NEW BAND IN THE MILE HIGH: xBEHOLDERx

Download the whole demo here free.

SHOW SEPT. 17 2010

XJAMES HETFIELDX: SINGER OF METALLICA STRAIGHT EDGE

SO WHAT: You’re not getting away with the last comment, incidentally. We’ll have to go back to that. But anyways, the straight edge X.

James: Right. Well, straight edge, this was certainly a design of my own. You know, the old straight edge tattoo, it’s just like a big X on your hand. No drinking, and I don’t drink. It’s like when you go into the clubs, they put and X on your hand…

SO WHAT: Right. It’s because you haven’t shown your ID.

James: And I don’t need drink or drugs. That’s straight edge life. Obviously I’m not straight edge – a true, hardcore straight edge has never had any of it in her or her whole life. But I’m a reborn straight edge.

CROOKED WAYS "HOW TO BREAK HEARTS" REISSUE TEASER PICS

3 Test Press's, 100 black vinyl, 200 blue vinyl

http://www.FreeWebStore.org/LastAnthemRe....257_903187.aspx

I JUST GOT REPORT THAT A LEGEND HAS DIED

According to Wikipedia: Dio died of stomach cancer on May 16, 2010. RIP

July 10, 1942 – May 16, 2010

SOUND AND FURY LINE UP FORMING

Sound and Fury will once again be held at the Earl Warren Showgrounds in Santa Barbara, CA. This year the fest will span dates are July 23rd, 24th, and 25th. Sick Of It All, Bane, Strife and all the regulars are confirmed. See the complete list at Sound and Fury's website.

HENERY ROLLINS: THE FREQUENT FLYER TOUR

June 25th should be a good time:

CONVERGE STREAMING ENTIRE CURRENT TOUR THROUGH CHATROULETTE

On their current tour, Converge is using the video chat website, chatroulette, to broadcast their set to the world every single night. Unfortunately, you just have to luck out to see it. Like them or not, it's still a pretty cool idea.

If you don't mind sifting through a bunch of naked guys night after night, you'll be able to catch a few Converge songs.

EARTH CRISIS TONIGHT: 90'S THEME

Look as 90's hardcore as you can.

Bandana's, Military Cargo's, and Fat X's!!

Jersey's!

JNCOs

Bowl cut's and Peroxide dyed hair

..Ok maybe not that last one. But show up looking 90's hardcore

REAL HARDCORE DANCING VS. FAKE HARDCORE DANCING: GET READY TO LAUGH

NEW SICK OF IT ALL MUSIC VIDEO

SICK OF IT ALL - Death Or Jail (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

SICK OF IT ALL [NEW VIDEO ONLINE] | MySpace Music Videos

MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD GUITARIST RUNNING FOR NEW YORK OFFICE?

It's not official yet, but all signs are pointing to Justin Brannan, guitarist for Indecision and Most Precious Blood, challenging incumbent state senator Marty Goldman in the coming election.

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle -- BAY RIDGE – Tuning up a possible campaign run to be the Democratic Party candidate to unseat long-serving Republican state Sen. Marty Golden in southwest Brooklyn is rock guitarist, voice actor, fundraiser and webmaster Justin Lee Brannan.

He pitched his cause for grassroots leadership change and Albany reform at a recent meeting of the Brooklyn Democrats for Change in Bay Ridge, a candidates’ night that included Democrat candidate Mike DiSanto, who had spoken to the progressive Democratic club earlier this year, in the audience.

“We need a new brand of invigorated leadership,” said Brannan, 31, a founding member of Indecision and Most Precious Blood, rock bands that have toured the country and world. He noted that he “sees great changes in the community. We need an advocate, not a politician with an insatiable ego. We need new leadership in the face of a dysfunctional state government in Albany.”

Read the rest.

ITS ABOUT TIME SNL MOCKED ICP: HILARIOUS

DEATHWISH 2010 SAMPLER: DOWNLOAD NOW

Got this e-mail this morning and figured some of you would be interested in hearing some sweet new tunes.

"Deathwish/Malfunction along with Six Feet Under Records are proud to present "MMX", our most ambitious and eclectic FREE Digital sampler to date. "MMX" features 36 fantastic contributions (many of which are unreleased) from some of the most anticipated hardcore/punk/metal releases due out in the future.

Bands included on "MMX" (in order of appearance): Converge, Narrows, Integrity, Blacklisted, Doomriders, Nails, Bitter End, Rise And Fall, Acid Tiger, Lewd Acts, Killing The Dream, Carpathian, 108, Starkweather, Overmars, J. Bannon, Eshas, Rot In Hell, As We Let Go, The Rival Mob, New Lows, 50 Lions, Trap Them, Mother Of Mercy, United Nations, Ressurection, The Carrier, True Colors, Foundation, Pegasus, End of a Year, Daylight, Irons, and Ceremony.

Lastly, be sure to check out the two new videos located at the end of the sampler:
Integrity "Invocation of the Blackest Curse" (Video trailer) For “The Blackest Curse” CD/LP
Converge "Thousands of Miles Between Us" (Video trailer) For their “Thousands of Miles Between Us” DVD

All in all, the material on "MMX" is a powerful peak into the huge year unfolding in our collective world. A jaw dropping 2 hour FREE collection of material that is proof that heavy and engaging music is still alive and well in 2010. If you dig what you hear, please support these artists by seeing them live and by purchasing their releases and apparel in the DW Estore @ www.deathwishinc.com."

There's a whole bunch of different ways for you to get it, too. Check it out.

Mediafire
Sendspace
YouSendIt
Torrent File
Deathwish

GRAVEMAKER SIGNED TO VICTORY

SICK OF IT ALL: BASED ON A TRUE STORY: VIDEO INTERVIEW

SKARHEAD APRIL 20TH @ CLUB INFERNO

SEVEN KINGS/A BITTER TRUTH: YOUTUBE

STREAM SICK OF IT ALL'S FULL ALBUM: BASE ON A TRUE STORY

Stream Here.

A BETTER HOPE FOUNDATION NEEDS YOUR HELP.

From Myspace:

"Wes here from A Better Hope Foundation. Our van was broken into tonight. they cleared us out of Laptops, ipods, clothes, cash, backpacks......you name it, they took it. also, we now have to replace the passenger side window that they smashed, and they ripped out all of the dome lights in the van.along with plenty of other damage..none of this is covered by our insurance.

we have liability only...we are taking donations via paypal at: mcschwagnip@aol.complease please please help us out....even if you cannot spare a dollar or two, please forward this message, post it on your local hc message board, b9, myspace, face book, whatever......ANYTHING helps. we have literally poured our entire lives into this band, and we need a little support right now.

thank you so much."

http://abetterhopefoundation.net/

http://www.myspace.com/abhfhxc

http://twitter.com/ABHFHC

http://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Better-Hope-Foundation/71636297678

THE TRUE ORGIN OF EASTER

Sorry bible thumpers.

Easter celebrations were held hundreds of years before Christ was born as festivals of spring honoring Eostre, the great mother goddess of the Saxons. This name was fashioned after the ancient word for spring, Eastre. The goddess Ostara was the Norse equivalent whose symbols were the hare and the egg. From this comes our modern tradition of celebrating Easter with eggs and bunnies.

In the Mediterranean region, there was a pre-Christian spring celebration centered around the vernal equinox (March 20 or 21) that honored Cybele, the Phrygian goddess of fertility. Cybele’s consort, Attis, was considered born of a virgin and was believed to have died and been resurrected three days later. Attis derived his mythology from even earlier gods, Osiris, Dionysus, and Orpheus, who also were supposed to have been born of a virgin and suffered death and resurrection as long as 500 years before Christ was born. The death of Attis was commemorated on a Friday and the resurrection was celebrated three days later on Sunday.

There are other Easter traditions that are pagan in origin. The Easter sunrise service is derived from the ancient pagan practice of welcoming the sun on the morning of the spring equinox, marking the beginning of spring. What we now call Easter lilies were revered by the ancients as symbols of fertility and representative of the male genitalia. The ancient Babylonian religions had rituals involving dyed eggs as did the ancient Egyptians.

The Christian version of Easter is celebrated after the first full moon after the vernal equinox. Modern day neo-pagans usually have their spring celebrations on the day of the equinox. Either way, these celebrations have gone on every year continuously for over 2500 years. So, next Sunday, if you go to an Easter sunrise service, hunt for colored eggs or eat marshmallow bunnies, remember you are indulging in pagan rituals that celebrate fertility and the advent of springtime!

NUGGETS WON

APPLES iPAD RELEASED

Whoes getting one?

THIS IS OLD NEWS

But I just found this on Youtube. End Of Empires Announces getting signed, and new record... I Know they already released there record. But I though I'd post this anyways.

UNITED BLOOD FOOTAGE UP NOW

Fore more videos go to KOFILMS.

Harms Way from KO Films on Vimeo.

108 NOT BREAKING UP AFTER ALL

Well, turns out the everyone (including the band) spoke too soon and the resurrection of 108 is already underway.

"108 has not broken up. Rasaraja [aka Robert Fish] has left the band, but 108 will continue in full force with a new direction and focus. We will be writing, recording and playing shows this year to support 18.61 and create new music."

So does this mean that Vic is back on vocals? Who knows? Apparently no one.

SHOW TONIGHT

108 CALLS IT QUITS FOR THE SECOND TIME

A statement from vocalist Rob Fish can be found here and one from Vic here.

108 confirmed earlier today that they have indeed thrown in the towel. Last night, the band made a post on their Facebook page that read simply "108 has died" and later on "their [sic] MIGHT be a 'bye-bye' show sometime. That will be it.

"Unfortunate news since Deathwish was set to release (and still will, most likely) the new record, 18.61, on April 13. The band had planned to do a few small tours in support of the record, but obviously that's off the table now.

This is the second time the band has broken up. They reunited around 2005 and released the album A New Beat From A Dead Heart in 2007 and toured sporadically after that. 18.61 has, reportedly, been finished for nearly a year but Deathwish only recently added it to the release schedule.

FIREWORKS SHOW CANCELED

H2O/CRO-MAGS SHOW: THE HUNDREDS

Photos, videos and commentary... here.

RUN FOR COVER RECORDS SAMPLER

Run For Cover Records has released a new sampler with tracks from bands including Title Fight, Tigers Jaw, Hostage Calm and more.

Download it here .

NO MORE SHOWS AT THE OFFICE SPACE

BANKROBBER TOUR

"So hydrogen man is putting out a tape for us, I believe it will come with a download card too. We recorded 3 songs live, no tracking, no pro tools, but it is mastered, and it's heavy stuff. I think for a live recording the songs came out great.

Our tour kickoff is Thursday, so I posted the first new song on our myspace today. On Tuesday I will take it down and put up the next. Wednesday I'll put the last song up. Thursday there will be tapes available at our show.

go here and let us know what you think:

www.myspace.com/bankrobberhc"

-Gordon Bankrobber

SHOW TONIGHT

SICK OF IT ALL: NEW TUNES

As you hopefully already know, seminal New York City hardcore outfit Sick Of It All will release their Century Media Records debut on April 20th. Their first new release in four years, the effort is titled "Based On A True Story" and we have obtained a track from the album to exclusively unveil today. The song is called "Death or Jail" and Sick Of It All drummer Armand Majidi has provided the following background:

"We wrote the song 'Death or Jail (based on a true story)' about friends of ours that broke away and ended up following a path that led them to self-destruction or incarceration. We all know people who have made these huge mistakes, and it's a really difficult thing to explain, especially when they come from the same place and common background. They don't just turn their backs on their friends, it's as if they're turning their backs on themselves, shutting themselves into a reality that can offer nothing but stress, violence, and wickedness. Thank goodness we had the outlet of hardcore to help us vent our frustrations, or we all might have found ourselves in a similar place. This song is dedicated to those friends that we wish could have made better choices."

Check it out here.

NEW VISION OF DISORDER: ALMOST DONE

Frontman Tim Williams commented on the status of a new Vision Of Disorder album and Scene Point Blank has the quote:

"I wanted to let you guys know that we have managed to write about 19 songs for the new LP. We are gonna pick about 11. The 11 tracks will be pulled apart, re worked and edited. We then will hit the studio and record them bitches straight up and raw. We are gonna do most of the tracks live right then and there. All in the same room spread out in a circle of smoke, brew and burgers… We hope to have it out sometime within the next 6 months."

Hoping it's good.

END OF EMPIRES RETURN SHOW: SUNDAY

SHOW: TONIGHT 2-25-2010

DONNYBROOK SHOW MOVED

The donnybrook shows moved to Justins parents house! 11651 West 83rd place, Arvada, CO. Still $10. Let everyone know! Starts early, 5pm!!

BANKROBBER: "PACK YOUR SHIT"

MAX WEINBERGS SON PLAYING IN MADBALL

Max Weinberg's (of the Conan O'Brien show) son, Jay Weinberg to play in Madball? Weird.

CROOKED WAYS APART OF COMPILATION SUPPORTING BED AND BREAKFAST RIGHTS

"ENOUGH IS ENOUGH is a free online compilation to be released in March
2010 in support of Bed & Breakfast rights. Forty punk, hardcore, and indie bands
are contributing to this cause, including Shook Ones, This Is Hell, The
Effort, Transit, Make Do And Mend, Hostage Calm, Balance, Jake Newcomb, Composure
and many, many more. All donations will be directed towards freedomtomarry.org, a non-profit organization dedicated to fighting the policy that denies the rights for Bed & Breakfasts to marry.



This comp is going to be released as a digital download and on vinyl in 4 parts. The first release should be out at the beginning of March. Downloads are going to be donation based so give whatever you can. More info on the vinyl releases coming soon.


PARTICIPATING BANDS:
TOUCHE AMORE (Los Angeles, CA hardcore/screamo)
SHOOK ONES (Bellingham, WA punk)
THIS IS HELL (Long Island, NY hardcore)
THE EFFORT (Merrimack Valley, MA hardcore)
BRIDGE AND TUNNEL (Long Island, NY punk)
TRANSIT (Boston pop punk)
MAKE DO AND MEND (Hartford, CT punk)
BALANCE AND COMPOSURE (Doylestown, PA indie)
MY HEART TO JOY (Connecticut emo/punk)
HOSTAGE CALM (Connecticut punk)
INTO IT. OVER IT. (Chicago, IL indie)
I REFUSE (Ottawa, ON post-hardcore)
MOUNTAIN ASLEEP (Louisville, KY hardcore)
DEBASER (Stoughton, MA hardcore punk)
NAME (San Fransisco, CA grindcore)
MAKER (Springfield, MA pop punk)
REVIVER (Salt Lake City, UT hardcore)
MAINTAIN (Boston hardcore)
CROOKED WAYS (Denver, CO pop punk)
AMBUSH! (Panama City, FL hardcore)
STRIKE TO SURVIVE (North Bay, CA hardcore)
RESOLVE (St. Louis, MO hardcore)
CRUCIAL DUDES (South Jersey pop punk)
MILES APART (Greenville, SC hardcore)
THE FAKE BOYS (Lowell, MA pop punk)
MIDNIGHT SOULS (Belgium hardcore)
HANDGUNS (Lancaster, PA pop punk)
XERXES (Louisville, KY hardcore)
NOTHING TO NOTHING (Columbia, MO hardcore)
OVERLOOKED (North Carolina hardcore)
BLOCKED OUT (Los Angeles hardcore)
FUMBLEROOSKI (Long Island, NY pop punk)
CRUCIAL TIMES (Burlington, VT hardcore)
DAYBREAKER (Boston, MA pop punk)
STAND BY ME (Merrimack Valley, MA pop punk)
TABERNACKLE (Providence, RI hardcore)
FORMING (Long Beach, CA indie punk)
REVEAL THE TRUTH (Tampa Bay, FL hardcore)
SUMMONS TO YOMI (Lewes, DE screamo)
SKYSCRAPER (St. Louis hardcore)
FROST GIANT (Philadelphia hardcore/metal)
JAKE NEWCOMB (Portland, ME shoegaze)
HOLDFAST (Wilmington, DE punk)

ALL THAT REMAINS SINGER FILLS IN FOR KILLSWITCH ENGAGE

Speaking of replacement singers, Killswitch Engage frontman Howard Jones recently left the bands current tour amid a flurry of rumors that he had either been fired or quit. The remaining band members have been pretty quiet about it for the last week while All That Remains singer Phil Labonte filled in.

Killswitch Engage released a statement on the situation that you can read here.

Sounds like Jones will be out for a while and Labonte will be in.

Here's a clip of Labonte preforming "The End of Heartache" with the band.

IGNITE'S ZOLI TEGLAS NAMED FULL-TIME PENNYWISE FRONTMAN

"What started out as a temporary position was just too good to put an end to," said Pennywise bassist Randy Bradbury. "Zoli brings to the table a tremendous vocal ability, creativity, and a die hard work ethic. There is a bond that makes this change feel like it was simply meant to be, and considering the recent unfortunate events, having Zoli join the band is a well needed shot of positive energy."


Check out a clip Teglas performing with the band before the official announcement. What do you think?

HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED HOW VALENTINES DAY CAME TO BE

The Story behind St. Valentines Day is a fascinating one. Although February 14th is celebrated as a lovers' holiday today, with the giving of candy, flowers, Valentine's Day card and other gifts between couples in love, it originated as a tribute to St. Valentine, a Catholic bishop.

As early as the fourth century B.C., the Romans engaged in an annual young man's rite of passage to the God Lupercus. It's earliest orgin was the Roman festival Lupercalia, observed on Feb. 15. Lupercalia celebrated the coming of Spring on the Roman calendar. Lupercalia became a celebration intended to ensure the fertility of flocks, fields and people.

The names of the teenage women were placed in a box and drawn at random by adolescent men; thus, a man was assigned a woman companion (a sexual partner) for the duration of the year, after which another lottery was staged. After eight hundred years of this cruel practice, the early church fathers sought to end this practice.

In an effort to do away with the pagan festival, Pope Gelasius ordered a slight change in the lottery. Instead of the names of young women, the box would contain the names of saints. Both men and women were allowed to draw from the box, and the game was to emulate the ways of the saint they drew during the rest of the year. Needless to say, many of the young Roman men were not too pleased with the rule changes.

Instead of the pagan god Lupercus, the Church looked for a suitable patron saint of love to take his place. They found an appropriate choice in Valentine, who, in 270 AD had been beheaded by Emperor Claudius.

According to church tradition, St. Valentine was a priest near Rome. At that time the Roman Emperor, Claudius II, had issued an edict forbidding marriage. Claudius had determined that married men made poor soldiers because they were emotionally attached to their families. So he banned marriage from his empire.

Valentine, a bishop , seeing the trauma of young lovers, met with them in a secret place, and joined them in the sacrament of matrimony. When Claudius found out about this "friend of lovers," Valentine was thrown in jail and condemned to death.

While Valentine was in prison awaiting his fate, he befriended his jailer, Asterius, who had a blind daughter. Asterius' daughter befriended the kind priest by bringing food and messages to him. Valentine fell in love with the jailer's daughter. Asterius requested that he heal his daughter. Through his faith he miraculously restored the sight of Asterius' daughter and converted the two of them to Christianity.

After some time in prison the priest was ordered to appear before the Emperor. The emperor, impressed with the young priest's dignity and conviction, first tried to convert him to paganism to save him from certain execution. But Valentine reversed the strategy, trying instead to convert Claudius. He failed. Just before his execution, he asked for pen and paper from his jailor, and signed a farewell message to the jailer's daughter and signed it, "From Your Valentine." He was stoned and beheaded on February 24, 270 AD.

Valentine become a Patron Saint, and spiritual overseer of the annual festival. Although the lottery for women had been banned by the church, the mid-February holiday in commemoration of St. Valentine, involved young Romans offering women they admired and wished to court, handwritten greetings of affection on February 14th.

The greetings eventually acquired the St. Valentine's name. One of the earliest cards was sent in 1415 by Charles, Duke of Orleans to his wife. He was imprisoned in the Tower of London at the time. The card is now preserved in the British Museum.

BEHIND THE SUIT AND TIE TRAILER

This looks like it could be an interesting documentary. It's about the decline of the industry and the rise of digital downloads told from the perspective of record label executives. At six minutes, I don't think it constitutes a 'trailer' but it's still pretty good.

Unfortunately, it sounds like the majority of the film will be label execs doing their "Oh, poor me!" routine and will probably get really boring really fast. Still, it's an interesting take.

THIS IS HELL: VIDEO DOCUMENTARY

While recording their new album, This Is Hell have been posting video teasers/diaries of the process. You can view them all here. Sadly, none of them really give any insight as to what the new record is going to sound like.


This Is Hell Recording: Day Two & Three.

THIS IS HELL | MySpace Music Videos

LAST NIGHT: OFFICE SPACE V- DAY SHOW

Was amazing. If you weren't there I feel bad for you.

FUNNY SKETCH ON SNL

DON'T FORGET THIS: FRIDAY

Seven Kings also is playing this show.

SUPPORT SERENITY ENDS

We want to spread the awesome news. SERENITY ENDS have left to record their debut album out in Chicago!

It is very difficult doing out-of-state recording, and for those that don't know, it takes A LOT of commitment for a band to accomplish something like this.

SO.....GO HERE: http://www.myspace.com/serenityendsco AND LET THEM KNOW YOU SUPPORT THEM!

They represent our hardcore scene and our fine city and state so let's support local music and wish them the best!One great way to support them is to pick up some merch. BUYING MERCH WILL HELP THESE GUYS OUT A TON!!!!!


SERENITY ENDS (This Is Now cover)

End of Empires (Album reviews up!) | MySpace Music Videos

MORE NEW TUNES: FINAL BLOW

"Fuck Everyone Else"

"We added another NEW song today called "Fuck Everyone Else" off of our self titled ep which will be out next month.

This Tuesday we'll be posting another new song "Live For Revenge" Featuring guest vocals by Puerto Rican Myke from The Legendary New York Hardcore band District 9. Then we'll be hanging out at Tooeys with Tommy as he dj's. "

- Final Blow

I will add they sound amazing. Super stoked.

HARDCORE DANCING GONE WRONG

CONVERGE AT THE MARQUIS

it starts off kind of slow.

NEW MUSIC: FINAL BLOW

Check it out.

VALENTINE' DAY SHOW

END OF EMPIRES DOING PROMO FOR NEW ALBUM IN HOT TOPIC?

CLEAVAGE OF THE ROCKIE MOUNTAIN WEST

SIX MORE WEEKS OF WINTER

NEW MUSIC: DOWN TO NOTHING

DOWN TO NOTHING - RECORDING SESSION DECEMBER '09 from Daniel Spector on Vimeo.

SCENEPOINTBLANK.COM RATED CROOKED WAYS #13

Crooked Ways made #13 on Scene Point Blanks top 15 EP's of 2009. Right between Cave In and Lawrence Arms.

Congrat's doods.

Check it out!
http://www.scenepointblank.com/features/257

NAZI GROUP ADOPTS STRETCH HIGHWAY NEAR BRIGHTON

BRIGHTON, Colo. CBS4 ―
An Adopt-A-Highway sign for the National Socialist Movement

A church along Highway 85 in the northeastern part of the Denver metro area is uncomfortable with the message of group that has just adopted a stretch of their highway.

The National Socialist Movement, who also calls itself America's Nazi Party, applied to participate in the Colorado Department of Transportation's Adopt-A-Highway program.

"We're here. We're active. We're doing good things," Lochbuie resident Neal Land, a spokesman for the group, told CBS4's Howard Nathan.

The white supremacist group will be responsible for picking up trash along a 1 mile stretch of the highway south of Bromley Lane in Brighton. A sign is already up in the area with the group's name on it.

Read more here.

IM SO "J",

I WANTED TO GO, HAVE FUN EVERYBODY

UNTIL THE LIGHT TAKES US

"UNTIL THE LIGHT TAKES US is a stunning, voyeuristic window into the morbid world of Norwegian black metal, the most malevolent musical genre in existence, whose surprisingly articulate founders hold complex sets of extreme nationalist, anti-Semitic and anti-Christian beliefs. Unlike musical purveyors of evil who do so only for the sake of showmanship, these young friends actually practice what they preach, engaging in rampant church burning, suicide, and – as notoriously chronicled in the European media – murder.

MJ OF BANKROBBER: FIRSTBLOOD DEMO TRY OUT

Amazing.

RAIN FEST LINE-UP: MORE DETAILS

The Northwest fest will take place May 28th, 29th, and 30th at Seattle's Viaduct. The organizers will be announcing a new set of bands each month until the fest.



Here's the first set:

Backtrack
Black Breath
Dangers
Disembodied
End of a Year
Foundation
Gone but Not Forgotten
Gravemaker
Hammer Bros
Indecision
Keep It Clear
Nails
Pressure (Last Show)
Punch
Rotting Out
Sabertooth Zombie
Soul Control
Xibalba.



Who's heading going?

DROPKICK MURPHYS LIVE AT FENWAY PARK

SHOULD BE A PRETTY GOOD TIME

FULL INTEGRITY SET FOOTAGE FROM BALTIMORE

Integrity (Full Set) from hate5six productions on Vimeo.

SET IT STRAIGHT REUNION - MARCH 20

Set It Straight will be reuniting to play a benefit show for a friend's recently deceased family member on March 20 in Redding, CA. There will be a CD of unreleased material (b-sides, covers, etc.) available at the show. The details are still being worked out, but here's a statement from the group's bass player, Nate that was posted on the Bridge Nine message board.

"Yes we are playing. Yes, that is the date. Yes, we did just break up a little over two years ago. A very close friend of everyone in the band recently had a family member pass and we were asked to play to raise some funds for their needs. It was said by this band that there would never be any reunions of any sort, but this is not for us. It is for our friend, and we are helping him and family out in their time of need. I honestly can't think of any other reason as to why would play a show as Set it Straight anymore except for this. Every band is playing for free, and the venue is not collecting. ALL MONEY GOES TO THE FAMILY.

As far as the cd goes, there will be no profit for the band, label, or venue. I was unaware that the cd will be given away, but I would strongly suggest that a donation based price be set up for raising more money for our friend. It will contain mostly live tracks from our last show, some b sides, and maybe some tracks from a Youth of Today live set we did at Gilman.

As far as Harry not being edge anymore, you'll have to take it up with him. We are all still good friends and we support him in his life decisions. It would be good for those of you that are about to pass judgement to contact him personally and find out why he made the decisions he did instead of just posting your comments on this board. He would be more than happy to explain himself to any of you. Get a hold of him via our Myspace page if you really want to take that step.

As far as bands goes, I believe the show is already booked solid. We only had a meeting about this shit a couple days ago, and nothing official has been posted yet. I didn't think word would spread this fast. Bands TBA I guess. Thanks to anyone who has expressed interest, and tell everyone you know to come out and support a family in need.

Nate"

*Edited to add more info.



CONFIRMED BANDS:
Set It Straight (reunion)
The Separation
Scared To Death
Youth League 2000
Hell & Reason
+more TBA.

WARNER BROTHERS RECORDS DROPS GALLOWS

Warner Brothers Records has dropped British punk band Gallows after the groups second album failed to meet sales expectations. However, upon signing, the band received a large sum of their money up front and then released an album that was far less radio-friendly than the label hoped.

"We are the British music industry's biggest mistake," Gallows frontman Frank Carter told me 12 months ago during an interview promoting their second album, Grey Britain. Carter was responding to a question about how a punk band reacts when they've just signed a £1m record deal with Warner Music.

Rather than popping the champagne corks though, Carter was in the kind of articulate, unflinching mood that has made him a favourite interviewee for music journalists. Signed off the back of their live reputation and scorching 2006 debut Orchestra of Wolves – a punk/hardcore hybrid recorded by their mate in a house in the home counties – Gallows hit the jackpot with a lucrative deal when few bands were getting advances. And they were smart enough to know that, in many ways, it was all downhill from there. For a group that recalled second-wave UK punk bands like Discharge, it was the most brilliantly ridiculous major-label signing of recent times. "We see other bands being told what to do by their paymasters, but we're not one of them," guitarist Laurent Barnard said during the same interview.

Read the rest.

INTO THE PIT- DOCUMENTARY

Teaser #1 from INTOTHEPIT on Vimeo.

From intothepitfilm.com

THE CASTING OUT (EX-BOY SETS FIRE) SIGN TO EYEBALL RECORDS

Featuring Boy Sets Fire frontman Nathan Gray, The Casting Out rings something like the mellower sides of BSF meeting a Samiam/Sensefield-ish rock sound. New record out on Eyeball -- the indie training camp of artists like Thursday and My Chemical Romance -- in the near future.

UNITED BLOOD FEST

Untied Blood, which will be held on March 26 and 27 in Richmond, Virginia is starting to take shape. The first wave of bands has been announced and the second will be following shortly. Here's the list so far:


-Madball
-Dry Spell
-Backtrack
-True Colors
-Donnybrook
-Mother of Mercy
-Rise and Fall
-Blacklisted
-Cruel Hand
-Naysayer
-Harms Way
-Steel Nation
-Alpha and Omega
-Maximum Penalty
-Bracewar


We'll keep you up to date as it gets closer, but feel free to head over to their official blog to get all the official info.

United Blood 2010

FINAL FIGHT BREAKING UP

Here's a statement from the band -- "We are ending Final Fight. Below is a list of the last shows we will be playing. There might be another show or two added in the upcoming weeks (Arizona and Los Angeles?). We will have those stupid OHSHIT hoodies at these last shows and they will be available at www.hellfishfamily.com starting next week. Thanks to everyone that helped us along the way."

1/30 San Juan Capistrano, CA @ Club One w/ Head High, Every Second Counts, Capsize, Shadows
2/19 San Diego, CA @ Che Cafe w/ Rotting Out, Run With The Hunted, Xibalba, Shadows
2/20 Arizona?
2/26 San Francisco, CA @ Balazo Gallery w/ Sabertooth Zombie, Purple Mercy, Xibalba
2/27 Sacramento, CA @ Ruggles Warehouse w/ Sabertooth Zombie, Xibalba
2/28 Fresno, CA @ CYC w/ Xibalba
3/5 Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction w/ Sabertooth Zombie, Rotting Out, Xibalba

AFI COVERS DAG NASTY WITH RUSS FROM GOOD RIDDANCE

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