Fabulous Philadelphia songwriter Denison Witmer, come October, is gonna release a 24-track double-disc affair comprising his debut album Safe Away and the Are You A Sleeper EP. Currently overseas on tour, Witmer will return for a couple of US tours this winter, including an opening stint for buzz band Anathallo. [soundthesirens]
Attention, all Aqua Teen Hunger Force Fans(including yours truly!): there's a movie in the works, and early buzz is actually positive. More news as events warrant!
A band that's won me over since I started working in Christian radio, Falling Up, are working up a new project called Exit Lights, a reworking of some of their older material done in electronic fashion. Production will come from the dudes themselves as well as guests like Project 86 guitarist Randy Torres, Solomon Olds of Family Force 5 and the omnipresent Trevor McNevan(Thousand Foot Krutch). For release date and such, check out FU's website, and yes, that was awesome using "FU" like that. [TVU]
Speaking of Krutch, they're hitting the road next month for three weeks with Crossfade, who I don't much like. I won't hold that against TFK.
Haste the Day(with their new vocalist) and August Burns Red(also with a new-ish frontman) are touring the US soon on the Silver Bullet tour; openers were supposed to be new Solid State act Inhale Exhale, but they bowed out due to - natch - lineup changes. Equally new SS band Destroy the Runner will step into the breach. For dates, well, go find a website or something. You're not idiots.
A Love Ends Suicide(honestly, please stop with these ridiculous names) are gonna put out their debut album on High Impact Recordings/Metal Blade on September 5th. Why, you're asking, should I care? High Impact is the new imprint from As I Lay Dying vocalist Tim Lambesis - who, if you'll recall, had previously partnered with AILD's first label Pluto Records to form Clockwork Records last year. Hmm. Apparently that went the way of the buffalo(although our latest review over there covers the one and only CW album from Life In Pictures - great band). [decoy]
New Killswitch Engage tentatively out in November! Start breaking it down now!
Long-running Jersey stalwarts Nora - who I still like, regardless of some other peoples' opinions hint hint hint - have about eight cuts ready for their next album. "Expect a different kind of Nora record this time around," they say(don't they all, really?). "We don't have any names for the songs yet(due to a lack of lyrics at this point), but our insider names for them are animals - wolf, eagle, bear, etc. Kinda strange, I have to say... but amusing nonetheless." Indeeeeed.
The ever-prolific Starflyer 59 have another new album coming in September, called My Island. Check out a brand-new song called 'I Win' over here. This has to be their eighteenth full-length album by this point.
I found out how renowned actor Samuel L. Jackson managed to procure my phone number yesterday to inform me that he'd eff up my program if I don't go see Snakes On A Plane: the movie's website makes everything crystal-clear. Now I gotta find out what dimwitted friend of mine got up to this.
In case anyone still cares what two guys from the Stone Temple Pilots and the singer from Filter are up to, they got a new thing called Army of Anyone together; the new single is called 'Goodbye', and the debut album drops in a couple months. There it is. Take it or leave it. Personally, I loved STP.
Wanna scream for an above-average-but-not-spectacular metalcore band? Kingston Falls(Strikefirst Records) lost their singer this week for no apparent reason(I blame airport luggage-handling...just kidding), so, well, if you're interested, hit up their Myspace page. [hxc]
Really bored? Check out the one hundred and eleven wussiest songs of all time. I have better things to do.
Like hit up WARPED TOUR tomorrow in Montreal! It'll be a long day but fun. Until then, peace.
Posted by mike at August 12, 2006 10:07 PM