Manafest has just posted a new summer update blog on his myspace page. He has been writing for two brand new albums recently. One will be a full length rock album and the other is a full length hip-hop album. Apparently the albums will be released separately, with the first released coming early spring of 2010. Manafest also recently landed a 360 Flip and a Hard Flip on his skateboard. What…I couldn’t do it. For more details on the duel albums link up at tvulive.com.
mewithoutYou recently released their new video for “The Fox, The Crow, and the Cookie,” (which you can check out here) and they have also just announced a new tour. It’s called “The Weiss Family Tour,” and brothers Aaron and Mike Weiss will be joined by Mike’s wife Sarah on keyboard and Matt Chapin on trumpet as well as some other friends and “surprises.” According to the blog it will be a “unique twist,” on the average mewithoutYou show. The tour kicks off in August.
YESTERDAY'S NEWS...
< 07.2.09 >
Although there are a lot of festivals that you don’t want to miss this summer, there are also a couple of tours. One of those tours is the “10 for 10” tour featuring War of Ages. The tour kicks off July 9th and will be on the road through August 14th and you’ll get to see ten hardcore bands for ten bucks.
Since October has also just announced a new west coast summer tour. They have posted the full tour details on their myspace page, where they will also be premiering their brand new music video for “Guilty,” on July 14th. Link up here.
Recently on the Insider I told you about The Devil Wears Prada on Guitar Hero. Since then, Underoath has followed suit releasing their song, “Reinventing Your Exit,” to Rock Band as part of a summer tour download pack. Get all the details here.
< 07.1.09 >
There aren’t any new albums out today, but Tooth and Nail Records has just released a brand new "Fuel 2009 Sampler,” and it includes 25 new songs from Emery, August Burns Red, Underoath, As Cities Burn and tons more. Along with the new songs, you'll also get some new unreleased songs from Showbread and Oh Sleeper. Also, in case you were wondering, the sampler is FREE…let’s face it, that’s awesome. You can link up to the download here.
Burden of a Day recently released their new album “OneOne Thousand,” and they have just released a brand new video for their song “Remember.” Along with the release of the video, the band’s lead vocalist Kyle Tamosaitis explained the concept in an interview with Noise Creep. The band also just announced their departure for the “Artery Foundation Across the Nation,” tour, and they have posted the tour dates on their myspace page. Their song “Remember,” will be featured on RadioU’s Battle of the Buzz with me, tomorrow.< 06.30.09 >
There’s only one new album out today from Anchor and Braille. Their first full length album is called “Felt,” and you can pick it through the U Music Store. For more details, check out the Insider from the weekend.
I recently caught up with Seabird at Alive Festival, where lead vocalist Aaron Morgan informed me on what the band had been up to. They have recently been going through some member changes and they are currently searching for some permanent replacements. They will also be heading back into the studio in the next couple of months to begin working on a new album Seabird spent about 12 weeks in the studio recording their current album “’Til We See the Shore,” and according to Morgan they hope to get about eight weeks of studio time booked for the new record. You’ll be able to check out that interview on a future episode of TVU’s Most Wanted.< 06.29.09 >
After releasing their brand new album “It’s All Crazy! It’s All False! It’s All a Dream! It’s Alright,” which landed at #75 on the Billboard Top 200, mewithoutYou has posted the album's first music video. The video is for their song “The Fox, The Crow and the Cookie,” and was directed by David Bell and Amy Carrigan. It’s being exclusively streamed on Entertainment Weekly’s website, you can link up here to check it out. mewithouYou has tour dates listed through the end of August, to get all the tour details, check out their myspace page.
In other news, you can now follow The Showdown on twitter, as well as all of the individual band members. They band has also posted some live tour videos online for their last few shows. You can link up to their YouTube channel here to check them out, for more touring details, check out the band’s myspace page.< 06.26.09 >
Thousand Foot Krutch is getting ready to released their new album “Welcome to the Masquerade,” on September 8th, and although the recently found out their band name was on hot sauce packages at Taco Bell, I have more important news for you. The band has just released their new song “Bring Me to Life,” to iTunes, so if you weren’t one of the people who downloaded it for free a few weeks ago, you can now snag it for .99 cents. You can also check out the album artwork online as well.
In other new album news, Anberlin lead vocalist Stephen Christian has finalized a release date for his side project Anchor and Braille’s new album. After a couple of years playing around with new music, the album drops in just a couple days on June 30th. The album is called “Felt,” and you can check out the album artwork and some new music on his myspace page. Anchor and Braille is currently on tour with Copeland and you can get a list of tour dates online as well.< 06.25.09 >
Although it was a little under the radar Hawk Nelson released their new summer EP “Live Life Loud,” a few weeks ago. The EP includes four songs including two new songs “Meaning of Life,” and “Live Life Loud,” as well as the Jason Dunn remix of “Friend Like That.” Their new full length album “Live Life Loud,” is set to release on September 22nd. Also, I got to hang out with bass player Daniel Biro at Alive Festival, and you can catch that on TVU’s Most Wanted in the next couple weeks.
Speaking of Hawk Nelson and albums to be released this fall, Skillet’s new album “Awake,” is set to release on August 25th, and although the band is knee deep in festivals this summer, they have announced a pretty major fall tour. The “Awake and Alive,” tour kicks off a couple days after Hawk Nelson’s release on September 24th, and includes Skillet, Hawk Nelson and Decyfer Down. That’s a fall tour you definitely don’t want to miss. Get more details here.
< 06.24.09 >
You know, we’re all human, and we all make mistakes, and that includes me. Yesterday on the insider I completely overlooked and album release that I think you should know about; the brand new album “III,” from Maylene and the Sons of Disaster. It’s one of those albums you don’t want to skip this year. If you want to check out a couple new songs before you take the plunge, Maylene has posted a blog directing you to a couple of exclusively streamed tracks. Don’t forget, Maylene’s tour with Emery kicks off in just a couple of weeks.
After releasing their new album “With Roots Above and Branches Below,” with much success, The Devil Wears Prada has continued taking over the world via Guitar Hero: World Tour. They have posted their song, “Dez Moines,” as a free download, but just as a warning, it looks pretty tough. Also the bands lead singer Mike Hranica will be featured on the front page of the latest AP Magazine.< 06.23.09 >
Although there was no new music released today, two bands have recently started the recording process; one of those bands is Deas Vail. The band has just posted a new video blog so you can stalk them while they work on new material. It also details the fact that guitarist Andy Moore’s amp is apparently dying, or in need of a colonoscopy. If you want to hear the sound of a dying colon, Deas Vail can help you out. No word yet on when the new material will be out, but check out the vlog to hear some new tunes.
Another band that recently entered the studio is Inhale Exhale. They have been working on their third full length album and according to their blog they are happier than they ever have been with the new material. They are currently check out some options for a headlining tour this fall to support the new album and they will be releasing the album title and more details shortly.< 06.22.09 >
The Classic Crime has been touring relentlessly over the last year, and lead vocalist Matt MacDonald, who apparently has lost weight and appreciates people who have been noticing, has posted a tour blog on the band’s myspace page. They will be hitting up a bunch of summer festivals as well as kicking off a headlining tour and in the middle of all that they are beginning to work on new material.
After releasing their "Spotlight EP" a while back, MuteMath has officially finished their second full length album. The new record is entitled “Armistice,” and will be released on August 18th. The band has posted the 12 song track listing in a blog on their myspace page and according to said blog, the record is almost an hour long. The band will be posting more album details shortly.< 06.19.09 >
Last weekend on the Insider you found out about the new album from Showbread called “The Fear of God.” The band has continued posting updates on their website and myspace page and if you want to check out the track listing for the new album it has been posted. Also according to a recent blog, the band will be shooting a new music video for their new song “Lost Connection with the Head,” in Georgia and anyone who shows up can be a part of the video. If you want to be a part of some raw rawk video goodness, get the details here.
Some other videos you may want to check out are the Purevolume acoustic session from Seabird. They recorded their songs “Not Alone,” “Sometimes,” and “Falling For You,” online and you can check them out here, here and here.< 06.18.09 >
I’ve been highlighting a lot of details about the new August Burns Red album “Constellations,” on the Insider lately, and I have some more fresh ABR news for you. The band has announced that they will be recording another music video with Endeavor Media for their song “Meddler,” and they have posted some screen shots online. The band has also posted their first brand new song from the album called “Thirty and Seven,” on their myspace page. Last but not least, they will be heading over seas this fall for almost a month. You can find the full list of tour dates on their myspace page as well.
In other hardcore band news, Underoath has just posted some exclusive merch for all of their fans in the UK. I mean let’s be honest, if you’re an Underoath fan you have to have the shoes right? Right. No worries for all you U.S. fans, according to the band they’ll be available to you soon.
< 06.17.09 >
Before we get started with some artist news I’ve dug up for today, I wanted to remind you that Alive Festival kicks off today in Canal Fulton, Ohio. The festival has a pretty killer lineup that includes Switchfoot, Anberlin, The Devil Wears Prada, House of Heroes, Norma Jean, As I Lay Dying and so many more, so link up here for the full details. Also I’ll be heading out to Alive on Friday to broadcast live, so make sure you sign up for Ustream to check it out.
In artist news, Bryce Avery of The Rocket Summer and Aaron Gillespie of Underoath and The Almost, will be performing acoustically at the end of the month at an Invisible Children event called “How it Ends.” The event takes place on June 23rd on the lawn of the White House and you can get more details by checking out Avery’s blog.< 06.16.09 >
After listening to the whole album on myspace for the past week, you should be happy to know the new album from Everyday Sunday is out today. “Best Night of Our Lives,” is the band’s fifth full length album, their second with InPop Records, and you can snag it through the U Music Store.
In other new music news, House of Heroes has officially posted a blog about their three song, digital, covers EP that will be released this summer. You can check out the album artwork and some reviews of the EP by linking up here.
< 06.15.09 >
Since it is a Metal Monday I figured I would give you a little update on the brand new Oh, Sleeper album, “Son of the Morning.” According to the band they will now be pushing it back to a September/October release even though they have just received the final mastered copy. Rumor has it, As Cities Burn vocalist Cody Bonnette may be featured as a guest vocalist. You can watch the band perform two new live songs called “The New Breed,” and “Commissioned by Kings,” here, and last but not least the band has also welcomed in their new drummer Matt Davis and they have posted an interview with him online.
If you’re feeling a little southern hardcore today, you may want to pre-order the new album from Maylene and the Sons of Disaster, “III,” as a box set. It includes a t-shirt, the new album, a Maylene flag and shotgun shells. Heck, yeah, y'all. Get more details here.< 06.12.09 >
After spending some time in the studio working on a brand new album, Raw Rawk lives, Showbread has announced they have officially finished recording their brand new album. Lead singer Josh Dies has been updating the fans quite a bit throughout the recording process via the bands blog, and he has just announced the name of the new album will be “The Fear of God,” and the band has taken their music back to their roots. You can see the album artwork and read a detailed blog about the sound of the new album by linking up here.
In other news, Indie Vision Music is reporting that Copeland has released a brand new song and music video. The song is called “The Tears of a Child,” and you can link up to the video here. Apparently their new song is going to be featured in a new independent film called “The Mother of Invention.” It’s either the funniest or most awkward thing I’ve ever seen from Copeland. I’ll let you decide.< 06.11.09 >
Lost of bands are getting ready to release new music, and one of the more anticipated releases is the new album “Picket Fence Cartel,” from Project 86. They have posted yet another new song online called “A John Hancock with the Safety Off,” and they have posted the new album artwork online as well. After releasing their new album on July 14th, they will be hitting the road pretty hard, and they posted a bunch of new tour dates online. If you want to check out the new song, the artwork or get touring details, check out their myspace page.
In more new music news, it’s taken some time, but Between the Trees has just released a slew of new stuff to the interwebs. First and foremost, they have announced their new album is titled “Spain,” and will be in stores on August 11th. They have posted a brand new song called “We Can Try,” as well as a new video for that song on their newly renovated myspace page where you can also check out the album artwork and a bunch of new tour dates. Link up to their myspace page here to get all the details.
< 06.10.09 >
Demon Hunter has just announced a four date mini tour called the, “Huntour.” The four shows include an August 12th show in Seattle, August 14th and 15th in Pomona, CA and Sept 11th in Anchorage, Alaska. As if Demon Hunter wasn’t enough, Living Sacrifice and The Great Commission will be supporting them on the California dates, as well as special guests at The Crucified at The Glasshouse on the 14th. To get the full mini tour details, check out the band’s myspace page.
Speaking of touring news, The Fray is getting ready to embark on a pretty major summer headlining tour and they posted a blog on their myspace about how you can get cheap tickets. This Wednesday, for 24 hours only, Live Nation will be expanding their “No Service Fee,” program to every ticket in every amphitheater across the country. So if you haven’t picked up your tickets yet for a tour that will most likely sell out, you can pick up your tickets on Wednesday by linking up here.< 06.9.09 >
Ronnie Martin who IS Joy Electric has just posted an update blog on his myspace page. According to the blog Martin is “knee-deep,” recording a new covers album that will be released on Tooth and Nail Records. He doesn’t know when it will be out, but he will be done recording at the end of June. Martin will only be covering hits on this album and you can check out a few of the songs in his blog. Along with the covers album Martin is also halfway through recording the next full length Joy Electric album and his production studio just went through a major overhaul. For more lengthy details on what’s going on in the world of Joy Electric, link up here.
Ronnie's brother Jason Martin aslo has a band and they have also announced the release of a new album. Starflyer 59 will be releasing a new two disc b-sides album called “Ghost of the Past,” on July 28th on Tooth and Nail Records. If you want to check out the 30+ song track listing you can link up to the blog here.< 06.8.09 >
Anberlin has been touring like crazy over the last couple of months and for all of your Anberlin fans down under, they have just announced that they are heading your way. The band has finalized the details to head back to Australia for a string of dates starting August 22nd. The band has also added more shows and festival to their already packed summer lineup. For more Anberlin touring details, check out their blog.
For you I Am Empire fans that were disappointed in the lack of a physical album, the band has found a way to appease you. You can now buy a physical copy of their self titled album through Smartpunk. You still have to order online, but it’s a hard copy, it’s all about compromise, people. Check out the album here.
< 06.5.09 >
In some big album news for the weekend, Hawk Nelson has announced that their brand new album “Live Life Loud,” will be out on October 6th. The new album features co-writers tobyMac and Trevor McNevan with many more to be announced. Hawk Nelson will be releasing a new EP in the next couple weeks that will include the album title track and their song “Meaning of Life,” which they are performing on tour, to get you ready for the album before it’s released. Also the band has teamed up with TOM Shoes and will be hosting six in store “Style Your Sole,” events. For more details on the album or the shoes, link up here.
In other big news, after announcing the release of four brand new albums Switchfoot has also announced a brand new tour. Pre-orders for the tour are already available to the members of their “Friends of the Foot,” street team and general pre-sales will be available soon. For more details on the tour, check out their blog.< 06.4.09 >
If you didn’t know Thousand Foot Krutch is getting ready to release a brand new album called "Welcome to the Masquerade," and if you didn’t know that, then how would you know they just posted the album artwork for that new record? If you follow TFK on twitter you can get updates on the band and their time in the studio as well as a twit pic of the new album artwork. You can also check out their new song “Bring Me to Life,” on Taco Bell’s Feed the Beat website, and don’t forget their new album drops September 8th.
Speaking of new albums, August Burns Red has just released their brand new album “Constellations,” for pre-order. There are always a few different pre-orders with some cool stuff you can get, but one pre-order through Smartpunk includes a 7” vinyl with two bonus tracks. Also the band has just posted a new tour blog and it’s amazing. If you want to check out the pre-orders or the new blog, link up here.
< 06.3.09 >
The Devil Wears Prada just finished shooting a new music video for their song “Danger: Wildman.” You can see some of the behind the scenes photos from the L.A. shoot on their fan site. The band is also featured on the cover of Outburn Magazine, and you might notice something missing. Lead vocalist Mike Hranica has a gap where his front tooth used to be. Apparently he knocked the tooth out in a bike accident when he was young and his false tooth was knocked out during their recent "Sweet Brag" headlining tour. That’ hardcore…get more details here.
Recently on the Insider I filled you in on Aaron Gillespie and crew heading into the studio to record a new “The Almost,” album. Well they have indeed started the recording process and they’ve already posted a slew of studio pictures on their myspace page, all of which were taken by Relient K’s Ethan Luck. Along with the studio pics, they’ve re-designed their myspace page and they plan to have their new album out late summer of 2009.< 06.2.09 >
Emery got a day all to themselves today to release their brand new album “…In Shallow Seas We Sail,” and they deserve it. With the release of their new album today, Emery will be playing a CD release show tonight at FYE in Nashville, Tennessee with The Almost (acoustic) The Becoming and Aaron Sprinkle. Also if you pick up the album from said FYE, you’ll snag a free Emery poster. If you don’t live near Nashville, you could listen to RadioU all day because you’ll have chances to win the new album.
Speaking of new music, Staple has posted a brand new song online called “Eager Hearts.” According to the band they will be releasing a brand new EP called “The Gatekeeper" this summer. If you want to check out the song you can link up here.
To wrap up the insider, Red and Seabird are now using Myspace for the iPhone. What? It's a slow news day.< 06.1.09 >
Underoath keys player Chris Dudley has posted a lengthy blog on the band’s myspace page. It was definitely one of those sentimental type blogs as Dudley was reflecting on his new baby girl and looking forward to good times on their huge summer tour, which will be their sixth. However, he also mentioned that on said tour he will be walking around giving out free compilation CD’s that he is putting together himself. That’s pretty cool. If you want to check out the blog you can link up to it here.
In other news, Alpine Underground has just announced a new contest that Spoken has decided to enter. The winner of the contest will receive a $5,000 gift card to Guitar Center and according to Spoken, they could use some new gear. The winner is decided by the fans so if you want to help Spoken, link up here and vote.