Connecticut progressive rockers Wolves At Bay have announced they will be heading out on a short run of US tour dates in July.
Click here for a list of dates and locations they will be playing.
The band last released an EP entitled “I Was the Devil Once” on April 26th via Animal Style Records. You can stream the entire release right here.
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Cincinnati Pop punk band Mixtapes are streaming another track song off their upcoming release Ordinary Silence.
The track is called “C.S.S.” and you can hear it by clicking here. Here’s what guitarist/co-vocalist Ryan Rockwell had to say of the track:
“”C.C.S.” is in some ways the centerpiece of the album. It’s where the album title was taken from and the meaning. I’ve spent so many years denying my problems and blaming them on other people. I’ve treated people in ways I never meant to, and honestly didn’t realize until later on. Looking back at old friends, people you’ve hurt, people that have passed, and thinking of all the things you wish you said differently. This isn’t supposed to be a sad song, but it turned into one. It’s overall about finding the faults in yourself, not everyone else. And after you do that hoping the person is still around so you can apologize, or even have a conversation with them. We get so caught up in the huge scale of things that personal relationships and turmoil get left behind. The only problem is in our most dark and fragile moments, those relationships are the only things there to save us.”
Ordinary Silence is due out on June 25th via No Sleep Records, and Mixtapes are preparing to embark on a tour in support of it with You Blew It!, Light Years, Modern Baseball, and Last Call. Dates for that can be found here. The band will then do a short stint on this year’s Warped Tour.
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Massachusetts punks Half Hearted Hero have announced a string of North American tour dates they will be playing in late June with support from Carousel Kings and Altars.
Click here for a full list of dates and locations they will be playing.
The band’s latest album “Whatever” was released on January 15th via Animal Style Records. You can stream the entire record right here.
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Portland, OR hardcore act Young Turks have announced a run of tour dates with Greg Bennick of Trial (who will be doing a spoken word set) kicking off late May in Portland Oregon and running through late June. Check out the dates and locations here.
Young Turks released their debut album, “Where I Lie”, last summer through Animal Style Records.
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Post-hardcore group Wolves at Bay are streaming their new EP, “I Was the Devil Once,” here. Check out Dying Scene’s review of the EP here.
I Was the Devil Once will be released via Animal Style Records on April 26, 2013. It will be the follow up to the band’s debut LP, Only a Mirror.
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Mixtapes has announced that they will be releasing a new LP titled “Ordinary Silence” on June 25th, 2013 via No Sleep Records.
Immediately following the release of their new album, Mixtapes will be going on tour with You Blew It!, Light Years and other guests such as Modern Baseball and Last Call on select dates.
To view the tour dates, click here.
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It took me awhile to find some words to say about Wolves at Bay’s newest EP, I Was the Devil Once. Heck, I’m still not sure if I’ve actually found the right words, but at least I think I’m on the path I want to be on. I don’t think I’ve ever felt this conflicted about a release in my entire time as a DyingScene reviewer. On the one hand, Wolves at Bay have managed to put together a collection of six tightly crafted tunes. But on the other hand, there’s nothing in these songs that really makes the EP stick out as something that demands recognition from the scene. I don’t mean that as an insult to the band or to any fans; these are good songs, but the songs here are content with staying at 9 or 10; when what they could really benefit from is going all the way up to eleven.
Again, I don’t mean to give the impression that I Was the Devil Once is an awful release. In fact, it might be one of the best experimental/post-whatever-core releases that I’ve heard since Brand New’s Daisy in 2009 (or at least since Balance and Composure’s Separation) (Also bear in mind that I don’t listen to this genre a whole lot). Wolves at Bay have clearly grown a lot in the last few years, and the songs here reflect that growth. The second track, “Know Why”, (which just might be the best song in this collection) finds a nice balance between catchy and heavy- something that the band attempted to varying degrees on 2011’s Only a Mirror. “Forget Who I Was” and the title track also showcase the band’s growth, blending this newly precise sense of melody with the band’s previously established ability to write a heavy tune.
I Was the Devil Once isn’t all progress though. “Still Afraid” and “Hollow” have the band falling into the familiar territory that they treaded all too often on previous releases. Fans of The Night a Forest Grew might be pleased, but in all honesty it’s much more interesting to hear the band experiment with their new sounds.
Wolves at Bay certainly have what it takes to become a memorable act- I truly believe that. I Was the Devil Once is easily the band’s best release to date, although it still feels like its restraining itself too much at times. There are some solid songs in here, but they’re missing that little extra kick, that little “oomph”, that could launch this EP into being a solid collection as a whole.
3.5/5
RIYL: Brand New, Balance and Composure, Daylight
Pop punk group Mixtapes have premiered a new song for Nervous Energies. The song is called “Noon [Protest Song]“, and you can listen to it here.
Mixtapes released their debut, “Even on the Worst Nights” last year via No Sleep. They’re currently hard at work on a new album.
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To celebrate the one-year anniversary of their album Pig Factory‘s release, Boston punks The Fake Boys are offering the album up for free download for a super-limited time.
Act quickly and snag it here!
“Pig Factory” was released on March 27th, 2012 through Animal Style Records. The band is currently working on new songs, which we’ll keep you posted on.
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Following up on our report from two months ago, it seems that Ohio’s Mixtapes are keeping the momentum from last year’s Even on the Worst Nights going by recording a second album, rather than a handful of EPs and singles to be released every few months. Guitarist and co-vocalist Maura Weaver posted a lengthy update on the band’s recording process, which you can read right here.
We’ll keep you posted on more details as they surface.
Mixtapes released their debut full length, Even on the Worst Nights, in June 2012, although they’ve also re-issued their acoustic mini-album, How to Throw a Successful Party, on vinyl, and put out Vision Quest, a split EP with Broadway Calls, in the time since.
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Wolves At Bay are streaming “Sill Afraid”, a new song off their upcoming EP “I Was The Devil Once” right here.
I Was the Devil Once will be released via Animal Style Records on April 26, 2013. It will be the follow up to the band’s debut LP, Only a Mirror.
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Wolves At Bay are streaming the teaser for their upcoming album “I Was The Devil Once”. You can listen to it here.
Wolves at Bay will released I Was the Devil Oncevia Animal Style Records on April 26, 2013. It will be the follow up to the band’s debut LP, Only a Mirror.
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Young Turks are streaming their cover of Bruce Springsteen’s “I’m on Fire”. The band recorded the cover as a benefit for the Green Acres Animal Sanctuary in Silverton, OR, and all proceeds from the song will be donated to the organization.
You can listen to it here.
Young Turks released their debut album, Where I Lie, in August 2012 on Animal Style Records.
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Get out your moshin’ pants, there’s a great tour coming to town! Mixtapes, pop punkers from Ohio, have announced a series of dates through the U.S. and Canada in May. They’re touring with everyone’s new favorite band…of criminals, Masked Intruder. You can check out the full list of dates here. Personally, I’m psyched they all seem to be smaller venues, and big ups to ending in Michigan!
Mixtapes were recording back in January, but no word yet on developments; read about it here. Masked Intruder recorded their debut album on Red Scare Records. Now go dance.
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Massachusetts punks Half Hearted Hero, were recently interviewed. In the interview they discussed their new album “Whatever,” their music scene and more.
You can read it here.
Whatever came out January 15th, 2013 via Animal Style Records, and was put up as a full stream, which you can check out here.
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Much The Same bassist Franky Tsoukalas and guitarist Dan O'Gorman, both primary songwriters in their former band, have started a new punk band with Franky taking the lead vocal role as well. They're called Burn Rebuild and you can stream the band's first demo song, "My Therapy Is Failing" right here.
