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New Found Glory to tour with A Day To Remember, Crime in Stereo, Four Year Strong and ISOH

Alternative Press - Brian Shultz on 6/6/08 @ 6:03 PM - altpress.com

New Found Glory will be heading out this September across the US with A Day To Remember, Crime in Stereo, Four Year Strong and NFG's alter-egos, International Superheroes Of Hardcore.

New Found Glory is supporting their Tip Of The Iceberg EP, though it was recently announced that the band would soon enter the studio with Mark Hoppus to record their next full-length.

Sep 11 2008 6:00P Bakersfield Dome Bakersfield, California
Sep 12 2008 7:00P Catalyst Santa Cruz, California
Sep 13 2008 6:30P Phoenix Theater Petaluma, California
Sep 14 2008 6:00P New Oasis Sparks, Nevada
Sep 16 2008 6:30P Knitting Factory Concert House Boise, Idaho
Sep 17 2008 6:00P Black Sheep Colorado Springs, Colorado
Sep 19 2008 7:00P Pop's Sauget, Illinois
Sep 20 2008 5:00P Intersection Grand Rapids, Michigan
Sep 21 2008 5:30P Headliners Toledo, Ohio
Sep 23 2008 6:00P Mr. Small's Theatre Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Sep 24 2008 6:00P Crocodile Rock Café Allentown, Pennsylvania
Sep 25 2008 6:00P Crazy Donkey Farmingdale, New York
Sep 26 2008 6:30P Starland Ballroom Sayreville, New Jersey
Sep 28 2008 6:00P Lupo's Providence, Rhode Island
Sep 30 2008 6:00P Recher Theatre Towson, Maryland
Oct 1 2008 6:00P Toad's Place Richmond, Virginia
Oct 2 2008 5:30P Greene Street Greensboro, North Carolina
Oct 3 2008 7:00P Music Farm Charleston, South Carolina
Oct 4 2008 7:00P Fuel Coffeehouse Jacksonville, Florida
Oct 5 2008 6:00P Beta Bar Tallahassee, Florida
Oct 7 2008 5:30P Matthew's Bar & Grill Birmingham, Alabama
Oct 8 2008 6:00P Rocketown Nashville, Tennessee
Oct 9 2008 6:00P The Blue Note Columbia, Missouri
Oct 10 2008 6:30P The Otherside Tulsa, Oklahoma
Oct 12 2008 5:00P House of Blues Las Vegas, Nevada

Eternal Lord lose drummer, cancel tour

Alternative Press - Ben Sailer on 6/6/08 @ 5:13 PM - altpress.com

British metalcore upstarts Eternal Lord have parted ways with drummer Stu Mckay, forcing the band to cancel their upcoming U.S. tour dates on the second leg of the Sun Your Bunz tour with The Acacia Strain, Since The Flood, and All Shall Perish. The band issued the following message via their MySpace blog:

Hey everyone,

A couple days ago Stu decided to quit Eternal Lord leaving us in the lurch for all the upcoming shows and U.S Tour. We are sorry but we are gonna have to cancel alot of shows and the US tour we have coming up as a result of this. We know this is letting alot of people that have worked hard for EL and our supporting fans down but this situation is out of our control. We tried to find someone to fill in but failed.

We have selected a couple drummers to audition with us as over this coming weekend. We will keep you all posted with our progress and decisions on our 5th member !

Don't let this dishearten anyone ! We will be hitting up a town near you soon and we'll be spending the time we have at home writing for a new CD for you guys and dolls to rock out to.

Stu had personal reasons for quitting the band and no real explanation.
He didnt want to make a statement himself but on behalf of the rest of us we are sorry to anyone we've let down.

Nick and the guys -
Eternal Lord

The rest of the tour will be continuing on; you can find those dates here. The band recently released Blessed Be This Nightmare on Ferret.

The Classic Crime post new song

Alternative Press - Brian Shultz on 6/6/08 @ 4:27 PM - altpress.com

The Classic Crime has posted the new single from their upcoming album, The Silver Cord. You can find the song, "Abracadavers," at their purevolume page.

The Silver Cord is due for release July 22 via Tooth & Nail.

Relapse announces Contamination Tour 2008

Alternative Press - Mike Scales on 6/6/08 @ 3:21 PM - altpress.com

Relapse Records is proud to announce Contamination Tour 2008. The MySpace Metal, Decibel Magazine and Sick Drummer sponsored tour will kick off July 21 and is set to feature Topeka, Kansas tech-death metal veterans Origin, Baltimore death/grind maniacs Misery Index and LA's blackened death metal outfit Abysmal Dawn. Now that's a whole lotta death! Dates below:

July 21 St. Louis, MO Rockstar Nightclub
July 22 Fayetteville, AR The OPO
July 24 Dallas, TX TBA
July 25 Victoria, TX Sun Valley Ranch
July 26 Austin, TX Red 7
July 28 El Paso, TX Chics
July 29 Farmington, NM Gator's
July 30 Phoenix, AZ Modified Arts
July 31 San Marcos, CA Jumping Turtle
August 1 Hollywood, CA Safari Sam's
August 2 Oakland, CA The Metro
August 3 Portland, OR Satyricon
August 4 Roseburg, OR Riversdale Grange
August 5 Seattle, WA Studio Seven
August 7 Salt Lake City, UT Club Vegas
August 8 Colorado Springs, CO Black Sheep
August 9 Lawrence, KS The Jackpot

Years Spent Cold post new song

Alternative Press - Brian Shultz on 6/6/08 @ 1:46 PM - altpress.com

Eulogy's metal/hardcore tough dudes Years Spent Cold have posted a new song from their forthcoming label debut, Moving Heaven To Hell. You can hear "Coming Up Roses" at their MySpace page.

The album is due out June 24, and the band will be supporting it with some tour dates.

6/25 Niagara Falls, NY @ The Evening Star Concert Hall
6/26 Muncy, PA [HELD WITH CNC BOOKING/PENNY ARCADE IN ROCHESTER]
6/27 Port Huron, MI @ The Reinvestment Center
6/28 Mishawaka, IN @ Mishawaka American Legion [w/ Catalepsy and Iscariot]
6/29 Springfield, IL @ The Blacksheep Cafe
6/30 Louisville, KY @ The Bulldog Cafe
7/1 Dayton, OH [HELD WITH RICHIE RICH PRODUCTIONS]
7/2 Charleroi, PA @ Club Octane
7/3 Pittsburgh, PA [HELD WITH KOHAN ENTERTAINMENT/THE SCHOOL]
7/4 Wheeling, WV @ Yesterday's Draught House
7/5 Lewisburg PA @ Donald Heiter Community Center [w/ Dead Hearts & Fallen From The Sky]

Victory announces release of Hawthorne Heights album

Alternative Press - Brian Shultz on 6/6/08 @ 11:48 AM - altpress.com

After a tumultuous few years that included the death of 26-year-old guitarist Casey Calvert this past November and ongoing legal rifts between Hawthorne Heights and their on-and-off label, Victory Records, the latter has announced that the band will now release their third full-length, Fragile Future, on the label August 5.

The announcement comes as the band has dropped their lawsuit against the label in its entirety. A large reason for the band's original lawsuit were alleged credibility-damaging promotion tactics on the label's part. Victory had counter-sued the band a month later, followed by the band's own manager later on.

Victory head Tony Brummel essentially compared the new agreement to Senator Barack Obama achieving the Democratic party nomination for the upcoming presidential election.

The band last released If Only You Were Lonely in 2006.