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Old Man Gloom Activity A Joke?

It would appear the recent news of Old Man Gloom activity may have merely been a joke. Converge guitarist Kurt Ballou has since posted the following on the matter:

“whoops. nevermind about Old Man Gloom. they forgot to write songs, so they’ve cancelled.”

“hey, i want an new OMG too. i think i’m just going to write it and record it myself and see if i can pass it off as them. i have played drums, guitar, and sang on their records before, so it’s ok, right? it will be called “easter.”"

Details Revealed For Rage Against The Machine’s July Los Angeles, CA Show

Details have been revealed for Rage Against The Machine‘s upcoming July 30th “L.A. Rising” show in Los Angeles, CA. The band will perform at the Los Angeles Coliseum with Muse, Rise Against, Lauryn Hill, Immortal Technique and El Gran Silencio. Pre-sales will kick off at 10am PST today with this password.

Down Working On New Album

Down appear to have begun recording their new album this week with a Facebook posting made by band guitarist Kirk Windstein earlier this week reading as follows:

“JUST GOT BACK FROM PHIL’S LAIR; THE NEW DOWN RECORDING BEGINS TOMORROW!!!!!!! KIRK”

dredg Set For June European Shows

dredg have lined up some European shows for June, here’s where you can catch them:

06/03 Dortmund, GER – FZW
06/04 Nurnberg, GER – Frankstadion
06/05 Nurburg, GER – Nurburgring
06/07 Hamburg, GER – Ubel & Gefahrlich
06/08 Bielefeld, GER – Ringlokschuppen
06/14 Amsterdam, NET – Melkweg
06/16 Helsinki, FIN – Kaisaniemen Puisto
06/17 Legnano, ITA – Land Of Live
06/18 Leipzig, GER – Festwiese (“Projekt Revolution“)
06/21 Ravenna, ITA – Rock Planet
06/23 Madrid, SPA – Sala La Riviera Madrid
06/25 Munich, GER – Messe Riem (“Projekt Revolution“)

Track Listing Revealed For 2011 “Vans Warped Tour” Compilation

The track listing has been revealed for this years official “Vans Warped Tour” compilation CD. The 2-disc set has been earmarked for a June 07th release date through SideOneDummy and will shape up as follows:

Disc #1:

01 – Paramore – “For A Pessimist, I’m Pretty Optimistic
02 – A Day To Remember – “All Signs Point To Lauderdale
03 – Set Your Goals – “Certain
04 – The Devil Wears Prada – “Anatomy
05 – Asking Alexandria – “Closure
06 – Attack Attack! – “A For Andrew
07 – Big D and the Kids Table – “Modern American Gypsy
08 – Vonnegutt – “Bright Eyes
09 – Moving Mountains – “Where Two Bodies Lie
10 – The Wonder Years – “Don’t Let Me Cave In
11 – Neo Geo – “Can’t Catch Me
12 – Hellogoodbye – “Finding Something To Do
13 – Family Force 5 – “Wobble
14 – Abandon All Ships – “Take One Last Breath
15 – Of Mice & Men – “Purified
16 – Veara – “Pull Your Own Weight
17 – The Dangerous Summer – “Good Things
18 – Every Avenue – “Tell Me I’m A Wreck
19 – A Skylit Drive – “Too Little Too Late
20 – Big Chocolate – “Sound Of My Voice” (feat. Weerd Science)
21 – The Dance Party – “Sasha Don’t Sleep
22 – Street Dogs – “Punk Rock And Roll
23 – Blacklist Royals – “Riverside
24 – Elway – “Whispers In A Shot Glass
25 – The Copyrights – “Worn Out Passport

Disc #2:

01 – Against Me! – “Because Of The Shame
02 – Lucero – “I Don’t Wanna Be The One
03 – August Burns Red – “Meddler
04 – Dance Gavin Dance – “Pounce Bounce
05 – Larry and His Flask – “Blood Drunk
06 – River City Extension – “Our New Intelligence
07 – Brothers Of Brazil – “Samba Around The Clock
08 – Lionize – “Your Trying To Kill Me
09 – The Aggrolites – “Complicated Girl
10 – The Black Pacific – “The System
11 – Sharks – “It All Relates
12 – The Menzingers – “Deep Sleep
13 – Go Radio – “Any Other Heart
14 – There For Tomorrow – “The Joyride
15 – Places and Numbers – “Notes From The Dead Zone
16 – Grieves – “Bloody Poetry
17 – I Set My Friends On Fire – “It Comes Naturally
18 – Woe, Is Me – “[&] Delinquents
19 – Miss May I – “Relentless Chaos
20 – Motionless In White – “Creatures
21 – The Word Alive – “2012
22 – Sick Of Sarah – “Autograph
23 – The Darlings – “Hypnotize
24 – The Exposed – “To Your Demised
25 – Continental – “No Reservations

Agnostic Front Book September Shows With The Mongloids And Naysayer

Agnostic Front have booked the following run of September shows with The Mongloids and Naysayer:

09/06 San Diego, CA – Brick by Brick
09/07 Anaheim, CA – Chain Reaction
09/08 West Hollywood, CA – Key Club
09/09 San Francisco, CA – Thee Parkside
09/10 Sacramento, CA – The Distillery
09/11 Lancaster, CA – The Bamboo Club
09/12 Las Vegas, NV – Cheyenne Saloon
09/13 Salt Lake City, UT – Burt’s Tiki Lounge
09/14 Denver, CO – The Marquis Theater
09/15 Colorado Springs, CO – The Black Sheep
09/16 Albuquerque, NM – Launchpad
09/18 Dallas, TX – Trees
09/19 Houston, TX – Walters on Washington
09/20 Corpus Christi, TX – Theo’s Billiard Saloon
09/21 San Antonio, TX – The Korova
09/22 Austin, TX – Emo’s
09/23 El Paso, TX – M’s Lips Lounge

Black Tusk Book Studio Time For New Album

Black Tusk will hit the studio next month to begin recording their as-yet untitled new album with engineer Jack Endino (High On Fire, Soundgarden). A late fall release date is expected for the outing. In the meantime, the band will be reissuing an expanded version of their album “Passage Through Purgatory” on May 24th through Relapse and have also booked the following shows:

05/12 Savannah, GA – The Pony Pen
05/13 Asheville, NC – The Get Down
05/14 Athens, GA – Little Kings

Tombs And The Secret Set For Summer European/UK Tour

Tombs and The Secret will be teaming up for the following European/UK shows together this summer:

07/26 Vigevano, ITA – Jack Biker Pub
07/27 Munchen, GER – Feierwerk Sunny Red
07/29 Berlin, GER – Cassiopeia
07/31 Tampere, FIN – Klubi
08/01 Helsinki, FIN – Kuudes Linja
08/03 Hamburg, GER – Hafenklang
08/04 Tilburg, NET – 013
08/05 London, UK – The Borderline
08/06 Belfast, IRE – Auntie Annie’s
08/07 Dublin, IRE – The Pint
08/08 Galway, IRE – Roisin Dub
08/09 Cork, ITA – Cyprus Avenue
08/10 Southampton, UK – Joiners
08/11 Margate, UK – Westcoast Bar
08/13 Bochum, GER – Zwischenfall
08/14 Ieper, BEL – Ieperfest
08/18 Vienna, AUT – Escape Metal Corner
08/19 Ljubljana, SLO – TRN Fest

Tombs will be touring in support of their latest opus “Path Of Totality“, which is set for a June 07th release date via Relapse.