stance on what they believe in. "I think it's awesome that bands like Hopesfall, Bleeding Through, Most Precious Blood, This Is Hell, and Throwdown have shown us who and what they support in the real world. Let's not forget that our world gets darker and darker every day, and we need to give back whenever possible. We can be more than music."
MORE INFO: http://trustkill.com/get-active | http://trustkill.com | http://

07.22.2006 - New Walls Of Jericho download and pre-order info
source: Trustkill
The moment we've been waiting for all year has arrived... new music from Detroit's hardest band! Check out the new song "And Hope To Die" on the Trustkill site now. Also up now is the pre-ordering for the new album "With Devils Amongst Us All", and for only $11 you get the new CD and a FREE 11x17 color poster!

The new album hits stores everywhere August 22, so get ready for the best metal album of 2006! Do you love WOJ? Well, we do too. If you wanna tell all your friends about them, go here [ http://www.trustkill.com/myspace/ ] and get codes for banners, MP3s, and videos!

Remember to catch the band as they lay to waste the second stage at OZZFEST all summer, and get ready for a HUGE tour announcement for these guys for later this summer.
MORE INFO: http://allhailthedead.com | http://myspace.com/wallsofjericho | http://trustkill.com

07.22.2006 - Xasthur to annihilate mankind with first Battle Kommand/Hydra Head co-release
source: EarsplitPR
With tremendous respect and admiration, Hydra Head Industries is proud to release the work of one of the underground black metal scene's most creative minds: Xasthur. For this release, we are working in association with Battle Kommand Records. The Illinois-based label has released an impressive stable of quality underground releases, including a Xasthur/Leviathan split.

Though it began in 1995 and featured other members until 1999, Xasthur's entire recorded cannon (5 full lengths, 5 split albums, and an appearance on sunnO))'s "Black One") is solely the work of one tremendously prolific artist: Malefic. His sonic palette is HUGE.

The U.S. black metal scene is regarded by those in-the-know as tremendously progressive. Xasthur (along with Leviathan, Krieg, and Nachtmystium) is an American artist whose forays into lo-fi atmospherics, unique instrument and vocal textures, as well as exploratory song structures are heralded.

Subliminal Genocide adheres to the sonic and lyrics principles of malevolence contained in Xasthur's past work, but further develops the use space and atmosphere. Though the significance and appeal of underground black metal remains largely experienced only by the few who dwell in dark corners, we hope this tremendous Xasthur record reaches the ears of all those who are even slightly fond of extreme art.
MORE INFO: http://hydrahead.com | http:// | http://

07.22.2006 - Nitro Records announces first digital release from Hit The Switch
source: Nitro Records
Nitro Records has announced the digital release of Domestic Tranquility and Social Justice from Southern California's Hit The Switch. For a limited time their debut album will be available, in two waves, as free MP3 downloads at nitrorecords.com as well as at other participating outlets. The first half of the record (six songs) is ready for download beginning a few days ago on July 18th, 2006. The remaining songs will be posted as free downloads beginning August 15th.

"With stores giving less space for independent CDs these days, indie labels and young bands are under an unrealistic pressure to sell a lot of CDs very quickly," says Jerod Gunsberg, Marketing and Sales at Nitro Records. "By giving away the music online for awhile we can take that pressure off and focus on getting people to hear the music and let the band develop at a normal pace."

A young, politically charged melodic punk band from Riverside, California, Hit The Switch have been playing the West Coast for the last 4 years and have released two EP's and a full length LP since 2000.

For the rest of the year, expect to find Hit The Switch online and on the road (see current tour dates below) spreading Domestic Tranquility & Social Justice to America's youth, stirring them to action.

Websites interested in participating in the release of Domestic Tranquility and Social Justice by Hit The Switch are welcome to post the following links:

Hit The Switch
Domestic Tranquility & Social Justice
Part 1

1. The March of Dissent
http://nitrorecords.com/files/34/freepunkrock/Hit_The_Switch-March_Of_Dissent.mp3

2. Operation Northwoods
http://nitrorecords.com/files/34/freepunkrock/Hit_The_Switch-Operation_Northwoods.mp3

3. Heavenly Deception
http://nitrorecords.com/files/34/freepunkrock/Hit_The_Switch-Heavenly_Deception.mp3

4. Shift
http://nitrorecords.com/files/34/freepunkrock/Hit_The_Switch-Shift.mp3

5. Mr. Abrasive
http://nitrorecords.com/files/34/freepunkrock/Hit_The_Switch-Mr_Abrasive.mp3

6. Anarcho-Syndicalist
http://nitrorecords.com/files/34/freepunkrock/Hit_The_Switch-Anarcho-Syndicalist.mp3

HIT THE SWITCH TOUR DATES:
7/22/06 Los Angeles, CA Workmans Circle
7/30/06 Flagstaff, AZ The Joint
7/31/06 Phoenix, AZ One Place
8/2/06 Las Vegas, NV The Dive Bar
8/4/06 Logan, UT Club NVO
8/5/06 Ogden, UT Mojo Rock
8/7/06 La Grande, OR The Gadfly
8/8/06 Yakima, WA The Zone
8/9/06 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theatre
8/10/06 Grants Pass, OR Comatorium
8/11/06 Brentwood, CA The Epidemic
8/12/06 Lower Lake, CA The Rebekahs Lodge
8/13/06 Reno, NV The Fritz
8/14/06 Stateline, NV Tahoe Underground
8/15/06 San Diego, CA Static Lounge
8/18/06 Riverside, CA Babylon
9/8/06 Fullerton, CA The Alley
9/9/06 Tucson, AZ Skrappy's
9/10/06 Phoenix, AZ The Real Bar
9/16/06 Salem, OR The Sip
9/23/06 Riverside, CA The SOS Project
9/29/06 Riverside, CA Babylon
MORE INFO: http://hittheswitch.com | http://myspace.com/hittheswitch | http://nitrorecords.com

07.15.2006 - 1349, Sahg, sunnO)) to join Celtic Frost North American tour
source: EarsplitPR
Celtic Frost are very proud to announce the following support billing for the group's fall 2006 North American tour:

For the first leg of the tour, from September 12 (Springfield, Virginia) to October 2, 2006 (Portland, Oregon), Celtic Frost will be joined by renown Norwegian black metal shooting stars 1349 as well as Norwegian doom supergroup Sahg (featuring some of the most distinguished musicians of Norway's effervescent metal scene, namely members of Manngard and 2005 Norwegian Grammy award winners Audrey Horne as well as former Gorgoroth members King and Kvitrafn). These will be the first North American shows for both 1349 and Sahg.

From October 3 (San Francisco, California) to the end of the tour, on November 11, 2006 (Johnson City, New York), Celtic Frost will be supported by eminent American black/death metal group Goatwhore.

Moreover, Celtic Frost are very proud to be able to announce the addition of American drone/doom stars sunn O))) to the billing for the shows from October 3 (San Francisco, California) to October 9 (Las Vegas, Nevada).

For interviews/info on sunnO)), 1349 or Sahg contact the Earsplit Compound.
MORE INFO: http://candlelightrecordsusa.com | http://southernlord.com | http://

07.15.2006 - Bridge Nine release news
source: Bridge Nine
This e-sampler features new tracks from Outbreak, Have Heart, Think I Care, Triple Threat, Death Before Dishonor, Panic, and Miles Away. Stream it, download it, check out some of the finest acts in the hardcore scene today!

New albums from Think I Care, Panic, Outbreak, and Miles Away are in stores now!

Triple Threat, Into The Darkness, In Stores July 25th. Death Before Dishonor, Split 7", In Stores August 1st. Have Heart, The Things We Carry, In Stores August 8th.
MORE INFO: http://bridge9.com/2006 | http:// | http://

07.08.2006 - Dismember announces first US dates in years
source: EarsplitPR
Candlelight Records confirms the first string of US performances by Sweden's Dismember in over five years. Set to kick off September 29 the dates will visit East and Midwest cities before concluding on October 14 in Montreal.

Along with labelmates Entombed (new album expected Fall 2006) Dismember have been widely credited with the creation of the Scandinavian Death Metal sound. Nearly two decades into a respected career, the band still is as fresh and vital today.

Confirmed dates for the tour, also featuring Vital Remains, Grave, Demiricous and Withered, are noted below.

09/30 - Mark's Showplace, Bedford NH
10/01 - BB Kings Blues Club, New York NY
10/02 - Jaxx Nite Club, Springfield VA
10/04 - Culture Room, Ft. Lauderdale FL
10/05 - State Theatre , St. Petersburgh FL
10/06 - Swayze's, Marietta GA
10/07 - Creepy Crawl, St. Louis MO
10/09 - Station 4, St. Paul MN
10/10 - Abbey Pub, Chicago IL
10/11 - Agora Ballroom, Cleveland OH
10/12 - Backstreet Billiards, Saratoga Springs NY
10/13 - Middle East Club, Boston MA
10/14 - Le Medley, Montreal QU
MORE INFO: http://dismember.se | http://candlelightrecordsusa.com | http://

07.08.2006 - Scary Kids Scaring Kids NOT kicked off of Warped Tour
Despite the rumors, Scary Kids Scaring Kids will remain on Warped Tour. After being asked to "take the day off" on July 7th in Pomona, Scary Kids Scaring Kids will bring their incendiary, explosive live show back to the Warped stages starting on July 8th in San Francisco - come see what the fuss is all about. Scary Kids Scaring Kids will be performing on Warped Tour through July 15th before rejoining the tour on August 5 and closing out the summer with a Haste the Day tour.
MORE INFO: http://scarykids.com | http://myspace.com/scarykids | http://warpedtour.com

06.22.2006 - Gorgoroth's new record
The notorious black metallers return for what many are already calling their most accomplished work to date. Recording of the eagerly awaited Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam found Gorgoroth splitting time between Lydriket and Earshot Studios during much of late 2005. And for its US impact, the record will already be celebrating extensive European sales and continued growing worldwide momentum.

Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam is the logical next chapter for this highly decorated and controversial band. Eight new songs combine for a punishing album that finds the band at their dominating best. An unmatchable wall of sound, early sounds can be found at their official site (a short sample of album opener "Wound Open").

Formed in 1992, Gorgoroth have now released seven albums with a formidable worldwide sales and fan base. Struggling through early line-up changes and the band's unwaveable entanglements with legal authorities, the band - currently featuring founder/guitarist Infernus, bassist King ov Hell, and vocalist Gaahl (Ad Majorem utilizing 1349/Satyricon skinsman/drummer Frost!) - Gorgoroth are one of black metal's most cherished artists.
MORE INFO: http://gorgoroth.org | http://candlelightrecordsusa.com | http://

06.09.2006 - Eighteen Visions preorder extras
The new Eighteen Visions album hits stores everywhere July 18, but you can get it before everyone else, if you order from Trustkill, and of course, get FREE exclusive stuff. Along with the new CD you will get 1) Exclusive Eighteen Visions Trading Cards (1 for each member; 5 total), 2) Eighteen Visions sticker, 3) Eighteen Visions poster.

Remember to catch Eighteen Visions on Warped Tour this summer on the Smartpunk stage with It Dies Today, Emery, Hit The Lights, and more.
MORE INFO: http://trustkill.com/webstore/music.php?id=774 | http://eighteenvisions.com | http://trustkill.com

06.09.2006 - Glory Of This preorder extras
Glory Of This new album, The Lover, The Liar, The Ruse is in stores July 11, but you can pre-order the album through the Indianola Records webstore starting today. Those who pre-order it will get Glory of This buttons and and a free poster.
MORE INFO: http://indianolarecords.com/splash/got/got2.html | http://indianolarecords.com | http://

06.08.2006 - Converge recording new album
source: Lambgoat
This past Tuesday Converge began tracking their next album for Epitaph Records. The group, with the guidance of guitarist Kurt Ballou, is engineering and producing the effort themselves. According to the band, "No need to bring anyone else in, not when we have the ability to collectively create the album we artistically envision."

The album will consist of roughly thirteen songs, of which the band states, "These songs are a freight train, to us sounding larger and harder than any of our previous efforts."
MORE INFO: http:// | http:// | http://

06.08.2006 - Hellfest (France) lineup
source: Lambgoat
Details have been solidified for Europe's incarnation of Hellfest. The event will take place on June 23rd, 24th, and 25th in Clisson, France. The following groups are slated to perform:

Korn
Motorhead
Dead Kennedys
Soulfly
Saxon
Helloween
Cradle Of Filth
Alice In Chains
Agnostic Front
Apocalyptica
Opeth
Obituary
Arch Enemy
Celtic Frost
Madball
GBH
Stone Sour
Satyricon
Gojira
Entombed
Devil Driver
The Haunted
Zyklon
Trivium
Danko Jones
Nile
Ignite
Boy Sets Fire
Leeway
36 Crazyfists
Orphaned Land
Avenged Sevenfold
Mad Sin
Born From Pain
Dagoba
Raised Fist
Darkest Hour
Bloodsimple
Nightmare
Textures
As I Lay Dying
Hatesphere
Akercocke
Capricorns
Knut
Knuckledust
The Black Dahlia Murder
With Honor
Carnival In Coal
Demented Are Go!
Cephalic Carnage
Most Precious Blood
Rise And Fall
Endstand
Taint
Prostitue Disfigurement
Damnation AD
Ringworm
Locus
Go It Alone
Allegiance
Amenra
Korum
Happyface
Gadget
Panic
Guns Up!
Hellmotel
Drowning
Sonny Red
MORE INFO: http:// | http:// | http://

06.08.2006 - Catch 22 limited edition 7"
Victory has a limited edition 7? available through Interpunk and FYE for those who pre-order Catch 22?s ?Permanent Revolution? ? its red vinyl with ?Party Song? on it. Links below.
MORE INFO: http://shop.fye.com/product.aspx?sku=202703765&loc=50295 | http://interpunk.com/item.cfm?Item=129788 | http://

06.08.2006 - Greeley Estates release new record
source: Outlaw Press
This past Tuesday, Record Collection proudly released GREELEY ESTATES full length Far From The Lies. At a time when most bands are concentrating on counting downloads instead of tour miles, Phoenix, AZ quintet Greeley Estates are a refreshing anomaly, building their burgeoning fan base the old fashioned way: by hitting the road and hitting it hard. Perfecting their sound by playing whenever and wherever possible. On Far From the Lies, the much-anticipated follow-up to 2005?s Caveat Emptor EP, Greeley Estates take their road-tested sound to new heights, mixing equal parts talent, drive and musical sincerity to craft their strongest record to date. On Far From the Lies? 12 tracks, Greeley Estates pull from a disparate batch of collective influences?the melodic hardcore of Glassjaw, the eclecticism of Refused, and even the more straightforward sounds of bands like Thrice and Green Day?to form a sound that is uniquely their own.

Produced by Lou Giordano (Taking Back Sunday, Waking Ashland, Sunny Day Real Estate) and Executive Produced by Dave Sardy (Jet, Oasis, Wolfmother, Slayer), the sessions for Far From the Lies offered Greeley Estates a luxury they had never before enjoyed: time. ?When we?ve recorded in the past, we?ve always had to do it in just a few days,? says Zimmerman, ?To have the chance to take our time and focus on the songs with producers that really have an ear for the music was an amazing opportunity.?

Greeley is currently headlining their national Far From The Lies Tour which winds up this week in their hometown of Phoenix, AZ. After three full days at home, they will then head straight into the 2006 Warped Tour performing daily on the coveted Hurley Stage.
MORE INFO: http://greeleyestates.net | http://myspace.com/greeleyestates | http://recordcollectionmusic.com

06.08.2006 - Rosetta and Day Without Dawn to embark on two month North American tour
After taking the metalcore, doom and indie scenes by complete surprise with their amazing debut The Galilean Satellites, Philly's Rosetta are taking their incredibly dense, layered, progressive trance metal to the public this month. Joining them, sculpted from the equally amazing New Jersey post-everything act known as Day Without Dawn will be showcasing the material they've mastered since their stunning 2002 debut, then known as The Postman Syndrome.

The two are paired up for over two months of touring in the US and Canada, beginning later this month in Philly.

6/23 Philadelphia PA @ The Plan B House
6/24 Allegheny NY @ Allegheny Skate Park
6/25 Watertown NY @ Velocity Fun Park
6/26 Brewerton NY @ Fortress of Barnitude
6/27 Portland ME @ Geno's w/ Conifer
6/28 Quincy MA @ Dee Dee's Lounge
6/29 Cape Cod MA @ TBA
6/30 Wallingford CT @ Wallingford American Legion Hall
7/01 Providence RI @ AS220 w/ Tides
7/02 Brooklyn NY @ Water Street Lounge
7/03 Long Island NY @ TBA
7/05 Long Branch NJ @ Brighton Bar
7/06 Baltimore MD @ The Sidebar Tavern
7/07 Washington DC @ The Warehouse Next Door
7/08 Richmond VA @ TBA
7/09 Murfreesboro NC @ Zakk's Coffeehouse
7/10 Wilmington NC @ The Soapbox Laundrolounge
7/11 Myrtle SC @ Monkey Business
7/12 Savannah GA @ TBA
7/13 Gainsville FL @ Wayward Council
7/14 Tampa Bay @ TBA
7/15 Birmingham AL @ Cave 9 w/ Brothers and Sisters, Hematavore
7/16 Monroe LA @ Fleur De Live w/ Intronaut
7/17 Dallas TX @ Red Blood Club
7/18 Austin TX @ TBA
7/19 Las Crusces @ tba w/ Opus Dai
7/20 Albuquerque NM @ The Cell w/ Opus Dai
7/21 Phoenix AZ @ Joe's Grotto w/ Opus Dai
7/22 Tijuana, Mexico @ tba w/ Opus Dai
7/23 South Gate CA @ The Allen Theater w/ Opus Dai
7/24 Bakersfield CA @ tba w/ Opus Dai
7/25 San Francisco CA @ The Egg w/ Opus Dai
7/27 Portland OR @ Rock and Roll Pizza w/ Origin, Opus Dai
7/28 Boise ID @ TBAw/ Opus Dai
7/29 Jackson WY @ Log Cabin Saloon w/ Opus Dai
7/30 Jackson WY @ Log Cabin Saloon w/ Opus Dai
7/31 Taylorsville UT @ Rebecca's Dance Studio w/ Opus Dai
8/01 Denver CO @ 15th Street Tavern w/ Across Tundras
8/02 Lawrence KS @ The Haunted Kitchen
8/03 Des Moines @ Hairy Mary's w/ This Dialogue
8/04 Minneapolis MN @ Quest Night Club Ascott Room w/ Across Tundras
8/05 Wausau WI @ Ticho's Barn
8/06 Chicago IL @ TBA
8/08 St. Louis MO @ TBA
8/09 Chattanooga TN @ Ziggy's
8/10 Nashville TN @ The Muse
8/11 Louisville KY @ TBA
8/12 Dayton OH @ The Nite Owl
8/13 Fort Wayne IN @ 1624 N. Harrison St.
8/14 Detroit MI @ 2500 Club w/ Ganon
8/15 Columbus OH @ Acme Art Co
8/16 Wilkinsburg PA @ Mr. Roboto Project
8/18 Buffalo NY @ TBA
8/19 London ON @ TBA
8/20 Hamilton ON @ TBA
8/21 Toronto ON @ TBA
8/23 Ottawa ON @ TBA
8/24 Montreal QC @ TBA
8/25 Hudson NY @ St John's The Evangelist Church w/ Tides, Fight Amputation, Aficiando
8/26 Poughkeepsie NY @ TBA
8/27 TBA NJ @ TBA
MORE INFO: http://rosettaband.com | http://daywithoutdawn.com | http://

06.08.2006 - Much The Same announce release release date, album art and track listing for Survive
source: Nitro Records
Chicago's Much The Same have finished recording their sophomore album, Survive, and will release it on Nitro Records August 29th. Fans can hear "The Greatest Betrayal" the first track from Survive as well as view the cover art on the band's myspace page.

Produced by Cameron Webb, Survive is a return to the fast melodic punk sound of the 90's without sounding nostalgic or derivative. Each of the band members shared songwriting responsibility making Survive a reflection of the band as a whole.

The band's debut album, Quitters Never Win, was released on A-F records in 2003 and the band has played with the likes of Bad Religion, Rise Against, Thrice, Strike Anywhere, Anti-Flag, and A Wilhelm Scream.

Track listing for Survive:
1. The Greatest Betrayal
2. American Idle
3. Gut Shot
4. What I Know
5. Take What's Yours
6. Skeletons
7. For Those Left Behind
8. Living a Lie
9. Stitches
10. Wrecking Ball
11. Picking Up the Shattered Pieces
MORE INFO: http://myspace.com/muchthesame | http://nitrorecords.com | http://

06.08.2006 - Black Cobra June tour
source: Earsplit PR
The duo that's been on the road all year and just got off the road with Torche left again this week to hit the streets with Hope And Suicide (ex-Bloodlet). The band has more dates in the works with Tragedy, Unearthly Trance, Stinking Lizaveta, Minsk, Graves at Sea and more for the rest of the year.

BLACK COBRA w/ HOPE AND SUICIDE
6/01 Tallahassee, FL @ All Saints Cafe
6/02 Mobile, AL @ Cell Block
6/03 Atlanta GA @ Lenny's
6/04 Charlotte, NC @ Milestone
6/05 Asheville, NC @ Static Age Records w/ Tragedy
6/06 Harrisonburg VA @ Luigi's
6/07 Fredericksburg, VA @ The Bourbon Room
6/08 Washington, D.C. @ Warehouse Next Door
6/09 Boston, MA @ O'Briens Pub
6/10 Bellingham, MA @ Patriot Bar and Grill
6/11 New York City, NY @ Ace of Clubs w/ Unearthly Trance, LOMF
6/14 Detroit, MI @ Corktown Tavern
6/15 Chicago, IL @ TBA w/ Minsk
6/16 Milwaukee, WI @ Cactus Club w/ Minsk
6/17 Iowa City @ Gabes Oasis w/ Kita (last Kita show!!!)
6/18 Carbondale, IL @ TBA
6/19 Little Rock, AR @ Downtown Music
6/20 Fayetteville, AR @ The Gypsy
6/21 Austin, TX @ Room 710
6/22 San Antonio, TX@ The Sanctuary w/ Rasputina
6/23 Albuequerque, NM @ Burt's Tiki Lounge
6/24 Phoenix, Arizona @ TBA w/ Graves At Sea
MORE INFO: http://blackcobra.net | http://myspace.com/blackcobra | http://atalossrecordings.com

05.17.2006 - Spitfire?s "Life And Limb" Video To Make MTV2 Network Premiere This Weekend
source: EarsplitPR
"SPITFIRE?s new music video for the song "Life And Limb" will see its MTV2 network premiere this weekend. The video will make its premiere on Saturday, May 20th as part of MTV2?s Headbangers Ball. Headbangers Ball airs Saturday evenings at 10:00 PM EST on MTV2 in the USA.

?Life And Limb? is the first video from SPITFIRE?s heralded new album Self-Help, which was released February 28th on Goodfellow Records. Self-Help was the first new release by the band since reforming in 2005 and is their first new full-length release in more than five years. The band, originally a quartet, now consists of six members total with the addition of guitarists Scottie Henry (Norma Jean) and Dan Tulloch (Scarlet) into the line up.

SPITFIRE is currently on the road in the US with Underoath, Poison The Well and As Cities Burn. This sold out tour comes to an end on Wednesday, May 17th in Fayetteville, AR. After that, the band is confirmed to play the Ichthus and Cornerstone Music Festivals in June and July and will be announcing more tour dates in support of Self-Help shortly.
MORE INFO: http://sonicunyon.com/vids/GF/SPITFIRE/LifeAndLimb/ | http://spitfirenoise.com | http://myspace.com/spitfirerock

05.17.2006 - Abysmal Dawn tour with Six Feet Under, Krisiun, Decapitated, Cattle Decapitation
source: EarsplitPR
"Crash Music, Inc. has released the debut album from Abysmal Dawn, the Los Angeles-based extreme metal band featuring former members of Rise and Inhuman Visions. The band is confirmed for a US tour beginning in September alongside Six Feet Under, Krisiun, Decapitated and Cattle Decapitation and are keeping themselves busy locally in the meantime:

5/19 The Boardwalk @ Orangevale, CA w/ Cryptopsy
5/23 Jerry's Pizza @ Bakersfield, CA w/ Classic Struggle, Sub Zero
6/06 The Pound @ San Francisco, CA w/ Asesino
6/07 The Key Club @ W. Hollywood, CA w/ Asesino
6/08 The Galaxy Theatre @ Santa Ana, CA w/ Asesino

Abysmal Dawn with Six Feet Under, Krisiun, Decapitated and Cattle Decapitation
09/12 Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room
09/13 St. Petersburg, FL @ The State Theatre
09/15 Houston, TX @ Java Jazz
09/16 San Antonio, TX @ The White Rabbit
09/21 Los Angeles, CA @ The Key Club
09/22 Corona, CA @ Showcase Theatre
09/23 Orangevale, CA @ The Boardwalk
09/25 Portland, OR @ Rock N Roll Pizza
09/26 Seattle, WA @ Studio Seven
09/29 Ogden, UT @ Club Boom VA
09/30 Aurora, CO @ Iliff Park Saloon
10/01 Omaha, NE @ The Rock
10/03 Mokena, IL @ The Pearl Room
10/06 Somerville, MA @ Goodtimes Emporium
10/07 Manchester, NH @ Mark's Place
10/08 New York, NY @ BB King's

"According to a press release, Abysmal Dawn "plays aggressive modern death that combines some of the best elements of both black and thrash metal. The band seamlessly blends the catchiness and technicality of early '90s American death, with ample doses of atmosphere, melody and the brutality of their contemporaries."

"Commented the band: "We are very excited to be working with Crash Music. They are one of the few labels in this industry still supporting premium extreme acts and it's an honor to be working with them. We know that there is still plenty of hard work that lies ahead but we say, bring it on!"

"Abysmal Dawn 's debut album, "From Ashes" was engineered, mixed and mastered by John Haddad (Eyes Of Fire, Phobia, Intronaut) at Shiva Industries in Santa Ana, CA."
MORE INFO: http://abysmaldawn.com | http://myspace.com/abysmaldawn | http://crashmusicinc.com

05.17.2006 - Grade reunion show
source: Lambgoat
Toronto's Grade, who broke up in 2002 after releasing mater