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Frank Turner signs to Epitaph

Brian Shultz on 4/29/09 @ 9:40 AM

English singer/songwriter Frank Turner has signed with Epitaph Records.

The deal is worldwide aside from Turner's home country, the UK, where he'll remain with Xtra Mile.

Turner, who punctuated the announcement with a simple "Fuck yes!!", last issued Love Ire & Song last year.

As I Lay Dying to debut "I Never Wanted" video

Tim Karan on 4/29/09 @ 9:07 AM

As I Lay Dying's new video for their track "I Never Wanted" will debut online over at the MTV2's Headbangers Blog this coming Thursday, April 30th and will debut on the Headbangers Ball show itself on May 09th.

The footage for the DVD comes from their recently released DVD, This Is Who We Are.

There For Tomorrow unveil new track

Tim Karan on 4/29/09 @ 1:24 AM

Before There For Tomorrow releases their highly anticipated debut LP, A Little Faster, on June 9, there are treating fans to a new track, "A Little Faster," on their MySpace.

The band, who was hailed by Alternative Press as one of their '100 Bands to Watch in 2009,' are on tour now with Versa Emerge. You can find a full list of dates here.

The direct iTunes link is here.

Isis stream Wavering Radiant

Ben Sailer on 4/28/09 @ 9:40 PM

Influential ambient metal act Isis are streaming their fifth full-length album online.

You can listen to the record, titled Wavering Radiant, in full on their MySpace page.

The disc hits stores on May 5 courtesy of Ipecac. The band last released In The Absence Of Truth in 2006.

Green Day tour venues revealed

Tim Karan on 4/28/09 @ 6:47 PM

We've known the routing for this summer's Green Day tour for a week, but we haven't known exactly where the punk legends would be playing. That changes now. Check out the venues for the tour:

7/03 Seattle, WA -- Key Arena
7/04 Vancouver, BC -- GM Place
7/06 Edmonton, AB -- Rexall Place
7/07 Saskatoon, SAS -- Credit Union Centre
7/09 Winnipeg, MAN -- MTS Centre
7/10 Fargo, ND -- Fargo Dome
7/11 Minneapolis, MN -- Target Center
7/13 Chicago, IL -- United Center
7/14 Detroit, MI -- Palace of Auburn Hills
7/16 Hamilton, ONT -- Copps Coliseum
7/17 Ottawa, ONT -- Scotiabank
7/18 Montreal, QUE -- Bell Centre
7/20 Boston, MA -- TD Banknorth Garden
7/21 Philadelphia, PA -- Wachovia Spectrum
7/22 Pittsburgh, PA -- Mellon Arena
7/24 Hartford, CT -- XL Center
7/25 Albany, NY -- Times Union Center
7/27 New York, NY -- Madison Square Garden
7/29 Washington DC -- Verizon Center
7/31 Nashville, TN -- Sommet Center
8/01 Atlanta, GA -- Gwinnett Center
8/03 Tampa, FL -- St. Pete Times Forum
8/04 Miami, FL -- American Airlines Arena
8/05 Orlando, FL -- Amway Arena
8/07 New Orleans, LA -- New Orleans Arena
8/09 Houston, TX -- Toyota Center
8/10 San Antonio, TX -- AT&T Center
8/11 St Louis, MO -- Scottrade Center
8/12 Kansas City, -- Sprint Center
8/13 Omaha, NE -- Qwest Center
8/15 Denver, CO -- Pepsi Center
8/16 Salt Lake City, UT -- Energy Sol Arena
8/18 San Jose, CA -- HP Pavilion
8/20 San Diego, CA -- Cox Arena
8/21 Las Vegas, NV -- Mandalay Bay
8/22 Phoenix, AZ -- US Air Arena
8/24 Sacramento, CA -- Arco Arena
8/25 Los Angeles, CA -- The Forum

Karate High School Post New Track

Jennifer Grathwol on 4/28/09 @ 5:40 PM

Karate High School have unveiled another new song off their forthcoming Eyeball Records debut full-length, Invaders. Check out "Punk Rock Uniform" on their Myspace.