None More Black announce Philadelphia show

None More BlackPhiladelphia, PA’s None More Black have announced their first show since 2006. The band had this to say:

“On July 4th 2008 we will be coming out of hibernation. Please come make some sweet sweat with us in Old City Philadelphia at Deep Sleep to celebrate the photo exhibition of Jaime Avon. The show is FREE. Space is limited. NO OPENERS. Make sure to check out Crucial Headache presented by Perry Shall at Deep Sleep on June 6th to get some vouchers for NMB goodies. We are hoping to have the Vinyl for This Is Satire ready for this show. What does this mean? It means we are playing again.”

Put that sandwich back in the fridge. The band announced their indefinite hiatus status in early 2007. Unlike Fugazi, the guys in None More Black were bitten by the Police/Van Halen/Led Zeppelin reformation bug and have scheduled a singular performance date. The group last released This Is Satire in 2006 via Fat Wreck Chords.
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Landmines guitarist talks about current tour, illegal downloading, The Fest, etc

Guitarist Tony Marston, of Richmond, Virginia’s Landmines, was recently interviewed by New Orleans-based blog N.O. Punks about Landmines’ current U.S. tour and upcoming debut release on Paper and Plastick Records.

Marston had quite a bit to say on several topics, including how the band was discovered by Paper and Plastick’s Vinnie Fiorello after their performance at last year’s Fest in Gainesville. He also elaborated on his personal activities regarding illegal downloading, why CDs are pretty much dead, why vinyl isn’t going away, and why the band Paramore sucks.

You can read the interview here
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Slayer postpone Russian date

Metal legends Slayer have postponed their scheduled June 25th show in Moscow, Russia due to “production reasons.” Russian metalheads, dont worry, Slayer has announced a make-up show set for November 29 in which all tickets for June’s show will be honored.

Slayer continues to support their latest release, 2006’s Christ Illusion, although the band has begun writing new material for their next album due out this year.
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The Offspring announce “Hammerhead” video contest

The OffspringHuntington Beach, CA’s long-running The Offspring have announced a video contest for their new song, “Hammerhead.” The band has created a YouTube group for people to upload their own user created videos for judgment.

The hand-picked-by-the-band Grand Prize winner will be walking off with $10,000, the Most Viewed Submission $3,000, and the Most Favorited $2,000. Frontman Dexter Holland had this to say:

We are excited to see what people will do to add their perspective and talents to ‘Hammerhead.’

After such a short quote, you might as well check out the group’s website for more details, or you can visit their contest group that they’ve created on The YouTube.
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Love Equals Death set to record new full length in August

Petaluma, CA’s Love Equals Death have announced that they will be hitting the studio in August to record their sophomore album with Travis Richter (From First To Last) and Lee Dyness (From First To Last, Mayday Parade) producing. The group has been busy touring with Tiger Army and Goldfinger, causing the delay since last summer’s original recording.

The group previously released Nightmerica in 2006 via Fat Wreck Chords, and even more recently discussed line up changes and a slot on this year’s Warped Tour.
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