Here’s a new dose of celtic punk for ya.  New South Wales celtic punk outfit The Rumjacks will be releasing their debut full-length album, “Gangs Of Holland” on September 3rd via Laughing Outlaw Records.

From the press release:

Gangs Of New Holland was produced by Dave Hammer (The Snowdroppers, Rex Banner, Mz Ann Thropik) in Sydney and recorded at Big Jesus Burger Studios. It is an unrelenting 14 songs as a soundtrack for life, from teat to the tomb. The resulting full length album, Gangs Of New Holland contains not only the band’s truest take on the traditional influences they hold dear but also manages to up the ante on arsekickin’ energy.

The band released their last EP, Sound As A Pound, in November of 2009.  Cruise over to their MySpace page to get a taste for the lads’ music.

Aggressive street punk act Wednesday Night Heroes vocalist Graeme McKinnon has a side project called No Problem.  The band will be releasing its debut 7″ titled “Your Eyes” in September on Handsome Dan Records.  You can stream four new songs (Gimme Reasons, Debts, Paranoid Times and Something Outta Nothing) on the band’s MySpace page so go check them out.

If you like Wednesday Night Heroes you’re in luck because No Problem sounds exactly like them.

Every Time I Die are starring in their own weekly webseries titled Shit Happens: The Series? and today they have aired episode # 4.  This one focuses more on the road crew as opposed to the band.  Check it out here.

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

German punk act, Shark Soup, are streaming a live recording on a brand new song titled “Modern Termination” on their MySpace page.  No word on whether or not the song will appear on a future release but its actually not a bad recording for a live track.

The band released their last album, “Underworld” on Concrete Jungle in 2008.

Taking Back Sunday have released a video of their acoustic performance of their song My Blue Heaven off their upcoming CD/DVD Live From Orensanz.  Check it out here.

The album is taken from the two acoustic shows they filmed and recorded in December ‘09 at Angel Orensanz in New York City and will be available for purchase on August 17th.

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Think Fast! Records and Think Fast! Booking have announced their showcase tour. The full U.S. will start October 22nd in Boston and hit most major U.S. cities including a stop at The Fest in Gainesville. Outbreak and Hour Of The Wolf will appear on the entire tour and various regional runs will be filled with various other TF! affiliated bands including The Menzingers, Mountain Man, Smartbomb, Reignition, and Red City Radio.

You can check out the itinerary here, with a couple more dates expected to surface in the coming weeks.

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Boston punk act Transit are streaming their entire upcoming album, Keep This To Yourself, right here.  The album is being released August 17th on Run For Cover Records.

Transit is currently on tour.  Check out their Dying Scene Shows page for dates and locations.

Connecticut punk band Make Do And Mend are streaming a brand new song on their MySpace page.  The song is titled Cobwebs and it will appear on their upcoming split with Touché Amoré, which is up for pre-order right here.

The band is currently working on a full-length album for on Paper + Plastick and Panic Records.

Santa Rosa gritty pop-punk act The Invalids have finished recording their new album, Still Sick, and have stated that it should be released “soon”.  In the meantime you can check out 4 of the new album’s tracks on the band’s MySpace page.

I’m kinda digging these guy.  I recommend checking them out if you like the grittier poppy punk stuff…

Bring Me The Horizon will be releasing their new album on October 5th via Epitaph Records.  The album title is annoyingly long and is… ready for it?…  There Is A Hell, Believe Me I’ve Seen It. There Is A Heaven, Let’s Keep It A Secret.  Yeah, that’s the whole title.  You can check out the track list here.

Pre-orders begin today here and you can check out a new trailer for the record here.

From the press release:

The band locked themselves away in a lochside mansion deep in rural Scotland for the majority of the writing period, and, free from distractions, the band were able to push their writing further than ever. Yet the album still includes the trademark elements that have become staples of BMTH’s sound since 2006 – precision guitar riffs, venomously dark lyrics, massive breakdowns and gang vocals destined to be chants at the band’s incendiary live shows.

The team at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden (where they previously recorded 2008’s smash Suicide Season) were again at the helm of the recording, this time bringing in electronic and programming authority KC Blitz to assist with the instrumental aspects of the album. The album also includes appearances from various special guests, including Josh Franceschi of You Me At Six (on ‘Fuck’) who stated “I’m really excited to be part of this record as it’s going to turn some heads, and that’s what music is all about.”

Also featured on the album is Josh Scogin of The Chariot (on ‘The Fox And The Wolf’) – “This album’s so good, it made my chest hurt!”, Sonny Moore aka Skrillex with electronica contributions – “Oli and I started the collaborations on this album in a very natural way, just bouncing ideas off each other like we often do over the internet. I did a little programming, and he asked me to come down to the studio to do some additional vocals. I think it turned out amazing” and Canadian electro-pop starlet LIGHTS (on ‘Crucify Me’ and ‘Don’t Go’).

There Is A Hell, Believe Me I’ve Seen It. There Is A Heaven, Let’s Keep It A Secret is, in many ways, a concept album. Frontman Oli Sykes vividly explores humanity’s collective good nature and the celestial euphoria associated with love, lust, truth and desire; this is balanced by the darkness and evil that is likely buried deep inside all of us. Lyrically and musically, the album is the band’s most honest work to date as Sykes lays bare his fears, weaknesses and anger, which is just one layer on this truly progressive and advanced third album.

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