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Hardcore group Lionheart have released a message to fans unhappy with their decision to act as support for Motionless In White in Hawaii.

Anberlin are currently streaming a new song, titled ‘Self-Starter’. The track is taken from the band’s upcoming album, Vital, due out October 16th through Universal Republic Records.

 The Summer Set have announced that they have signed with Fearless Records. You can watch the band's announcement below. On their Facebook they posted the following statements: "I couldn't be more excited to be a part of the Fearless family! Fearless and Bob Becker have supported The Summer Set since the beginning of our band so it's great to feel right back at home with our roots. John and I have been in LA all summer writing some of the best songs we've ever written. We can't wait to release this record on a great new label and celebrate by drinking Corona's on Bob's boat. Cheers." - Brian "Stoked to be working with such a big family like Fearless Records. No bed time, pillow fights, dessert BEFORE dinner." - John

The organisers of Melbourne’s upcoming Fuck the Politics festival are running a competition giving local bands the chance to play at the local event.

Genre hopping at its best.

Soundwave has unveiled its second round of bands set to appear on next year's festival line-up.Slayer returns to Australia to play the festival for the second time, with other notable inclusions featuring Australia's The Amity Affliction, Bullet for My Valentine, Bring me the Horizon and Cypress Hill.Second announcement:Slayer, Cypress Hill, Bullet For My Valentine, Bring Me The Horizon, Billy Talent, Mindless Self Indulgence, The Amity Affliction, Sick Of It All, The Blackout, Fucked Up, Gallows, This Is Hell, Cerebral Ballzy, Polar Bear Club, The Early November, The Dear Hunter, Blood On The Dancefloor, Versus The World, Sylosis and Confession.

UNFD and Destroy All Lines have joined together to announce a party at the UNFD warehouse in Richmond this September.

Iwrestledabearonce don’t play by the rules.The fearless five-some from Shreveport, LA still bludgeons with the best of them. The band’s spazzy fusion of metal, grindcore, jazz, electronica, and show-tunes has been consolidated into one violently vibrant assault. "Ruining It For Everybody" Iwrestledabearonce's sophomore album is their most creative and accomplished work to date serving as the ultimate middle finger to expectations, conventions and the norm. “We do whatever the fuck we want, and that normally ends up pissing people off,” declares guitarist Steven Bradley. The intensity inherent within "Ruining It For Everybody" will undoubtedly be replicated on stages worldwide when the band hits Australian stages for the first time this November. Every rule will be broken in the process. In Hearts Wake have been a hard working band for quite some time, and recently caught the attention of indie powerhouse UNFD for the release of their debut album "Divination". Since the announcemen...

High On Fire have announced their return to Australia this September, with the metal outfit set to play shows in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.

Byron Bay upstarts In Hearts Wake are ready to capitalise on 2012. The heavy-hitters have a debut studio album – ‘Divination’ – about to hit stores and a highly anticipated tour with Dream On Dreamer also about to commence. Vocalist Jake Taylor kindly caught up with KYS recently to discuss the band, the album and introduce us to some new Byron Bay lingo.

Byron Bay heavy-hitters In Hearts Wake have unveiled another new track from their forthcoming debut studio album. The group debuted song ‘Departure (Death)’ overnight, with the song lifted from full-length ‘Divination’.

Popular US metalcore band Killswitch Engage are currently working on a new studio album, with guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz recently discussing the progress.