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As if we all weren't excited enough... this full album preview kinda solidifies it...

Dayshell  have premiered the first single off their upcoming debut album

Though the EP's been out for a while, Vela Ceras have just put out a lyric video for "When We Fold," a perfect chance for those who slept on this excellent blend of Evaline and The Mars Volta the first go-around.

Official press release:

"Darkest Hour have signed a worldwide deal with Sumerian Records and are hard at work on their much anticipated new full-length album. The group are currently on tour throughout North America with Killswitch Engage, Miss May I and The Word Alive."

Darkest Hour: "To say that Sumerian Records and label owner Ash Avildsen are big supporters of this band would be a huge understatement.We have been proud to call Ash our friend since our early years and this friendship has flourished greatly since then via our relationship with his sister company, The Pantheon Booking Agency.

"When you start a band you dream that one day you can do what you love with great friends and family around you. Now it all seems to have come full circle. With the good people at Outerloop Management, Sumerian Records and the Pantheon Agency we finally feel right at home. Every aspect of  the group is being handled by long-time trusted friends and is in reliable hands. This safe haven has given us the shelter we need to put together a life-changing new album.

"Before we could see it coming, we've been thrust out of Oceanic Studios (where we've been working with producer Taylor Larson) and back out on the road. Please come see us live with Killswitch Engage (dates listed below) if we're
coming to your city and it will also be our first tour with new drummer Travis Orbin. As soon as we get home we'll be back to the hermit life in the studio where we can finish up this album. To our brother Ash, Sumerian and all of you out there here's a huge cheers to 2014, a new Darkest Hour album and the future."

Ash Avildsen further comments: "Darkest Hour are some of the best dudes I have ever met in music. They're also one of the most underrated bands in metal and Sumerian is here to change that. Their influential debut album, The Mark Of The Judas, which never saw the real light of day due to their label at the time going under the day it came out, will finally get a proper release this fall, along with a new studio record. DC pride."

Norma Jean are expected to release their sixth studio album this summer. The effort is titled Wrongdoers and will be available on August 6th via Razor & Tie. An audio preview can be found in the comments.

01. Hive Minds
02. If You Got It At Five, You Got It At Fifty
03. Wrongdoers
04. The Potter Has No Hands
05. Sword In Mouth, Fire Eyes
06. Afterhour Animals
07. The Lash Whistled Like A Singing Wind
08. Neck In The Hemp
09. Triffids
10. Funeral Singer
11. Sun Dies, Blood Moon

Between The Buried And Me are hitting the road in the states and Canada with The Faceless, The Contortionist, and The Safety Fire this fall.

Dates:

September 13, 2013
Between the Buried and Me, The Faceless, The Contortionist, and The Safety Fire
Winston-Salem, NC at Ziggy's

September 14, 2013
Between the Buried and Me, The Faceless, The Contortionist, and The Safety Fire
Knoxville, TN at NV

September 15, 2013
Between the Buried and Me, The Faceless, The Contortionist, and The Safety Fire
Atlanta, GA at The Masquerade

September 16, 2013
Between the Buried and Me, The Faceless, The Contortionist, and The Safety Fire
Jacksonville, FL at Brewster's Roc Bar

September 17, 2013
Between the Buried and Me, The Faceless, The Contortionist, and The Safety Fire
Orlando, FL at The Plaza Live

September 19, 2013
Between the Buried and Me, The Faceless, The Contortionist, and The Safety Fire
Houston, TX at House of Blues

September 20, 2013
Between the Buried and Me, The Faceless, The Contortionist, and The Safety Fire
Austin, TX at The Mohawk

September 21, 2013
Between the Buried and Me, The Faceless, The Contortionist, and The Safety Fire
Dallas, TX at House of Blues

September 23, 2013
Between the Buried and Me, The Faceless, The Contortionist, and The Safety Fire
Denver, CO at Summit Music Hall

September 24, 2013
Between the Buried and Me, The Faceless, The Contortionist, and The Safety Fire
Murray, UT at Murray Theater

September 26, 2013
Between the Buried and Me, The Faceless, The Contortionist, and The Safety Fire
Mesa, AZ at The Nile

September 27, 2013
Between the Buried and Me, The Faceless, The Contortionist, and The Safety Fire
West Hollywood, CA at House of Blues

September 28, 2013
Between the Buried and Me, The Faceless, The Contortionist, and The Safety Fire
San Diego, CA at House of Blues

September 29, 2013
Between the Buried and Me, The Faceless, The Contortionist, and The Safety Fire
Santa Ana, CA at The Observatory

September 30, 2013
Between the Buried and Me, The Faceless, The Contortionist, and The Safety Fire
San Francisco, CA at Regency Ballroom

October 01, 2013
Between the Buried and Me, The Faceless, The Contortionist, and The Safety Fire
Sacramento, CA at Ace of Spades

October 03, 2013
Between the Buried and Me, The Faceless, The Contortionist, and The Safety Fire
Portland, OR at Hawthorne Theatre

October 04, 2013
Between the Buried and Me, The Faceless, The Contortionist, and The Safety Fire
Seattle, WA at El Corazon

October 05, 2013
Between the Buried and Me, The Faceless, The Contortionist, and The Safety Fire
Vancouver, BC at Commodore Ballroom

October 07, 2013
Between the Buried and Me, The Faceless, The Contortionist, and The Safety Fire
Calgary, AB at The Republik

October 08, 2013
Between the Buried and Me, The Faceless, The Contortionist, and The Safety Fire
Edmonton, AB at Starlite Room

October 09, 2013
Between the Buried and Me, The Faceless, The Contortionist, and The Safety Fire
Winnipeg, MB at Garrick Centre

October 11, 2013
Between the Buried and Me, The Faceless, The Contortionist, and The Safety Fire
Minneapolis, MN at Varsity Theater (16 and Older Only)

October 12, 2013
Between the Buried and Me, The Faceless, The Contortionist, and The Safety Fire
Chicago, IL at Metro

October 13, 2013
Between the Buried and Me, The Faceless, The Contortionist, and The Safety Fire
Detroit, MI at Majestic Theatre

October 14, 2013
Between the Buried and Me, The Faceless, The Contortionist, and The Safety Fire
Louisville, KY at Headliner's Music Hall

October 16, 2013
Between the Buried and Me, The Faceless, The Contortionist, and The Safety Fire
New York, NY at Best Buy Theatre

October 17, 2013
Between the Buried and Me, The Faceless, The Contortionist, and The Safety Fire
Worcester, MA at The Palladium

October 18, 2013
Between the Buried and Me, The Faceless, The Contortionist, and The Safety Fire
Sayreville, NJ at Starland Ballroom

October 19, 2013
Between the Buried and Me, The Faceless, The Contortionist, and The Safety Fire
Philadelphia, PA at Theatre of Living Arts

October 20, 2013
Between the Buried and Me, The Faceless, The Contortionist, and The Safety Fire
Cleveland, OH at Peabody's

October 21, 2013
Between the Buried and Me, The Faceless, The Contortionist, and The Safety Fire
Millvale, PA at Mr Smalls Theatre

October 23, 2013
Between the Buried and Me, The Faceless, The Contortionist, and The Safety Fire
Baltimore, MD at Sound Stage

October 24, 2013
Between the Buried and Me, The Faceless, The Contortionist, and The Safety Fire
Asheville, NC at The Orange Peel

October 25, 2013
Between the Buried and Me, The Faceless, The Contortionist, and The Safety Fire
Nashville, TN at Cannery Ballroom

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In case you were interested.

The third of the five covers the Rx Bandits will be releasing on an EP, Weezer's "Surf Wax America." They'll be releasing a Fugazi cover next week, but the most interesting, which will be album-exclusive, is King Crimson.

Official press release:

"ASG and Weedeater have announced a four-week tour across the United States, kicking off on June 27 in Savannah, Ga. at The Jinx.

The tour comes as ASG celebrate their highest charting and most critically acclaimed album to date, the breakthrough release Blood Drive. The twelve-song collection landed at #15 on Billboard’s Heat Seeker chart and also had impressive debuts on the trade magazine’s Hard Music (#32) and Indie (#67) charts. The album is streaming via Bandcamp at asgnation.bandcamp.com.

Stereogum said “Blood Drive is a heavy album, no question, but it’s primarily a catchy album, full of resin-sticky summertime metal.” Revolver called the album “a catchy, melodic triumph of heavy music,” while Alternative Press asserted that “mentioning ASG in the same breath as riff-rockers Torche or Queens of the Stone Age is not only misleading, it might even be an understatement.” Artist Direct went even further saying “every now and again a band puts out a record that changes the tides for them” and continued by describing Blood Drive as a “tipping point moment.”

Fellow North Carolinians, Weedeater recently performed at Maryland Death Fest and are currently featured in the premiere episode of Noisey’s Heavy Dicks series (http://youtu.be/nze_JpRrksQ). The band is currently working on a follow-up to 2011’s Jason… The Dragon.

Weedeater & ASG presented by Brooklyn Vegan and Invisible Oranges

June 27 Savannah, GA The Jinx
June 28 Atlanta, GA The Earl
June 30 New Orleans, LA One Eyed Jacks
July 1 Houston, TX Fitzgeralds
July 2 San Antonio, TX Korova
July 3 Austin, TX Red 7
July 4 Denton, TX Rubber Gloves (Free Show)
July 5 Norman, OK The Opolis
July 7 Tempe, AZ Pub Rock
July 9 San Diego, CA Soda Bar
July 10 Los Angeles, CA The Whiskey
July 11 Santa Cruz, CA Catalyst
July 12 Oakland, CA Oakland Opera House
July 13 Portland, OR Ash St. Saloon
July 14 Seattle, WA The Highline

ASG only

July 16 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge
July 17 Lawrence, KS The Replay Lounge
July 18 Oklahoma City, OK The Conservatory
July 19 Nashville, TN Springwater
July 20 Asheville, NC Broadway"

After giving us a peek at another track a few weeks back, Karnivool have released a video for "We Are," a cut from their new album, dropping imminently.

Here's a new track from iwrestledabearonce...

Just days after I did all that work to post their teaser, Hands Like Houses went ahead and put out a lyric video for "Introduced Species" about how we're all aliens, or about how Australians were foisted upon the continent as cast-offs from Britain, or something. Anyway, video below:

I The Mighty have premiered the video for "Failures" off their new album Satori  which was released today.