Quote Unquote act The Riot Before have wrapped up work on their new full length. The record is titled Fists Buried in Pockets and is set to be mastered next week:

We just finished hanging out in the studio for two weeks making our new record, “Fists Buried in Pockets.” That’s about 13 days longer than we’re used to spending on a record. In a lot of ways this was great. It allowed us to experiment a bit and get things just right. Also, we got to use that effect Akon uses on Cory’s voice.

At any rate, we’re done now and we’re all really happy with how things came out. Tentative release date is September 9.

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After months of remastering, rejected test pressings, and searching for original sessions, the vinyl versions of Moral Crux‘s Pop Culture Assassins and Pink Lincolns’ classic album Back From The Pink Room are finally finished and are both scheduled for a July release date.

Both album contain bonus tracks, updated artwork, and special packaging and are limited to 500 qty, and available in 3 different colors of “heavy” vinyl. More information can be found at the Jailhouse Records website
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Madball will be headed to Europe for a series of festival and club dates beginning later this month and running till mid-August. The band issued Infiltrate the System last year.

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Mogwai have announced their summer touring plans. The shows come shortly after the deluxe reissue of their 1997 album, Young Team, and will be followed by the release of a new EP and full length in the Fall. The Batcat EP is due out September 08, 2008 and it will precede The Hawk is Howling on September 23, 2008.

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The Ataris have announced plans to begin demoing for their next full length at The Gallows Recording Studio. The studio s owned and operated by Chris and Bryan from The Widow Jenkins(ex Emery/Brazil), and is based in Muncie, IN. The band plans to begin the formal recording process later this summer and are aiming for an early 2009 release.

Interestingly, the band appears to be self-funding the endeavour and frontman Kris Roe has launched an auction to help raise money. Among the items set for auction are Radiohead Tickets,guitar effects pedals and Kris’ entire 1500-CD strong CD collection. The auction is here.

The band also recently promised that the new album would see return to their Blue Skies, Broken Hearts – Next 12 Exits…/End is Forever-era sound. Last year, they released Welcome the Night.
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Fuse has announced that it will be broadcasting sets from Metallica, My Morning Jacket, The Raconteurs, Jack Johnson, Against Me!, Mastodon and several others live during the Tennessee-based festival.

Against Me!’s set is set to kick off at 10pm local time on the channel. You can find more details and a full lineup here. The live segments will run Friday, June 13 from 9 to 10:30pm ET, Saturday, June 14 from 9 to 11pm ET and Sunday, June 15 from 9pm to 12:30am ET.
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Fuse has announced that it will be broadcasting sets from Against Me!, Metallica, Death Cab for Cutie, Vampire Weekend, The Raconteurs, Pearl Jam and several others live during the Tennessee-based festival.

Against Me!’s set is set to kick off at 10pm local time on the channel. You can find more details and a full lineup here. The live segments will run Friday, June 13 from 9 to 10:30pm ET, Saturday, June 14 from 9 to 11pm ET and Sunday, June 15 from 9pm to 12:30am ET.
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Vans has launched the latest in their series of artist-themed shoes. In this edition, the shoes are themed after Ramones guitarist Johnny Ramone. Other signature shoes include Circle Jerks, The Germs, Dropkick Murphys and more.

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The Offspring have launched a full album stream of their upcoming full length, Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace. The record itself streets June 17, 2008.

Along with the stream, the band is promising a premiere of their new video on IGN later today at 4pm.

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From Autumn To Ashes have called it a day. Vocalist Francis Mark explained:

At this point I feel that we have accomplished everything we could have hoped for with FATA, It doesn’t feel much like a break up. Just feels like the end. It’s complete. I would say that we are going on indefinite hiatus because the term breakup suggests a more negative circumstance.

There have been no quarrels between band members. It is also not a question of fan support because we are lucky to have some of the most loyal and impassioned friends a band could ask for. I’ve dedicated almost 9 years to FATA and it’s become something of a security for me. I’m looking forward to feeling uncertain and the freedom of starting a new band that has no definition. We don’t have any expectations or specific goals with Warship. We just want to play loud, have fun and share some positive music with our friends.

At the same time, two members of the band have unveiled their new project, Warship. The band is currently in a New York studio recording their debut release with producer Andrew Schneider (Cave In, Daughters, Pelican, Unsane). The as-yet-untitled disc is due out on Vagrant later this fall.

You can check out the first song from the band here.
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San Marcos, CA’s Austrian Death Machine have posted a song to their MySpace page. The band features members from As I Lay Dying, and is seemingly a tribute to the work of Governor Arnold.

Evidence of this includes the title of the song, “If it Bleeds We Can Kill It,” and the general drawing of Arnold as the Terminator that seems to be the band’s logo.
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International punk act Consider The Meek have announced some details and posted four new songs from their upcoming full length. The record, which was recorded at the Blasting Room, is titled Above The System and is due out September 01, 2008.

The band is considering a free release and has also unveiled plans for a World tour in October that will take the band through Japan, Indonesia, China and Europe.

You can find four songs from the album on their myspace page.
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