On February 19, Spread the Metal Records will release the self-titled debut from Edge of Attack. Pre-orders are available now, and the band leaked a track here.
Gainesville, FL's Grabass Charlestons have announced a name change to The Careeners, starting with an upcoming EP in 2013. For more details on the change, check out this interview with Dying Scene.
Bassist Dave Drobach simplifies the change as follows:
Only a name change. Grabass Charlestons …
The Men, who released Open Your Heart in 2012, have announced a March 5 release date for their latest album titled New Moon. New Moon markes their fourth album in as many years and the band will hit the road in March in support of its release.
The Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago, IL has set the dates of July 19-21 for the 2013 version of the annual festival, held again at Union Park. Three day passes are now available, though no line-up has been announced as yet.
Today Is the Day have announced a March-April tour of the northeast and southern US this spring, including a stop at SXSW, and then the rest of the US and select Canadian stops. They will be joined at select stops by Black Tusk, KEN Mod,e and Fight Amp.
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H20 has announced a February tour with Backtrack and Code Orange Kids. Openers Code Orange Kids recently released Love Is Love//Return to Dust on Deathwish Inc.
Baptists, from Vancouver, have joined forces with Southern Lord Records for their upcoming debut Bushcraft.
The hardcore band formed in 2010, released a 7" in 2011, and has February 2013 slated for their debut full-length, recorded by Kurt Ballou.
Following a cease and desist letter from a recently reunited Chicago, IL band of the same name, Greensboro, NC's Future Ghosts have changed their name to Unifier. The band will be releasing Colorado on Autumn + Colour and Round Kid Records on February 12.
The band offered the following …
In March, Collapse Under the Empire will release a 5-song EP with Finaltune Records. The band has released a video to "The Great Silence" as a preview.
On February 5, The Bronx will release their first new album in five years, Bronx IV. The album on White Drugs/ATO Records follows a side trip as Mariachi El Bronx.
The new single "Ribcage" is streaming below.
Appleton, WI's Wartorn has signed with Southern Lord Records for the upcoming Iconic Nightmares, which will be released on January 22 by the label. Wartorn has previously released items with Profane Existence and Crimes Against Humanity and shares members with Dresden, Remission, and Words That Burn.
On Saturday January 12, 2013, Earache Records will celebrate 25 years with a showcase concert in Pomona, CA with Oceano, Vektor, Bonded by Blood, and White Wizzard set to play.
The show is sponsored by Scion A/V and access, while free, required an RSVP.
The Brokedowns have announced plans to record a new full-length later this month for Red Scare Industries, who released their last album, Species Bender, in 2010.
New Jersey's Night Birds have posted a facebook update that two new records are in the works. One, a new 14-song 12", and one 4-song 7". Recording is to start next month.
SPB caught up with singer Brian Gorsinger prior to Fest 11 here.
Letters Home, featuring David Settle (Ex-Breathers, Quiet Clouds), Scott Carr (Wavelets, Send Away Stranger) and Joshua Mikel (ex-Look Mexico) are offering their new EP for free download or stream at their bandcamp page. The band has previously released Take Your Time and is planning a spring tour.
Killing Joke and Spinefarm Records will soon release The Single Collection: 1979-2012 to mark the band's 35th anniversary, followed by a tour starting in March.
The band is also planning a new studio album later in the year. They released MMXII in 2012, also on Spinefarm.
Jeffery Drag Records has released a winter mixtape featuring clips from their upcopming releases: b-sides, demos, and regular tracks from artists such as Pujol, Bad Cop, Useless Eaters, and more.
A tracklisting is below, and the record can be streamed over here at spin.com.
Kalamazoo, MI band The Reptilian have entered the studio to work on their first full-length for Count Your Lucky Stars Records. The album, currently untitled, is slated for a spring release. Following their studio time, the band will be hitting the road of the Southeastern US with Innards.