We Came As Romans have announced their upcoming U.S. headlining tour, the “Band Of Brothers Tour”. Joining the Detroit-based band will be: In Fear and Faith, Confide, Upon A Burning Body, and Abandon All Ships.

Check out dates and locations here.

The Maine are streaming their new album Black & White in its entirety right here.

The album was released today on Warner Music.

Oooold school skate punk band JFA will be releasing the groups first studio record in over 12 years on July 27th.  Speed of Sound is scheduled to be released on DC-Jam Records on July 27th, 2010 through both digital download and CD (eventually on a 12″ vinyl picture disc as well).

The new record is being supported by two new music videos for the song’s “Wilson” & “Danny Sargent’s Trucks“, both which can be seen on www.BlankTV.com.

“We’re stoked to finally have this record out,” said JFA frontman Brian Brannon. “Fans of our early material will dig our new tunes that reach back to our hardcore skate punk roots.”

Below are a couple albums that hit stores today. Listen to a few of their tracks – if you like what you hear support the bands and go buy an album.

Ashers: Kill Your Master (Thorp)

Listen to 5 album tracks on the band’s MySpace.
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Hell Within: God Grant Me Vengeance (Thorp)

Listen to an album track on the band’s MySpace.
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Maine: Black & White (Warner)

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Mad Sin: Burn And Rise (Century Media)

Listen to 4 album tracks on the band’s MySpace.
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The Adicts: Life Goes On (Century Media)

Listen to 5 album tracks on the band’s MySpace.
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Alpha & Omega: Life Swallower (6131)

Listen to the entire album on the band’s MySpace.
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The Great Explainer: The Way Things Swell (Chunksaah)

Listen to 2 album tracks on the band’s MySpace.
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Lewd Acts has officially called it a day. Trouble started brewing on the Converge tour recently, forcing the band to drop off, and sadly, they were unable to come back from it. The band released the following statement in regards to their demise.

Lou Dax succumbed on June 20th, 2010 to the coma brought on by a head wound sustained in New York City on May 6th. Lou is survived by his 4 sons. In lieu of flowers, pick up a Lou Dax memorial shirt or record at http://www.lewdacts.bigcartel.com or http://www.deathwishinc.com to help his legacy live on. Thank you to everyone who ever listened, saw, helped, or cared about Lou.

“I will die with the stereo on, wondering why I ever wrote this fucking song that never got me anywhere…I have nowhere to go.” -Louis Dax

The band released their last album, “Black Eye Blues” on Deathwish in September, 2009.

Anberlin have premiered the music video for their new song titled Impossible right here.  The song will appear on the band’s upcoming album, Dark Is The Way, Light Is The Place, due out September 21st.

Anberlin last released New Surrender in 2008 on Universal Republic Records.

Swedish folk-punk act Tommy Gustafsson And The Idiots are streaming a brand new song on their MySpace page.  The song is titled Oh Yeah and it will appear on the band’s upcoming album Eastern State Penitentiary due out September 21st on Warbird Entertainment.

Iowa Christian metal act For Today are streaming a brand new song on their MySpace Page. The track is titled Saraphim and it will appear on the band’s upcoming album Breaker due out in August on Facedown Records.

The band is currently headlining the Scream The Prayer Tour.  Click here to see dates and locations.

Street Dogs are getting ready to release a new self-titled album August 31st on Hellcat Records.  Front man Mike McColgan has this to say about the release:

“We have songs about personal empowerment, personal freedom and the search for personal redemption on our record,” explains McColgan. “We have a song called “Hang Em’ High” that talks about the corruption of Bernie Madoff and a song called “Wild In Portland” that speaks of economic downturn and it’s fallout.”

“There are also songs that eulogize our fallen friends who didn’t fair too well in the game of life and songs that praise our family and our roots. And a song entitled “Up The Union” for EFCA (Employee Free Choice Act) legislation which would make it less difficult for employees to organize labor unions and lessen the chance of employer reprisal for organizing. We’ve got a Saturday night, punk rock throwdown anthem in our song “Punk Rock And Roll” and with “Rattle And Roll.” I pay homage once again to Dorchester and Dot Rats!”

“The album is self-titled because it’s collectively as a group coming forward and saying this is our best and most definitive work so far.”

The band will be touring the U.S. with Devil’s Brigade, Flatfoot 56, Continental and  Sick Of It All. You can check the full tour dates on their Dying Scene Shows page.

IL screamo group The Color Morale have released a video for their song Humannequin and you can watch it here. It’s 3.5 minutes long, and is mostly footage of the band rocking out, along with some clips of an eerie woman in a mask. The song appears on the group’s latest release, We All Have Demons, which dropped in September 2009 on Rise Records.

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