Sit back and acquaint yourself to new music by the following artists:

Lorene Drive – Show Bones, a new song of their upcoming album

Strata – Stay Young, off their new album Strata Presents The End Of The World

Alkaline Trio – Fire Down Below, off of the Warped Tour Compilation

Tokyo Rose – A Pound Of Silver and We Can Be Friends Tonight, 2 songs off their new album Promise In Compromise

Silverstein – If You Could See Into My Soul, off their new album Arrivals and Departures

The Number Twelve Looks Like You – Jay Walking Backwards, off their new album Mongrel

Bedlight For Blue Eyes – Whole Again, a new song off their new album Life On Life’s Terms

Ruiner – Kiss That M’fer Goodnight, off their upcoming album Prepare To Be Let Down

New Found Glory has updated their status of From The Screen To Your Stereo Part 2, a concept album follow up of cover songs from movies. Read more below:

Just a quick update on what’s been up with NFG. We are currently recording “From The Screen To Your Stereo Part 2” in good ol’ Texas. We have finished drums, bass and rhythm guitars on 11 songs so far (one more to go). Still many lead guitars and keys to record, and we have no vocals done yet. But everything is sounding amazing. We are producing the CD ourselves with some help from Paul Miner (engineer). Not much else to tell you for now. Can’t wait to see everyone on Warped Tour this summer. I can’t speak for others, but it feels great to me to no longer be on Geffen. Feels like a fresh start. This recording has been stress free and exciting. I can promise you this CD is gonna kick the shit out of Part 1. I’m not going to tell you any of the songs we picked, but I can feel already they will be a blast to play live. Look forward to seeing you all soon.

Ian

Keith Barney and Trevor Friedrich along with ex-members of Lylah have formed a new band called Never Enough. They already have quickly posted 3 demos on their myspace. Check them out here.

After speculation about a ring Gerard Way, My Chemical Romance, has been wearing on his left ring finger, he has confirmed his engagement to Eliza Cuts, the bands stylist. Way spoke today at the Rock AM Ring festival in Germany and revealed to the audience his engagement. “The truth is I’m engaged and I’m really excited about it,” Way said, clarifying the ring’s significance.

No other details have been given about the date of the wedding and where.

Here’s the press release for The Receiving End Of Sirens new album The Earth Sings Mi Fa Mi:

The Receiving End of Sirens is gearing up to release their second studio album, The Earth Sings Mi Fa Mi, out August 7th on Triple Crown Records. Produced by Matt Squire (Panic at the Disco, Boys Like Girls, Hit The Lights), this album is the band’s most altruistic, enthralling and skillful work to date.

The initiative behind this record has allowed TREOS (Alex Bars-vox/gutiar, Brendan Brown-vox/bass, Andrew Cook-drums, Nate Patterson-guitar/keys, Brian Southall- guitar) the lucidity to create more sophisticated sounds. The Earth Sings Mi Fa Mi, is an artfully driven aural experience – built up of synergetic instrumental measures and intense lyrics that flow brilliantly transcending one song to the next. ?I think the songs on this album are a lot more selfless,? Brown explains when asked how he considers the album a progression from the band?s debut. ?Instead of projecting what we wanted onto a song we just let it sort of play itself out, so I think there?s a lot more space and groove,? he continues. ?The idea was that the song was already out there in outer space; it was just our job to put the pieces together.?

?Smoke and Mirrors? vital melodies, massive guitar riffs, and commanding drums is the highlight track on the album. ?A Realization of the Ear? and ?Swallow People Whole? fully realize the electronic elements that have always been inherent in the band?s sound to add a new dimension to their seasoned brand of critically acclaimed music; the nearly seven-minute long opus ?The Heir Of Empty Breath? is equal parts climactic and cathartic and shows the band stretching out both sonically and spiritually. ?This time around, we were more comfortable with ourselves as people, and as a band. We had a few years to figure it out, and when it came time to write this record, we felt prepared and confident in what we were doing, and we hope that shows,? says drummer, Cook.

The title, The Earth Sings Mi Fa Mi stems from a book written by a late 16th century astronomical theorist by the name of Johannes Kepler and the publication just fascinated the band. Kepler?s theory suggested that each of the 9 planets in our solar system produced tones as they orbited the sun. Throughout the orbit, Venus would stay a consistent note that was considered the 6th in relation to the rest of the planets. As Earth would shift its tonality, it would create the effect of the notes moving from the major 6th to the minor 6th and back and forth. This is where the ?Mi Fa Mi? comes into action, symbolizing the corresponding syllables when singing a scale in relation to the notes of the earth {Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do}. Kepler further concurred that the Earth ?singing? Mi Fa Mi could truly stand for Misery, Famine, Misery and ultimately, that is the song the Earth and Venus continued to sing. Misery, referring to an empty place and Famine, referring to the appetite or thirst for things.

The Earth Sings Mi Fa Mi, is proof that The Receiving End of Sirens have immensely matured as composers, musicians and lyricists in the two years since their last album. Having been well-received on tours alongside everyone from Thrice and Circa Survive to Paramore and Senses Fail, The Receiving End of Sirens are not your typical flash in a pan band, they are career artists. ?At this point, I feel like every person who buys our record is a lifelong fan of the band,? Brown summarizes. ?That may not be the easiest way to do things, but it?s the only way we know.? The band plans to headline with support from Emanuel, Envy On The Coast, Hopesfall, and Strangler on various dates. (August – September)

The Earth Sings Mi Fa Mi
1. Swallow People Whole
2. Disappear (Oubliette)
3. The Crop and the Pest
4. The Salesman, The Husband, The Lover
5. Smoke and Mirrors
6. A Realization of the Ear
7. Saturnus
8. Wanderers
9. Stay Small
10. Music of the Spheres
11. The Heir of Empty Breathe
12. Pale Blue Dot

For more information, please check out www.theearthsingsmifami.com or www.myspace.com/thereceivingendofsirens and stay tuned for tour dates!

Many people have been confused with the song title that Chiodos played on the Taste Of Chaos. They announced on tour the song was called “I’m naming my kids beer one and beer two”. Then they posted the song on their myspace as untitled. Well to clear things up Chiodos has finally titled the track “Teeth The Size Of Piano Keys”. Oh, and if you’re curious about the lyrics, sing along:

” i dropped all of my lovers.
i stood up and screamed ‘ I’m in love! ‘

you gave it to me through the eyes, hatred.
centuries deep and true.
i was wrong, graceless, and sick.
all of the things that i had learned had been wasted.

there was no living creature as foul as i,
and all of my poems were false.
i could feel my soul, dropping down through the mattress.
i had to leap up before it hit the floor.
and I’m so alone.

illumination held out in front of my reaching arms.
the darker things get the better i see.
I’m so alone and so are you,
we all live and die that way. “

You can find this new song on their upcoming album Bone Palace Ballet.

In leau of 10 years, Godsmack will be releasing a 10th anniversary box set sometime this year. The box set will include studio albums, acoustic exclusives, and a DVD featuring live footage from their 2004 acoustic show in Las Vegas as well as mini documentaries about the creation of each of their albums. It will be 10 years to the date on July 28th, 2007 since their first album release, All Wound Up. No release date has been set for box set, but details are sure to follow.