September 4, 2008

Tom Gabel, oft-politicized frontman for Against Me!, has posted a week’s worth of studio entries on his blog chronicling the recording of a solo EP for AM!’s label, Sire Records. The EP is being tracked with Butch Vig and Billy Bush, who produced and engineered New Wave, respectively. The record is titled Heart...

Suicide Squeeze has officially inked Atlanta, GA experimental punks the Coathangers. The quartet is currently writing and recording their debut full-length, slated for a Spring 2009 release. The label released their Shake Shake / Dream Boat 7" earlier this year. The band has a few tour dates coming up as well. SAT...

Trustkill Records recently inked a deal with Virginian metal quintet Adversary. A press release from the label claims the band "infuse a distinctly American sensibility into their groove heavy brand of metal." You can check out some songs from the band’s upcoming record, Singularity, on their MySpace page. The album hits...

Ferret has announced that Cleveland, Ohio metal act Chimaira have begun work on their fifth record. According to the label: The guys have about 10 songs almost complete, just needing to add some vocals and bells and whistles to the songs before jumping into the studio. They have launched a new website which...

Copeland will be heading out on a month-long headlining tour where "L" will seemingly be the letter of the day, everyday. After all, they’ll be joined by Lovedrug, Lydia and LIGHTS. Copeland will release their Tooth & Nail debut, You Are My Sunshine, a week before the tour’s kickoff on October 14. Lovedrug has...

Escape The Fate‘s "The Flood" has been posted for free download, thanks to a recent campaign that required 50,000 fans to be simultaneously logged onto their Buzznet page before the song could be acquired. You can now grab it here. The song is culled from the band’s forthcoming album, This War Is Ours, out...

Pelican, Kayo Dot and Steve Brodsky will be making up the second installment of Hydra Head‘s Champions Of Sound Tour. Fellow Hydra Head beast Zozobra will be on a few dates of the tour. Pelican released City Of Echoes in 2007, as well as the DVD/EP set After The Ceiling Cracked earlier this...

Fucked Up have another MP3 put up from their forthcoming sophomore full-length, The Chemistry Of Common Life. You can find "Twice Born" here. The band claims that the song features guest vocals by My Bloody Valentine's Kevin Shields and "the fat guy from Fall Out Boy," perhaps referring to Patrick Stump, though this has not...