The Ergs! Break Up

NJ basement punk rockers are calling it quits. From their MySpace:

“ok. well, it looks like you guys knew us better than we knew us. the ergs are calling it a day. jeff is leaving the band and it wouldn’t be the ergs without him. we’ll be recording the last couple songs that we’ve been working on and releasing them on a 7″ this fall. we have a bunch of really great shows coming up with some really great bands that we never thought we’d get to play with. our last show will be in new jersey in mid november. more info on that as it becomes finalized. thanks to everyone who listened to us, came to see us, or helped us out in any way. we’ve made a ton of great friends and played some of the best shows a band could ever want to play.
thanks and see you at the shows!”

SOUND&SHAPE join Engineer Records

SOUND&SHAPE (Nashville, TN) recently joined Engineer Records.

SOUND&SHAPE released their first full-length, the enveloping “Where Machines End Their Lives” thru local label Smith7 Records, and hit the road with 220 shows in 2006 and continued touring in 2007/2008 in the US.

The band will be releasing their EP “The Love Electric” which is due in Jan of 2009. Be sure to look out for SOUND&SHAPE  as they hit the road and come to a city near you.

Great Bands To Play Fun Fun Fun Fest

If you live around Austin, Texas. make sure to get to Fun Fun Fun fest November 8 & 9. Aside from the array of mainstream acts performing this festival, acts such as All, Rival Schools, Kevin Seconds, Chuck Reagan, Tim Barry, Tom Gabel, Ben Nichols, Flipper, The Dead Milkmen, Bad Brains, Integrity, Bouncing Souls, Trash Talk, and Bitter End will be performing. This is a definite must go. Go to http://www.funfunfunfest.com for more info. 

 

2081 - A Movie Based On Harrison Bergeron

When Snapcase released their 1997 album Progression Through Unlearning, a song on that album really intrigued me. The name of the song was “Harrison Bergeron.” My interest in this song led me to a short story of the same name written by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. in 1981. Harrison Bergeron is one of the most fascinating short stories I have ever read, revealing a dystopian future where all people are created equal, and the extraordinary are made handicapped by law.

I had recently stumbled upon a trailer for an upcoming movie called 2081, based on Harrison Bergeron. Not only is the trailer very compelling, but it also features some actual lines from the short story. There is currently no information about the movie on IMDB, nor is there much information out there about this movie on the web. You can learn more about the movie on the official site. So far, no release date has been announced.

 

New Rise Against Song

You can hear the a new Rise Against song called “ReEducation (Through Labor)” on the band’s MySpace. The song is the first single from their upcoming album, “Appeal To Reason,” due out October 7.

upcoming nj shows

8/17 - WAR HUNGRY, LET DOWN, PELLINORE, BAD SEED

8/20 - KI.DS LIKE US,MONGOLOIDS,NO TURNING BACK & MORE

8/25 Reign Supreme,Surburban Scum,Get Sick & Overstand

8/30- CEREMONY, MOTHER OF MERCY, PELLINORE, TRBLMKR

more info after the break

8/8/08 Killed by the Bull & Overstand

8/8/08 Killed by the Bull & Overstand

Rot In Hell joins the Deathwish family!!!

Straight from the horses mouth…

We are proud to announce that UK’s Rot In Hell has joined the Deathwish family.

Rot In Hell are one of the most exciting and raw hardcore bands out there today. They have released numerous 7″EPs and split 7″EPs as of late, each one more brutal and vile than its predecessor. Epitomizing the “Holy Terror”/Cleveland Style approach of bands like Integrity and Ringworm, while injecting their own kind of mutation into the contemporary hardcore/punk gene pool.

Rot In Hell are currently writing their new CD/LP, to be released on Deathwish soon. Proceeding that, the band will release a collection of past material on CD via the always awesome A389 label.

Illustration: Lobsterboy

8.15.08 ABSOLUTION/MAXIMUM PENALTY/WRONGSIDE/ATLAS SHRUGGED/OVERSTAND

The debut release from New Jersey’s own TROUBLEMAKER is now available for Pre-Order.

There will be NO vinyl delay as the vinyl is already here, just waiting on inserts to be printed. We are saying 3 weeks, should be a lot less than that..

Pressed on black vinyl and limited to 300.

Entire Album Stream: HERE

Order: HERE

Stigma 4 President!!!!

Gorilla Biscuits, Pennywise, Rival Schools Play California

A Benefit For Dr. Tom feat SOIA, Cro-Mags (Jam), Murphy’s Law, More

Shai Hulud cancels tour

At first it was just a few dates but now the whole thing is called off…
“Shai Hulud will regrettably not be able to continue touring on The Summer of Scum Tour due to a combination of uncontrollable circumstances surrounding the other bands on the package. Shai Hulud will be back out on the road as soon as they can and look forward to seeing all of their rabid fans in the flesh.”

Crime In Stereo details upcoming releases

Official Press Release:

Crime In Stereo has revealed more details about their recent blog pledge to release three LPs and two EPS over the next twelve months.Crime In Stereo and Bridge Nine Records are proud to announce the first new CD/LP, “Selective Wreckage.” Featuring ten previously unreleased songs, “Selective Wreckage” isn’t a B-sides collection, but a showcase of how the band evolved from 2006’s melodic punk outburst “The Troubled Stateside” to 2007’s opus, “Crime In Stereo Is Dead.” As guitarist Alex Dunne said, “Originally we planned on doing two separate 7″ EP vinyl records because they were two separate sessions. The side of songs recorded after ‘The Troubled Stateside’ features the 3-songs from the never-released split 7″EP with Capital, another recording of ‘When The Women Come Out To Dance’ from our free EP on Nitro and ‘Love,’ a song that never made the Stateside album which I think is better than anything on that record.” Discussing the flipside of the album, Dunne says that “Dead was a difficult record to make and we had to leave off some songs that were really strong - but we just didn’t have enough time to finish them at the time before having to leave to tour, which was frustrating. Three of these songs are more energetic and upbeat and another is really slow and sad, but I love it.”

Rumors…

Rumors are circulating that Boston’s New Lows signed a deal with Deathwish INC.
I myself, hope this to be true.

pictures galore!

I’ve been forgetting to post on here… Heres some I’ve forgotten to post, oldest to newest.
5/27/07,Charge,Soul Control & Fearless Everyday
7/29/07,The Fire Still Burns,My Turn to Win & The Procedure
3/9/08,Pulling Teeth,Celebrity Murders,Staring Problem & Mother Night
5/23/08, Shipwreck A.D.,Splitting Headache,Curtains & Bear Trap
6/21/08,Overstand
7/17/08,Change Today,Black Kites,Foundation,Verse & Have Heart

Grey Area is back for 2 shows with Bouncing Souls!

It seems as if Ernie and Company are going to be playing two special shows with Bouncing Souls this September in both New York City and Philly. Make sure not to miss these shows.

 

09.19.08 - New York City, NY - Teminal 5 w/ Sick Of It All and GreyArea - Limited presale tickets available July 23-25 from bouncingsouls.ducatking.com.  Tickets onsale to public July 26.

09.20.08 - Asbury Park, NJ - Convention Hall w/ the Jersey Shore Rollergirls - Tickets go on sale in August

09.21.08 - Philadelphia, PA - Starlight Ballroom w/ GreyArea, Everybody Out!, and The Hotspots - Limited presale tickets available July 23-25 from bouncingsouls.ducatking.com.  Tickets onsale to public July 26.

Gaslight Anthem announces tour with Rise Against , Alkaline Trio and Thrice!

The Gaslight Anthem announced that between September 30th to November 23rd they will be opening a full U.S. (2 Canada shows) tour featuring Rise Against, Alkaline Trio and Thrice.

Although the dates have not been posted yet,  you can check out their tour dates with American Steel here

Another VOD Reunion (This time for DVD)

Long Island’s Vision of Disorder is planning another reunion this year, this time to celebrathe their upcoming DVD (which was recorded at their 2006 reunion.) The show will be held at the Crazy Donkey in Farmingdale, NY on August 16 with special guest (and awesome band) Mind Over Matter.

Here’s the trailer for the DVD:

Download Fucked Up’s New Song

Fucked Up’s new label, Matador, has released a downloadable MP3 of Fucked Up’s new song, “No Epiphany.” The song will be included in their upcoming album, “The Chemistry Of Common Life,” due out October 7.

Check Out This New Ceremony Song

Ceremony has released a new song on their MySpace called “The God Has Favored,” which will be released on thier newest album, “Still Nothing Moves You,” on Bridge 9.

New Overcast Album

From the official Metal Blade press release:

Metal Blade Records is proud to announce the addition of legendary Boston Mass metal act Overcast to its roster. On August 19th Overcast will release their Metal Blade debut, “Reborn to Kill Again,” a collection of eleven re-recorded classic tracks and 2 unreleased tracks produced by Adam Dutkiewicz.

“Finally, after much waiting and wondering if it would ever see the light of day, Overcast is Reborn to Kill Again! We are all very excited to be working with Metal Blade Records for this release. It is a legendary label that has been home to some of the most influential bands in metal history. It was actually Metal Blade who gave Overcast our first release on CD as part of one of the Metal Massacre comps way back in the day so it seems as if everything is coming full circle. The time has come once again for the beast known as Overcast to rise again. You have been warned,” comments Brian Fair.

New Integrity Song! Also, download old tunes.

Dwid and company have posted a new Integrity song on their MySpace page called “Vvalpurgisnacht.” The band will also be playing several dates in Europe in July in August. While you’re at their page, you can also download classic integrity albums such as Humanity Is The Devil and Systems Overload.

You can now subscribe to Define the Meaning!!!

Hello friends! We are very proud to announce that you can now subscribe to Define the Meaning. Unfortunately at this time subscriptions are only open to those in the US.

However…..over the next few weeks we will open subscriptions to Canada and to those outside of the US.

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Define The Meaning To Feature Walter Schreifels on Punkradiocast

Define the Meaning and Punkradiocast.com are proud to present a very special episode of Define The Meaning with special guests Walter Schreifels of Gorilla Biscuits, Quicksand, and Rival Schools. In this 2hour show DTM host Rajon talks with Walter about the recently announced Rival Schools reunion, living in Berlin, being a new dad, his solo project, the past Gorilla Biscuits reunion tour, and the possibility of a Quicksand reunion. In the second hour of the show Karen Mitchell talks to Michael Parks talks about Music By People Like Us compilation, how Michael feels about hardcore etc. We’ll also play the whole comp through and give away a few copies of Music By People Like Us.

The show will air on http://www.punkradiocast.com on Sunday June 15th, Friday June 20th, Sunday June 22nd at 11PM EST.

Download A New Have Heart Song

Boston’s Have Heart has posted a new downloadable song on their MySpace site called “Hard Bark On The Family Tree” from their upcoming album “Songs to Scream At The Sun” on Bridge 9 Records

Shai Hulud - Misanthropy Pure

Hatebreed To Release An Entire Covers-only Album

Jamey Jasta and the gang will be releasing a covers-only album titled “For The Lions,” which includes Hatebreed’s renditions of classic songs by Misfits, Metallica, Judge, Cro-Mags, D.R.I., Negative Approach, Agnostic Front, Madball, Sheer Terror, and Obituary. “For The Lions” will include a 20 page booklet with comments from the band about how each song affected them. Expect “For The Lions” to be out later this year.

Where you can buy Define the Meaning as of June 2008

Hey everyone! Here is an updated list of where you can buy Define the Meaning starting this month.
We will be updating this list as we get in more locations. If you find that we are not sold in a store near
you please let us know what stores are by you so we can get it in. We also, wanted to let you know that within the next
week or so subscriptions will be available!!! If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us at
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New H2O Video Premiere Tonight on Fuse

H2O will be the special guests in tonight’s (Monday, June 2) Steven’s Untitled Rock show, which airs 4PM EST on Fuse. This episode will air the premiere of the band’s newest video, “What Happened,” from their newest album “Nothing To Prove.”

Thursday, Hot Water Music, Paint It Black plan show for Terminal 5 in NYC

Earlier this afternoon Thursday announced that they are planning an evening with Hot Water Music and Paint It Black @ Terminal 5 in NYC.

This event will be held on July 12th, 2008. For more information please check out: www.terminal5nyc.com

 

John Joseph Interview Part 2

Part 2 of a 3 part episode, Define The Meaning had the opportunity to sit down with John Joseph of the Cro-Mags and Bloodclot about his newest book, Evolution of A Cro-Magnon. In this episode, John Joseph defends his Krishna lifestyle and speaks out against the IRM and the hijacking of the Krishna movement. Interview by Justin Fullam. Production by Forrest Love.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTc3XLL5hsQ

Negative Approach Live At Southpaw

Listen To The Entire New H2O Album

You can now stream the entire new H2O album Nothing To Prove aright here!

Define the Meaning contact info (important notice)

Hi all- Please note that the contact information for DTM has changed. Please be sure to go to the contact page and update your mailing lists according to the information that we have down. If you have any questions please email us! Thanks!!!

 

 

Mesuggah ‘Bleed’ Trailer

Here are two links to a quick trailer for Mesuggah’s - Bleed music video that Ian McFarland and Mike Pecci edited, directed, and wrote together. Be sure to check it out!

http://ianmcfarlandfilms.com/bleed.html or http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=33738815

New H20 listening party for ‘Nothing To Prove’

If you missed H20’s music video shoot in NYC, I would recommend you go to this.

New Ensign Record On The Way

From their official press release:

After a lengthy hiatus that left the members of Ensign scattered dealing with line-up changes, deaths, marriages, side-projects, and varied touring crew work (Tim Shaw spent the last two years guitar teching for Rancid while Nathan Gluck tour managed Sick Of It All, Unearth and Bury Your Dead), Ensign are pleased to announce plans for their upcoming fourth full-length album, “Lost Message On A Fading Frequency,” the follow up to 2001’s “The Price Of Progression.”

Dates have been confirmed for September/October of this year and they will once again be entering Trax East in South River, NJ with long-time constituent Eric Rachel. The band is currently working on pre-production for the new album with former drummer Chris Ross (Nora) at his Casa De Ross Studio in Highland Park, NJ.

According to bass player Nathan Gluck, “Building off of the foundation that was laid with ‘Price’ we are pushing the envelope to encompass some of the heaviest and most thought provoking material in the bands 12+ year existence. The new material is drawing influences from all across the board and I can honestly say I haven’t been this excited in years.”

To date no record label or release date have been confirmed.

Rival Schools Reunion and New Album!

Post-Hardcore supergroup, Rival Schools, featuring ex-members of such bands as Gorilla Biscuits, Youth of Today, Quicksand, CIV, and Iceburn, have announced that they will be banding back together and recording a new album. Singer Walter Schreifels has confirmed tour dates in the U.K., possible U.S. dates, and a new album.

’’We have got this June tour and we still want to play some shows in the States. Especially if we are writing new songs it would be good to live in them a little onstage before we come to record anything. Whether the album is out first part of the year or spring we are not yet sure but we want to play out with new material to test it all out so expect a few more dates to be announced.”