Rockford, Illinois, screamo act The Color Morale are streaming another new track on their facebook page. “Be Longing Always” joins “Human(s)being” and “The Dying Hymn” as streamable tracks from their forthcoming album entitled “My Devil In Your Eyes.” Click here to have a listen.

“My Devil In Your Eyes” is due out March 8th, on Rise Records.

South Boston’s Dropkick Murphys continue the promotion onslaught for their forthcoming album “Going Out In Style.” Today’s post-of-the-day on their facebook page features Ken Casey and James Lynch discussing the origin of the album’s eleventh track, “1953,” which the band describes as a love song. The post also features a clip of the song. Click here to check it out.

In case you live under a rock, “Going Out In Style” drops this Tuesday, March 1, on the band’s own Born & Bred Records imprint.

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Looking for a little ’77-style punk to start your weekend off right? Look no further. Canadian street punk veterans The Rotten released a new two-song EP entitled “I Say Punks Dead” through Rebel Time Records. The best part about it? It’s free! Click here to pick one up.

“I Say Punks Dead” marks The Rotten’s first release since 2009’s “Enemy of the State.”

Unwritten Law have announced U.S. tour dates with Authority Zero.

You can check out the dates and locations here.

Unwritten Law will release their new album “Swan” in March. Authority Zero’s latest album was 2010’s “Stories of Survival” on Viking Funeral Records.

Sadly, yet another band has been robbed. Boston Sceamo act Vanna posted this on their Facebook.

“Sooo, we recording in Atlanta and our trailer was stolen with some musical gear, all of our Merch, and personal things. The police have come up with nothing so we are turning to you for help. We will be selling benefit t-shirts at our online merch store. Please buy one and spread the word so we can get new gear and a new trailer to get back on the road to all of you! -VANNA“

You can purchase a benefit shirt here.

L.A. Skacore band The Shreds have posted “Counting Sheep” off their upcoming debut EP “…And Now for Something Completely Different.”

You can have a listen right here.

“…And Now for Something Completely Different” is set to drop on April 22nd on No Sleep Records.

Grab your passports, ladies and gentlemen; we’re going to depart on a little musical adventure to Central America. Costa Rica, to be exact. Hailing from the capital city of San Jose, Reaccion Direkta are proof that even a tourist-industry-driven country that boasts a stable democracy with no standing army, a well-organized welfare system and the longest life expectancy in the Western Hemisphere (okay, aside from Canada) can have a seedy, anti-establishment, dyed-in-the-wool punk rock underbelly.

The four-piece outfit released their debut EP, “¿Cuál Democracia?” last year. Mixed at the legendary Blasting Room in Boulder, Colorado, “¿Cuál Democracia?” features seven songs of pissed off, punk rock aggression. The band cite NOFX, Bad Religion, Propagandhi, Rise Against, Anti-Flag and Pennywise among their influences, so you can take a guess as to what they sound like.

Album opener “Desadaptado” comes out swinging with a sound very similar to early Pennywise in its straight-forward intensity and earnestness. “Adelina” is perhaps a little more melodic than some of the other tracks, and more traditional “punk” sounding. The guitar solo sounds eerily similar to something you’d expect out of El Jefe.

The title track turns the boys’ all-out assault toward the bourgeois media, particularly toward El Nacion (national newspaper in Costa Rica) and their perceived lack of interest in holding the Costa Rican government accountable for societal issues. “Yankees” is pretty thrashy and features a metalicious guitar solo. “Politica o Religion,” as you might expect, finds the band voicing their general distrust of all things political and religious. More NOFX sounding guitar work, catchy chorus. Altogether probably the most accessible tune on the album despite (or maybe because of) the anti-government, anti-religion lyrics (see, they are inspired by NOFX!).

“Victimas” reminds me of early Lagwagon crossed with Propagandhi. Chant-a-long, fist-pumping (but not in that Jersey Shore way) chorus about being marginalized and repressed by society, and the need for a revolution. Punk! “Credo” closes things out with a sound that is akin to early Unwritten Law in the intro, though there is almost an Iron Maiden quality to the guitar tone. The sound turns thrashier in the verse and chorus, and features Matt Freeman-ish bass licks, though the outro is sloppily compost and just, well, fizzles out.

All told,”¿Cuál Democracia?” is a hell of a debut album from a band that has shared the stage with the likes of NOFX, The Casualties, Bouncing Souls and the Misfits. If “¿Cuál Democracia?” is any indication, they more than held their own!

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Michigan rockers Cheap Girls recently performed stripped down versions of their songs “Sleeping Weather,” “Pure Hate,” “Hey! I’m Worn Out”  and “Stop Now” for Nervous Energies.

You can check it out here.

The band’s latest release was a split with Lemuria. They will be playing Way Out West Fest with Dan Padilla, DC Fallout, Bastards Of Young,  Black Sails Western Shores, Sic Waiting, Random Orbits, The Anchor, Margate and more. Click here for more info.

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Sum 41 have posted another video of the song “Screaming Bloody Murder,” the first single off their upcoming album of the same time. But this time, instead of just releasing a video with just the song, they’ve released an “unofficial” music video comprised of footage from their current European tour. Click here to watch!

If you like the song, it is now available for download on iTunes and Amazon. The actual music video is set to be released soon, while the album is set to be released on March 29th via Island Records. [Read more…]

All right everybody, get stoked! Florida’s biggest punk rock show The Fest has announced details on this years 2011 lineup. The fest will take place October 28-30 in Gainesville, Florida.

Among a few of the bands playing are Hot Water Music, Against Me!, Less Than Jake, Bouncing Souls, and oh so many more have been announced. You can check out the full lineup here.

More details, and set schedules will be announced soon. Keep checking back for more information.