Facedown Records has announced the signing of St. Louis, Missouri’s In The Midst of Lions. The band is described as “a mixture of fast-paced tech metal and grinding melodic worship, their sound can be compared to such contemporaries as Meshuggah, The Faceless, Whitechapel, and Darkest Hour.”

They are currently working on a concept album, which will reportedly be focused on “God’s wrath and humanity’s release from that wrath that God has provided.”

In The Midst of Lions’ last record was their debut LP Out of Darkness.
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Tomorrow (January 16) Dave Hause, frontman of Philadelphia’s The Loved Ones, will be performing solo at the Black Cat in Washington, DC. Our friends at Mutiny PR have offered a set of tickets for one lucky Punknews.org reader. Also performing at this show will be Brian Fallon, of the Gaslight Anthem.

Dave will next head to Canada for shows with Chuck Ragan and Tim Barry on February 5th (Montreal) and February 6th (Toronto).

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Starting tonight in Philadelphia, Translation Loss Records artists City of Ships, Rosetta and Battefields will be hitting the road for a fortnight of dates. Select dates will also feature Chord, Struck by Lightning and Raise the Red Lantern.

City of Ships continues to support 2009’s Look What God Did to Us, which in addition to being released through Translation Loss was pressed on vinyl by Sound Study Recordings.
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Boca Raton, FL’s Protagonist have posted a new tour video chronicling the band’s trials and tribulations on their recent fall tour.

The band released The Chronicle in 2009 and will be appearing at this year’s Harvest of Hope Fest in St. Augustine, FL.
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Rainfest has announced the first block of bands for the upcoming Tacoma, Wa-festival. It will take place May 28th, 29th, and 30th at Viaduct. While additional confirmations are due out February 15th, the first run includes Backtrack, Black Breath, Dangers, Disembodied, End of a Year, Foundation, Gone but Not Forgotten, Gravemaker, Hammer Bros, Indecision, Keep It Clear, Nails, Pressure (Last Show), Punch, Rotting Out, Sabertooth Zombie, Soul Control and Xibalba.

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Next month, Big D and the Kids Table and State Radio will be hitting the road for a few weeks of shows together.

Big D continues to support 2009’s Fluent in Stroll, while State Radio will be supporting their 2009 full-length Let it Go.
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