Members of Atlanta’s the Black Lips and Montreal’s The King Khan and BBQ Show (featuring Mark Sultan and Khan of King Khan and the Shrines) have formed a new act dubbed the Almighty Defenders. The six-member group will release their self-titled debut on September 22nd via Vice Records. They recently played their first two shows at NXNE in Toronto.
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Our good friends at Sound Scene Revolution recently passed the centennial mark by posting their 100th podcast. The show, run by our very own Dante 3000 has featured countless (well, 105) interviews over the past three years. To mark issue 100, the podcast has put together a highlight reel featuring conversations with The Lawrence Arms, HORSE the Band, Dead To Me and more.

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The Mars Volta have commented further on reunion rumours sparked by a reconciliation with their former At The Drive-In bandmates. Speaking to Gigwise at Mercury Records HQ in West London, Omar Rodríguez-López and Cedric Bixler-Zavala said they’re happy to reconnect with their former bandmates but rumours of reunions are unlikely to come true:

(The reunion rumours surfaced when) we took time to bury the hatchet with the other members. There had been a lot of shit talk, at least on my behalf, and I had stuff that I wanted to say. I wanted to be friends with the guys again. (A reunion) couldn’t happen any time soon because we have so much Mars Volta material.

We’re smart enough to never say never as you don’t know how life is going to happen. It’s like your first girlfriend, you learned amazing things together, but do you really want to open that can of worms? The thing with At the Drive In was the excitement of the first time. Like the first girlfriend or sexual experience, you can never recreate that moment.

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Hatebreed will be following up their recently release covers album, For the Lions, with their first new full length since 2006’s Supremacy. The new album will be self-titled and will be once again produced by Zeuss and will feature the return of original guitar player Wayne Lozinak (who recently replaced departed guitarist Sean Martin) alongside core members Chris Beattie (bass), Matt Byrne (drums), Frank “3 Gun” Novinec (Guitar) and singer Jamey Jasta.

Jasta commented on the album saying: “The record is mean as hell, fans of American metal and East Coast hardcore will be very pleased and maybe even somewhat surprised.“
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Sarasota, FL based Rational Anthem have announced their summer tour. The four piece will share the stage with bands like Teenage Bottlerocket, The Max Levine Ensemble, Lemuria, the Leftovers, the Dopamines, Banner Pilot and Dead To Me among others.

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Georgia-based artist Erika Iris Simmons aka Iri5 has used an old London Calling cassette tape to create one of the most iconic images in modern music.

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Mutoid Men have posted a new song. The band is a new project from former Shorebirds and Latterman frontman Matt Canino along with former Shorebirds bandmate and Jawbreaker bassist Chris Bauermeister. The project is described by Canino as “wild scientific rock with moog keyboards. Like AC/DC on acid.” That band has nearly completed recording their 12-song debut full-length, Mutoid World.

Check out “Orbits” in the player here.
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Isis recently wrapped up a Canadian tour in support of their latest album, Wavering Radiant. While on the road, guitarist Mike Gallagher checked in with our own Sarah El-Hamzawi to discuss a variety of topics.

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It’s been a while since their last Dispatch, but Bridge & Tunnel are back with the second installment. In this episode, the band covers the end of their recent European tour as well as shows stateside since their return.

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Banner Pilot has completed their sophomore LP. Bassist Nate Gangelhoff blogged:

We mastered it yesterday. Really excited for it to come out– it’s definitely the best thing we’ve done so far. I know every band always says that about their new record, even if their new record is a steaming pile of dog shit. I mean, do you ever hear a band say “Just finished the new record. It’s not nearly as good as our old stuff. Kind of sucks, even. Catch us on tour”? Of course not. But this time, we’re totally telling the truth.

The as-yet-untitled record is due out this fall and will be the band’s first for Fat Wreck Chords, having released Resignation Day in 2008 via Go-Kart Records.
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Birds of Avalon kick off two weeks of US tour dates tonight in Washington DC.

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Montreal, QC sextet Islands have announced initial details about their third album. The record is titled Vapours and is due out September 22, 2009, and will follow up Arm’s Way which was released in 2008.

Vapours will also mark the return of drummer Jamie Thompson to the fold, who had left the band in 2006 shortly after the release of their debut Return to the Sea.
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Our stream today comes from Sudbury, ON-based Vicious Cycle. We’ve got a stream of the band’s new full length, Pale Blue Dot. The album is a blend of traditional 1980’s American hardcore and experimental instrumentation. It was rrecorded with Jonah Falco (Fucked Up, Career Suicide) and mixed by Jon Drew. The album features vocal appearances by George Pettit (Alexisonfire) and Damian Abraham (Fucked Up).

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