May 2012
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Close Your Eyes Lineup Update
Two months ago, CLOSE YOUR EYES parted ways with their singer, Shane Raymond, due to physical reasons.
Now, the band announced a replacement singer and additional lineup changes. Michael Sawyer will be their new singer, Jordan Hatfield is the new drummer and Andrew Rodriguez rejoined the band as a second guitarist. The group’s first performance back will be at The Bamboozle Festival this...
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Teeth-Related News
The timing of this was too good to not put these two stories together. We’ve got bad news and good news regarding teeth-named bands.
ALL TEETH announced they are calling it quits. Their spot on the upcoming European DEFEATER tour will be filled by FORMER THIEVES.
CUT TEETH are now signed with Topshelf Records. The label will be re-releasing their latest effort, Televandalism, on July...
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Eyes Set to Pre-pro
EYES SET TO KILL posted a video of their preproduction progress for a new record. The video below includes clips from a number of new songs, as well as footage from the process.
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No Sleep Signs TRC
No Sleep Records expanded their roster again. This time, they’ve signed UK-based band, TRC. The group will release their label debut this fall. Watch a new video for their song, “#TEAMUK,” below.
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Pierce the Veil Album Art
PIERCE THE VEIL posted the artwork and track listing for their upcoming album, Collide With The Sky. The album will be available on July 17 via Fearless Records. See the track list below.
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1. May These Noises Startle You In Your Sleep
2. Hell Above
3. A Match Into Water
4. King For A Day
5. Bulls In The Bronx
6. Props &...
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Rock the Bells Lineup Announced
This year’s Rock the Bells festival will include performances from MISSY ELLIOTT+TIMBALAND (her only live appearance of the year) and BONE THUGS-N-HARMONY, as well as many other notable acts. The events will take place 8/18-19 in San Bernardino, CA, 8/25-26 in Mountain View, CA, and 9/1-2 in Holmdel, NJ. The complete lineup (so far) can be found on the flyer above or the list below.
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Coasta For Cover
Run For Cover Records announced the addition of COASTA to their roster. The band includes Jamey Lacey, brother of BRAND NEW’s Jesse Lacey. The band’s debut will be available on vinyl later this year. Listen to a track from the group below.
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<a href=”http://coasta.bandcamp.com/track/sunzal”...
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Bore Core
SOUL CONTROL will release their next EP, Bore Core, via Bridge 9 Records on July 31. The five-song album will also include an additional track as a digital download. Preorders and streaming samples from the record will be available soon. The tracklist is below and additional details are here.
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1) Appetite
2) Headtrippin
3) Ugly
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Terrorized in the Night
HELL OR HIGHWATER (ex-Atreyu) released a new music video for their song, “Terrorized in the Night.” The track is from their latest album, Begin Again. The entire album is currently on sale for $1.99 on iTunes. Click here.
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Gotye, Fun, Paramore
The latest cover (most covered song of the year, by far) of GOTYE’s “Somebody That I Used To Know” comes from FUN. and Hayley Williams of PARAMORE. It was recorded for BBC Radio and the audio can be heard below. From the information we’ve found online, Williams contributed her parts via Skype and was not actually in the studio with the rest of the band.
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Beastie Babies
This was posted to Gawker earlier and is too cool to not re-post. A dad in the Portland area filmed his kids and nephew reenacting the “Sabotage” video from BEASTIE BOYS. Watch it below.
R.I.P. MCA
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Menzingers Post Nice Things
THE MENZINGERS released a new music video for “Nice Things,” a track from their latest release, On the Impossible Past. Get their album now, via Epitaph Records.
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From: San Francisco
THE SPILL CANVAS are previewing one more track from their upcoming record, Gestalt, before its release on May 22. “From: San Francisco” can be streamed below and an interview with the band can be found here.
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No Sleep Vs Topshelf Records
No Sleep and Topshelf Records have been teasing some sort of made-up competition between the two labels for the last month or so. Now, the countdown on their website, topshelfvsnosleep.com, is complete and the announcement is available.
The two record labels will be releasing a joint compilation at Hot Topic stores that will feature 20 new, unreleased, rare songs from their respective artists....
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New Release Tuesday 5/15/2012
Today we celebrate another new release Tuesday with some high-profile releases. I personally recommend Hot Water Music’s new album, as well as the Night Verses EP. If nothing else, it’s free, so it’s completely worth the risk. See our full list below.
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HOT WATER MUSIC - Exister (buy)
MEWITHOUTYOU - Ten Stories...
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Free Verses
NIGHT VERSES (ex-The Sleeping, Sound Archives) released a new EP today, as a free download on their website. Go here to get the four-song Out of the Sky EP.
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New Garbage, Hot Water Music and More
Over at Spinner, you can stream entire unreleased albums from HOT WATER MUSIC, GARBAGE, TENACIOUS D, BEST COAST, and more. Click on each artist name to directly access their new album streams.
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Make Do and Preorder
MAKE DO AND MEND launched preorder deals and a new music video for their upcoming album, Everything You Ever Loved, which will be released on June 19. Watch their new video for “Lucky” below and preorder the record here.
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Mixtapes
MIXTAPES will be releasing their full-length album, Even On The Worst Nights, on June 26 via No Sleep Records. The first track from that record, “Hey Ma Pt 2,” can be streamed here. Preorder the album on vinyl or CD here.
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The Gang's All Here
Derrick Frost is back in CHIODOS. The drummer originally quit in 2009, but now that the group reunited with Craig Owens, it was only a matter of time until a replacement for the replacement (Tanner Wayne announced his departure in March) would be announced.
Watch the announcement video below.
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Gallows See Red
GALLOWS took a short break from tracking their third full-length album to record a cover of MINOR THREAT’s “Seeing Red.” Listen to it below.
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Coachella 2013
The dates for the 2013 Coachella festival have already been announced, 11 months in advance. Mark your currently-non-existant 2013 calendars for two weekends in April: 4/12-4/14 and 4/19-4/21. Presales will begin on Thursday at 10 A.M.
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Oh Queen, No
QUEEN will be performing live for a 10th anniversary celebration of the band’s musical, We Will Rock You.
“How will they do that?,” you might be asking. “Freddie Mercury died in 1991!”
Yup, a Freddie Mercury “optical illusion” (aka: hologram).
Thanks Tupac.
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Metal and Animation
LAMB OF GOD and DETHKLOK will be co-headlining a tour together, with GOJIRA as support. Dethklok is the fictional animated metal band from Metalocalypse. Yes, an animated band is going on a real tour. Hey, if GORILLAZ can do it why can’t they?
The dates are below.
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8/1 Seattle, WA @ WaMu Thater
8/2 Vancouver, BC @ Queen...
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A Stream of Hot Water
HOT WATER MUSIC will be releasing Exister, their first album since 2004, on Tuesday, May 15. The entire thing is streaming early though. Click here to stream Exister.
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Be Careful What You Ask For
EVERCLEAR is back with their first new record in six years, Invisible Stars. The first single, “Be Careful What You Ask For,” is streaming online now. Listen to it here.
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Shooting Stream
The new EP from OWL CITY, Shooting Star, is streaming online. Listen to all four tracks below. The album will be available on Tuesday.
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Carrabba Promises New Music
So ultimately I’ll believe it when we see/hear it, but Chris Carrabba is promising that FURTHER SEEMS FOREVER will be releasing a new full-length album sometime this year. The full interview can be found here.
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No Sleep Signs Mountain Man
No Sleep Records announced that MOUNTAIN MAN is the latest band added to their roster. The group will be recording a new 12” EP that will see a release this summer. More details can be found here.
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This is Hardcore Lineup
The lineup for the 2012 This Is Hardcore festival in now online. The event will take place from August 9-12 in Philadelphia. Each day’s announced set of bands is below.
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Thursday, August 9th
Terror, Earth Crisis, Ringworm, Maximum Penalty, Mindset, Naysayer, Lifeless, Build & Destroy, The Storm
Friday, Augusth 10th
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Half of a Wonder Year
THE WONDER YEARS will be re-releasing a newly-mastered version of their first album, Get Stoked On It!, on May 15. Absolutepunk.net is streaming the first half of the digital-only release today, and PropertyOfZack.com will stream the second half tomorrow. Preorder the album from No Sleep Records at BandCamp now.
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Everything About Mastodon(s)
Think you know everything about mastodons? Troy Sanders, of MASTODON, knows more. He’ll prove it to you. Watch the video below.
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What's Eating Gilbert in Nashville
Chad Gilbert, guitarist of NEW FOUND GLORY, is planning to release a 7” EP, The Nashville Session, from his side/solo project, WHAT’S EATING GILBERT. It will be available via Paper + Plastick Records on June 19. More details can be found here.
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Conditions Video
A new music video from CONDITIONS is now online. The track, “When It Won’t Save You,” is from their latest album, Fluorescent Youth. Watch it here.
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Anthony Raneri and Coffee
BAYSIDE vocalist, Anthony Raneri, released a solo album earlier this year, titled New Cathedrals. At the time it was only available in CD and digital formats. Now, Paper + Plastick will be releasing the EP on vinyl, mixed with coffee. Yes, coffee. The clear vinyl will have powdered coffee mixed during the pressing process, so the record will smell (but not taste, unfortunately) like coffee. The...
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Against Me! Vocalist Comes Out as Transgender
This news just broke this evening and we wanted to make sure to post something about it before tomorrow morning…
Tom Gabel, vocalist and guitarist of AGAINST ME!, has come out as transgender and plans to begin living as a woman. While the decision on its own isn’t necessarily newsworthy, the fact that Against Me! is a successful and well-known band makes the story a bit more...
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Scream It Like You Mean It
The details of this year’s Scream It Like You Mean It Tour are now available. The flyer with the dates is above, courtesy of Lambgoat.
The bands on the tour will be:
ATTACK ATTACK!, WE CAME AS ROMANS, THE ACACIA STRAIN, OCEANO, LIKE MOTHS TO FLAMES, CLOSE TO HOME, IMPENDING DOOM, WOE IS ME, ABANDON ALL SHIPS, SECRETS, VOLUMES, FOR ALL THOSE SLEEPING, THE CHARIOT, GLASS CLOUD, AT THE...
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Streaming Garbage
The new album from GARBAGE, Not Your Kind Of People, will be available via iTunes on May 15 and everywhere else on the 22nd. Before either of those dates arrive though, you can stream the entire record here.
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New Release Tuesday 5/8/2012
Every Tuesday is a bit like Christmas: With new music each week, there’s always reason to celebrate. See what new albums are available below.
SILVERSUN PICKUPS - Neck of the Woods (buy) (stream)
BARCELONA - Not Quite Yours (buy)
MATT SKIBA AND THE SEKRETS - Babylon (buy) (stream)
DAYTRADER - Twelve Years (buy) (read our review)
OFF! - OFF! (buy)
MIXTAPES - Somewhere In Trinsic...
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likeZEBRA Launches University Playlist Contest
likeZEBRA.com is looking for the ultimate university playlist. To accomplish this, we compiled selections from students of 16 different universities nationwide. Now, fellow music-lovers are invited to browse and stream the lists and vote for the selections they like most. When the competition ends on June 7, one university will be announced as the school with the best taste in music.
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Verse Album Announcement
The new album from the recently-reunited VERSE will be titled Bitter Clarity, Uncommon Grace, and will be released on July 17 via Bridge 9 Records. The track listing can be found below and preorders will begin this summer.
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1) The Selfish of the Earth
2) The Selfless of the Earth
3) The Silver Spoon and the Empty Plate
4) Setting...
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All Aboard!
What do you get when you cross the Polar Express with dance music? The Full Flex Express Tour. This July, SKRILLEX, DIPLO, GRIMES, PRETTY LIGHTS and more will be traveling across Canada via train. Each stop of their tour will be festival-style, with multiple stages. See the dates below.
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07-13 Toronto, Ontario - Fort York
07-14...
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The Jane Project
Jacob Bannon, vocalist for CONVERGE and owner of Deathwish Inc, launched a new mixed-media art release, featuring 90 limited prints based on the iconic Jane Doe album cover. Every print is one-of-a-kind and will be hand-selected by Bannon himself. The Jane Project will cost $700 each, but the limited and custom nature of this project make it worthwhile. Click here to read more about the endeavor...
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Review: Daytrader - "Twelve Years"
I try and go back and listen to the “emo” type bands I used to listen to about ten years ago sometimes when I’m feeling nostalgic and it’s never quite the same. Don’t get me wrong, I still love the bands I did in 2002-2003, but they don’t resonate like they used to. If you experience that same feeling then DAYTRADER’s Twelve Years will be a big album for you. It’s somewhat of a flashback....
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No Sleep Signs Lowtalker
No Sleep Records announced the addition of another band to their roster. This time, it’s LOWTALKER. The group features members of COMEBACK KID and a former member of MISERY SIGNALS and LIVING WITH LIONS. The band will be releasing a new EP this summer.
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Anberlin Acoustic Tour
ANBERLIN announced a short run of dates in June that will focus on alternative versions of their music.
“We will be approaching our songs from a slightly different perspective…stripped down, acoustic, alternate, intimate, redux, re-approached, etc. All of these will factor into the set…”
The tour dates can be found below and ticket purchase links can be found here.
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Flatfoot 56 Album Details
Paper and Plastick Records will be releasing FLATFOOT 56’s next album, Toil, on July 24. The full announcement can be found here and the track listing is below.
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1. Brother, Brother
2. The Rich, The Strong and The Poor
3. I Believe It
4. Take Hold Again
5. Toil
6. Live Or Die Trying
7. Work For Them
8. Terrorizing Truth
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Matt Skiba and the Streaming
MATT SKIBA AND THE SEKRETS (Alkaline Trio, AFI, My Chemical Romance) will be releasing their debut album, Babylon, tomorrow. Any fan of Alkaline Trio will appreciate this solo work from Skiba. It can be streamed ahead of the release today. Click here.
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Night Verses Stream
NIGHT VERSES (ex-THE SLEEPING) posted a new song from their upcoming EP, Out of the Sky. “Be Happy With Yourself, I’m Staying Here In Hell” can be streamed at Alternative Press’ website. Be sure to download the free EP from the band’s website on May 15.
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Ben Folds Free
BEN FOLDS FIVE posted an update from the studio and included a free download as well. Click here to download “Do It Anyway,” and read the studio update here.
Additionally, the band launched a kickstarter-style preorder that is running out of available purchase options quickly. Go here to preorder and watch a video that includes another new song, “Sky High.”
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