Pig Destroyer have entered the studio to begin work on their next full length. The album, in what is almost certainly not a Venture Bros. reference, has been titled Phantom Limb.

The album will feature fourteen new songs including “Cemetery Road”, “Rotten Yellow”, “Jupiter’s Eye” “Heathen Temple” and “The Machete Twins.”

Vocalist JR Hayes commented on the recording:

We’re recording to 2-inch analog tape, which is really exciting. The drums sound huge, and the guitar tones are really nasty and aggressive. Brian’s been on top of his game all year, busting out easily the fastest blast beats I’ve ever seen him play. As usual, Scott’s written a whole arsenal of scalding riffs, but I feel like he really outdid himself with the arrangements on this record. The songs feel great and we’ve been having a load of fun playing them for the last five months. It’s the 14 most deranged metal songs we could make up, so get ready to sink your f*cking teeth in.

The band’s previous album, Terrifyer, was ranked among the best albums of 2004 by Punknews.org
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Ruiner is reporting that they are now free agents after separating from their now former label, 1917 Records.

The label released the compact disc version of the band’s 2005 EP, What Could Possibly Go Right…, and also planned on releasing the band’s first full-length, No Apologies. However, “personal reasons” were cited in response to a “mutual and amicable agreement to part ways.”

The band is now searching for a label to release the album, which is being mastered this week.

They’ll also traverse the U.S. east coast for several dates in March with Sinking Ships.
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This week, DJ Rossstar will be playing host a number of guests. William Tell and Seven Falls will be interviewed tonight. Tomorrow’s program will feature De Capulet and The Trademark .

The show runs from 7-8pm PST on Wednesdays and Thursdays.

The stream will be available from here and questions and comments for the band can be sent via this link.
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Be My Doppelganger have posted two of the three songs from their upcoming Convertible Girls 7inch. The record is due out in april on Bitchin’ Riffage Records. You can check out the music on their myspace page.

Indiana’s The Widow Jenkins have posted a new demo. The band features former members of Brazil and Underminded and you can check out “Sincerity and the Damned” on their myspace page.

Let’s Try Leaving have posted two songs from their new EP, The Warmest Winter. The band describes their sound as “honest Midwestern punk rock” and you can check out the songs on their myspace page.
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Our friends at The Syndicate have posted a new track from Lifetime‘s upcoming self-titled full length.

You can check out “Northbound Breakdown” right here.
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Just a few weeks after rumours began to spread, confirmation has come in that the Police will reunite this year for the Grammys in an event that will mark their 30th Anniversary.

This would be the first Police tour since the band broke up in Melbourne, Australia in 1984. The band consists of pop-sensation Sting on bass and vocals, Andy Summers on guitar and Stewart Copeland on drums. They last performed together in celebration of their 2003 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

The trio, who won five Grammys in their 1980s prime, join a live performance line-up that already includes Justin Timberlake, Beyoncé, Mary J. Blige, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
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The Bloody Hollies are headed out on tour in February and March in support of their new Alive Records full length Who To Trust, Who To Kill, Who To Love. The trek includes a show with labelmates Radio Moscow and a stop at SXSW in Austin.

The new record follows up the band’s 2005 full length If Footmen Tire You. That album was nominated for Rock Album Of The Year at the San Diego Music Awards.
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Along with their upcoming new full length, Big D and the Kid’s Table will be releasing a split with China’s Brain Failure. The 12-song split features six tracks from each band.

The split CD is entitled “Beijing To Boston” and will be available via Bad News Records on February 20th. The vinyl will see a release via Springman Records soon after. Dicky Barrett (Mighty Mighty Bosstones) and Marc Orrell (Dropkick Murphys) make special appearances on the Brain Failure tracks. You can check out Brain Failure’s “City Junk” and Big D’s “Digging In Your Nails” here.

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More additions have been confirmed for this summer’s Warped Tour. The latest include Alkaline Trio, Norma Jean and Hot Rod Circuit.

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Blacklisted have posted some tour dates, mainly for the US East Coast. The mini-tour kicks off February 23rd in Florida and winds up in Pennsylvania.

The band recently finished recording their forthcoming EP Peace on Earth, War on Stage.
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I recently spoke with Benjamin Kowalewicz, frontman of Canada’s own Billy Talent. By all accounts, Billy Talent live an interesting life; in Canada, they are full-fledged rock stars, winning major music awards and fawned over by mainstream news and music outlets like few others. Yet in America, they’re a relatively new band, still building steam on their two full length albums, Billy Talent II and Billy Talent.

Ben and I discussed everything from their “feud” with Fucked Up, to working with legendary Canadian broadcaster Alan Cross.

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Chung Ho Records has posted some videos from the now defunct popular Canadian punk band Belvedere. They were filmed on a Dominican television show in March of 2003.

Belvedere called it a day nearly two years ago after their final release Fast Forward Eats the Tape.

Former Belvedereans Steve Rawles and Graham Churchill recently resurfaced with This Is a Standoff posting their debut tracks.
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Details about The Stooges‘ brand new record, titled The Weirdness have come in. The record will be released March 20 via Virgin Records. The album marks the seminal band’s first proper release in almost 34 years.

This album features three of the four original band members – Iggy Pop, guitarist Ron Asheton and drummer Scott Asheton, and the ex-Minutemen and fIREHOSE bassist Mike Watt fills in the final spot.

The band will start touring in support of the album this spring. Along the way are plans to stop for a peformance at this year’s South by Southwest festival in Austin, TX on March 17th.

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