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On February 21st, Cursive will be releasing their umpteenth studio album I Am Gemini. Early reports suggest it won't be anywhere near as good as The Ugly Organ or Domestica.

Progressive rock group I the Mighty has released their new single, "The Dreamer".  The track comes off their debut EP for Equal Vision Records, Karma Never Sleeps. (RIYL: Tides of Man, pmtoday, Hands Like Houses).  

Akron's own If These Trees Could Talk have released "Barren Lands of a Modern Dinosaur" from their upcoming full-length Red Forest. Show of hands, who had no idea these guys were even recording?

North Carolina's Iselia are offering a vinyl remaster of their debut full-length Life From Dead Limbs here. All pre-orders come with alt. art.

Common Crooks, formerly In Oceans, who were included in an article of mine, have released a new single entitled "Shallow Lungs." Lyric video in the comments. (RIYL: 06 Saosin, Hands Like Houses, Panic at the Disco)

Check out Anthony Green's music video for "Get Yours While You Can" while you can. You'll find it in the comments.

Check out It Starts With Alaska's video for "The Creature" in the comments. They were one of the better acts in my Battle of the Bands series last Spring.

UK post-hardcore/rock outfit Lower Than Atlantis has signed a deal with Island Records.
We're not yet sure if the deal is worldwide or for Europe only (their
last record was released in the U.S. via Sumerian Records).

The
band had the following to say: "You may have heard this already, but
we're pleased to announce that we have signed to Island Records! Keep
spreading the word and remember - FUCK IT TO THE MAN!"

Trivium look to already have a basic timeline mapped out for their next album. According to a recent tweet from bassist Paolo Gregoletto, the group plan to enter the studio early next year to begin recording the outing.

All Pigs Must Die‘s (Converge, The Hope Conspiracy) long-delayed new 7″ has finally seen a release. The outing features the unreleased song “Curse Of Humanity” and the track “Extinction Is Ours” — which is taken from their latest release, “God Is War“. The 7″ has been limited to a pressing of 500 copies and can be picked up over at Deathwishinc.com.

TesseracT are nearly done tracking material for their new acoustic EP. They will follow it up by shifting their focus to their next album. Speaking on that recently through their Facebook they stated: "We’ve got one more track to finish and then we hand in the acoustic inspired EP to the label. At which point we’ll start work on the big number 2! Which robably won’t be called two, sorry. Probably...”

Converge drummer Ben Koller has wrapped up
laying down the drum tracks for seventeen songs for possible inclusion
on the bands upcoming album. The group began recording the effort
earlier this week at Godcity with band guitarist Kurt Ballou once again handling the production duties.

Darkest Hour were apparently robbed on tour during their recent Canadian dates with Machine Head and Suicide Silence. No word on what was stolen from the band.

Current Testament drummer Gene Hoglan has been pulling double duty on the bands current tour with Anthrax and Death Angel. Hoglan has been filling in for Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante, who has taken a short leave from the trek to be with his terminally ill mother.

Dredg, He Is Legend, Fair To Midland, Junius, Dead Letter Circus, Caspian and more are just some of the artists featured on the new free digital compilation, “Escaping The Ordinary: Volume 3“. You can grab it at Escapingtheordinary.net.

Protest the Hero will embark on their third headlining tour in support of Scurrilous this April with the recently in-studio Periphery. An official announcement and full dates are forthcoming. Periphery will also release their second full-length record on Sumerian Records later this year.

UPDATE: 
Support on the trek will be provided by Jeff Loomis (Ex-Nevermore) and the UK's The Safety Fire. Full dates are as follows:
3/25 Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge
3/26 Lawrence, KS @ Granada
3/27 Dallas, TX @ Trees
3/28 Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
3/30 Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine
3/31 Phoenix, AZ @ Club Red
4/1 Los Angeles, CA @ Key Club
4/2 San Francisco, CA @ Slim's
4/3 Portland, OR @ The Branx
4/4 Seattle, WA @ Studio Seven
4/6 Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue
4/7 Denver, CO @ Summit
4/9 St. Louis, MO @ Pops
4/10 Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave II
4/11 Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick
4/12 Columbus, OH @ The Outland Ballroom
4/13 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
4/14 Baltimore, MD @ Sonar
4/16 Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
4/17 Orlando, FL @ The Social
4/18 Raleigh, NC @ Lincoln Theater
4/20 New York, NY @ Gramercy
4/22 Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero

Check it out. Tons of stuff for only a couple bucks each!

After a copyright dispute, Here We Divide have officially changed their name to Exotype, and have released a teaser that sounds downright insidious.

BOOM.

Drummer Tomas Haake has unveiled in a live webchat that Meshuggah will tour the US and Canada in May with support provided by Decapitated and Baroness. They will release their newest album, entitled Koloss, on March 27th through Nuclear Blast Records. Dates for said tour are forthcoming.

Joshua James (Evergreen Terrace) has joined Stick to Your Guns on guitar.  He is still in E.T.

Rise artist Hands Like Houses have debuted "Antarctica" from their upcoming full-length Ground Dweller. Cheggit in the comments. (RIYL: Emarosa, Broadway)

Just when you thought the government needed SOPA to shut down websites, the feds have swept in and shut down Megaupload including arresting some of their employees.  In retaliation, Anonymous have started to attack various websites involved in the anti-piracy movement.

Equal Vision are bringing us the debut EP from Hidden Hospitals, made up of members from Damiera and Kiss Kiss. You can stream EP 001 here.

Australian progressive rock group Closure In Moscow has released a new single off their yet-untitled new album.  The track is entitled "The Impeccable Beast", and it can be streamed at the location below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2CNHESJKcU