smlceremonyCeremony’s fifth studio album, ‘The L-Shaped Man’, uses singer Ross Farrar’s recent breakup as a platform to explore loneliness and emotional weariness, but it is by no means a purely sad album. Rather than look inward, Farrar uses his experience to write about what it means to go through something heavy and come out the other side a different person.

smlGallowsWatford punks GALLOWS have unleashed another track from their forthcoming ‘Desolation Sounds’ album, released April 10 on Venn/Double Cross/CVA. Titled ‘Mystic Death’, it begins in true Gallows style; an epic, dark foreboding riffs open up the song before the band charge in with a pure and brutal stomping beat and utterly head-pummeling riff.

smlMalfunctionBridge Nine is elated to announce Malfunction as the latest addition to our roster. The band is currently putting the finishing touches on their full-length debut, Fear of Failure, at GCR Audio Recording Studios with Jay Zubricky. It'll then go off to Taylor Young of Nails and Twitching Tongues for a mix, and receive mastering at Audiosiege (Blacklisted, Integrity, Poison Idea).

smlteenage_bottlerocket_b_wTeenage Bottlerocket have announced details for their 6th studio LP (and Rise Records debut). 'Tales From Wyoming' will be released on March 31 and is now available for pre-order. Check out a new song, "I found the one".

smlRamallah_back_from_the_land_of_nodRAMALLAH will be teaming up with SINNERS & SAINTS for a new split 12" titled "Back from the Land of Nod" set to be released through State Line Records in the US and Canada and Last Punk Rockers Records in Europe. The split will feature three songs from Ramallah and three songs from Sinners & Saints.

smlAllOutWarLong-running New York-based hardcore/metal stalwarts, All Out War, declare 2015 as the year of the Dying Gods, as the quintet prepares its latest set of recordings for release this Summer.

smlRebirthMelbourne's REBIRTH will release their debut 7” EP titled “Instincts Of Suffering”  through Life. Lair. Regret. Records next month. Preorders are now live and you can stream a new track titled "Stormcrow".

smldaylight-bandThe band formerly known as DAYLIGHT that had to change their name to SUPERHEAVEN have announced their new album titled "Ours Is Chrome" set to be released by Side One Dummy. The LP was recorded last October with Wil Yip (Title Fight, Balance & Compusure) at Studio 4. Cooking Vinyl will be releasing "Ours Is Chrome" on Friday May 8th in Australia.

smlAt-the-GatesKnown as one of the forefathers of what would become Swedish melodic death metal, At The Gates set a benchmark with their iconic 1995 album ‘Slaughter Of The Soul’ – a release that would be an inspiration for a myriad of acts to follow and try to replicate – yet seldom duplicated.

smlTheWorldDespite their stupid long name, Epitaph is proud to announce the signing of The World is a Beautiful Place & I am No Longer Afraid to Die, a Connecticut-based atmospheric post-emo band founded in 2009. The band enters Silver Bullet Studios in Burlington, Connecticut today to begin recording a new album.

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