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U.S. Maple are gearing up to release their fifth album, titled Purple On Time. The vinyl edition was released on Oct. 7 and features a bonus track. The CD will be released on Nov. 4, before the band heads out for a tour supporting the new material. Suffocation have signed a deal with Relapse Records and should have an album out by early next year. It will be their first full-length since 1995's Pierced From Within. New Jersey's God Forbid have finished recording their third full-length, Gone Forever. The record is also due in 2004. Slayer's Soundtrack to the Apocalypse box set has been pushed back to November 18. Sixteens will be releasing a split 12" with The Vanishing on GSL this coming spring. The Pattern have split up. Peter Gabriel's double CD, Hit, due November 4, will include rarities (such as the "Philadelphia" soundtrack's "Lovetown") and a new song. Phantom Planet has found a new drummer, Jeff Conrad (formerly of Big City Rocks and the Siren Six), and will be heading out on a fall tour Ben Lee. Phantom Planet just finished recording the follow-up to The Guest in upstate New York with Flaming Lips producer Dave Fridmann behind the boards; that should be out early next year. Jade Tree Records recently announced their newest roster signees, Challenger. The group, which features Al Burian and Dave Laney of Milemarker fame. They've also finished recording their ten-song debut titled, Give People What They Want In Lethal Doses, and Jade Tree should have it out in early 2004. In the meantime, check out the band on tour, or just visit their website at www.challengermusic.com. Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith, known collectively as Tears for Fears, will release their first album together in 15 years this spring. The as-yet-untitled effort will follow 1993's Elemental and 1995's Raoul and the Kings of Spain, both of which were recorded without Smith. TV on the Radio have finished recording their first LP and has updated their tour schedule, which runs from Oct. 30 to Dec. 6. The band has an album set to come out February 2004 on Touch & Go. Rumor has it that Fall Out Boy are in talks with Island/Def Jam to join the labels ever growing roster. The Locust have cancelled the remainder of their European tour, and the following tour of Japan, due to family illness. Dates will be rescheduled at a future date. Michigan's reunited Walls of Jericho have completed work on All Hail the Dead, their first album since 2000's The Bound Feed the Gagged. The album includes a guest appearance from Give Up the Ghost frontman Wes Eisold. Christiansen, with their new Revelation Records release Stylish Nihilists barely even out yet, will be at CMJ with an incredible, not to be missed, gossip worthy appearance opening for not only Joan Jett, but also Andrew W.K. and Juliette Lewis on Oct 24th in Brooklyn at the Warsaw. Pete Doherty, frontman the Libertines, was released from prison on October 8 after a Middlesex court agreed to reduce his sentence. On September 8, he was jailed on charges of burglary after pleading guilty to breaking into his ex-bandmate Carl Barat's apartment on July 25 while the band was in Japan. Doherty admitted to stealing an antique guitar, a VCR, a laptop computer, a CD player and a mouth organ. The band was reunited at a recent performance Peter Dolving has now rejoined The Haunted on vocals. Dolving, vocalist on the first self-titled The Haunted release) replaces Marco Aro, who has left the band to devote more time to his family. The group will now concentrate on writing their fourth full-length, which should be available in summer 2004. Anodyne are playing in Philadelphia October 14, kicking off a U.S. tour that'll wind down about a month later in Baltimore. Eyedea has been getting attention from a few labels looking to
expand their growing roster in the indie hip hop world. More later. The Movielife have reportedly broken up. Punk band Madcap have written 19 songs for their third album, Under Suspicion, and will enter the studio later this month. The disc is due February 10. Maritime the new band fronted by ex-Promise Ring front man Davey Vonbohlen has finished recording five song demo with J. Robbins. Rumor has it Vonbohlen has been let go from his contract with Anti/Epitaph. The Descendents have recorded 20 songs for two upcoming projects. An EP is scheduled for January, and a full-length album will follow in March. The discs will be the band's first studio releases since 1996's Everything Sucks. Next year Good Charlotte, Pennywise, Green Day, NOFX, Alkaline Trio and others will unite to raise political awareness and encourage fans to vote against George Bush. The groups will contribute to the compilation Rock Against Bush, which will probably be out on Fat Wreck. All proceeds from the comp. will go toward print and television ads that will encourage punks to oust Bush from office. Revolution Smile drummer Jeremy White split with the band last week. Failure's Kelli Scott will temporarily replace him on three California dates of the Cold tour. Revolution Smile's remaining dates to support their debut, Above the Noise, have been canceled while they look for a permanent replacement. Chicago’s The Ghost are looking for a new bass player. If interested please contact theghostgroup@hotmail.com . The Black Keys recently announced more U.S. dates for their upcoming tour. The dates start in Massachusetts and wind up in Ohio for a New Years' Eve bash. They even include a UK performance for BBC Radio. A tour diary will also be posted on the Keys' website. The White Stripes' Jack White will play guitar on the debut single by Detroit alt-country act Blanche. "Who's to Say," which comes on a 7-inch vinyl disc, can be ordered directly from Blanche's label at www.cassrecords.com. The Von Bondies have signed with Sire/Warner Bros. to release their second full-length, Pawn Shoppe Heart, according to a report from Business Wire. The album is slated for release in 2004 and is being produced by legendary knob-twister Jerry Harrison, who has been associated with bands Talking Heads and the Modern Lovers. The Offspring is changing the name of their new disc, acknowledging the decision to title the album Chinese Democracy had brought production to a halt. The new album will now be called Splinter with a release scheduled for December 2nd. Misery Signals has now officially signed with Ferret Music. Featuring former members of 7 Angels 7 Plagues and Compromise, the Wisconsin group formed in late-2002 and recently released their debut EP with State Of The Art Recordings. The band is currently in Milwaukee finishing up the writing process for their debut full-length. Look for the album to hit stores in spring/summer 2004. GoGoGo Airheart have recently announced that they have begun recording their fourth album. The Walkmen have announced plans to release their next album, Bows and Arrows on Record Collection February 2004. Brand New have signed with Dreamworks. H20 will be recording a new album in 2004. No details about the record and label situation at the moment. Former Burn It Down drummer Brian "Bob" Fouts has joined the Indiana death metal band Harakiri, who are currently working on material for their next album. Lead singer of Shai Hulud, Geert, announced at a recent tour stop that it was his last night with the band. Shai Hulud is reportedly in talks with Chad Gilbert (New Found Glory, and one-time Shai Hulud singer) about a final tour before they change their name and start something else musically. A Static Lullaby have replaced drummer Brett Dinovo with his drum tech Ben Newsham. The band recently signed with Columbia Records, which will re-release their album …And Don’t Forget to Breathe in January. The disc will include bonus tracks recorded with producer Steve Evetts (Sepultura, Glassjaw). A Static Lullaby began a tour October 8 in Orangevale, California. Dates run through November 21. Thursday, Thrice and the Ataris are just a few of the many punk, emo and screamo acts unplugging for the Punk Goes Acoustic LP, which comes out October 21. Some of the other artists contributing tracks are Sugarcult, Finch, Taking Back Sunday and From Autumn to Ashes. Autopilot Off`s cover album Regenerator is now available in stores. The band has covered songs by bands that have inspired them (Quicksand, U2, Bad Religion). Just up on the My Chemical Romance website, the band has recently signed to Reprise. Some AFI members are to head in a new electronic direction. Singer Davey Havok and guitarist Jade Puget's side project Blaqk Audio have completed eight songs for the album, which the duo plan to release next year. The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Blink 182, New Found Glory and MxPx are among the 20 acts participating in A SANTA CAUSE '03, a Christmas-themed compilation due Nov. 11 from Immortal Records. The set will donate its proceeds to the Pediatric AIDS Foundation. Billie Joe's (Green Day) other band, Pinhead Gunpowder is set to release Compulsive Disclosure On Oct. 21. Rise Against have signed to Dreamworks. Read the official statement here www.riseagainst.com The MTV2 Headbangers Ball Tour, which features headliners Killswitch Engage, Lamb of God and Shadows Fall begins October 28 in Montreal and runs through December 3 in New York. Carissa’s Weird have come to a friendly split. The band will have two final shows, one of which is at Seattle’s Crocodile Café on Nov. 2. Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Har Mar Superstar (aka Sean Tillman) have announced plans to enter the studio and record a "sleazy R&B song," according to New Musical Express. Finch, Coheed And Cambria, New Found Glory and Taking Back Sunday will be playing Warped 2004. Pleasure Forever hasn’t broken up. Andy Rothbard has left the group permanently. The Lovitt Records DVD is finally done and is set for release
November 10th. Lovitt Transmissions: Volume One has some live footage,
interviews of the bands, and tour and recording footage from Engine
Down, Rah Bras, Sleepytime Trio, Four Hundred Years, Snapcase will drop an album of rarities, covers and B-sides in November, titled Bright Flashes. The collection will include covers of songs by Jane's Addiction, Devo and Helmet. Ben Davis' (Sleepytime Trio, Bats & Mice, Milemarker) new record will be released on November 10th. In related Pleasure Forever news, drummer Dave Clifford is playing bass in a new band called Lion Fever who are releasing a record with Dim Mak in the coming months. Stereophonics drummer Stuart Cable has left the band. He has been temporarily replaced by ex-Black Crowes drummer Steve Gorman, who will tour with the band through at least the end of the year. The group's latest record, You Gotta Go There to Come Back, came out September 9. The Black Sea have changed their name due to trademark issues. They are now known as Decahedron. Decahedron is almost done with their full-length due out early next year. They plan on playing shows later this year and starting to tour in 2004. If their rumored tour with RCA labelmates the Strokes and Kings Of Leon doesn't materialize, Cave In will hit the studio this fall to work on their second album for the label. Cave In have been re-learning their old metal-era material lately and have been playing the good stuff at shows as of late. Bats & Mice is currently writing new material for a full-length they plan on recording this fall/winter. They also are planning on going to Europe in May of 2004. The Plot to Blow Up the Eiffel Tower are in the mastering phase for their new record. The (International) Noise Conspiracy have inked a deal with American Recordings to release their next album, due in 2004. Happy Couples Never Last has added Tamora to the HCNL horde. Taking a cue from everyone from Refused to Propaghandi to Bane, Tamora seemlessly blend hardcore, punk, and politics. Rhode Island terrors Advocate have broken up.The guys don't have any concrete plans for a new band yet but we'll let you know if we hear anything. Billy Corgan has pulled the plug on Zwan, his first band since Smashing Pumpkins, a label rep confirmed on Tuesday. The singer plans a solo career. Recently split from Rancid's Tim Armstrong, Distillers frontwoman Brody Armstrong is now using her former last name, Dalle. California's Throwdown are currently looking for a permanent recording and touring drummer. Interested candidates should be straight edge, talented, and willing to move to Orange County, CA. Send a demo to the following address: Throwdown, PO Box 4125, Balboa CA 92661. Word on the streets is that Twelve Tribes will be releasing their next CD with Ferret Music. The band has eight songs completed for the album and are hoping to complete four more before recording in the December 2003/January 2004 timeframe. Rumor has it that the band will also be changing their name as there are only two original members of Twelve Tribes in the quintet. The group thinks the moniker doesn’t adequately represent them anymore U.K. garage hip-hop artist the Streets (a.k.a. Mike Skinner) will issue All Got Our Runnins, a mini-album of previously unreleased material and remixes, on October 14. The disc will be available exclusively online. The highly anticipated new Cex full-length, Maryland Mansions, will drop on on November 18. Statistics just finished U.S. dates in support of their first EP and just exited the studio with a full-length album. Planned for an early 2004 release, the recording was done at the famed Presto Studios (The Faint) by A.J. Mogis (Cursive). David Bowie is launching his first major world tour in nearly a decade — his first U.S. tour in five years — and he's bringing Macy Gray along to keep him company. The eccentric soul singer was tapped as the opener for the Stateside portion of Bowie's A Reality Tour, set to kick off December 6 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The Dandy Warhols will open on the European leg, which runs October 7 through November 28. Interpol will work on the follow-up to Turn on the Bright Lights when they hit the studio early next year. Mastodon will re-release their masterpiece Remission on October 21 with a bonus DVD. An eight-disc Black Sabbath box set featuring all of the band's material recorded with Ozzy Osbourne will hit shelves November 4. Black Box: The Complete Original Black Sabbath (1970-1978) includes remastered versions of Black Sabbath, Paranoid, Master of Reality, Vol. 4, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, Sabotage, Technical Ecstasy and Never Say Die! The set also features a DVD with previously unreleased footage. Two of Xiu Xiu’s members have dropped out of the band (Yvonne Chen and Lauren Andrews). There are plans for a fourth full-length in late 2004, which Stewart plans to write with Devon Haff and Ches Smith. Members of the bands Killswitch Engage, Unearth and the Acacia Strain are playing together in the side project Burn Your Wishes. There is no album information yet, but the group has shot a video for its song "Fall Away." A DVD of U2's September 2001 performance from Ireland's Slane Castle will come out November 18. Titled U2 Go Home, the disc will feature 19 songs including "Beautiful Day," "Sunday Bloody Sunday" and "With or Without You." The show marked the 20th anniversary of the band's first appearance at Slane. In 1984, U2 recorded their fourth album, The Unforgettable Fire, at the castle. The U2 Go Home DVD includes a documentary of the making of that LP. The Coachwhips are going to be releasing a new album titled Bangers Versus Fuckers that'll be available November 4th on LP through Narnack Records. The CD, which features enhanced footage from Mr. Narnack's apartment in Brooklyn, will be released early 2004. Catch them playing in a bathroom near you! Most Precious Blood and Sick Of It All will most likely be touring together again in November and December. Foo Fighters guitarist Chris Shiflett, who recently became a father, is planning a November tour with his side project, Jackson. Shiflett sings in the group, while his brother Scott (of Face to Face) plays bass and Saves the Day's Pete Parada plays drums. Bastions of the D.C. hardcore scene Minor Threat are set to release their Live DVD on November 10 through frontman Ian MacKaye's Dischord label. The DVD captures several performances throughout the band's short but influential history, including footage from their second show, a hometown gig at Space in 1980. Folk-punk singer/songwriter Elliott Smith has died, an apparent suicide, according to the Los Angeles County Department of the Coroner's office. Smith's body was found in his apartment, in the Silverlake section of Los Angeles, by a female friend, who took him to a local hospital at approximately 12:18 p.m. on Oct. 21. Aerodrome Records, based out of Brooklyn, New York has just released an album byDeath Wish Kids. The CD release is a compilation of everything the band has ever recorded and released. For those of you unfamiliar with the Death Wish Kids, the band featured members of Murder City Devils, Pretty Girls Make Graves and Dead Low Tide long before any of those bands existed. Female rap trio Northern State have dropped off the Girlz Garage Tour just as the month-long trek was about to kick off in Boston. There was no official reason given for Northern State's departure other than "circumstances beyond the band's control." Due to guitarist Zacky Vengeance's fractured hand, Avenged
Sevenfold have canceled the first half of their stint on the Vans Off the
Wall Tour. The band plans to rejoin the outing on November 2 in
Irvine, California, and complete the East Coast leg with the Suicide
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