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Cute Is What We Aim For Post New Song; Tour Dates

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Cute Is What We Aim For has posted a new song titled “Practice Makes Perfect” on their MySpace page. The song is off the bands new album, Rotation, due out June 24th.

Dave Melillo has also joined the band as their new bass player.

The band has also announced their headlining tour with Ace Enders, Danger Radio and Powerspace! The tour starts June 15th and runs through August 18th.

Check out the album art and the bands upcoming tour dates below.

Tour Dates

Jun 15 2008 8:00P Diesel Pittsburgh, PA
Jun 17 2008 8:00P Toad’s Place New Haven, CT
Jun 19 2008 8:00P Highline Ballroom New York, NY
Jun 20 2008 8:00P Stone Pony Asbury Park, NJ
Jun 21 2008 8:00P Revolution Hall Troy, NY
Jun 22 2008 8:00P Middle East Cambridge, MA
Jun 24 2008 8:00P Club Mod Toronto, ON
Jun 25 2008 8:00P Studio JPR Montreal, QC
Jun 27 2008 8:00P The Town Ballroom Buffalo, NY
Jun 28 2008 8:00P The Fillmore Philadelphia, PA
Jun 29 2008 8:00P Crazy Donkey Farmingdale, NY
Jul 1 2008 8:00P 9:30 Club Washington, DC
Jul 2 2008 8:00P The Norva Norfolk, VA
Jul 4 2008 8:00P Tremont Music Hall Charlotte, NC
Jul 5 2008 8:00P Masquerade Atlanta, GA
Jul 6 2008 8:00P The Social Orlando, FL
Jul 8 2008 8:00P Culture Room Fort Lauderdale, FL
Jul 9 2008 8:00P State Theatre St. Petersburg, FL
Jul 11 2008 8:00P Emo’s Austin, TX
Jul 12 2008 8:00P Warehouse Live Houston, TX
Jul 13 2008 8:00P House Of Blues Dallas, TX
Jul 15 2008 8:00P Diamond Ballroom Oklahoma City, OK
Jul 16 2008 8:00P Launchpad Albuquerque, NM
Jul 18 2008 8:00P The Clubhouse Tempe, AZ
Jul 19 2008 8:00P Jillian’s Las Vegas, NV
Jul 20 2008 8:00P Soma San Diego, CA
Jul 23 2008 8:00P Troubadour Hollywood, CA
Jul 25 2008 8:00P Glass House Pomona, CA
Jul 26 2008 8:00P Slim’s San Francisco, CA
Jul 27 2008 8:00P The Boardwalk Orangevale, CA
Jul 29 2008 8:00P The Plaza Vancouver, BC
Jul 30 2008 8:00P Chop Suey Seattle, WA
Aug 1 2008 8:00P Hawthorne Theatre Portland, OR
Aug 2 2008 8:00P Big Easy Boise, ID
Aug 4 2008 8:00P Club Sound Salt Lake City, UT
Aug 5 2008 8:00P Marquis Theatre Denver, CO
Aug 6 2008 8:00P Beaumont Club Kansas City, MO
Aug 8 2008 8:00P Station 4 St. Paul, MN
Aug 9 2008 8:00P The Eagles Club Milwaukee, WI
Aug 10 2008 8:00P Metro Chicago, IL
Aug 12 2008 8:00P Creepy Crawl St. Louis, MO
Aug 13 2008 8:00P Madison Theatre Covington, KY
Aug 15 2008 8:00P Grog Shop Cleveland, OH
Aug 16 2008 8:00P Magic Stick Detroit, MI
Aug 17 2008 8:00P The Basement Columbus, OH

Escape The Fate Recording New Album

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Escape The Fate are recording their next album with their new singer Mabbit. Check out the official press release below.

With an uncanny ability to always land on their feet, notorious Vegas rock group Escape the Fate have begun writing and recording with a spectacular new singer and a superstar producer.  With John Feldmann (the Used, Story of the Year) lending his talents as both producer and songwriter, and with the addition of singer Craig Mabbit, formerly of Bless the Fall, Escape the Fate are on track to make an even more amazing record than their stellar 2006 debut.

Following the departure of singer Ronnie Radke in early 2008, the band performed a handful of shows with Mabbit, and the personal and creative connection was immediate.  A fan of both ETF and Mabbit, Feldmann was the natural choice to produce, and in April, Escape the Fate began recording the follow-up to 2006’s Dying Is Your Latest Fashion, which featured the massive hit song “Situations.”  “People are going to be blown away and definitely surprised when they hear Craig’s vocals mixed with Escape’s diverse sound,” explains bassist Max Green.  “This is the next generation of rock.”  The yet-untitled record is tentatively scheduled for a fall release.

“I’m excited to have the opportunity to continue making music with a group of amazing people,” says Mabbit.  “I’m loving what’s coming out of us in the studio right now and things couldn’t be going better.  Escape the Fate is taking over the world, so buckle your seatbelts “˜cause we’re here to stay.”

After Radke’s dramatic departure, wild speculation spread across the internet regarding the future of Escape the Fate and direction the band would take if they were to continue on.  However, fans can breathe a sigh of relief:  the turmoil has left the band even more determined and fired up.  “We’ve been through a lot of shit this last year, and we took all that anger, frustration and sadness and molded it into an album with huge rock choruses, in your face riffs and melodies, and drums that will give your parents a heart attack,” explains Green.  “This new album isn’t going to be a hardcore metal album and it’s not going to be a soft melodic album, we are who we are, we are Escape the Fate.”

Albums In Stores Tomorrow 5-6-08

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Here are some albums that will be in stores tomorrow. Let us know which ones you’ll be picking up.

From First To Last – From First To Last
Motion City Soundtrack – Acoustic EP (iTunes)
Millencolin – Machine 15
Greeley Estates – Go West Young Man, Let The Evil Go East
Socratic – Spread The Rumors
New Amsterdams – At The Foot Of My Rival
Charlotte Sometimes – Waves And The Both Of Us
Tokio Hotel – Scream
Wolftron – Flesh & Fears

The Years Gone By Sign With Rise Records

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The Years Gone By have signed with Rise Records. Check out a message and video from the band below.

Hey everyone! Nick here. Before I tell you all the great news, on behalf of THE YEARS GONE BY, I want to thank you all for supporting our band these past few years. Whether it was buying our CD, coming out to a show or just taking time to say hello to us, we really appreciate everything and everyone we have met.

We are currently living in an apartment, in Goshen New York, recording our new 12 song full length CD. The tentative name of the LP is titled “FOREVER COMES TOO SOON” and we will have more info and a release date in the coming weeks. Sorry about not having any studio updates…internet here is non-existant. We, however, have been taking lots of video and have plenty of footage so when we’re home you can expect some updates on what we have accomplished in the past month.

Now the good stuff…

We are pleased to announce that we have chosen a label who believes in our band as much as we do. We have signed to Rise Records and couldn’t be more excited for what the future has in store for us.

Make sure to check out all there artists @ Myspace.com/RiseRecords

See ya all on the road!
THE YEARS GONE BY