Nick Urlacher, bassist for the popular screamo outfit The Word Alive, has decided to call it quits. The band notes that this will not hinder any of their touring plans and have already found someone that will fill in for their upcoming tour dates. Following the tour the band will be accepting submissions as they search for a permanent replacement. You can read the statement from both the band and Nick himself here.

The band continues to tour in support of their latest release, “Deceiver”, which hit stores earlier this year.

Chicago’s emotional punkers Castevet have announced that they will be changing their name to the sans vowels variation, CSTVT. The name change will be reflected on their upcoming full-length and 7’inch for Run For Cover Records. Their previous releases will feature the band’s old name until all copies have been sold. But I mean really, the question we should all be asking is how to pronounce their name from now on.

CSTVT plans for both their upcoming releases to be out sometime in the 2011.

Worcester, Massachusetts hardcore upstarts Mountain Man have released the cover art and tracklisting for their upcoming Think Fast! debut, “Grief”. In addition to that the band has also unveiled a brand new song entitled “Denial: III” which you can check out here along with the tracklisting. The cover art is right there on your left.

“Grief” is slated for a 22nd of February release.

It’s been about a year since Gainesville folk-punkers, Greenland Is Melting, released their debut full-length “Our Hearts are Gold, Our Grass is Blue” but that doesn’t mean they’ve been inactive.  In fact, the band has recently recorded three traditional songs for an EP titled “Folk Songs From Florida: Volume 1,” which they plan to release for free via Paper+Plastick Records in three weeks.  Fans will be able to download the EP for free from the P+P or band websites.

To make the release extra special, the folky threesome have recorded live, front porch performances of all 3 songs appearing on the EP, and for the 2 Tuesday, Dying Scene and ThePunkSite.com will be premiering a video for each of them.  Today we have the second video of the band’s front porch performance and it’s a cover of the traditional Irish sea shanty “Greenland Whale Fisheries.” Click here to watch the video.

The band has also announced January/February tour dates with Tim Barry.  Check out the dates and locations here. [Read more…]

It’s been a great week with the holiday season wrapping up and Panic Records just released a winter sampler that features some new jams and old favorites from their current roster which includes Make Do and Mend, Late Nite Wars, and Casting Curses amongst others. There is also a contest included where you could win a record player and/or some vinyl just for sharing the sampler.

You can check it out here.

L.A’s “Ph.D’s of feel good music” and dirty reggae mainstays The Aggrolites have announced that their upcoming full-length, “Rugged Road,” will drop February 22nd, 2011 on Young Cub Records.

The label will also be releasing two 7″ singles, the first of which was released December 14, titled “Trial and Error” and the other, titled “Enemy Dub,” on January 11, 2011.

The band will be playing a New Years Eve show at the House of Blues, Anaheim, as well as 3 shows with Social Distortion in late January/Early February. Their latest album “IV” was released Summer 2009 on Hellcat Records.

The blizzard that pounded the east coast this weekend did a number on some punk shows – in New Jersey, The Bouncing Souls rescheduled Sunday night’s show for Thursday and canceled tonight’s altogether. And Leftover Crack, who braved the snow drifts to play in Brooklyn Sunday night, were unable to get out of New York for a show that was supposed to happen in Baltimore.

Today a video surfaced of LoC performing “Born to Die” as well as their journey home to Manhattan in the snow. It’s from Dedicated Lane Video, who is making a documentary on the band. Check it out here. [Read more…]

Melodic hardcore act  One Win Choice recently gave away a couple of songs off their upcoming album “Convener.” Now they are offering up their entire album as a “free” donation-based download. Grab your download here.

If you’ve never heard of this band, make sure to check them out if you’re a fan of Strike Anywhere, No Trigger, Good Riddance.

“Conveyor” will be released on March 1st, 2011 through Jump Start Records and will be a follow-up to 2009’s “Define / Redefine”

In keeping with the trend of giving away albums, New Jersey punk act Crucial Dudes are offering their upcoming album “61 Penn” as a “free” donation-based download. Grab it here.

The album will be released on May 24, 2011 on Jump Start Records.

Well, another year is drawing to a close. People are gearing up for the holidays and it’s almost time to start creating our New Year’s resolution lists. But before we begin looking to the future, let’s employ a different kind of list to help us appreciate the past. You know what I’m talking about. Yep, a Top Ten list! Each day I’m going to publish a different editor’s Top 10 albums of 2010 list for you to praise, completely disagree with, or just outright ignore.

Today’s list comes from Dying Scene news writer, Hayley Winters (aka: happyweasels), and you can check out her picks for the 10 Best Albums of 2010 right here.

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