Italy’s La Quiete will embark on an Australian tour with Melbourne’s Québec this October.

The European screamo collective releases quite the number of records, but their latest was last year’s self-titled 7″ on Pure Pain Sugar. Other notable releases of theirs include last year’s collections CD, Tenepun `01-`05 (The Perpetual Motion Machine), and their only proper full-length thus far, 2004’s La Fine Non è la Fine (Gasping for Breath). Québec is supporting 2006’s National Thorn 7″ as well as their last full-length released that same year: Together We Have Grown, Together We Shall Bloom; both came out via Yellow Ghost Records.
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As word has trickled in of the upcoming roster for this year’s Fest 6 in Gainesville, FL, I’ve found myself getting more and more excited for this year’s extravaganza. Add to that the fact that Punknews has once again teamed up as an official sponsor, I couldn’t help but share a little of last year’s fun with you.

On the last show of Fest V, Dead to Me played a highly energetic and entertaining set. They will return again this year, so take a look at what you’ll be missing if you aren’t there. This week’s clip features two tracks from their acclaimed debut LP Cuban Ballerina, released last year via the band’s hometown label, Fat Wreck Chords.
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You’re the lucky reader of the sixth edition of the Punknews.org Vinyl File. This column aims to keep you informed with upcoming releases as well as spotlighting interesting releases, your favorite band’s own collections and labels with an history of vinyl releases worth talking about. As always, Vinyl File is brought to you by Ben Conoley.

This week’s Vinyl File Spotlight features an interview with Var Thelin, who via his label No Idea Records and the associated mail order is single handedly responsible for a good portion of the records lining our shelves. Also below you’ll find a list of some great upcoming vinyl releases from bands like the Donnas, Turbonegro, Two Gallants, the Casualties and more.

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In what could possibly be described as a severe case of sour grapes, some fans of Fall Out Boy and My Chemical Romance have thrown quite a tantrum after metal act Machine Head took top honors from Kerrang winning best album over those two acts.

According to Machine Head:

[Our win] has apparently cut deep with fans of both bands, prompting a flood of angry whining and sad-faced emoticons on the Kerrang! message boards. Machine Head’s upset victory over the multi-platinum softcore acts sent their inherently sensitive fans into an emotional frenzy, building into a tizzy of unparalleled proportions.

Wrought with dismay, polished fingernails the world over lashed out at the band and metal as a whole with diatribes the likes of “MCR really should have won!!! I’m mad now!!!!”, “what a load of shit, who the fuck listens to them?” and “Stupid Machine Head!!”, at times stooping so low as to say the competition was fixed, and often gravely endangering the integrity of their carefully sideswept hair with posts like “I H8 METAL, I H8 METAL, I H8 METAL, I H8 METAL, I H8 METAL, I H8 METAL, I H8 METAL”.

Machine Head released The Blackening earlier this year.
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In what could possibly be described as a severe case of sour grapes, some fans of Fall Out Boy and My Chemical Romance have thrown quite a tantrum after metal act Machine Head took top honors from Kerrang winning best album over those two acts.

According to Machine Head:

[Our win] has apparently cut deep with fans of both bands, prompting a flood of angry whining and sad-faced emoticons on the Kerrang! message boards. Machine Head’s upset victory over the multi-platinum softcore acts sent their inherently sensitive fans into an emotional frenzy, building into a tizzy of unparalleled proportions.

Wrought with dismay, polished fingernails the world over lashed out at the band and metal as a whole with diatribes the likes of “MCR really should have won!!! I’m mad now!!!!”, “what a load of shit, who the fuck listens to them?” and “Stupid Machine Head!!”, at times stooping so low as to say the competition was fixed, and often gravely endangering the integrity of their carefully sideswept hair with posts like “I H8 METAL, I H8 METAL, I H8 METAL, I H8 METAL, I H8 METAL, I H8 METAL, I H8 METAL”.

Machine Head released The Blackening earlier this year.
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Renowned Long Island Independent record store, Looney Tunes had a severe fire and lost the entire store last night. The owners of the store are working on plans to rebuild it

In the mean time, Victory Records has promised 10% of their web-store sales to help support the store in its rebuilding efforts.
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