Denver based hardcore act 29th Street Disciples have posted a new track entitled Fucking 10 to their MySpace page. While the title indicates that this is a “Rough Mix”, it is unclear as to whether or not this is going to be off an upcoming release so keep your eyes peeled for more information.

The bands self-titled debut was released last June on Zodiac Killer Records.

Danish punks The Hitchcocks have announced June 18th as the official release date for their upcoming debut album, Blood Will Follow. The horror-punk/psychobilly act recently signed to Screaming Records.

You can head over to their MySpace page and check out a couple tracks including a cover of the Misfits classic Hybrid Moments.

Self confessed realist pop-punkers, The Wonder Years, have announced a barrage of dates for Australian fans.  In support of the release, The Upsides, the tour covers the whole country with a total of 8 shows spanning 10 days.  For dates and venues, head over to their Myspace page.

The Upsides was released on the 26th of January 2010 (Australia Day funnily enough) through No Sleep Records.

Many Australians aren’t sad anymore.

It was announced today that Dream Theater drummer, Mike Portnoy, will be assuming drum duty for Avenged Sevenfold’s 2010 summer tour due to the convenience of the end of DT’s touring schedule.  The decision came about with the unexpected death of original A7X drummer, James “The Rev” Sullivan, after which Portnoy was selected to record with A7X for their next release (which, apparently, is past the recording phase).  Portnoy says that although he wishes he could be a permanent A7X fixture, his primary focus will remain on his “baby,” Dream Theater.

Avenged Sevenfold’s last studio LP was 2007’s self-titled Warner Bros. release.  Stay tuned for exact tour dates.

England’s rapping ska act, Tyrannosaurus Alan, has released a new track from their forthcoming release, Campaign, due out in June on SID Records. The song is called Bombard The BBC and can be heard on the band’s MySpace.

TyrannoAlan will be touring a bunch this summer in their homeland.  Check out their show schedule here.

San Fran act Flexx Bronco recorded a series of their songs from a show in their hometown.  Captured at Three Parkside, the show marked the band’s annual No Shave Kick Off Party.  Watch A Lesson In Love, Dollhouse, and Black Limo here.  And for those of you who enjoy scantily clad brunettes sporting see-through lingere (really, who doesn’t?), check out their video for Pop (at the bottom of the full story).

Flexx Bronco’s newest LP, Vol. 2, is due for release next month on Horns Up Records and is a follow-up to 2005’s Vol. 1.  They also have a handful of West Coast tour dates over the next couple of months.  Hit up our Shows

page for the schedule.

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Well, Belgium has done it again by bringing us another very promising punk rock act. If you don’t know much about State of Mine then now is the time to change that. This review will focus on the State of Mine side of the State Of Mine/Octopussys split.

When I first heard about this band I never expected them to be from Belgium. They have a different sound when it comes to Belgian punk rock, in my opinion. You can expect to hear some 90’s Swedish punk rock, some Rentokill, Smash the Statues, and even some Canadian taste with Propagandhi influences when rocking out to this band. They have that skate punk style that I’d expect from another country so I dig the fact that a Belgian band can go beyond their borders to find “their own sound”.

The “Opening sequence” of State of Mine gives us an indication of what’s to come in terms of speed and raw’ness of the songs. This instrumental is similar to what Play Attenchon/Forus have done with their releases but these guys bring more variety to their opening. The bass is highly involved in the intro I must say, some lines really stick out such as the .55 and 1:22 marks. All in all though, the bass stands out in all of the band’s songs, reminds me of the bassist of Canada’s own Oversight (RIP). As we move on, “Conspiracy Earth” starts off with the mint sounding drums and it more importantly shows off Curry’s vocal ability and I even see some Jack from Rentokill in his vocals at certain parts (i.e. .34 seconds especially) and you can now see why I indicated the influences above. He adds a beautiful hardcore element to the skate punk written songs, a very distinct voice. Again the bass is very noticeable and active in this tune. This song especially sounds as if Belgium turned Swedish for 2 minutes and 16 seconds. Next, I have to mention that the following track, “Burnout”, has a kick ass transition at 1:22 and a good job on back-ups. “How to Survive Emocore” is strong in all aspects. The final track, “Last Chance to Dance”, brings us a more hardcore element on vocals and it has the strongest chorus of all the SofM songs. The intro to this song adds a little touch of dance floor fever and in this case, bowling alley fever (as seen on the front/back cover art).

The sound in general for this release is of the raw/trashy type and it shows off what the band would sound like live. You just see too many bands these days with a clean and crisp sound that does not appeal to their live gig, it makes them sound bad to be honest. Overall, I really dig the drums on this recording, the hi-hat and snare bring it as real as it gets. Again, the bass topic comes up as Filip De Bot did a great job with that instrument. In conclusion, this proves that Belgium is quite all right with punk rock these days. It’s nice to see the older bands still making it happen in the scene, yet young blood is what is needed in today’s day and age.

1 May: International Workers’ Day.  A day for workers and labor unions to not only celebrate their social and economic achievements, but also to demonstrate and protest the shortcomings of the same unions and businesses.

Well on this particular 1 May 2010, legendary Canadian punkers DOA were playing a show in Zurich, Switzerland, at an outdoor venue open to the public.  As the band played, a couple of thousand protesters marched on in the background, demonstrating their distaste for the recent bonuses that Swiss bankers had recently received.  Apparently, the shit hit the fan and, toward the end of DOA’s set, the riot police decided to tranquilize the demonstrators.  Here’s what DOA’s frontman, Joe “Shithead” Keithly had to say of the event:

“Police moved in with water cannons mounted on large police trucks that were about half the size of the fire truck. They were armed with riot shields, batons, and guns that fired rubber bullets.

“When we finished playing, the police surrounded the crowd and wouldn’t let anyone leave. Anyone that tried to get out were tackled and dragged off. If they resisted, the cops would surround them, so I assume a lot of force was used.”

As the police lurched toward the crowd, trying to get them to disperse, Keithly and the rest of DOA sought shelter inside of a building just as the popos had just bust out the tear gas.

Keithly said that of all of his “really violent” LA riot experiences, this Swiss riot was four-times the size and much more organized than any other he’d witnessed before.

DOA is currently touring Europe for the next couple of weeks and returns for a US tour the first week of June (dates here)  in support of their upcoming release, Talk – Action = 0 (review here), due 8 June on Sudden Death Records.  Check out the first single from Talk – Action = 0, entitled I Live In A Car here (video here).

Yet another track has been uploaded by Swedish punkers Splitside.  Noble Crisis is the sixth song released from their upcoming disc This Sinking Ship.  Listen here.

Every day, the band will be uploading a new track to their MySpace until the release of This Sinking Ship on 12 May 2010, out on Knuckle Ride Records.

For all of the fans in Europe, check out Dying Scene’s Shows page to see Splitside’s tour schedule.

Indiana rockers Murder By Death have just released a new music video for their song, As Long As There Is Whiskey In The World. The track appears on their most recent album, Good Morning Magpie, which was released last month on Vagrant Records. The video is reminiscent of Flogging Molly’s Punch Drunk Grinning Soul not only in the imagery that is used, but also the style of the video itself. Check it out here.

Murder By Death are currently on tour promoting the release of their new album. Check out dates and locations here.

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