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Motion City Soundtrack, All-Ameriacn Rejects, The Format on Tour

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Motion City Soundtrack will be heading out on the road this fall with The All-American Rejects, The Format, Gym Class Heroes, and The Starting Line. The tour will kick off Oct. 27 in Poughkeepsie, NY and will wrap up Dec. 19 in Chicago.Tour-Nado tour dates:

10/27, Poughkeepsie, NY (Mid-Hudson Civic Center)
10/28, New York, NY (Hammerstein Ballroom)
10/29, New York, NY (Hammerstein Ballroom)
11/1, Lowell, MA (Tsongas Arena)
11/3, Asbury Park, NJ (Convention Hall)
11/4, Camden, NJ (Tweeter Center)
11/6, Rochester, NY (Blue Cross Arena)
11/7, Mississauga, ON (Arrow Hall)
11/9, Fairfax, VA (Patriot Center)
11/11, Jacksonville, FL (Veterans Memorial Arena)
11/13, Orlando, FL (UCF Arena)
11/14, Tampa, FL (USF Sun Dome)
11/15, Coral Gables, FL (University of Miami Convocation Center)
11/17, Duluth, GA (The Arena at Gwinnett Center)
11/24, Houston, TX (Relient Arena)
11/25, San Antonio, TX (Freeman Coliseum)
11/28, Phoenix, AZ (Dodge Theatre)
12/1, San Diego, CA (ipayOne Center)
12/2, Universal City, CA (Gibson Amphitheatre)
12/3, San Jose, CA (Event Center)
12/6, Seattle, WA (Quest Field Event Center)
12/8, Magna, UT (Salt Air Theater)
12/9, Magna, UT (Salt Air Theater)
12/10, Denver, CO (The Fillman Auditorium)
12/15, Milwaukee, WI (The Eagles Ballroom)
12/16, Saint Paul, MN (Roy Wilkins Auditorium)
12/18, Ypsilanti, MI (Eastern Michigan Convocation Center)
12/19, Chicago, IL (Aragon Ballroom)

Plus 44 Release New Album Details

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Plus 44 will release their new album When Your Heart Stops Beating on November 14th. The band recently spoke to MTV about the theme of the album:

The whole album is about everything that’s happened, including Blink, and the ugly feelings that were left over afterwards. Lyrically, it’s some of the most positive stuff I’ve ever written, but it’s also some of the darkest shit, too. And I’m incredibly proud of it all.

Underoath Back On Tour

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Underoath are set to head back out on tour this fall. You can find a message from the band and their upcoming tour dates below.

Now, after taking a brief hiatus to resolve the issues that were threatening the bandâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢s existence, UNDEROATH have emerged stronger and more cohesive as a unit than ever before. â┚¬Ã…”Weâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢re sorry we had to drop off tour in the Northeast,â┚¬? notes guitarist TIM MCTAGUE. â┚¬Ã…”Our situation was critical and we had to work through old issues that were hindering us from functioning as a band together. Weâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢re excited to be back on the road and weâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢ll definitely come back to the Northeast in the spring to make things up to our fans.â┚¬? With this new energy, the band will return to the road in September for a Canadian headlining tour with Silverstein, Moneen and He Is Legend. Next, the group heads overseas for the Taste of Chaos international tour with Taking Back Sunday, Thursday and others.

Canadian headlining tour
Thu 9/14 Vancouver, BC Croatian Cultural Center
Sat 9/16 Edmonton, AB Reds Entertainment Complex
Sun 9/17 Calgary, AB MacEwen Hall
Mon 9/18 Saskatoon, SK Prairieland Exhibition Trade
Tue 9/19 Winnipeg, MB Ramada Theatre
Thu 9/21 North Bay, ON The Wall
Fri 9/22 Sudbury, ON On The Rocks
Sat 9/23 Toronto, ON Kool Haus
Mon 9/25 London, ON Centennial Hall
Tue 9/26 Ottawa, ON Civic Center
Wed 9/27 Montreal, UC Metropolis
Thu 9/28 Quebec City, QC Lâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢Imperial Theatre
Taste of Chaos international with Taking Back Sunday, Thursday and others.
Sun 10/8 Auckland, NZ TBA
Tue 10/10 Perth, AU Burswood Dome
Thu 10/12 Adelaide, AU Entertainment Centre
Fri 10/13 Melbourne, AU Vodafone Arena
Sat 10/14 Sydney, AU Entertainment Centre
Sun 10/15 Brisbane, AU Entertainment Centre
Thu 10/19 Osaka, JP Hatch
Fri 10/20 Nagoya, JP ZEPP
Sun 10/22 Tokyo, JP Coast
Wed 10/25 Graz, AT Helmut List Hall
Fri 10/27 Bologna, IT Estragon
Sat 10/28 Winterhur, CH Eishalle Deutweg
Sun 10/29 Brussels, BE Ancienne Belgique
Mon 10/30 Paris, FR Bataclan
Tue 10/31 Tilburg, NL O13
Fri 11/3 Bremen, DE Pier 2
Sat 11/4 Berlin, DE Columbiahalle
Sun 11/5 Munich, DE Zenith
Mon 11/6 Neu-Isenburg, DE Hugenottenhalle
Tue 11/7 Bielefeld, DE Ringlokschuppen
Wed 11/8 Cologne, DE Palladium
Fri 11/10 Birmingham, UK NIA
Sat 11/11 Glasgow, UK SECC 3
Sun 11/12 Manchester, UK Apollo
Mon 11/13 Brighton, UK Centre
Wed 11/15 Dublin, IR Olympia
Fri 11/17 Newcastle, UK Arena
Sat 11/18 London, UK Brixton Academy 1
Mon 11/20 Nottingham, UK Rock City
Tue 11/21 Cardiff, UK Arena

Allister, Self Against City Fall Tour dates

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Allister will be hitting the road this fall with Self Against City. The Transit War will be playing the second half of the tour from 9/30 – 10/8. You can find the current tour dates below.

9/20 Cleveland Heights, OH @ Grog Shop
9/21 Philadelphia, PA @ The Balcony
9/22 South Hackensack, NJ @ School Of Rock
9/23 New York, NY @ Knitting Factory
9/24 Hartford, CT @ Webster Underground
9/27 Allston, MA @ ICC
9/28 Nashua, NH @ Nashua VFW
9/29 Buffalo, NY @ The Icon
9/30 Detroit, MI @ The Shelter
10/1 Covington, KY @ Mad Hatter
10/3 Sauget, IL @ Pop’s
10/4 Lawerence, KS @ The Bottleneck
10/5 Sioux Falls, SD @ Riverwalk
10/6 Fargo, ND @ Playmakers Pavillion
10/8 Chicago, IL @ The Beat Kitchen

A Change of Pace – Prepare The Masses

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A Change of Pace

Artist: A Change of Pace
Album: Prepare The Masses
Label: Immortal
Purchase: Smart Punk
Release Date: August 15, 2006

Overall: 7.8
Music: 7.9
Lyrics: 6.2
Production: 8.5

A Change of Pace are back with their sophomore effort “Prepare The Masses” and If you recall the bands debut album “An Offer You Can’t Refuse” you probably will get another bag of mixed reviews thrown at you with this release.

The first thing fans will notice on this release is the lack of screaming and a catchy pop sound rather then heavier guitars. Tracks like “Prepare The Masses,” “I’m Alive,” and “Weekend Warriors” are mixed with pop covered guitar melodies and sing along lyrics, not a dramatic change from the bands last effort but they did take their writing ability up a notch. “Shoot From The Hip” opens with a chanting of “Whaoo’s” followed by a heavier guitar riff and even more “Whaoo’s.” The band incorporates plenty of sing along lyrics and melodies that get stuck in your head throughout the whole album but it comes down to you liking their new style or not. So what’s the best song on the album? It took me several listens to spread the tracks apart but the one track that sounds nothing like the others is “Safe And Sound In Phone Lines” the last track on the album. This track is slow yet the band pulls it off somehow. The track has the power to eat into your emotions with both its lyrics and melodies.

So with their new style, is A Change of Pace heading in the right direction? That is a question only you can answer as this album is another mixed bag. The band shows growth in their writing and overall their style hasn’t changed to much. I mean, they didn’t pull a Finch, so fans can still enjoy their music somewhat.

Track Listing
1. Prepare the Masses – Download MP3
2. How to Rape a Country
3. I’m Alive
4. Shoot From the Hip
5. Weekend Warriors
6. White Lines and Lipstick
7. A Song the World Can Sing Outloud
8. Take Care
9. War in Your Bedroom
10. I Wanna Be Your Rock & Roll
11. Recipe for Disaster
12. Safe and Sound In Phone Lines

New Music From Tooth & Nail

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Tooth And Nail is filling our ears this week with new music from seven of their bands. You can stream new songs from Jonzetta and Destroy The Runner and more are to come in the following days. Check each bands MySpace page this week for the new songs.

Sunday, August 27th – Jonzetta
Monday, August 28th – Destroy The Runner
Tuesday, August 29th – Norma Jean
Wednesday, August 30th – Dead Poetic
Thursday, August 31st – MewithoutYou
Friday, September 1st – He Is Legend
Saturday, September 2nd – 12 Gauge Valentine
Sunday, September 3rd – Anberlin (exclusive download)