Pittsburgh pop punk act Punchline has left Fueled By Ramen Records. The band announced:

After many years with Fueled By Ramen, it’s time for us to move .. fulfilling the obligations of our contract with FBR, we decided that we wanted to look for a new home. Armed with a new record that’s already recorded we are excited to move forward and on to something fresh. Thanks to the people at FBR that continued to support and help us. It means a lot! One door closes and a new one opens.

The band put out three releases with the label, a reissue of their EP Rewind and the full lengths Action and 37 Everywhere. The band is currently touring Europe with MxPx.
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Distort Entertainment have made available the title track track off the upcoming sophomore album from Toronto’s Cancer Bats. ‘Hail Destroyer’ can be heard here.

Cancer Bats released Birthing the Giant in 2006 as well as a Split 7″ with This is Hell late last year. They are about to embark on a tour with Comeback Kid, Daggermouth and Crime in Stereo leading up to the release of Hail Destroyer.
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Worcester, MA based pop-punk / hardcore combo Four Year Strong have signed to Decaydance Records. In celebration of the signing the band is offering up their 2007 full length Rise or Die Trying as a free download in 128 kbps. You can grab the full length over at FriendsOrEnemies.com.
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Milwaukee’s Maritime have posted a video for the track “Guns Of Navarone” from their recent full length Heresy and the Hotel Choir. You can watch Davey von Bohlen and company work their magic by clicking below.
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Today you get a good mix of new releases and stuff released in the second half of `07. I get the satisfaction of posting a timely reviews update for once.

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• Death Cab for Cutie guitarist Chris Walla unleashes his long-gestating solo debut, Field Manual
• Indie duo the Helio Sequence deliver their first full-length in three years, Keep Your Eyes Ahead
• Anti-folkster Jeffrey Lewis gives you, quite literally, 12 Crass Songs
• Texas meets New Jersey in a split 7″ titled Billy in a Bearsuit, featuring A.N.S. and Seasick
• More at the reviews page

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Chicago’s The Frantic will be heading out on tour supporting their debut release Audio & Murder. The Frantic also have special guests One Small Step For Landmines from early February until March. Get tourdates and samples of their music at their MySpace page.

Chicago’s Football Weather recently made their new EP Lights! Camera! Awesome! available for free download. You can grab the album at their MySpace page. It was produced by Tom Schleiter of Fueled By Ramen’s Powerspace.

War Pigs from Doylestown, PA, have posted a new song titled “Savages” from their upcoming 7″, No Hope, No Faith, No Point out in March on Leave ‘Em Records. You can hear it at their MySpace page.
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Dillinger Escape Plan performed on Late Night with Conan O’Brien on Wednesday evening. The acclaimed New Jersey act performed the track “Black Bubblegum” from their latest Relapse record Ire Works.
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Chicago, IL based Yakuza have posted the video for “Black Market Liver.” The song comes from their 2007 Prosthetic release, Transmutations. The video was directed by Sara Jean.

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Oakland-based “science-fiction rocket-rollers” the Phenomenauts have posted a video for their song “I Am Robot” from their sophomore album, Re-Entry, released way back in 2004 on Springman Records. UPDATE: Looks like the video’s been pulled. Sorry folks.

The band is currently finishing up their third full-length to be released later this year.
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Oakland-based “science-fiction rocket-rollers” the Phenomenauts have posted a video for their song “I Am Robot” from their sophomore album, Re-Entry, released way back in 2004 on Springman Records.

The band is currently finishing up their third full-length to be released later this year.
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Brooklyn alt-country act The Weight are gearing up to releease their first full length in nearly five years this March via The Colonel Records. It follows up 2004’s Sabot released Ten Mile Grace. You can check out the songs “Like Me Better,” “A Day In The Sun,” “Closer Than A Friend,” and “Had It Made” at the band’s MySpace page.

The band is heading down to SXSW this March, touring along the way with hopes of having advance, possibly limited edition, copies of the record with them.
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