Hit The Lights are set to release their new album, Skip School, Start Fights, on July 8th. The band will be on the road all summer, see below for confirmed dates with Set Your Goals, All Time Low, I Am The Avalanche and more.

Skip School, Start Fights was produced by Rob Freeman (Hidden In Plain View) at Pilot Studios in New Jersey and mixed by Zach Odom and Kenneth Mount (Mayday Parade, All Time Low, Cartel).

Head over to Farewell’s myspace to hear “Hey Heather”, the recently posted song off of their debut on Epitaph Records, Isn’t This Supposed To Be Fun? Farewell are currently on the road with I Am The Avalanche.

I Am the Avalanche will be headlining their own tour starting in a couple of days.  On the tour with them will be Daggermouth and appearing on a couple of the dates will be Sadaharu, Farewell and the Casting Out.

Brooklyn’s I Am The Avalanche is heading into the studio in early October. To hold you over, they have posted a B-Side from their self-titled debut on their myspace.

I Am the Avalanche have posted the song “Summertime Rivington Vibe” on their Myspace. The track is a B-side from their self-titled album.

According to absolutepunk.net a fan reported that I Am the Avalanche have 17 songs written for the new album, which some will be on splits before the album’s release. Check out their site for September tour dates with Four Year Strong , You, Me and Everyone We Know, and Daggermouth.

Below you can find some best of 2006 lists from some of your favorite bands.

Jeff Kummer (The Early November)
1. John Mayer - Continuum
2. Justin Timberlake - FutureSex / LoveSounds
3. Goo Goo Dolls - Let Love In
4. +44 - When Your Heart Stops Beating
5. AFI - Decemberunderground
6. Saves The Day - Sound The Alarm
7. New Found Glory - Coming Home
8. Taking Back Sunday - Louder Now
9. Spitalfield - Better Than Knowing Where You Are
10. The Format - Dog Problems

Tim Spier (Say No More)
1. Copeland “Eat Sleep Repeat”
2. John Mayer “Continuum”
3. Underoath “Define The Great Line”
4. Taking Back Sunday “Louder Now”
5. The Format “Dog Problems”
6. This Providence “This Providence”
7. The Early November “The Mother, The Mechanic and the Path”
8. Gym Class Hereos “Cruel as School Children”
9. Say Anything “…Is A Real Boy”
10. Hellogoodbye “Zombies!, Aliens!, Vampires!, Dinosaurs!”

Senses Fail debuted at #15 on the Billboard 200 with their new album Still Searching selling 49,239 copies. The band has also announced a 19 show US tour beginning November 24th in Boston which will run through December 15th in Los Angeles. The band will be supported by special guests Saosin, and Bleeding Through and on selected dates Drive By and I Am The Avalanche. You can find the tour dates below.

Drive-Thru Records will release their 4th DVD on November 14th. The DVD will feature videos, interviews, and exclusive content from Hellogoodbye, The Early November, Halifax, Dave Melillo, I am the Avalanche, House of Fools, Self Against City, Houston Calls, and more.

Punkvideoguys have posted 2 new videos on thier MySpace Page. The first one is an exclusive interview with Cove Reber of Saosin where he addresses the new album, leaking demos, and Anthony Green comparisions. The next video is an acoustic video of I Am the Avalanche performing “Green Eyes” acoustically. PunkVideoGuys will also be releasing a DVD in early 2007 with some of the performances that they have filmed over the last three years.