A recent post by Emery queues us up for their third album:

Cello everyone! We are officially making our next record. We have been at a wonderful studio in Nashville, TN for the past 3 weeks. And yes, our next album will be country. Just kidding. We wish! We are doing our best to get some great tracks for you guys. We will be posting clips of the new songs over the next few months, so be on the lookout. We are also going to be uploading some videos of us in the studio very soon.

Evanescence has turned into their own little soap opera. It seems like Amy Lee has gone through her band members like water. Here’s a post by former guitarist John LeCompt:

Around 3:30 pm yesterday I recieved a call on my cell from Amy. This call wasn’t from a friend who appreciated me but from an enemy who was prepared to hurt me and my family. Without any warning or negotiotiations for my future, I was fired for no good reason. We have not always seen eye to eye on everything, but who does?

Our common goal was always the same. To make Evanescence the best rock band it could ever be. I have always given blood, sweat and tears to make that happen but apparently that is not enough. I have now become just another of the people fallen by the wayside on the revolving door of her life. It’s funny how many of us there are now. I guess it’s good for lyrical content, though. Maybe I will be among the blessed to have a song written about me, too. Maybe the song will be ‘Call Me When You’re Broke’.

Apparently drummer Rock Gray also quit the band. Here’s a post from his blog:

Amy Lee’s management emailed me last night to tell me that, in their view, the contract I signed to record, perform and tour with the group says that I’m not allowed to have any free speech in regard to Evanescence,” Gray said from his home in Arkansas. “The way they spin it, I’m not even allowed to say I quit the group, I guess. But the news is out there, so, there ya’ go. I need to have a lawyer read over all that mess to tell me what, when and how I can tell you all — the REAL FANS — what really went down, if I ever can, haha.

And to further the point of views, here’s what Amy Lee said about the whole situation on her myspace:

Evanescence is alive and well. John and Rocky were in Evanescence for four years and we shared some great times together playing live, but they were ready to move on and so we have parted ways. Evanescence is something I have loved and nurtured since I was fourteen, and I will continue to protect and fight for it as I always have. Terry, Tim and I are very excited to play live with some amazing new musicians and we will rock harder than ever. Stay tuned for more news on that front. And don’t worry about the tour, guys. Nothing will be cancelled and we will see you soon!

So the brand name Evanescence is still out their, but the band has been an ever reconstructing band, led, still by Amy Lee.

Here’s some news about recent tracklistings for upcoming albums:

Boys Night Out – Boys Night Out
01. Get Your Head Straight
02. Swift and Unforgiving
03. The Push and Pull
04. Up With Me
05. The Heirs of Error
06. Let Me Be Your Swearword
07. Hey, Thanks
08. Fall For The Drinker
09. Apartment 4
10. Reason Ain’t Our Long Suit
11. It Won’t Be Long

Straylight Run – The Needle The Space
01) The Words We Say
02) The Miracle That Never Came
03) Soon We’ll be Living in the Future
04) How Do I Fix My Head
05) Who Will Save Us Now
06) Cover Your Eyes
07) We’ll Never Leave Again
08) Take It To Manhattan
09) Still Alone
10) This is the End
11) Buttoned Down
12) Track #12
13) The First of This Century

Various Artists – Warped Tour 2007 Compilation
Disc 1
Alkaline Trio – “Fire Down Below”
Bad Religion – “Requiem for Dissent”
Killswitch Engage – “The Arms of Sorrow”
As I Lay Dying – “Confined”
Cute Is What We Aim For – “Lyrical Lies (electric)”
Big D and The Kids Table – “Steady Riot”
Tiger Army – “Afterworld”
I Am Ghost – “Our Friend Lazarus Sleeps”
Norma Jean – “Songs Sound Much Sadder”
The Matches – “Little Maggots”
Only Crime – “Take Me”
LoveHateHero – “Amity”
Amber Pacific – “Summer (In B)”
Buck-O-Nine – “I’m Not Dead”
Street Dogs – “Fading American Dream”
The Briggs – “Song of Babylon”
Escape the Fate – “Reverse This Curse”
Gallows – “Rolling with the Punches”
Madina Lake – “House of Cards”
Haste the Day – “Akeldema”
Blessthefall – “Could Tell a Love”
Guff – “Sympathy of Voices”
Set Your Goals – “This Song Is Definitely Not About a Girl”
My American Heart – “The Shake (Awful Feeling)”
Mayday Parade – “Black Cat”

Disc 2

The Used – “The Ripper ”
Poison The Well – “Letter Thing”
Chiodos – “To Trixie and Reptile, Thanks for Everything”
Bayside – “Duality”
Paramore – “This Circle”
Gogol Bordello – “60 Revolutions”
Aiden – “We Sleep Forever”
Vanna – “The Things He Carried”
The Human Abstract – “Mea Culpa”
Ryan’s Hope – “Killing Through Song”
Meg & Dia – “Monster”
Bedouin Soundclash – “Until We Burn In The Sun (The Kids Just Want Love Song)”
Smoke or Fire – “The Patty Hearst Syndrome”
The Casualties – “In It for Life”
The Toasters – “You’re Gonna Pay”
The Higher – “Insurance?”
Piebald – “Oh, The Congestion”
Blinded Black – “Under The Sunrise”
Greeley Estates – “The End of All We Know”
Strung Out – “Calling”
Parkway Drive – “Smoke ‘Em If Ya Got ‘Em”
The Unseen – “At Point Blank”
Olympia – “M-80”
Tokyo Rose – “A Pound of Silver Is Worth Its Weight in Blood”
Mad Caddies – “State of Mind”

Motion City Soundtrack – Even If It Kills Me
01. Fell In Love Without You
02. This Is For Real
03. It Had To Be You
04. Last Night
05. Calling All Cops
06. Can’t Finish What You Started
07. The Conversation
08. Broken Heart
09. Hello Helicopter
10. Where I Belong
11. Point Of Extinction
12. Antonia
13. Even If It Kills Me

Josh Walters, drummer for Zao has decided to call it quits. Here’s what Zao’s guitarist said:

Just to let everyone know Josh Walters will not be playing drums for Zao. He is very involved in his work and doesn’t have the time needed to do anything music related. We do have a friend that will be learning some stuff and hopefully be playing with us very soon. Once we solidify the drummer position we will be playing some shows in our area and possibly be playing Cornerstone Illinois. Zao is not dead, We have every intention to do shows and records in the upcoming months. All the support you guys have given us has been awesome and it drives us to keep this alive!!!

MxPx posted a follow up about their upcoming album Secret Weapon, scheduled to hit stores June 17th. Aaron Sprinkle, the same produce to ’94’s debut album Pokinatcha, produced Secret Weapon. John Davis added piano and backup vocals to “Sad Sad Song”. Also Bad Religions’ guitarist Brian Baker made an appearance on a couple tracks. Here is the tracklist:
1. Secret Weapon
2. Shut It Down
3. Here’s to the Life
4. Top of the Charts
5. Punk Rock Celebrity
6. Contention
7. Angles
8. Drowning
9. Chop Chop
10. You’re on Fire
11. Bass so Low
12. Sad Sad Song
13. Never Better Than Now
14. Biting the Bullet
15. Not Nothing
16. Tightly Wound

Faktion have parted ways with vocalist Ryan Gibbs. Tomorrow night will be the final show with Gibbs at the R-Bar in Denton TX. The band has cancelled all tours this summer. As a result they will start holding auditions for a new singer. If anyone is interested contact faktionvocals@gmail.com.

It’s official, Pierce The Veil has signed with Equal Visions. I knew it was only a matter a time before these guys would get discovered. I’m anxious to hear their new album which is scheduled to drop this June, titled A Flair For The Dramatic. This band was previously known as Before Today. Check out their myspace.

The Beastie Boy‘s have been working hard on a new album scheduled for release later this year. The follow-up to To The 5 Boroughs is said to be “radically different” by bandmember, Mike D. The following tracklist for the new album, titled The Mix Up, includes the following tracks:
‘Be For My Name’
’14th St.Break’
‘Suco De Tangerina’
‘The Gala Event’
‘Electric Worm’
‘Freaky Hijiki’
‘Off The Grid’
‘The Rat Cage’
‘The Melee’
‘Dramastically Different’
‘The Cousin Of Death’
‘The Kangaroo Rat’

Here’s a few videos for your viewing pleasure:

Listen to a clipping of a new song by The Used called Paralyzer in this video:

Here’s an update by All Time Low w/Cute Is What We Aim For & Hit The Lights:Add to My Profile | More Videos

Atreyu‘s making of feature on the music video The Theft:Add to My Profile | More Videos

Fall Out Boy‘s Pete Wentz is featured in this video for Invisible Children:MXPX Paris Tour update:

Between The Trees – The Way She Feels Music Video Trailer:

Hopefully that filled in some information for ya, directly from the artists themselves!

Social Code’s new self titled album can be heard in full on the following website link below:

Click here to listen to the full album by Social Code – Social Code