Dead Rhythm Machine is anything but an assembly of dead rhythms. Rather, the debut full-length from Atlanta’s THE LETTERS ORGANIZE is one white-hot piece of scorched earth that takes the gutsy, distortion-laden punk rock of THE BRONX and tricks it out with the technical percussive prowess of San Diego post-hardcore legends, DRIVE LIKE JEHU, and [...]

From the inbox:

AGAINST ALL AUTHORITY has just released the title track off of their upcoming Hopeless Records release The Restoration Of Chaos & Order, available May 9th 2006. Click here to stream the new song “”The Restoration Of Chaos & Order.”"

Via MySpace Bulletin:

RUINER’s bassist, Steve Smeal has an up-and-coming record label going on and recently announced two new planned items. Here’s the goods:

PRESSURE

Our third release will be PRESSURE. Straight from the City of Angels, PRESSURE tosses a 90s hardcore sound with killer rock and roll guitars riffs and a little bit of crust. This debut record is sure to please. For fans of Unbroken and Hope Conspiracy.

QUILLS

Our fourth release is going to be from the new Baltimore based band QUILLS. QUILLS features ex and current members of RUINER, SWARM OF THE LOTUS, and MISERY INDEX. QUILLS debut record offers up eight punishing, fast grindcore tracks in six and a half minutes! A record to please fans of From Ashes Rise and His Hero Is Gone.

Also…

COUNTING THE DAYS – Losing My Grip

We still have some blue vinyl left for order. CTD will release their first full length March 14th on Strike First Records. They will hit the road this June with RUINER for a U.S. Tour.

THE SPARK / DEATHCYCLE – Split

The second press is in and we still have some limited orange copies left. THE SPARK has just finished up their long awaited LP that should be out in April just in time for 10 day Northeast tour. DEATHCYCLE will also unleash a LP that should be out very soon. Keep an eye open.

label site: burnbridges.net

myspace: myspace.com/burnbridgesrecords

For a limited time only (as in, expiringly some time this evening), you can check out a stream of the upcoming STAVESACRE full-length How To Life With A Curse. Here’s the info:

Site: howtolivewithacurse.com

Password: liv3withacurs3

How To Live With A Curse hits stores on April 1st on Abacus Recordings. It will be STAVESACRE’s first release since their 2002 full-length on Nitro Records.

Slashdot.org has an interesting story today about how China plans to create its own alternate Internet. A blog post from Canada’s internet/technology law expert Michael Geist gives a fairly through explanation on what’s at stake, globally, with this move.

From the inbox:

“”Check out the new live video footage from LESS THAN JAKE! Watch the guys performing ‚ÄúOverrated (Everything Is),‚Äù the new single off their upcoming EP Absolution for Idiots and Addicts, out 3/14, and off their new full length In With the Out Crowd, in stores May 16th.”"

link: “”(Overrated) Everything Is”" (quicktime) and (windows)

After a seemingly endless wait for new material from THURSDAY, the band has made available a stream for the song “”Counting 5-4-3-2-1.”" You can find the song on thursday.net after clicking on a couple of links. The song is available in both windows format and real media.

- I’m into it. Anyone else catching a SMASHING PUMPKINS vibe from the vocals?

Featuring former members of MOUTHPIECE, HANDS TIED, SUPRESSION SWING, THE KILLING FLAME, and THE FIRST STEP, among others, TRIPLE THREAT are by-the-book, classic hardcore, with touches of west-coast chaos, against the familiar backdrop of east-coast youth-crew. A New Chapter blasts its way through six tracks in just a shade over 10 minutes, nailing pile-on material [...]