Say Anything lead singer Max Bemis posted an update on their new album.  Here’s a little snipit:

 I’m like a joyous father today because we get to announce that our new record “Say Anything” is coming out October 13th, 2009. As I’ve said recently of the record, my opinion is that it literally defines everything about the band we’ve built so far. If you like us or love us from the bottom of your heart, be excited. 
 

The album will be released on Doghouse Records and for the whole announcement you can check it out on the Full Story page.

Say Anything’s latest album “In Defense of the Genre” was released on J Records in 2007.

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Directly on the heels of “Take Off Your Colours”, the band’s full-length released last week on Epitaph, the boys of You Me At Six have announced the release of a brand new single titled “Kiss And Tell”.  The song does not appear on “Take Off Your Colours” and you can get a sample of it over on the band’s myspace page.

The single is slated for a September 7th release in the UK.  No word yet on an official US date.

Armed with new singer Beau Bokan, Blessthefall is releasing their new album “Witness” on October 6th. Its been almost 2 years since the release of their last album “His Last Walk” and fans are just itching to get their hands on this new record.

Blessthefall is currntly signed to Fearless Records.

While at Comic-Con promoting his latest comic book, My Chemical Romance front-man Gerard Way discussed a few details around their follow-up to 2006’s “The Black Parade”.  Gerard claimed that the band’s upcoming album will feature the “greatest song” that the band has ever written.

Speaking to Rolling Stone, he said:

The songs are all wildly different, but the one I’m really excited about is called ‘Death Before Disco’.  It’s a completely different sound for the band – it’s like an anti-party song that you can party to. I can’t wait for people to hear it.  It brings back, lyrically, some of that wonderful fiction from the first album. I think we wrote our ‘Born to Run’, and I’m so amped about that. To me, it’s the greatest song we’ve ever written – it’s my favourite MCR song.

Way added that the group are “right in the middle” of producing the as-yet-untitled record, which is expected to be released later this year or early 2010.

Brand New have announced the complete tour dates for the first US / Canadian tour in support of their new album “Daisy”.  Thrice, Manchester Orchestra and Glassjaw will be joining them for different legs of the tour.  Check out the tour dates on the Dying Scene Shows page.

“Daisy” hits stores September 22nd.

Star Fucking Hipsters have finished their new record “Never Rest In Peace” and you can hear the tune “3000 Miles Away” off the album over on the band’s myspace page.

The album is tentatively scheduled for an October release and until then you can catch them on tour (if you live in England).

“Never Rest In Peace” is a follow-up to “Until We’re Dead” released last year on Fat Wreck Chords.

The Cobra Starship gang have uploaded episode number 16 in their series of ridiculous videos.  In this episode fictional host Guy Ripley (played by Nate) is in Brooklyn to interview Cobra Starship on his new show.  Check out the video here.

Cobra Starship release their new album “Hot Mess” August 11th on Fueled By Ramen.

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This Time Next Year are giving away their 2 song EP “New Sensation”.  You have to subscribe to their newsletter, but in return you get mp3’s of both tracks “New Sensation” and “Alex In Wonderland”.  You can listen to each of the tunes on the band’s myspace page to see if they’re worth the hassle.

This Time Next Year has plans to release a full-length this Fall on Equal Vision Records.

Looks like New Jersey’s post-hardcore innovators, Thursday, are hitting the road again.  Here’s the official announcement:

Thursday have announced their headlining fall US tour in support of their critically acclaimed new album Common Existence. The band will cross the country over Sept and Oct with experimental prog-group The Fall of Troy in main support and select dates with noise-rockers Young Widows and prog-rock band The Dear Hunter. Ticket pre-sales will be offered through Thursday’s Doves Club at Artist Arena beginning July 30; public on-sales will begin August 7.

You can get the tour dates on the Full Story page.

“Common Existence” was released in February on Epitaph.

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Atlanta hardcore act, Norma Jean has apparently started writing new songs according to a statement in the band’s myspace blog:

Right now we are ALL in Atlanta writing songs… We just wanted to get a head start on things. We have about three or four songs in the works.

I’m assuming these tracks are for a new album, which would be a follow-up to last year’s “Anti Mother” released on Solid State.