Launch Radio Networks reports: The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), which has become notorious for suing anyone from high school students to retirees for downloading music from the web, has gone after web sites such as Idolator that have posted leaked songs from the upcoming NINE INCH NAILS album, “Year Zero”. The problem, however, is that the tracks were leaked intentionally. Several songs from the album were left on computer hard drives at venues on the band’s current European tour, with fans finding and posting them on the web for others to download and swap. According to Billboard.com, the RIAA sent cease-and-desist emails to web sites that posted the tracks, leading one industry source to say, “These f***ing idiots are going after a campaign that the label signed off on.”

While a number of songs have been intentionally released, the entire NINE INCH NAILS album has not leaked online yet. The CD arrives on April 17.

In addition to the leaked tracks, the marketing campaign for “Year Zero” has featured cryptic messages on T-shirts and a maze of linked web sites that expand upon the album’s storyline of a future U.S. on the brink of apocalypse.

The same source told Billboard that NINE INCH NAILS frontman Trent Reznor views the campaign as a “new entertainment form.” The source added that the campaign will continue for the next 18 months.

“Year Zero” is reportedly the first of two concept albums, the second of which Reznor hopes to finish next year.

NINE INCH NAILS finishes its European tour on April 10 in Finland and has just announced another round of shows on that continent beginning in August. A trip to Australia and Japan is planned for May. North American dates have not been announced yet.

[via Blabbermouth.net]

The Exies will be release a digital release of their upcoming album “A Modern Way Of Living With The Truth” on April 10th, nearly a month before the CD release date of May 8th. For more details check out urge.com for digital purchase.

Click here to preorder The Exies – A Modern Way Of Living With The Truth

Murder by Death has parted ways with label East/West. The band released one record through the label, In Bocca al Lupo in 2006.

The band posted this:

After having released “In Bocca Al Lupo” on our own label, “Tent Show Records” through the East West system, MBD are free agents and looking for a new record deal. We would like to extend a thank you to East West for the good times.

If you run an amazing record company with limitless money and free babes for band members, please email us at band@murderbydeath.com, and include a sample of the money or babes.

Below is the tracklis for The Used’s upcoming 3rd album, Lies For Liars.

1. The Ripper
2. Pretty Handsome Awkward
3. The Bird and the Worm
4. Earthquake
5. Hospital
6. Paralyzed
7. With Me Tonight
8. Wake the Dead
9. Find A Way
10. Liar Liar (Burn In Hell)
11. Smother Me

The album is scheduled to hit stores on May 22nd.

Click here to preorder The Used – Lies for the Liars

Robot Academy Films, an independent production company set up by two 22 year old Australian’s are currently in production for a film on the 90’s punk rock explosion titled One Nine Nine Four.

The documentary which is set to be a full length feature documents the birth, growth and explosion of punk rock in the 90’s and features interviews with bands such as NOFX, the Offspring, Blink 182, Rancid, Bad Religion, Lagwagon and many more.

The 2 film makers have been residing in Los Angeles since January shooting interviews and collecting archival footage before returning to Australia this month to start editing. The film will be narrated by Tony Hawk and is yet to have distribution or a release date but will hit the festival circuit in 2008.

A very rough teaser trailer featuring Fat Mike, Green Day, Rancid, Scott Russo is available online.

[via Punknews.org]

Here’s a video of the Behind The Scenes making of music video to their new hit single Closer. The new album Killer Inside hits stores next week, April 10th.

Click here to buy Bleed The Dream – Killer Inside

Looking to see a live performance of an artist? Well here’s what is going down this week:
4/2 – Against Me!, Armor For Sleep, Gallows on Steven’s Untitled Rock Show [FUSE]
4/2 – Brand New on David Letterman [CBS; R]
4/2 – The Noisettes on Conan O’Brien [NBC]
4/2 – Regina Spektor on Carson Daly [NBC; R]
4/3 – The Fratellis, Mickey Avalon, Young Love on Steven’s Untitled Rock Show [FUSE]
4/3 – William Tell on Carson Daly [NBC]
4/4 – The Forecast, the Honorary Title, Dustin Kensrue on Steven’s Untitled Rock Show [FUSE]
4/4 – Clap Your Hands Say Yeah on Conan O’Brien [NBC]
4/5 – Regina Spektor on Good Morning America [ABC]
4/5 – Kaiser Chiefs on Conan O’Brien [NBC]
4/6 – Lily Allen, Bloc Party, Cold War Kids on Steven’s Untitled Rock Show [FUSE]
4/6 – Aqualung on David Letterman [CBS; R]
4/6 – Albert Hammond Jr. on Conan O’Brien [NBC]
4/6 – Bloc Party on Carson Daly [NBC]

[via AbsolutePunk.net]

Here’s 3 acoustic performances by The Almost in Toronto. Aaron is amazing. Their album, Southern Weather, hits stores this Tuesday, April 3rd.

Say This Sooner

I Mostly Copy Other People

Amazing Because It Is

Go ahead, listen to it, the whole song, finally. I know its odd its on YouTube, but its here so enjoy:

Underoath has added more videos to their official YouTube Channel. Subscribe, bookmark, or keep it in memory for future updates!

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