Against Me! have announced a short run of Canadian dates this fall. Other than one confirmed show in London, the remainder of the shows take place in Western Canada. The tickets go on sale today, via this page.

The band most recently released New Wave [Deluxe Edition] in France and through mailorder.

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The long-delayed Rhino Films production of What We Do Is Secret has announced a theatrical run this August.

The film aims to document the life and untimely death of Germs vocalist Darby Crash. While it does not cover his entire life, the movie focuses on Crash’s “five-year plan” to become a legend before comitting suicide in 1980. To ensure that the film was true to the story, Director Roger Grossman enlisted the help ex-Germs guitarist Pat Smear, as well as members of Crash’s family and others involved in the late ’70s/early ’80s Hollywood punk scene,

The film is opening in New York on August 8, 2008 and in Los Angeles, Chicago and Orange County, CA on August 22. From there it comes to theatres around the country.

An early review of the film was published in June, with notoriously hard-to-please critics, Film threat, calling the film “an absolute blast” and “a more than worthy tribute to one of punk rock’s largest heroes.”
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Controversial fast food company KFC has responded to PETA‘s wide ranging Kentucky Fried Cruelty campaign, but only in Canada. The campaign, which included Rise Against, Thursday, Silverstein, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, The Sleeping, Story of the Year, Alkaline Trio, Anti-Flag, Hawthorne Heights as well as actors Pamela Anderson and Ryan Gosling, has been pushing the chain to clean up their treatment of animals.

While many of the participants are vegan or vegetarian, they have repeatedly stated that the campaign is not anti-meat, but only seeks to see more humane treatment of animals in slaughterhouses.

According to a report from (who else?) the The Kentucky Post, the chain will improve its chicken slaughter conditions and introduce vegan menu options, but only in Canadian restaurants. Of some note is that the vegan option will use a chicken substitute often called “unchicken.”

Though PETA is controversial for what some percieve as a hardline stance, the group has a huge number of supporters, particularly in the punk and hardcore scenes. KFC has been widely criticized for what many see as inhumane treatment of animals in their factory farms.
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California’s American Steel have made a statement about the lineup change for their upcoming tour with Alkaline Trio. Guitarist Ryan Massey will not be on the tour, he explains:

For the past couple of years, I have been running Sharkbite Studios full time, which has easily been the raddest thing I have ever done to make a living. We are in the process of taking over a neighboring building to put in 30+ new rehearsal rooms here in Oakland, and I find myself starting construction as the band prepares to hit the road with the Trio. So, for the first time in all of these years, I will be staying home to tend to business, while the band hits the road.

Our very good friend and former roadie, Chip, will be taking over my geeter/vocal duties for the tour. Chip is an awesome dude, who has played in bands like Jedi Five and Love Me Destroyer. We met him on the first tour we ever did and have been fast friends ever since. It’s been many moons since we did our mini-jaunt with the Trio, and I am bummed to miss the full tour, but I’ll be back on the road with the band soon enough

Alkaline Trio is supporting their major label debut, Agony & Irony. American Steel is touring on their post-reformation album, Destroy Their Future.
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Chicago’s Effigies have announced a short tour this month in support of their new album, Reside. The album marks the band’s first full-length release since their 1986 LP, Ink and all area dates are the band’s first area appearances since their final 1988 tour. The reunited band features three quarters of the original lineup including, John Kezdy (vocals), Steve Economou (drums) and Paul Zamost (bass). Guitarist Robert McNaughton – a well-known film composer whose credits include Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer – joined upon the band’s reformation in 2004.

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The Sound Of Animals Fighting have announced the track listing for their recently announced Epitaph debut. The band, which includes members of Rx Bandits, Circa Survive and Finch, will be releasing The Ocean And The Sun on September 09, 2008.

Along with the track listing, the band has a new album teaser posted here.

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After the Fall have announced their summer touring plans. The shows are in support of the band’s forthcoming full length, Fort Orange. Some songs from the album are currently streaming on their myspace page.

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Pulling Teeth are currently at work on a new release.

The album, which will be the follow-up to Martyr Immortal, is titled Paranoid Delusions, Paradise Illusion and should see a release early next year.
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Trap Them will release their latest full-length, Seizures in Barren Praise, this fall.

The album was recorded at Godcity with Kurt Ballou and features the band’s new drummer Mike Justian (Unearth, The Red Chord, Shai Hulud).

The band released a Split [7 inch] with Extreme Noise Terror this year.
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