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letlive. now streaming ‘The Blackest Beautiful’

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Letlive - The Blackest Beautiful

The new album from letlive. is now available for streaming through YouTube. ‘The Blackest Beautiful‘ is due out through Epitaph Records on July 9th, three weeks before its official release it’s now available to listen to in its entirety however, and you can listen to all 11 tracks from the album below.

‘The Blackest Beautiful‘ is the fourth studio album from letlive., following on from ‘Fake History‘ which was first released through Tragic Hero Records in April 2010 and then rereleased through Epitaph a year later.

Listen to ‘The Blackest Beautiful‘ here and let us know what you think of the new album from letlive. in the comment box below.

Sonic Boom Six – Karma Is A Bitch Video

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Official video for the Sonic Boom Six single ‘Karma Is A Bitch‘, out through Xtra Mile Recordings on June 17th. The full tracklisting for the single including B-sides is as follows:

  1. Karma is a Bitch
  2. A Little Bit of Reggae (with Version City Rockers)
  3. Virus (Acoustic Version)

New Found Glory – Mania EP Review

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With a number of successful contemporary pop-punk bands taking their names from New Found Glory songs/lyrics, it’s nice to see New Found Glory here directing a nod towards one of the world’s first pop-punk bands, the Ramones.

Featuring six tracks, the ‘Mania’ EP kicks off with the incredibly infectious ‘I Wanna Be Sedated’, and right from the word go here you know that this EP is going to be more about the band paying their respects to one of punk’s finest rather than putting their own individual stamp on the music. Other than ‘Judy Is a Punk’ the track’s featured on this EP are all pretty much untouched from the Ramones’ versions, and this is therefore an EP that is predominantly targeted at people with a love for both New Found Glory and the Ramones.

In ‘Judy Is a Punk’, Jordan Pundik gives the track a bit of the New Found Glory treatment and it’s definitely the one track on the EP where it’s unmistakably a New Found Glory version of a Ramones song rather than just being a homage to the band. Just like the other five tracks on the EP, ‘Judy Is a Punk’ is well covered, and if you’re a fan of the New Found Glory sound then you should definitely be a fan of the track whether you’re familiar with the Ramones’ back catalogue or not. Don’t be put off if you’re a big fan of the Ramones though, this track hasn’t been tampered with entirely and still holds a lot of the same qualities that the original had.

‘I Wanna Be Sedated’, ‘Rockaway Beach’, ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll High School’, ‘Do You Remember Rock ‘n’ Roll Radio?’, ‘Judy Is a Punk’, and ‘The KKK Took My Baby Away’ are the six tracks featured on this EP, six great songs from the Ramones, and six tracks that all receive satisfying cover versions from New Found Glory. The EP won’t blow you away or make you see any of these six songs in a whole new light, if you’re a fan of either of these bands then it’s certainly an EP to take a listen to though, and at just over 14 minutes long it won’t take you long to do so either.

The ‘Mania’ EP was released on blue vinyl for Record Store Day, had a limited run of 500 pink and black marbled 7” vinyls through Bridge Nine Records, and is also available digitally.

Harm’s Way – Mind Control Video

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Official video for the Harm’s Way track ‘Mind Control‘, directed by Max Moore. ‘Mind Control‘ is taken from the band’s forthcoming ‘Blinded‘ EP which will be out through Deathwish on July 23rd.

Major League – Homewrecker Video

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Official video for the Major League track ‘Homewrecker‘, taken from the band’s No Sleep Records debut album ‘Hard Feelings‘, available now from the No Sleep Records store on vinyl, CD, or as a digital download.

If you do head along to the band’s web store then you’ll also find that there’s some pretty awesome merchandise on sale there, too, including t-shirts, hoodies, button badges, and beanies.

Despite releases lyric video for ‘Unexceptional’

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Despite - Unexceptional

Göteborg metal band Despite will release a new EP this December in the form of ‘EPic‘, and the band has now released a lyric video for their new single ‘Unexceptional‘, a track that will feature on the EP when it’s released later this year.

‘EPic‘ presently has a pre-order discount of 25%, therefore meaning that the EP is currently available for pre-order at a price of $5.80. If you like what you hear in the lyric video below then I’d definitely recommend pre-ordering the EP as there’s bound to be plenty more where that came from, or if you’d like to download ‘Exceptional‘ as a single then you can pick it up on the Despite Bandcamp page right now at a price of $1.37.

Take a look at the Despite lyric video and be sure to leave us a comment below to let us know what you think of the band’s new single release!

Hawthorne Heights Hit the Road Ahead of Album Release

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Hawthorne Heights - Zero

Hawthorne Heights will release new studio album ‘Zero‘ later this month, releasing the album through Red Entertainment on June 25, 2013.

By the time ‘Zero‘ is released, Hawthorne Heights will be well into their second week of the Warped Tour, following on from a couple of general tour dates that the band has planned prior to the start of their Warped Tour stint.

You can see the full list of tour dates that Hawthorne Heights has planned for the summer here:

GENERAL TOUR DATES

6/11 – The Waiting Room @ Omaha, NE
6/12 – The Railyard @ Billings, MT
6/14 – The Venue @ Caldwell, ID

2013 VANS WARPED TOUR

6/15 – Seattle, WA @ White River Amphitheatre
6/16 – Portland, OR @ Portland Expo Center Concourse
6/19 – Chula Vista, CA @ Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
6/20 – Pomona, CA @ Pomona Fairplex
6/21 – Pomona, CA @ Pomona Fairplex
6/22 – Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre
6/23 – Ventura, CA @ Seaside Park
6/26 – Las Cruces, NM @ NMSU Practice Field
6/27 – Mesa, AZ @ Quail Run Park
6/28 – Las Vegas, NV @ Silverton Casino
6/29 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Utah State Fair Park
6/30 – Denver, CO @ Sports Authority Field at Mile High
7/3 – Noblesville, IN @ Klipsch Music Center
7/5 – Toronto, ON @ Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
7/6 – Darien Center, NY @ Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
7/7 – Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center
7/9 – Virginia Beach, VA @ Farm Bureau Live
7/10 – Washington, DC @ Merriwheater Post Pavilion
7/11 – Masfield, MA @ Comcast Center
7/12 – Camden, NJ @ Susquehanna Bank Center
7/13 – Uniondale, NY @ Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
7/14 – Hartford, CT @ Comcast Theatre
7/16 – Scranton, PA @ Toyota Pavilion
7/17 – Burgettstown, PA @ First Niagra Pavilion
7/18 – Cleveland, OH @ Blossom Music Center
7/19 – Detroit, MI @ The Palace of Auburn Hills
7/20 – Chicago, IL @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
7/21 – Minneapolis, MN @ Canterbury Park
7/23 – Bonner Springs, KS @ Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
7/24 – St. Louis, MO @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
7/25 – Atlanta, GA @ Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood
7/26 – St. Petersburg, FL @ Vinoy Park
7/27 – West Palm Beach, FL @ Cruzan Amphitheatre
7/28 – Orlando, FL @ Central Florida Fairgrounds
7/29 – Charlotte, NC @ Charlotte Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
7/30 – Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center
7/31 – Milwaukee, WI @ Marcus Amphitheater
8/2 – Dallas, TX @ Gexa Energy Pavilion
8/3 – San Antonio, TX @ AT&T Center
8/4 – Houston, TX @ Reliant Center Parking Lot

letlive. – Banshee (Ghost Fame) Video

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Official video for the letlive. single ‘Banshee (Ghost Fame)‘, taken from the band’s forthcoming ‘The Blackest Beautiful‘ studio album which is due out on July 9th through Epitaph.

Catfish and the Bottlemen – Homesick Video

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Official video for the Catfish and the Bottlemen debut single ‘Homesick‘, due for release through Communion Records on June 17, 2013. The single has already gained airplay on Radio 1, 6Music, and XFM, with the Llandudno four-piece quickly building a strong name for themselves as both a recording artist and a live act, too, having recently completed a UK tour after playing The Great Escape Festival in Brighton last month.