Dead Hearts will be releasing their final album, A Death in the Family, later this year. The band, who split in 2008, are promising four songs on the 7-inch version as well as a very limited CD version with 18 songs. The release will feature the band’s final three songs which were previous available on CD-R and the deluxe CD issue will include the tracks from 2005’s No Love, No Hope and a set recorded live at CBGB.

Both the 7-inch and CD will be released by State of Mind Recordings.
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Bad Astronaut is headed out on their first ever tour this July, playing four acoustic dates in California alongside Mike Hale. Frontman Joey Cape will perform solo at the shows as well. To celebrate this rare occasion Punknews is giving away four pairs of tickets to the tour, one for each date.

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In our latest Band on Band we feature two unique acts who have made a musical career (non-paying career) out of doing things their own way. Mischief Brew and Guignol continue to make their own rules releasing a collaborative full length, Fight Dirty on Erik Peterson of Mischief Brew’s own Fistolo Records earlier this year. The two acts took some time out of endless musical projects and day jobs to discuss Iron Maiden, aging in punk rock and world travel.

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Fireworks, The Swellers, Transit and Man Overboard will be touring North America together this fall. Two of the shows will also feature New Found Glory.

Fireworks continues to support 2009’s All I Have to Offer Is My Own Confusion, while The Swellers will be supporting 2009’s Ups and Downsizing. Transit’s new full-length Keep This to Yourself is tentatively slated for a late summer/early fall release, and Man Overboard’s new LP Real Talk is due out on July 20, 2010.
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The Black Pacific, the new project from former Pennywise vocalist Jim Lindberg, have posted a two song sampler for stream and download. The set includes the previously unveiled “The System” as well as another track entitled “When It’s Over.” Check it out at the band’s website.

So far, little is known about the band other than their affiliation with Side One Dummy Records. Lindberg left Pennywise in August 2009 after spending more than two decades with the band. He was replaced by Ignite’s Zoli Teglas in February.
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Orlando, FL’s The Working Dead have joined Death to False Hope Records. The label will digitally release the band’s new EP, Sleep, on July 13.

In the meantime, Sleep can be streamed at the band’s Punknews.org page.
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This is Hell have filled out their summer touring plans. The itinerary now includes an extended run across the United States, as well as shows in the UK and Sweden.

The band will be supporting their new album (and first for Rise Records), Weight of the World.
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Ruiner have announced October 5 and 9 as dates for the band’s final shows. Killing the Dream will be joining them on the October 9 gig in Baltimore, MD. Other details are still being worked out, but we’ll keep you posted.

The band, who announced their breakup last month, will say a long goodbye to each other in the form of a month-long European tour alongside Carpathian, as well as a set at This is Hardcore in Philadelphia on August 15.

Ruiner last released Hell Is Empty in 2009.
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Our stream today comes from Gainesville, FL’s Liquid Limbs. We’ve got a stream of the band’s new 7″ for Sound Study Recordings, Dichotomy.

You can check it out on their Punknews.org page.
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Fucked Up vocalist Damian “Pink Eyes” Abraham was recently handed the enviable task of interviewing Brokencyde for Exclaim! TV’s Garageland. Before the interview, Abraham referred to the ‘crunkcore’ outfit as “the most DIY band today.”

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Charlottesville, VA’s Worn in Red have wrapped up recording of two new songs that will appear on an upcoming split with Mouthbreather for Rorshach Records.

This will be the band’s first new material since 2009’s In the Offing LP; Mouthbreather last released Thank You for Your Patience in 2008.
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