Pete Wentz, Andy Hurley talk about the Fall Out Boy hiatus break

While his bandmates are busy forming bands with Scott Ian of Anthrax and returning to hardcore, Fall Out Boy Pete Wentz has posted a blog entry addressing the uncertainty about the future of the band:

I don’t know the future of Fall Out Boy. It’s embarrassing to say one thing and then have the future dictate another. As far as I know Fall Out Boy is on break. As much as i dont have a solo project, I also can’t predict that I’d ever play in Fall Out Boy again. Not due to personal relationships as much as a band we grew apart. In this statement I’d like to include there is the possibility that Fall Out Boy will play again without me or I will be a part of it when everyone is on the same page. It is no one’s fault and there is no animosity about the decision. I felt as fans you deserve to know. There is no singular reason for this. The side projects or bands are supported by all members of the band. I am the single biggest fan of Fall Out Boy and if this is our legacy than so be it. I am proud of it.

Drummer Andy Hurley (of the aforementioned hardcore project) added:

It’s not looking great right now, but when we went into the break it was for sure that we’d come back in 2 or 3 years. I still think we will come back, but I just don’t know. There’s no official decision one way or another. The whole point of the break was to just get away, and not think about it, and in 2 years or so, come back and decide where to go from there. The reason ive given of touring and recording straight for 7-8 years is absolutely true as well. It was just burning us all out. And everyone else. We did too much so fast. Going away and coming back fresh could only be a good thing.

The band released Folie รก Deux in 2008.
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Streetlight Manifesto announce first shows of 2010

Streetlight Manifesto Streetlight Manifesto have announced their first shows of 2010. The first show is April 23 in Farmingdale, NY and the second will be happening two days later in Providence, RI. More information is available at the band’s website.

The first volume of the band’s ambitious 99 Songs of Revolution project is still without an official release date.
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Various: ‘Untitled 21: A Juvenile Tribute to Swingin’ Utters’

Red Scare has sent us some exclusive tracks from the forthcoming tribute to the Swingin’ Utters. Titled Untitled 21: A Juvenile Tribute to Swingin’ Utters, the 31-song tribute is due out February 16, 2010. The selections in our stream include covers performed by Useless ID, Dropkick Murphys, Cobra Skulls, Fucked Up, Teenage Bottlerocket, Everybody Out!, Vultures United, Off With Their Heads and Druglords of the Avenues.

You can check it out on the Punknews.org Profile.
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The Golden Age (2003-2010)

The Golden Age Corpus Christi, TX hardcore outfit The Golden Age have decided to call it a day. The band’s final show will happen on May 1 in their hometown of Corpus Christi at a to-be-announced venue, but first they’ve promised to record one final song and release it for free download; that song will be recorded at the end of the month.

The band recently released material through Panic Records, notably Unlock Yourself and Time & Distance, both in 2009.
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As I Lay Dying announce album number five

Award-winning metal/hardcore outfit As I Lay Dying have unveiled some details about their upcoming fifth full length. The album will be titled The Powerless Rise and the record is expected in the Spring. The band record with producer Adam D. (Killswitch Engage) and plans are underway for a headline tour also slated around the same time.

Vocalist Tim Lambesis announced the record in a YouTube video.
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