San Francisco hardcore act Ceremony recently announced their first set of summer tour dates. Fellow Californians Saber Tooth Zombie and Life Long Tragedy will be accompanying the band for the duration of the tour.

Ceremony is still supporting the Scared People 7″ E.P, which was named Punknews.org’s top E.P of 2007.

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The Acacia Strain have begun work on their next full length for Prosthetic Records. The band has written the bulk of the album and will be recording this spring.

Plans are for the album to street in September.
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Iron Maiden is the latest major act to try something new with regards to music distribution. According to an NME report, the veteran metal band will be releasing their greatest hits album, ‘Somewhere Back In Time, as a free high-quality download from their website.

The catch is the 320kbps WMA format files will self-destruct after three listens after which point people will be able to purchase the album in a DRM-free format. The album compiles music from the band’s seven albums and one live album. It is due out May 12th.
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Deathwish has unveiled the second edition in their new live series. The second free record features flagship band, Converge and follows the label’s release of a live Blacklisted set last year.

The Converge performance was recorded in Minneapolis, MN at the legendary Triple Rock Social Club on September 21st, 2005 and features You Fail Me-era material as well as tracks from the band’s extensive catalogue.

You can download the set (and the previous Blacklisted set) right here
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Queens of the Stone Age will have a limited tour edition of their latest album, Era Vulgaris, available to fans who catch them on their upcoming Canadian tour. The two-disc edition will only be available on Canadian dates of the tour.

In addition to the 11 tracks found on the original release, the tour edition will also contain live cuts of songs from the album as well as bonus tracks and covers from the likes of Elliott Smith, Billy Idol and and Brian Eno.

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Dirtnap Records has announced that they will reissue the first The Marked Men CD / LP this coming summer. The band’s debut was originally released by Rip Off Records but has been out of print for a few years now. The band also recently announced two upcoming 7″ releases. The first will pair the Denton, Texas four piece with This Is My Fist and will be released by No Idea. The second release will feature Birthday Suits and will be put out by Nice and Neat.

The Marked Men recently released Fix My Brain on Swami.
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Oshawa, Ontario’s Cuff the Duke are headed east through Quebec to play a number of headlining dates in the Maritimes. The band is supporting their recent third full length Sidelines of the City. En route the band will play dates supporting the Pascale Picard Band and the United Steelworkers of Montreal.

Sidelines of the City was released in 2007 via Hardwood Records.
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Welland, Ontario’s Attack in Black has announced further touring in the coming months. Following the obligatory SXSW appearance and a home-region show with Ladyhawk and side project Empire Air, the band will hit the UK for a sold out tour supporting City and Colour. Upon return to Canada the band will play a stint in support of the Constantines with Jen Castle, then hit the road out west with Tokyo Police Club and Smoosh. They’ll also make an appearance Toronto’s annual summer alternative music fest Edgefest.

The band is supporting their two 2007 Dine Alone Records full lengths, Marriage and The Curve of the Earth.
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Atlanta, Georgia’s Beat Beat Beat are calling it quits. The band will play their final show this coming Saturday in Austin, Texas as part of SXSW. They’ll appear at the Rob’s House, Douchemaster, Die Slauterhaus label showcase alongside Slab City, Coathangers, Baby Shakes, Wax Museums, Gentleman Jesse and Jay Reatard.

Beat Beat Beat most recently released Living In The Future in 2006 on Dirtnap Records.
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Fort Worth’s Sky Eats Airplane have signed to Equal Vision. The five-piece recently recorded a 10-track set with producer Brian McTernan (Circa Survive, Senses Fail, Hot Water Music) at his studio in Baltimore, MD.

Guitarist Lee Duck notes:

We’ve matured a lot – and for the best – since the last record. It’s more technical. You’ll hear a lot of polyrhythm’s and odd time signatures with many dynamic changes but overall, we are modest with our ‘heaviness’,

Three demos from the forthcoming release are currently posted on the band’s myspace page. The record is due out later this year.
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Coliseum have announced a headlining tour set to kick off in May. The band will be supporting their Relapse Records debut, No Salvation and will be touring with Trash Talk and Victims on all dates.

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Bury Your Dead have posted a stream of their upcoming album. The record is titled Bury Your Dead and is due out March 18, 2008. The record marks the recorded debut of vocalist Myke Terry, former vocalist of Cassius from Richmond, Virginia.

You can find the album on their myspace page.
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