Yeah I know its still summer in 2009, but Soundwave 2010 has announced their line up and it is chalk full of great bands I know you’ll love! Save up as much as you can now so you can head out to Australia and catch this smorgasbord of awesome bands. Alexisonfire, Taking Back Sunday, Reel Big Fish, All Time Low, A Day To Remember, You Me At Six, Escape The Fate, Gallows, The Devil Wears Prada, Dance Gavin Dance, and Comeback Kid will be performing… just to name a FEW. The show starts in Brisbane February 20th then heads to Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and ends in Perth March 1st.

For more information on Soundwave 2010 go to Soundwavefestival.com.

The Gallows are currently on Warped Tour and probably heading to Vancouver, BC as we speak. But after the tour is over, starting October 2nd, they are meeting up with AFI for 9 east coast shows ending on the 14th. And they’re not stopping there! They’ll be hooking up with Flogging Molly for a quick Canadian tour starting October 21st and ending the 30th. For the official dates, cities and venues head over to The Gallows blog.

The Gallows put out their last album “Grey Britain” on May 5th and then the “Grey Britain (Special Edition)” July 28th on Reprise Records.

Fans of melodic skate punk, if you don’t know The Darlings yet now would be a good time to check them out.  They’ve just uploaded a new track titled “Dead End Road” to their MySpace page.  The track appears to be previously unreleased so it’s safe to say this one might appear on the band’s debut full-length supposedly in the works.

The Darlings previously released a self-titled, self-released 7 song EP.

The Casualties have a new album titled “We Are All We Have” coming out August 25th on SideOneDummy.  Today the band uploaded a brand new track from said album to their MySpace page.  It’s called “War Is Business” and you should go give ‘er a listen.

The band’s last album “Made In NYC” was released in 2007 on SideOneDummy.

Punk legends Strung Out are releasing their 7th studio album “Agents Of The Underground” September 29th on Fat Wreck Chords.  The release mark’s the band’s 20th anniversary.  Here’s the official statement from Fat:

Over their tenure as the progenitors of the metal-infused punk sound, STRUNG OUT have yet to get complacent. Instead, like a championship fighter that gets stronger with every round, they continually unleash a battering assault of technical guitar work and gripping melodies. The band’s latest full-length (7th overall), Agents of the Underground, is a triumphant defense of the title they’ve held for years.

Strung Out is playing a handful of shows in support of the album and you can check out the dates on their Dying Scene Shows page.

Click to the Full Story page for the track listing for “Agents Of The Underground”.

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Suburban Home Records in conjunction with Epitaph Records are releasing a 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.

The 7″s will be available by this year’s Revival Tour (October 13th, 2009).

Protest The Hero has a CD/DVD release coming out on Vagrant Records titled “Gallop Meets The Earth“.  It’s not scheduled for release until September 15th but today the band premiered the trailer for the DVD over on Revolver.

The band released their last full-length “Fortress” on Vagrant Records in January of ’08.

The Swellers announced they will be touring with Paramore this fall. How did this come about? Apparently, Hayley Williams, singer of Paramore, lost her car.  The Swellers found the car and stuck a band sticker on it. However, they both didn’t realize they were fans of each other. Hmm a sticker bringing people together…pretty awesome.

Also you can check out “Fire Away” from their upcoming album “Ups and Downsizing” due out September 29th on Fueled by Ramen Records as well as the tour dates on their myspace page.

Ever wonder what a Rockabilly version of Michael Jackson’s “Beat It” would sound like?  How about Metallica’s “Nothing Else Matters”?  I know, all the time, right?  Well, wonder no longer because Germany’s rockabilly outfit Barney’s Boogie Train may have the world’s worst band name for a group that doesn’t star on a children’s television show, but they do know how to cover great American rock/pop songs in true Rockabilly fashion.

Check out their cover’s of “Beat It” and “Nothing Else Matters” over on their MySpace page.

What is this PLAY IT LOUD!

For those that like no nonsense, hard music played by genuine, real people, then it would be wise to book your flight, take the days off from work and set aside the weekend of September 26th because the Play It Loud event is coming to Boston.  The organizers would like to make it clear that this is not so much a “fest”, as it is a “gathering”, devoid of politics, “crew shit”, and general juvenilery (word?).

Click to the Full Story page for a schedule of the bands playing.

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