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.