Scranton, Pennsylvania is home to more than just the greatest paper company known to man.  It’s also home to a little punk band we like to call Captain, We’re Sinking! (mostly, because that’s their actual name).  Anyway, the band decided that with all the piracy going on out there on the internet, they may as well just let you download their music for free.

The tunes are from an EP titled “It’s A Trap” and you can download them here.  Are they any good, you ask?  How the hell should we know?  They’re asking us to download files from a link that says “It’s A Trap”.  I DON’T THINK SO!

These days the lines between punk, hardcore, and metal have become somewhat blurred. As a result, any band with a breakdown gets slapped with the “metalcore” label. Despite this fact, there are some hold outs in the hardcore scene. The style I am talking about is what bands like Hatebreed and Terror have been doing for quite some time now. Luckily for us, the style continues on as Reign Supreme bring us their latest release, Testing The Limits Of Infinite.

Let me break it down for you. First, the sound. To me this album just has a crunchier and heavier sound than some of the other music that is in the same genre. It just has this gnarling bite that definitely makes you feel the intensity. Next is the fact that this album brings all the elements of modern hardcore to the table. The album is littered with gang vocals, quick circle pit beats, and yes, even some breakdowns all with a slightly darker metal tinge that puts them right on the fence between the two genres, but yet separates Reign Supreme from their peers. Where everyone else is doing syncopated double bass ridden breakdowns, Reign Supreme keeps it a little simpler but still brings the mosh though this may put off some listeners who aren’t into that sort of thing.  If you are, however, this record rocks and you should definitely check it out.

3 out of the four members of New Mexican Disaster Squad have joined forces with Municipal Waste front man Tony Foresta to form the new hardcore band No Friends.

Apparently the band recorded a self-titled 10 track full-length at the end of last year and are putting it out on No Idea Records.  The band doesn’t mention the official release date, but it is available for pre-order until August 31st, which I guess means it will be officially released on August 31st?

Check out Panic! At The Disco front-man, Brendon’s first-ever performance of ‘New Perspective’ at San Diego Comic-Con on the Full Story page. The song is the first single from the upcoming Jennifer’s Body Soundtrack – out August 25th on Fueled By Ramen.

The movie, by the way, looks unbelievably horrible but it stars Megan Fox as a flesh eating monster and obviously has great music so it might not be so bad.  Here’s the trailer.

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The Vans Warped Tour is celebrating their 15th birthday on September 6th at Club Nokia in Los Angeles.  Here’s why you should care:  The Aggrolites, The All American Rejects, Bad Religion, The Decaydance, All Stars, Ice T, Katy Perry, NoFX, Ozomatli, Pennywise, Rise Against, Underoath and Blink-182 are all going to be performing.

Clear your schedule, sell your tv for gas money, and make it happen.

The performances are going to be taped and debuted in theaters nationwide on September 17.  Click to the Full Story page to see a video of Fat Mike (hungover or maybe still drunk) trying to promote the movie .

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Suburban Home Records in conjunction with Epitaph Records have announced the split 7″ between Richmond, Virginia’s Tim Barry and London, England’s Frank Turner. Both Tim and Frank have new albums coming out this fall and this split 7″ will serve as singles from both artists. Tim Barry contributes “Thing of the Past” and Frank Turner contributes an acoustic version of “Try This At Home”. “Thing of the Past” is the first single from Tim’s upcoming album (more details on Tim’s upcoming album will soon be announced). “Try This At Home” is the first single form Frank’s upcoming new album, “Poetry of the Deed” due out in September 2009.

For more, read the Full Story page.

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Lovehatehero has just posted the title track of their upcoming album, “America Underwater,” on their MySpace page, so go have a listen. The record is set to be released September 29th of this year on Ferret Music. The band also promises a new video, so we’ll keep you posted.

They are currently on the Warped Tour and you can take a look at the dates of their upcoming shows on the Dying Scene Shows page.

A new video for the song, “Tree Village,” by Dance Gavin Dance was posted on Myspace today. There were some technical difficulties with the posting at first, but things were finally sorted out and now we can view the thing.  The video is pretty cool, but starts out and ends in a blur, which left me quite nauseated. However, if you are a fan of the band, I’m sure you could withstand it long enough to watch the video in it’s entirely. You have been warned!

Watch the video here.

The bands last album, “Happiness,” was released June 9, 2009, on Rise Records.

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Call To Preserve is touring the South with dates in Alabama, Texas and Florida among other states. The tour will kick off August 29th in Alabama and hits Florida in September.

To see if they are hitting your town, check out the Dying Scene Shows page.

“From Isolation,” the band’s last album, was released September 30, 2008, on Facedown Records.

Catch this interview of Nick, Vocalist/Guitarist for The Swellers, as he does a phone Interview with DJ Rossstar. They talk about the band’s name and what the band has been up to (typical interview stuff). However, Nick also talks about their new album, “Ups and Downsizing,” which comes out September 29th, as well as the tour with Paramour. Check out the album artwork for their new album on the Full Story page.

You can see the interview on DJ Rossstar’s Myspace page.

In case you haven’t already jotted them down, you can take a look at The Swellers’ tour dates with Paramore on the Dying Scene Shows page.

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