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Sydney band Phantoms have announced that their upcoming tour with Harms Way will most likely be their last as the band beaks up indefinitely. "No one to blame, the band is just giving it a rest for a while who knows what the future holds!"

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Melbourne band Outright have released details of their debut 4 song 7 inch, "Dedication" to be released in September 2012 on Reason and Rage Records. Preorders are now availabe for three coloured options and you can preview the track "Severed Hands" as well.

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If you didn't make it out to see Basement on their recent Australian tour you are probably kicking yourself upon reading this news. The band have annunced that once their new album "ColourMeInKindness" is released, they will be going on hiatus for a undisclosed period of time.

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As we told you at the start of the month, on a recent Pennywise European tour, frontman Zolit Teglas was rushed to hospital due to complications with his back that required emergency surgery. Now it has been announced that Sensefield /Reason To Believe frontman Jon Bunch will be filling in for an Ignite European tour.

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Coming out on September 25th is a 96 minute documentary on the legendary Keith Morris fronted band, Circle Jerks titled "My Career As A Jerk". Interviewed are former members Keith Morris, Greg Hetson, Lucky Lehrer, Earl Liberty, Chuck Biscuits & Zander Schloss, with scads of shredding live performances.

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With producer Nick Jett (Terror, Rotting Out, Backtrack) at the helm, STRIFE recruited friend and previous collaborator Iggor Cavalera (founding member of Sepultura) to perform drums for the album and traveled to Brazil to start the recording process with him. 6131 Records jumped at the chance to release Witness A Rebirth.

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Melbourne band, The Hawaiian Islands have a new album due out on August 31st titled, "Happy Endings". They've released a free 5 song EP of tracks from the album to dowload and sample.

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The newest in a series of reissues from Portland’s POISON IDEA via Southern Lord has been confirmed. Following the reissue of Darby Crash Rides Again early this year, the next in line comes in the form of PI’s The Fatal Erection Years; featuring forty-five raw, filthy nasty tracks from one of the most indisputably influential American hardcore/punk bands of all time.

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The Gaslight Anthem have released a new video for the title track off their upcoming new album, "Handwritten". The album is due out July 20th and you can stream it in its entirety too.

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Known for masterfully mixing a ferocious blend of melody and brutality into memorable metal breakdowns, this beloved five-piece have built a reputation for delivering genre-defining albums and frenetic live performances, which Australian audiences will be privy to this year when the band hits Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth on their first ever Australian tour.

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