Progressive punks Crime In Stereo have announced their upcoming tour with  The Swellers and This Time Next Year. They will then join Wounds + Sharks in Europe,  and return back to the States to join up with The Wonder Years and Streetlight Manifesto for the tail end of their tour.

Click here for dates and locations.

Their latest album album, I Was Trying To Describe You To Someone released February 23 on Bridge Nine Records. [Read more…]

Punk act Polar Bear Club have released the music video for Living Saints, the new track off their latest album Chasing Hamburg. You can view the video here.

The band will be playing shows in the U.S. For dates and locations visit their Dying Scene shows page.

Chasing Hamburg was released last September on Bridge Nine Records.

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New Jersey punk band Bouncing Souls have made their eighth album Ghosts on the Boardwalk available on vinyl for pre-order right here (May 11th is the official release date).

The album consists of all 12 tracks that were previously released monthly as part of the band’s 20th Anniversary series.  The digital album was released as a package on January 12th via Chunksaah Records.  Check out the track listing here.

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Descendents/ALL guitarist Stephen Egerton has released another song from his upcoming solo project The Seven Degrees  of Stephen Egerton, a collaboration between some really great artists.

The song is titled South For The Winter and features Tim McIlrath of Rise Against and can be heard here. You can check the details & track listing for the album here

The collaborative effort is due out May 11th on Paper + Plastick Records

Last week, hardcore punk act Sick Of It All teased their fans with a trailer for the music video of Death Or Jail off of their 20 Apr 2010 release, Based On A True Story.  Today, the band released the full-length video!  Check it out right here.

Here’s what drummer Armand Majidi had to say about Death Or Jail:

“There are thousands of things in life that can’t be explained, and one of them is what makes people choose the paths they take.  We grew up with some people that had good families and decent options, but threw it all away because of drugs and crime.  It’s easy to imagine this happening if the person had a terrible childhood, but if they had love in their lives, you wonder what made them turn away from it.  Maybe it’s narrow vision, maybe it’s dead-end providence; but either way, they leave behind family and friends that are dumbstruck by how things unfold.” (read other track explanations here)

Based On A True Story was released on Century Media and is a follow-up to 2006’s Abacus release, Death To Tyrants. [Read more…]

Maine’s Sparks The Rescue has told us that Mike Naran has joined the band as a guitarist. They’ve also posted a video update from their current tour with Mayday Parade – get the details on Dying Scene shows if you haven’t checked out the tour already. The video shows the band at Disney World, and has some footage of the band goofing around. There’s also some film of one of the band member with a giant cut on his elbow – it’s a little graphic, probably not for the faint of heart.

When Sparks The Rescue finishes up the tour with Mayday Parade, they’ll be hitting the road on the Vans Warped Tour – you can also find the details on Dying Scene shows.

Scottish-Canadian folk-punks The Real McKenzies have given us the info on their next release, a live album. Shine Not Burn will be out on June 22, will be released by Fat Wreck Chords, and will contain these songs. Oh, and the cover will look like << that <<. The album is going to be acoustic (in addition to being live) and will incorporate mandolins, bagpipes, penny-whistles, and more instruments to the songs.

The album was recorded during live performances in Kreuzberg, Germany where the band also compiled enough video footage to release a DVD, which they’ve titled The Real McKenzies Love You and was scheduled for release in April. [Read more…]

Indiana punk rockers Like Bats have just put their demo EP up for free download on Sound As Language. The demo was released in 2009 and you can see the cover art << over there. The band has also put their 7″ Look On The Bright Side up for free streaming here. The 7″ was released on Traffic Street Records earlier this year.

The band has some shows coming up in Illinois and Indiana, as well as a national tour scheduled for the summer – get all the details at Dying Scene shows.

The Insurgence have premiered the music video for the song K Street Killers right here.  The track will appear on the band’s upcoming self-titled album, which is due out May 4th on Digital Warfare Records.

P.S:  You can go to BlankTV and enter your email address to get a free mp3 of an unnamed song off The Insurgence new album and be entered into a drawing for a free copy of the CD, posters, and shirts.

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Wiseheimer is from Australia and this band from down under have come a long way since putting out “None The Wiser” back in 2003. I remember the first time I listened to that album – I was simply blown away. Jake’s vocal delivery and the song writing were definitely up to par with the stuff coming out at the time. Good reviews followed suit and the band made a name for themselves in the ever growing Aussie punk scene.

“Industrial Retribution” continues the band’s progression into their 90’s melodic punk rock style that they do so well. I find that in general their new album is much more focused in getting their message out. Comparing it to “None The Wiser” which was nicely done I must say, this new album shows off the band’s dedication to honest, personal, and thoughtful lyrics. Jake says it straight, no tricky words or beating around the bush. And speaking of messages, look at the great cover art, there’s so much shit happening on there that it makes you wonder if the Bermuda Triangle regurgitated all of its prized treasures from under the sea, and onto the booklet cover art. Mad man Phoenix anyone? When it comes to the music side of things, Heath has done a great job as usual, he’s one of the best in the business. There are certain bands that capture you with their music/vocal combo and Wiseheimer are certainly one of those bands. I also find that the backup vocals are a high point with this album. If you recall, the band’s previous work had more hardcore sounding back-ups with Jamie, who is not in the band anymore. Now we have just the right amount in the right places with this new album. It’s better to hear the leads with Heath belching out the hardcore shouts/clean back-ups. Plus Heath’s vocals complement Jake’s perfectly by even bringing an American side to it.

The single from the album has to be the slower track called “Takin’ It Back”, the second song off the release. This track is a testament to the band’s ability to create a song that flows so well; they make it look so easy. The bass and drums are such an integral part of it, in addition to the different pitches in lead vocals that bring another element to the music – it completes the song. Another highlight is “Parasite” which is situated in the middle of the release. The ending of this song is incredible with the lead/back-ups taking center stage, very well thought out to be honest. It’s a part that is worth listening to twice! Don’t worry if you press repeat, I fell for it too. “Broken Glass” is another good example of Wiseheimer’s ability to make a short song seem so good that you don’t want it to end. I tell you there’s the best swear line I ever heard in a song when -What The Fuck- comes up. So much emphasis comes on those words and there’s even vocal harmonies added to it! Good job boys. The band ends the album with yet another secret track, and like “None…” it’s more on the hardcore side of things in terms of music and vocals. This has made me realize that Jake’s vocals are good no matter what style he sings. He just has it, not much more I can say.