We wrote a couple of weeks ago that Chicago pop-punk act Allister had signed to Universal Japan. Although more details weren’t known at the time, the band has announced that their Universal Japan debut will be titled Countdown To Nowhere and will be released in Japan on July 16th. You can check out the tracklisting here. There’s no word on when the album will be released in the States but we’ll keep you posted.

The band released their last album, Before The Blackout, in 2005 on Drive-Thru Records. [Read more…]

Check out the video trailer for Minneapolis, MN’s, Mall’d To Death, debut LP Can’t Make A Living due for a June 2010 release on Geykido Comet (GC) Records!  Watch here.  Also, you can download a bunch of their tracks from the band’s last.fm profile.

It’s worthy to mention that members of Mall’d To Death hail from The Terrordactyls, High Hopes, Off With Their Heads, Pretty Boy Thorson & the Falling Angels/The Slow Death, Bottled Violins, Father Son and the Holy Smokes!!!, Stand Apart, Party Time! High 5!, Triple Crossed, bigg piss, Animal Attack!, Warburton Syndicate “and others that are so far underground, we haven’t even heard of them” so Can’t Make A Living will undoubtedly be a promising release!

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What the hell has happened to LA’s metal act The Fortune Teller you ask?  Aside from the prospect of being an all-instrumental band, not a whole lot.

But… In a recent post by the band, they let us know that the search for a new singer, bassist, and proper practicing space continues.  However, in the mean time, Fortune Teller guitarist, Julian, ventured off to create a new band named Elitist.  As the new venture grew in popularity, a lineup change ensued that sought members who were concerned more with playing on a professional level.  Enter The Fortune Teller members Robert (skins) and Sean (2nd guitar) to fill those gaps.  As for the possibility of TFT becoming Elitist, well, that was just my own guess.

Elitist has a five-song EP in store for us to be released this July.

Pop-punkers-from-the-south Go Radio are giving away three prize packs that include their new CD, Do Overs And Second Chances, a sticker, and a poster.  All it takes is a Twitter account and a Tweet that reads: RT & Follow @GoRadio to win 1 of 3 EP prize packs (CD, Poster, and sticker)! Hear the EP at Altpress http:​/​/​bit.​ly/​a22wcj.

Do Overs And Second Chances is Go Radio’s debut Fearless Records release due next week, 20 April.

Recently-signed-to Paper + Plastick punkers (say that 10x fast) The Dopamines have released the cover art (see photo, left) as well as track listing (click here) for their late-June release Expect The Worst.

Expect The Worst is the band’s sophomore release, a follow-up to their 2008 self-titled release.  The band also has several tour dates in May, including performances at Rad Fest.  Dying Scene’s Shows page has all of the dates for you to peruse.

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It’s contest day today, I guess.

The Flatliners’ record label, Fat Wreck Chords, is hosting a contest in which one participant has the opportunity to win their new album, Cavalcade (click here to stream), which just came out today.  One grand prize winner (separate from the CD winner, I believe) will receive an SM 58 microphone signed by The Flatliners, a signed copy of Cavalcade, and a Flatliners Zima coozie (or Diet Coke coozie if you’re sXe)!  All that you, the entrant, has to do is hit up Fat Wreck’s Facebook page, find their post on the Flatliners contest (posted Tue, 13 Apr 2010 14:11:39 -0700) and leave a comment on said post as to why The Flatliners are your fave Canadian punx.  A random winner will be chosen in two weeks (two weeks?!) on Tuesday, 27 April.

Cavalcade is the band’s follow-up to 2007’s Great Awake, also released on Fat.

No Idea Records hardcore act No Friends have uploaded a few videos of some songs played at a 6 April 2010 house party in New Brunswick, New Jersey.  Check out all three here.

The Orlando band’s last album, No Friends, came out last September. [Read more…]

Recently, some random bleach-blonde chick with an opinion thought it a good idea to document her rant for her distaste for electro-rockers Kill Hannah and then post said video to her YouTube account for public view.   The purpose that this serves?  None that makes any sense to me, but to Kill Hannah,  it was seen as a means to express their audio/video editing talents.  They then posted their response, the official I Hate Kill Hannah (Fag Band remix).  Watch both videos here and read about it on Mat’s blog on fuse.tv.

She kind of reminds me of Chris Crocker.  Remember Chris Crocker?  Yeah, I was shim for Halloween a few years ago.  Good times!

Anyway, Kill Hanna’s latest release, Wake Up The Sleepers, came out last September on Universal Motown.

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In a recent post by Massachusetts punk act Four Year Strong, the band wants all of their greatest fans to go F themselves.  And by “F” they mean “FYS,” of course!  The band is holding a contest in which they want you to take the most ridiculous photo of yourself possible (or just upload an old one) and send it to them.  Full details of the contest can be found here.  To the winner(s) will go an Ultimate Enemy Of The World package (skate deck, vinyl, CD, tickets, etc.) along with other fun prizes.

Four Year Strong just released Enemy Of The World last month on Universal Republic Records.  Read the Dying Scene review here and then get the album–trust me, it’s super-good!  Then… go see them on tour!  And seriously… Dan’s beard reminds me of Leonidas’ from 300, no?

Swedish punks Misconduct have just uploaded a new track available to stream on their MySpace page. The track, I Close My Eyes, appears on the band’s hot-off-the-presses album, One Step Closer, which was released today on I Scream Records. Listen to the song here.

One Step Closer is the latest album from Misconduct since their 2004 release United as One on Union 2112 Records.