Contests: Get me into the Inquisiton reunion! – Winners!

Bummed that the upcoming Inquisition reunion shows are sold out? Well, do we have a sweet deal for you. Rob and Thomas from the band have graciously offered to place one lucky Punknews reader and a friend on their guestlist for night one on May 18 with support from Ensign and Channel 43. Another winner and a pal will be headed to night two on May 19 with the Draft and New Mexican Disaster Squad.

And your winners are:

(May 18) Canaan from Fairfax, VA who wrote about growing up in Richmond, listening to Inquisition, and wanting to stay connected to his hometown scene: “You see even though I go to school in Fairfax I was born and raised in Powhatan Va. just outside of Richmond. My whole life I grew up in the shadow of the good ole RVA and even at school I try to stay connected to my hometown roots.

(May 19) Mike from Pittsburgh, PA who wrote about touring in 1995 and staying at a kid’s house where he first heard Inquisition: “The next morning I woke up to Colton blasting some music out of his room. IT WAS AMAZING!!! Aggressive, energetic, hard but melodic. I went rushing into his room and asked”what is this? it’s amazing!” he said “it’s a band from Virginia called Inquistion, Im putting out their record and I just got the master today. Your the first person to hear it!” I asked if there was anyway he could make me a copy of it? he said “sure, but only if you play this for every person you know”. We left later that afternoon and I spent the rest of the tour in the back of the van listening to this cassette tape in my walkman over and over and over.”

Congratulations to the winners, thanks to everyone who entered, and a special thanks to Rob Huddleston for putting this contest together and picking the winners.
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Mediaskare Records signs With Dead Hands Rising

Minneapolis metal band With Dead Hands Rising has officially signed with Mediaskare Records. Formed in 2001, the band previously released an album with Life Sentence Records in 2004. The group is currently preparing a new full-length, which should be available late-summer.

In the interim, you can check out some music at their MySpace page.
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Black Tie Bombers: “Eternal Happiness and Good Health”

Black Tie BombersToday we bring you a stream of Eternal Happiness and Good Health, the new full-length from Cincinnati’s Black Tie Bombers.

A recent review had the following to say:“The band’s greatest strength is its ability to combine hardcore, pop-punk, and melodic punk. From the pure hardcore 13 seconds of “Stairway to Heaven” to the pop-punky goodness of “Girl I Want to Mess Up Your Hair,” Eternal Happiness and Good Health demands repeat listens.”

You can check out the entire album at the Black Tie Bombers Punknews profile page.
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