Most readers out there have probably decided by now that Punchline were the victims in the incident in Pittsburgh a few nights ago. But, if anyone’s interested in Brokencyde’s side of the story, you can read it here.

Or, I can save you the trouble. When you talk sh*t on people you don’t even know, you get punched. End of story.

Following the release of the “Dave & Angela EP,” Cynics have announced the release of their debut album, “Don’t Need Much.” The record is due out June 13th on CD in the UK through Household Name Records and June 14th on vinyl in the US through Kind Of Like Records. The record will feature 7 brand new songs alongside the 3 tracks from the Dave & Angela EP, which is available for donation download here.

Cynics heads out on a UK tour starting today.

Yesterday we reported that Punchline drummer Cory Muro got beaten up by members of Brokencyde, who the bragged about it on Twitter, and that Punchline was releasing free music as retaliation. Up to speed? Good.

Muro did a short interview to tell his side of the whole debacle. He says he told members of Brokencyde exactly what he thinks of their music and that led to the band ganging up on him and his friend. He also asked that fans not do anything illegal as retaliation.

Check out the whole thing here. Brokencyde will get to tell their side of the story later.

Fargo, ND, band These Hearts have been added to the Victory Records family. The pop-screamo group will be releasing their Victory debut, Forever Ended Yesterday, which was produced by Craig Owens (of D.R.U.G.S.), on June 21.

Check out a short video on the band here.

PA metal outfit August Burns Red have released the track listing and cover art for their upcoming album, Leveler. The artwork is over <=== to the left and the track list is here.

The record drops June 21 via Solid State Records. The group’s last studio album was 2009′s Constellations.

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Pee Records have announced the signing of Swedish hardcore 5 piece Anchor to their roster.  Anchor formed in Gothenburg in 2007 and are at the forefront in the vegan / straight edge / hardcore movement in Sweden, so Pee Records have announced that they are honoured to release their new album “Recovery”, packed with eleven of the best Anchor songs to date. The band had the following to say about their forthcoming Australian release:
“We’re very happy to announce that Pee Records will release the Australian version of our upcoming album “Recovery”. The 11 best songs we’ve ever written, digipak and a 12-page booklet; to say that we’re excited about making this release something special is a massive understatement and we can’t wait to see what the future holds for us.”
“Recovery” will be released on June 17.  Pee Records will have a Limited T-Shirt and Album pre-order offer available on the Pee Records website in early May. You can stream their opening track “Testament” here.

The third installment of Chopfest will hit Hermann’s Bar in Sydney on June 4th this year and it boasts some pretty great current Australian bands along with bands of yesteryear.  The full line-up includes:

My Name Is John

Ball Point

Lost In Line

Chris Duke & The Royals

Friends With The Enemy

Lamexcuse

Easy Company (My new favourite Australian punk band)

Cohen Heart & The Hotsteppers

Kernundrum

Pre-sale tickets are a measley $15 and you can pick them up here.  Head on over to the Chopdog Promotions website for full details.  If you can get to the show on June 4 it’s highly advised because that line-up is a doozy.

Boston Street punk act The Ducky Boys, who called it quits in 2007, have reunited and are planning on recording a new album. The band had this to say:

“We plan to head into the studio next month to record the first Ducky Boys material in five years. These songs will be the first recorded as a four-piece, reuniting the band with former guitarist James Lynch. This has been a long time coming; James was set to play on the follow-up to Dark Days which never materialized when the band originally parted ways. He and Doug also grew up playing together in the Westies – often on the same bill as Mark and Jay’s original Ducky Boys lineup – but were never able to release an album with that band.

We’ve got some demos recorded. We’ve got a good amount of work left to do. We’re excited about this lineup – we think it’s the strongest we have to offer, cherrypicking through the history of the group. We’ve never been a band to put an album out just to do it. This isn’t our job, and we’ve never let it be a chore. Like we said, it’s been five years – I guess we’ve got something to say about ’em.”

The Ducky Boys last released “The War Back Home” in 2006 on Sailors Grave Records.

Cincinnati’s Mixtapes are streaming their upcoming album “Hope is for People” in its entirety.

You can have a listen right here.

“Hope Is For People” is set to drop on May 3rd on Animal Style Records.

Sweet! I’m stoked! Long Island punk outfit Iron Chic have posted their songs from a split release with UK punk outfit, Pacer and a tour-only 7-inch called “Cosmic Future” as a free donation based download.

You can snag them here.

The band released their latest album “Not Like This” last year. It landed on my Top Ten List.