Ever wonder where some bands come up with their band names?  Well, we do, and we’re sick of sitting around scratching our heads about it.  We’re hitting the streets (aka. “Internet”) to find the origins behind some of the more bizarre, intriguing or just plain random band names in the scene.  Every Wednesday we’ll be pulling the curtain back on a different band and this week it’s So-Cal metal/rock group Avenged Sevenfold.

According to an interview with vocalist M.Shadows, the name comes from the Bible and is about the first murder on Earth between Cain and Abel. It is a “what goes around, comes around” sort of thing.  The book in question is Genesis 4:15, which reads, “But the Lord said to him, Therefore whoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold.” There you have it

Check out last week’s Band Name Origin story: Tiger Army

The antics continue in Every Time I Die’s series, Shit Happens.  It’s been a few weeks since we last posted on these so there are a few on which to catch up but, believe me, they’re all worth watching.  Check them out here.

In webisode seven, the dudes crash a Swedish American Idol party by flashing some not-related tour laminate.  Endless harassment of the crowd ensues through chip showers, crawling through legs of randoms, and shoulder riding.

Webisode eight has the crew in Calgary, Ontario, post-Warped tour as Andrew hoofs around the endless line of cars trying to leave and tries to get each to buy something from his mobile merch store.

And, finally, number nine (the latest) is of the band in Vegas dropping some coin on the slots and getting some words of wisdom from NBA great Charles Barkley.

Every Time I Die’s latest album, New Junk Asthetic, was released last October on Epitaph Records.

Lagwagon frontman Joey Cape has released another song from his new solo release, Doesn’t Play Well With Others. The song is titled The Fish Rots From The Head Case Down and it can be bought in his online store. Here’s what he had to say about the song,

The new song is entitled “The Fish Rots From The Head-Case Down” The lyrics are Pirate themed and speak of the fall of a group, how it is often directly related to its captain’s faltering. Sometimes the group is unwilling to follow the suitable leader, other times the leader’s personal life falls apart and the dysfunction trickles down. “The Fish Rots…” is about the ladder, though I have experienced both scenarios and going it alone is more and more appealing as I grow older and tired of drama.

Eesh!  Hope this isn’t hinting at the end of Lawagaon…

Each month, Joey will be releasing one song from the new recording until all 12 have been delivered at which point the CD/LP will be unleashed.  So far 9 tracks have been released and all can be purchased on Joey’s website.

Chicagoland punk band The Brokedowns have created a music video for their song “Wizard Symptoms” and you can check it out right here.

The song appears on the band’s Red Scare debut, “Species Bender”, released this week.

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East Coast punk act The Saddest Landscape has inked a deal with Panic Records and plan to put out a new LP entitled “You Will Not Survive” late this month.

Panic Records had this to say about the signing,

“The Saddest Landscape are the newest addition to the Panic family and I am really happy to have them. It’s not a huge departure of what Panic has put out in the past because The Saddest Landscape are a part of the punk/hardcore scene that is my home. I was drawn to The Saddest Landscapes sound as it’s a throwback to the early-mid 90’s emo that bands like Indian Summer, Ordination and Lincoln were rockin at the time. A sound that I am thankful has made a resurgence and made relevant again by a new pack of bands like La Dispute, Touche Amore, Pianos Become Teeth and of course The Saddest Landscape.”

They are streaming the new album and you can listen to it in it’s entirety here.

SoCal reggae band Dirty Heads have released a video for a cover that they did of The Black Keys song Everlasting Light. The song features Rome Ramirez of Sublime with Rome and can be checked out here.

The bands debut album Any Port In A Storm was released this past February. They’re currently on tour so check out their MySpace Page to see when they’ll be in your town.

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Boston 5-piece punk act Energy have announced details regarding their upcoming Walk Into The Fire EP. The EP, scheduled to drop October 26th, 2010 on Bridge Nine Records, will consist of 3 songs and will be made available as a digital download and on 7″ vinyl. You can check out the tracklisting here and the album artwork <– there.

Energy vocalist Jason Tankerley had this to say about the EP,

“We are more confident in the three songs on this EP than we’ve ever been with any Energy release in the past. The song ‘Walk Into The Fire’ is a continuation of where we’ve been heading all along really, while ‘Let’s Get Away’ is possibly our most upbeat song to date. The final track ‘Angels At My Grave’ clocks in at 5 and a half minutes and is without a doubt our most interesting song – a great way to close out the EP.”

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Swedish folk-punk act Tommy Gustafsson & The Idiots are streaming their entire album Eastern State Penitentiary over at AMP magazine. The band decided to do something entirely different on this album but according to Gustafsson “it’s gonna rock!” You can click here to check it out for yourself. You can also download the track Die Like Rats for free at that same link.

The album is due out September 21st on Warbird Entertainment.

Frontman Max Bemis of the successful L.A. based act, Say Anything, has opened a “Song Shop” where you can actually go and purchase a custom made track that is written and recorded by Max himself. Not only will your hard earned money be turned into a song brought on by your ideas but the first 1500 people to order will also receive a phone call from Max to discuss what your song will be about.

You will be able to purchase the song in either a full song or half-song format but both will include a call from Max. You can read more about the Song Shop and place your order here.

Say Anythings latest record was their self-titled album released November 3rd, 2009 on RCA.

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Hit Play! is an up-and-coming outfit boasting a cool local punk rock pedigree, with members coming from groupls like Against All Authority, the Stop Motion, and Underpaid. The band plans to release their debut EP, “In Case Of Emergency,” soon and it looks like you can stream the entire coming release (6 songs at least) on the band’s MySpace page.

Hit Play! draw their influences from 90’s punk acts such as Bad Religion, early Lagwagon, Screw 32, and Face to Face, along with the hardcore moments of Jughead’s Revenge and the pop of Rhythm Collision.