In a recent Billboard interview, experimental rock/metal band Deftones discussed plans for their next album. Frontman Chino Moreno discussed the bands interest in a more raw songwriting and recording process, which is in contrast to the band’s last effort, Saturday Night Wrist, which saw multiple producers come and go.

We’re going in there and playing as five of us in the room with just our instruments, no other distractions. That’s how we started out, basically, when we first started the band — us in the garage, no ProTools or anything to get us ahead of ourselves. We’d just play things over and over again, until we remembered it — that’s the rawest way you can do it, and the best, I think.

In related news, Moreno’s side-project, Team Sleep, have nearly completed their second album, which is planned for release in early 2008.
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Circa Survive has launched a full album stream of their new full length. The record is titled On Letting Go and is due out May 29, 2007. It is the follow-up to Juturna which was released in 2005.

You can check out the entire thing on their myspace page.
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Our friends in Strike Anywhere recently filled us in on the band’s summer vacation plans. The melodic-hardcore outfit will be heading across the pond for a month of dates in various parts of Europe, playing a total of 31 shows in 33 days. Aside from the usual stops in countries like Germany, France, Italy, Sweden and the Netherlands; the band will also be playing some shows in Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Bulgaria, Austria and Romania. No dates have been lined up for the UK yet, but more shows could be added to the tour, which kicks off June 15th in Hultsfred, Sweden at the Hulstsfred Festival. Joining the band at select dates will A-F Records group Red Lights Flash, and recent Red Scare addition La Plebe. The band released their third proper full-length, Dead FM, last year via Fat Wreck Chords.
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Are you stuck at work on the Friday before Memorial Day? Well, why not waste company time reading some of our new reviews. As you may or may not know, we post new reviews on Punknews.org every Tuesday and Friday. Starting today, we’ll be also be posting a brief notice to fill you in on the what’s new in the reviews section.

Today we bring you reviews of Brimstone Howl‘s new release, Guts of Steel; the self-released and self-titled effort from Discover America; a review of Inquisition‘s recent weekend reunion shows; the new DVD release from the Lower Class Brats, Loud and Out of Tune: Live!!!; and a few more.

You can check out the last two review updates by heading over to the Punknews Reviews page.
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Canadian act Subb has announced a tour of Japan set to kick off in mid-July. The band continues to support their 2006 album, The Motions.

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Sick Sick Sick, a band boasting members from Augusta, GA and Jackson, SC has posted some new music on their MySpace page.

Westfield, MA metal act Within the Ruins has signed with Innerstrength Records. The label will release the band’s label debut, the Driven by Fear EP, this coming summer. The band recently recruited a new singer from Kettering, England, who plans on flying to the states this month to record the vocals for the EP. The band will then embark on a U.S. tour. You can check out some pre-production demos on the band’s MySpace page.

Michigan ska-punk band We Are the Union has posted a new song and a sampler track from their debut full-length, Who We Are, due out June 20th. You can hear “We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Boat” and said sampler track at their MySpace page.
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Way back when, a group of guys from Massachusetts moved down to Richmond. A few went on to form the band that is now Smoke or Fire, the rest bummed around town working shitty jobs and playing in a few bands. They have since formed Landmines, playing a PBR-infused brand of hardcore. This footage comes from a recent show opening for their Boston brethren, and if you like what you see, the band is currently on the road.

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The Black Keys have released a new live EP for free download. The tracks were recorded during the band’s tour in support of their recent album, Magic Potion in Fall 2006.

You can check out all four songs on their myspace page.

The band has also announced a tour set to kick off next month.
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Freshly signed Canadian ska/punk act Flatliners have begun documenting the recording sessions for their Fat Wreck Chords debut. Fat will distribute the band in the US and worldwide, with the exception of Canada where the band is still signed to Stomp. The band released their debut Destroy to Create in 2005 and are planning a new record for the summer.

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Dates have surfaced for the “Lock Up Your Daugh-tour” featuring Trophy Scars and the Natalie Fight.

The two bands toured together last summer as well.
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Paulson has posted their first ever music video for the track “Calling On You.” The video was directed by guitarist Jesse Burton and features a giant tarantula attacking shoppers, picking up groceries and playing a guitar solo. Really. You can check out the video by clicking Read More.

The song is from their 2007 Doghouse Records release All At Once.
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Need a new Peavey guitar? Well, it looks like the fellows in Chasing Victory happen to have an extra one and they want to give it to one of you. While they’re probably pretty generous dudes, this particular bit of generosity comes as the band celebrates the release of their new record, Fiends. The album finds the band moving away from hardcore and metalcore and incorporating more melodic elements that have been compared to bands like the Foo Fighters.

You can check out some music on their myspace page and you can visit this form to get your name in the running for the guitar.
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Joey Cape of Lagwagon, Me First and The Gimme Gimmes, Bad Astronaut and Afterburner, has launched a new solo page on myspace where he is posting rarities. He is promising home-recorded, largely acoustic material. He notes:

If you have discovered this site, you are probably wondering why there is no new music. It’s O.K. There will be soon. My plan is to randomly post anything I feel like posting, new songs, works in progress, side projects and other’s recordings I was involved in. I will even post some old demos, most likely regretful, terribly embarrassing demos. Anyway, should be fun for me and I think you will enjoy it as well.

You can check out the music on his myspace page.
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