A few days ago, I was pretty sure that I wasn’t going to review “The Terror State.” I had almost decided in full that I had nothing more to add in commenting on an established band with a rabid fanbase, a slew of near-classic records, and reputation for immensely polarizing their detractors. But I wasn’t [...]

From the Victory Records camp:

Action Action will launch a tour of some of the coolest indie stores in existance, performing free for music lovers in each market. Bringing their music to fifteen independent record stores is the ultimate demonstration of Action Action’s support of independent record stores, as well as their love for rocking out live!

ACTION ACTION BRINGING IT LIVE:

SEPTEMBER

14 W. Babylon, NY @ LOONEY TUNES

15 Fords, NJ @ VINTAGE VINYL

16 Hamden, CT @ EXILE ON MAIN STREET

17 Towson, MD @ RECORD AND TAPE TRADERS

18 Ocean City, MD @ FISHNET MUSIC

19 Norfolk, VA @ RELATIVE THEORY RECORDS

20 Richmond, VA @ PLAN 9 MUSIC

21 Pittsburgh, PA @ BRAVE NEW WORLD

22 Cleveland, OH @ CHRIS WARPED RECORDS

23 Detroit, MI @ ROCK A BILLY’S

24 Chicago, IL @ RECKLESS RECORDS

27 Rochester, NY @ RECORD ARCHIVE

28 Syracuse, NY @ SOUND GARDEN

29 Philadelphia, PA @ REPO

30 Taunton, MA @ ALL ABOUT RECORDS

- Great concept for a tour; shouldn’t hurt soundscans either… About half of the new album sounds like REUNION SHOW songs; the rest meld huge new wave synths. For a 50 minute release, it’s definitely all over the place, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing.

Technology is Eeeeeeeeeeeevillllllll; story from CNET:

XM RADIO PULLS PC HARDWARE AMID PIRACY CONCERNS

Owners of a controversial PC radio receiver are making a killing selling their units on eBay following the unit’s discontinuation over music piracy concerns.

Before being quietly discontinued this month, the XM PCR was one of several hardware devices sold by XM Satellite Radio to give its more than 2 million subscribers satellite radio reception. In conjunction with a third-party software title called TimeTrax, however, the PCR let listeners download songs to their personal computers.

Since XM discontinued the PCR, units have fetched steep premiums on eBay. The device, which retailed for about $50, is getting bids of more than $350 in recent auctions, with sellers advertising the unit as “”discontinued”" and “”rare.”"

XM declined to confirm the discontinuation of the PCR.

Patterson said. “”It’s just a matter of policy.”"

link: Read the full article here…

A PERFECT MURDER – Unbroken

- The recording quality on this disc is stunning; so rare is a band’s essence captured as well as it is on here. With all the attention Victory is getting lately from their lighter fare, it would be tragic for A PERFECT MURDER to get overlooked…

Seriously…

The fine folks at Solid State have amassed one heck of a two week trip, combining the live forces of UNDEROATH, STRETCH ARMSTRONG, and THE CHARIOT to fry the hearts and minds of those attending the below dates:

September 17th Tallahassee, FL Florida State University: Oglesby Center

September 21st Pensacola, FL The Gutter Lounge

September 22nd Nashville, TN Blue Sky Court

September 23rd Little Rock, AR Vinos

September 24th Springfield, MO Nu Brew Coffeehouse

September 25th Iowa City, IA Gabes Oasis

September 26th Indianapolis, IN The House Café + Music

September 29th Columbia, SC New Brookland Tavern

September 30th Brunswick, GA Rock Bottom

October 1st Gainesville, FL Common Grounds

October 2nd Jacksonville, FL Thee Imperial

A million rock bands have made a standard performance “”playing in a warehouse”" video, but I bet that not one has made their video seem as intense as this! I think my fingers got tired watching the guitarists…

video: DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN – Panasonic Youth (WMV)

This is the first band specific release from Hit the Pit, a well known hardcore/metal webzine, and its signing of DAYS GONE BY is a pretty strong one. These guys follow fairly straight forward from the HATEBREED school of hardcore, and infuse a interesting dose of metal a la DIECAST and FULL BLOWN CHAOS. The [...]

Colorado’s LAYMEN TERMS have a brand new release coming out soon (9/21) called “”Driving to Nowhere: Verity’s Novel.”" In celebration, Suburban Home has added two songs to the band’s pureVOLUME site, “”Verity”" and “”Tonite.”" You can also hear “”Tonite”" on the amazing sampler that comes with the most recent issue of Law of Inertia (you know… the one with the giant pink heart on the cover). LAYMEN TERMS write great melodic rock very technical songwriting. It’s sort of like modern CAVE IN, but without the crazy atmospherics…

link: LAYMEN TERMS – pureVOLUME site