Hey oh!  Red Scare has just announced that they will be releasing The Menzingers next album Chamberlain Waits in April, 2010.  Here’s the official statement:

There’s been a lot of outside interest in this band’s next record, but we’re super stoked to announce that the Menzingers forthcoming album will be out on Red Scare in April of 2010! Those jackoffs just started tracking yesterday with Metallison at Atlas Studios (Alkaline Trio, Lawrence Arms, Cobra Skulls, etc) and things are going great so far. I’ve heard the demos and this is going to be one of our finest releases yet. The songs are there, that’s for sure.

The Menzingers released a 7″ titled Hold On Dodge last May on Red Scare.

Vancouver’s hard hitting street-punkers Third Lit are streaming all 6 songs off their new EP Hidden Agendas And Counterparts over on their MySpace page.  It’s definitely worth a listen so check it out.

The EP will be officially released in February on iTunes and other music distributors.

Ever wonder where some bands come up with their band names?  Well, we do, and we’re sick of sitting around scratching our heads about it.  We’re hitting the streets (aka. “Internet”) to find the origins behind some of the more bizarre, intriguing or just plain random band names in the scene.  Every Wednesday we’ll be pulling the curtain back on a different band and this week it’s Jacksonville, FL’s hardcore/punk band Evergreen Terrace.

We recently caught up with Josh James (guitar player for the Evergreen Terrace) who explained the reasoning behind the band’s namesake:

We played our first show about three hours after our first practice.  That night we got on stage and called ourselves “The Backpack Boys” because, well, we all had backpacks on when we went to the show.  The band was started just for fun, kind of a joke, and using that name seemed fitting at the time.  To our surprise we had a lot of fun on stage that night and after the show our original bass player, Josh Smith, suggested that if we decided to continue the band we should call it “Evergreen Terrace”.  His reasoning was that The Simpsons was the best primetime TV show out at the time and Evergreen Terrace was the name of the street the Simpsons lived on.  I’m not too sure if that would work today, the band would end up being called “Rock of Love” or “From G’s to Gents”…

If you’ve got a good band name origin story, or want us to research one for you, message us on the Dying Scene facebook page.

If anybody out there thought punk rock had lost it’s angst they clearly haven’t come across Vancouver’s The Rebel Spell yet.  This four-piece punk outfit plays fast and aggressive political punk rock so filled with conviction they could inspire nuns into rebellion.  For those unfamiliar with the band, their EP 4 Songs About Freedom is a great introduction to their unique style (check it out on their MySpace page).  If you like what you hear you’ll be stoked to know a new album is currently in the works and a US tour is already planned for February.  When it comes to bands to watch in 2010 it’s definitely time to put The Rebel Spell on your radar.

SoCal electro-punk rockers Intro5pect have just announced a new West Coast tour, set to kick off this Friday in San Diego. The tour is in support of their latest EP release, Record Profits, which hit stores late 2009 on Geykido Comet Records.

Check out when Intro5pect is playing near you on their Dying Scene Shows page, they are definitely not to be missed!

Philly rockers The Wonder Years are hitting the road next week in support of their newest release, The Upsides. The album will be released on January 26 on No Sleep Records, and you can preview some of the songs on the band’s MySpace page.

This will be the band’s second full-length album, following their debut release, Get Stoked On It!, released in 2007.

Check out the new tour dates on The Wonder Years’ Dying Scene Shows page for dates and locations.

Audiopinions.net has recently posted an interview they did with metal act Those Who Lie Beneath. In the interview he band relives favorite moments on the road, as well as analyzes the progression they have made over the past year, especially since their signing to Rise Records a couple months ago. To read the full interview, go here.

Those Who Lie Beneath have a couple of shows currently scheduled. Find out when and where on the band’s Dying Scene Shows page.

If you are a frequent visitor of Dying Scene, you will remember back in November when Motion City Soundtrack released a couple of brand new songs of their recently completed album, My Dinosaur Life. The new album is approaching its release date on the 19th of this month, and in anticipation the band has posted one more teaser on the SPIN Magazine website accompanied by a video of the band discussing the recording process of A Lifeless Ordinary (Need A Little Help). Listen to the song here.

Motion City Soundtrack is currently on tour promoting the release of this new album. Check out when they’re playing near you at the band’s Dying Scene Shows page.

If you’re willing to relinquish your Twitter or Facebook posts to the mercy of the Trio (aka Alkaline Trio), you’ll be granted a stream of the track This Addiction off of their upcoming album of the same title.  Click on over to thisaddiction.org, connect with your Facebook or Twitter account, and soon after you will undoubtedly be pleased with your efforts.  This song totally reminds me of Goodbye Forever.

Alkaline Trio’s 7th LP, This Addiction, will be released February 23 on Heart & Skull/Epitaph Records.  The album–along with various vinyl and t-shirt packages–are available now for pre-order here (just ordered the CD/DVD Deluxe Edition this morning!).  Frick, I’m psyched about this!

After one more tour date in Victoria, Australia, Ozzie punkers The Living End will be confining themselves to the studio to record a new album!  We don’t know much about any of the details yet, but we will be sure to keep you updated on this exciting news.

For you lucky residents of the UK, you can head over to the BBC Radio’s Punk Show and hear The Living End play a live set.  Damn BBC… if you’re fortunate enough, be sure to check it out!