The latest cover in the MySpace and SPIN-curated tribute to Bad Religion has been posted. Switchfoot covered “Sorrow” from 2002’s The Process Of Belief. Switchfoot previously tackled the song back in 2006. Interestingly, Switchfoot takes its origins from the Christian alt-rock scene and Bad Religion’s Brett Gurewitz once explained to Punknews.org that “Sorrow” was deeply critical of the Christian view of god:

The devil said “Give me one example” and god said “Look at Job, he’s a righteous man.” The devil said that he could corrupt him like any man, and they made a wager. And that was god’s way of rewarding the one righteous man on the planet. That was god turning his back on the one man who was good and righteous. That’s not god, that’s religion. That’s an example of how detestable religion is. What is the lesson there?

As a bonus, we’ve included another cover of “Sorrow” from dutch punk outfit Travoltas.
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We’ve posted some new reviews. You can check them out below:

• NOFX – The Longest EP
• Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin – Let It Sway
• The Thermals / Cymbals Eat Guitars / Good Luck – live in Bloomington
• David Bowie – Station to Station [Special Edition]
• John K. Samson – Provincial Road 222 EP
• Trench Party – Kitchen EP
• Bobby Joe Ebola & The Children MacNuggit – live in San Francisco
• Microtia – Spacemaker
• Joe Sib – live in San Jose
• Mat Burke – Kill or Be Killed

You can check out any of our 9698 reviews right here.
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In a new interview, Pennywise confirms they have returned to Epitaph Records and Epitaph, for their part, continue their path to world domination. Guitarist Fletcher Dragge commented:

Now we’re ready to go back to our home, Epitaph. It’s always been our home. It’s the greatest independent record label in the world. Brett’s the greatest fucking label boss there is. He’s a punk rocker, he knows how we think, he supports Pennywise a hundred percent and he feels like “I’m here for you guys.”

And the MySpace thing, just to be clear on that, was we gave that record away. So it was really cool to be able to give away the record. It was really cool to be able to do something cool for the fans, get some new fans. We negotiated a one record deal. We knew that that record company was going to be under in a year. We’re going to be able to get that record back from MySpace now and probably put it out on Epitaph; and we were able to utilize that corporate machine. We used that like a Trojan Horse; we used the corporate machine to get our message out to five hundred and fifty thousand people

Find the rest of the interview here.
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My Chemical Romance have posted the new single from their upcoming fourth full length. The record is titled Danger Days: True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys and is due out November 23, 2010. Over the last months since the band began work on the album, they have trickled out details and commented, promising a club tour, talking about danger in rock ‘n’ roll and talking about the protopunk influences on the record.

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Due to the departure of drummer Trivett Wingo, The Sword has cancelled their current tour. Wingo explained:

It is with deep sadness that I am announcing my departure from The Sword. After nearly seven years and some of the most amazing adventures of a lifetime, I have arrived at a place where I am physically and emotionally unable to continue on as part of The Sword. If I could go any further, I would as I love the music and JD, Bryan and Kyle are people that I deeply respect, but I have reached a point where I just can’t do this anymore. I would like to thank the wonderful people who made this experience what it has been: the fans, the people that I have worked and all of the bands and musicians that have inspired me over the years. I thank you and apologize for any disappointment that this may cause anyone, not least of which The Sword.

The band has been supporting their 2010 album, Warp Riders.
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Caspian will headline a benefit for a Boston Women’s Shelter on October 22nd. The event, curated by the band, is aimed at funding the building of new Boston women’s shelter Amirah, an organization that aims to protect and house female victims of sex trafficking. You can learn more about the event here The band has also announced a massive two-month headlining tour of Europe kicking off in November and extending into mid-December.

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Darker My Love has announced a tour next month with support from Delta Spirit.

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San Jose’s Shinobu have announced that their new 7-inch, Tangram Sailors / Ashtray Sea, is headed for a November 9, 2010 release on Phat ‘n’ Phunky Phonics. It will include two brand new songs, a song repossessed from Shinobu side-project, the Bears, as well as a previously unreleased tune from the same sessions as Shinobu’s last album, Strange Spring Air.

A video for “What’s In Your Heart” can be seen here
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Boston, MA hardcore outfit Defeater have entered the studio to begin work on a new album and to keep us all abreast, will be filming and releasing their exploits online. The first installment, or “webisode” if you enjoy horrible make-believe words, is now up.

The band’s new full-length is expected out in early 2011 via Bridge Nine Records, following up 2009’s Lost Ground EP.
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Our stream today comes from Swansea, UK-based the Arteries. We’ve got a stream of the band’s new full-length, Dead Sea. The record drops today in the UK and is headed for a digital and vinyl release in early 2011 via Paper and Plastick.

You can check it out on their Punknews.org Profile
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Side One Dummy Records have announced a pre-order for a new 7″ single from Fake Problems. The wax will feature Real Ghosts Caught on Tape first single “Soulless” as well as two non-album B-sides.

Check out more info here.
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Canada’s Silverstein have announced their departure from their longtime home at Victory Records and the fact that they have begun work on their fifth album:

I’m glad to hear you guys are stoked for a new album from us, but the only thing true about what was reported is that we ARE working on new music. Our new record will NOT be called Set This All Ablaze, and we have left Victory Records. We have never been more excited for everything going on with Silverstein right now.

The band last released Shipwreck in the Sand. We spoke to vocalist Shane Told about the record last year.
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Cave In have revealed the details for their upcoming odds and ends collection entitled Anomalies Vol. 1. It’s due out December 14, 2010 via Hydra Head Records. Once out, it’ll follow-up Anomalies Vol. 2: Live at Mazda Palace, Milan, Italy 10/27/03. The album includes three originals and covers of songs from Bad Brains, The Cure, Codeine and Black Sabbath.

The band has been hard at work on a new full-length entitled White Silence as well.
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