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North Carolina hardcore band Advent will be calling it quits following two shows in early-September. According to the group, "September 2nd and 3rd will be our last shows ever. Details will develop soon. Bang your head."

Frenzal Rhomb have finally finished their new album Smoko At The Pet Food Factory in Fort Collins Colorado, with Descendents' Bill Stevenson standing watch as producer! Bill's famous punk rock studio operates within the grounds of his large pet food factory; processing gristle, fillers and connective tissue into extruded, rolled and pressed pet chunks. The process of living, recording and especially sleeping within such an environment was confronting for the 4 vegetarian members of Frenzal Rhomb, but the resulting music is so chumpy, you could carve it Smoko At The Pet Food Factory is set for release August 19 through Shock Lyrics to the first song Bird Attack are insultingly simple, and were aired at recent shows: "Magpie, seagull, ibis. Eyes drawn, ice cream, helmet". And the pet food themed indignity continues for 16 tracks, including one near the end about world famous bass player and alleged substance abuser Karl Alvarez. Nestled comfortably in-between are songs about cockroa...

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A change in musical direction?

Earth Crisis have released a new track entitled "Total War", which will appear on the band's forthcoming album "Neutralize The Threat". The band's seventh studio album "Neutralize The Threat", the follow-up to 2009's

The Used have posted a studio update video, featuring drummer Dan Whitesides playing a snippet of one of the tracks which will appear on the band's forthcoming fifth album. The follow-up to 2009's "Artwork" is currently being

Bradley Bell, Matt Goddard and Pat McManaman of Chiodos have formed a new rock side-project called ShotGun MachineGun. According to the band's bio, they have reunited as a group who played together in highschool

Arrest Records partners, Vera and Reality are set to tour Queensland beginning this Thursday, July 8th.  It marks their first time in this state, playing two dates that should not be missed.  VERA (Canberra) & REALITY (Sydney) QUEENSLAND TOUR JULY 2011 Friday, July 8th w/ Army of Champions, Promises, Shackles, Acid Snake Sun Distortion Studios 2/24 Corunna Street, Brisbane, Australia 4010 $10 Entry - All Ages - Doors 6pm Drug & Alcohol Free Event Saturday, July 9th w/ Promises, Dirty Charlie, Dead Frogs Buderim Fusion Youth Centre 176 Ballinger Road, Buderim, Sunshine Coast, Queensland 4558 $10 Entry - All Ages - Doors 6pm Drug & Alcohol Free Event http://www.facebook.com/Realityhc?ref=ts http://www.facebook.com/pages/Vera/117508204965211

Sydney hardcore, Phantoms have recently omitted themselves from Canberra's Hatfest this July.  Replacing them are Capital City's riff legends, I Exist who join the bill containing some of Australia's biggest punk acts.  Goodonyou & Strikehard Bookings Present HATFEST 3 Break Even (WA) I Exist 4 Dead The Broderick (VIC) Something Must Break Friday July 15th Tuggeranong Youth Centre, Canberra All Ages Doors 6.30pm $15 Entry For more information, click here.

Phantoms are a five piece Sydney hardcore band that kicked off in mid 2009. They have released 2 demos, a full length, 'As Above So Below' on Trial And Error Records and a split 7 inch with Canberra's I Exist, 'Bad Romace' on Common Bond Records. The band has toured Australia relentlessly alongside acts such as Miles Away, Cruel Hand, Carpathian, Evergreen Terrace, Mindsnare and Hopeless as well as appearing on the annual Hardcore festival in Sydney and Melbourne's Generation festival. There will be a new record surfacing early 2012. 3 shows over two days. LAUNCESTON: 26TH AUGUST AT JIMMY'S SKATE AND STREET (69 York Street), with NEW WOUNDS & SILENT MAJORITY. $12 entry AA, 6.30pm. HOBART: 27th AUGUST AT THE BRISBANE HOTEL (3 Brisbane Street), with NEW WOUNDS, WOLFPACK & SILENT MAJORITY. AA 3pm HOBART: 27th AUGUST AT THE BRISBANE HOTEL (3 Brisbane Street), with NEW WOUNDS, WOLFPACK & SILENT MAJORITY. AA 3pm, 18+ 9pm. $15 entry.