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Fearless Signs…

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Fearless Records has signed Classic Case. You can read the press release below.

Classic Case, a five-piece rock band from North Carolina, may be new to the Fearless Family but are veterans in the music industry. Having two recordings under their belt and experience with rigorous touring they are ready to create their greatest album yet. Classic Case creates music that is dynamic and full of tension and release through a mix of challenging song writing and a manipulation of rock! Classic Case is made up of vocalist Jared Draughon, guitarist/vocalist Josh Moore, guitarist Mitchell Marlon, bassist Eric Mendelson and drummer Durijan Lang (Glassjaw).

Hellogoodbye – Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs!

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hellogoodbye

Artist: Hellogoodbye
Album: Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs!
Label: Drive-Thru
Purchase: Smart Punk
Release Date: August 8, 2006

Overall: 7.8
Music: 7.6
Lyrics: 7.3
Production: 7.9

Waiting and patience are just a few of the things hellogoodbye fans had to go through these past three years. The band originally put out a free EP in 2004 and have been touring / writing new material ever since. It is only now that we can finally get a full collection of songs from the band. Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs! is the title of the bands debut full-length as they continue their fun and catchy sound while mixing in some more dance beats and melodies.

Bringing in the album is “All Your Love” where we hear a familiar dance/rock beat that we have come too know from the band. The vocals are done well but the addition of electronic effects actually drag the song on giving it almost to much of a dance feel. If you want even more of a dance song then “Here (In Your Arms)” is the song for you. Filled with full electronics and hardly any guitar/bass parts this doesn’t seem like the type of song that should be on this album but they had to do at least one with a full electronic feel. After the first two tracks I was happy to hear “All Time Lows” which actually sounds like a hellogoodbye track. Well done keyboards and an actual guitar part give the song a nice lift up to the standards we all expected from this album. “Stuck To You” continues with the full band sound this time giving us a funky intro and dance along guitar parts throughout the song. “Oh, It Is Love” brings the tempo of the album down on this mellow acoustic track. The lyrics sound strangely familiar but it’s probably because they are so easy to catch onto and sing. Now for “Baby, It’s Fact” you can take “Oh, It Is Love” speed it up and you have almost the same song. “Figures A And B (Means You And Me)” is a good showcase of the full band playing and doing what they do best.

When I first took a listen to this album I was pleased by its variety and different styles. After listening more I could tell what tracks were going to stand out and what ones felt weak, but that’s the case with almost every album. Overall it’s great to finally hear some more music from hellogoodbye and this album should please previous fans with its catchy choruses and electronic beats.

Track Listing:
1. All Of Your Love
2. Here (In Your Arms)
3. All Time Lows
4. Stuck To You
5. Homewrecker
6. Oh, It Is Love
7. Baby, Itâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢s Fact
8. Figures A And B (Means You And Me)
9. I Saw It On Your Keyboard
10. Touchdown Turnaround (Donâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢t Give Up On Me)
11. Two Weeks In Hawaii

Free Transit War EP

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AbsolutePunk.net, The Transit War, and Orange Peal Records have teamed up to bring you an ABSOLUTExclusive: Small Movements. This is a FREE EP made up of two brand new songs from The Transit War’s upcoming album Miss Your Face, a couple tracks from the band’s debut iAh Discordia!, and one unreleased acoustic song that can only be found at www.AbsolutePunk.net. Click on the band’s photo on the top left corner of the site, fill out the form with your contact info and you will receive an email with a discount for the October 3rd release of Miss Your Face. The email will be sent a few weeks before the album hits stores and will ONLY be sent to Absolutepunk.net users who download the Small Movements EP.

The Early November Announce Fall Tour

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The Early November will hit the road this November providing main support for headliner New Found Glory. The bill also includes Cartel, Hit The Lights, Limbeck, and John Ralston on select dates. The tour will kick off October 4th and wrap 35 dates later in Boston MA (dates below). The Early November also plan a two-week headlining tour beginning September 15th (dates below, more to come). The line-up includes label-mates Steel Train as well as Valencia and Pete Nischt.

The Early November headlining tour with Steel Train, Valencia, and Pete Nischt.

9/15 Reading, PA The Silo
9/16 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
9/17 Nashville, TN Exit/In
9/18 Memphis, TN The Complex
9/19 St. Louis, MO Creepy Crawl
9/21 St. Paul, MN Station 4
9/22 Milwaukee, WI The Rave
9/23 East Lansing, MI MSU Union Ballroom
9/24 Grand Rapids, MI Intersection
9/26 Scranton, PA Tink’s
9/27 Providence, RI The Living Room
9/28 Poughkeepsie, NY The Chance
9/29 Latham, NY Saratoga Winners

THE EARLY NOVEMBER with New Found Glory

& Cartel, John Ralston
10/4 Covington, KY Madison Theatre
10/5 Pittsburgh, PA Club Zoo
10/6 Williamsville, NY Club Infinity
10/7 New Haven, CT Toadâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢s Place
10/8 So. Burlington, VT Higher Ground

& Cartel, Limbeck
10/10 Montreal, QC LaTulipe
10/11 Toronton, ON Phoenix Theatre
10/12 Cleveland, OH House Of Blues
10/13 Pontiac, MI Clutch Cargoâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢s
10/14 Chicago, IL House Of Blues
10/15 Lawrence, KS Granada Theatre
10/17 Denver, UT Ogden Theatre
10/18 Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue
10/20 Portland, OR Roseland
10/21 Seattle, WA El Corazon
10/24 Los Angeles, CA House Of Blues

& Cartel, Hit The Lights
10/25 San Diego, CA House Of Blues
10/26 Anaheim, CA House Of Blues
10/27 Las Vegas, NV House Of Blues
10/28 Tempe, AZ Marquee Theatre
10/30 Ft. Worth, TX Ridglea Theatre
10/31 Houston, TX Warehouse Live
11/1 Austin, TX LA Zona Rosa
11/3 Orlando, FL House Of Blues
11/4 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Revolution
11/6 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade
11/7 Myrtle Beach, SC House Of Blues
11/8 Charlotte, NC Tremont Music Hall
11/9 Norfolk, VA Norva Theatre
11/10 Atlantic City, NJ House Of Blues
11/11 Baltimore, MD Ramâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢s Head Live
11/12 Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia PA
11/14 New York, NY Irving Plaza
11/15 Boston, MA Avalon

Albums In Stores Tomorrow

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Here are some albums that will be in stores tomorrow.

A Change Of Pace – Prepare The Masses
Time And Distance – The Way It Should Be
Leeland – Sound of Melodies
Hot Snakes – Thunder Down Under
Reel Big Fish – Our Live Album Is Better Than Your Live Album CD/DVD
Sublime – Sublime (Double Disc 10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
V/A – Snakes On A Plane Soundtrack

Thursday Fall Tour

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Thursday will be hitting the road with Rise Against, Circa Survive and Billy Talent for a fall tour. You can find the confirmed dates below.

Oct. 23 Lake Buena Vista, FL House Of Blues
Oct. 24 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Revolution
Oct. 26 Houston, TX Verizon Wireless Theater
Oct. 27 Austin, TX Stubbâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢s BBQ
Oct. 28 Fort Worth, TX Ridgelea Theatre
Oct. 30 Las Vegas, NV House Of Blues
Oct. 31 San Diego, CA Soma
Nov. 4 Irvine, CA Bren Events Center
Nov. 5 San Francisco, CA The Warfield
Nov. 6 Portland, OR Roseland Theatre
Nov. 7 Seattle, WA The Premier
Nov. 9 Magna, UT The Great Salt Air
Nov. 10 Denver, CO Fillmore Auditorium
Nov. 11 Kansas City, MO The Beaumont Club
Nov. 12 Minneapolis, MN The Quest
Nov. 14 Chicago, IL Congress Theatre
Nov. 15 Detroit, MI State Theatre
Nov. 16 Columbus, OH The LC Pavilion
Nov. 17 Niagara Falls, NY The Dome Theatre
Nov. 18 Worcester, MA The Palladium
Nov. 20 Philadelphia, PA The Electric Factory
Nov. 21 New York, NY Roseland Ballroom
Nov. 22 Atlantic City, NJ House Of Blues

Murder By Death Video On mtvU

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Murder By Deathâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢s video for â┚¬Ã…”Brotherâ┚¬? is up for voting on MTVUâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢s â┚¬Ã…”The Freshmenâ┚¬?. Help support the band and vote here.

The band has also announced dates with the Appleseed Cast

09-14-06 Memphis, TN Hi Tone Cafe
09-17-06 Oklahoma City, OK The Conservatory
09-18-06 Springfield, MOOutland Ballroom
09-19-06 Omaha, NE Sokal Underground
09-20-06 Ames, IA The Maintanence Shop