Taking Back Sunday recruit Facing New York guitarist

Taking Back Sunday have finally announced a replacement for guitarist Fred Mascherino who left the band last October for a variety of issues. The band has recruited Matthew Fazzi of Facing New York.

Facing New York released their last full-length, Facing New York, in 2005. Former TBS guitarist Fred Mascherino released his album, Bend to Break under the name the Color Fred, last year.
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Lucero’s 10th Anniversary Show

While frontman Ben Nicols is gearing up for The Revival Tour alongside Chuck Ragan and Tim Barry, the band didn’t miss an opportunity to celebrate their tenth year together with a set recorded at the famed Ardent Studios (Led Zeppelin, REM, ZZ Top, Cat Power) in Memphis, TN.

You can check out the set here.

The band is currently touring Europe in support of their latest album, Rebels, Rogues, & Sworn Brothers.
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Daggermouth writing, recording

After canceling tour dates and the temporary hiatus of their singer, Daggermouth looks to be resuming activity. The band sent out this in a myspace bulletin:

We’ve started writing new material that we are very stoked on! We will have more news about shows and other shit coming up! We are all just taking time for this next release to be worth it! Oh, and Stu is still here, he’s back from sewing soccer balls! For real!!!

They released Turf Wars last year.
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Damiera announce “Quiet Mouth, Loud Hands”

Damiera Damiera have detailed their sophomore full length and first album since breaking and then unbreaking up. The band self-recorded and self-produced the album. The record is titled Quiet Mouth, Loud Hands and is due out June 24, 2008. It is the follow-up to M(US)ic [reissue] which was released in 2007.

As for the sound, the band notes:

Primarily, there is far more instrumentation. There are songs that are obvious DAMIERA guitar lines and rhythms – but there are songs that I’m sure anyone who knows DAMIERA’s music won’t believe to be on the same record.

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In The Red contest winners and upcoming releases

You’re the lucky reader of the 36th edition of the Punknews.org Vinyl File. This column aims to keep you informed with upcoming releases as well as spotlighting interesting releases, your favorite bands’ own collections and labels with a history of vinyl releases worth talking about. This week we’re excited to announce the winner of our In the Red contest.

As always, Vinyl File is brought to you by Ben Conoley.
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Paramore talk new material, influenced by H2O, Set Your Goals

Paramore have begun work on their next full length, and discussed the new material with MTV News. According to frontwoman Hayley Williams:

I’m a big fan of a lot of heavier music. I’ve been listening to stuff like H20 and Set Your Goals’ new album ‘Mutiny!’ So there’s a lot of that. … We all listen to so much stuff. This one has got to be better than (the last album) ‘Riot!’ and we all know that this next (album) is gonna be important to us. And we would love to record at home. We hope to work in Nashville, because we’ve been on the road for so long, and to be away from home has been tough.

The band’s previous album Riot!, was released in 2007 and one of the tracks even got it’s very own death metal makeover.
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