December 1, 2009

The latest video from the impossibly technical progressive metal act Between The Buried And Me has hit the Web. Dubbed a "short film" by the band, the nine-plus minute "Obfuscation" is now streaming down below. The song appears on their recently released fifth studio album, The Great Misdirect, out now on Victory Records.

MxPx have posted their version of "Auld Lang Syne" for free download here. The song comes from the band’s new album, Punk Rawk Christmas. The album is primarily composed of holiday songs the band released to their fan club during the past decade. The album was released digitally today. Tracklisting is below: 1. PUNK...

After recently launching their rescheduled fall tour, Florida rockers Dashboard Confessional have announced they will be supporting legendary artist Bon Jovi in 2010. The spring arena tour will be in support of their newly released album Alter the Ending, which debuted last month. Tour Dates: 2/19 – Seattle, WA – Key Arena 2/22 – San...

Flogging Molly have added three shows to ring in 2010. The band will play their hometown of Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve with shows in Anaheim, California, and Las Vegas to follow. Tickets for these three shows go on sale Dec. 4 here. Added show dates: 12/31/09 – Los Angeles, CA – Wiltern ...

Recently, mewithoutYou guitarist Michael Weiss, bassist Greg Jehanian and drummer Rickie Mazzotta formed an all-Weezer cover band, dubbed Sleezer. Additional members include Squad Five-O guitarist Kris Klein and The group (with Jehanian on vocals and Klein on bass) made their debut at a Philadelphia house party last week; video of the 10-song set is below....

Henry Rollins has unveiled info for the first leg of North American dates of his upcoming "Frequent Flyer" world tour. Rollins will perform 45 shows in the U.S. and Canada bginning in February before traveling to Australia and South Africa and picking up the second North American leg in May. Pre-sale tickets are available now...

Thrice have announced that their final show of the year, slated for this Friday, Dec. 4, at Soma in San Diego, California, has been canceled. The band's statement reads as follows: "Due to circumstances out of our control, the show scheduled for December 4th at SOMA in San Diego has been cancelled. If you’ve already...

After months of speculation and hints from band members, keyboardist Pouyan Afkary has officially announced the end of Scary Kids Scaring Kids. The band will embark on their final tour in January. In a blog titled, "We Are Breaking Up," Afkary says: "The reason we are ending the band is very simple. We created this...

First, we got some strange clues, but now, we know at least two bands who are officially playing the Bamboozle 2010: Paramore and Weezer. Each band will headline a different night of the festival, scheduled to take place May 1-2, 2010, at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Pre-sale tickets go on...