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Five Finger Death Punch announce fall tour

August 12th, 2008

The heavy-hitting metal quintet FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH is proud to announce a full US headlining tour this fall. They will be joined by In This Moment, Bury Your Dead, and Another Black Day. The tour kicks off September 29 in Colorado Springs, and wraps up December 4th at the House of Blues in San Diego. 

Frontman Ivan Moody commented on the upcoming tour: “After kicking ass with all our metal friends on MAYHEM this past summer, we knew that our next step had to be massive!! And after a list of brilliant projects we had the opportunity to tour with, we have put together an ANNIHILATING BILL!!! This fall, Death Punch will be charging back through the states with one of metal’s premiere front women [In This Moment], the crushing sounds of long-time underground bad asses Bury Your Dead, and some stellar newcomers, Another Black Day.  We are pulling out ALL the stops and we are taking no prisoners!!”

While most shows go on sale to the general public this weekend, special VIP pre-sale tickets will be available starting Tuesday, August 12th at 3pm LOCAL through the band’s myspace page.  The first 50 fans in each city to buy tickets will also get passes to meet FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH before the show, at no extra charge! The presale will be held through Artist Arena with low service fees- for details, visit FFDP’s MySpace page at www.myspace.com/ffdp.  Look for more dates to be announced in the coming weeks.

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH is currently pummeling audiences and destroying stages across the country on the Rockstar Energy MAYHEM Festival tour. The band has been drawing HUGE crowds to the Jagermeister Second Stage all summer and look to continue their success this fall.

Five Finger Death Punch headlining w/In This Moment, Bury Your Dead, and Another Black Day:

9/29 - Colorado Springs, CO - The Black Sheep (FFDP only)
9/30 - Colorado Springs, CO - The Black Sheep (FFDP only)
10/3 - St. Louis, MO - Pop’s
10/4 - Grand Rapids, MI - Orbit Room
10/5 - Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
10/7 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mr. Small’s
10/8 - Louisville, KY - Headliners
10/10 - Milwaukee, WI - The Rave
10/11 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
10/12 - Waterloo, IA - Electric Ballroom
10/14 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
10/17 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues
10/18 - Detroit, MI - Emerald Theater
10/19 - Toronto, ON - Opera House
10/20 - Albany, NY - Northern Lights
10/23 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza
10/25 - Worcester, MA - The Palladium
10/28 - Norfolk, VA - Norva
11/1 - Odessa, TX - Dos Amigos
11/2 - Lubbock, TX - Tequila Jungle
11/3 - San Antonio, TX - Scout Bar
11/5 - Birmingham, AL - Zydeco
11/7 - Tampa, FL - The Ritz
11/8 - Ft. Lauderdale - Revolution
11/10 - Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues
11/12 - Nashville, TN - The Cannery
11/13 - Little Rock, AR - The Village
11/14 - Oklahoma City, OK - Diamond Ballroom
11/15 - Houston, TX - Scout Bar
11/20 - Los Angeles, CA - House of Blues
11/21 - Anaheim, CA - House of Blues
11/22 - Fresno, CA - Crest Theater
11/23 - San Francisco, CA - The Grand Ballroom*
11/26 - Seattle, WA - Showbox Market*
11/30 - Salt Lake City, UT - Salt Air*
12/3 - Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues*
12/4 - San Diego, CA - House of Blues*

 * Bury Your Dead will not perform on these dates

 

Go Kart Records drops new update, signs & releases

August 12th, 2008
We know it’s been awhile, but we have been hard at work preparing new musical wonders for you to be astonished by. After many months delay, Banner Pilot’s amazing debut full-length “Resignation Day” is finally here! You can check out a stream of the album on PunkNews.org in the next few days – and you can hear some tracks now at the bands MySpace page – www.myspace.com/bannerpilot
Banner Pilot is a punk band from sunny Minneapolis, MN. What do they sound like? Well, imagine if Jawbreaker, Lawrence Arms and Alkaline Trio got in a knife fight and Jawbreaker won - but just barely. Does that even make sense? Probably not… So let’s see what other’s had to say so far:
“It’s a melody-soaked piece of authentic new school punk rock, sung from the depths of the guts and throat, with a touch of intoxicated haphazardness. If you love bass-picking and palm-muting as much as I do, Banner Pilot will be your spring 2006 love affair. A-” Wreck The Place
“These dudes have the whole melancholic broken heart thing down beautifully, while they convey the same raw emotion through distorted guitars (…) as Jawbreaker did so flawlessly.(…) As the progression starts to take place, I can safely say it’s going to be quite the ride.” - PunkNews.org
Check out Banner Pilot on tour:
Aug 15 2008 Fire Breathing Kangaroo House (FBK) - Seattle, WA
Aug 16 2008 Probably Matt Canino’s house - Olympia, WA
Aug 17 2008 Tonic Lounge - Portland, OR
Aug 19 2008 TBD - San Francisco area, CA
Aug 20 2008 Thrillfest- Francisco, CA
Aug 21 2008 TBD -San Francisco area, CA
Aug 22 2008 Thrillfest - San Francisco, CA
Aug 23 2008 Old Towne Pub - Pasadena, CA
Aug 24 2008 House Show - Riverside, CA
Aug 25 2008 KO’s Pizza  - Hesperia, CA
Aug 26 2008 East Side Joe’s - Las Vegas, NV
Aug 27 2008 Artopia - Salt Lake City, UT
Aug 28 2008 Surfside 7  - Fort Collins, CO
Aug 29 2008 Grounds Coffee Lounge - Laramie, WY
Aug 30 2008 Triple Nickel - Colorado Springs, CO
Sep 29 2008 7th St. Entry - Minneapolis, MN
Oct 17 2008 Hexagon  - Minneapolis, MN
Oct 31 2008 Fest VII – Gainesville, FL
 

 

 

And we are happy to announce the first releases on our sister label Kid Tested Records. Kid Tested is the new home of pop punk. Check out the website at www.kidtestedrecords.com
 
Our first big release is the long overdue new full-length from the kings of junk rock, SLOPPY SECONDS! Fans have been waiting for years for the “Endless Bummer” to finally see the light of day, and it’s finally here!
“Endless Bummer” is an 18-track manifesto to add to the junk rock canon. The disc’s title might suggest a depressing theme in the hands of a less inspired band, but Sloppy Seconds promise to make it a fitting new chapter in the story of that never-ending party they started on a summer night years ago.
The kings of junk rock? Long may they reign! See them on tour soon!

 
Also OUT NOW on Kid Tested Records:

 

Parasites: “It’s Alive” finally on CD!
Originally released as part of the Clearview Records ‘Ramones cover LP’ series that included Screeching Weasel, The Vindictives, The Queers, The Mr. T Experience and Boris The Sprinkler among others, the Parasites “It’s Alive” is now remastered and available on CD for the first time. The Parasites sang the words right off of the oddly translated lyric sheet that came with the original Japanese LP, giving this Ramones classic a hysterical new twist - “C.U.F.E , everyone’s accusing me !!”

 
And we also released a The Manges Best Of:
With a unique look of striped t-shirts, short, tight and fast shows, and references to war cinema and rock, The Manges have won a place in the hearts of people all over the world. “Rocket To You: 1993 – 2003” is a re-mastered version of their most popular songs along with rare tracks from out-of-print records.

 
Coming soon from Kid Tested, new stuff released from the Parasites and One Short Fall, and a live record from Squirtgun!
 
More news soon!

MxPx set to co-headline fall tour with Lagwagon

August 12th, 2008
After completing a handful of dates in South America, April tour dates with neo-punk admirers, Chiodos, and their wildly successful “Karaoke Nights” special event tour, MxPx are now set to head across the pond to perform in several popular European music fests; the Pukkelpop Fest in Belgium, Flevlo Fest in Holland, and the Highfield Fest in Germany, in addition to both the Reading and Leeds Festivals in the UK.  As if this were not enough, all of this comes before MxPx strikes out on a co-headlining Canadian and U.S. tour with Lagwagon this fall.
 
Current Tour Itinerary for MxPx:

Solo dates

8/15      Pukkelpop Festival                     Hasselt, BEL
8/16     
Flevo Festival                            Busloo, HOL
8/17      Highfield Festival                       Erfurt , GER

8/19      The Barby                                 Tel Aviv, ISRAEL                    

8/22      Cavern                                      Exeter , UK

8/23      Reading Festival                         Reading , UK

8/24      Leeds Festival                            Leeds, UK

8/25     
Greenbelt Festival                      Cheltenham, UK

w/Lagwagon
8/31     
LifeLight Festival                      Sioux Falls , SD
9/1        Pyramid Cabaret                      Winnipeg , MB

9/4        Call the Office                           London , ON

9/5        Phoenix Concert Theatre         London , ON

9/6        Metropolis                                 Montreal , QC

9/7        Imperial de Quebec                  Quebec City , ON

9/8        Pavilion Agricole                       Rimouski , QUE

9/10      The Marquee Club                    Halifax, NS

Solo dates

9/11      The Basement                           Saint John , NB
9/
13      Higher Ground                           S. Burlington , VT
9/
14      Tinks                                          Scranton , PA

w/Lagwagon                     

9/15      Harper’s Ferry                           Allston, MA
9/16     
The Fillmore at the TLA            Philadelphia , PA
9/17      BB King’s Blues Club               New York, NY

9/19      St. Andrew’s Hall                      Detroit, MI

9/20      Metro                                        Chicago , IL

9/21      Station 4                                   St. Paul , MN

9/23      Pop’s                                        Sauget , IL

9/25      Ogden Theatre                           Denver, CO

9/26      In The Venue                             Salt Lake City , UT

9/27      Jillian’s                                     Las Vegas , NV

9/28     
House of Blues                           Los Angeles , CA
9/30      The Clubhouse                           Tempe , AZ

10/1      House of Blues                           San Diego , CA

10/3     
House of Blues                           Anaheim , CA
10/4     
Phoenix Theatre                         Petaluma , CA

 

Opeth makes plans for first ever headlining tour

August 12th, 2008

Opeth, will make their way back to American shores this fall for their first headline trek in support of the recently released Watershed. The tour will commence on September 16 in Buffalo and run for six weeks, with High on Fire serving as main support. Nachtmystium will open the first half of the tour, with Baroness taking over that slot on October 6.

Opeth will be supporting Watershed,  the band’s ninth studio release.

The tour dates are as follows:

Sept. 16 – Town Ballroom – Buffalo, NY
Sept. 17 – The Trocadero – Philadelphia, PA
Sept. 18 – Nokia Theatre – New York, NY
Sept. 19 – The Palladium – Worcester, MA
Sept. 20 – Imperial – Quebec City, QUE Canada
Sept. 21 – Centennial Hall – London, ONT Canada
Sept. 23 – House of Blues – Cleveland, OH
Sept. 24 – House of Blues – Chicago, IL
Sept. 25 – The Orbit Room – Grand Rapids, MI
Sept. 26 – The Rave – Milwaukee, WI
Sept. 27 – Myth – Maplewood, MN
Sept. 29 – Garrick Center – Winnipeg, MB Canada
Sept. 30 – The Odeon – Saskatoon, SAS Canada
Oct. 1 – Edmonton Events Centre – Edmonton, ALB Canada
Oct. 3 – Commodore Ballroom – Vancouver, BC Canada
Oct. 4 – Showbox – Seattle, WA
Oct. 6 – Regency Center @ The Grand Ballroom – San Francisco, CA
Oct. 7 – Wiltern Theatre – Los Angeles, CA
Oct. 8 – House of Blues – Las Vegas, NV
Oct. 9 – Marquee Theatre – Tempe, AZ
Oct. 10 – Sunshine Theatre – Albuquerque, NM
Oct. 11 – Odgen Theatre – Denver, CO
Oct. 13 – The Pageant – St. Louis, MO
Oct. 14 – The Beaumont – Kansas City, MO
Oct. 15 – House of Blues – Dallas, TX
Oct. 16 – The Monarch – Austin, TX
Oct. 17 – Warehouse Live – Houston, TX
Oct. 18 – House of Blues – New Orleans, LA
Oct. 20 – Revolution – Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Oct. 21 – House of Blues – Lake Buena Vista, FL
Oct. 22 – Center Stage – Atlanta, GA
Oct. 23 – Bogart’s – Cincinnati, OH
Oct. 24 – Lincoln Theatre – Raleigh, NC
Oct. 25 – NorVa – Norfolk, VA
Oct. 26 – Rams Head Live – Baltimore, MD

 

Ferret Music signs Underneath the Gun

August 12th, 2008

Ferret Music has just announced that they have signed Corona, California’s Underneath the Gun!  Guitarist Trevor spoke on signing with Ferret Music, “Ferret was the best choice for us because we felt that the label had enough resources to fulfill all of our needs as a band, while still being an indie label which would give us the opportunity to have a personal relationship with everyone we work with.  We felt this balance was really important to the future and growth of our band.”  Alongside Trevor in Underneath the Gun is Harrison (vocals), Isaac (drums), Kyle (bass), and Danny (guitar). 

The band which started when members were twelve years old have previously released two independent albums and built a strong west coast fan-base.  Speaking on their music Trevor said, “Our goal for the music we write is to bring a pretty aggressive metal approach, but giving our own feel to it without limiting ourselves to one particular genre of metal. We also strive to write lyrics with a meaningful message about what we believe in a way that we feel everyone can relate to.”  Underneath the Gun is currently on the road with My Children My Bride and while on the road with them they will hit the Taking Back the Streets Festival, a Christian music festival based in Pilot Mountain, North Carolina.  After they wrap up their month long stint with My Children My Bride, they will hit the road with Don the Reader from August 26th to September 11th.  Keep checking www.myspace.com/utg  and www.ferretstyle.com for details and info.

 

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