Ceremony are excited to announce the release of their third full-length, Rohnert Park, which will be available on June 8th 2010 via Bridge Nine Records. Rohnert Park is the band’s finest material to date and mixes elements from their past work while exploring new territory for the band. The names comes from a place just north of San Francisco in Sonoma County is Rohnert Park, CA, where several members of Ceremony grew up. Don’t let that fool you, though; Ceremony’s punk stomp is apparent on Rohnert Park and Ross Farrar’s vocals are as ranting as ever. Recorded this past winter in Oakland, CA with Dan Rathbun (Tragedy, From Ashes Rise).

New York City hardcore band Sick Of It All will release their Century Media Records debut on April 20th. Their first new release in four years, the effort is titled “Based On A True Story” and we have obtained a track from the album to exclusively unveil today. The song is called “Death or Jail” and Sick Of It All drummer Armand Majidi commented: “We wrote the song ‘Death or Jail (based on a true story)’ about friends of ours that broke away and ended up following a path that led them to self-destruction or incarceration. We all know people who have made these huge mistakes, and it’s a really difficult thing to explain, especially when they come from the same place and common background. They don’t just turn their backs on their friends, it’s as if they’re turning their backs on themselves, shutting themselves into a reality that can offer nothing but stress, violence, and wickedness. Thank goodness we had the outlet of hardcore to help us vent our frustrations, or we all might have found ourselves in a similar place. This song is dedicated to those friends that we wish could have made better choices.”

You can check out the song here.

Things over at the Bridge Nine Records have been busy this winter and we are proud and excited to announce the release of NYHC legends Underdog discography titled “Matchless.” Set to hit stores on May 18th, 2010, this comprehensive release will include both “The Vanishing Point” and the Demos on CD/double LP. Bassist Russ Iglay said, “This release has been a long time coming. We’re glad that it’s going to see the light of day this Spring on Bridge Nine and we can’t wait to get out there and play more shows this summer!”

Underdog has been a staple in the hardcore scene since their inception in the 1980’s and the release of “Matchless” will further cement the impact that the band had upon the world. The two key, constant elements of Underdog during its span of four years were Richie Birkenhead (vocals) and Russ “Wheeler” Iglay (bass) who decided to form a band while talking at CBGB in 1985. The band, named True Blue for about a week, soon became Underdog. Their first 7″ EP released on New Beginnings Records (with Gregg Pierce on drums and Danny Darella on guitar) instantly became a hot commodity in the NYHC scene, spread through the U.S. and was quickly out of print. The legendary Matt Solomon cover art became the unofficial trademark for the band on T-shirts, flyers and tattoos. On the power of that 7 alone, While Richie, Russ and Dean remained fixtures (except for Richies brief departure to play for Youth of Today on one album/tour)(vocal duties were briefly taken over by Carl DiMola), guitar players were to Underdog what drummers were to Spinal Tap. Original guitarist Danny was later replaced by Arthur (Token Entry, Gorilla Biscuits), who was subsequently replaced by skater dude Chuck. Chuck Treece joined the band on guitar to help record the songs already written by Richie and Russ. Recorded in one week at Electric Reels in upstate NY and produced by Don Fury, “The Vanishing Point” was one of the most anxiously awaited records of the year. A 1989 nationwide tour to support the record was their biggest and most successful at that point and there seemed to be nothing standing in their way. Sadly prophetic, the title of the record rang true at the conclusion of that tour. Arriving back in NYC and dropping off Richie, Russ and Dean drove home for an agreed upon short break. That short break became a long break and they decided to cancel their European tour.
Now Underdog is back with the original core line-up, and with longtime friend  Matt Dolan as a ful-time member of the band. 

Zoli Teglas, frontman for California hardcore punk band Ignite, has officially joined Pennywise as their new singer.
Pennywise bassist Randy Bradbury commented on the change: “What started out as a temporary position was just too good to put an end to. Zoli brings to the table a tremendous vocal ability, creativity, and a die hard work ethic. There is a bond that makes this change feel like it was simply meant to be, and considering the recent unfortunate events, having Zoli join the band is a well needed shot of positive energy.”
Teglas added, “I’m stoked to be singing with Pennywise. I’m a huge fan of the band and am super grateful to share the stage with my long time friends Fletcher, Byron and Randy.”

The beginning of March will be marked by an awesome hardcore show in the local club The Box. The show will be a birthday party for the bassplayer for Const - Milko. The bands that will also take part in it are Seven Ate Nine, from whom it’ll be the debut show (they’re what’s left over from Toxic Hate Alive Inside with new name and new members) and the well-known Melekh. The date is 5th March and the cost for entrance is 5 bgn.

If you want to possess an IHMR zip-hoodie(check the picture below), the only thing to do is to go to the section Merch and to choose your color, size and to order it on one of the contacts of the radio. The price is 40lv. withoutdelivery expenses. There are only 3 days left to order, so if you want one - hurry to order it!

A performance videoclip of the song “Dr. Doom” from the deathcore band THE ACACIA STRAIN can be viewed at this location. The footage is taken from the band’s long-anticipated debut DVD, The Most Known Unknown, which is scheduled for release on February 16 via Prosthetic Records.
Disc one documents a sold-out show at the Worcester Palladium shot in December 2008, while disc two contains footage of a show at the much smaller and more intimate Waterfront on the band’s home turf of Holyoke, Massachusetts, as well as three music videos (’Smoke Ya Later’, ‘3750′, ‘Angry Mob Justice’), a documentary covering the formative years of the band and a “10 Seconds of Fame” bonus segment, in which select fans were given 10 seconds on camera to do whatever they wanted.

The cover art for The Most Known Unknown is made by Paul Romano and can be viewed here. He also did the work for the cover of THE ACACIA STRAIN’s latest album, Continent, as well as covers for MASTODON, TRIVIUM and many more.

The Christian metallers DEMON HUNTER will release their new album, The World Is A Thorn, on March 9. The band’s fifth album follows the landmark documentary “45 Days”, last year’s “Live In Nashville” collection and a catalog of landmark releases that have made the band one of the most important in the genre.

The World Is A Thorn was produced by the band’s longtime collaborator Aaron Sprinkle (ACCEPTANCE, ANBERLIN, THE ALMOST) and mixed by the famous producer Jason Suecof (ALL THAT REMAINS, TRIVIUM). The first single to come off from the album is “Collapsing”, which is currently being video shooted.
Click here to check out the cover and here is the official The World Is A Thorn track listing:

01. Descending Upon Us
02. LifeWar
03. Collapsing
04. This Is The Line
05. Driving Nails
06. The World Is A Thorn
07. Tie This Around Your Neck
08. Just Breathe
09. Shallow Water
10. Feel As Though You Could
11. Blood In The Tears

The album formally introduces guitarists Patrick Judge (who joined the band as a touring guitarist in 2008 and is now a full-time member) and Ryan Helm (of THE ASCENDICATE) with a new batch of songs written by co-founder and vocalist Ryan Clark.

The Bulgarian hardcore and death/metalcore bands Death Squad, All Of Us, Melekh, Avril In Blood and Redound will play for the 4 year old Viki, who suffers cerebral paralysis.

The event will be in “The Box” on 5th of February. The entrance is 8 leva.

After many attempts to help Viki, now there is hope for her to be healed and she needs a stem cell transplantation in the Moscow’s hospital “Neirovita”. She needs 21 645 Euro for this medical intervention and until now the gathered amount is 10 206 Euro.

You can help her alse by sending SMS with text DMS VIKI to number 17777 ( +35917777 if you are outside Bulgaria).

Bank account:

“Eurobank EFG Bulgaria” Ltd.

Policyholder: Victoria Tsvetanova Predeva

BIC B P B I B G S F
EUR: BG 05 BPBI 7940 146 50329 01
BGN: BG 23 BPBI 7940 106 50329 01
USD: BG 67 BPBI 7940 116 50329 01

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