From Autumn To Ashes to release live album

April 29, 2008 - 12:52 PM

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FROM AUTUMN TO ASHES TO RELEASE LIVE ALBUM
“LIVE AT LOONEY TUNES” OUT JUNE 17TH

(April 29, 2008) – On January 8th 2008, FROM AUTUMN TO ASHES performed a benefit show at Looney Tunes record store in their hometown area of Long Island, NY and recorded the show for fans that attended the performance. Now the disc will get a wide release on June 17th through Vagrant.

“13 years ago I went to Looney Tunes and found a selection of local independent music that I had been unfamiliar with until I saw it on their shelves,” said singer, songwriter, and drummer Francis Mark. “This opened up a new world to me. I was just getting into some of the nationally recognized hardcore bands of the time but I didn't realize there was such a scene in my own backyard. People would leave stacks of flyers by the front door and it became a way for me to find out about local shows. I think a good local music scene is made possible not only by the bands and a decent all-ages venue, but also by a solid indie music store. I'm happy to have done something to give back to a place that helped mold me into the person I am today.”

The 10-track disc features songs from the band’s entire catalog, including their latest, Holding A Wolf By The Ears. The full track listing is below.

Fans that attended the show can bring their pre-order slips into Looney Tunes (31 Brookvale Ave., West Babylon, NY 11704) later this week to pick up the finished disc weeks before the actual street date. Looney Tunes will exclusively sell the disc both in-store and online beginning this week, as well.

The performance at Looney Tunes was their last in the U.S. before they headed off for dates in the UK, headlined a European tour and they’ve only just returned from dates in Australia and Japan. From Autumn To Ashes’ next U.S. live performance will be in Long Island once again – May 18th in Farmingdale, NY at The Crazy Donkey.

From Autumn To Ashes is: Francis Mark – vocals, Brian Deneeve - guitar, vocals, Mike Pilato – bass, Rob Lauritsen – guitar, and Jeff Gretz - drums, vocals.


From Autumn To Ashes: Live At Looney Tunes
1) Pioneers
2) Milligram Smile
3) Cherry Kiss
4) Everything I Need
5) Deth Kult Social Club
6) ------------------------
7) Royal Crown vs. Blue Duchess
8) No Trivia
9) Recounts And Recollections
10) Alive Out Of Habit
11) The After Dinner Payback

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The Anniversary to release rarities/b-sides on June 24th

April 21, 2008 - 4:51 PM

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THE ANNIVERSARY TO RELEASE 2-DISC SET OF RARITIES & B-SIDES

DEVIL ON OUR SIDE DUE OUT JUNE 24TH


(April 21, 2008) – THE ANNIVERSARY may have broken up in 2004, but fans can lay their hands on new music June 24th, when the band releases Devil on Our Side: Rarities and B-Sides (Vagrant).

"It's been 10 years since The Anniversary started and almost 5 years since we ended. It's time we opened the vault and released the lost recordings for our fans, “ says drummer Christian Jankowski.

The five-piece from Lawrence, Kansas formed in the late ‘90’s and refined their signature sound – boy-girl vocals, moog and synth pop laden with classic guitar riffs –through heavy touring. The band signed with Heroes and Villains (the Get Up Kids imprint on Vagrant) in 1999 and released their debut, Designing a Nervous Breakdown, in 2000. Their sophomore effort, Your Majesty, was released in 2002 and would be the band’s last.

The Anniversary was: Adrianne Verhoeven (vocals, keys), Christian Jankowski (drums), James David (bass), Josh Berwanger (guitar, vocals), and Justin Roelofs (guitar, vocals).

www.myspace.com/theanniversary
www.vagrant.com

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Devil on Our Side: Rarities & B-Sides track listing:
1998
1. Fletcher Durbin
2. Alright for Now
3. Alone in Debtford
4. Those Eyes
5. Hold Me Tonight
6. Lowtide and Hospital Bed
7. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
8. I Haven't Slept
9. Diamonds and Daisies
10. Kids in Carolina
11. 100 Ships
12. Till We Earned a Holiday

1999-2003
1. Vasil & Bluey
2. To Never Die Young
3. What's My Name? My Name Is...what?! what?!
4. I Believe that the End of the Reign of Terror is Soon Near
5. O’ Lady Butterfly
6. Che
7. Ain't That Bad
8. Kali
9. I Know What's Best
10. Lover
11. Let it Slip
12. Lodi
13. Strings Break
14. High School Talent Show

New REGGIE & THE FULL EFFECT album out June 17th

April 9, 2008 - 11:00 AM

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REGGIE & THE FULL EFFECT TO UNVEIL
LAST STOP: CRAPPY TOWN ON JUNE 17


April 9, 2008 – REGGIE & THE FULL EFFECT will release their long awaited fifth Vagrant full-length on June 17th, entitled, Last Stop: Crappy Town.

The 12-track disc was produced by Sean Beavan (Marilyn Manson, NIN, Slayer) and was recorded over the summer of 2006 in both New York City and Los Angeles.

James Dewees, the conservatory-trained keyboardist (for The Get Up Kids, New Found Glory and My Chemical Romance), drummer (for seminal metal act Coalesce) and protagonist behind Reggie & The Full Effect, was joined in the studio by Billy Johnson (RATFE touring drummer) and bassist Paul Grey (better known as #2 from Slipknot) and Cory White (of Coalesce) on guitar.

“Just two weeks after we started, we had this concept record about the NYC transit system. Particularly the subways in Brooklyn – with the songs connecting together like trains in the station,” says Dewees. “I also have to mention Sean Beavan has a great falsetto, his wife has a fantastic voice, and Stevie Cruz can scream his head off in an hour. So that was that. Except on this record, there was nothing remotely reminiscent of the Reggie that fans were expecting.”

Dewees goes on to say, “I think everyone can relate to the fact that sometimes being funny all the time just isn’t fun all the time. Don’t think for a sec that the goofy James is gone, just ask my wife. She is up to her ears in goofy every day of the week.”

“I’m 32 yrs old and fortunate enough to have been a part of this scene pretty much from the old days of $5 ten-band basement shows with Jimmy Eat World and Jejune. In summary, I like this record a lot because it pulls from the last 13 years of my life. I hope you enjoy it too.”

Last Stop: Crappy Town track listing:
1. G
2. Smith & 9TH
3. F
4. E
5. 3RD AVE
6. L
7. J
8. V
9. LORIMER ST
10. R
11. 36TH ST
12. N

Reggie & The Full Effect discography:
Promotional Copy (2000)
Under The Tray (2003)
Greatest Hits 1984-1987 (reissue, 2004)
Songs Not To Get Married To (2005)
Last Stop: Crappy Town (2008)

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Protest The Hero vinyl released, back on tour

April 1, 2008 - 12:03 PM

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PROTEST THE HERO BACK ON THE ROAD

Fortress Released On Limited Edition Colored Vinyl

Fortress Remains Highest Rated Album on MetaCritic.com

April 1, 2008 – PROTEST THE HERO begins their latest North American tour today in Columbia, MO. The band also announces the release of their sophomore Vagrant album, Fortress, on limited edition colored vinyl. Chain stores will be offering black vinyl while independent retailers will stock a selection of black, purple and clear vinyl. White vinyl will be exclusively available at Hot Topic stores.

Protest The Hero released Fortress, on 1/29/08 and the disc currently has the highest rating (90) on MetaCritic.com – a score significantly above current press darlings Bon Iver, The Raconteurs, Vampire Weekend, and F*ck Buttons.

When the band’s current tour with Chiodos wraps up, the Whitby, Ontario five-piece will be touring in Europe and Japan before coming back to the U.S. for the entire Vans Warped Tour ’08. For info on pre-sale tickets still available in certain markets, click here: http://www.warpedtourtickets.musictoday.com/WarpedTour/calendar.aspx

The press is raving about Protest The Hero and Fortress, with Revolver saying, “…like Metallica and Iron Maiden before them, they're less interested in showing off than they are in squeezing their instrumental virtuosity and structural complexity into songs that move at the speed of pop. Imagine Muse for metalheads,” and Decibel adding that “PTH are phenomenally talented, intense, and heady.” MTV News sums up, “The songs (on Fortress) are rhythmically complex, technically proficient, fiercely metallic and strikingly melodic, sounding a bit like a hybrid of Coheed and Cambria, Slayer and the Dillinger Escape Plan.“

Protest The Hero is: Rody Walker (lead vocals), Luke Hoskin (lead guitar, vocals, piano), Tim Millar (guitar, vocals), Moe Carlson (drums), and Arif Mirabdolbaghi (bass, vocals).

www.myspace.com/protestthehero
www.vagrant.com

PROTEST THE HERO on tour:
Apr 1 – Columbia, MO @ Blue Note ^
Apr 2 – Wichita, KS @ The Cotillion ^
Apr 3 – Ft. Worth, TX @ Riglea Theater ^
Apr 4 – Odessa, TX @ Dos Amigos ^
Apr 5 – Flagstaff, AZ @ Orpheum ^
Apr 6 – Irvine, CA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre/Bamboozle Left
Apr 7 – Bakersfield, CA @ The Dome^
Apr 8 – Chico, CA @ Senator Theater ^
Apr 9 – Eugene, OR @ Taboo ^
Apr 10 – Spokane, WA @ Big Easy ^
Apr 11 – Vancouver, BC @ Croatian Cultural Centre ^
Apr 13 – Calgary, AB @ MacEwan Hall Ballroom ^
Apr 14 – Edmonton, AB @ Edmonton Events Centre ^
Apr 15 – Saskatoon, SK @ The Odeon ^
Apr 16 – Winnipeg, MB @ Burton Cummings Theater ^
Apr 17 – Thunder Bay, ON @ Kilroy’s ^
Apr 19 – North Bay, ON @ The Wall
Apr 20/21 – Ottawa, ON @ Babylon ^
Apr 22 – Montreal, QU @ Metropolis ^
Apr 23 – Kitchener, ON @ Element ^
Apr 24 – London, ON @ Cowboy’s ^
Apr 25 – Toronto, ON @ The Sound Academy
^ - w/ Chiodos, MXPX, From First To Last, The Color Fred

Warped Tour:
Jun 20 – Pomona, CA @ Pomona Fairgrounds
Jun 21 – San Francisco, CA @ Pier 30/32
Jun 22 – Ventura, CA @ Seaside Park
Jun 25 – Phoenix, AZ @ Cricket Pavilion
Jun 26 – Las Cruces, NM @ NMSU
Jun 28 – Salt Lake City, UT @ venue tba
Jun 29 – Denver, CO @ Invesco Field
Jul 2 – Kansas City, KS @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Jul 3 – Dallas, TX @ Superpages.com Center
Jul 5 – San Antonio, TX @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Jul 6 – Houston, TX @ Sam Houston Race Park
Jul 9 – Atlanta, GA @ Lakewood Amphitheatre
Jul 10 – Orlando, FL @ Central Florida Fairgrounds
Jul 11 – Tampa, FL @ Vinoy Park
Jul 12 – Jacksonville, FL @ St. Johns Country Fairgrounds
Jul 14 – Charlotte, NC @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Jul 15 – Virginia Beach, VA @ venue tba
Jul 16 – Washington, DC @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
Jul 17 – Cleveland, OH @ Time Warner Cable Amphitheater
Jul 18 – Detroit, MI @ Comerica Point
Jul 19 – Toronto, ON @ venue tba
Jul 20 – Montreal, QU @ venue tba
Jul 23 – Boston, MA @ Tweeter Center
Jul 24 – Buffalo, NY @ Darien Lake
Jul 25 – Camden, NJ @ Susquehanna Bank Center
Jul 26 – Uniondale, NY @ venue tba
Jul 27 – Scranton, PA @ Toyota Pavilion
Jul 28 – Englishtown, NJ @ Raceway Park
Jul 29 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Post Gazette Pavilion
Jul 30 – Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center
Jul 31 – Indianapolis, IN @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Aug 1 – Milwaukee, WI @ Marcus Amphitheatre
Aug 2 – Chicago, IL @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Aug 3 – Minneapolis, MN @ venue tba
Aug 5 – Saskatoon, SK @ venue tba
Aug 6 – Calgary, AB @ venue tba
Aug 8 – Boise, ID @ venue tba
Aug 9 – Seattle, WA @ venue tba
Aug 10 – Portland, OR @ venue tba
Aug 13 – Fresno, CA @ Save Mart Center
Aug 14 – San Diego, CA @ venue tba
Aug 15 – San Francisco, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre
Aug 16 – Sacramento, CA @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre
Aug 17 – Los Angeles, CA @ Home Depot Center

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