Senses Fail will be returning to UK shores in May / June of 2013 and the band will come armed with an arsenal of new material. They’re currently recording their fifth studio album in Los Angeles with producer Shaun Lopez (Deftones, Far). Get ready!
Total Guitar rate Hawk Eyes and Minus The Bear
Hawk Eyes and Minus The Bear both feature in Total Guitar‘s Albums of the Year in the current edition of the mag. Rifftastic! Whilst you’re here, you should probably check out Hawk Eyes’ immense new music video.
Big Cheese Goes Big
The new double issue of Big Cheese features their top albums of the year and we have a few gems in there. Check it out and see where Enter Shikari, OFF!, The Menzingers and Gallows appear… There’s also a big News piece on Funeral For A Friend so you can read all about their forthcoming album ‘Conduit’.
Introducing: Harry George Johns
Harry George Johns used to play with Leeds favs Dinosuar Pile-Up. Now he’s crafting heart-on-sleeve Ryan Adams-esque acoustic numbers and will release a debut mini-album ‘Post Breakdown Blues’ on 11th Feb. Check out the first track ‘Hospital Blues’ for free download as Track of The Day on Clash.
Enter Shikari make NME’s Top Albums
It’s been quite a year for Enter Shikari and now they’re featured in NME Magazine‘s Top 50 albums of the year. And they’re basically the heaviest band to be featured in the list. Ace news!
Converge are 2nd The Best in K!
Converge‘s ‘Coral Blue’ has achieved the #2 spot in Kerrang!‘s Top 250 songs of 2012. Division feature heavily in the list with appearances from Enter Shikari, Blood Red Shoes, Anathema, Minus The Bear, Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Pulled Apart By Horses, OFF!, Night Verses, The Menzingers, Hawk Eyes & Gallows. Phew!
Shields stream new EP!
Geordie alt. pop wonders Shields‘ new EP ‘Kaleidoscope’ is now available to stream, courtesy of This Is Fake DIY. It is released as a free download from their official site on November 19th.
Shiny Toy Guns return
LA electro-rock band Shiny Toy Guns will releasing their long-awaited album ‘III’ in Feburary 2013, for which the band have reunited with original singer Carah Faye. Check out the lyric video for ‘Somewhere To Hide’ on NME.com.
Bad Religion say F**k You
Bad Religion‘s new album ‘True North’ will be released through Epitaph Records on 21st January, 2013. They’ve unveiled the first song ‘Fuck You’ and you can check it out here.
Colt 45 are Punktastic
Colt 45 release their EP ‘Inside The Triangle next week and to celebrate, Punktastic are streaming the entire thing on their homepage all week. You can also check it out at this direct link. The band have picked up pieces in Music Week, Powerplay and Big Cheese with much more to come!
