Matt Freeman and Tim Armstrong of Rancid have formed a psychobilly side project by the name of Devil’s Brigade.  The band features Freeman as lead vocalist/stand-up bass while Tim is on guitars and they will be releasing their self-titled debut ( <= cover art ) August 31st on Hellcat Records.  In a recent press release for the release Freeman talks about the upcoming album, its inspiration and what users can expect from the new sound.

“The original concept for this record was going to be a musical,” says Freeman. “Tim had been kicking around an idea of doing a musical about the building of the Golden Gate Bridge. He had the title “Half Way To Hell Club.” This was based on the name for the bridge workers who fell off the bridge while it was being built and fell into the safety net that was between them and the ocean. We grew up in the East Bay looking at that bridge and it has always been a part of our lives. Six of those songs ended up on the Devils Brigade record. The other songs were all original Devils Brigade songs from the first demo. We thought they were still good and we should record them again.”

“It was a great vibe in the studio,” Matt adds. “The record has a real live and loose vibe. Loose in a good way. Tim’s guitar style blended really well with DJ and everything clicked very quickly. We had a lot of fun making this record. I am going to take it out on the road whenever I can when Rancid is not doing anything.”

You can stream a track off the coming album titled I’m Moving Through on the band’s MySpace page.

Lagwagon frontman Joey Cape has released the 7th song from his new solo release, Doesn’t Play Well With Others. The song is titled Uniform and it can be bought in his online store.  Here’s what Joey had to say about the song:

My new song this month of July is entitled “Uniform”. It was simply inspired by the feeling that I am raising a naive and pure child in a country divided by ignorance, tradition and hate on the fringe of fascism. We are deeper polarized by two party’s policies and it seems it doesn’t matter what there policies are anymore. In the followers case it is the old idiom “The blind leading the blind”. We are figuratively and somewhat literally asked to wear the Uniforms that our parents wore and for better or worse we are losing sight of the reason that 2 points of view or many points of view exist, to find the best and most peaceful answers for everyone. I see that bumper sticker…”Coexist” and I think, Americans no longer want to coexist. They are angry and they want, even need to fight and they don’t need reason or substance to do so.. They want strife. It gives their seemingly meaningless lives small meaning and purpose. In my life ideals are casualties, slain by the immediate gratifications and the nature of sheep.

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.  The previous 6 tracks can still be purchased on Joey’s website.

St. Cloud, Minnesota screamo act For All Those Sleeping are streaming their entire upcoming album Cross Your Fingers right here.

The album drops July 20th on Fearless Records.

San Francisco oi!/street punk act Stagger And Fall are streaming a new song each week on their MySpace page from their upcoming album Smash The Bottle, Smash The State set for release August 1st.  This week you can stream the song Soledad.

The band has a handful of upcoming shows.  Check out their Dying Scene Shows page for dates and locations.

Ashers, a thrash punk band from Boston,  just posted 3 more new songs on their MySpace. The songs are called Vanished, Blood and Grain and Time Lapse and they are off the bands brand new album Kill Your Master, released July 13th on Thorp Records.

Ashers is fronted by Mark Civitarese of The Unseen.

According to an update on their Facebook page, Los Angeles punk band, The Darlings, are getting close to releasing their debut full-length album.  The band has also recently added two new tracks to their MySpace page (American Dream and The Hard Goodbye) which we’re going to go out on a limb and assume are two tracks off the coming album.

The Darlings previously released a self-titled, self-released 7 song EP.

Sundowner, the side project of Chris McCaughan of The Lawrence Arms, has posted a free song download of the track In The Flicker. The song will appear on the upcoming album We Chase the Waves. You can download it here.

We Chase The Waves comes out August 10th on Asian Man Records.

Sundowner’s debut album, Four One Five Two, was released on Red Scare Records on March 13, 2007.

London, Ontario, progressive-metal/punk band The Jettison Commitment are offering a free download of a brand new demo song titled Bloodsport (lyrics).  Give it a listen (and a download) right here.

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

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Rochester punks Such Gold have posted a new song called Sycamore on their MySpace Profile.  The track is will appear on the band’s upcoming EP titled Pedestals being released September 14th on 6131 Records. Artwork and tracklist will be released soon – we will keep you updated.

Once out, it’ll follow up 2009’s Stand Tall, released on Mightier Than Sword.

Such Gold is currently on tour. For more info on dates and locations head to the band’s Dying Scene Shows page.

French ska/punk/hip-hoppers (or crystalcore as they call it) Beng Beng Cocktail are releasing a split with Wisconsin ska/punk act Atrocity Solution on Pumkin Records.  No information pertaining to the release date has been announced but you can stream the Beng Beng Cocktail contribution, Two Towers Fall Down, on their MySpace page titled Two Towers Fall Down.

Beng Beng Cocktail’s From The Swallow To The Bottle was released last July on Beer Records.