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Sharks Announce Split

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Sharks (Band Photo)

Having first formed in spring 2007, UK rock band Sharks has decided to call it a day, days after pulling out of a show supporting Anti-Flag at the Electric Ballroom.

The band has released the following statement via their Facebook page:

To all our fans,

We’re sorry to announce that the four of us have decided to end our journey as Sharks.

Unfortunately all of our upcoming dates have been cancelled and we have no plans as of yet to play any final shows. We sincerely apologise to anyone who has bought tickets or were planning to buy tickets to any of these shows. On a positive note, we have just finished making a brand new music video for ‘Gold’ with our good friend Tom Lacey, which we’ll be releasing for all of you in the coming weeks. We will also be holding a sale on all of the remaining Sharks shirts we have available, none of which will be re-printed.

We want to thank all of you for the incredible support you’ve given us over the last six years. We’ve been lucky enough to take Sharks all over the world and befriend many wonderful people along the way. It’s given us so much joy to share our music with you. So with this farewell, we leave you with three records of which we are immensely proud of—The Joys of Living 2008-2010, No Gods, and Selfhood—which we hope you’ll continue to enjoy long into the future.

We would also like to send a special thanks to our close friends and family and the great team of people we’ve had the pleasure of working with over the years — Oliver Mitchell, Ross Warnock, Matthew Gordner and everyone at Rise Records, Ben Husted and Raw Power Management, Andy Somers and The Agency Group, BB Gun Press, Coffeebreath & Heartache, Vinyl Junkie and Swagger City Records.

Thank you, friends!

James, Andrew, Sam and Carl xxxx

We Came As Romans posts new lyric video for ‘Fade Away’

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We Came As Romans - Tracing Back Roots

American metalcore band We Came As Romans has posted a new lyric video online for the track ‘Fade Away‘, taken from the band’s forthcoming ‘Tracing Back Roots‘ studio album.

‘Tracing Back Roots‘ is to be the third studio album from We Came As Romans and will be released through Equal Vision Records on July 23rd. The album’s title track received an official lyric video last month, and ‘Fade Away‘ now becomes the latest We Came As Romans track to receive the lyric video treatment.

You can watch the ‘Fade Away‘ lyric video below in a video which also forefronts a number of merch items that are currently available from the We Came As Romans website, bundled in when you pre-order the album.

Landscapes to tour Europe with The Amity Affliction and In Hearts Wake

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Landscapes BandPHOTO CREDIT: Ashley Adams

Having signed a worldwide deal with Pure Noise Records, UK modern hardcore band Landscapes will head out on a European tour this September along with The Amity Affliction and In Hearts Wake.

Landscapes will re-release their critically acclaimed debut album ‘Life Gone Wrong‘ via Pure Noise this autumn, on CD, vinyl and digital formats. This will mark a huge step forward in Landscapes’ career as the album receives its official worldwide release and the band potentially significantly opens up its worldwide fanbase.

Pure Noise Records founder, Jake Round, had the following to say about signing Landscapes:

Landscapes are the first band from outside the US to join our family and I really feel like it’s a good fit. Our goal is to continue putting out a diverse array of punk rock style records and I think Landscapes will be a really nice addition to the hardcore side of that.

You can find a full list of tour dates for the tour with The Amity Affliction and In Hearts Wake below:

Sept 6th – Germany Köln – Underground

Sept 7th – Belgium Edegem (Antwerpen) – JH Nootuitgang

Sept 8th – UK Southampton – The Cellar

Sept 9th – UK Manchester – Academy 3

Sept 10th – UK Leeds – Cockpit

Sept 11th – Scotland Glasgow – Cathouse

Sept 12th – UK Newcastle – Academy2

Sept 13th – UK Cardiff – CF10, University

Sept 14th – UK London – Underworld

Sept 15th – UK Birmingham – O2 Academy3

Sept 16th – France Paris – Batofar

Sept 17th – Germany Karlsruhe – Stadtmitte

Sept 18th – Germany Berlin – Magnet

Sept 19th – Austria Wien – Arena

Sept 20th – Germany München – Backstage

Megadeth – Super Collider Video

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Official video for the Megadeth track ‘Super Collider‘, the title track from the band’s most recently released studio album; the fourteenth album of the band’s career to date. ‘Super Collider‘ is Megadeth’s first studio since splitting from Roadrunner Records in late 2012.

Damien Deadson – 15 Years of Hate Video

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Official video for the Damien Deadson track ‘15 Years of Hate‘, taken from the band’s ‘Crown Me, Destroyer‘ studio album which was released in May 2013 via Infamous Empire Records. Damien Deadson fuses progressive metal with powerful groove oriented riffs, creating songs that are dark, rich, and hauntingly honest.

Down To Nothing to release new ‘Life On The James’ Album

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Down To Nothing - Life On The James

Down To Nothing will release a new album via Revelation Records on September 10th; the band’s first full-length record in five years.

In a career that has now spanned a full thirteen years, Down To Nothing has released three full-length albums, eight EP’s, and one compilation, too. In releasing all this music and through extensively touring the world, Down To Nothing has become one of the most recognised bands associated with the Richmond straight edge scene, and the band will now be looking to further cement its fantastic status with studio album number four.

The following is the full list of tracks set to appear on Down To Nothing’s ‘Life On The James‘ studio album:

  1. When I Rust I Rust
  2. Dirty South
  3. Life On The James
  4. Sheffield
  5. No Leash
  6. 3:24
  7. Brothers Turned Strangers
  8. Island Time
  9. Cardinal
  10. Soak It Up
  11. Fish Ain’t Bitin’
  12. Draw 4

Celldweller’s ‘Razorface’ Available for Streaming

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Celldweller - Soundtrack For The Voices In My Head Vol 03 Chapter 01

Taken from the new Celldweller EP ‘Soundtrack For The Voices In My Head Vol. 03, Chapter 01‘, ‘Razorface‘ has now been officially made available for streaming.

The ‘Soundtrack For The Voices In My Head‘ series has so far proven to be incredibly popular, and having already achieved placements in popular films and video games such as A Good Day To Die Hard, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, and Assassins Creed 2, the Celldweller series is showing no signs of slowing down now as Klayton continues to enhance his growing name and reputation as a recording artist.

You can take a listen to Celldweller’s ‘Razorface‘ below:

The Vitamins – Keys To The Limousine Video

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Official video for The Vitamins’ debut single ‘Keys To The Limousine‘, officially released on July 15th both digitally and as a limited edition 7″ vinyl. The Vitamins will play in the English capital later this month as they perform a show at the Camden Barfly in London on July 26th.

‘I’ve Got A Telephone‘, the b-side to ‘Keys To The Limousine‘, is available for streaming and free download below.

Defeater unveils new track ‘No Shame’

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Defeater - Letters Home Pre-Order

Defeater will release new studio album ‘Letters Home‘ via Bridge Nine Records on July 16th, and the band has now unveiled a new track from the album in the form of ‘No Shame‘.

‘Letters Home‘ is Defeater’s third and heaviest/best work yet, a ten track album that’s heavy and haunting, whilst lyrically poignant and continuing the story of a working class family living in post-WWII America.

Defeater vocalist Derek Archambault had the following to say about the album:

Inspiration for this record came from a few places. Much like with Lost Ground,these stories are based around my two grandfathers’ service in WWII. Musically the record hearkens back to Travels and Lost Ground. EDSN was a bit of a departure for us, and I think we took some good chances on that record but ‘Letters Home’ brings it back to why we started this band in the first place five years ago.

‘No Shame‘ premiered on the BBC Radio 1 Rock Show last night, and if you missed it then, you can now stream the track below.