Typically hardcore punk label 6131 Records has thrown a wild card and signed progressive, pop-punk act Joyce Manor.  Here’s what the label had to say about the signing:

We couldn’t be happier to announce that Joyce Manor, based out of Long Beach, CA/Torrance, CA, have officially joined the 6131 family. While Joyce Manor is clearly different than anything else on 6131 there was no way we could not work with them. After having their demo on constant rotation I finally had the chance to see them live when they opened for Touche Amore, and needless to say, I was floored. With influences ranging from bands like Weezer to Guided By Voices to Screeching Weasel I can’t wait to see where this band goes.

Joyce Manor self released their 5 song demo a few months ago, and are planning on self releasing a split 7” with Summer Vacation in the coming months. Look for the bands 6131 debut to come sometime this winter.

Listen to the demo and rough versions of the songs from the Summer Vacation split here.

Yeah, I know it’s not Tuesday but I was stuck in Colombia without internet yesterday so better late than never….  Below are a couple albums that hit stores this week. Listen to a few of their tracks – if you like what you hear support the bands and go buy an album.

A Death In The Family: Origins (Resist)

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Gaslight Anthem: American Slang (SideOneDummy)

Stream the entire album on the band’s MySpace.
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In Fear And Faith: Imperial (Rise)

Stream 3 album tracks on the band’s MySpace.
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Mall’d To Death: Can’t Make A Living (GC)

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The Reticents: The Sun Rises In The East (Basement Records)

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Scandals: The Sound Of Your Stereo (Skeleton Crew)

Listen to 2 album tracks on the band’s MySpace.
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Toe To Toe: Arturo Gatti (Resist)

Listen to 2 album tracks on the band’s MySpace.
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Last week we posted the trailer for Slayer‘s new music video for the song World Painted Blood. Now you can watch the full video here.

The song is the title track off their new album, released November 2009 on American Recordings. The band is currently playing a bunch of summer European dates before coming back to North America and playing another 2 months of shows. Check their Dying Scene shows page for dates and locations..

Motion City Soundtrack have been added this summer’s Warped Tour. The band won’t be on the full tour but will play up until the July 18th show in New Jersey. The band will head to the UK to play Reading and Leeds in August before returning to the US for Bumbershoot.

Their latest album My Dinosaur Life was released January 19th on Columbia Records.

We wrote in a post a month ago that Sundowner was releasing his sophomore album later this summer but we now have the album art (<<==there==) and title for you. If you didn’t know, Sundowner is an acoustic side project of Chris McCaughan of The Lawrence Arms and will be releasing We Chase The Waves on August 10 via Asian Man Records.

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

You can watch Four Year Strong‘s music video for the song It Must Really Suck To Be Four Year Strong Right Now here. The video was filmed in London earlier this month.

Four Year Strong released Enemy Of The World in March on Universal Republic Records.  Read the Dying Scene review here and our interview with the band here.

As you may or may not know, last month Alex Torres resigned from guitar duties to pursue other musical endeavors. Alex had previously played for Eyes Set To Kill, and has been playing and touring with Greeley Estates for the past several years. He recorded two albums while with Greeley Estates including Go West Young Man, Let The Evil Go East and their latest release No Rain, No Rainbow, which came out in January on Tragic Hero Records.

Greeley Estates continues sans Alex, and has just announced that once bass player David Ludlow will be moving from bass to guitar, while Micah Kinard (vocals, piano) of Oh Sleeper has been enlisted to fill in on bass for Greeley’s upcoming Japan tour with August Burns Red.

The band returns stateside later this month and kicks off a US tour. Check their Dying Scene Shows page for details on dates and locations.

In case you don’t know much about Voice of Addiction, now is your chance to get your learn on. The Chicago-based ska/punk/rock band has been belting out politically-charged tunes since 2004, and shows no sign of stopping. Recently, the band did an email interview with Reviewsic, and you can read what they had to say here. In the interview the band talks about how they formed, some of their influences, as well as what fans can expect in the future.

The band is set to be releasing their fourth full-length, Reduce, Reuse, Resist sometime in the near future.

Voice of Addiction is currently on tour, make sure you see them if they’re in your town! Check out their Dying Scene Shows page for more information.

DIY bands seem to have gone the way of the buffalo – but Washington, DC’s The Max Levine Ensemble have been going strong for almost 10 years. They give their music away on their website, they play benefit shows, and they’ve never signed a record contract. At the same time, they’re opening for Anti-Flag, playing Insubordination Fest (again), and getting distribution through Asian Man Records. I sat down with singer/guitarist David Combs to get some insight on what makes The Max Levine Ensemble work. Check it out here!

And if you’re in the DC area, they’re playing at the Black Cat tomorrow (June 17) with Hot New Mexicans and Shitty Darkness – be there!

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The Rabble have announced via Blog post that they are pulling out of Rebellion Fest due to recording priorities and financial complications. The band officially heads into the studio on the 25th of this month to begin work on the 16 plus songs they already have written and ready to go.

The new album will be a follow up to their latest album, The Battle’s Almost Over. You can listen to a demo of Mind Ghetto which will mostly like appear on the band’s upcoming album on their Myspace page.