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After some time off, Queenslands MARATHON have returned in 2012 with a rejuvenated line up, a new vocalist and 3 new tracks for their Midnight Funeral debut "I'll never look at you the same way" 7 inch.

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Last week an extended preview of a documentary about the long running Lawrence, Kansas punk venue The Outhouse went online. You can see nine minutes from The Outhouse The Film 1985 - 1998, which includes interviews with members of Fugazi, Agnostic Front, DOA, 7 Seconds and more along with vintage footage filmed at the venue.

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Luke Dolan (Pitfall, Arms Reach, Life Love Regret, Deadwalk etc.) has returned to the mic with a new melodic punk band called HAZARDS. Hailing from Newcastle and made up of members from the Hollow and Every Word, the band has just finished a 5 song demo and uploaded the whole thing to bandcamp to preview.

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The wait is over and for everyone not from Melbourne who is a fan of the Cro Mags, the news doesn't look good, Sideshows have been announced for Melbourne and Newcastle, yes you read right Newcastle. Joining the Seekers of The Truth are Hatebreed, Biohazard and Hell Yeah. Hell no!

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If you read our 2011- Year In Review then you would have noticed both Dave Immerz and Luke Dolan singing the praises of a band called GIVE. Well on their Bandcamp page, Washington D.C's GIVE recently posted up free, high quality download links (as well as streams) for their full discography. 

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American Nightmare (aka Give Up The Ghost) reunited for two shows: Club Lido in Revere, MA on December 29th and one in Los Angeles on 12/31. The shows, their first in close to eight years sold out in minutes. Check the video and setlist from the show.

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Our fourth installment of Christmas viewing comes from FUCKED UP. Fucked Up played their excellent 2011 LP David Comes to Life in its entirety at Le Poisson Rouge in New York last month and you can watch the whole show.

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Our third installment of Christmas viewing Such Hawks Such Hounds documents the rise of hard rock from its roots in bands like Blue Cheer, Hawkwind, Black Sabbath, Sir Lord Baltimore, Led Zeppelin and Atomic Rooster to current carriers of the proto-metal torch High On Fire, Om, Mudhoney, Kyuss, Comets On Fire, St. Vitus, The Melvins and more.

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Our second installment of Christmas viewing comes from the legendary Bad Brains, with two rarely seen live performances set almost ten years apart. The first comes from CBGB's in 1979 and the second from an outdoor festival at Daytona Beach, Florida in 1988.

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Featuring members Roger Miret (Agnostic Front), Rich Labbate (Insted), Steve Larson (Insted) and Barret Burt (Insted), The Alligators' debut full-length for Bridge Nine Records, titled 'Time's Up, You're Dead', is slated to hit stores on March 27th, 2012.

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