Man Overboard Post New Song (“Open Season”)

New Jersey’s Man Overboard have posted a new song called “Open Season” off their upcoming 3^rd LP Heart Attack, out May 28 on Rise Records/ Lost Tape Collective.

The track features a guest appearance from Geoff Rickly of Thursday and can be streamed here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lx9E0bfwDVE.

Man Overboard are currently out on The Suppy Nation Tour with The Story So Far, Tonight Alive, Citizen, and The American Scene. The band will also be on the entire Vans Warped Tour this summer.

April 9 – Montreal, QC – La Sala Rosa

April 10 – Toronto, ON – Annex Wreckroom

April 11 – Detroit, MI – Magic Stick

April 12 – Chicago, IL – Reggies Rock Club

April 13 – Toledo, OH – Headliner’s (Jamboree Festival)

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Haraball: Fysisk Format To Release Debut LP From Hardcore Punks

HARABALL is the result of the joyful friction that arises when cocky ex-straightedgers meet highbrow elitist punks, unloading a sharp and ultra-consistent style of old-school hardcore. And now the Norwegian hardcore punk outfit is preparing to unleash their debut album, Sleep Tall, this May via Fysisk Format.

The band’s previous Frowns vs. Downs and The Rope 7” releases and a killer series of live shows have made the act one of Fysisk Format's top bands in only two years, and while HARABALL may be a fairly new name to the game, together the five members’ previous experiences total over fifty years of playing hardcore. Bassist Vegard and guitarist William played in one of Norway's most infamous straightedge bands, Tiebreak, until it exploded in a frenzy of fights and masculine love. Shortly after, William, drummer Daniel, guitarist Trond and lead singer Jon Eivind started the band Fairfuck. A lot of unfinished business still lurked when Fairfuck called it a day, and after ten years of lobbying from William, HARABALL saw the light of day. When guitar-maestro and producer Trond got a minute off from his day job in serious rock bands like Euroboys and Mirror Lakes, all this culminated into Sleep Tall.

With fifteen tracks written with the principle of "maximum musical energy effect per second," each loaded riff was dissected and reconstructed until they became the musical shockwaves to be witnessed on Sleep Tall, the record’s lyrics focusing on the frustrations of everyday life. HARABALL recorded Sleep Tall in the legendary Crystal Canyon Studios themselves, with guitarist Trond Mjøen behind the mixing board. The album’s artwork was conceived by Esra Caroline Røise who also did the artwork for the two first 7". In Esra the classic hardcore illustrators Raymond Pettibon (Black Flag, Minutemen) and Tesco Vee (Meatmen) have found a sister in spirit. Fysisk Format has also included the tracks from both of the band’s previous 7” releases, adding eight bonus tracks to the melee!

Sleep Tall is not a tribute to Bad Brains, Black Flag or Minor Threat. It is a competent refinement of a genre that most new bands misinterpret. HARABALL is vitalization of hardcore and a cultivation of the bare essentials... hard boiled frenzy!

Blast the album’s third raging track “Jeremy Smoked” as well as HARABALL live footage and more RIGHT HERE.

Fysisk Format will release Sleep Tall on CD, LP and digital download on May 28th, followed by a European tour with HARABALL being joined by label cohorts Haust throughout June. Dates will be announced soon.

Sleep Tall Track Listing:

1. Well, That Passed

2. Meat n Spirit

3. Jeremy Smoked

4. Diet Of Candy

5. On the Bridge

6. Sleep Tall

7. My Douche

8. Drunks Is Needy

9. Model Prisoner

10. TBA

11. Hair In My Soup

12. Cock Persona

13. At The Clinic

14. Cosmo

15. Hokksund

16. The Badge & The Wig*

17. Best Band Ever*

18. Raising the Dead*

19. The Rope*

20. I Want Your Downs**

21. Terrible Two**

22. Random**

23. Evil Twin**

*from Frowns vs. Downs 7"

**from The Rope 7"

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Captain, We're Sinking Announce 'The Future Is Cancelled' LP

Pennsylvania punks Captain, We're Sinking have announced a new LP titled 'The Future Is Cancelled'.  The record is due out May 14 via Run For Cover Records.  You can stream a brand new track called 'Here's To Forever' at Absolutepunk: http://absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=3100821.

'The Future Is Cancelled' is a stunning display of gritty punk and gutwrenching storytelling that sees CWS stepping into place their alongside contemporaries like The Menzingers and Tigers Jaw while challenging boundaries set forth by genre greats like Against Me! and Alkaline Trio.

Pre-order information and a new tour announcement will be coming later this week.  Stream / Pick up a copy of the limited Montreal 7" featuring the song 'Montreal' also from TFIC as well as an unreleased b-side - http://runforcoverrecords.bandcamp.com/album/montreal-2

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Atlanta Pop-Punks Look Alive Enter Studio Next Week

Atlanta-based pop punks Look Alive will be recording their debut 'Mistakes & Milestones' EP from April 13-28 at Spotlight Sound Studio in Atlanta. Additional album details below:

Producer: Jason Andrews

Release Date: July 2, 2013

Autumn + Colour Records

http://www.lookaliveatl.com

About Look Alive:

The members of Look Alive have all played in different bands over the last 10+ years. Hell, some of them are even in multiple bands now — that’s kind of how it goes for musicians. They all share that one common thing: the itch to play music. So here they are, another band, another line-up and another chance to fulfill that itch.

In a creative world where everyone seems to have a new band or project, artists must bring something fresh to cut through the clutter. Look Alive does just that by delivering a melodic approach with an aggressive tempo, propped up with timely lyrics and growling vocals that are sure to make any music lover take notice. Coming together in August of 2012, the band was fairly new when an old hat on the Atlanta music scene, Travis Groo, heard the recent incarnation. He moved quickly and inked the guys to a deal with newly minted Autumn + Colour Records.

The group is doing their part to help raise pop-punk from the grave with their energetic performances and straight-to-the-point lyrics. They are no strangers to hard work and sacrifice. From sleeping on floors, touring the states and eating Ramen noodles night after night — this life has given them a genuine approach to their music and song writing. Their previous work has set the stage for something great, and they welcome the future with a beer in hand. Sharing this experience with friends, fans and family will always be the motivating factor for keeping the band alive.

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Hessian: Song From Belgian Unit's Southern Lord LP Streaming

A track from Belgian faction HESSIAN’s Southern Lord debut Manégarmr has been dispensed today. A rabid surge of energetic punk/metal-infused hardcore raging with a blistering solo and pummeling breakdown with a total by-the-throat approach, on par with acts like Ringworm and Southern Lord mates All Pigs Must Die, “Plague Monger” is a prime example of what happens when the members of HESSIAN combine their damaging talents.

Let the "Plague Monger" off the chain now at now Invisible Oranges.

From the onset, the combined musical backgrounds of this quartet featuring members of Amenra and The Black Heart Rebellion, and part of the Church Of Ra sect fell effortlessly into place, pushing a sound that was at once pummeling, devouring and empowering across the rural fields where they started rehearsing. After a well received debut EP, a split 7" with Amenra, a split LP with Pale Creation on Magic Bullet Records and countless shows throughout Europe, HESSIAN have found a new home with Southern Lord who will unleash the band’s debut album, Manégarmr to the North American masses on April 30th. Check out the cover art by Valentijn Goethals and Tomas Lootens at WeBecameAware and more HERE.

Additional new European tour actions for HESSIAN have also been announced, with more to follow throughout the year in an ongoing live campaign in support of Manègarmr.

Manègarmr Track Listing: 

1. Ascension

2. Serpent's Whisper

3. Mourn The World Of Man

4. Plague Monger

5. Father Of Greed

6. Vāmācāra

7. Swallowing Nails

8. Hollow Eyes

9. Manégarmr

10 Mother Of Time

HESSIAN Live Actions:
4/20/2013 Heartcoretagefest - Wermelskirchen, Germany
4/21/2013 Exhaus - Trier, Germany w/ Jungbluth

5/11/2013 Manégarmr release show - Gent, Belgium w/ Blind To Faith

5/14/2013 DeKreun - Kortrijk, Belgium w/ Godflesh
6/08/2013 Toxoplasmosefest - Saint Imier, Switzerland w/ Oathbreaker
6/28/2013 Pogobar - Gent, Belgium

9/06/2013 Volta Club - Moscow, Russia (Church Of Ra)

9/07/2013 Arkitika - Saint-Petersburg, Russia (Church Of Ra)

9/20/2013 TBA - Berlin, Germany
9/21/2013 Jump In The Fire Fest - Roßwein, Germany

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