French melodic punk act Straighten Things Out have added another demo to their MySpace page.  The song is titled WMT and like their last addition, it’s pretty damn good if you like technical melodic punk rock.

Straighten Things Out released their last album I Think We Better Split Up last year on Bells On Records.

Washington Square Park are giving away a free download of their 2009 EP on their bandcamp page.

The band is currently working on their debut full-length which is due out in late March last time we heard.

Due to the recent departure of their guitarist Jacob, Oh My Word has decided to go on hold for the time being. They are not broken up, only taking some time to figure out the next direction for the band.

With that being said, the band is looking for two guitarists. So, if you live in Ashtabula, Ohio and have legitimate skills, equipment, and driver license, send the band a message on their MySpace.

Chiodos have just announced their US tour with Bullet For My Valentine and Airbone. Starting April 30th, Chiodos will be hitting cities from Worchester, MA to San Fransisco, CA and everywhere in between. More dates to be announced, so continue to check out the Dying Scene Shows page for more information.

On February 11th it was leaked that Chiodos had replaced Craig Owens with Brendan Bolmer (formerly of Yesterdays Rising) as their frontman.

Below are a couple albums that hit stores today. Listen to a few of their tracks – if you like what you hear support the bands and go buy an album.

Before Their Eyes: Untouchable (Rise)

Stream 4 album tracks on the band’s MySpace.
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Four Year Strong: Enemy Of The World (Universal)

Stream the entire album on the band’s MySpace.
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New Riot: Riot. Sleep. Repeat

Stream 4 album tracks on the band’s MySpace.
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More and more bands are just giving away their albums for free and I gotta say, I’m digging the trend.  I guess if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em.  You can download Rhythm In The Cages, the latest full-length from Portland, Oregon’s The Taxpayers, at Quote Unquote Records.  The album is free but donations are appreciated, of course.

Here’s what the label has to say about the album:

Out of Portland come a band that is equally poppy as they are noisy, explosive as they are muted, fun as they are fucking serious. A Rhythm in the Cages sounds like a party on fire. Everyone’s about to die, but at least we’re all laughin’ about it. Or at least kinda. Recommended if you’re into anything.

It’s a little slow today so I’m gonna hit you guys with a bunch of Warped Tour updates.

First things first. Pre-sale tickets go on sale March 26th. The pre-sale tickets are pretty kick ass this year. It’s a 3D Hologram lamenent that gives you jump the line privledge and all kinds of free Vans stuff. Check out this video for a closer look.

Wonka Candy has joined the sponsor team this year and have kicked off some sweet contests.  On-line you can enter 3 drawings. Drawing #1 is to hang backstage at Warped Tour and share your experience with Alt Press. This includes having the opportunity to interview bands.Drawing #2 is to be in a music video and attend a recording session. Drawing #3 is, get this, host a Warped Tour band in your back yard. Awesome right? Click here to enter.

The Vans Warped tour kicks off on June 24th in San Diego, California be sure to check back to Dying Scene for more Warped Tour news. [Read more…]

The Used has just announced the dates to a mini tour with Chiodos. This will be Chiodos’s first set of shows with new lead singer Brandon Bolmer.

So far there are only 5 dates confirmed for the mini tour which is set to kick of in Missouri. Be sure to check back to The Used’s Dying Scene Shows page for more details.

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We’ve got some more free music for you today. The guys from Samuel Caldwell’s Revenge are feeling a little generous. For the next couple weeks you can download their debut album The Power To Consumes Ourselves for free, here.  Think Descendents meets Strung Out.  Pretty good, actually.

The band has a few shows lined up in their home state of Texas. Check out their MySpace page for more details.

Bay Area hardcore act Ceremony have announced details for their upcoming album Rohnert Park due out June 8th on Bridge Nine Records.

The album, their 3rd full-length, is said to be the band’s finest material to date and mixes elements from their past albums while ‘exploring new territory’ for the band.

Recorded this past winter in Oakland, CA with Dan Rathbun (Tragedy, From Ashes Rise), the new album is equal parts aggressive and incendiary and, dare we say it, catchy.

The band says that the inspiration for the album name came from an area just north of San Francisco where some of the band members grew up. They write, “Where the owls can’t seem to find, yet the geese are well known. Here, you are bound for the pageant, or bound for the bars. Fingers are pointed without the facts. Truth has no direction. You are useless here. Rohnert Park is desolate. Rohnert Park is majestic.”

I’m sold. Keep checking back here at DyingScene.com for more information as it becomes available.

Ceremony released their last album, Still, Nothing Moves You, on Bridge Nine Records in 2008.