The Maple State have posted new demos at www.myspace.com/themaplestate [...]

Gym Class Heroes September UK headline dates: Saturday 13th - Glasgow, Garage Sunday 14th - Belfast, Mandela Hall Monday 15th - Dublin, Academy Tuesday 16th - Manchester, Academy 2 Wednesday 17th - Leeds, Cockpit Thursday 18th - London, Astoria 2 Friday 19th - Birmingham, Academy 2 [...]

The new Norma Jean album will be called 'The Anti Mother' and will be released 5th August (US) via Solid State. [...]

Envy on the Coast September tour supporting Underoath Saturday 6 Academy 3 Manchester 0161832111 Sunday 7 Garage Glasglow 08444999990 Monday 8 Academy 2 [...]

If you haven't taken advantage already, get CDs from just £1 in the Punktastic Recordings closing down sale at http://punktastic.bigcartel.com [...]

Big Cheese issue 101 is out now - it's a metal special with Alkaline Trio, In Flames, Bullet For My Valentine, The Matches, This Is Hell, Less Than Jake and many more. Get it from newsagents and/or www.bigcheesemagazine.com [...]

Northern Ireland's Gacys Threads have a new track, titled 'Eunach', up on their Myspace. Visit them at http://www.myspace.com/gacysthreads to check it out. [...]

Hawthorne Heights have posted their new single 'Rescue Me' at www.myspace.com/hawthorneheights [...]

Hell is for Heroes are currently in the studio recording new material. [...]

You Me At 6 will release their album on Slam Dunk Records in the UK but are hoping for a deal with Fueled By Ramen in the US. PT also understands they will be announcing a 'major festival' date very soon. Click 'comment on this item' for more details... [...]

A band known as the '"Black Heart Kings" will be playing a special warm up show at the Camden Underworld on Tuesday August 19th. Full details will be announced soon but as a forum only treat we can tell you tickets go on sale at 9am Friday from www.livenation.co.uk/blackheartkings and 0844 576 [...]

Be Your Own Pet have dropped off Warped Tour and have slammed the festival and the bands who play on it as 'dumbasses wearing Rancid t-shirts'. Click comment on this item for all the band's comments. [...]

Submitted: A Flame to Light the Dark, the debut EP by South London progressive thrashers The Quarry is out now as a joint release between Home of the Brave Records and the band's own Superstrength records. Comprising five tracks of what the NME describes as 'thudding, epic thrash that'll shag your [...]

Some *shels news: "Manchester's show: The Music Box on Saturday 28th of June has been cancelled. We're really sorry to the advanced ticket holders. The show got pulled out of our control. To compensate, however, we're putting on a FREE show instead at the Manchester Roadhouse on Saturday 28th June. [...]

Frank Turner UK tour dates: 21 Oct 2008 19:00 The Cockpit (14+) Leeds, Northeast 22 Oct 2008 19:30 The Duchess (14+) York, Northeast 23 Oct 2008 19:30 Oran Moor (14+) Glasgow, Scotland 24 Oct 2008 20:00 Academy 3 (18+) Manchester, Northwest 25 Oct 2008 20:00 The Barfly Birmingham, [...]

Relient K added a new song, "The Lining is Silver," at www.myspace.com/relientk [...]

'Life Is Not A Waiting Room', the new album from Senses Fail, will be released on 7th October (US) via Vagrant. [...]

Hassle Records have a new website up at www.hasslerecords.com [...]

Strung Out tour in October - dates to follow... [...]

Click 'comment on this item' to see Less Than Jake's November UK tour dates... [...]