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The first artist has been announced for the March festival as the ballot opens this morning.

Crime In Stereo have announced that after a two year hiatus, the band will be returning to playing shows, as well as recording and releasing new music. The band announced the news through their Facebook page, posting: "Hiatus rescinded. We are immediately returning to work on recording / releasing new music. We know. We were “only” broken up for two years. Two years was long enough. We love/d making music together. Its’ absence was felt deeply by all of us. So we return. We will resume performing live. We will play one show in 2012. We are focusing our energy towards the release of new music. When new music exists, we will play more shows. That’s all we can say, for now. Come sing with us. Loudly. We miss your smiling faces."

Hailing from what the band openly refers to as, the new Vietnam; Eyehategod descended upon New Orleans in 1988, they’ve since become one of the most highly regarded early pioneers of the sludge and doom metal genre. In their 23 years Eyehategod have created a landmark legacy that’s influenced a whole generation of aspiring doom warriors, whilst creating an undisputed cult like following that has placed them in the high leagues of such legendary sludge and doom artists like Neurosis, St Vitus, The Obsessed, The Melvins, and Kyuss. Hailed by critics, hated by the law, and worshipped by their fans, Eyehategod are as real as any band can possible get, with out dying for their art. Eyehategod are a no holds bared, totally uncompromising, all out assault on the senses. With 4 studio albums to their name, their last being “Confederacy of broken Lives” (released in 2000), Eyehategod went on hiatus in the early 2000’s around the time that Jimmy Bower’s commitments to DOWN took preceden...

Hostage Calm have launched a stream of their new album onto AbsolutePunk. The album is titled "Please Remain Calm" and will be released on October 9 through Run For Cover Records.

The best way to experience the almighty Machine Head is in the live setting. The Northern California band has established itself as one of the best live acts in the hard rock and metal world, bringing venues and crowds to their knees with flawless onstage execution of their songs. Few, if any, of their peers can deliver the type of sweat-soaked, utterly deafening and fully punishing live sets that the band turns in night after night with near-religious fervor in their native U.S. and across the globe.

Woe, Is Me have posted the first new song from their forthcoming new album online. The song "I've Told You Once" is taken from the band's new album "Genesi[s]", which will be released on November 20 through Rise Records.

Wretched have posted the new music video for their song "Karma Accomplished". The song is taken from the band's new album "Son Of Perdition", which is out now through Victory Records.

Issues, the band that features former members of Woe, Is Me, have posted their first song online. The track is called "King Of Amarillo" and is taken from the band's debut EP "Black Diamonds", which will be released on November 13 through Rise Records.

To coincide with the band's upcoming tour with Titus Andronicus, Ceremony will be releasing a split with the band through Matador Records and XL Recordings.

We Are The Union have posted a new song from their forthcoming album online. The song "I Want You To Hit Me As Hard As You Can" is taken from the band's new album "You Can't Hide The Sun", which will be released digitally on October 16 through Paper + Plastick Records, with a vinyl release to follow on November 27.