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Thursday has signed to Epitaph Records. The band plans to release their fifth full-length album in the spring.
“We’ve always believed that music has the power to change lives and that all of us who have been lucky enough to make music for a living have a responsibility to try and make the world a more compassionate and livable place in any small way that they can” Geoff adds. “We hope that with Epitaph’s help and guidance we can do our part.”
Escape The Fate will release their new album, This War Is Ours, on October 21st via Epitaph Records. A video for the first single “The Flood” can be seen below.
New Found Glory has signed on to Epitaph Records to release their next full-length album in 2009. You can read the press release below.
Epitaph Records is proud to announce the signing of pop-punk’s most notorious band, New Found Glory. The steadfast rockers are currently wrapping up the recording of their seventh studio album, which was produced by Mark Hoppus (The Matches, Motion City Soundtrack), mixed by Neal Avron (Linkin Park, Fall Out Boy) and due out in spring 2009. Watch the band’s video announcement here.
For the past decade, New Found Glory has entertained fans with fun, energetic music, releasing six classic pop-punk albums, including three gold records New Found Glory, Sticks and Stones and Catalyst. The group’s move to Epitaph marks the next chapter in the band’s renowned career.
“Picking a new label was a scary thing for New Found Glory,” explains Chad Gilbert. “The music industry has been changing so much and more and more bands are being treated and presented like some Wal-Mart pop act with guitars. We have real diehard fans and we wanted to find a home that would represent NFG the right way. A label that knew our music scene. Epitaph is the place to be! They were all longtime, true fans of new found glory and they understand us. We aren’t just some record to put out before the new Pussycat Dolls CD! A real music label. We were over the big business of the majors.”
“It’s my great pleasure to welcome NFG to the Epitaph family,” adds Epitaph’s owner and founder Brett Gurewitz. “Everybody here is over the moon about working with the greatest pop-punk band in history.”
Stay tuned for upcoming announcements about New Found Glory’s new album in the coming months.
New Found Glory Tour Dates:
9/16 ““ Aggie Theater ““ Fort Collins, CO
9/17 ““ Black Sheep ““ Colorado Springs, CO
9/19 ““ Pop’s ““ Sauget, IL
9/20 ““ Intersection ““ Grand Rapids, MI
9/21 ““ Toledo Civic Center ““ Toledo, OH
9/23 ““ Mr. Small’s Theatre ““ Pittsburgh, PA
9/24 ““ Crocodile Rock Café ““ Allentown, PA
9/25 ““ Crazy Donkey ““ Farmingdale, NY
9/26 ““ Starland Ballroom ““ Sayreville, NJ
9/28 ““ Lupo’s ““ Providence, RI
9/30 ““ Recher Theatre ““ Towson, VA
10/1 ““ Toad’s Place – Richmond, VA
10/2 ““ Greene Street ““ Greensboro, NC
10/3 ““ Music Farm ““ Charleston, SC
10/4 ““ Fuel Coffeehouse ““ Jacksonville, FL
10/5 ““ Beta Bar ““ Tallahassee, FL
10/7 ““ Center Stage ““ Atlanta, GA
10/8 ““ Rocketown ““ Nashville, TN
10/9 ““ The Blue Note ““ Columbia, MO
10/10 ““ The Otherside ““ Tulsa, OK
10/12 ““ House of Blues ““ Las Vegas, NV
11/7 ““ Ciro Volador ““ Mexico City, Mexico
11/9 ““ Estadio Victor Jara ““ Santiago, Chile
11/12 ““ C. C Scencia ““ Lima, Peru
11/14 ““ Capital Disco ““ Santos, Brazil
11/15 ““ ABC Pro HC Festival ““ Sao Paulo, Brazil
11/16 ““ Citybank Hall ““ Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
11/19 ““ Carling Academy Liverpool ““ Liverpool, England
11/20 ““ University of East Anglia ““ Norwich, England
11/21 ““ Manchester Academy ““ Manchester, England
11/22 ““ Carling Academy ““ Birmingham, England
11/23 ““ Barrowlands ““ Glasgow, Scotland
11/25 ““ Carling Academy ““ Newcastle, England
11/26 ““ Guidhall ““ Southampton, England
11/27 ““ Carling Academy ““ Bristol, England
11/28 ““ Brixton Carling Academy ““ London, England
11/29 ““ Rock City ““ Nottingham, England
Epitaph Records has signed experimental band I Set My Friends On Fire. Check out a video below of the band breaking the news.
Sing It Loud, Epitaph‘s latest pop rock act, has released their new EP on iTunes.
Sing It Loud, who recently signed with Epitaph Records, will be releasing their new EP on April 1st. The new release will only be available for digital download and at the band’s upcoming shows.
Produced by Motion City Soundtrack’s Josh Cain and mixed by Mark Trombino (Jimmy Eat World, the Starting Line), the new EP will feature re-recorded versions of the insanely infectious tracks “No One Can Touch Us†(featuring Alex Gaskarth from All Time Low), “Bite Your Lip†and “Come Around†as well as two brand new songs “I’ve Got A Feeling†and “Best Beating Heart.†Check out the album art and track listing below.
Track Listing
1.   No One Can Touch Us (featuring Alex Gaskarth)
2.   I’ve Got A Feeling
3.   Bite Your Lip
4.   Best Beating Heart
5.   Come Around (acoustic)
Sing It Loud Tour Dates:
3/27 — Sluggos — Pensacola, FL
3/28 — Rocketown — Nashville, TN
3/29 — The Village — Little Rock, AR
3/30 — Conservatory — Oklahoma City, OK
4/1 — The Rock — Tucson, AZ
4/2 — Modified — Phoenix, AZ
4/4 — Karma — Victorville, CA
4/8 — Porters Pub — San Diego, CA
4/9 — The Boardwalk — Orangevale, CA
4/10 — Solid Ground Café — Salt Lake City, UT*
4/11 — The Black Sheep — Colorado Springs, CO
4/12 — Sokol — Omaha, NE
4/13 — Picador — Iowa City, IA
4/14 — The House Café — DeKalb, IL
4/15 — The Madhatter — Covington, KY
4/17 — Sector 7G — Augusta, GA
4/19 — The Soapbox Laundro Lounge — Wilmington, NC
4/20 — Jack Rabbits — Jacksonville, FL
4/21 — New Brookland Tavern — West Columbia, SC
4/22 — The Norva Theater — Norfolk, VA
4/23 — Otto Bar — Baltimore, MD
4/24 — Chameleon — Lancaster, PA
4/25 — Jaggard UMC — Altoona, PA
4/26 — Club Infinity — Williamsville, NY
4/27 — Higher Ground — Burlington, VT
4/28 — Brickbox Theater — Rutland, VT*
4/29 — The Living Room — Providence, RI
4/30 — Webster Theatre — Hartford, CT
5/1 — ICC Performance Hall — Allston, MA
5/2 — Trackside Teen Center — Wilton, CT*
5/3 — Bamboozle — East Rutherford, NJ
*Sing It Loud headlines
Our Last Night are streaming their new album, The Ghosts Among Us, on PureVolume. Be sure to take a listen to this if you haven’t yet.
Minneapolis must be the new hot spot for bands because Minneapolis based Sing It Loud have signed to Epitaph Records, and Minneapolis based One For The Team have signed to The Militia Group.
Story of the Year‘s latest single, “Wake Up” is now available on iTunes
Shawn Harris of The Matches has commented on the leak of their latest album, A Band In Hope. Click here to read his thoughts on the album leaking, and please support this band and buy the record when it is officially released, on March 18th via Epitaph Records.
