Thrice have dropped the bomb: the band has signed with Vagrant Records to release The Alchemy Index, volumes one through four. Volumes One and Two, Fire and Water, will be out October 16th, while Earth and Air, volumes three and four, will see a release next spring.
Pop/rock boys Thousand Foot Krutch have finished recording their new album The Flame In All of Us with producer Ken Andrews. Ken is the man who made Mae's The Everglow sound absolutely superb, so I expect good sonics, if not compelling music. The new chapter from TFK hits September 18th.
Some Down-Under love for Ottawa's own The Fully Down: "The Fully Down have posted the new song, 'Never Again,' on their MySpace page. I am impressed- I enjoyed their last album, Don't Get Lost in a Movement, but this new track blows all their previous material away." - (Australian 'zine Sound The Sirens)
The new song in question can be heard over here, and it's everything that's always been great about the Down: out-of-control hookiness, melodies, and a full, triple-layered guitar sound that kills. Well done fellas.
Catch it while you can - at midnight tonight this full-album stream of As Cities Burn's latest album will disappear. Get on it.
Eisley, promoting their new album Combinations, will appear on Late Night with Conan O'Brien August 30th. They will destroy, as is customary, and as is also customary, I will point out that one of their number is married to that dude from New Found Glory, and that leads into the fact that this Sunday, August 12th, in Montreal, I will FINALLY see NFG live. Finally. [TVU]
Two great bands, all great dudes: The End have posted some footage of a duel they conducted - in two parts! - with the lads of Moneen. Having years ago seen Moneen singer Kenny Bridges relieve himself into the Centennial Flame of Parliament(Canada's seat of government, for those who don't know), I can believe anything. Thanks to Decoy for the link.
The first leg of The Police's world tour has grossed over a hundred million dollars. Nice life if you can get it.
Weird that the boys from Richmond would join this tour - or is it? Strike Anywhere are going out in support of From Autumn to Ashes and Silverstein. Dates are here.
Because there clearly wasn't enough drama in their lives yet, The Dillinger Escape Plan have announced the "retirement" of guitarist Brian Benoit due to ongoing health concerns. His replacement has already been named; check out all the doings if you're interested over here.
Oh, come on. Really. Let's all get a grip here. Does anyone remember when Society's Finest vocalist Josh Ashworth briefly fronted Zao? Well, that didn't work out, as it turned out - not that there was animosity, just wasn't meant to be. So then Zao drummer/founding member Jesse Smith quits and goes home - NO! Smith has joined - you guessed it - Society's Finest, back behind the drums. Wow.
Posted by mike at August 9, 2007 10:56 PM