May 30, 2012

Periphery's new album, Periphery II, will be released July 3 via Sumerian. Check out the track listing, as well as a trailer, below. 01. “Muramasa“ 02. “Have A Blast” (feat. Guthrie Govan) 03. “Facepalm Mute“ 04. “Ji“ 05. “Scarlet“ 06. “Luck As A Constant“ 07. “Ragnarok“ 08. “The Gods Must Be Crazy!“ 09. “MAKE TOTAL...

Long-running street punk outfit the Casualties have signed to Season Of Mist, a label traditionally known for its heavier bands. The band commented on the move, via press release: “We are joining the dark forces of Season of Mist! We're more than honored to bring our blend of hardcore-street-thrash-punk to the battle to keep heavy...

Samples from the new Whitechapel album can be heard over at Amazon. The album, which is self-titled, is due out June 19 via Metal Blade.

Kris Roe of the Ataris recently revealed in an interview that the band's long-awaited new full-length, Graveyard Of The Atlantic, should see a summer release via Paper + Plastick. Via AMP: “But for the album, in May/June I am going back into the studio to finish the vocals for the seven remaining songs. Currently all...

The Hives' new album Lex Hives can be heard in full at their Facebook page. It's officially due out next Tuesday.

Demon Hunter has compiled some tour rehearsal footage, available below. The band released True Defiance earlier this year via Solid State.

Yellowcard is shooting a video for their new single “Always Summer,” according to bassist Josh Portman:   Video shoot: Day 1. #AlwaysSummer — Josh from Yellowcard (@joshportman) May 29, 2012 The band's new album is expected out later this year via Hopeless.

The Atom Age The Hottest Thing That’s Cool A strange dilemma is faced when listening to The Hottest Thing That’s Cool, the new album by Oakland, California’s the Atom Age. When one band sounds so much like another band—and even admits that without said band, they probably wouldn’t exist—it’s hard to completely enjoy them. Luckily,...