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Malus Clothing & Rebel Theory are proud to present the first Headlining Tour for Escape The Fate in support of "This War Is Ours". This is a small run of shows, but you will not want to miss them. The Cover Up & A Skylit Drive will join the boys on this epic journey. There are only a few tickets available so make sure to buy your tickets as soon as possible. These will sell out very quickly. You saw it on Rebel Theory first!

Click Cities To Purchase Tickets:

Nov 16th: Le Studio - Montreal

Nov 17th: The Station - Portland

Nov 18th: The Chance - Poughkeepsie

Nov 19th: Rex Theatre - Pittsburgh

Nov 21st: The Basement - Columbus

Nov 22nd: Headliner's - Louisville

Nov 23rd: Fubar - Saint Louis

Nov 24th: The Beaumont - Kansas City

Sing It Loud will be doing a FREE acoustic in-store performance at Loserkids in San Marcos, CA.  If you're anywhere around the San Diego area, head down this Sunday, 11/2, for the 2:00pm performance.

Loserkids
711 Center Drive
San Marcos, CA 92069

UK’s Hottest Metalcore Band To Kick Off U.S. Tour in November

On November 7th Britain’s most buzzed about band, Bring Me The Horizon, will unleash hell on their first ever headlining tour of the U.S. in anticipation of the their new album, Suicide Season, which is set for release on November 18th.  

Kerrang!’s “Best British Newcomers” Bring Me The Horizon made their rowdy introduction to the States at the Vans Warped Tour and quickly drew some of the festivals largest audiences.  Frontman Oli Sykes’ unruly antics, harsh growls and vigorous stage presence allow him to command the crowd, which often times results in a massive fan frenzied orgy of slamdancing chaos.  

Recently featured on the cover of Kerrang! and Rocksound, Bring Me The Horizon are stirring up buzz in the U.S. with their insanely energetic live shows and the anticipated release of their new album, Suicide Season.  Much like their shows, Suicide Season kicks down the doors of preconception with a non-stop barrage of 100 proof metalcore.  

From the album’s opening track “The Comedown,” a brutal double kick in the teeth, to the moody hardcore meltdown of “Chelsea Smile” and the prog-screamo sing along “The Sadness Will Never End,” Suicide Season doesn’t let up until the last notes of the album-ending title track.  

Get in the pit this fall with Bring Me The Horizon!!!!

BMTH Tour Dates:

11/7 – The Living Room – Providence, RI
11/8 – The Harmony Grange – Wilmington, DE
11/9 – Tremont Music Hall – Charlotte, NC
11/10 – Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
11/11 – State Theater – Tampa, FL
11/12 – The Social – Orlando, FL
11/14 – The Door – Ft. Worth, TX
11/15 – The Java Jazz – Houston, TX
11/16 – White Rabbit – San Antonio, TX
11/18 – Sunshine – Albuquerque, NM
11/19 – Rialto – Tuscon, AZ
11/20 – Juillians – Las Vegas, NV
11/22 – The Troubadour – Los Angeles, CA
11/23 – Slims – San Francisco, CA
11/25 – El Corazon – Seattle, WA
11/26 – Satyricon – Portland, OR
11/28 – The Venue – Boise, ID
11/29 – Avalon – Salt Lake City, UT
11/30 – Marquis – Denver, CO
12/2 – Station 4 – Minneapolis, MN
12/3 – The Rave II – Milwaukee, WI
12/4 – The Metro – Chicago, IL
12/5 – Magic Stick – Detroit, MI
12/6 – Peabodys – Cleveland, OH
12/7 – Mr Smalls – Pittsburgh, PA
12/8 – Opera House – Toronto, ON
12/9 – Club Soda – Montreal, QC
12/10 – Palladium Balcony – Worcester, MA
12/11 – Gramercy – New York, NY
12/12 – Northern Lights – Albany, NY
12/13 – TLA – Philadelphia, PA
12/14 – Ottobar – Baltimore, MD 

Check it out!  Now you can call Escape The Fate to find out what they're up to on tour!

Bring Me The Horizon is currently featured on MySpace Metal.  You can check out their latest video for "The Comedown."

November is Suicide Season.  In stores November 18th.

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Escape The Fate is featured over at PopEater.  Head over there to check out an exclusive interview with Escape The Fate drummer Robert Ortiz.

Click Here to check out the feature.

Escape The Fate's brand new album This War Is Ours is in stores now.  Pick it up today on iTunes.

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I Set My Friends on Fire will be playing at Skelanimals 'Day of the Dead' Dance Party.  Check out the video below for all the details.

The Matches will be appearing live at Volume in Virginia Beach, VA.  You can catch the guys playing an acoustic set before they play later that same night at the Norva Theatre.

Here's all the info:

When: November 8, 2008 @ 2:30pm

Where:  Volume, 2720 North Mall Dr Suite 124, Virginia Beach, VA 23452

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Escape The Fate's much anticipated new album This War Is Ours is officially in stores today!  You can pick it up at Target for $9.99 (for a limited time), download it from iTunes or venture to your favorite place to pickup music.

This War Is Ours is also streaming at AOL Music, PureVolume and Escape The Fate is SmartPunk's SmartPick so you can give it a few spins before you pick it up!

Click Here to buy This War Is Ours now!



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Episode #4 is here!  If you've missed any episodes of The Chronicles of I Set My Friends on Fire, head over to ISMFOF TV to catch them all.

Don't forget to pick up ISMFOF's debut album, You Can't Spell Slaughter Without Laughter on iTunes.



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Party with Escape The Fate tonight at 11:30EDT/8:30PDT!

Tonight count down to midnight with ESCAPE THE FATE exclusively on their myspace page! The band will be having an exclusive web chat hosted by Kyte on myspace.com/escapethefate. Go there to chat with the band and watch the web chat. Countdown to midnight then pick up the new album online or in stores everywhere!

Details:
What: Web Chat Party with Escape The Fate!
Where: Myspace.com/escapethefate - kyte widget at the top of the page
When: 11:30 PM EDT / 8:30 PM PDT

Click here for the Escape The Fate MySpace.

This weekend is your last chance to pre-order Escape The Fate's This War Is Ours.  Head over to Kings Road Merch to pre-order the album and get an exclusive Escape The Fate t-shirt.

This War Is Ours in stores 10/21.  Check out the full album stream at Escape The Fate on MySpace.

EPITAPH TO RELEASE LEATHERMOUTH DEBUT ALBUM

Frank Iero (My Chemical Romance) Gets Pissed For Epitaph Records
New Jersey hardcore group LeATHERMOUTH have signed to Epitaph Records with plans to release their debut album in early 2009.

Featuring founding members Frank Iero of My Chemical Romance (vocals) and Rob Hughes (guitar) along with various friends who have toured and recorded with them, LeATHERMOUTH was formed in a garage in New Jersey in 2007 with the sole intention of making raw confrontational punk rock that not only served as a mouth piece for Iero’s ire but also as a reminder to today’s youth that sometimes it’s the loudmouths who make change happen in this tumultuous world.

“For me LeATHERMOUTH is how I can vent about all the bullshit that I see going on in the world that makes me ill,” says Iero.  “I try to belabor the topics people want to forget exist.  LeATHERMOUTH is where I can vomit out all the aggression that has built up inside.  After recording or playing a LM show I feel empty of all that hatred that’s been bottled up.  It’s a pleasant, cathartic experience.  I would love to not feel the way I do about certain things, and have rainbows and birds chirping in my head, but that’s just not the way I’m built.  I am embarrassed by my emotions and originally wanted to keep LeATHERMOUTH anonymous...but fuck it, none of us are perfect, the world is going to shit, and someone has to say it.  I think it would be worse if I hid from it.”

Once the group had finished recording they approached Epitaph Record’s founder and president Brett Gurewitz about signing to the label.  After listening to the sheer intensity and songwriting of the music Gurewitz was sold and signed the band to the label.

“That was a real no brainer,” Iero adds.  “I’ve been a fan of the label ever since I was young.  They take chances with the artists they work with, and they let their artists be themselves.  I have a great deal of respect for Epitaph, and when I decided that I didn’t want to release the LeATHERMOUTH record myself there was only one other label that I felt would be right for this project.  I feel honored to be accepted into the Epitaph family, it is something that I’ve thought about ever since I was a kid.  I hope I don’t fuck it up.”

Stay tuned for more information regarding the release of LeATHERMOUTH’s debut album coming in 2009.

For More Information:
www.Epitaph.com
www.Leathermouth.com
www.myspace.com/Leathermouthlives

Escape The Fate's upcoming record This War Is Ours hits stores in less than a week.  Today you have the chance to check it out before it hits stores!  Head over to Escape The Fate on MySpace where you'll find This War Is Ours streaming in it's entirety.

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Check out the all new Inklings.tv interview with Farewell. The guys talk about their recent trip to Japan and what to expect from the album they're getting set to record.

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A few weeks ago, Sage Francis recorded a new song “Conspiracy to Riot” to bring awareness to the ongoing legal issues his friend Jared Paul and others like him are facing as a result of a wrongful arrests at the RNC.

Guerilla Video Productions assembled a chilling, compelling video for the song. Check it out:



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This week we have a brand new edition of the Epitaph Podcast! Head over to iTunes to hear the the latest news on your favorite Epitaph bands. Click Here to subscribe.

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Today, Motion City Soundtrack released  their brand new video for "Fell In Love Without You (Acoustic)."  Head over to the MCS MySpace to check it out!

Don't forget to pick up the new Even If It Kills Me Acoustic EP over at iTunes.
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Check out the Making of the Video for "The Flood." Don't forget to to pre order This War Is Ours at Kings Road Merch.

I Set My Friends on Fire's new album You Can't Spell Slaughter Without Laughter is now available in stores! Make sure to pick it up today at iTunes or SmartPunk.

You can also check out the whole album over at PureVolume.

Finally, in addition to the album release and stream, you get a brand new episode of "The Chronicles of I Set My Friends on Fire." Head over to ISMFOF TV to watch Episode #3.

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I Am Ghost releases their highly anticipated new album Those We Leave Behind today. You can pick it up on iTunes, SmartPunk or at a record store near you.

You also have the chance to check out the album on the web. Those We Leave Behind is streaming over at PureVolume.

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Want another brand new track from Escape The Fate?  Then check out Xbox.com to get a FREE download of "This War Is Ours (The Guillotine Part II)."  Don't forget that you can play Escape The Fate in Halo 3, tomorrow October 2nd, for the special Game with Fame!

This War Is Ours in stores October 21st!  Pre-Order the album with an exclusive ETF t-shirt over at Kings Road Merch!
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SAGE FRANCIS RECORDS “CONSPIRACY TO RIOT” AND SETS UP WEBSITE TO RAISE FUNDS FOR RNC ARREST DEFENSE

Facing Mounting Legal Costs, Journalist Jared Paul Receives Support from the Independent Music Community

Outraged at the treatment of journalists, protestors and ordinary bystanders by this year’s Republican National Convention in St. Paul MN, Sage Francis has taken to the mic to do what he has done best over his 10 year career:  raise awareness through music.

Many Americans watched as scores of those who were providing coverage of the RNC were arrested and jailed, notably the arrest of “Democracy Now!” host Amy Goodman and two of her colleagues, which was captured on video and became the YouTube sound byte of the convention for people who weren’t just watching the network’s coverage.  The aggression of the police became personal for Francis when they arrested his friend, journalist Jared Paul.  Francis writes “out of the thousand unjust arrests that will happen this year, why am I focusing on this one in particular? Jared Paul is a fellow Providence poet and musician. We've lived together, toured together, protested together, argued with one another from time to time, and shared many incredible moments over the past 15 years. He is a social worker, a community organizer, a selfless human being and a champion of justice. He'd do the same for me in return. He'd probably do the same for you.”

To raise both awareness of the grim situation on the ground at the RNC and money for Paul’s ongoing defense, Sage Francis recorded a song, “Conspiracy To Riot,” and will be giving it away for free at  www.ConspiracyToRiot.com.  Jared Paul’s complete story is there, along with a place where donations can be made to his defense fund -- normally a the exact type of case the American Civil Liberties Union takes on, but they are overburdened by the volume of RNC arrests.  So Jared Paul’s friends have stepped up to help.  Slug from Atmosphere posted his bail and Sage’s song and website launch today.

Francis concludes “this has less to do with a friend of mine possibly looking at jail time, and more to do with citizen's rights continually being trampled on. There are thousands of innocent people in jail right now because of their lack of finances.  This is a principle thing as much as it is personal.”

Please visit www.ConspiracyToRiot.com for more information and to hear the new song from firebrand Sage Francis.