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Alternative Press Tour Kicks Off This Fall

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The Alternative Press Tour is kicking off in September and includes The Academy Is…, Mayday Parade, Set Your Goals, the Secret Handshake and You Me At Six. Check out the tour dates below and get more info and tickets here.

SEPTEMBER

24 Pittsburgh, PA Altar Bar
25 Detroit, MI Clutch Cargos
26 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
27 Grand Rapids, MI Intersection
28 Chicago, IL House of Blues
29 St. Louis, MO Pops
30 Milwaukee, WI The Rave

OCTOBER

2 Minneapolis, MN Station 4
3 Omaha, NE Sokol
4 Denver, CO Gothic
6 Salt Lake City, UT In the Venue
7 Boise, ID Knitting Factory
8 Seattle, WA El Corazon
9 Portland, OR Wonder
10 Chico, CA Senator Theatre
11 San Francisco, CA Grand Ballroom
13 Bakersfield, CA The Dome
14 Los Angeles, CA Avalon
15 Pomona, CA Glasshouse
16 San Diego, CA House of Blues
17 Tucson, AZ Rialto
18 Phoenix, AZ The Marquee
20 San Antonio, TX White Rabbit
21 Dallas, TX The Door
22 Houston, TX Warehouse
24 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Culture Room
25 Jacksonville, FL Freebird
27 Orlando, FL House of Blues
28 Atlanta, GA Masquerade
29 Nashville, TN Rocketown
30 Charlotte, NC Amos
31 Norfolk, VA The Norva

NOVEMBER

1 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
3 Philadelphia, PA Theatre of Living Arts
4 Albany, NY Northern Lights
5 Boston, MA House of Blues
6 New Haven, CT Toad’s Place
7 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom
8 Long Island, NY Crazy Donkey
10 Allentown, PA Crocodile Rock
11 New York, NY Irving Plaza
12 Buffalo, NY Town Ballroom
13 Toronto, ON Guvernment
14 Cleveland, OH House of Blues

Set Your Goals – This Will Be The Death Of Us

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Artist: Set Your Goals
Album: This Will Be The Death Of Us
Label: Epitaph Records
Purchase: Amazon
Release Date: July 21rst, 2009

Overall: 8.0
Music: 8.5
Lyrics: 7.5
Production: 8.0

It seems to be that the band Set Your Goals aren’t at all intimidated by other bands in the “scene”. They have taken all the neon-clad, faux-screaming hipsters and blown them all away with just the opening guitar off their latest album This Will Be The Death Of Us. It seems as though they are out to prove that punk-rock is still very much alive in the hearts of listeners.

The album opens up with the title track “This Will Be The Death Of Us” that pounds along with racing guitars and drums, complimented by well-placed gang vocals that make the song an intense affair and a definite sign of what to expect from the rest of the album: Fast, intense and passionate.

Set Your Goals have the formula for making a strong punk record down pat. If it isn’t present in the anti-establishment jam “Look Closer”, that pulsates with furious guitar parts and strong lyrics. Or the anthemic vibe of “The Fallen…”, with great dueling vocals and delivery that makes the lyrics more powerful then paper could provide. Switching gears and next you thing you know the album provides the pop-punk faithfuls that are afraid of head-banging to much with songs like “Equals” and “Summer Jam”.

It’s obvious that Set Your Goals are demanding some attention with This Will Be The Death Of Us. The lyrics are becoming more powerful and anthemic while not being afraid of turning the volume all the way up to 11 (See: “Gaia Bleeds (Make Way For Man”). There are (and should be) a lot of people turning their heads to see the heavy tunes Set Your Goals are churning out on their way to the top. All the bands that are popular with techno beats right now should watch out for these hardcore saviors.

Set Your Goals Post “This Will Be the Death of Us” Video

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Set Your Goals‘ new video for “This Will Be the Death of Us” can be seen below. Shot in a warehouse in downtown Los Angeles, the video features a stunning live performance with a guest appearance and vocals by Vinnie Caruana (I Am the Avalanche).

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Set Your Goals Set Release Date, Album Art & Track Listing

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Set Your Goals have set July 21st as the release date for their Epitaph debut, This Will Be The Death Of Us. Check out the album art and track listing for the album below.

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This Will Be The Death Of Us Tracklisting

1. this will be the death of us
2. with hoffman lenses we will see the truth
3. look closer
4. summer jam
5. like you to me
6. the fallen…
7. the few that remain
8. equals
9. gaia bleeds (make way for man)
10. flawed methods of persecution & punishment
11. arrival notes
12. our ethos: a legacy to pass on

Set Your Goals Signs To Epitaph

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Set Your Goals has now officially signed with Epitaph Records.

Set Your Goal’s Highly Anticipated Sophomore Album Due Out in July

Epitaph Records is proud to announce the signing of Bay Area pop-punk crew Set Your Goals with plans to release their sophomore album on July 21st. The band recently wrapped up recording with Mike Green (Paramore, The Matches) and will be hitting the road with labelmates New Found Glory on a cross-country tour.

“Of all our options, Epitaph was our first pick and we’re very excited about having a great team of people behind us who will give this record the push we know it deserves,” said singer Matt Wilson. “We’ve put a lot of time into this and it’s reassuring to see that they believe in it as much as we do. The staff is very enthusiastic about working with our ideas and there is a dedication to our band here that we’ve never felt from any other label.”

Born out of the Bay Area punk scene, Set Your Goals released an EP in 2006 and their critically acclaimed, fan favorite full length, Mutiny!, later the same year. Immediately grabbing the attention of their fellow bands and fans, the group would go on to tour with the likes of Alexisonfire, Anti Flag and Saves The Day over the next few years. In 2007 the band was featured on the Punk Goes Acoustic 2 compilation and in 2008 they recorded Lil Jon’s “Put Yo Hood Up” for the Punk Goes Crunk compilation.

With fan anticipation for the group’s sophomore full length at an all time high, Set Your Goals have joined forces with punk’s most established label, and have their sights set on making their best album yet.

Set Your Goals Update

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Set Your Goals’ new album is complete. Check out the update below.

…well, on our end of things at least. We’re still waiting on a couple guest spots to be finished and a few finishing touches before we send it off to be mixed and mastered but that will be done by the end of next week. It was a long (6 weeks) and difficult journey but we made it. It’s been 3 years since we recorded our last full length and this record is without a doubt ten times the record “Mutiny!” was for a variety of reasons. It’s faster, less goofy, more complex both musically and lyrically, plus we’ve all gotten way better at our instruments and we had a lot more time in the studio to work on things until we were happy with them. The bar has been raised. The label will be announcing the signing at the end of the week and the (tentative) street date is 7/21/09.

New Found Glory Hit The Charts and The Road

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New Found Glory‘s new album, Not Without A Fight, hit the Billboard charts debuting at #12. New Found Glory will be hitting the road with Set Your Goals, Bayside and Shai Hulud starting March 25th in Tempe, AZ. Check out all the dates below.

Not Without A Fight Tour Dates (w/Set Your Goals, Bayside and Shai Hulud):

25 Mar – Marquee Theater, Tempe AZ
26 Mar – House of Blues, San Diego CA
27 Mar – House of Blues, Anaheim CA
28 Mar – Avalon, Hollywood CA
29 Mar – Grand Ballroom @ the Regency, San Francisco CA
31 Mar – Hawthorne Theater, Portland OR
01 Apr – The Showbox, Seattle WA
02 Apr – Knitting Factory, Boise ID
03 Apr – In the Venue, Salt Lake City UT
04 Apr – Gothic Theater, Denver CO
06 Apr – Palladium Showroom, Dallas TX
07 Apr – Emo’s, Austin TX
08 Apr – Warehouse Live, Houston TX
10 Apr – House of Blues, Lake Buena Vista FL
11 Apr – Jannus Landing, St Petersburg FL
13 Apr – Revolution, Ft Lauderdale FL
15 Apr – House of Blues, Myrtle Beach FL
16 Apr – Amos’ Southend, Charlotte NC
17 Apr – Sonar, Baltimore MD
18 Apr – The Trocadero, Philadelphia PA
19 Apr – House of Blues, Cleveland OH
20 Apr – Bogart’s, Cincinnati OH
22 Apr – Peoples Court, Des Moines IA
23 Apr – Myth Nightclub, St Paul MN
24 Apr – The Rave, Milwaukee WI
25 Apr – House of Blues, Chicago IL
26 Apr – Royal Oak Music Theater, Royal Oak MI
28 Apr – Phoenix Concert Theater, Toronto ONT
29 Apr – Webster Theater, Hartford CT
30 Apr – House of Blues, Boston MA
03 May – Newport Music Hall, Colombus OH
05 May – Egyptian Room, Indianapolis IN
06 May – The Pageant, St Louis MO
07 May – Granada Theater, Lawrence KS
08 May – Diamond Ballroom, Oklahoma City OK
09 May – Sunshine Theater, Albuquerque NM
10 May – Rialto Theater, Tucson AZ