Recent The End Records signing, Goes Cube have announced the details for their forthcoming debut on the label. The record is titled Another Day Has Passed and is due out May 12, 2009. The band is described as a “brutal blend of metal, punk, and full-on rock” and previously self-released three EPs.
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Footage is available from Thursday‘s recent visit to Fuel TV’s The Daily Habit. The veteran post-hardcore act performed “Resuscitation of a Dead Man” and “Friends In The Armed Forces” from their new album, Common Existence
Check out the videos here and here.
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The new band featuring members of Rise Against, Ignite, Death By Stereo and Reach The Sky have posted some new music. Dubbed Nations Afire, the band includes by Chris Chasse – who also formed Last of the Believers – and Brett Rasmussen (Ignite), Todd Hennig (ex-Death By Stereo), Nik Hill (Ignite) and vocalist Steve Ludwig.
According to their Myspace page, their first show will be Bamboozle Left (California) followed shortly by the Groezrock Festival in Belgium, and a European tour. The band is currently finishing the song writing process and hitting the studio this month. They plan on releasing an album in March/April.
You can find two songs on their myspace page.
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The Menzingers recently went on a short weekend tour to test some new material before heading to the studio. The band is currently recording a new 7″ titled Hold On Dodge, coming out this summer on Red Scare Industries.
You can check out one of the new songs, “They speak of my drinking, but never of my thirst”, below by clicking Read More.
We’ll be posting exclusive studio journals from the band, so keep an eye out of that.
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Once again, the organizers behind SXSW have released a massive collection of free, DRM-free music featuring acts performing at the annual music event. The latest set totals 6GB and will fill a dual-layer DVD with 1267 songs.
To download the music, you will need to use BitTorrent. The organizers recommend uTorrent for Windows. Transmission is a good option for Mac users.
Download the torrent files here.
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Former Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic recently sat down with former Daily World Publisher and Editor John Hughes recently for an oral history, which was included as part of the launch of the Seattle secretary of state’s Legacy Project. The 89-page interview was released here on the state’s website.
Of note, was Krist’s statement that fans should not expect to hear any music from the band emerging from the vaults. However, he notes that there is a great deal of video footage that has not been released yet, but did not indicate whether there are any plans to release that material. The last Nirvana studio song released was “You Know You’re Right”, released on 2002’s With The Lights Out box set.
Novoselic currently hosts a local radio show and performs with influential punk act Flipper.
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Matchbook Romance has announced some reunion shows in May in the New York and New Jersey area. The band split up in 2007 after a decade together. The band notes:
We are proud to announce our first 3 comeback shows. This will be the first time we have shared the stage in over 2 years and we hope that all of our amazing fans will come out and have a great time with us. Go to the links below to purchase your tickets.
Social Distortion have added several additional Festival dates in Europe. The band continues to work on a brand new album expected to drop this year. They have not recorded a new studio album since Sex, Love and Rock ‘n’ Roll in 2004.
311 have set a release date for their next album. The record is titled Uplifter and is due out June 2, 2009. The band recorded with Bob Rock (Metallica, Motley Crue, Bon Jovi, Aerosmith) at the band’s Hive Studio in North Hollywood.
The album is their first since 2005’s Don’t Tread On Me and a deluxe edition will feature a bonus DVD documentary with interviews, backstage footage and live performances, follows the band and their fans for the week leading up to the “3-11 Day” concert in New Orleans in 2008.
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Tim Barry has finished writing for his next record. The album will follow 2008’s Manchester and recording is scheduled for mid-May at the Minimum Wage recording studio. Tim had this to say:
I’ve not taken this cold ass winter sitting down. I finished writing a record during the month of January. I wrote most of the songs in the duration of three weeks, but also revised some older one’s that I had on the “back burner”. So I’m excited to get back in the studio with Lance over at Minimum Wage in mid – May. If all goes as planned I’ll have a new record out well before the end of the year.
Barry is on the road now.
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Seattle, WAs Melvins will be celebrating their 25th anniversary with a series of shows across the country, featuring old members Trevor Dunn on bass and Mike Dillard on drums. Their live sets with start from playing Mangled Demos to playing Houdini in it’s entirety. Both Seattle shows will feature Green River, who’s members went on to form Pearl Jam after Green River broke up. Big Business will not be on hand, due to tour commitments of their own.
The band released Nude with Boots last year through Ipecac.
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Montreal, QC-based Yesterday’s Ring which includes Frederic Jacques and Hugo Mudie of The Sainte Catherines, have posted more music from their forthcoming album, Diamonds in the Ditch.
Check out “Quebec City Blues” on the band’s myspace page.
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No Sleep Records has signed Frontier(s). The band is the new project from Chris Higdon formerly of Revelation Records‘ Elliott.
The band is promising a new seven inch in 2009. You can check out some rough demos on their myspace page.
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