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Melbourne metallers The Red Shore are giving fans the chance to hear their new studio album, The Avarice of Man in its entirety at an exclusive listening party this month.

Perth hardcore band Blkout got off to a slow start, but 2009 saw them escalate to a level beyond what anybody could have expected from them, releasing a 7" and an LP of raw, unforgiving hardcore. Multiple tours (with the likes of Rise & Fall and 50 Lions), Blkout have returned with a new 7" titled No Justice No Peace. If this is the first you've heard of the band, prepare to be educated in true, unadulterated hardcore. Vocalist Scott Angel answered a couple of questions for us.

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Detroit based pop punk band Fireworks have announced that the band is currently working on a new three track EP, set to be released later in the year.

Masters of blackened death metal, Behemoth, will be unleashing the group's second-ever DVD titled Evangelia Heretika this fall, 2010. More details, such as DVD content, video clips, and preorder information will be made available in the coming weeks.

Koji is a songwriter/activist from Harrisburg, PA, who’s been making a name for himself in the past few years through tons of touring and a slew of limited tour only releases. We are happy to announce our first release with Koji, a collection of live songs entitled “Spring Song Vol. 1.” This CDEP will only be available on Koji’s upcoming tour and through the Run For Cover website starting in September. Stay tuned, as we will soon release plans for Koji’s first ever widely distributed releases.

After two-and-a-half years the music that provided a soundtrack for rebellious-yet-sensitive, coastal-dreaming pop-punk kids of the early 00’s is back. Yellowcard have put the break to rest with the announcement of a brand new record on a new label and tearing into life on the road again.Returning to their pre-major label indie beginnings, Yellowcard have recently signed with Hopeless Records for their seventh studio album, the first since 2007’s Paper Walls. For round seven (and after 3 million records sold), Ryan Key (vocals/guitar) and original members Sean Mackin (violin) and Longineu (“LP”) Parsons (drums) continuing with Ryan Mendez (guitar) will be joined by longtime friend of the band Sean O’Donnell (bass), whose addition has been described as a “natural fit” for the current mindset and progression of the group.

Lemuria has been diligently working on their follow-up to Get Better for the last several weeks and finally finished recording! The band's second full-length album, titled Pebble, will hit stores on November 9th via Bridge Nine Records. Drummer Alex Kerns said, "The new songs don't stray far from 'Get Better' but at the same time, our new material is a little more high-energy. We are very proud of this record and can't wait for the world to hear it."

Run For Cover Records has officially announced the signing of New Jersey based rapper GDP. The label will be releasing his new album "Useless Eaters” in 2011.

Britain’s legendary extreme metal outfit, Cradle Of Filth, has revealed the title of their Nuclear Blast Records debut as Darkly Darkly Venus Aversa. The forthcoming record from one of the most notorious names in metal is set for a November 9th release in North America.

Death metal veterans Atheist have kicked out bass player Tony Choy. The band released the following statement: