After the “Power Of The Wolf” EP in 2006 (Limekiln), “Waste Makes Waste” EP in 2007 (Think Fast!), “Split” with Lewd Acts in 2008 (Think Fast!), and the “Obsolete” EP in 2009 (Hellfish), Think Fast! Records decided it was time to release a discography for Arizona’s Hour Of The Wolf (or at least one half of their discography) in “Decompositions Volume 1”.

Think Fast! co-owner and Hour Of The Wolf super-fan, Ryan O’Connor details the release:

“One time in Tokyo, Addison and I were were talking about how someday we hoped to team up to release an Hour Of The Wolf discography. Two and a half years later we have half of it ready…so at this rate, we will have Volume 2 ready in 2013. Okay it’ll probably come out sooner than that. But anyway, with all of the odds and ends we’ve seen from Hour Of The Wolf (and never a proper full length), this is a necessary collection, and a must-have for any fan of the band. It’s the first time any of the songs have been released on vinyl, includes a new track which is grimiest they’ve ever written, the entire “Power Of The Wolf” EP, and a bunch of awesome cover tunes. It comes in a gatefold jacket, includes a digital download coupon for those who don’t have a turn table, and the first press is limited to 500 copies on colored vinyl. With more headaches than we care to count, we’re very stoked for this release to finally see the light of day.”

The album is being officially released on November 9th.

Pierce The Veil have premiered the music video for their song “Caraphernelia” and you can check it out here.

The track features Jeremy McKinnon from A Day To Remember and appears on the band’s most recent album, “Selfish Machines,” released last June on f Equal Vision Records.

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Weezer has announced that they will be re-issuing their 1996 classic album “Pinkerton” on November 2nd.  The album will span 2 discs and contain 25 bonus tracks, including b-sides and previously unreleased live recordings. Check out the full track-listing here.

Epitaph Records has confirmed that Weezer will depart on a multi-city tour to play both the Blue Album and Pinkerton in their entirety. Read about it here.

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Antillectual another new song off their upcoming album Start From Scratch. The song is titled “Some Of My Best Friends Are Meat Eaters” and you can give it a listen (as well check out the liner notes and lyrics) here.

Says the band of the song:

“That song with that AC/DC riff …” is the reference most used by others to describe this song. I consider that a big compliment. But this song has more, I hope. Even though it is a seemingly endless discussion, through this song we try to give the definite conclusion on eating meat and/or dairy products. Not. But maybe Marnix (CEO of the influential Dutch punk portal Punx.nl) can stir your mind. Please read on, enjoy the song and feel free to share it with your friends.

“Start From Scratch” is planned for a November 1 release and until then the band will be streaming one new song from the album each week.

The band’s last album Testimony was released in 2008.

Folk punk act Unwelcome Guests have just posted a brand new song from their upcoming split with UK based indie rock band The 255s. The 7″ should see the light of day by the end of the year on Kiss Of Death Records, but until then you can tide yourself over by listening to the song “Patience” here.

Unwelcome Guests will be making their first ever appearance at The Fest in Gainesville, FL next month.

Escape The Fate have premiered the video for their song “Issues” and you can check it out here.  The track will appear on their upcoming, self-titled, full-length, slated for release November 2nd on DGC/Interscope Records.

Leading up the release, the band will be doing a lot of touring throughout Mexico, South America, US and Canada.  Check out the dates here.

Escape The Fate released their last album, This War Is Ours, on Epitaph Records in 2008.

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British pop metalheads Bring Me The Horizon are streaming their entire upcoming album “There Is A Hell, Believe me I’ve Seen it. There is A heaven, Let’s Keep It A Secret” … Man, I hate writing that album name.  I mean, do you really need to have an album title that is literally 2 sentences long?! I digress…  It’s streaming on their MySpace page.

“This Is A Hell…” will be released on October 5th via Epitaph Records.

New York melodic hardcore act Polar Bear Club have posted a cover of Bad Religion‘s “Better Off Dead” on their MySpace page, check it out here.

The track will appear on “Germs Of Perfection,” an exclusive Bad Religion tribute album featuring artists like Tegan And Sara, Ted Leo, Fake Problems and a dozen more.  Over the next three weeks, MySpace will be posting one song a day (barring weekends) to stream. Then, on October 19th, they will offer up the entire album as a free download on both MySpace Music’s homepage and through SPIN.com.

Polar Bear Club released their latest album, “Chasing Hamburg” on Bridge 9 last year.

Sacramento melodic punk act Bastards Of Young are streaming their latest release California Redemption in it’s entirety on their BandCamp page. The album was released through Swagger City Records on June 29, 2010.

Bastards Of Young are currently on the road, touring the West Coast.  Check out their Dying Scene Shows page for dates and locations.

Canada’s punk rockers DOA have begun their Canadian tour. Check out their Dying Scene shows page for dates and locations.

DOA’s latest release Talk – Action = 0 (review here), dropped June 8th on Sudden Death Records.