In a new interview, Epoxies frontwoman Roxy Epoxy revealed the current status of her band:

We called it an extended hiatus amongst ourselves and then the guys decided they didn’t want to release a press release. I can’t imagine getting back together at this point, but some time might make it a viable option again in the future. So, it might be a break. It might be a break up. Time will tell.

To that end, Roxy is working on solo material, saying:

I’m having a BLAST working on new stuff though. A lot of it came from the start of the last attempt to write with the Epoxies and some of it is up to 5 years old. It feels like painting with sound. I’ve been home recording a demo FOREVER now. It is almost done.

The band issued Stop The Future in 2005.
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According to an MTV report, Anti-Flag will be supporting Rage Against The Machine on an upcoming tour this summer.

The video station met up with the members of Anti-Flag who were being visited by Rage’s Tom Morello during a video shoot. Along with some telling denials of a new RATM album, Morello, Justin Sane and Chris #2 talked about politics including Morello saying: “As the other half-Kenyan from Illinois, who went to Harvard, I will not be running for president.”

You can check out the video of the interview here.
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Alternative Press has posted a live video of ‘Org faves NOFX performing as “Half-FX” at this year’s South By Southwest Music Festival — the gimmick being instead of playing full songs, the band would play only the first verse and first chorus of a song before stopping and moving onto the next one. AP were able to capture roughly the first half of the band’s set before the battery on their video camera died; you can view the 22-minute live video below.

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H2O have posted the first song from their long-awaited new release. The record is titled Nothing to Prove and is due out May 27, 2008. It is the follow-up to the All We Want EP which was released in 2002.

You can check out “Nothing to Prove” on their myspace page.
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Los Angeles, California’s The Funeral Pyre have posted a new track from their upcoming record, Wounds, due out on May 27 through Prosthetic Records. You can check out their MySpace page to listen to the song “Black Earth.”

Wounds is the follow up to The Nature of Betrayal, released in 2006 and re-released in early 2007 through a distribution deal with Creator Destructor Records. On April 18, the band will be a part of Los Angeles’ Murderfest featuring Converge, Baroness, The Red Chord, and Genghis Tron.
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Rochester, NY’s Sakes Alive!! have announced a lineup change. The band’s bassist Thom Bulman has parted ways with the group in order to concentrate full time on other musical projects. Sakes Alive!! has since decided to switch their drummer, B.C. Mostyn, over to the bass position and begin the search for a new drummer.

Due to the lineup shift, the band currently have only one show booked. They will be appearing with Paint It Black, Cloak/Dagger, Forfeit and Get Back Up at the Mohawk Place in Buffalo, NY on April 26th.

They released ’Presents’ in 2007.
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The Acacia Strain and All Shall Perish will be hitting the road together with support from Since the Flood, The Warriors and Eternal Lord beginning next month.

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Georgie James, which features John Davis of Q And Not U as well as contributions from members of Kid Dynamite, The Loved Ones and The Explosion, have announced some tour dates this month in support of their Saddle Creek debut, Places.

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Terror has released the first song from their debut for Century Media. The label will be releasing the follow up to 2006’s Always the Hard Way and their 2007 EP Rhythm Amongst the Chaos.

The band will make their debut for the label with The Damned, The Shamed on June 10, 2008. The band recently wrapped up a tour with Earth Crisis. They will soon head to Europe with Ignite and Strung Out.

You can find “Relentless Through and Through” on their myspace page.
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Mitch Clem of web comics Nothing Nice to Say and My Stupid Life, has unveiled his new record label. Dubbed Face Palm Records, the label is an imprint of Silver Sprocket. Mitch explained:

I started this label so I could put out records by bands I think are awesome and deserving of your attention. I will be doing all the art for everything I release […] we have some really awesome records coming soon, so keep an ear out.

The label will make their debut with a split featuring Brick Fight and Shang-a-Lang.
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Blackhouse has announced plans to reissue the long out-of-print spoken word compilation, The Birth of Tragedy Magazine’s Fear Power God. Originally released in 1987 on CFY Records, this compilation was pieced together by Eugen Robinson (vocalist of Hydra Head Records act OXBOW), and features spoken word pieces by Henry Rollins, Lydia Lunch, Anton LaVey, Charles Manson, Jello Biafra, Allen Ginsburg, and many more. When originally released, it was only issued on cassette and LP. This will be the first ever release of the album on CD.

You can take a peak at the artwork here.
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Alkaline Trio have announced the title and track listing for their upcoming Epic Records debut. The record is titled Agony and Irony and is due out July 01, 2008. It is their first studio album since 2005’s Crimson.

In the time since their previous record the band signed to V2 Music, which shortly afterwards was shutdown, landing the act at major label Epic Records (which falls under the Sony-BMG umbrella). In the past few years the popular act released a rarities and b-sides compilation via Vagrant titled Remains and frontman Matt Skiba performed in the duo Heavens. Last month, the band also released a deluxe reissue of their debut album, Goddamnit.

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The Lollapalooza has revealed the lineup for the upcoming 2008 edition of the festival. The fest will include headliners Radiohead, Rage Against the Machine, Nine Inch Nails, Kanye West, Wilco, The Raconteurs, Bloc Party and many more.

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