Sick of It All clear up tour confusion

Sick Of It All drummer Armand Majidi has issued the following update on the band’s upcoming tour:

As the dates are getting confirmed for our upcoming US tour, there’s something I have to make clear: Madball are playing with us from October 20 in Seattle until November 10 in Texas. Any shows before or after those dates will feature a different band as main support.

Before we meet up with Madball, we’ll be playing with Viva Hate (and a couple more unconfirmed bands), and after Madball leave the tour in Texas, the bill will be Sinking Ships, Viva Hate and Modern Life is War. Please check out all these bands on myspace or look for their websites. You’ll love what you hear – these newer bands are keeping it real!

The hardcore veterans continue to support Death to Tyrants
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Cuff The Duke to release “Sidelines of the City” in October

Oshawa, Ontario’s Cuff the Duke have set an October 23rd release date for their upcoming third full length and follow up to 2005’s self titled release. Hardwood Records, the Universal backed imprint run by Toronto singer / songwriter Paul Hayden Desser, will again be behind the release. The new record will carry the title Sidelines of the City (beating out the earlier announced Confessions From A Parkdale Basement). A Canadian tour is planned to support the release with dates to be announced soon.

In recent years members of the band have joined members of the Weakerthans and FemBots in the instrumental indie rock collective Hylozoists. Frontman Wayne Petti also recently issued his solo debut City Lights Align via Outside Music this past March.
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MC5’s Michael Davis joins Lords of Altamont

Gearhead Records act Lords Of Altamont will soon see the departure of bassist Spencer Robinson, but they’ve scored quite a coup with his replacement. Michael Davis of pioneering proto-punk act the MC5 has joined the LA-based rock act as a permanent member. The band is looking start writing and get back in the studio soon.

Lords of Altamont recently released their 11 song full length Lords Have Mercy via Gearhead in the U.S. and Fargo Records in Europe.
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