You're browsing the archives « Previous PageNext Page » From Wednesday 15 June 2005 HRC bassist quits Hot Rod Circuit bassist Jay Russell has left the band. FOB fests Fallout Boy have been added to the main stage Leeds/Reading festival line-ups. They will also do a couple of warm-up shows, with one expected to take place in York. The second A-Fire news item of the day Alexisonfire‘s drummer Jesse Ingelevics has left the band. Taste of Chaos line-up revealed Punktastic can reveal the OFFICIAL line up and dates of the UK leg of the Taste of Chaos in November. It is: Funeral For A Friend, The Used, Killswitch Engage, Rise Against and Story of the Year. There will Victory tour sells out in London Submitted by Rhys: “The London Garage date of the October Victory Records tour featuring Hawthorne Heights has now been upgraded to the Mean Fiddler after the Garage sold out.” Fire when ready Alexisonfire will return to the UK to tour in October. Finally, a new band worth caring about I just saw The Mercury League in Norwich and I can safely say they’re the most exciting band around. They’re got everything – brilliant pace and hardcore punk rhythms, brutal melodies and soaring harmonies all topped off with a healthy dose of riffage. They’ll be releasing their Let’s go to the punk rock show MxPx play Nottingham Rock City on August 24. More dates to be announced. Tuesday 14 June 2005 Give us a gig forum As a result of more and more bands asking us to do news items on their bands looking for gigs, we have decided to set up a new forum to house all requests. If you’re in a band looking for gig swaps, or a promoter looking for bands, then TEP lose their keys Submitted by The Eldora Parade: “As you may have read elsewhere, We have parted ways with our beloved keyboard player Jon Lawrence. The split was a mutual agreement with no hard feelings. We are currently looking to replace him asap and will continue to play