Flyleaf Kick Off US Co-Headlining Tour with Drowning Pool

Starting today, Flyleaf will be embarking on a US Headlining tour alongside Drowning Pool with opening act, Stars in Stereo. In anticipation for the tour they have released a tour video showcasing their upcoming dates and are giving fans the opportunity to upgrade their tickets to VIP, check out their Facebook for more information. 

02/21 - Philadelphia - Theatre of the Living Arts (TLA)
02/22 - Pittsburgh - Altar Bar
02/23 - Hartford - Webster Theater
02/24 - Allentown - Crocodile Rock Cafe
02/27 - Huntington - The Paramount
02/28 - New York - Irving Plaza
03/01 - Asbury Park - The Stone Pony
03/02 - Silver Spring - The Fillmore
03/04 - Lancaster - Chameleon Club
03/05 - Cincinnati - Bogart’s
03/06 - Cleveland - House of Blues
03/08 - Grand Rapids - The Intersection
03/09 - Detroit - St. Andrews Halls
03/10 - Chicago - House of Blues
03/12 - Minneapolis - First Avenue
03/14 - Denver - The Summit Music Hall
03/15 - Salt Lake City - In the Venue
03/16 - Boise - Knitting Factory
03/17 - Spokane - Knitting Factory Concert House
03/19 - Reno - Knitting Factory
03/21 - Anaheim - House of Blues
03/22 - Las Vegas - Hard Rock Cafe on the Strip
03/23 - Tempe - The Marquee
03/24 - Tuscon - The Rock
03/26 - Dallas - House of Blues
03/27 - Austin - The Belmont
03/28 - Houston - House of Blues

Rise Records signs Face To Face

Rise Records is extremely proud to announce the signing of Face To Face. Rise Records will be releasing the band’s new album “Three Chords and a Half Truth” on April 9th, 2013. Face To Face have been a beloved and influential band in the punk rock community for over 20 years, and their new album is some of their strongest material to date.

01.   123 Drop

02.   Welcome Back To Nothing

03.   Smokestacks And Skyscrapers

04.   Right As Rain

05.   First Step, Misstep

06.   Bright Lights Go Down

07.   Paper Tigers With Teeth

08.   Flat Black

09.   Jinxproof

10.   Marked Men

11.   Three Chords And A Half Truth

12.   Across State Lines

Taproot Announces Tour Dates

Michigan rockers, TAPROOT have announced they will hit the East Coast beginning this Friday, February 22^nd in Riverview, Michigan, for a ten city tour. Watch this video and see a full listing of tour dates here.

The Winter Passing sign to Fist In The Air Records

Irish Indie Punk band, The Winter Passing recently signed to Fist In The Air Records in the UK. They will release their debut full length through the label later this year. FITA Records is home to some great UK bands such as Departures (No Sleep Records) and Moose Blood. 

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Andy Burrows Announces New Single 'If I Had A Heart' + UK Tour

Andy Burrows will release a new single, If I Had A Heart, on Play It Again Sam on April 1st. Taken from Burrows’ superb solo album, Company, the release of the single follows a UK tour and an tremendously exciting past few months in which Burrows made his first foray into soundtrack writing, composing the music for Channel 4’s Christmas TV highlight, The Snowman And The Snowdog*.

Andy Burrows embarks this month on his first full UK tour following the release of Company (though one off London shows, and a string of dates supporting Muse have given some opportunity to see him in action!), with Burrows playing the following dates:

Mon 18th FEBRUARY BRIGHTON, Komedia
Tues 19th PORTSMOUTH, Wedgewood Rooms
Wed 20th BRISTOL, Fleece
Thur 21st LONDON, BUSH HALL
Sat 23rd BIRMINGHAM, Temple
Sun 24th MANCHESTER, Ruby Lounge
Mon 25th GLASGOW, King Tuts
Tues 26th LEEDS, Brundnell   

Track by Track: Neck Deep “A History of Bad Decisions”

Neck Deep released their new EP for FREE download today and vocalist Ben Barclow has the lowdown on each track!

Up in Smoke

This one is pretty much a song to/about my parents and the many times I’ve done things that makes them lose their trust for me. It came after I got kicked out of university, which was a huge disappointment in their eyes. The song is kind of an apology but at the same time is expressing my frustrations in them, wishing they would see my side of things and stop being so uptight,

"I wish you’d see my point of view, you’re so uptight loosen your screws". We’re very different people, myself and my parents but at the same time I don’t know what I’d do without them, "when you’re gone, I’ll be broken, let it out, cut me open" explains that pretty well. It’s a weird one in terms of how personal it is, but at the same time I think everyone has experienced something like this, being a let down or having a hard time doing what they’re told/expected to do. 

Table’s Turned

This is purely a moving on song, about how the table’s turned in a certain situation. Rain in July is full of anguish about all these different things that happened with a particular someone, but now this explains more recent events and how it came to the time when I really had moved on. It’s really quite obvious, but that’s the way I wanted it to be.

It’s kind of therapeutic to write a song like this, laying to rest everything that happened, and that’s the intention with this one. It’s one last slightly bitter song to try and put an end to it all, at least from my side of things. 

Head to the Ground

This one is pretty much a little love song, but thrown in there are all the worries I have about myself, and my fear of fucking everything up. It’s really kind of explaining all the feelings of a new relationship, cute little quirks that everyone goes through, but once more counterbalanced with ‘I hope I don’t drag you down’ and 'I hope this can all work out'. Really it’s just about hoping that this new relationship can work out, and if it doesn’t it’ll be down to me!

The line "cuz I feel like myself when I’m running my head to the ground" is just about when you feel good because of a new relationship, even when there’s outside things that you’re struggling with (up in smoke), because that girl can help you out and keep your head on straight. It’s a cute one, a little weird too, but I’m sure people will see the meaning in there when they hear it!

How to Start a tr00 Pop Punk band

Pop punk seems to be one of the newer genre bandwagons that bands tend to jump on nowadays. But now you can start your own pop punk band with these easy tips!

1. Write about how bad it sucks to be in the friend zone

As one of the comments said, “they should’ve recorded this in a key a half step down from this. he’d have hit the notes much better. he just yelling most of the time now to hit his notes and it doesn’t fit this song too well.”

2. Take your band name from a better and bigger pop punk band

Clearly, they borrowed their name from the New Found Glory song of the same name. Which brings me to my next point..

Man Overboard; the only studio track on blink-182’s live album, The Mark, Tom, and Travis Show. Obviously, other bands have taken their names from songs titles/lyrics of popular bands, but it seems to be more prevalent in the tr00 pop punk scene.

3. Describe your personal life in a song; where you live, what you eat, etc.

The Wonder Years do a damn good job at it as evident in the above song. The lyrics speak for themselves:

The casino seemed like a bad idea but Denny’s seemed like a worse one and I don’t think that we’d ever let that stop us. We ended up busted, broken and choking down a Grand Slam. I can’t think of a better way for the night to end cause we’re this generation’s Outsiders but we’ve got worse intentions and they’ve got better haircuts

4. If you love your friends, by all means, tell the world

Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! (who got their name from The Goonies) REALLY love their bro’s. So much, that they wrote a song about it. They also have a songs about MILF’s, but we’ll save that for another time. Did I mention they’re French?!

5. Plaid shirts and V-Necks are a necessity!

You wanna be dressed your Sunday best when your friend borrows his dad’s expensive camera to film your band’s first music video. It also helps if you can find some nice shirts at the thrift store or borrow some from a friend.

Young Guns Release Limited Edition Album Boxsets on April 15th.

Young Guns are set to release exclusive, collectable boxsets of their previous records (Bones, All Our Kings Are Dead) and debut EP (Mirrors) on April 15th. Each boxset will contain a host of exclusive items (listed below). The boxsets will be released exclusively through the bands store and will be strictly limited edition. Pre-orders are now live.

Shouting At Satellites announce tour dates

Shouting At Satellites (featuring Carly Krantz from Atlanta rock band, Kenotia), have a announced a short string of dates which can be seen below.

March 24th - Red Line Tap, Chicago
March 25th- Live!, Ann Arbor
March 26th- Beale St, Indianapolis

For The Broken Finishes New EP entitled Aurora

Fredericksburg, VA’s For The Broken is excited to announce that their new EP entitled Aurora is completed and will be released later this year. The five song release was produced and mastered by Life On Repeat’s Andrew Baylis (Apparitions, Camisado, Honour Crest, Provoke Destroy) and features artwork by Sphere Studios (Chad Orange of Honour Crest). Drummer Jacob Buttner had this to say about the record, “Aurora was a mix of every single part of us.

We all bring so much to the table and we all have so many influences. So we found a way take all these influences and put them all into this EP which is just as much a part of us as we are of it. There’s so much passion in every song and it really comes out in our music. We wrote about our experiences, but we try to keep it about our fans. We want people to relate to us so we keep the subjects broad but still to the point.”