The Used have recently updated us on a couple of things. First off they will be releasing an extended EP called Shallow Believer on many popular digital stores such as iTunes for download. The digital extended EP is set to be released on February 19th. Here is the artwork and tracklist:

1. dark days
2. slit your own throat
3. devil beside you
4. into my web
5. my pesticide
6. choke me
7. sun comes up
8. sick hearts
9. back of your mouth
10. tunnel

Secondly, the guys updated us on the progress of their writing and recording of a new, upcoming album and a new upcoming North America spring tour. Here is what they had to say:

Yo!

We’re in the studio right now writing and recording new music and it is going great. We put up a few pics of us in the studio so check em out. In other news, we’re going to be on Love Line February 12th so peeps that if you dare aaaaaaaand………..hmmmmmmmmm………..any day now we should be getting the dates for the North American tour that starts late march. We can’t wait to hit the motha effin road. We love you so forgive us for not being on top of our page but as you just read we’re pretty busy. Also, check out I tunes for the new B sides album that was just released or is going to be really soon. It’s called Shallow Believer and it is totally bitchin. If you’re in the L.A. area we’ll see ya February 24

Love, The Used

Keep check back to RedPillMusic.com for further details on The Used’s new tour and new album….

With the title track from their upcoming album, “Scream Aim Fire,” already blazing at Rock Radio, the Welsh metal-core band BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE announces that they will join forces with Avenged Sevenfold and Atreyu on the Main Stage for “Taste of Chaos,” 2008. The tour kicks off Friday, February 29 in Denver, CO, and will play more than 40 cities in the U.S. and Canada through to late April. The UK’s Kerrang! magazine recently cited a Bullet show at London’s Brixton Academy as one of the “100 Greatest Gigs Ever,” so U.S. fans should be in for a string of sensational performances.

The “Taste of Chaos” dates will be the first North American tour for Bullet For My Valentine since early 2007 when they sold out their first headline tour this side of “the Pond.” Just prior to “Taste of Chaos,” B4MV will play three weeks-worth of headline dates in the UK and Europe, including a kick-off concert in their native Wales.

Bullet For My Valentine – Matthew “Matt” Tuck/vocals, Michael “Padge” Paget/Guitar, Michael “Moose” Thomas/drums, and Jason “Jay” James/Bass – saw their 2006 debut album, “The Poison” – dubbed “One of the finest debut albums in rock history” by a major UK daily – sail past the million sales mark, selling 350,000 in the U.S. alone.

“Scream Aim Fire” was produced by Colin Richardson (Machinehead, Funeral For A Friend) who also produced “The Poison,” and was recorded at Sonic Ranch near El Paso, TX earlier this year. The eleven new songs are, according to frontman Tuck, “really melodic heavy metal…catchy, hooky choruses and full-on vocals, with the music being very in-your-face and heavy…it’s a lot more uptempo [than ‘The Poison’], a lot more aggressive.” Still a week away from the official U.S. radio “add” date, the album’s title track has been the #1 Most Added track at CMJ’s Loud Rock chart, and #1 Most Added at FMQB’s Metal Detector chart.

With the Canadian dates to be announced in January, the confirmed itinerary for Bullet For My Valentine on the 2008 “Taste of Chaos” tour is as follows:

FEBRUARY
29 Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, CO

MARCH
1 Memorial Hall, Kansas City, MO
2 Eagles Ballroom, Milwaukee, WI
4 Roy Wilkins Auditorium, Minneapolis, MN
5 Family Arena, St. Louis, MO
7 Hara Arena, Dayton, OH
8 Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI
10 The Armory, Rochester, NY
11 Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL
13 Constant Convocation Center, Norfolk, VA
14 Tweeter Center, Philadelphia, PA
15 Convention Center, Asbury Park, NJ
17 Patriot Center, Washington, DC
18 Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland, ME
20 Nassau Coliseum, Nassau, NY
21 Tsongas Arena, Boston, MA
22 The Armory, Albany, NY
24 Gwinnett Center, Atlanta, GA
25 USF Sundome, Tampa, FL
26 Bayfront Park, Miami, FL
28 USC Arena, Orlando, FL
29 Mississippi Coast Coliseum, Biloxi, MS
30 The Woodlands/Verizon, Houston, TX

APRIL
1 Nokia Theatre, Dallas, TX
3 Fairgrounds Arena, Oklahoma City, OK
4 Concrete Street Amphitheatre, Corpus Christi, TX
5 Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio, TX
6 County Coliseum, El Paso, TX
9 Jobing.com Arena, Phoenix, AZ
10 Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA
12 Event Center, San Jose, CA
13 ARCO Arena, Sacramento, CA
15 WaMu Center, Seattle, WA

Last night Anthony & Anthony (A squared) rocked out to Evans|Blue, Framing Hanley, and No Resolve at The Machine Shop in Flint, MI. The night was opened by a local band, No Resolve, that showed so much maturity and potential for such a young group. The band has recorded a few tracks onto an EP, but Red Pill Music wasn’t able to get a copy of it at the concert, because they sold out last show! So in short, this is what we heard; No Resolve has some much involved in their music ranging from soothing melodies to explosive guitar riffs and vocals. Red Pill Music will update in the future with the progress of No Resolve. Take some Alice In Chains, Incubus, and Evans|Blue, stir it up and you have the sweet sound of No Resolve. Taste that!

Following No Resolve later in the evening was the Tennessee rockers, Framing Hanley. These guys definitely showed that their live show is just as powerful as their debut album “The Moment”.

Evans|Blue started playing around 11 p.m. and rocked a long, solid show. They played a mix of their two albums including all the singles. Also Evans|Blue played their epic movement, Painted. Meticulously pulled off, just amazing. Evans|Blue continued to play and play until nearly 1 a.m. and not a moment too soon! Overall, it was a solid rock show. Rock on! Here are some pictures:

Last night RedPillMusic.com’s Anthony & Anthony (A-squared) spent the evening with Black Tide, The Confession, and Operator at the Avenged Sevenfold concert in Detroit,MI. More details still to come, but for now, here are a few pictures from the night….

Stay tuned….

In a recent post by Hawthorne Heights, a new tour is coming this fall. Here is the post:

Hey Lovers and Haters! We just wanted to drop you all a line, and officially announce our winter tour. Or WINTOUR… We, Hawthorne Heights, would like to welcome Escape The Fate, Amber Pacific, The AKA’s, and The Secret Handshake to the stage with us in November and December. If you are thinking…”That’s a weird line-up for a tour,” you are exactly right. We wanted a line-up that is not full of 5 bands that sound exactly the same. So at this tour, there is something for everyone…we hope.

We always like to help out other bands who we are friends with, or who we generally like to listen to…so that is how this line-up came together. We are planning alot of special things for this tour, so we would appreciate it if everyone could come and have fun, and keep music positive. Be on the lookout for more tour dates and details in the coming days. Thanks for your support of our band, the other bands, and music in general.

Love JT and Hawthorne Heights

Here are the dates:
Oct 30 2007 5:00P
Cotilion Wichita, Kansas
Oct 31 2007 5:00P
Cains Ballroom Tulsa, Oklahoma
Nov 2 2007 5:00P
Station 4 St Paul, Minnesota
Nov 3 2007 5:00P
The Vic Chicago, Illinois
Nov 4 2007 5:00P
Mr Smalls Millvale, Pennsylvania
Nov 5 2007 5:00P
The Fillmore at Irving Plaza New York, New York
Nov 6 2007 5:00P
Ultra Lounge Orono, Maine
Nov 7 2007 5:00P
The Stone Pony Asbury Park, New Jersey
Nov 8 2007 5:00P
The Chameleon Club Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Nov 9 2007 5:00P
Hampton Beach Casino Hampton Beach, New Hampshire
Nov 10 2007 5:00P
Lupos Providence, Rhode Island
Nov 13 2007 5:00P
House Of Blues North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Nov 16 2007 6:00P
The Moon Tallahassee, Florida
Nov 18 2007 5:00P
Center Stage at The Plex North Charleston, South Carolina
Nov 19 2007 5:00P
Freebird Live Jacksonville, Florida
Nov 20 2007 5:00P
Jannus Landing St Petersburg, Florida
Nov 21 2007 5:00P
House Of Blues Orlando, Florida
Nov 23 2007 6:00P
Majestic Theatre Detriot, Michigan
Nov 24 2007 6:00P
9:30 Club Washington D.C., Washington DC
Nov 25 2007 6:00P
Recher Theatre Towson, Maryland
Nov 26 2007 6:00P
Roxy Theatre Atlanta, Georgia
Nov 27 2007 6:00P
Norva Theatre Norfolk, Virginia
Nov 28 2007 6:00P
Trocadero Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nov 29 2007 6:00P
House of Blues Cleveland, Ohio
Nov 30 2007 6:00P
The Eagles Club Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dec 2 2007 5:00P
House of Blues New Orleans, Louisiana
Dec 3 2007 6:00P
House Of Blues Dallas, Texas
Dec 4 2007 6:00P
Graham Central Station Pharr
Dec 8 2007 7:00P
Sunshine Theatre Albuquerque, New Mexico
Dec 10 2007 6:00P
House of Blues Anaheim, California
Dec 11 2007 6:00P
House of Blues West Hollywood, California
Dec 12 2007 6:30P
House of Blues San Diego, California
Dec 14 2007 5:00P
House Of Blues Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 15 2007 5:00P
All City Live Reno, Nevada
Dec 16 2007 6:00P
The Fillmore San Francisco, California
Dec 18 2007 5:00P
Crystal Ballroom Portland, Oregon
Dec 19 2007 5:00P
The Showbox Seattle, Washington
Dec 20 2007 6:00P
Big Easy Spokane, Washington
Dec 21 2007 6:00P
Big Easy Boise, Idaho

No details have been released on a new record or what label they are with, if any…

Against Me! has posted video montages of ?Americans Abroad? and ?Stop!? on their Youtube channel. These montages highlight footage from the Against Me!?s trips on the road and a camaraderie that can only be formed through a common passion for music. Against Me! teamed up with renowned producer Butch Vig to create a new album full of angst, anarchy and controversial political views, not to mention some insanely talented melodies. Against Me! is getting ready for their headlining tour through the US starting in November.

Against Me!?s new album New Wave is available in stores now.

Watch American Abroad Here

Watch Stop! Here

Against Me! Tour Dates:
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November 3rd Asbury Park, NJ ? Saints & Sinners Fest
November 4th Austin, TX ? Fun Fun Fun Fest Waterloo Park
November 5th Richmond, VA ? Canal Club
November 6th Atlanta, GA ? Center Stage
November 8th Ft. Lauderdale, FL ? Revolution
November 9th Lake Buena Vista, FL ? House of Blues
November 10th Jacksonville, FL ? Tallyrand Music & Arts Festival at Metropolitan Park
November 12th Norfolk, VA ? Norva Theater
November 13th Washington DC, Washington DC ? 9:30 Club
November 14th Clifton Park, NY ? Northern Lights
November 15th Providence, RI ? Lupo?s
November 16th Philadelphia, PA ? Electric Factory
November 17th New York, NY ? Terminal 5
November 19th Cleveland, OH ? House of Blues
November 20th Pontiac, MI ? Clutch Cargos
November 21st Chicago, IL ? House of Blues
November 22nd Chicago, IL ? Metro
November 23rd Minneapolis, MN ? First Avenue
November 24th Madison, WI ? Majestic Theater
November 25th Sauget, IL ? Pop?s
November 27th Grand Rapids, MI ? Skelletone?s

Another Animal?s self titled debut album was released this past Tuesday. The album features the single ?Broken Again.? This is the first record for Another Animal, but not for the members of the band. Whit Crane from Ugly Kid Joe joins Tony Rombola, Lee Richards, Robbie Merrill and Shannon Larkin from Godsmack to become Another Animal. When Shannon and the guys from Godsmack needed a singer for their new band, he called on his old friend Whit Crane to step in. Shannon and Whit had previously played together on Ugly Kid Joe?s album Menace to Sobriety.

Another Animal?s name is a perfect description for what the new band has become. By incorporating elements of hard rock, metal, punk, and grunge, Another Animal is an eclectic tribute to the sounds the members grew up with. “It was so organic and fun to do,” says Rombola. “It was a great experience because there were no preconceptions. We just did what we felt like in order to create some really cool songs without worrying about what audience it was for.”

With the new record in stores today and the first show of their US tour kicking off tonight, Another Animal are playing the music they love and enjoying the ride. For more information on the tour or to check out the bands single, ?Broken Again,? go to the Another Animal Myspace page.

Check out: www.myspace.com/anotheranimalxxx

Their first tour kicks of this week with Alter Bridge and here are the tour dates:

10/2 Tallahassee, FL ? Floyds Music Store
10/4 North Charleston, SC ? The Plex
10/5 Chattanooga, TN ? Club Fantham
10/6 Noblesville, IN ? X-Fest at The Verizion Wireless Music Center
10/8 Chicago, IL ? House of Blues
10/9 Cleveland, OH ? House of Blues
10/10 Cincinnati, OH ? Bogarts
10/12 Hampton, VA ? Mill Point Park
10/13 Sayreville, NJ ? Starland Ballroom
10/14 Boston, MA ? The Roxy
10/16 New York, NY ? The Filmore @ Irving Plaza
10/17 Hartford, CT ? Webster Theatre
10/19 Hampton Beach, NH ? Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
10/21 Philadelphia, PA ? The Electric Factory
10/24 Wichita, KS ? The Cotillion
10/27 Corpus Christi, TX ? Concrete Street Amphitheater
10/28 Woodlands, TX ? Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
10/30 Dallas, TX ? The Palladium Ballroom
10/31 Amarillo, TX ? Midnight Rodeo
11/2 Tempe, AZ ? Marquee Theatre
11/3 Las Vegas, NV ? House of Blues
11/6 Anaheim, CA ? The Grove
11/7 West Hollywood, CA ? House of Blues
11/10 Spokane, WA ? The Big Easy Concert Hall
11/11 Boise, ID ? Big Easy Concert House
11/13 Boulder, CO ? Fox Theatres
11/16 St. Paul, MN ? Myth
11/17 Milwaukee, WI ? The Rave
11/21 Pontiac, MI ? Clutch Cargo?s
11/24 Fort Wayne, IN ? Piere?s Entertainment Center

There will be no rest for Against Me! this fall as they prepare for their latest US tour. The band returns from London to kick off the next leg of the tour in Asbury Park, NJ on November 3rd for their first show. Tickets are on sale for select dates with additional dates being added Saturday, September 15th.

Against Me! have been out playing shows in support of their album New Wave. The first single off the album, “Thrash Unreal,” has been making a steady climb up the rock radio charts and currently sits in the #16 spot Modern Rock/Alternative charts. Check out the video for “Thrash Unreal” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKzNZDXfm0Q

Nov 3 Asbury Park Convention Hall – Asbury Park, NJ
Nov 4 Waterloo Park – Austin, TX
Nov 5 Canal Club – Richmond, VA
Nov 6 Center Stage – Atlanta, GA
Nov 8 Revolution – Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Nov 9 House of Blues – Orlando, FL
Nov 10 Metropolitan Park – Jacksonville, FL
Nov 12 Norva Theater – Norfolk, VA
Nov 13 9:30 Club – Washington, DC
Nov 15 Lupo’s – Providence, RI
Nov 16 Electric Factory – Philadelphia, PA
Nov 17 Terminal 5 – New York, NY
Nov 19 House of Blues – Cleveland, OH
Nov 20 Clutch Cargos – Pontiac, MI
Nov 21 House of Blues – Chicago, IL
Nov 22 Metro – Chicago, IL
Nov 23 First Avenue – Minneapolis, MN

Avenged Sevenfold has announced thri official fan club. The club gives it’s members a whole lot of perks for being a member. Features include early admission to all headlining shows, the new CD/MVI which includes their new album and over 2 hours of exclusive footage, exclusive pre-sale to upcoming shows, and more to come. If you’re a fan of Avenged Sevenfold then joining this fan club definitely is worth it! A year membership to the fan club is $25.99

Fan club includes:

-An official Avenged Sevenfold Laminate (1 per Fan Club Bundle sign up), which can be used as an early admission pass for all headlining general admission A7X shows. No more waiting in line (“Front of the Line” laminates are non-transferable. Limit 1 per person).
-Access to pre-sale tickets before the general public (Limit 4 per person). Never miss a sold out show!
-A welcome letter from the band.
-And as a part of this special offer, you also receive the new self-titled CD/MVI on street date (1 per Fan Club sign up). This CD/MVI includes the new album and over 2 hours of exclusive footage, content and more!

By joining the fan club, you will be entitled to an exclusive pre-sale which allows you to buy tickets for the US tour dates below on September 13th, 12AM while everyone else has to wait until September 15th.

Tour Dates:
October 29, 2007 The Wiltern Los Angeles, California
October 31, 2007 House Of Blues Las Vegas, Nevada
November 2, 2007 Sunshine Theater Albuquerque, New Mexico
November 4, 2007 Ogden Theatre Denver, Colorado
November 5, 2007 Sokol Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska
November 6, 2007 Pageant St. Louis, Missouri
November 8, 2007 Congress Theatre Chicago, Illinois
November 9, 2007 State Theater Detroit, Michigan
November 10, 2007 Lifestyles Pavilion Columbus, Ohio
November 12, 2007 Lupo’s Providence, Rhode Island (pre-sale unavailable)
November 14, 2007 Hammerstein New York, New York
November 15, 2007 Electric Factory Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
November 17, 2007 House Of Blues Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
November 18, 2007 Tabernacle Atlanta, Georgia
November 20, 2007 Amos’ Southend Charlotte, North Carolina (pre-sale unavailable)
November 21, 2007 Toad’s Place Richmond, Virginia (pre-sale unavailable)
November 23, 2007 House Of Blues Orlando, Florida
November 24, 2007 Jannus Landing Tampa, Florida
November 25, 2007 Revolution Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

Sign up here: https://www.ticketmaster.com/promo/fqubq9 and use this code: SOUNDING
(Limited to 4 tickets and 1 fan club bundle per person)

Paramore will be touring with The Startling Line and The Almost this upcoming fall. The Almost will join the tour beginning November 10th.

When/Where:

10/23/2007 Starland Ballroom Sayerville, NJ Paramore, TSL, Set Your Goals
10/25/2007 Utica Memorial Auditorium Utica, NY Paramore, TSL, Set Your Goals
10/26/2007 Phoenix Concert Theatre Toronto, ON Paramore, TSL, Set Your Goals
10/27/2007 Clutch Cargos Pontiac, MI Paramore, TSL, Set Your Goals
10/29/2007 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH Paramore, TSL, Set Your Goals
10/30/2007 Congress Theater Chicago, IL Paramore, TSL, Set Your Goals
11/01/2007 The Rave Milwaukee, WI Paramore, TSL, Set Your Goals
11/02/2007 The Myth Maplewood, MN Paramore, TSL, Set Your Goals
11/03/2007 The Beaumont Kansas City, MO Paramore, TSL, Set your Goals
11/04/2007 The Fillmore Auditorium Denver, CO Paramore, TSL, Set Your Goals
11/06/2007 House of Blues Las Vegas, NV Paramore, TSL, Set your Goals
11/08/2007 The Warfield San Francisco, CA Paramore, TSL, Set Your Goals
11/10/2007 Majestic Ventura Theatre Ventura, CA Paramore, TSL, The Almost
11/11/2007 Soma San Diego, CA Paramore, TSL, The Almost
11/15/2007 Marquee Theatre Tempe, AZ Paramore, TSL
11/17/2007 Palladium Ballroom Dallas, TX Paramore, TSL, The Almost
11/18/2007 Stubb’s BBQ Austin, TX Paramore, TSL, The Almost
11/19/2007 Meridian Houston, TX Paramore, TSL, The Almost
11/21/2007 Nashville War Memorial Nashville, TN Paramore, TSL, The Almost
11/23/2007 Rams Head Live! Baltimore, MD Paramore, TSL, The Almost
11/24/2007 Worcester Palladium Worcester, MA Paramore, TSL, The Almost
11/25/2007 The Town Ballroom Buffalo, NY Paramore, TSL, The Almost
11/27/2007 Electric Factory Philadelphia, PA Paramore, TSL, The Almost
11/28/2007 Roseland New York, NY Paramore, TSL, The Almost