Slipknot vocalist and frontman Corey Taylor has laid the blame for the explosion of file sharing on record labels rather than the file sharers themselves according to this Kerrang article.

Why would you blame (people who download music)? Half the fucking albums that are out there are shit. I don’t download, but at the same time, I don’t buy new music ’cause it all sucks. Okay, there’s a handful of bands that I buy, but other than that, I just buy old shitt because old shit is good.

I think it’s the quality of the product. If record companies would stop giving any fucking mook (idiot) on the street with a fringe a record deal or their own record label, maybe you would sell more fucking albums, dipshits.

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HORSE the Band have released the new video from their 2007 full length, A Natural Death. . The video was filmed live in Belgrade, Serbia midway through HORSE’s Earth Tour which was self-funded, self-booked and traversed 45 countries in 90 days.

You can check it out here.
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Mikoto have signed to Saskatchewan-based Torque Records. The label will be releasing the band’s debut full length. The record is titled We Are The Architects and is due out October 14, 2008. It is the follow-up to Mikoto which was released in 2005.

The five-piece recorded the album in just 25 days with producer & Saosin guitarist, Beau Burchell (The Bronx, Name Taken, The Bled)

You can check out some new music from the album on their myspace page.

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All The Saints (not this band) have signed to Touch and Go.

The band is described as a “wall of sound imbued with equal amounts of noise and melody” with roots in heavy psych and drone. The band’s debut album Fire On Corridor was released in North America digitally on September 9th and is due on wax November 4th (all formats available in Europe November 3/UK November 17). The CD version is available now on Killer Pimp Records.

You can check out some songs from the album here.
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True Widow, which includes members of Slowride and The Mag Seven, have posted the first new song from their forthcoming debut full length. The album is due out November 11, 2008.

You can check out “Duelist” on their myspace page.
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Dead To Me has announced plans for a new five-song EP. The record is titled Little Brother and is due out October 28, 2008. It is the follow-up to Cuban Ballerina which was released in 2006.

A track from the disc is expected soon.

Update: It’s a dupe. Sorry about that.
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Initially disappointed upon hearing that the Dropkick Murphys/Mighty Mighty Bosstones show in Portland, ME had been moved from the local minor league baseball field to the far less summer-y local hockey arena, my father and I (Kevin Finn) decided to head in early, take advantage of the GA seating and get our old bones in some seats as close to the stage as possible. Smart move on out part, as it meant we got there in time to get an up close view of the firestorm of a set by Civet, a California foursome that conjures up images of a streetpunk Runaways.

The band’s third record (and first on Hellcat), Hell Hath No Fury, dropped on September 9th and frontwoman Ms. Liza Graves was kind enough to answer some questions for me.

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Every Time I Die, The Bronx and Stick To Your Guns will be touring together as part of the November Reign Tour which, not surprisingly, kicks off in November.

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In Spring 2009 the case of the Death In The Park will begin…an ominous beginning to band formed from the death of another entity. Andy Jackson (long time frontman for Hot Rod Circuit) and Joe Ballaro’s (bassist of Hot Rod Circuit) new band is releasing a full-length on End Sounds in the spring, but in the meantime they are releasing a teaser Self-Titled CD EP (also on End) that is not available in stores.

The EP features 3 songs from the forthcoming album and 2 acoustic songs. Hayley Williams from Paramore makes a guest vocal appearance of the acoustic version of “Fallen” that appears on the EP as well as on being part of the case squad on the full-length.

End Sounds has five copies of the special EP to give away.
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Ruiner have announced an East Coast tour in support of their new EP compilation, I Heard These Dudes Are Assholes. The bill will feature support from Japan’s FC Five and Baltimore’s Deep Sleep.

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The Swellers have sent us an update on their new lineup, and plans for their next record:

In March of this year, Nick and I were given a 2-months notice by our guitarist Garrett saying he was leaving the band. When our bassist found out, he decided to leave the band on the spot, giving us 7 days to find a bassist to fill in on all of our upcoming tours. The same day we got that call, Ryan Collins (guitarist of Alucard) jumped in to save the day. Ryan learned all of our songs in a week, packed up his life and has been with us on the road with us ever since. When the time came, Ryan switched from fill-in bassist to our full-time guitarist. Still leaving us in need of a bassist.

Once Garrett left before our 3 week Canadian tour in June, we decided to recruit one of our best friends, Brad Linden, as our bassist. After the tour, things started to fall into place. Brad sold his guitar equipment for bass gear, dropped out of college in his final year, and made the decision to join The Swellers full-time.

We’re busy writing our next record which will be out next year. Not sure what month or what label, but we’re very stoked on it already.

The band released My Everest last year.
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Bayside have posted a new track from their upcoming full length. The record is titled Shudder and is due out September 30, 2008. It is the follow-up to The Walking Wounded which was released in 2007.

You can check out “No One Understands” on their VictorMe Profile or purchase the track via iTunes.
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The Sainte Catherines have announced a tour of Mexico set to kick off September 19th. The bill will feature Us Against the World.

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