The first batch of bands have been confirmed for the Sound and Fury Festival 2009. The event ill take place July 31, August 1, and August 2, 2009 at the El Rodeo Community Centerin Oxnard, CA.

The initial lineup includes Betrayed, Ceremony, Cold World, Get the Most, Mammoth Grinder, Sabertooth Zombie, Title Fight, Trash Talk, Absolute Madness, Alpha and Omega, Bad Seed, Creatures, Crucified, Downpresser, Floorpunch, Gone But Not Forgotten, Hatred Surge, Knife Fight, Mind Eraser, Mindset, Mother of Mercy, On, Psyched To Die, Reign Supreme, Retaliate, Rotting Out, Skin Like Iron, Take Offense, Touche Amore, Trapped Under lce and Violation. More bands will be announced in the coming weeks.

Presale tickets can be found here.
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With their Metallica edition of Guitar Hero due out this week, the band has been discussing the game and it’s significance to the industry. The popular rhythm game series (and competitor Rock Band) have become a major new source of revenue for artists and bands like Rise Against and Bruce Springsteen are even debuting new singles in them.

Metallica’s Lars Ulrich sees games like Guitar Hero as the future:

It seemed like the next step — a whole other platform for musicians to reach an audience. If we talk about this in five years, I think it will turn into an expected way to release an album. What blows me away is six months into the (album) experience how young the audience continues to be. We see whole armies of 10-year-olds who weren’t listening to music when ‘St. Anger’ was released. In a world where music has so much competition, this is a great gateway for them into the music.

Along with major recording artists like Metallica, the games have also featured music from bands like Mission Of Burma, Dead Kenneys, At The Drive-In, AFI and others. The Sex Pistols actually re-recorded some of their music for the game.

You can find the rest of the interview here.
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According to this post the recently reformed Teen Idols have signed to Fat Wreck Chords. Guitarist Phillip Hill had this to say:

I just got off the phone with Fat Mike. Teen Idols are officially a Fat Wreck Chords band now! We’re planning on recording a new album for Fat later this year, as well as a “best of” release featuring selected re-mixed/re-mastered tracks from our Honest Don’s albums, as well as some never-before-released tracks. I’m excited to say the least!

The band released music through Fat imprint Honest Don’s. They released their final album, Nothing to Prove, in 2003 via Fueled By Ramen.

Update: Despite the posting on the Pop Punk message board, Fat notes that they have not signed the band.
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According to this post the recently reformed Teen Idols have signed to Fat Wreck Chords. Guitarist Phillip Hill had this to say:

I just got off the phone with Fat Mike. Teen Idols are officially a Fat Wreck Chords band now! We’re planning on recording a new album for Fat later this year, as well as a “best of” release featuring selected re-mixed/re-mastered tracks from our Honest Don’s albums, as well as some never-before-released tracks. I’m excited to say the least!

The band released music through Fat imprint Honest Don’s. They released their final album, Nothing to Prove, in 2003 via Fueled By Ramen.
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6131 Records have announced a partnership with Geoff Rickly of Thursday and his new label Collect Records. The two labels will split release the debut LP from hardcore band Touche Amore, titled to the beat of a dead horse.

The record will be released on LP and digital only, though the vinyl will include a copy of the album on CD. The record features guest vocals from Geoff as well as Jeff Eaton of Modern Life Is War. You can check out a new song from the band, “Nine,” on their myspace page.
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Lemuria has announced a UK tour for June of this year. The trip will be bookened by shows in the US at the beginning and end of June.

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Chicago’s Shot Baker will be headed to the UK for a tour with Serf Combat. The two bands recently recorded a split together. The split 7″ will be available on this tour with 75 exclusive tour only copies available on white vinyl with hand screened covers.

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