Michigan pop-punk group The Swellers have signed with No Sleep Records, and will be releasing their new album this Fall.
The band’s latest work is their “Running Out of Places to Go” EP, which was released October 16th on the band’s label, Snowbird Songs.
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Wow. I did not see this one coming at all. Legendary hardcore punk outfit, 7 Seconds, have just signed to Rise Records and announced plans to release a brand new 7-inch and full length album with the label later this year.
The band will head into the studio this Summer in Sacramento to begin the recording process. Amazingly enough, the band still has its original 3 members from 1982: Kevin Seconds, Steve Youth and Troy Mowat, plus Bobby Adams, who has been with the band since 1986. Kevin Seconds, the singer and songwriter, had this to say about the new 7” and forthcoming album,
“We have about 20 new songs that we’ll record the best 13 songs from. This new record will be all about the energy and drive we still very much possess as a hardcore band. It’s been 9 long years since we’ve recorded a new album so there’s a great deal of urgency in them, with just the right mixture of both fast and mid-tempo tunes for people to sink their teeth into.“
The next few years will will see a lot of action for 7 Seconds and Rise Records; lots of new music, tours and talks of re-releasing back catalog for a special edition vinyl box-set. More rumors include the possible recording of their first 20 songs written in 1979 in which only 3 were recorded using a hand held tape recorder.
7 Seconds released their last album, “Take It Back, Take It On, Take It Over!,” in 2005 on SideOneDummy.
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Paper + Plastick Records has announced that they have signed Detroit metal act From Hell. They will be releasing their debut album “Heresy” is due out June 25.
You can download a track off the upcoming album, titled “Unholy”, here.
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Swedish post-punk act INVSN (pronounced like “invasion”) have signed to Razor and Tie records. The group features Refused vocalist Dennis Lyxzen, and will release an album some time this fall.
You can check out a track from the upcoming record, “Down in the Shadows,” here.
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Carnage Records has just announced their latest signing, French punk act The Argument. No other news or release has been announced. You can check out the a statement by the label here (if you can read French.)
The Argument last released “Nothing Fades” last month.
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New York punk band Still Rings True will release a new self-titled album this summer via Anchor Eighty Four Records. The label announced with a video teaser this morning:
“We here at Anchor Eighty Four Records are excited to finally announce that we will be releasing Still Rings True’s new album this summer. Upon first listen you can hear that Still Rings True have found their sound in the strengths of both punk and hardcore. As an outspoken New York punk band “We feel like this is the real us for the first time ever”, says guitarist and lead vocalist Josh Snyder. “It wasn’t only the fact that I got to work with Still Rings True on their next album that made me jump in, but that I felt excited and energized as I played each song for the first time”, added Anchor Eighty Four owner Cody Jones.
Pre-Orders will begin on Monday May 27th 2013, followed by the premier of a brand new song.”
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Bridge Nine Records has announced it’s second signing in less than a week. Today it’s Boston straight edge hardcore act Test Of Time.
Test of Time, featuring noted Boston-area photographer Todd Pollock (vocals) alongside Charles Chaussinand (guitar ex No Harm Done, Offsides, Make or Break), James Christopher (guitar/vocals ex The Effort), DJ Butler (bass) and Jeff Novak (drums) quickly self-recorded and self-produced their debut 10 song EP “Inclusion“. After a well-received release and playing numerous shows the band quickly caught the attention of Bridge Nine label owner Chris Wrenn and the partnership with Test of Time was almost immediate. Already having a wealth of songs at their disposal, Test of Time will release a new 7inch, as well as a new full-length LP, in 2013 on B9.
Stay tuned for more details.
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Montreal punk act Dig It Up enlisted the help of producers Jon Drew (Fucked Up, Alexisonfire) and Marc-Andre Beaudet (The Sainte Catherines) to record their debut full-length “Manners” which is slated for release May 21st on Stomp Records.
To get a preview of what’s to come the fellas have premiered a music video for “Eyes On Me”, a new song from the upcoming release. Check it out here.
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For their upcoming record, the Chiodos have signed to Razor and Tie records. The band plans to record the album after Warped Tour this year, and will be making their own imprint. Keyboardist, Bradley Bel, said this of the signing:
“There needs to be more labels like Razor & Tie out there. I feel like they actually understand the bands motives and will do what it takes to help us present our vision. It’s going to be a fun adventure that we are about to embark on with them.”
The band’s last album, “Illuminaudio”, was released in 2010.
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UK post-hardcore act Deaf Havana have just signed to Razor & Tie‘s North American label roster.
The band will be releasing their new, upcoming work, “Old Souls”, through Razor & Tie on September 18th. Here’s what Deaf Havana guitarist/vocalist James Veck-Gilodi had to say about the signing,
We are over the moon to be working with Razor & Tie on our forthcoming releases. We had a lot of great options but we felt these guys really understood the vision for where we want to go in North America. We’ve held off coming for a while until we found the right partner so it feels like the right time, with the new album coming, to be packing our bags and getting ready to visit you all.
You can check out a little taste of the forthcoming work, in the form of “Boston Square“.
The band’s last album, “Fools and Worthless Liars”, was released in 2011.
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Into It. Over It. (aka singer/songwriter Evan Weiss) has signed to Triple Crown Records for the release of his new full length. He has this to say about the signing:
“With the new year, it came time to turn a page. Not only was Triple Crown excited about what I wanted to make and how I wanted to make it, but they gave me the tools to do so. It’s been a brand new process for me. Uncharted territory. They have been supportive above and beyond to help me be able to be the musician I really want to be. To craft the record I really wanted to make. I couldn’t think of a better home.”
The upcoming album will be the follow up to 2011′s “Proper,” which was released by No Sleep Records.
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InVogue Records has just announced the signing of San Francisco Bay Area melodic hardcore act Worthwhile for whom they’ll be re-releasing a remastered version of their last album “Carry On Kid” on July 16th. We’ve been covering Worthwhile for over a year now and have posted numerous songs and music videos from the album but it looks like the label has pulled all of them off youtube and will be regurgitating them as “premieres” on sites like AlternativePress, which is where you have to go now to hear anything by this band. Lame. There’s a lesson here, kids. If you wanna stay ahead of mainstream media and audiences in discovering great new up and comers in the punk scene, keep reading DS. Toot! Toot! goes my own horn.
“Carry On Kid” was originally released in April, 2012.
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SquidHat Records has announced the signing of Las Vegas punk act Guilty By Association, a Las Vegas punk/hardcore band. The band will release a 20 track double CD featuring a re-mastered version of their debut album, “Detox”, and their 2010 release, “American Decay”. The CD, to be released nationally by SquidHat Records on July 9, 2013, will be launched with a CD release party at The Double Down Saloon in Las Vegas later this summer followed by an extensive tour. Guilty By Association will release a brand new album on SquidHat Records in early 2014.
“We’ve been Guilty By Association fans for a long time and actually met when our band played with them in Portland, Oregon, years ago before we started the label.” said SquidHat Records President and founder, Allan Carter. “Their energy, relentless work ethic and in-your-face sound are the exactly what punk should be and we are thrilled with the opportunity to bring their music to a larger audience. They’ve paid their dues. They deserve it.”
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Toy Guitar, a group featuring two members of One Man Army, have been signed to Adeline Records today.
The band has promised to release a new track soon, and their debut EP is due out some time this summer.
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Sacramento, California two-piece rock act Dog Party have signed to Asian Man Records for the release of their upcoming album “Lost Control.” Click here to stream a new song from the release called “I Can’t Wait.” Here’s what label owner Mike Park had to say:
“A couple years ago Kepi Ghoulie introduced me to this band called DOG PARTY. Two sisters named Gwendolyn and Lucy from good ol’ Sacramento, California. At the time, they were 14 and 12 years of age. And mind blowing good regardless of age. I knew I had to release a record for them and I’m excited that we will be releasing the next full length called “LOST CONTROL”.”
We’ll keep you posted as more details on the release of “Lost Control” surface. The band last released “P.A.R.T.Y All Night” back in 2011.
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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.
