Official press release:Extreme Management Group and American technical death metal innovators Origin are pleased to announce the band's worldwide recording contract with Nuclear Blast Records. Origin, who are responsible for such genre-defining classics as Informis Infinitas Inhumanitas (2002) and Antithesis (2008), will enter Chapman Recording Studios in Lenexa, …
Official press release:Tommy Rogers, lead vocalist, keyboardist and founding member of the award-winning North Carolina progressive rock band Between The Buried And Me will release his debut solo album Pulse on February 1, 2011 via Metal Blade Records. The versatile frontman and multi-instrumentalist, who not only self-produced …
The first line-up for the Bay Area Noise Pop Festival was revealed today. The festival takes place in San Francisco between February 22nd and 27th. "Early Bird" badges can be purchased now at Noise Pop Fest's site. Regular badges become available December 9th. Hit the jump for …
Rise Records revealed today that Man Overboard and Transit joined their roster. Both bands are expected to have full lengths by Fall of 2011. Hit the jump for Rise's statement.
Against Me! announced today that, before embarking on a tour supporting Dropkick Murphys next year, they'll be touring all across the country with support from Cheap Girls and Fences during January and February. See the dates below:
Make Do and Mend announced that they have had to cancel their UK/Euro tour in January. They plan on rescheduling for a tour in the coming months. See below for their full statement:
Forgetters have announced a short tour up and down the west coast beginning at the end of January with support from Street Eaters. See below for the dates:
Murder By Death have recently announced the release of a box set. The vinyl only set was detailed by the band:
"MBD is releasing a boxed set version of our five albums plus a bunch of other material- it's in a wooden box with Murder By Death burned into …
Official press release:Philadelphia's Gods And Queens are set to release their new four song EP, via the Sons Of Vesta label this February. The songs on this EP aren't any different from anything Gods And Queens has written in the past. The band isn't pushing the envelope, or breaking …
The Wonder Years and Fireworks have just announced a co-headlining run due to start this spring and run for a full month. They will be bringing Such Gold, Make Do And Mend and Living With Lions as their openers. All dates are after the jump:
O Pioneers! and Andrew Jackson Jihad will be releasing a split 9" on No Idea on 2/22/11. The split will contain 3 songs from each band.O Pioneers! will also be going on tour with a supporting cast consisting of members from New Bruises, Junior Battles and Senders. Click …
Balance And Composure have just announced that they have begun recording their debut LP. They are at Salad Days Studio with Brian Mcternan acting as producer. The LP is expected to be out in the spring on No Sleep Records.
The Dopamines will be touring with Less Than Jake and Off With Their Heads next month.
In March, the band will return to the studio with Matt Yonker (TeenIdols, Queers) recording. The band explains:
We are recording at least 12 songs. We're hoping to have time to …
If you head over to spinner.com, you can check out the new albums from Iron & Wine and The Get Up Kids before they are released tomorrow. You can also preview Dave Hause's debut solo album which will hit stores February 1st.
Official press release:Agoraphobic Nosebleed and Despise You have teamed up for a split release, titled And On And On..., that will see its release on April 26th via Relapse Records. This split features the first new recorded Despise You material in almost 10 years, with 18 punishing hardcore …
April 23, 2011, one week after the Coachella music festival at Indio’s Empire Polo Field, the four metal giants--Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax--will share a stage for the first time on US soil. The bands recently played together at a show in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Thursday have released the album title for their sixth studio album. "No Devolución" will be released April 12th on Epitaph. If you head over to SPIN you can check out the new song, "Magnets Caught in a Metal Heart." You'll also find the tracklist and album art.
Rise Against will be touring all over The U.S. with support from Bad Religion and Four Year Strong in this Spring. Additionally, The Descendents will be joining the tour for one night in Long Beach, California on April 7th. Hit the jump for the dates.