Norwegian punk act, Armatage Shanks have added a new song to their MySpace page.  It’s titled “Pretend” and they’ve made absolutely no mention as to where it comes from.  I’m guessing it’s new, like the song they posted last week.

Florida’s We Are Defiance will be releasing their debut album, “Trust In Few” March 15th on Tragic Hero Records.

The cover art is <= and you can stream a brand new song from the album titled “It’s Not A Problem Unless You Make It One” on the band’s MySpace page.

Personally, I’ve been waiting for this news for a looong time.  Finally we have gotten word from Florida’s metal-infused melodic punk act Does It Matter on the status of their upcoming full-length.  According to a post from the band today, fans can expect a release date in early 2011.  The band writes:

Yo ladies and gents, we are wrapping up the tracking on our next album. Hope to get the mixing/mastering scheduled in January and get this thing out early in 2011.

The album will be a follow-up to their debut release “A Patriot’s Pride,” which you can read a review of here.  If you liked the Epifat sound of the 90’s go check this band out.

The Bastard Suns will be releasing their “Winter” EP on December 17th.  You can get it at their release show at the Masquerade in Atlanta or on their official website.  The cover art is <= and you can stream a song from the upcoming release titled “One Long Night” on the band’s MySpace page.

“Winter” is part of the group’s “Band For All Seasons” EP series which will total four cds consisting of five songs each. The albums will be released at the beginning of each season, starting with Fall, and each one will feature four new original songs and one cover that they feel best match the corresponding season. The Fall CD features their gospel, country and bluegrass-influenced work, Winter will feature their Irish drinking material, Spring will include their ska and punk, and Summer will be reggae and surf-inspired. Get it? Got it? Good.

Richmond punk bank Smoke Or Fire released their third full-length, The Speakeasy, last month on Fat Wreck Chords. They recently sat down to discuss it, along with some of the details of the band’s history and their touring past, right here.

Canadians Silverstein are currently on the road, but vocalist Shane Told took a few minutes out to talk about the band’s recent EP and upcoming album. The band’s history and how the band has carved its niche in today’s ever-evolving crowd of bands. Check it out here.

Silverstein’s Transitions EP was released last week, with a full-length forthcoming on Hopeless Records.

The inaugural No Sleep Til Festival is in full swing in Australia, already taking over Auckland, New Zealand and obliterating Perth and Adelaide. People are still waiting on that surprise visit from Oprah, she’s got punk-lover written all over her right? Joining the tour in Adelaide are Florida’s own, A Day To Remember. Guitarist, Kevin Skaff, spoke to me from their hometown in Ocala while they were making their way to see The Social Network.

We discuss album leaks, random genre labels, the band’s latest album, and 5 way marriages and you can read the full interview here.

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Well, another year is drawing to a close. People are gearing up for the holidays and it’s almost time to start creating your New Year’s resolution list. Mine looks something like this: Move out of parents’ basement, Start wearing pants, Get a real job… 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 for the next couple weeks I’m going to publish a different Top 10 albums of 2010 list for you to praise, completely disagree with, or just outright ignore.

Today’s list comes from Dying Scene review writer/news editor Ricky Castanedo and you can check out his picks for the 10 Best Albums of 2010 right here.
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California ska band and lovers of exclamation points The Aquabats have given us a sneak peek at their upcoming record, Hi-Five Soup – the track The Shark Fighter! is now streaming on the band’s Facebook page.

The album’s cover art is –<<– over there and it will be out January 18, 2011, on Fearless Records. Scope the full track listing here.

Indiana folk punks Defiance, Ohio will be kicking off the new year with a little tour up and down the Pacific coast and a quick stop in Vancouver. Head here to get a complete listing of dates and locations. Following the west coast tour, the band has plans to travel down under for their first headlining Australian tour.

Midwestern Minutes, released July 6th on No Idea Records, is Defiance, Ohio’s latest album. This is the bands first release since 2007’s The Fear, The Fear, The Fear.

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