To celebrate the release of their upcoming album To Sentence The Dead(May 10th, and May 12th overseas), Bloody Sunday are heading out on tour for a month with Hoods, Donnybrook and the mighty Since The Flood. I have a STF T-shirt - did you know they've somehow signed to Metal Blade Records without me knowing? How'd that happen? Anyway, if you're interested in seeing the show, here's the itinerary:
May 13 - Harrisonburg, VA @ Captain Tees
May 14 - Fredericksburg, VA @ KC's
May 15 - Augusta, GA @ Lokal Loudness
May 16 - Jacksonville, FL @ Thee Imperial
May 17 - Orlando, FL @ Backbooth
May 18 - Marietta, GA @ Swayze's
May 19 - Birmingham, AL @ Cave 9
May 20 - Memphis, TN @ The Complex
May 21 - Conway, AR @ The Soundstage
May 22 - Tulsa, OK @ Pinkeye
May 23 - TBA
May 24 - San Antonio, TX @ The Sanctuary
May 25 - Houston, TX @ Mary Janes
May 26 - Dallas, TX @ TBA
May 27 - Odessa, TX @ 36 Chambers
May 28 - Lubbock, TX @ Space 1110
May 29 - El Paso, TX @ House of Rock N Roll
May 30 - Phoenix, AZ @ Big Fish Pub
May 31 - Los Angeles CA @ Hanging Jury
June 1 - San Francisco, CA @ The Pound
June 2 - Sacramento, CA @ The Boardwalk
[Facedown Records]
Sorry, Sparta fans: the band has cancelled the rest of their current tour, as guitarist Paul Hinojos has injured his back; he'll have to go back to Los Angeles for treatment. This is unfortunate for the ticketholders. I had the pleasure of seeing these guys in Montreal last year, and they killed. [buzzgrinder]
For those wondering what in the hey has gone down with Squad 5-0 after they left Tooth and Nail Records a few years back, well, they've released one great album and one album I have to reserve judgment on - and now they'll spend the next week on tour with Andrew W.K.! I had no idea the WK was still alive!
Those kidders Every Time I Die have found a new bass player: "March 31, 2005 - After hours(minutes) and hours(minutes) of deliberation(watching Cheaters), the Every Time I Die camp has decided on a new bass player. His name is Kevin Falk, previously of the band Between The Buried And Me. He comes to us from North Carolina with boatloads of talent(money) and enthusiasm(money). We thank EVERYONE who sent emails, pictures, tapes, loose coins and threats. Your willingness to surrender your time, nay, your LIVES just to be a part of our band is flattering and appreciated beyond words. Look for the new lineup on the SOUNDS OF THE UNDERGROUND tour this summer. As always, we will see you on the road. Or on the side of the road. - ETID." Classy.
I remember reporting this for another 'zine when it happened: in 2002 Candiria were in a very nasty van wreck - and now, twenty-nine million dollars later, they're on the winning end of a legal dispute, according to the New York Post and their lawyer. Two of the band's five members have left the band since the accident, but they'll still get their ice money. [lambgoat]
So Megadeth and Dream Theatre are touring this summer. Terrific, right? Most of you reading this probably either never listened to those bands, or stopped long ago. So this should interest you - the openers for that tour include The Dillinger Escape Plan, Fear Factory and Nevermore. Says Megadeth ringleader Dave Mustaine: "I think Fear Factory and the Dillinger Escape Plan are really going to add something different to the tour and bring some new people in." Yeah, no kidding.
Bleed the Dream, besides being a really good rock and roll band(kinda Further Seems Forever circa 2003, with hardcore tendencies), also lost drummer Scott Gottlieb to cancer last weekend. The band's purevolume.com site had this to say(paraphrased): "On Sunday, April 10, 2005, Scott Gottlieb lost his battle with cancer. He had been fighting it since May 8, 2004 and was doing better and awaiting a bone marrow transplant. Then about a month ago he got an infection that he could not beat. Somehow in all his pain and suffering he did the most "punk rock" thing we've ever seen: he dragged himself out of his hospital bed to record all the drum tracks on our new album, Built By Blood. We are so sad that he won't be here to see it come out, but we are happy and proud that he left us such an amazing piece of himself to remember him by." That is guts, kids. Go listen to the songs over here, say a prayer for the Gottlieb family and the band, and enjoy the rock.
I'm excited. Know why? The weekend's here, meaning that tomorrow in Renfrew is the rock and roll hoedown featuring Is Grace Enough. But beyond that, I'm excited because Cave In, masters of every genre they slide into, are putting out new material, tentatively in August. The new stuff is eight songs recorded throughout 2003/04, and it will kill. [theprp]
I'm excited, Part II: Thrice are beginning the recording of their next album next week!
Speaking of Is Grace Enough, a band they're opening for April 25th, Cephalic Carnage(great name), are back in Ottawa in October, as part of a massive tour with Cryptopsy and others. Our show will be October 30th at the Capital Music Hall(where else would this show be?)
The rapping dude from Linkin Park has this new solo project he's calling Fort Minor, but I ask you this: when's the last time you heard anyone even mention Linkin Park??
Weird Bill of the day: May 22nd in Richmond, VA will see A Static Lullaby playing with Underoath. Great. Good, solid emo/screamo bill. Then how come Unwritten Law and SUM 41 are playing?? Huh? How come??? That show's at 18th Street in Richmond, if you're interested.
Hey, we mentioned Every Time I Die earlier on; their new album Gutter Phenomenon now has a possible release date of July 12th. Awesome.
Today's nomination for Band That Purportedly Isn't Hiding Their Christian Faith Even Though They're On A Mainstream Label: The Chemistry, outta California. They're "inspired by MxPx and Green Day", according to their bio, but we're here to tell you that they sound absolutely nothing like either of those bands. [cmusicweb]
If you've been into Christian rock for a long time like I have, this could prove interesting: Forefront Records(one-time home to dc Talk, ETW, The Normals, Grammatrain and Bleach, among a slew of others) has announced that almost four thousand songs previously unavailable online(officially, anyway) will now be released. Dude, I was hugely into Grammatrain circa the mid-'90s. Interesting tip: singer Pete Stewart is now in a band with ex-P.O.D. guitarist Marcos Curiel. If anyone cares. We report useless bits of news here. That's what we do.
Ensign are back: they may not have released a proper studio album in four years(a covers album was put out in 2003), but some demos have surfaced on the web. 'Warning Shots' was put online in January, and now three more songs have followed, available over here. Ensign's next album, Lost Messages On A Fading Frequency, will be out this summer, and I personally hope they tour through Ottawa for it. [punknews]
Posted by mike at April 15, 2005 09:33 AM