March 6, 2009

The Hope Conspiracy are "In The Shadow Of God" with new song

The Hope Conspiracy recently unveiled a new track from their upcoming 7" titled True Nihilist. You can check out "In The Shadow Of God" on the near legendary hardcore act’s MySpace page. Alternately, you can also find the track included on this free digital sampler, which was reported on earlier today. ...

Taking Back Sunday, The Used, Mastodon covers Warner Bros' classics

In celebration of Warner Bros. Records’ 50th anniversary, current WBR artists like Taking Back Sunday, Against Me!, The Used, Mastodon, and Michelle Branch covered classic songs by WBR artists like ZZ Top, Joni Mitchell, and Tom Petty. The compilation, Covered: A Revolution in Sound, will be available on Amazon on March 10th in...

Wait In Vain drummer leaves, joins Energy permanently

Seattle hardcore act Wait In Vain drummer Keith Sidorowicz has left the band and permanently joined Stoughton, MA’s Energy. The band is currently looking for a replacement and encouraging those "willing to tour throughout the rest of 2009 and beyond" to get in touch at this email address. They released their debut, Seasons,...

800 BANDS: A look back at all of the previous 100 Bands You Need To Know issues

Each year since 2001, AP has named 100 Bands You Need To Know. Look, we’re not mathematicians, but multiply that by eight years, and that’s a cool 800 bands that we gave you ample warning to get on board with early, from At The Drive-In and Death Cab For Cutie to...

Deathwish posts free spring sampler

Deathwish has posted their new spring sampler for free download. Largely comprised of unreleased tracks (15 of 19), it features new songs from the likes of 108, the Hope Conspiracy, End Of A Year, Doomriders and more. You can download it here, here or here. The comp is being released in conjunction with Six Feet...

Thrice Alchemy Index LP set delayed

Vagrant has announced that Thrice's Alchemy Index box set will not be shipping on March 10 as previously announced. The box set is a two-volume collection consisting of the four EPs in the Alchemy Index, each thematically tailored to represent the individual elements. Each of the four EPs will be pressed on 10-inch colored vinyl...

Way More Than 100 Bands...

This year’s 100 Bands You Need To Know issue is on newsstands now. What’s that? One hundred isn’t enough? First of all: Geez. We thought it was kind of a lot. Second of all: Okay. Well, we’ve put together even more information for you, exclusively here on Altpress.com. In LAST YEAR’S MODELS, we...

The Number Twelve Looks Like You's Worse Than Alone streaming

The Number Twelve Looks Like You now has a full stream of their new album, Worse Than Alone up. You can check it out here. Worse Than Alone is due out March 10th on Eyeball, following on 2007’s Mongrel.

Dim Mak signs All Leather (the Locust, ex-Some Girls)

Dim Mak has inked California’s All Leather. The trio features Justin Pearson (the Locust, ex-Some Girls), Nathan Joyner (ex-Some Girls) and Jung Sing (Maniqui Lazer). You can check out some material here.
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