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On Tuesday, March 24, 2009, 16 Frames will release Where It Ends, the band’s debut recording for Verve Forecast and its first on a major label. The album features 11 perfectly-crafted pop songs, all written by Steve Sulikowski, 16 Frames’ front man.
Produced by GRAMMY® winner Matt Serletic (Rob Thomas, Santana, Willie [...]

Rancid have posted the first update in some time on the status of their long-awaited full length. While a formal release date has yet to be confirmed, the band is aiming for a Spring release:
Our good friend and producer Brett Gurewitz has finished mixing our new record set to release around spring of this year. [...]

Ever wonder what your favorite artist was listening to at any given moment? Well Mike Kennerty of The All-American Rejects is letting people in on his own personal soundtrack through the social music portal Last.fm. Fans can check out Kennerty’s scrobbling habits through his personal Last.fm profile where each track he listens to is marked [...]

The music video for My Chemical Romance’s “Desolation Row” has finally made its North American debut. The song, a reinterpretation of the Bob Dylan classic, was recorded specifically for the upcoming feature film Watchmen. Watchmen: Music From the Motion Picture, which contains the song, is due from Warner Sunset/Reprise Records on March 3rd, three days [...]

The red hot REV THEORY is heading back on the road for a headlining tour and is giving 10 fans for each show, VIP ticket upgrades to not only see the band live, but attend an acoustic performance, receive an autographed poster, AND meet the band in person. Please note that this is NOT a [...]

As REV THEORY continues to rock the stage in cities across North America they are shedding light on the red hot video for “Light It Up.” The second single off their Interscope Records debut, Light It Up, again showcases the bands adeptness to arena rock anthems.  Not only does the [...]

The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus have just released the first video from their upcoming Lonely Road album. “You Better Pray” is directed by Tony Petrossian who has also worked with bands like Rise Against, Taking Back Sunday, and Slipknot among others. The clip also is the first to not include guitarist Elias [...]

Chris Cornell has just premiered the video for “Scream,” the title track off of his Timbaland produced album due out next year.  Directed by Alan Ferguson (Fall Out Boy, Gym Class Heroes), the cinematic piece captures the two opposing moods of the song.  “My role in the video is performing the song in super-slow-motion,” explains Cornell.  “I’m [...]

Hunter Burgan (AFI, Hunter Revenge) and Dan Kelly (Only Crime, Hunter Revenge) have blessed MySpace with some rockin’ Holiday tunes.
The duo’s official MySpace page states;

In the winter of our discontent with re-regurgitated Christmas music and lackluster holiday jams, two brave and talented young men (with great beards) decided to take matters into their own [...]

Killswitch Engage, the most prolific of the burgeoning Massachusetts metal scene’s exports, are proud to announce the recording of their as-yet untitled fourth album for Roadrunner Records. The album will follow 2006’s As Daylight Dies, which is approaching Gold-status. 2004’s The End of Heartache has achieved Gold certification. The fourth album is quite an anticipated event in the hard rock [...]