March 19, 2012

Danzig has added more dates to an upcoming toue that will feature performances from ex-Misfits bandmate Doyle Von Frankenstein as well as Danzig Legacy dates (featuring music from Misfits, Samhain and Danzig). Check out the itinerary below. 05/26 Irvine, CA – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre (“Danzig Legacy“) 05/31 Kansas City, KS – Uptown Theatre (feat. Doyle...

With The Punches has wrapped recording on their debut LP for Doghouse Records, according to frontman Jesse Vadala:   I'M DONE! I SANG MY LAST PART FOR THIS RECORD. SOO MUCH COFFEE. BURN EVERYTHING. FIGHT THE WORLD. I AM THE CHAMPION. sorry, excited. — Jesse Vadala (@JesseWTP) March 19, 2012 We streamed the band's most...

Direct Hit! (Kind Of Like Records) has released a new acoustic track titled “What He Asked For.” The song, recorded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, will appear in full-band form on the next DH! album, so says guitarist Nick Woods: “This is an acoustic version of a tune we wrote for the next Direct Hit LP....

Simple Plan has released a quick video update from their European tour. Check it out below.

Former the Academy Is… frontman William Beckett will be launching his solo career with the release of 3 EPs, which are due to be released in the coming months. As we reported yesterday, the first EP in that series, Walk The Talk, is due April 17 via YIKE Records; a new single, “Compromising Me,” is...

The Mars Volta Noctourniquet This review originally ran in AP 285. The Mars Volta are members of a small yet esteemed echelon: a respected community of rock outfits whose new works—be they stellar or hideous—are always greeted with enthusiasm. Fortunately, Noctourniquet is a great installment to their canon: Frontman Cedric Bixler-Zavala earns his MVP status...

Over the next week, we'll be sharing some exclusive video taken by Evan Henkel at the Pure Noise Records Showcase that happened a few weeks ago at Berkeley, California's historic 924 Gilman. Here's the first clip featuring Forever Came Calling performing “The Office.”