Bleeding Through post three new songs, announce 2006 tour plans
Orange County, California, metalcore band Bleeding Through have posted three songs off their upcoming release, The Truth, all over the internet. You can download "Kill To Believe" here, you can stream "Tragedy Of Empty Streets" at the band's PureVolume page and stream "For Love And Falling," featuring guest vocals from Ben Falgoust (Soilent Green, Goatwhore),...
The Good Life embark on world tour (sorta)
Saddle Creek artist the Good Life, a.k.a. the alter-ego of Cursive's Tim Kasher, have announced a half-dozen shows in December to close out the year. Five of the six shows are in the Midwest. One is in Germany. Like, the country. Amazingly, it's the one in the middle of all the other shows. Here's to...
The Slackers to get Peculiar this February
Long-running traditional ska act the Slackers have completed their new album, titled Peculiar. The band's label, Hellcat Records, has confirmed a release date of Feb. 21, 2006, for the album.
For recording, the group returned to Ernesto's, a club in Sittard, Holland, where the band had previously recorded the live disc Live At Ernesto's....
Taste Of Chaos 2006 dates announced; Thursday added to lineup
Taste Of Chaos organizers have released the dates for the second-annual edition of the trek. The tour is scheduled to run from Feb. 16 in San Diego through April 15 in Montreal.
Each of the 46 stops on the tour will be priced at under $30, promises tour founder Kevin Lyman, and, as previously...
Taking Back Sunday to sell autographed holiday cards for charity
Taking Back Sunday have posted packs of specially designed, autographed holiday cards in their webstore. The cards, designed by James Rheem Davis, are being sold in packs of five or 10, with all proceeds being donated to cancer charities personally selected by drummer Mark O'Connell's mother Roberta, who is a cancer survivor, bassist Matt Rubano's...
Coheed And Cambria
Coheed And Cambria Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through The Eyes Of Madness [5] Yep, that Columbia Records stamp on Good Apollo… has officially launched Coheed And Cambria into the maw of popular culture, where bands that once ran in “prog-emo” circles generally have three options: Write songs millions of...
Apollo Sunshine
Apollo Sunshine Apollo Sunshine [4]The members of Apollo Sunshine all went to Berklee College Of Music, and it shows. Their harmonies are perfectly in tune; their chops are impeccable; and their arrangements are patently professional. However, Apollo Sunshine is anything but academic. A far better representation of the band’s live show than 2003’s Katonah, Apollo...
The Bled/Vaux
The Bled/Vaux Found In The Flood/Beyond Virtue, Beyond Vice [4]/[4]Growing up in the metalcore arena isn’t easy. Sure, it’s okay to insert the occasional singing part, but when you abandon aggression altogether, the pit grows stagnant. The Bled’s Found In The Flood shows the band toning down the brutal breakdowns of 2003’s Pass The Flask...
Death Cab For Cutie - Plans
Plans A lot has been made in the past year of the facts that Death Cab For Cutie finally signed to a major label, became ubiquitous in pop culture via The O.C. and, above all, proved how much it must suck to be Ben Gibbard’s ex-girlfriend. But here’s the thing: None of this really matters....