UK pop-punkers All Or Nothing have posted a new song to their MySpace page – it’s called You Can’t Win This and it’s brand spankin’ new. The band hasn’t left any word as to whether the song is from an upcoming release or it’s just something they decided to put out on its’ own.

All Or Nothing will be playing the Slam Dunk Festival on May 29-30 in Hatfield and Leeds, Britain. The band has several other UK dates on the horizon – get all the details at Dying Scene shows.

If you’re on the East Coast, you know that Baltimore, MD, is the place to be next month for Insubordination Fest 2010. It’s going down June 25-26 at Sonar, with a pre-party on June 24 at Ottobar. The full list of bands and set times was announced recently, and let me tell you – it looks awesome!

Over 60 bands in total are in the lineup, including Teenage Bottlerocket, Smoking Popes, The Menzingers, Blacklist Royals, and The Methadones. DC punks The Max Levine Ensemble will be performing, too – practically in their own backyard. Closing out the ‘Fest will be ska-punk legends in their own time Less Than Jake, who will also be playing a few gigs leading up to the ‘Fest.

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My friend jay had been raving about Cobra Skulls for what seemed like years, and although I would listen to a clip here and there, I never gave them the full attention they deserved. That is until recently, after I noticed that their latest album, American Rubicon, was the number three best seller on Interpunk.com. I finally decided to pick it up. Within an hour of getting it I loaded it onto my MP3 player and listened to the whole album while doing my nightly workout. I was impressed, I pedaled out seven miles on my thirty-five (or six) minute stationary bike-ride. Good stuff here.

American Rubicon is the second full-length album from Reno’s own Cobra Skulls. Red Scare Industries released it and it’s the band’s first release with guitarist Adam Beck, who joined the band in 2008 after the departure of Charlie Parker (not the dead jazz musician, jokes).

The band entered the studio in late-March 2009 to record the album which was finished on June 15, 2009. That same day, the band posted one of their new songs, titled “H.D.U.I. (Honorary Discharge Under the Influence)”, on their My Space page. The song details Devin Peralta’s (vocals, bass) encounter with an Iraq War vet who was discharged from the military for driving under the influence in the desert.

For the life of me I can’t really classify their music, there are a few moments where Devin sounds a bit like old Glenn Danzig, and if you take comfort in categorizing the sound, then the next track sounds, almost country, then you have to re-think your assessment.

Good, fun-driving music. If this doesn’t decrease road-rage by 10%, you should get your money back.

If you get the chance to get a copy of American Rubicon, go do it.

California punk supergroup The Adolescents have announced their latest album The Fastest Kid Alive will be released in July of this year. The album will have 15 songs on it, and the band is finalizing the artwork for the cover. The band also announced an upcoming tour to promote the album, some dates of which will be on this summer’s Warped Tour. This will be the band’s first full-length release since 2005’s OC Confidential.

Why did they decide to name it The Fastest Kid Alive? If you saw Superbad, there’s a scene where Evan is running from Officer Michaels – Michaels can’t catch him and, gasping for breath, exclaims, “He’s a freak! He’s the fastest kid alive!” – that’s where inspiration struck The Adolescents.

We previously announced this album as a rumor – Myth Confirmed!

Ohio’s Hawthorne Heights have posted their new album Skeletons to their MySpace page for you to check out, along with a video explaining how they decided on the album’s title. The album will be on sale next Tuesday, June 1, through Wind-Up Records. Check out our review of the album – then submit your own review after you check it out. Skeletons is the band’s follow-up to 2008’s Fragile Future, which was released on Victory Records.

The band recently announced their “Get a Ticket, Get An Album” Tour – when you purchase a ticket to the tour, you’ll get a download of the band’s upcoming album Skeletons. You’ll also score two exclusive acoustic tracks for the songs Gravestones and Boulevards. Get all of the details on the tour here.

Joey Briggs (of The Briggs) has released another song titled Bottom Of A Beer from his upcoming solo album.

The demo version had been up for a while but it wasn’t until today that a mastered version was uploaded. You can check out the song on his Facebook page.

The Briggs released their last album, Come All You Madmen, in 2008 on SideOneDummy Records.

LA hardcore crew Terror have announced a summer tour in support of their upcoming album, Keepers Of The Faith. The tour kicks off June 18 and will run across North America for 6 weeks, with the last show at this year’s Sound And Fury Festival on July 24. That sounds nuts, at least to the ears of this Terror fan. Click here to get all the details

Supporting on the tour will be Canadian hardcore group Grave Maker, Atlanta’s Foundation (who recently signed to Bridge 9 Records), and Richmond, VA, hardcore group Naysayer. Bitter End, Backtrack, Bracewar, and Down To Nothing will also be making select appearances – get all the details right here. Check the full announcement at Terror’s Keepers Of The Faith blog.

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Its been awhile since we’ve posted anything about German punker’s Stage Bottles. The band has posted 2 new songs (Power For Revenge and Russia) on their MySpace page. Does that mean an new album is in the works?

The band has a few shows coming up overseas, take a look at their Dying Scene Shows page to see when and where.

Silverstein will be releasing a live CD/DVD on June 8th entitled Decade :Live At El Mocambo on Victory Records. Take a sneak peak of the DVD here with the band preforming Vices.

Silverstein will be hitting the road this summer. Be sure to take a look at their Dying Scene Shows page to see when and where.

Pennsylvania natives Us, From Ouside have just announced the dates to their upcoming tour. The band will hit the road mid June along with Ghosts Among Us and Evelynn. Check out complete list here.

Us, From Oustide released their album Inspired By The Threat Of Failure last month on Tragic Hero Records.

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