Philadelphia hardcore outfit Braindead have announced their breakup via their MySpace blog:

"Its been a good run. Thanks to everyone who made the last 4+ years a great time. There will be no last show or reunion. Our final performance was 8/16/09 at This is Hardcore 2009 Look for new projects soon. Support Burn Bridges Records and Philadelphia hardcore."

The band's final release was the 2008 full-length No Consequences.

Toronto's Hostage Life have announced their breakup via their blog. The band's final show will take place at Sneaky Dee's in downtown Toronto on November 20. They remarked:

"This may seem like it is coming out of left field, but one of us had some personal problems that needed to be taken care of and the rest of the band decided it would be better to break up than to continue a man short. Thanks to everyone that helped, watched, hated, loved, and listened."

The band recently released their new full-length Centre of the Universe for free via Juicebox Recording Co.

Fresh off last night's apperance supporting the Ghost's reunion gig, Illinois' Oceans will play their final show tonight in Chicago. The five piece will call it a career at Summer Camp in Chicago, playing alongside Native, Noumenon, Birth Rites, Victor Fix the Sun, and Antarctic. The band most recently released Nothing Collapses on Copper Lung Records.

Cheeky is calling it a day - but not without a few last shows and releases. They'll be putting out an 8 song 12" on Freedom School Records, with some of them available at the FEST, and a split 7" with Tenement coming out on Rally Records. The band had this to say:

So as always, thanks so much to our amazing friends, folks who have booked us shows, put out our records, let us borrow their equipment or vehicles, who drove us around, people who helped book our tours that did or didn't happen, y'all who danced and sang and showed us a good time. And don't worry, we're all already in or starting new projects, so we're sure we'll see you around.

 

Grand Rapids, MI outfit North Lincoln are calling it a day. The band is currently touring the UK and will be appearing at The Fest 8 in Gainesville, FL over Halloween weekend. Their final show will take place in their hometown of Grand Rapids on December 19 at Mulligan's Pub.

Over the years, North Lincoln issued material through Salinas Records, Yo-Yo Records, Kiss of Death and No Idea, who released the band's final full-length Midwestern Blood earlier this year. That record can be streamed at the band's Punknews.org page.

The Steal have announced that they are splitting up. The melodic hardcore outfit from London had this to say:

So we had our first practice in 8 months last Sunday and it went well, the cobwebs were well and truly dusted off, the cogs were greased and my hands were bleeding by the end... Friday should be good fun. Also, in between bouts of tea, coffee and discussing the finer points of Dave's magical prowess we decided that friday would be the last gig we play as the Steal.

We think it's a nice end being at the Peel, where we played our first gig 4 years ago. Also playing with Paint It Black, whose member's current and past exploits were a primary influence on us playing the music we do, is a nice touch. We think the band has come to it's natural end and we wanted to give people a heads-up if they wanted come see us one last time.

The Steal released Bright Grey in 2008. Bassist Dave House released his third solo album, Intersections, this year.

Having just wrapped up a three month-long North American tour, Orlando, FL-area group No Harm Done has decided to call it a day. Vocalist Matt Cantwell provided the following statement:

"These past few years have been nothing short of amazing, and I wouldn't change a single thing. Thank you to anyone who ever supported this band. First off, I want to apoligize to everyone else in No Harm Done. I have been losing touch with you, and at the same time I have become more bitter. I take full responsibility for everyone's discontent. I realize we will never agree on certain things, and that's ok. I'm glad this ended the way it did. We played our last show on August 19th, 2009 in Tallahassee, Florida."

The band's final full-length, 2008's Escape, is streaming at their Punknews.org page.

The report is in that Thorns of Life have officially broken up.

The incredibly short-lived and much-buzzed about act was the new musical project for former Jawbreaker and Jets to Brazil frontman Blake Schwarzenbach. The lineup was filled out by former Gr'ups bassist / The L Word co-star Daniela Sea and Bay Area figurehead Aaron Cometbus (ex-Crimpshrine / current Pinhead Gunpowder). The trio played a handful of shows, including a brief west coast tour.

Rumors have also circulated that the band had recorded a full-length, Legislators and Prophets, with noted producer J. Robbins. However, one source reports that sessions with Robbins did not go smoothly, while Schwarzenbach promises flatly on his Facebook page that "there is no thorns album... it never got recorded."

Schwarzenbach has, however, already launched his new project: forgetters, properly typeset as is. The band apparently includes former Against Me! drummer Kevin Mahon, as well as bassist Caroline (no last name given), and played their first show last night in Crown Heights, a neighborhood in central Brooklyn.

Long Island, NY's Small Arms Dealer has called it a day, leaving behind two full-lengths released by Deep Elm: 2006's A Single Unifying Theory and Patron Saint of Disappointment, released in 2007.

The band featured members of Latterman, Iron Chic and On The Might Of Princes and played their final shows this past weekend.

As Cities Burn have called it quits. The band explained:

As Cities Burn has broken up. We are happily moving on after six good years. Our lives and our wives have called us in different directions. Thanks to anyone who has come out to a show, had words to say, or bought a CD to help us fill the tank.

Their final record was Hell or High Water in 2009.

Houston Calls have called it quits. The band had this to say:

After about 6 years, hundreds of shows, a bunch of great tours in 3 continents outside of our own, Houston Calls is calling it a day. Suffice it to say, we didn't come to this decision lightly, and it's one that pains us, even though it's what we've decided is best for us. The continued instability surrounding our band's various situations (has overshadowed what our band has always prioritized: making some alright music and having a great time with our friends - the ones in our van and the ones we meet on the road.

It's tough packing up your entire life and leaving friends and family for months at a time. It's unstable, it's uncertain, and it's pretty darn unhealthy. It's also, as we're all looking a little to our own futures, unsustainable at this level. The economic realities of living hand to mouth at our ages gets to be a little daunting. And seeing very few open doors for us as a band, we decided that it's best for us to move on.

The band released The End of an Error last year.

Harvey Danger has called it quits. The band explained:

After 15 years, three albums, hundreds of shows, and far more twists and turns than we ever imagined possible, we've decided to put Harvey Danger to rest. The decision is totally mutual and utterly amicable. Everyone is very proud of the work we've done together, but we've also come to feel that our collaboration has--in a very positive way--run its course. We're all eager to try our hands at other projects, musical and otherwise.

Chances are we'll all work together in one form or another; if we've learned anything, it's that you never know what will happen. Of course, putting an end to something we've been working on since our early 20s can't help being accompanied by a soupcon of melancholy. Nonetheless, as the Chambers Brothers remind us, time has come today. Rock bands have life spans, and Harvey Danger's has been longer, and more eventful, than even we would have predicted.

The band released Little by Little... in 2005.

Have Heart will call it quits after its world tour with Shipwreck A.D..

According to the band:

Once the Fall rolls around, we can't really do this band the way we would prefer to anymore. Knowing this deadline of ours and having a whole world tour already booked, we'd like to take advantage of the chance to say goodbye to all the people we have met around the world over the years.

So, please come check us out in the remaining months on our little trip around the globe. So far Asia has been a wonderful experience and we're very happy to have had the chance to meet so many kind people and look forward to the rest of Asia.

It's been a nice 7 years and we'd like to thank all the unique hardcore kids and bands we have encountered. And in the words of DFJ, thanks to all the shit talkers for all the material to get off on. But, really....we have met so many wonderful people who we'll just never forget.

The band's last show will take place Oct. 17, 2009, National Edge Day.

Have Heart leave behind three releases: 2004's What Counts EP, 2006's The Things We Carry and, most recently, 2008's Songs to Scream at the Sun. Their final album was voted among the best of 2008 by Punknews.org readers.

Denver, Colorado's Ghost Buffalo have called it a day. The band has two final shows scheduled, in Denver at 3 Kings on May 12 and in Colorado Springs at The Rocket Room on May 14.

The band does hope to record their final four songs for an eventual 7"/EP release. They last released The Magician in 2008.

Love Equal Death has called it quits. The band made this statement:

It's been a back and forth battle with everyone here to move on or to let go of this thing we love so much. We here at camp Love Equals Death have decided to let go of Love Equals Death and preserve the good times we had and the hurdles we had to overcome. We will no longer be functioning as a band and will be calling it quits. We thank all the fans and the venues and bands we shared those venues with. We especially want to thank all the kids on Punknews.org for your support throughout our stint. There is no rhyme or reason. It's just time to do what we feel in or hearts is right.

The band suffered a number of set backs since the release of Nightmerica in 2006. Among them were the now dropped charges against their bassist followed by the loss of their vocalist in January of 2009.