Female-fronted, Euro punk band Deadline have announced new April tour dates via a video montage which features a brand new, unnamed song from their upcoming album Bring The House Down.  The new album will be released on People Like You Records (Europe) in March.

Deadline’s last album, We’re Taking Over, was released on People Like You in April, 2008.

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Well, that didn’t take long.  One week before the release of Alkaline Trio‘s upcoming album This Addiction, the band has already premiered the video for the album’s title track.  Check out the video here.

Hitting the streets on February 23rd, This Addiciton (the album) is the band’s first release on their own newly formed label Heart & Skull.

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Tampa hardcore act Light Yourself On Fire have recorded a new EP over at Atomic Audio.  The release is titled Sea Legs and it contains three brand new songs which you can stream on the band’s MySpace page.  No word on an official release date yet.

Light Yourself On Fire released their last full-length album, Intimacy, in 2008.

So this is sorta old news now but I’m only just getting around to posting it, and it might actually be new news to some of you.  As you may have heard, Sublime‘s lead singer Bradley Nowell died of a heroine overdose in 1996.  Yes, its true.  But that’s not the new news I’m talking about.  After Nowell’s death, the remaining members disbanded until about a year ago when they added a new singer (Rome Ramirez) to fill the rather large shoes of Nowell.  With Ramirez on the mic, the band began playing again under their former name Sublime until the Nowell family sued them for use of the moniker and a judge officially banned them from using it.  Doh.  Still with me?  Good, because now it’s time for the “new” news and the point of this post.

The artists formerly known as Sublime, after finding their new lead singer Rome Ramirez, have officially chosen their new band name.  And without further ado I’d like to present it to you.  It is….  wait for it… here it comes…  “Sublime With Rome”!  Incredibly creative, guys.  Good work.

You can check out Rome’s singing ability on a new Sublime (With Rome) song right here.

According to the super sleuths over at AFI News Headquarters it seems that AFI‘s Davey Havok and Jade Puget are currently in the studio recording the second album for their electronic music side project Blaqk Audio.  The name of the album will be titled Bright Black Heaven.

Blaqk Audio’s first album, CexCells, was released in 2007 on Interscope Records.

Before Their Eyes have posted two new songs to their MySpace page.  The tracks are titled  Love Is Misery and Rick vs. Nick and both will appear on the band’s upcoming album, Untouchables, due out March 9 on Rise Records.

Before Their Eye’s last album, The Dawn Of My Death, was released in 2008 on Rise Records.

I’m sort of getting tired of posting these but I do it all for you.  Yes, you, Sum 41 fan.  The band is currently in the studio recording their latest album and while they do it they are putting out a LOT of studio video updates.  In the latest installment, the band is putting the finishing touches on bass and talking about their twitter account.  Check it out here.

Sum 41 released their last album, Underclass Hero, in 2007 on Island Records.

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OC’s poltically charged punk rockers, The Uprising, are reportedly working on new material, which they’re describing as “heavier [and] faster”, if that is even possible.  The first single should be completed “soon” so we’ll keep you posted.

If you’re unfamiliar with the band, go check them out.  They released a six song EP a while back, and one of its songs, We Don’t Belong, features vocals from Jim Lindberg (Pennywise) – give it a listen on the band’s MySpace page.

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There is something to be said about the melding of pop/punk and metal. When aggression is mellowed out by simplistic song structure and hooks, a sonic expression is able to be formed that is appealing to a large audience. To say that Sound Cannon is simplistic would be a fallacy, but they have a certain way of returning to the roots of pop/punk that is easy on the ears and comfortable to many music listeners. They retain artistic dignity by adding a heavy metal flare that burns through your speakers, leaving a small scar on what you once thought was pop metal.

Sound Cannon’s Let The Light In EP has everything you could ask for in pop/punk. A singer whose voice is sweet and melodic,  flowing right over the heavily distorted guitar, backed by a proficient bass guitarist who uses slap speed to add bottom end to an already pounding drum beat. Yet, they don’t resort to easy three chord punk; where after the C minor chord, a chorus has to start. No, Sound Cannon believes that verses are defined by the flair in the guitar riffs, and that break neck speed is where true expression is formed. The choruses in Let The Light In are absolutely infectious. They plant themselves inside your head so that you can walk to the beat of a expert drummer.

Godspeed, the opening track to Let The Light In is fast. The guitar relies on saturated tone and string skipping to bring your attention to the overall hook. The vocals juxtapose such intensity in an inviting upbeat sound, where even though things get serious, there is no need to not have fun. Following a verse-chorus-verse-breakdown structure, an arpeggiated guitar solo kicks in. This sort of virtuosic element is really where the band shines. Punky Town is an exhilarating and quick song that will snatch your attention in seconds flat: reminiscent of old New Found Glory with a little Pennywise mixed in.

A “party hard” vibe is found interwoven throughout most of the EP.

Sureshot is one of the heavier songs on Let The Light In. It opens up with a modern metal style lick sure to melt your face, but then slows down the instant the vocals come in, falling into a power ballad feel. Something to take note of is the instrument solos scattered throughout the last half of the song. The bass is superb, using all sorts of styles to prove the talent within the player, and the drums are fast heavy and pulsating. But, something to really take note of is the guitar solo. Most bands these days hope that they can “wow” their fans with a few quick finger taps, but Sound Cannon thinks the opposite. The guitar solo at the end sounds similar to something found on the latest Metallica album. Pure musicianship and an understanding/mastering of the instrument. One thing that should be noted about Sound Cannon is that their guitarist was diagnosed with a optic disorder (eyes) at a young age, and has been unable to see since he was 13. That aside, he is by far one of the best shredders I’ve heard in a while…

There is not an untalented musician in Sound Cannon. They all have their own style, but they all blend together like a 3 three cheese fondue: perfect and complimentary, but not giving up individuality. Sound Cannon combines two polar opposite genres and creates a signature sound incorporating talent, maturity, and individuality.

Ah, touring with a punk band.  These stories and videos have potential to be either really boring or really amusing and luckily for us this one fits the latter.  Apparently Travis from Therefore I Am got ditched in Detroit at 2:30 in the morning.  Luckily he happens to run into the fellas from Longway who give him a ride and promptly document the incident for our enjoyment.  It’s good entertainment for a few minutes anyway – check it out.

Both bands are currently on tour.  Check out dates and locations in the Dying Scene Shows section.

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