Story Of The Year Celebrates "Page Avenue" Anniversary With New Acoustic Album

Seminal rock band Story of the Year will celebrate the 10th anniversary of their classic album, Page Avenue, with a new acoustic re-imagining of the record called Ten Years and Counting, which will be released on October 8th.  The band also recently announced they will celebrate the milestone with the “Scream It Like You Mean It” headlining tour.

In anticipation for the upcoming release, Story of the Year has put together a teaser video for fans to preview the new renditions of the time-honored songs.  Check it out below along with the SILYMI tour dates

Oct 8 - Cincinnati, OH - Bogarts

Oct 9 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues

Oct 10 - Pontiac, MI - The Crofoot

Oct 11 - Joliet, IL - Mojoes

Oct 12 - Milwaukee, WI - The Rave II

Oct 14 - Denver, CO - Cervantes Ballroom

Oct 16 - San Francisco, CA - Regency Ballroom

Oct 17 - Sacramento, CA - Ace of Spades

Oct 18 - Anaheim, CA - House of Blues

Oct 19 - San Diego, CA - Soma

Oct 20 - West Hollywood, CA - House of Blues

Oct 22 - Henderson, NV - Henderson Events Plaza

Oct 23 - Mesa, AZ - Nile Theater

Oct 26 - San Antonio, TX - White Rabbit

Oct 27 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live

Oct 29 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Revolution

Oct 30 - Orlando, FL - The Beacham

Oct 31 - Tampa, FL - The Orpheum

Nov 1 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade

Nov 2 - Baltimore, MD - Baltimore Soundstage

Nov 3 - Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts

Nov 5 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza

Nov 6 - Hartford, CT - Webster Theatre

Nov 7 - Worcester, MA - The Palladium

Nov 8 - Montreal, QC - Club Soda

Nov 9 - Toronto, ON - Phoenix Concert Theatre

Dropkick Murphys Announce Annual St. Patrick's Day Concerts In Boston

After a year-long World Tour, Boston’s own Dropkick Murphys return home for a string of St. Patrick’s Day concerts at the House of Blues on Lansdowne Street. The band’s Lansdowne Invasion will include five shows over four days, and will draw DKM fans from all over the world.

 The concerts will take place on March 13-16, with a matinee and evening performance confirmed for March 15. The run of Boston shows will cap the national St. Patrick’s Day Tour, details for which will be announced shortly. Tickets will go on sale at 10:00am EDT on Saturday, September 14 via Ticketmaster.

The St. Patrick’s Day shows will be just the latest highlight for Dropkick Murphys: Their current release, Signed And Sealed In Blood (Born & Bred Records), debuted at #9 on Billboard’s Top 200 and received overwhelming critical acclaim from Rolling Stone, NPR, USA Today, Stereogum, and more. They performed on The Today Show, Conan, The Late Show with David Letterman, and Coachella Festival, and made radio history with “The Season’s Upon Us” - the first holiday song to chart on the U.S. Alternative and Modern Rock radio charts. In the midst of this banner year, the band also raised and distributed over $300,000 for those affected by the Boston Marathon Bombings through their charitable organization The Claddagh Fund, thanks to their fan’s support of a limited edition FOR BOSTON t-shirt, an EP release with Bruce Springsteen, and a House of Blues benefit show.

September 14 - Baltimore, MD @ The Shindig Festival

September 15 - Toronto, CA @ Sound Academy

March 13 - Boston, MA @ House of Blues (Tickets)

March 14 - Boston, MA @ House of Blues (Tickets)

March 15 - Boston, MA @ House of Blues - Matinee Show (Tickets)

March 15 - Boston, MA @ House of Blues - Evening Show (Tickets)

March 16 - Boston, MA @ House of Blues (Tickets)

You can purchase Signed And Sealed In Blood right now on iTunes.

The Starting Line Announce 40 Vinyl Copies of "Based on a True Story"

The Starting Line will be releasing copies 40 of Based on a True Story 2LP clear vinyl TODAY at 2:00pm EST at http://www.merchdirect.com/thestartingline

Review: Death Ray Vision - We Ain’t Leavin’ Till You’re Bleedin

Death Ray Vision are a super-group founded in 2011 by current members of Killswitch Engage and Shadows Fall and ex-members of Cannae and Overcast. Although not a hugely famous super-group, they have had a good underground following since their inception and are rather distant in terms of musical genre and style compared to their counter-part bands. The band are signed to Bullet Tooth records and are hugely influenced by acts such as Slayer, Suicidal Tendencies, Crowbar, Entombed and At the Gates. Their new release, We Ain’t Leavin’ Till You’re Bleedin’, is an astonishing force of Hardcore Punk Metal mixed with elements of Death and Thrash. Consisting of 12 tracks but only running for just under 28 minutes, the bands aim is to make short but fast songs that assault the senses and this is an album that does everything they seem to aim to do in great fashion.

In terms of how the album sounds production wise, We Ain’t Leavin’ Till You’re Bleedin’ is gracefully mixed to fit the genre of music. With a great mix of vocals, bass, guitars and drums, the album is ripe with intensity and has a truly great sound that is raw and powerful without the bad quality recording value. With the title track being the opener for the album, it immediately allows you to get to terms with how the album is going to be throughout. If you’re a fan of Death Ray Vision then you would know what to expect. If, however, you’ve only just discovered them and this is your starting point, then this track will get you straight into how the band is.

With the album storming though track after track, the brutal assault from the band is uniquely balanced by the mastering of the album. With Brian Fair adding a great vocal contribution to the album with a great mix of Hardcore, Punk and Thrash riffs pouring from out of the Guitars that Zack Wells and Pete Cortese simultaneously thrash together with Bassist Mike Di’ Antonio adding beautiful bass-lines and Colin Conway giving us one heck of an excellent drum performance, it is apparent that Death Ray Vision was something that was meant to be.

As they pound through tracks ‘Barfly’, ‘Fuck Compromise’, ‘You Shallow Grave’ and ‘A Forest (Of Kegs)’, you can sense that each member is still adding just as much devotion to this project as to that of which they would if it was their normal bands. This is an album that features some explosive drumming that has some brilliantly timed blast-beats, some truly focused bass-lines and a great mixture of riffs from all sorts of Metal styles that is complimented greatly by one great mix of Punk and Hardcore vocals from Brian. It grips you the moment it plays and stays consistent throughout. Perfect mixing and great playing makes this something truly unique.

Although this is not something entirely new to Metal, Death Ray Vision would be a breath of fresh air for anyone annoyed of the seemingly repetitive strain of Metalcore and Deathcore bands that popular Metal seems to keep spewing out at an increasing pace. If you’re a fan of Hardcore, Punk or Thrash, then this is a real treat but if you’re yet to have heard of the band, than I strongly recommend that you at least give them a listen. 

A beautiful mix of different styles of Metal that is so perfectly crafted and greatly complimented by its amazing production, We Ain’t Leavin’ Till You’re Bleedin’ is a great piece of work that will keep fans of the band very satisfied and will be sure to attract a few new listeners. Although this isn’t the best album ever made, it is one which certainly stands out in 2013 and will be one that will sure leave a great, big, stupid looking grin on your face after you’ve finished listening to it.

8/10

-  Asa

Lions Lions Announce "The Road to South By So What Tour"

Boston’s Post-Hardcore Lions Lions will hit the road next month for a full headlining tour kicking off October 4 in Rochester, NY.  The tour is being called “The Road to South By So What Tour” and will feature A Lot Like Birds, who will join the tour from 10/11 to 10/26. Indirections will be on the entire tour and Anchorlines will join from 10/27 to 11/3.  Check out the full list of dates… 

THE ROAD TO SOUTH BY SO WHAT TOUR:

10.4.13     The Waiting Room    Rochester, NY
10.5.13     The Pike Room     Pontiac, MI
10.6.13     The Basement     Columbus, OH
10.8.13     The Hoosier Dome    Indianapolis, IN
10.9.13     The Nether Bar     Minneapolis, MI
10.11.13    Black Sheep     Colorado Springs, CO
10.12.13   Marquis Theatre    Denver, CO
10.14.13    Backspace Café     Portland, OR
10.15.13    The Center     Spokane, WA
10.16.13    El Corazon     Seattle, WA
10.18.13    The Boardwalk     Sacramento, CA
10.20.13    Chain Reaction     Anaheim, CA
10.21.13    The Underground    Phoenix, AZ
10.24.13    White Rabbit     San Antonio, TX
10.26.13    Quiktrip Park     Grand Prairie, TX
10.30.13    The Backstreet Café    Roanoke, VA
10.31.13    Kingdom     Richmond, VA
11.01.13    Stanhope House    Stanhope, NJ
11.02.13    Radiant     Nutley, NJ
11.03.13    Tobacco Road     New York, NY  

Review: Balance and Composure - The Things We Think We’re Missing

Balance and Composure’s previous album “Separation” sounded like the band was taking all the right steps in the right direction. With the success of that album I can imagine it was difficult to follow up that record, but Balance and Composure did it, and have found their true identity and sound as a whole. Every moment is filled with that emotional, honest, heartbreaking driving-force of sound that Balance and Composure delivers. “The Things We Think We’re Missing” is a heavy-hearted record and with most definitely please current fans and new listeners.

In comparison to previous records, Balance and Composure have found a way to fill in each of their songs with powerful and interesting musical moments, rather than letting moments die down in songs. Choruses stand out more and are even catchier, and the overall production of the record is fantastic with most songs seamlessly flowing from one into another. The emotional drive that this band delivers is incredible. For new listeners, be prepared for Jon Simmons moving lyrics and amazingly dynamic voice. He has a one of a kind voice with unique and powerful driving music behind that voice.

Songs that stood out and kept that drive on this album were “Parachutes”, “Tiny Raindrop”, “Lost Your Head” and “When I Come Undone”. “The Things We Think We’re Missing” is a great overall improvement for Balance and Composure. Musically it is a step up from “Separation” with the consistent addition of honest and deep lyrics that Balance and Composure has always had. For fans of bands such as La Dispute, Therefore I Am, and Touche Amore. Check them out and pick up “The Things We Think We’re Missing” on September 10th.

9/10

-Ryan

Brand New's TDAG Getting A Vinyl Repress?

Brand New are rumored to be repressing The Devil and God are Raging Inside Me, as the vinyl has shown up on various online stores indicating a November release.

Death Ray Vision stream new record at Rdio

Current members of Killswitch Engage and Shadows Fall and ex members of Overcast and Cannae have combined forces in the project Death Ray Vision and their debut 12 song album “We Ain’t Leavin’ Till You’re Bleedin’" will be released on Bullet Tooth on September 10, 2013. The first single from the album “Break Every Chain" is now streaming at YouTube. Check it out in all it’s 31 seconds of glory!  The album is also streaming for FREE one week early at Rdio.

Their debut 5 song EP “Get Lost Or Get Dead" was released on Bullet Tooth in 7” Vinyl, Digipack CD, and digital download formats on May 14, 2013.  Buy the Digipack CD, 7” Vinyl, and Tee Shirts at MerchNow, download at iTunes, Amazon, or Emusic, and stream at Spotify and Rdio. The first song “Shattered Frames” can be streamed at YouTube!

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Before There Was Atlanta, There Was Douglasville

The Chariot are indeed breaking up but they’ve decided to add ONE more show to their farewell tour at their hometown venue, The 7 Venue in Douglasville, GA. Glass Cloud won’t be on the lineup but Rebuker, Slowriter, and Bandit will be opening bands.