Reunited hardcore act Modern Life Is War have finished recording their fourth studio album. For this release, the band has returned to God City Studio and Deathwish Inc; the same combination that brought the world 2005's Witness.

The band reported on their Facebook page:

We have completed our new album. We are beyond excited. More news will soon come. Go see what Deathwish Inc. had to say about it.

And then on Deathwish's Facebook:

Modern Life Is War have finished recording their new album at God City. I haven't been this excited and moved from a contemporary hardcore/punk release in a long time. More news on the release coming soon.

You can also see some photos from their time in the studio here.

The Shirts For A Cure Project (SFAC) has announced details for their Ten Year Anniversary Celebration on Sunday, June 16. The celebration will take place on a boat cruise around Manhattan featuring Pennsylvania's Title Fight. All proceeds from the evening will benefit women battling breast cancer via the Syrentha Savio Endowment (SSE). Additional special guests will be announced in the coming weeks and there will be exclusive Shirts For A Cure x Title Fight merchandise available for purchase on board, both t-shirts and posters to commemorate the evening. You can find out more and purchase tickets here.

And in case you missed it, you can read our interview with SFAC founder, Mark Beemer, here.

Murder By Death has released the music video for their song "Lost River" off 2012's Bitter Drink, Bitter Moon.

You can click Read More for the video.

A Great Big Pile of Leaves have posted a stream of their song "Pet Mouse." The song is set to appear on the band's upcoming debut full-length, You're Always On My Mind, due out July 2, 2013 via Topshelf Records.

You can click Read More for the song.

This month Seattle's Big Eyes are celebrating the release of their second full-length LP, Almost Famous on Grave Mistake. Since 2009, four years and one US coast ago, they've been a hard-working band. Now based in Seattle after moving from Brooklyn, with a couple splits, 7-inches, and full-lengths under their belt, there's no end in sight - they've got a tour starting this month and a European tour in the works for fall. Punknews interviewer Stephanie Thornton had some questions for lead singer/guitarist Kate Eldridge about the new album, growing as a musician and bandmate, upcoming tour plans, and how to deal with being treated differently as a woman in the punk scene.

Holy Hell Records has announced they will release Jonah Vin's debut Awake In Your Sleep on July 1, 2013. The band features Look Mexico's Ryan Slate. You can click Read More for the cover art, track listing and to hear the single "From the Top" which will appear on the record.

Today's stream comes from Detroit, MI-based Old Gods. We've got a stream of "Slaughtered Vomit Doll" which will appear on the band's debut full-length Stylized Violence, due out July 23, 2013 via Forge Again Records. The band notabke features former Dillinger Escape Plan guitarist Jeff Tuttle on vocals.

You can find it on their Punknews.org Profile.

Paramore have announced a string of arena dates in the Republic of Ireland and the UK, for September, 2013.

The band released Paramore in 2013. You can click Read More for the dates.

Today's stream comes from Orlando, FL-based Among Giants. We've got a first listen of their contribution to an upcoming split with Aspiga which is due out July 9, 2013. You can pre-order it here.

You can find it on their Punknews.org Profile.

We might go back to bi-weekly updates this week. FINALLY.

We've posted some new reviews. You can check them out below:

• Lemuria - Brilliant Dancer [7-inch]
• Mike McGonigal - Temperature's Rising: Galaxie 500 - An Oral and Visual History [book]
• Great Cynics - Like I Belong
• Vendetta Red - Scripture / Light Year Anniversary [2xEP]
• Peter Murphy - live in Philadelphia
• Ghostface Killah / Venice Dawn / Joie 13 - live in Baltimore
• Glossary - Long Live All Of Us [UK reissue]
• Manipulation - Manipulation
• Talk To Angels - This Broken Home
• Bad Ideas - Compromise [EP]

You can check out any of our reviews right here.

Ray Manzarek, keyboardist and co-founder of The Doors, has died at the age of 74.

Ray, who had struggled with bile duct cancer for a number of years, died at a clinic in Rosenheim, Germany. His wife Dorothy, and his brothers, were at his bedside. You can click Read More for the details.