Rancid have announced more dates in September and October. The new shows include a five day stay in Los Angeles in October, and shows on the Canadian West Coast.

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Bloomington, Indiana's Murder By Death have announced UK and Europe dates following their ongoing US tour with Dios Malos.

The band is support their Vagrant Records debut, Red of Tooth and Claw.

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After the release of 2006’s Birthing the Giant, Toronto’s Cancer Bats spent more than their fair share of time on the road. Between their cross-continental exploits, the band found time to record their sophomore effort, Hail Destroyer. Released in April, the new album is an explosive metal-inspired post-hardcore collection of songs. Cancer Bats' guitarist Scott Middleton took some time to discuss the making of Hail Destroyer and where, other than dirty floors of Midwest America, Cancer Bats find themselves today.

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Misery Signals have posted the second song from their upcoming album. The record is titled Controller and is due out July 22, 2008. It is the follow-up to Mirrors which was released in 2006.

You can check out "Parallels" right here.

Gaslight Anthem have completed their new full length for SideOneDummy. The record is titled The '59 Sound and is due out August 19, 2008. The record will include 12 songs plus one exclusive bonus track on the iTunes digital version.

Along with the CD and digital versions, the label is promising a coloured vinyl and 7-inch single to go with the record. The '59 Sound is the follow up to Señor and the Queen which was released in 2008 and Sink or Swim which was released last year.

Underground Operations has announced the signing of Regina, SK-based Means. The label will be handling the Canadian release of their upcoming album. The record is titled To Keep Me From Sinking and is due out May 27, 2008 in the United States and June 03, 2008 in Canada.

You can check out two songs from the album on their myspace page.

After last year's experiment with a free show, 2008's Ozzfest will be a single day event. The show will be headlined by Ozzy Osbourne and Metallica and feature Serj Tankian (System of a Down), Hellyeah, Jonathan Davis (Korn), Cavalera Conspiracy, Shadows Fall, Apocalyptica and In This Moment.

The conversion of a touring festival into a single event is not without precedent. The annual Lollapalooza festival in Chicago began life as a tour before turning into a weekend event in a single city.

Runner Runner, the side project from members of Over It, has posted another new track

You can find "Dedicate" on their myspace page.

Norma Jean has entered the studio with producer Ross Robinson (Glassjaw, At The Drive In) and engineer Ryan Boesch. The band is working on their fourth album, the Anti-Mother due out later this summer. For the record, the band collaborated with Helmet's Page Hamilton and (separately) with Deftones Chino Moreno.

The record is the follow-up to Redeemer and the band had this to say:

We were able to work with Page and Chino on two separate occasions, and as two of our biggest influences musically, it was definitely a moment having them here in the studio. Page came to our practice space and for the first hour he was just showing us cool guitar chords, teaching us new things technically. The song we wrote with him is heavy as crap and full of energy--you'll notice his influence.

For Chino, the writing was more impulsive. We were already in pre-production with Ross, but the song we wrote with Chino came out so diverse and anti-traditional. Chino ended up hanging out for a few days and we wrote two songs with him. Many bands have guest vocalists on their records, but we were inspired by the idea of collaborative songwriting with some of our favorite musicians. In a collaboration, no one is beyond reproach, and there is always something we can learn and someone to learn it from.

Jimmy Eat World have announced two weeks of US and Canadian shows. They continue to support their 2007 album, Chase This Light.

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The Cure have posted the first of their monthly single series.

You can find "The Only One" on their official website.

With their still-untitled album due out September 13, 2008 on Suretone/Geffen, the Cure will be issuing four singles, all of which will arrive on the 13th day of each month, will be available in physical and digital formats. May's entry is “The Only One” backed by non-album B-side “NY Trip,” to be followed by “Freakshow”/"All Kinds Of Stuff” on June 13. Details of the final two singles have not yet been made available.

The new record is the follow-up to The Cure which was released in 2004

Weezer has pushed up their album release from the 24th of June to June 03, 2008. The band explained the push to:

People, due to popular demand and the intense reaction to the Pork And Beans single, the wait time for the new album has just been reduced!

Of course, the band makes no reference to the rumoured leak of eight songs last week.

Montreal QC's Islands have posted the track list for their upcoming May 20, 2008 release Arm's Way. The album will be a follow up to their 2006 release Return to the Sea and was co-produced by Ryan Hadlock (Blonde Redhead, Stephen Malkmus).

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Tragedy and Japan's Blowback will be hitting the road later this month for a tour. Tragedy released Nerve Damage in 2006. Blowback will be releasing their new album, Living Vibration very soon.

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Post-pioneers Gang of Four have seen the departure of founding members, bassist Dave Allen and drummer Hugo Burnham. According to a press release posted by Dave Allen on his blog, Burnham formally left the band in late 2006:

As I expand my research and thinking about contemporary music distribution on Pampelmoose.com, and as I focus on online technology and social networking at Nemo Design here in Portland, I find myself conflicted about how the band's new music should be released," he wrote on his blog. "To retain any credibility for Pampelmoose.com about what the future of music distribution will look like, I have to move on and not hold back Jon and Andy's music plans.

The band released Return the Gift in 2005.