Revenge of the Psychotronic Man are giving away a free download of a new song titled “A Political Hot Potato,” and you can snag it here (fyi: you have to create an account on the website). The track is taken from a forthcoming international EP to be released in April 2011 on TNS (UK), 5FeetUnder (Denmark) and Stikman (USA).

The EP also features The mighty Midgets (Denmark), Fist of the North Star (USA) and Broken Aris (Sweden). Each band gives an individual take on fast punk rock.

Revenge of the Psychotronic Man released their last album, ” Make Pigs Smoke,” which was released on TNS in 2009.

UK rockers Sharks have released a track from their upcoming release, The Joys Of Living, 2008-2010 – the track The Light At The End Of The Tunnel Is Hell can be heard right here. The album will be released on April 5 through Rise Records and will contain the band’s first two EPs as well as some new material.

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Fresh off their signing to Run For Cover, post-hardcore band Seahaven sat down for an interview to discuss their recent signing, their previous EP, Ghost, and the writing process for their upcoming album, details of which are still forthcominb – check it all out here.

The band’s debut release was Ghost and was put out on Creator-Destructor Records in May 2009.

San Francisco punk Set Your Goals are teaming up with August Burns Red, Born Of Osiris, and Texas In July for a tour of Canada and the USA during March and April. Check out all the details right here.

SYG recently finished recording their follow-up to 2009’s This Will Be the Death Of Us.

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Krazy Fest 2011 have added some more awesome bands to their already-impressive lineup: Title Fight and Lucero have just announced their addition to the bill, as have Pianos Become Teeth, Dead End Path, Another Mistake, and Evolett.

The Fest lineup already includes Cave In, Make Do and Mend, Lemuria, La Dispute, Fireworks, Defeater, 7 Seconds, Touche Amore, Hot Rod Circuit, Straight A’s, Frontier(s), Moving Mountains, Lions Lions, Reading Group, Coalesce, The Bled, This is Hell and an acoustic solo set from Kevin Seconds.

It all goes down May 20-22 at Expo 5 in Louisville.

I have to say that the first time I listened to After The Fall‘s “Eradication” I was torn between, “these guys are awesome they sound like No Trigger,” and, “Hey, these guys are ripping off No Trigger.” It was hard to push that aside but once you do it’s an enjoyable listen. After The Fall pump out 14 punk/hardcore tracks with vocals that sound exactly like Tom Rheault from No Trigger at times but they offer a little more for your tasting. Throw in a little thrash, some more speed, a dash more hardcore and a high pitched almost Raised Fist style scream and you got yourself a decent hardcore/punk record.

They only have three members but sometimes it sounds like there is a lot more going on than what three dudes should be able to pull off. Not sure if they can pull this off live but it sounds good on the record. Another thing about the sound is that Jason Livermore mastered it but it’s a step below in the production’s sound compared to other releases that are a part of The Blasting Room’s resume. “Eradication” still sounds alright it’s just not as perfect sounding as Good Riddance’s “Bound By The Ties Of Blood and Affection” or A Wilhelm Scream’s “Career Suicide.” This could be due to the simple fact that it was only mastered by Livermore at The Blasting Room and not recorded there as well.

Like I said before these guys sound like No Trigger especially the voice similarities to Tom’s voice and sure enough he gets a guest appearance on “Throgs Neck.” I missed it the first time I listened to the song because it doesn’t really stand out as being someone different but it is one of the best tracks on the album. Also contributing some vocals are guys from Make Do and Mend, The Stereo State and Defeater. Their cover of I-Spy’s “You Don’t Talk Shit” is probably as close as you can get to sounding like the original so I would list them as a similar band.

If you can get over the fact that this sounds a lot like No Trigger this record is a good listen but as far as I’m concerned there can only be one No Trigger.

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Every once in awhile there is a band that releases an album that reeks of Epitaph and Fat Wreck Chords from the 90’s. Sic Waiting’s “Anchors Astray” has that smell and I haven’t been this stoked on a band since I was first transported back in time with Heartsounds’ “Until We Surrender.”

I checked out this band because I heard they were a combination of Rise Against’s vocals, Strung Out’s guitars, and the heart of Rocky Balboa. I don’t really feel the vocal comparison to Rise Against (not even when Rise Against were still putting out good music), but the Rocky comparison? Well remember in Rock IV when he said “…he’s gonna have to have the heart to stand in front of me…?” Well these dudes have got the heart to stand in front of you Mr. Balboa. The Strung Out comparison could not be more accurate. There are some ripping guitars that emulate Strung Out’s riffs but the familiarity is mostly heard in the vocals. It sounds like Jason Cruz right down to the crack in his voice when he holds the notes.

The band comparisons don’t stop there. Not only do they sound like the bands of the salad days but they also have the new school punk style like on the track “We Can’t Be All Right” which rips a page straight from the shred bible of A Wilhelm Scream. The intro almost sounds like a tweaked cover of “The King Is Dead” before turning into their own influenced breed of the genre. The solo isn’t child’s play either. “Okay, I Lied” has a scream at the start that is maybe reminiscent of old Rise Against but I think it sounds pretty damn close to Strike Anywhere vocalist Thomas Barnett.

These guys know how to mix it up too. “Sunset On The Moon” sounds like a Green Day song. It’s slow, poppy and as catchy as Bieber Fever. The song “Black Label” is a punk rock song but there is some experimentation outside of the genre. The slow start suddenly turns into something that Richard Cheese would belt out at a piano lounge or maybe even sounds a little like Barry Manilow and is the most rock sounding track on the album. (Wait; did this dude say this band sounds like Strung Out, A Wilhelm Scream, Richard Cheese and Barry Manilow?) Yeah I did. So if you’re looking for something old, something new and something fresh then look no further. “Anchors Astray” has got it all covered.

I wish I could be transported back in time once again to add this to my Top 10 list of 2010. Their next record is going to be one of the best of that year, whatever year that may be.

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NYHC icons Agnostic Front have released the first song from their upcoming album My Life My Way – you can stream the title track right here. The album will be released on March 22 through Nuclear Blast Records.

The band are also releasing a 7″ through Bridge Nine Records on March 8 to promote the new album.

Newly formed Rochester melodic punk / pop-punk act Scholar have posted “The Rift” off their upcoming debut EP.

You can listen to the song here.

Scholar features Steven Blaqart of Blaqart Radio & Action Time Radio on Punkradiocast on vocals and guitar.

What happens when the forerunners of the modern punk scene end up growing up and having children? “The Other F Word,” a documentary by Andrea Blaugrund that is set to premiere next month, explores that question. The documentary follows former Pennywise and current Black Pacific frontman Jim Lindberg as he accepts his new role as both a middle-aged adult and a father.

The documentary also features punk luminaries (and fathers) such as Brett Gurewitz (Bad Religion), Mark Hoppus (blink-182), Tim McIlrath (Rise Against), and many more, as they discuss fatherhood and its ups and downs.

For more information on the documentary and to see the trailer, check out the documentary’s Facebook page.