1. METALLICA – Kill ‘Em All

2. REMEMBERING NEVER – Women and Children Die First

3. KILLSWITCH ENGAGE – Alive or Just Breathing

4. AFI – The Art of Drowning

5. SKYCAMEFALLING – 10.21

– and about THE ANNIVERSARY breaking up… karma’s a bitch.

About a year after being booted off Vagrant, THE ANNIVERSARY has called it quits. Check out www.punknews.org for more info. More importantly, welcome back Tami!

Since the very beginning of this ever-growing punk rock label, Hopeless has done things different. Whether it was their instantly diverse roster of musicians, the creative packaging of their low priced samplers, or the formation of the extremely cool Sub-City Records, Hopeless didn’t need much extra help in stirring up brand name. In celebration of [...]

Jordan told me to post a “back from hibernating” message. I wasn’t technically hibernating or I’d be much more well rested.

Courtesy of the fine people at Fight Fire Records, an up-and-coming label run by hardcore’s legendary Porcell (YOUTH OF TODAY, SHELTER, etc.), here comes this news post on Sweden’s THE CHANGE. If you like IGNITE or IN MY EYES, check these guys out!

“”Rock journalists have been calling Sweden ‘the hotbed of new music,’ due to its thriving and extremely creative music scene. No doubt about it, in all fields of music, from top 40 pop to death metal, Sweden has now become a force to be reckoned with worldwide. And hardcore is no exception ‚Äì representing the country‚Äôs scene is THE CHANGE, a fresh and dynamic new band playing the some of the best melodic hardcore found anywhere. Taking cues from old school 80‚Äôs ‚Äòcore but revitalizing it with just enough melody and rock, THE CHANGE come out swinging on their self-titled debut with their own brand of ambitious thrash. Produced by Don Ahlsterberg (International Noise Conspiracy, Division of Laure Lee) the album is a step above the rest both sonically and structurally. This release is sure to demand the attention and respect of kids across America as well as Europe, confirming that the media attention over Sweden is more than justified. With just one listen to THE CHANGE, you‚Äôll believe the hype.”"

fightfirehq.com

- check out the band BONES BRIGADE on this Fight Fight has well!

Our friends in ANTHYM asked us to post this info for their showcase this weekend. All of the bands on this bill rock pretty hard, so if this is in your region, I’d start making some plans right now…

SLICK SHOES (Side One Dummy Records)

STARING BACK (Lobster Records)

ANTHYM (Unsigned)

ELEVENTEEN (Sessions Records)

THE BIG COLLAPSE (Militia Group)

Tickets $10

Doors open at 7:30PM

At the Knitting Factory in Hollywood

Fri Jan 30th

More info: knittingfactory.com

Epitaph has the entire new disc from 1208 up for streaming in a well-packaged e-card. Treat yourself to some free music by going here: www.epitaph.com/goodies/ecard.php?id=280

This story is making the arounds across the ‘net, but if you haven’t seen Subpop’s excellent parody of Pitchforkmedia.com, check it out here: www.subpop.com/features/pdork.