“First off, we would like to thank all our fans for hanging in there over the last six long years.  As of December 2010 Blood for Blood will embark on our first tour since 2004.  Blood for Blood has agreed to join the Persistence Tour in Europe sharing a stage with long time friends Sick of it All as well as other acts soon to be announced.
The decision to play again was not an easy one to make.  Over the last few years we have tried time and time again to contact Rob about a possible Blood for Blood reunion, but he has ignored every single attempt we have made.  Therefore, we were left with no other choice but to find someone else to fill in for his BFB responsibilities.  Now, let’s make this perfectly clear: we have no ill will towards Rob whatsoever.  We wish him well and Blood for Blood will always be open to him.
That being said, we were left with the conundrum of finding a fill-in for Rob.  After some careful thought we believe we found a perfect fill-in.  We are pleased to announce that Billy Graziadei of Biohazard will be joining Blood for Blood on stage for Persistence Tour 2010.
Again thanks for all the countless emails and support letters from all our fans over the years.  We are looking forward to seeing all your ugly faces again”.

BLOOD FOR BLOOD

About Blood For Blood:

If the ghost of Johnny Cash was to unexpectedly rise out of its tomb and supernaturally resurrect its musical soul in the form of a hardcore band, the result would be an anthemic, outlaw punch not unlike Boston’s favorite white trash hardcore hooligans, BLOOD FOR BLOOD.
While Cash grew up as a restless farm boy who longed for fast cars and fast women, the boys in BLOOD FOR BLOOD were reared in the projects and their outlaw spirit reflects the callous surroundings from which they were rendered. Blood For Blood are from outside. They stand on the threshold of society with all but a few toes tangling off the edge with a maniacal desperation, longing for sanity. Theirs is a journey from one end of alienation to the other – only to be flung violently back to the hole from which they crawled out of. “I been held down my whole life. This band is my opportunity to spit in society’s face…” says guitar player Rob Lind.
Inspired by bands such as Sheer Terror, Breakdown, Carnivore and Raw Deal, Blood For Blood formed as a reaction to the existing heavy music scene in Boston back in 1995. “We couldn’t relate to anything that was going on in Boston at the time,” says vocalist Erick Medina, “We wanted to hear music about the shit we saw and faced everyday. The scene at the time was a fashion show.” Blood For Blood make no mistake about what their talents are – and what talents they lack. They don’t sing. They don’t rap. They don’t dance. They don’t act. And they definitely ain’t too pretty. They are white trash hardcore rock and roll. And they have just begun their invasion of today’s hair-and-nails conscious heavy music scene.
Blood For Blood have cultivated a large, and dangerously loyal, fanbase since their inception almost a decade ago. Having toured with such acts as DROPKICK MURPHYS, TERROR, and SICK OF IT ALL, exposing their venom to the nation, the band has left an indelible and hungry mark on the scene. The band has successfully put five recordings under the belt, with four of them having been released through VICTORY RECORDS and having had received countless praise in the press worldwide. Blood For Blood has always garnered real, genuine admiration among their fans as well – fans who have been known to willingly bruise, bleed, and become scarred for them at their notoriously ‘high risk’ live shows. 
Musically, few bands can touch the viscously aggressive hardcore/punk rock sound of Blood For Blood which is served up like a platter full of Sheer Terror, Madball, and The Bruisers.
Lyrically, Blood For Blood combines the depravity and pain of the world they see outside their door every day with the experiences of their own dead end lives in an outlaw-poetry style that truly affects its listeners in a deep way. “We get letters from dudes in prisons in New York, Boston, Detroit and even Alabama, telling us that our shit (music) gets them through and helps ‘em face another day,” says guitarist Rob Lind. Like Cash playing his outlaw songs to the inmates decades ago, today’s redemption-seeking inmates are turning to the choruses of BLOOD FOR BLOOD for solace in hard times.

If you’ve plowed through all your dead ends and need to find friendship in a cold hard world…If loneliness and solitude is all you’ve know and you long to find family when you had none…If rock bottom has ever left you praying under cold street lights…If in your neighborhood, you’ve seen one too many stolen cars drive by, well, then it’s time you raise your fist in the air and join in the outlaw anthems of Blood For Blood.

BLOOD FOR BLOOD’s last album, “Serenity”, was released in May 2004.

You can download the songs “Condemning The Bloodline” and the title track, “God Grant Me Vengeance,” here:

http://media.thorprecords.com/mp3s/hellwithin.condemningthebloodline.mp3

http://media.thorprecords.com/mp3s/hellwithin.godgrantmevengeance.mp3

May 21 Lowell, MA @ The Blue Shamrock (Gemstones), 21+

May 22 New London, CT @ EL ‘N’ GEE

May 23 Waretown, NJ @ Station 36 (at Waretown Firehall)

May 25 Parkersburg, WV @ The Inferno

May 27 Wilmington, De @ MOJO 13

May 28 Chesapeake, VA @ Roger’s

May 29 Rural Retreat, VA @ Rurual Retreat Community Center

May 30 Roxboro, NC @ Palace Pointe Entertainment Center

May 31 Durham, NC @ MarVell Event Center

Jun 1 Jacksonville, NC @ The Orleans House

Jun 2 Jacksonville Beach, FL @ The Ocean Club (18+)

Jun 3 Satellite Beach @ Wynfields (18+)

Jun 4 Longwood, FL @ Liquid Scrips

Jun 5 New Port Richey, FL @ Bourbon Street

Jun 7 Tallahassee, FL @ Big Daddy’s

Jun 8 Birmingham, AL @ The Nick

Jun 10 Springfield, MO @ Outland Ballroom

Jun 11 Wichita, KS @ The Eagles Lodge

Jun 13 Kilgore, TX @ Side Pocket Lounge (16+)

Jun 14 Lubbock, TX @ Tequila Jungle

Jun 15 Federal Heights, CO @ Sidekicks Saloon

Jun 16 Casper, WY @ Downtown Grill

Jun 17 Salt Lake City, UT @ Club Vegas (21+)

Jun 18 Livermore, CA @ Pine St. Bar (21+)

Jun 19 Salem, OR @ Wasteland

Jun 21 Seattle, WA @ Studio Seven

Jun 22 Garden City, ID @ BRAWL STUDIO SHOWS

Jun 24 Missoula, MT @ The Palace

Jun 26 Fargo, North Dakota @ The Nestor

Jun 27 Norfolk, NE @ The Phoenix Room

Jun 30 Peoria, IL @ The Brass Rail (18+)

Jul 2 Buffalo, NY @ Broadway Joes

Jul 3 Providence, RI @ Club Hell

06/11/10 Apple Valley, CA Angel’s Roadhouse w/ Hurry Up and Die
06/12/10 Long Beach, CA INK & IRON FEST w/ Hepcat, Stiff Little Fingers, X
06/13/10 Carlsbad, CA Hensley’s Flying Elephants Pub & Grill
06/25/10 Carson, CA Home Depot Center VAN’S WARPED TOUR
06/26/10 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre VAN’S WARPED TOUR
06/27/10 Ventura , CA Seaside Park VAN’S WARPED TOUR
07/16/10 Portland, OR Dante’s w/ The Cute Lepers
07/17/10 Seattle, WA Funhouse w/ The Cute Lepers
07/18/10 Vancouver, BC Canada Venue 19+ w/ The jolts
07/22/10 Boise, ID The Red Room w/ The Cute Lepers
07/23/10 Salt Lake City, UT Burt’s Tiki Lounge w/ The Cute Lepers
07/24/10 Denver, CO Marquis Theatre w/ The Cute Lepers
07/28/10 San Diego, CA The Casbah w/ The Cute Lepers
07/29/10 Riverside, CA The Vibe 18+ w/ The Cute Lepers, Lost Cabras, Madison Bloodbath
07/30/10 West Hollywood, CA Troubador w/ The Cute Lepers
07/31/10 San Francisco, CA Slim’s w/ The Cute Lepers

“We feel that Epitaph has a natural understanding of Social Distortion; both the history of the band and the direction we want to go,” says frontman Mike Ness.  ”Combine that with their successful track record and it felt like a good next step for us. We’ve always been open to new ideas and pushing the envelope, but we have also been very conscientious about the decisions we’ve made. We considered a lot of options, but in the end, Epitaph feels like the right home for us. We’re looking forward to taking this step forward, opening some new doors with this upcoming album and this next chapter of Social Distortion.”

“My relationship with Mike goes way back to the beginnings of our careers in the LA music scene,” adds Epitaph owner and president Brett Gurewitz.  “Through the years Social Distortion have been a matchless voice in American rock and roll and I couldn’t be more thrilled to play a part in the next chapter for this great band.”

In March the band entered a Burbank studio to record their yet to be titled seventh studio album, produced by Mike Ness, which is slated for release this fall.

“We went back to tape, old compressors and old microphones,” Ness recently told Spinner.com. “We’re just really trying to fight modern technology as much as possible.”

“The record reminds me very much of Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell (the band’s 1992 release), but also I’m bringing elements of early New York ’70s punk,” said Ness.

Social Distortion also recently announced a U.S. summer tour with Dan Sartain and The Action Design. The tour kicks off July 27 in Poughkeepsie, NY and makes seven stops in the Northeast before the band heads to Chicago for an August 7 main stage performance at this year’s Lollapalooza.  Dates with Dan Sartain and The Action Design resume in Green Bay, Wisconsin on August 8. A complete list of tour dates follows.

Formed in Fullerton, CA in 1979, Social Distortion have spent the last three decades performing their signature style of roots driven rock ‘n’ roll and hard luck stories for fans worldwide while recording six classic, critically heralded albums including Mommy’s Little Monster, Prison Bound, Social Distortion, Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell, White Light, White Heat, White Trash and Sex, Love and Rock ‘n’ Roll.

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Social Distortion Tour Dates:
July 27 – Poughkeepsie, NY – The Chance
July 28 – Hampton Beach, NH – Casino Ballroom
July 30 – Providence, RI – Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel
July 31 – Hartford, CT – The Webster
Aug 1 – Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
Aug 3 – Wantagh, NY – Mulcahy’s
Aug 4 – Lancaster, PA – Chameleon Club
Aug 5 – Rochester, NY – Nola’s BBQ
Aug 7 – Chicago, IL – Lollapalooza
Aug 8 – Green Bay, WI – Oneida Casino
Aug 10 – Council Bluffs, IA – Stir Cove @ Harrah’s
Aug 11 – Boulder, CO – Boulder Theater
Aug 13 – Boise, ID – Knitting Factory
Aug 14 – Medford, OR – Medford Armory

For More Information:
www.socialdistortion.com
www.myspace.com/socialdistortion
www.epitaph.com

If you are anywhere within driving distance of Boston, MA, be sure to make plans to attend the SAILOR’S GRAVE RECORDS SHOWCASE on April 23rd at CLUB LIDO! The event will feature THE BUSINESS, THE HOLLOWPOINTS, REFUSE RESIST, BEANTOWN BOOZEHOUNDS, and BURNING STREETS.  It’ll be a helluva night, so come on out and raise yer glass!! Sailor’s Grave Records Presents: NO PIECE FOR THE WICKED featuring THE BUSINESS & THE HOLLOWPOINTS

4/22 Brooklyn, NY @ Europa

4/23 Revere, MA @ Club Lido – SGR SHOWCASE!

4/24 Albany, NY @ Bogies

4/25 Baltimore, MD @ Otto Bar

4/26 Cleveland, OH @ Now That’s Class

4/27 Newport, KY @ The Southgate House

4/28 Hamtramck, MI @ Small’s

4/29 Chicago, IL @ Reggies Rock Club

4/30 Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Social Club

5/1 Kansas City, MO @ Riot Room

5/2 St. Louis, MO @ Firebird

5/4 Dallas, TX @ The Prophet Bar

5/5 Austin, TX @ Emo’s

5/6 San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit

5/7 Corpus Christi, TX @ House of Rock

5/8 Houston, TX @ Walter’s

5/11 Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade – Heaven

5/12 Fayetteville, NC @ The Rock Shop

5/13 Washington, DC @ DC9

5/14 Asbury Park, NJ @ Asbury Lanes

5/15 New York, NY @ Rocks Off Boat Cruise

In anticipation of this tremendous pairing, do yourself a favor and go pre-order the new releases from THE BUSINESS and THE HOLLOWPOINTS, as well as upcoming new releases from ANGEL CITY OUTCASTS and THE KINGS OF NUTHIN’  at a discounted rate now! Pre-order links below! Plus, Sailor’s Grave will be giving away an IPOD NANO to the 100th purchaser of ANY PRE-ORDER BUNDLE!!!

Now through May 10:

Releases start at $3.99 !

Bundles start at $14.00 !

View all the pre-order items in the SGR store:

http://sailorsgraverecords.com/store

December 22, 2009 – Los Angeles, CA – As anticipation builds for their Epitaph Records/Heart & Skull debut, seminal punk rockers Alkaline Trio have announced plans for a US headlining tour with indie rock band Cursive, in support of their forthcoming studio album, This Addiction, which is due out February 23.

Beginning December 22nd at 10AM local venue time, fans will be given the chance to get a discounted pre-order of This Addiction with a presale through Ticketmaster.com OR Ducatking.com, depending on the market. A list of dates are below with the corresponding presale option next them.

Since emerging in 1996, Alkaline Trio have become one of the punk rock’s most progressive and unique bands of the last decade, commanding an enormous cult following with six fan-adored albums and relentless world-wide touring. This Addiction is the next chapter in the band’s celebrated career.

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Alkaline Trio Tour Dates:
Feb 16 – Pomona, CA – Glass House
Feb 17 – Los Angeles, CA – House of Blues (Sunset)
Feb 18 – San Francisco, CA – Regency Ballroom
Feb 19 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
Feb 20 – Seattle, WA – Neumo’s
Feb 23 – Boise, ID – Knitting Factory
Feb 24 – Salt Lake City, UT – In the Venue
Feb 25 – Denver, CO – Gothic Theatre
Feb 26 – Lawrence, KS – Granada Theater
Feb 27 – Chicago, IL – Metro
Feb 28 – Chicago, IL – Metro
March 2 – Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak
March 3 – Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
March 4 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues
March 5 – Pittsburgh, PA – Club Zoo
March 6 – Toronto, ON – Phoenix Concert Theatre
March 8 – Clifton Park, NY – Northern Light
March 9 – Hartford, CT – Webster Theatre
March 11 – Philadelphia, PA – Tracadero
March 12 – New York, NY – Nokia Theatre
March 13 – Sayreville, NJ – Starland
March 14 – Providence, RI – Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel
March 16 – Towson, MD – Recher Theatre
March 17 – Charlotte, NC – Amos’ Southend
March 18 – Charleston, SC – Music Farm
March 19 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
March 20 – Jacksonville Beach, FL – Freebird Live
March 22 – Orlando, FL – House of Blues
March 23 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Revolution
March 25 – New Orleans, LA – House of Blues
March 26 – Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
March 27 – Dallas, TX – Palladium Ballroom
March 28 – Austin, TX – Emo’s
March 30 – Tempe, AZ – The Marquee
April 1 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues
April 2 – Los Angeles – House of Blues

For More Information:
www.alkalinetrio.com
www.myspace.com/alkalinetrio
www.epitaph.com

October 21, 2009: Los Angeles pop-rock group Oh No Not Stereo are joining Hit The Lights on tour this fall, taking their high-energy live show coast to coast. The four-piece will be jumping on the remainder of the Manatour—which also features There For Tomorrow, Fireworks, Vinnie Caruana and Sparks The Rescue—beginning this Saturday in Anaheim, CA.

Having self-released their third album “003” in March, Oh No Not Stereo are putting up their entire catalog for free download via their website until the tour’s end. Produced by the band with assistance from Jim Wirt (Incubus, Live, Something Corporate) and Max Coane (Jack’s Mannequin, The Rocket Summer, The Bronx), “003” spent seven consecutive weeks in the CMJ Top 200 earlier this year. Music from the record has also been featured on MTV’s The Real World, used in Warren Miller films, and included in the popular iPhone game Tap Tap Revenge 3.0.

For more on Oh No Not Stereo, and to download the band’s catalog, visit www.ohnonotstereo.com.

Oh No Not Stereo Tour Dates (with Hit The Lights):

Oct 24 2009 – Chain Reaction – Anaheim, California

Oct 25 2009 – Knitting Factory – Los Angeles, California

Oct 27 2009 – Soma – San Diego, California

Oct 28 2009 – The Rock – Tucson, Arizona

Oct 30 2009 – The Door – Dallas, Texas

Oct 31 2009 – White Rabbit – San Antonio, Texas

Nov 01 2009 – McAllen Creative Incubator – McAllen, Texas

Nov 03 2009 – Meridian – Houston, Texas

Nov 04 2009 – The High Ground – Metairie, Louisiana

Nov 06 2009 – The Backbooth – Orlando, Florida

Nov 07 2009 – Jack Rabbits – Jacksonville, Florida

Nov 08 2009 – Culture Room – Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Nov 10 2009 – The Masquerade – Atlanta, Georgia

Nov 11 2009 – The Brewery – Raleigh, North Carolina

Nov 12 2009 – The Canal Club – Richmond, Virginia

Nov 13 2009 – Ottobar – Baltimore, Maryland

Nov 14 2009 – First Unitarian Church – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Nov 15 2009 – Lost Horizon – Syracuse, New York

Nov 17 2009 – Harpers Ferry – Allston, Massachusetts

Nov 18 2009 – Highline Ballroom – New York, New York

Nov 19 2009 – The Loft @ The Chance – Poughkeepsie, New York

Nov 20 2009 – School of Rock – S. Hackensack, New Jersey

Nov 21 2009 – Webster Theatre – Hartford, Connecticut

Nov 22 2009 – Mohawk Place – Buffalo, New York

Nov 23 2009 – Altar Bar – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Nov 24 2009 – The Basement – Columbus, Ohio

Nov 25 2009 – Grog Shop – Cleveland, Ohio

Fronted by flattopped bandleader Kim Nekroman and his beloved coffin bass, the Nekromantix and their furious sinister sound will help ignite this depraved rock and roll freak show as it detonates in the heat scorched metropolis of Phoenix on October 29th, before rocking the fleshpots of Las Vegas and descending on the decadent streets of Hollyweird and beyond.

While many fans mourned the cancellation of band’s anticipated Halloween shows with Horrorpops, the trio promises to more than make up for it with a ghoulish once-in-a-lifetime Halloween extravaganza at the legendary Hollywood Palladium. From there, Nekromantix and their fiendish cohorts will careen across the United States leaving a path of shredded creepers and ringing ear drums before retiring to the darkened confines of a recording studio to create a follow up to their absolutely devastating album “Life Is a Grave & I Dig It!”

Tour Dates:

THU, OCT 29, Dodge Theater PHOENIX AZ
FRI, OCT 30, The Pearl /Palms Concert Theater LAS VEGAS NV
SAT, OCT 31, The Hollywood Palladium LOS ANGELES CA
TUE, NOV 3, San Jose Events Center SAN JOSE CA
THU, NOV 5, The Great Salt Air MAGNA UT
FRI, NOV 6, The Fillmore Auditorium DENVER CO
SUN, NOV 8, The Brady Theater TULSA OK
TUE, NOV 10, Austin Music Hall AUSTIN TX
WED, NOV 11, Verizon Wireless Theater-Houston HOUSTON TX
FRI, NOV 13, Verizon Wireless Theater-Houston DALLAS TX
SAT, NOV 14, Uptown Theatre KANSAS CITY MO
SUN, NOV 15, The Pageant ST. LOUIS MO
MON, NOV 16, Murat Theatre INDIANAPOLIS IN
TUE, NOV 17, Akron Civic Center AKRON OH
THU, NOV 19, Eagles Ballroom MILWAUKEE WI
FRI, NOV 20, Roy Wilkins Theater ST. PAUL MN
SAT, NOV 21, IA Val Air Ballroom DES MOINES
SUN, NOV 22, Aragon Ballroom CHICAGO IL
TUE, NOV 24, Broadbent Arena LOUISVILLE KY
WED, NOV 25, The LC Pavilion COLUMBUS OH
FRI, NOV 27, The Fillmore Detroit DETROIT, MI
SAT, NOV 28, The Sound Academy TORONTO ON
SUN, NOV 29, 2009 Metropolis (Canada) MONTREAL QC
TUE, DEC 1, NEW YORK NY Hammerstein Ballroom
WED, DEC 2, House of Blues- Boston BOSTON MA
THU, DEC 3, Mohegan Sun Arena UNCASVILLE CT
FRI, DEC 4, The Electric Factory PHILADELPHIA PA
SAT, DEC 5, 9:30 Club WASHINGTON DC

For More Information:
www.myspace.com/nekromantix
www.hellcatrecords.com

Andrew Jackson did not disappoint either. For a two-piece band their sound was pretty immense. I have to thank my brother-in-law Mike for knowing that the show was going on in the first place. If it weren’t for him I wouldn’t have even known that it was going on. Overall it worked out to be a pretty damn good day, especially if you consider that we didn’t even have tickets and the show was sold out.

I Scream Records signs deal for the European release of the new Death By Stereo album!
In stores in Europe on October 5th!!

I Scream Records signed a deal with Serjical Strike Records, Death By Stereo’s new label, for the release of “Death Is My Only Friend”, in Europe.
Laurens Kusters says: “We’re extremely excited to have Death By Stereo join our, ever growing, European roster.”

Since their inception in 1998, Death By Stereo has been balancing consciousness and chaos with their unique genre-bending amalgam of hardcore, metal and punk.
“Death Is My Only Friend”, the band’s 5th studio album, was produced & recorded by Jason Freese (Green Day, Jewel, Goo Goo Dolls) and mixed by Jay Baumgardener (Linkin Park, Evanesance). “Death is My Only Friend” finds the band’s sound venturing into uncharted musical waters and they have created the biggest sounding Death By Stereo record to date.
“We are excited to be at our new home at I Scream Records for our European release. Europe has always been important for us and we can’t wait to come back over.” ads the band.

The European release date for “Death Is My Only Friend” is set for October 5th!

Revolver : “this California hard core quartet continues on it’s tough but tuneful course, nestling blunt social criticism in melodies so upbeat it’s hard to believe the band is as pissed off as it claims.”
Alternative Press : “Ragers like “Welcome To The Party” or “Fear Of A Brown Planet” are reminders that few bands are able to combine melody and unbridled aggression as ardently as DBS-and for the most part, frontman Efrem Schulz’s operatic vocals manage to complement the band’s technically minded music instead of overshadow it.”

Death By Stereo will be on tour in Europe this November as a part of the 2009 Persistence Tour (with Ignite, Evergreen Terrace and more)
November 27th – De Mast in Torhout (Belgium)
November 28th – Turbinenhalle in Oberhausen (Germany)
November 29th – Klokgebouw in Eindhoven (The Netherlands)
November 30th – Backstage Werk in Munich (Germany)
December 1st – Gasometer in Vienna (Austria)
December 2nd – Posthalle in Würzburg (Germany)
December 4th – Garage in Saarbrücken (Germany)
December 5th – Alter Schlachthof in Dresden (Germany)
December 6th – Docks in Hamburg (Germany)

For more info: www.deathbystereo.com
Death By Stereo on myspace: www.myspace.com/deathbystereo