Doomriders have announced the departure of drummer JR Conners from their lineup, presumably for him to focus on Cave In and his family life. In his place for the time being will be Ben Koller of Converge, Acid Tiger, etc. fame. In addition, Doomriders have been added to Sleep’s upcoming September 06th at the Brooklyn Masonic Temple in Brooklyn, NY.

The band offered the following statement:

“We are proud to announce that on September 6th Doomriders will be sharing the stage with the legendary Sleep at the Brooklyn Masonic Lodge with special guest Unearthly Trance. We are beyond excited for this and honored to be included!

On a different note, JR Conners will be surrendering drum duties in Doomriders. A family, a career, and two bands is alot to juggle so though we are sad to see him go, we also wish him all the best. We love you JR!

Ben Koller of Converge and Acid Tiger will be filling in for the time being and we are all very excited to have him. He will be on drums for the show on September 6th do don’t miss it!!!

Look out for a split with Sweet Cobra in the not too distant future and if you haven’t already then pick up a copy of “DARKNESS COME ALIVE” on Deathwish!!!

See you all on the 6th!!!”

Cave In announced at their show in Cambridge, MA last night (August 07th) that they are readying a new album dubbed “White Silence” for release in the coming weeks. The album is expected to feature nine tracks with more details forthcoming.

Cave In will be releasing a live CD at their upcoming August 07th show at the Middle East in Cambridge, MA. The effort, titled “Anomalies Vol. 2 – Live In Italy“, features a live set which took place at the Mazda Palace in Milan, Italy on October 27th of 2003. The track listing for it can be found below while the cover art can be seen here.

01 – “Stained Silver”
02 – “Joy Opposites”
03 – “Screaming In Your Sleep”
04 – “Big Riff”
05 – “Halo Of Flies”
06 – “Droned”
07 – “Come Into Your Own”
08 – “Inspire“

Hydra Head Records have released a free new 22 track sampler featuring rare and unreleased material from a variety of acts on their roster. Artists featured include Cave In, Kayo Dot, Daughters, Knut and many more. You can snag it over at the labels newly launched digital store, www.hydrahead.com/store.

Isis have been lining up a series of headlining dates for June around their shows with the Melvins, they include:

June 04th San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall
June 05th Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour
June 22nd Portland, ME – Port City Music Hall
June 23rd Montreal, QC – Club Soda (feat. Cave In)

Cave In frontman Stephen Brodsky’s new solo outing “Here’s To The Future” has been bumped back to a March 23rd release date via Hydra Head. The outing will be released both digitally and on cassette and will sport the following track listing:

01 – “Here’s To The Future”
02 – “Human Contagious”
03 – “@ The OSC”
04 – “Mass Appeal”
05 – “Spellng B”
06 – “Halo 4A Hula-Hoop”
07 – “Retail Therapy”
08 – “Here In Spirit”
09 – “MLK”

For now, a new track from it dubbed “Here In Spirit” can be streamed online here.

Rare live footage of Kid Kilowatt -- the short lived side project of members of Cave In, Converge and Piebald, has surfaced online and can be seen below. The line-up for the footage includes Stephen Brodsky and Adam McGrath of Cave In, etc. fame and Converge’s Kurt Ballou.

Cave In frontman Stephen Brodsky will release a new album dubbed “Here’s To The Future” next month via Hydra Head on both cassette and as a digital release. An official release date is expected to be announced shortly.