Death Cab For Cutie are reportedly set to enter the studio work on the follow up to their major label debut, Plans. That record has sold more than 900,000 copies.

According to the story, the band will be recording in Seattle, Portland and San Francisco, with plans for a spring 2008 release.
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We are in desperate need of reviews. For real. This is an open call to the community: Submit stuff! We have a certain standard of course, so assuming you meet our minimal requirements it’ll be posted.

And no, this was not intentionally a Euro/International/German/Italy-tributing edition of the reviews update, but feel free to pretend it was.

• NYHC vets Madball have a new album out that asks their fans to Infiltrate the System
• Third wave ska vets Buck-O-Nine also have a new album out: Sustain
• German melodic hardcore act and recent Editor’s Pick Deny Everything unleash their first full-length, Fire This Time
• D.C. hardcore act Time to Escape find their rare demo on vinyl, now a self-titled 7″
• Several more over at the Punknews Review page
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Asian Man Records has announced plans to release Lemuria‘s debut full-length Get Better. You can check out a track from the album on MySpace.

Art of the Underground released a split between Lemuria and Kind of Like Spitting entitled Your Living Room’s All Over Me in 2006.
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Interpol has posted a new video from their major label debut. The record is titled Our Love To Admire and was released July 10, 2007. It is the follow-up to Antics which was released in 2004.

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The Misfits are headed out on a 30th anniversary tour of the US (and Toronto) following their current dates in the UK. As previously reported the band is touring there alongside the Briefs. The anniversary tour kicks off on October 12th in Springfield, VA.

The present day Misfits are are of course centered around bassist Jerry Only backed by former Black Flag members Dez Cadena and Robo.
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The Weakerthans have posted another new song from their upcoming album. The record is titled Reunion Tour and is due out September 25, 2007. It is the follow-up to Reconstruction Site which was released in 2003.

You can check out “Civil Twilight” on their myspace page.
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Saviours have posted an update on their new album, as well as announcing an upcoming tour with Witchcraft. Here’s what they had to say:

Recording and mixing of our new album is complete. It sounds killer and it will total you. […] This recording will be released in February of 2008. Until then, we induce you with the Cavern of Mind 12″ EP, two tracks from our June recordings at Earhammer in Oakland. This will be a limited 12″ vinyl and digital release from Kemado.

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Emery has posted a new song from their upcoming Tooth and Nail full length. The record is called I’m Only A Man and is expected on October 02, 2007. It is the follow-up to The Question which was released way back in 2005.

You can find “Rock’n’Rule” on their myspace page.
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(Editor’s note: all of these bands are from Illinois)

Troy, Illinois based band This Hollywood Machine have posted some songs reflecting their influences of hardcore, metal and love for zombies. You can check out the first 4 songs from their upcoming 7 song EP Now or Never at the group’s MySpace page.

Another Illinois-based band, Mars Needs Cheerleaders, has posted some music online. The group plays a mix of melodic metal and hardcore. You can hear two of their songs from their upcoming full length at their MySpace page.

Jenna, who come from (you guessed it!) Southern Illinois, play a brand of pop hardcore, and cite influences from A Day To Remember to Scary Kids Scaring Kids. They also have some songs over at MySpace.
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