The debut long player from Aussitot Mort is finally back from the plant and available for audial consumption. The packaging is excellent and we did about 100 on an opaque orange vinyl. Currently available in the mailorder.

We also finally received all of the final pieces to the Kursk/Damage Digital split 7". This is both bands best material to-date. An excellent illustration makes for great cover art. Also available from the mail order.

The new Landmine Marathon CD is out today and hopefully in a store near you! This is a massive step up from their debut full length. Totally crushing death/grind in the style of bolt thrower and carcass.

Upcoming Tour:
11/07/08 San Diego, CA @ CHE CAFE w/ Graf Orlock and more 
11/08/08 Ontario, CA @ Granada Theater w/ November to Dismember Fest
11/09/08 Goleta, CA @ THE PINK MAILBOX w/ Graf Orlock Arctic Choke and Worship 
11/11/08 Reno, NV @ THE EYEBALL w/ Ruler 1618 (ex Fall Silent) & Farley Overdose 
11/12/08 Portland, OR @ Rotture w/Elitist and Transient 
11/13/08 Medford, OR @ Johnny B’s w/ Ischemia 
11/14/08 Berkeley, CA @ 924 GILMAN ST w/ Trash Talk, Never Healed and more! 
11/15/08 Pomona, CA @ THE GLASSHOUSE RECORD STORE w Graf Orlock, Arctic Choke,  Rambo Knife

The final piece of the Thou LP has arrived and this LP is set to go. The band was on tour last week and we wanted to let them sell it first and then make it available afterward. You can order the record right HERE.

Landmine Marathon's 2nd full length, Rusted Eyes Awake, officially comes out on 10/28, but we have them up for order now. You can check it out right HERE.

Birushanah will be making the trip over to Europe in November for an almost month-long tour. We are working on a Birshanah/Drain the Sky split LP, but doubt it will be done for their tour. Check out their date:

08/11/008 liege(be) @ LA ZONE w/ ÅRABROT + SARDONIS
09/11/008 amsterdam(nl) @ OCCII
10/11/008 TBA GERMANY
11/11/008 malmö(se) @ UTKANTEN
12/11/008 oslo(no) @ REVOLVER
13/11/008 copenhagen(dk) @ LADES w/ PSYCHEWALKS OF ETERNAL KARMA
14/11/008 berlin(de) @ RED ROOSTER BAR w/ SUMA
15/11/008 nurnberg(de) @ K4 w/ SUMA + NADJA
16/11/008 leipzig(de) @ ZORO w/ SUMA + DISFEAR + DOOMRIDERS
17/11/008 brno(cz) @ YACHT CLUB w/ SUMA
18/11/008 zagreb(hr) @ KSET w /SUMA
19/11/008 linz(aut) @ STATTWERKSTADT w/ SUMA
22/11/008 Trapagaran(es) @ BASETXE GAZTETXEA w /MOHO
23/11/008 gijon(es) @ BOLA 8 CLUB
24/11/008 porto(por) @ VENUE TBC
25/11/008 madrid(es) @ WURLITZER BALLROOM w/ ADRIFT
27/11/008 bordeaux(fr) @ HERETIC CLUB
28/11/008 nantes(fr) @ VENUE TBC
29/11/008 TBA FRANCE

We have set up a pre-order package for the new Landmine Marathon CD through Relapse. You can get the CD or a CD/Shirt bundle. Check out the pre-order: HERE

Matt put up some info regarding the development of the artwork for their new record. You can check it out: HERE.

Also, the LP version of the Landmine Marathon/Scrarecrow split will be shipping to me on Tuesday. So it will be available starting next week!

Landmine Marathon will be releasing their new LP/CD, Rusted Eyes Awake, on 10/28/2008. We have posted the cover art on the release page. The band has also posted the lead off track, Bile Towers, on their myspace page. Check out the track RIGHT HERE.

The maniacs in Gorlock are taking the road less traveled and doing a tour of Southeast Asia and Australia starting on 7/11. Here are the dates:

Jul 11 2008 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Jul 13 2008 Gudang Noisy Studio (We’ve Lost Beauty Fest), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Jul 16 2008 Rainhouse, Taiping, Malaysia
Jul 17 2008 Xuan Studio, Melaka, Malaysia
Jul 18 2008 Countach Studio/Rafeah Building, Johor Bharu, Malaysia
Jul 19 2008 Music Garage, Singapore
Jul 20 2008 Kota Tua Area, Jakarta, Indonesia
Jul 21 2008 Perum, Tangarang, Indonesia
Jul 22 2008 Klub Racun, Bandung, Indonesia
Jul 23 2008 Marotti Cafe, Jakarta, Indonesia
Jul 25 2008 Fowlers Live, Adelaide, South Australia
Jul 26 2008 Arthouse, Melbourne, Australia
Jul 27 2008 All Ages TBA melbourne, Australia
Jul 29 2008 Anu Bar, Canberra, Australia
Jul 30 2008 Lucky Country, Newcastle, Australia
Jul 31 2008 Sandowne Hotel, Sydney, Australia

The brand new full length CD from Ghostlimb is now ready to order. The release officially comes out on 6/24, but you can pick it up from our mailorder now. Go here to order this total madness. These maniacs will be playing Dudefest in a couple of weeks and will be selling the CD there.

The vinyl version of their debut full length is now available. It comes packaged in a gatefold LP and was pressed in a run of 500pcs. The pressing breakdown is 150pcs on Opaque Green vinyl and 350pcs on Black vinyl. You can order the record right HERE.

After recently releasing the split with Scarecrow in February, Landmine Marathon are back in the studio recording their next full length record. The title of the new album will be Rusted Eyes Awake and will hit the streets in October of 2008. You can read about the process of recording the album along with some accompanying video footage and studio pics on their website. Check it all out HERE.

The brand new Transistor Transistor full length is out today. Hopefully it is available in your local store. If not, you can order it directly from our mailorder site, and several other mailorder spots. The LP will be ready by June 24th. Thanks!

The new record from Tranny is all set and ready to go on CD format on 5/13. You can pre-order the CD now at 2 different places: LP Mailorder or Here (Relapse) or Here (RevHQ). All will be shipping right away. The LP is in production now and will come in a gatefold jacket with an initial press of 150 on Gold and 350 on Black. The LP will be available by the time they hit the road for Dudefest. I am going to offer a shirt design with the pre-order as well. So check out the LP mailorder if you are interested in picking this up. The record absolutely kills it!

There are 3 new titles out now and available. The 3rd full length from Sinaloa, Oceans of Islands, has been available since April 1st. The band recently completed a trek of Europe with fellow MA rockers, Daniel Striped Tiger.

The debut full length from Japanese noise-merchants, Birushanah, is also done and ready to go. They devastated the west coast of the US in February on tour with Drain the Sky. Akai Yama is a dense and over powering work that is truly unique and destructive.

The CD version of the debut Tombs' EP is also out now and ready for mailorder. 7 tracks of anguish and despair like only Mike Hill can convey. The demos for their upcoming full length are unreal and the record seems to be shaping up into a monster.

All 3 of these titles are readily available from our mailorder.

Sinaloa embark on a 2 week European tour on 3/15. Here are the full dates:

3.15.08 - KTS (freiburg) with daniel striped tiger and petethepiratesquid!
3.16.08 - KAFE KULT (munich) with daniel striped tiger
3.17.08 - FRUEHAUF (leipzig) with daniel striped tiger and petethepiratesquid!
3.18.08 - SUBVERSIV (berlin) with daniel striped tiger
3.19.08 - ROTE FLORA (hamburg) with daniel striped tiger
3.20.08 - LADES KAELDER (copenhagen) with daniel striped tiger, catena collapse
3.21.08 - 1000 FRYD (aalborg) with daniel striped tiger, catena collapse
3.22.08 - VERA (groningen) with daniel striped tiger
3.23.08 - JH DE BOGAARD (geel) with daniel striped tiger, don’t mess with texas, loathus, bright
3.24.08 - GROSVENOR (london) with daniel striped tiger, don’t mess with texas
3.25.08 - PACKHORSE (leeds) with don’t mess with texas, shittalker
3.26.08 - HENRY’S CELLAR BAR (edinburgh) with don’t mess with texas
3.27.08 - CASTEL HOTEL (manchester) with don’t mess with texas
3.28.08 - THE NELLY GYWNEE (portsmouth) with don’t mess with texas
3.29.08 - AJZ (bielefeld) with don’t mess with texas and more

You can also pre-order their brand new full length, "Oceans of Islands," through our mailorder site right here

The new split CD is out as of today!!! I am very happy with the way this release came out. It looks excellent and the tracks absolutely kick ass. I hope to have the vinyl version done sometime at the end March. So keep an eye out. You can head over HERE to order the CD.

Also, check out this killer video of Landmine Marathon from a little bit ago:

Both bands will be touring the west coast of the US in late February and will be sporting their brand new records. Here are the full dates and feature many other kick ass bands:

02/22/2008 8:00 PM
Annie’s Social Club
917 Folsom St (Folsom @ 5th St)
San Francisco, California
Birushanah(Osaka, Japan), Grayceon, Drain the Sky

02/23/2008 8:00 PM
924 Gilman Street
Berkeley, 94702
Birushanah, Ludicra, Drain the Sky, Giant Squid. All Ages, $7

02/28/2008 8:00 PM
The Samurai Duck
980 Oak St
Eugene, Oregon 97401
US
Drain the Sky, Birushanahhttp://www.myspace.com/thesamuraiduck

02/29/2008 08:00 PM
Funhouse
206 5th Ave N
Seattle, Washington 98109
Birushanah, Wormwood, Drain the Sky

03/01/2008
Birushanah, Wormwood, Drain the Sky
Ash St Saloon
225 SW Ash St
Portland, Oregon 97204 (503) 226-0430

03/02/2008
Olympia, Washington
Birushanah, Wormwood, Drain the Sky
venue tba

Landmine Marathon will be setting out on a quick west coast tour on Jan 4th. Here are the dates:

Jan. 04 - Tucson AZ - The Living Room
Jan. 05 - City of Industry, CA - AWS Shop
Jan. 06 - Los Angeles, CA - Dave's Warehouse
Jan. 07 - Goleta, CA - The Pink Mailbox
Jan. 09 - Portland, OR - The Satyricon
Jan. 10 - Tacoma, WA - Viaduct
Jan. 11 - Medford, OR - Musichead
Jan. 12 - Reno, NV - Open Ground Skatepark

They will have their new split CD with Scarecrow with them. LP is in production now and will be available in February.

Both of these releases are now available for mailorder. You can pick up a copy HERE or HERE.

Here is a live video with good quality from a recent Landmine Marathon show with Saviours. Absolutely kicks ass! Raging

2 new 7"s are out and available for mailorder. Copies are en route to Revelation for distro puprposes as well. You can order right here:

Defeatist
Warwolf

Both the Tides/Giant split LP and the Get Red - Bastards United 7" are now ready for mailorder. Please head over to www.29northrecords.com for ordering.

Here are the full dates for the Graf Orlock summer tour. They will have their new 10"/CD with them on the road. 2nd press coming in 2 weeks.

07/17 Tucson, Arizona -SKRAPPY'S
07/18 Albuquerque, New Mexico-LA CASA
07/19 Ft Worth, Texas -1919 HEMPHILL
07/20 Austin, Texas - THE RED 7
07/21- New Orleans, Louisiana DRAGON'S DEN
07/22 Birmingham, Alabama -THE CAVE 9
07/23 Charleston, South Carolina -294 SUMTER ST HOUSE
07/24 Raleigh, North Carolina -THE FLINT HOUSE
07/25 Richmond, Virginia -NARA SUSHI
07/26 Washington DC -KAY SPIRITUAL LIFE CENTER
07/27 Battle Creek, Michigan -THE COURTYARD
07/28 Indianapolis, Indiana - DUDE FEST!!!
07/29 OHIO/NY
07/30 Syracuse, New York -THE WESTCOTT COMMUNITY CENTER
07/31 Manchester, New Hampshire - TYLERS HOUSE
08/01 Stoneham, Massachusetts -THE WHITE CHURCH
08/02 New London, Connecticut -THE EL N GEE
08/03 Brooklyn, New York- GOOD TIMES FEST!!!at MICHELINE'S
08/04 Manhattan, New York - ABC NO RIO
08/05 Cincinnati, Ohio -THE SKULL LAB
08/06 Moline, Illinois -THE LAZER MANSION
08/07 Chicago, Illinois
08/08 Minneapolis, Minnesota -THE CUBE
08/09 Winnipeg, Manitoba- ROYAL ALBERT ARMS
08/10 Brandon, Manitoba
08/11 Calgary, Alberta
08/12 Victoria
08/13 Vancouver
08/14 Seattle, Washington - SS MARIE ANTOINETTE
08/15 Olympia, Washington -THE WIENER SHACK
08/16 Roseburg, Oregon - RIVERSDALE GRANGE
08/17 Redwood City, California -THE ODDSTAD ART GALLERY
08/18 Los Angeles, California
08/19 San Diego, California- THE CHE CAFE

Kursk will be hitting the road for the next 3 - 4 weeks. They have the last few copies of the split 7" with them. Go check them out if you can:

14 Jul 2007 Minneapolis @ The Cube w/TDP, Fits Of Fury
15 Jul 2007 Madison, Wisconsin @ Nottingham Coop w/ Tierra De Nadie, Think Don't Pray +TBA
16 Jul 2007 Milwaukee, Wisconsin @ The Breakfast Nook w/ Think Don't Pray, Malachai, Half Gorilla, Copeater
18 Jul 2007 Grand Rapids, Michigan @ the daac w/ TDP, xBrainiax, HIV?
19 Jul 2007 Detroit, Michigan @ Trumbleplex w/TDP, Shitfucker, Terror Mask
20 Jul 2007 Akron, Ohio @ Akron Earthworm Collective w/TDP, Concordia Discors
21 Jul 2007 Rochester, New York @ The Bug Jar w/ Think Don't Pray, Kalibas, Defeatist
22 Jul 2007 New Paltz, New York @ Cabaloosa's w/Casket Architects, Defeatist, Rising Up Rising Down, TDP, Willbreaker
23 Jul 2007 NYC, New York @ Lit Lounge w/ TDP, Khann, Romans, The Communion
24 Jul 2007 Boston, Massachusetts @ Jamaica Plain Branch Library w/TDP , The Ruffians
25 Jul 2007 Brooklyn, New York @ Tommy's Tavern w/Defeatist, Asra, TDP
26 Jul 2007 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania @ Disgraceland w/Breakfast, Conquest for Death, Acid Drop, TDP
27 Jul 2007 Philadelphia (west), Pennsylvania @ TBA (house show)
28 Jul 2007 Columbus, Ohio @ 376 E 14th Ave w/TDP, Black Dove, and Ben Griggs
29 Jul 2007 Lima, OH @ Big Head's Basement w/Under Pressure, TDP
30 Jul 2007 Bloomington, Indiana - TBA
31 Jul 2007 Des Moines, Iowa @ VAUDVILLE MEWS w/ TDP, Cross Examination, +TBA
1 Aug 2007 Lincoln, Nebraska - TBA
2 Aug 2007 Sioux Falls, South Dakota @ 2extreme house w/ TDP, Run Like The Hunted, Fatal Imbalance
3 Aug 2007 Bismark, North Dakota @ Metal Enchilada w/ TDP, Half Gorilla
4 Aug 2007 Winnipeg, Manitoba @ ARSONFEST day 2, Rudolph Rocker Cultural Center, 3rd floor 91 Albert St.

Conversions will be setting out on a full US tour in early July. They will have copies of their new full length with them starting in Phoenix, AZ. I hope to have an MP3 up soon from the record. Here are the dates:

July 6th: Somerville MA@ Baby Safe Haven with Social Circkle, Dangerloves (from Toronto)
July 7th: Washington DC@Kaye Spritual Center at American University with Surroudings, Seasick, and Juice Time
July 8th: Athens GA, @American Cheeseburger's house with American Cheeseburger and Dustheads
July 9th: Asheville NC @ Static Age Records
July 10th: driving from Asheville to Austin
July 11th: Austin TX @ Sound on Sound Records with Sacred Shock and Manikin. Hatred Surge might play
July 12th: driving from Austin to Phoenix
July 13th: Phoenix, AZ @Phix with Netzeha, I Wish I, CRD, and Dour
July 14th: North Hollywood@5628 Vineland Ave with Snake Apartment, Apathetic Ronald McDonald, Battle Axe, and a bunch of other bands
July 15th: South Gate, CA at Cafe Kashmir with Snake Apartment, Mugre, and Civilian
July 16th: Los Angeles CA (Echopark) @ Pehrspace with Snake Apartment, Koji Kondo
July 17th: San Francisco CA @Hemlock Tavern with Snake Apartment and California Love
July 18th: Us and Snake Apartment might end up playing some show in the East Bay or Santa Cruz, but it's looking more and more like we will just be eating burritos and shopping at Amoeba and Aquarius. Any Help on this day would be awesome
July 19th: Possible bar show in Seattle. Details forthcoming
July 20th: Portland, OR with Defect Defect and Snake Apartment. Currently being moved because house it was at was shut down by landlord.
July 21st: Seattle, WA with Walls and Snake Apartment. Currently being moved because clothing store it was at was shut down by inspectional services.
July 22nd: Day off for driving
July 23rd: Minneapolis, MN. Early show at the Alamo with Weekend Nachos and then late show at Memory Lanes Bowling Alley with Weekend Nachos
July 24rth: Chicago, IL with Chronic Seizure and Dry Rot. Being moved since house it was at was shut down by neighbors
July 25th: St. Louis MO at Lemp Art's Center
July 26th: Dearborn MI @ Refuge Skate Shop with I Accuse, Blackbirds, and Death Skin Razors
July 27th Grand Rapids MI at DAAC
July 28th: Pittsburgh PA at Mr. Roboto Project with Breakfast (from Japan), Warzone Womyn, and Conquest For Death.

The fine folks in Landmine Marathon set out on a West Coast tour today. Here are they dates:

04/13 Tucson, AZ @ The Living Room w/ Alarm, I Don't Give a Fuck
04/14 Yuma, AZ @ Kennedy Skate Park w/ Beg for Life
04/15 Escondido, CA @ ESCO HOUSE w/ colossus of roads
04/16 Los Angeles, CA @ The Mountain Bar w/ Arches
04/17 Concord, CA @ Ace's
04/18 Reno, NV @ Fort Ryland w/ Witch Lord (ex- Gehenna)
04/19 Phoenix, OR @ Fatty's Bar and Grill w/ Blueprint for Diaster
04/20 Oakland, CA @ GHOST TOWN GALLERY w/ Saviours, Scarecrow (ex- Exhumed, ex- Machine Head)

Bloody Panda sets out on a brief northeast tour on April 13th. Ocean will be joining them for most of the dates, but they will also be meeting up with other crucial bands for each date. Their brand new full length, Pheromone, will be officially out on April 24th, but you can pick it up from our mailorder site RIGHT NOW. Check out these dates and head to one nearest you:

04/13 Cambridge, MA @ Cambridge Elks Lodge w/Rwake, Minsk, Raw Radar War
04/14 Bridgeprt, CT @ The Green Room w/Rosetta, Cargo Cult Revival, Swallow The Ocean, De Omega
04/15 Providence, RI @ AS220 w/Minsk, Ocean, The Body, Rwake
04/16 Ithaca, NY @ The Abbatoir w/Ocean
04/17 Buffalo, NY @ Mohawk Place w/Ocean, Nadja
04/18 Pittsburgh, PA @ Garfield Artworks w/Ocean
04/19 Washington, DC @ Dewberry Hall/Johnson Center @ George Mason University w/Ocean, Cough, Salome
04/20 Baltimore, MD @ Copy Cat Building w/Ocean
04/21 Philadelphia, PA @ North Star Bar w/Starkweather, Rosetta, Otesanek
04/22 Trenton, NJ @ Mill Hill w/Rosetta, Maegashira
04/23 New York, NY 2 Lit w/Total Fucking Destruction, Dead Unicorn, Light Yourself On Fire

Tides will be hitting the road with Engineer for a few dates. Head out to see them. Their split LP with Giant is in the works now. Tour Dates:

4/2 Indiana, PA @ Chevy Chase
4/3 Ypsilanti, MI @ Wooden Nickel
4/4 Chicago, IL @ TBA
4/5 La Crosse, WI @ The Joint
4/6 Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock
4/7 Des Moines, IA @ First Cup Cafe
4/8 Wichita, KS @ The Electric Snake
4/9 St. Louis, MO @ TBA
4/10 Nashville, TN @ The Muse
4/11 Louisville, KY @ Keswick Democratic Club w/ Young Widows, Akimbo
4/12 Columbus, OH @ TBA
4/13 Lemoyne, PA @ Champion Ship Records
4/14 Philadelphia, PA @ Philafunk Live
4/15 Syracuse, NY @ Westcott Community Center w/ Trap Them

Saturday, February 3
Water Street Lounge (66 Water St, Brooklyn [DUMBO])
8pm, $10

-Friendly Bears
--Yoshiko Ohara (Bloody Panda)
---LOMF
----Hi Red Center

For a map go here: http://upcoming.org/event/143502/

Bloody Panda is providing music for a very special opening night
celebration for the masterful visual artist Dirk Bell. We'll be kicking
off the night with a short set and perhaps murmuring ambient
soundscapes thereafter. Dirk's work is truly special. We are proud to have been given this opportunity. Look forward to a very rare Bloody Panda set, lots of new material as well as moments of improv.

EVAS ARCHE UND DER FEMINIST
New York City Inauguration
Dirk Bell * Bloody Panda

Sunday, Jan. 28th, 8-midnight
Gavin Brown's enterprise at PASSERBY
436 W. 15th Street,
New York, NY 10011
http://www.gavinbrown.biz/passerby/passerby.html

Here are some upcoming Saviours tour dates that feature trips with both Mastodon and Red Sparowes:

1/26/07 SAN FRANCISCO, CA ANNIES SOCIAL CLUB W/ SCARECROW, DRAIN THE SKY
1/27/07 LOS ANGELES, CA MOUNTAIN BAR W/ DRUNK HORSE, LIGHTNING SWORDS OF DEATH

WITH MASTODON:
3/02/07 BELFAST, IRE MANDELA HALL W/ MASTODON
3/03/07 DUBLIN, IRE AMBASSADOR THEATRE W/ MASTODON
3/05/07 WOLVERHAMPTON, ENG WULFRUN W/ MASTODON
3/06/07 MANCHESTER, ENG ACADEMY 2 W/ MASTODON
3/07/07 GLASGOW, SCO ABC W/ MASTODON
3/11/07 PETERBOROUGH, ENG SOLSTICE W/ MASTODON
3/12/07 SHEFFIELD, ENG CORPORATION W/ MASTODON
3/13/07 NOTTINGHAM, ENG ROCK CITY W/ MASTODON
3/14/07 PORTSMOUTH, ENG PYRAMID W/ MASTODON
3/15/07 LONDON, ENG FORUM W/ MASTODON

WITH RED SPAROWES:
3/19/07 SEATTLE, WA EL CORAZON W/ RED SPAROWES
3/21/07 PORTLAND, OR HAWTHORNE THEATRE W/ RED SPAROWES
3/23/07 SAN FRANCISCO, CA BOTTOM OF THE HILL W/ RED SPAROWES
3/24/07 LOS ANGELES, CA TROUBADOUR W/ RED SPAROWES

Peoples, I have decided to put the msg board back up again. I was actually inspired by 2 things: the loss of the internets fav. msg board and another labels site and the nice atmosphere where people talked about like minded music and gave him feedback on his releases. So, you can peep it here.

The brand new split 7" from Kursk and Defeatist is finally done and ready for mailorder. There are 2 different colors of vinyl and both look sweet. You can check it out right here

I am very excited to let everyone know that NYC-based Bloody Panda have joined the label to release their debut 2xLP/CD. The record will come out in April and they will be doing a 2 week tour around that time to support the release. Artwork is being finalized now and getting ready for production.

They have previously released a split LP with Kayo Dot on Holy Roar Records. I highly recommend tracking down the split and checking it out.

The 2nd full length from Life At These Speeds, To Your Health, is now available on LP. The whole package came out fantastic and sounds great. I did 2 different colors of vinyl and you can pick either of them up from our mailorder site: BLUE && GREEN

Tides and Giant will be setting out on a short tour on Dec 3rd. Both bands will be teaming up for a split 10" or 12" (depending on song lengths). Giant has already recorded their side and Tides will record when they return. Here are the tour dates:

12/3 Columbus, Ohio @ The Carabar
12/4 Louisville, Kentucky @ TBA
12/5 Knoxville, Tennessee @ TBA
12/6 Nashville, Tennessee @ The Muse
12/7 Little Rock, Arkansas @ The Downtown
12/8 Hattiesburg, Mississippi @ TBA
12/9 Birmingham, Alabama @ The Hotel
12/10 Atlanta, Georgia @ The Drunken Unicorn
12/11 Greensboro, North Carolina @ Bounce U
12/12 Charlotte, North Carolina @ TBA
12/13 Richmond, Virginia @ Gallery 5
12/14 Washington DC @ TBA
12/15 Norfolk, Virginia @ Relative Theory
12/16 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania @ Be Happy House
12/17 Portland, Maine @ The Sahara Club
12/18 Boston, Massachusetts @ The Museum School

LATS will be playing a record release show on 11/16 in Portland, Or. Sadly, they will not have the vinyl version of the record yet. Still waiting on artwork to finish printing.

Here are the details on the show:

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 16

LIFE AT THESE SPEEDS --> 'To Your Health' Record Release Show!
with special guests:
My Disco, Drunken Boat, and Witchfinger
7:30 pm $8 all ages, bar w/id
Satyricon 125 NW 6th Ave

The fine gentlemen in Tornavalanche will be embarking on a Euro tour (well, dates in some coutries in Europe) starting 11/16 and ending on 11/25. They will have their brand new EP with them. All dates are listed in the tour section.

The debut 12"/CD from Chicago's Tornavalanche is out now and available for mailorder. Hopefully this will be in stores in your area very soon. We have a limited colored vinyl version for mailorder. You can check that out HERE. They will be embarking on a 2 week European tour in the next week or so. Dates will be up soon.

We have gone ahead and done a small 300 pc repress of the Coliseum s/t LP. The band did some sweet silk screened covers and inserts and the vinyl comes on white. You can check those out right HERE.

The dudes in Coliseum will be embarking on a full US tour on oct 6th. Covering a good amount of ground. Playing with some killer bands. If all goes well, they should have some copies of their debut LP repressed on white vinyl with some sweet silkscreened covers. Check the dates on the tour page.

The 2nd full length from Portland's Life At These Speeds comes out today. A fantastic 11 song album that I am very proud to help have a role in. You can pick up the new CD right HERE.

I am also offering a special deal on their brand new CD and their first full length that we re-issued a few months ago. Until Oct 31st, you can get both of their records for $12. Not a bad deal. Check out all of the info right HERE.

Vinyl should be done in the next few weeks.

Saviours will be doing a small tour up the west coast starting Sept 24th and ending Sept 27th. Check out the tour page for full details. They will be supporting Pelican and Daughters and will be joined by Nachthmystium as well.

The debut LP from City of Caterpillar is once again available on vinyl. You can check it out right HERE

The debut LP, Wounded, from Landmine Marathon is now set for mailorder. My copies finally came in at the end of last week. You can check them out here: Clear/Red & Black

The new Amanda Woodward 7" is available now. 2 fantastic tracks with great artwork. Check it here: Pink / Purple / Black

Landmine Marathon leave today for a full US tour in support of their new debut LP/CD, Wounded. They will have the CD part of their release for the first couple of weeks and the LP soon to follow. All of the tour dates are listed on the tour page. Go and check these monsters out.

The debut 12" for Aussitot Mort is finally done and ready for mailorder. These guys are out on tour in the UK with Amanda Woodward right now. Go check them out. Here is a link to the new 12" if you want to pick it up: 12"

Well, I finally finished moving on the 27th and got an internet connection at my house. Outside of a few pieces of broken furniture, too many detours on 95 north and a general weariness about life...I am stoked to be in NJ. Things are slowly getting setup and moving again. It is just taking a bit longer than I had hoped. I apologize to everyone waiting on emails or orders from me. It has been a physically and emotionally draining 2 months.

The debut LP from Graf Orlock officially hit the streets this week and is now available for mailorder. For the vinly dorks, there are 2 color variants. You can check out the records here: GREEN or BLUE

Saviours will be playing the Ovrcast Festival in Los Angeles today. Great line up of bands that includes Oxbow, Bastard Noise, Lions of Tsavo and a ton more. And most importantly, admission is free. Check out all of the info HERE

Graf Orlock will be on the road touring this vast nation of ours starting on June 9th, next FRIDAY! They will be bringing friends Comadre along for the trip. They will also be sporting their debut full length, Destination Time Yesterday on both LP and CD. The record offically hits the streets on June 25t6th, but we will have them available for ordering soon. Check out the tour listing for complete dates.

Kaospilot have posted a new song for all of the internet to check out. You can check out the new song here: Colossus. I think the track absolutely kicks ass.

The debut full length CD from Saviours, Crucifire, is out today. The vinyl version is delayed a few weeks and will be available in the beginning of June. You can pick up a copy of the CD HERE or hopefully at a local indie record store.

They will be playing a CD release show this Friday, May 19th, in San Francisco at the Hemlock. Check out more info about the show right HERE

I am trying to increase my list of radio stations that receive promo CDs. If you are interested in playing the stuff that I release, please get in touch. Send over a copy of some playlists and a contact address. Email me at info @ level-plane.com and put music direct or college radio or some such indicator in the subject line.

thanks

There are 2 new MP3s up. 1 each from the upcoming albums by Landmine Marathon and Graf Orlock.

Graf Orlock's album, Destination Time Yesterday, will be out on 6/27/06 and the band will be hitting the road June and July bringing chaos to all parts of the US. Peep 50 Year Storm

Landmine Marathon's album, Wounded, will be out on 07/25/06 and Landmine will be out July and August hitting up the full US. Check out: Thunder Blasted Bodies

You can check out another mp3 from the upcoming Saviours record right here: Rise To Pyramid Form

The new Saviours record, Crucifire, will be out on 5/16 and to help add to the awesomeness that is this record, we are offering a sweet pre-order deal for both LP and CD. You can go HERE to check out LP details. And you can go HERE for CD details. Hot.

Amanda Woodward took off on a small 2 week tour out to Moscow and back. Moscow!! Peoples in Europe, check out the dates on the tour page to see if they will be near you. They have a brand new 2 song 7" with them. US version availalble in a matter of weeks.

The Amanda Woodward CD is also available again for mailorder. Check it out HERE

Southern California's Mikoto have parted ways with drummer Dan Tracy. According to the band, "The mutual decision not to play together anymore was primarily based on the fact that touring realistically wasn't made for him." Tracy's final show with the band will be on April 23rd at the Chain Reaction in Anaheim, CA. Mikoto is currently in search of a replacement. Candidates should be over 18, willing to be in a full-time band, and "hard hitting." Send an email to mikotomusic@gmail.com to inquire. Include your name, age, location, experience, equipment, and availability.

The newly remastered and repackaged debut album from Life At These Speeds is now available. I am really excited at how well the whole package turned out. It features the artwork from the LP version on a thick gatefold style CD jacket. The album was remastered and features 2 additional tracks from split 7"s with End on End and Sinaloa. Check out the record HERE

Well, after many months, the Bucket Full of Teeth LP is available once more. You can check it HERE.

I have also repressed the City of Caterpillar Demo & Live CD. Another release that was unavailable for quite some time. You can check that out HERE.

I have posted a video done for the track A LITERAL TITLE from ADIBAW's deubt LP, Notes. The video was shot back in October and edited over the last few months by some friends of the band at Waverly Films. I think the video came out pretty badass. You can check it out RIGHT HERE.

And if you never got the chance to check it out when we initially posted it several months ago, you can also check out the video for the song WITNESS from The One AM Radio's album A Name Writ in Water RIGHT HERE.

Unfortunately we've had some bad luck and our drummer is fucked up right now and we're going to have to cancel.

Last night while we were loading out of our space, Greg slipped while loading out my bass cab. None of us thought much of it, but this morning he can barely move and obviously playing drums is out of the question.

I'm really fucking bummed. I've been friends with Gibby forever and I was really looking forward to playing this and also to playing in Boston again. I hate cancelling shows, especially so last minute like this.

Obviously all the other bands are playing, so you're an idiot if us not playing in any way shape or form influences you from going to this show.

To Boston Hype, Panic, MLIW, Colin of Arabia, Shanghai Valentine, Killer Fiction and anyone in Boston who is going to the show: I'm bummed, We were really looking forward to this. Thanks for setting this up, and I'm sorry we had to do this.

Back in October when NoA hit the road for the first time in a few years, they also recorded a live set for a Canadian program in Montreal. They currently have a live video up now of 1 song, and will soon have 3 mp3s available from the session. Check it out HERE

On December 1st, A Day in Black & White will be the Band of the Day on Spin.com. Go to the site on 12/1 and check it out. They will be streaming a track from the new album Notes in their podcast. I am not really sure what that is, but it sounds really high tech.

You can also click directly to the feature right here

The Washington DC date (11/29) for Saviours has changed and the show has been moved. It is the same line up but at a different location. Here is the new info:

Kansas House.
7:00 Tuesday,
900 N. Kansas St
Arlington VA

Reviews of the new A Day in Black & White - Notes LP/CD are starting to come in. Here is a sweet review/write up that appeared in the Washington Post this past week:

Post Review

You can now pre-order the new Mikoto - s/t 12"/CD over at Smartpunk.com. If you pre-order the record through them, you will get a 3 pin set while they last. Check it out here.

Both The One AM Radio and Coliseum are embarking on tours starting this weekend.

Hrishikesh & The One AM Radio will be on the road from Oct 21st - Oct 29th focusing on the Northeastern US. He will be accompanied by the always fantastic Wind-Up Bird. Check out this page for a visually appealing display of all tour dates.

Coliseum will be on the road from Oct 22nd - Nov 22nd with Kylesa and Torche. This tour will leave your head pounding and your ears bleeding. Peep this page to view the full splendor of this tour.

Coliseum should have their new split CD/10" with Doomriders on this tour. If not the first dates, then about a week or so into tour.

A Day in Black & White will be having a record release show on October 22nd at the Warehouse Nextdoor in Washington DC. Other bands performing are:

Navies
Hugh McElroy (Black Eyes)
I Control the Dinosaurs
Night Rally

They will have LP and CD copies of their debut full length available. at the show. The official "street date" for the record is November 8th.

Lambgoat.com is hosting another new MP3 off the upcoming debut EP from Mikoto. You can check it out here.

The debut EP from Mikoto is just about done and ready to go. The vinyl has come in and looks fantastic. 150 were done on a split blue/grey that really fits well with the artwork. The CDs should be in anyday now. I am really excited to see how they came out.

They will be out on the road in Nov supporting the new EP which hits the streets on Nov 8th.

A Day in Black & White have put up another new track from the upcoming LP/CD, Notes. You can check it out on their myspace page.

A new interview done by the French webzine, The Elephants, is also available online now. You can check it out here.

After a bit of wait, the Saviours Warship 12" is now done and ready for mailorder. We did 150 on a black/red camo vinyl. 50 went to the band and I have 100 copies for mailorder only. So check it out soon if you are interested.

You can rock the tunes on the new EP by checking out the songs: HERE

You can check out the 12" version: HERE
You can check out the CD version: HERE

North of America's fantastic 3rd full length is finally repressed and available after being out of print for over a year and a half. This repress comes on the eve of their upcoming tour with Ted Leo and the Pharmacists. I love this album and it is one of my all-time favorite l-p releases. Criminally underrated and underappreciated. I am so stoked to have this back out there and available again.

Because this CD is newly available, I am offering a special on Brothers, Sisters and their earlier EP, The Sepultura. Normally both would cost $12.98, but I am offering them both for $9.99 through the length of their tour (October 15th).

Check it out here

Click here to check out the MP3 Wet to Dance

Here is the current tour info that we have:

09.29 Toronto, ON @ The Mod Club *
09.30 Hamilton, ON @ The Underground *
10.01 Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rosa * ^
10.02 Ottawa, ON @ Babylon *
10.03 Kingston, ON @ tba w/ You Say Party We Say Die
10.04 tba
10.05 Mississauga, ON @ Masonic Lodge
10.06 London, ON @ Call The Office
10.07 Windsor, ON @ Fog +
10.08 Brantford, ON @ The Ford Plant +
10.09 Toronto, ON @ Sneaky Dee's
10.11 Fredericton, NB @ tba *
10.12 Charlottetown, PEI @ tba *
10.13 Halifax, NS @ The Marquee Club * $
10.14 Halifax, NS @ The Pavilion * $
10.15 Sackville, NB @ George's Roadhouse*

• * w/ Ted Leo/Pharmacists
• + w/ Dog Day
• ^ Pop Montreal Festival
• $ Halifax Pop Explosion

As the street date for the new A Day in Black & White - Notes LP/CD nears, I have put up an mp3 from the new album. Check out New Energy. Absolutely killer way to start off an album. You can also head over to the bands myspace to sample a second track from the album, A Lilteral Title.

Hot Cross spent the past weekend in NYC demoing new songs with Mike Hill of Anodyne. These are rough demos, but came out great. You can check out a a new song called Existence at their myspace page as well.

The good people over at returntothepit.com sent over a link to pics that were taken in Boston on 8/11. There are shots from Tranny, Hot Cross, Ampere, Haram, As Long As We Are All Living, The Heuristic and Red Beard. Check it out here: pics

I am really stoked to announce that southern California's Mikoto will be releasing their debut EP with us in late fall. They feature dudes from Taken and Preacher Gone to Texas. These 5 tracks will surely kick ass. Be on the lookout for tour dates and other info as it comes in. Thanks.

We have finally completed the video for the song "Witness" from A Name Writ In Water. It looks fantastic and shows what a great gamesman Hrishi truly is. Check out the video here.

Our buddies over at Manic Ride launched a new mailorder website called Buy Crime this past April. They are holding a giveaway for the new Gospel - The Moon is a Dead World CD to get this record into the hands of more people. You can also get some other new LP releases as well. Check out the giveaway here.

The new Coliseum - Goddamage EP is out now on Manic Ride records. I finally got some in for mailorder, so do yourself a favor and check this out asap. The 12" version will hopefully be done soon as well. Killer artwork and a much more powerful recording then on their debut record.

ADIBAW has entered Godcity studios this week to begin recording their debut full length. We are shooting for an October release date once all of the aspects of the record are wrapped up.

If anyone has sent me email from 05/05 - 05/06, please resend it. I most likely did not get it since my server was not functioning right. Thanks.

There is a new Transistor Transistor interview up on rise&revolt.com. You can check that out here.

I am back from the Melt Banana tour. It was an amazing time. It was incredible to see Breather Resist and Melt Banana each night. All mailorder will be processed and shipped by Wednesday. No more tours for a long time. Thanks.

There is an interview about the label done by the fine people at rise & revolt.com. You can check out the interview here

We just put up a brand new minisite for Gospel that has 4 tracks from the record available for streaming as well as a full list of their tour dates. Check it out here and then go see them on tour in 2 weeks.

I received the final master of the Gospel album from West West Side last Friday. So I finally put up a new MP3 in the media player. Check it out, it's the last track in the player. I also updated the album artwork to display what the band finally went with. It looks sick at full size. They are heading out on tour in 2 weeks. Check them out with Meneguar. They will have their new CD with them.

Coliseum is out on the road this entire month touring with both the Maximum Louisville Assault, and then off to the West coast to play dates with From Ashes Rise and Paint It Black. They have their new CDep on Manic Ride with them. This record kills it and simply unrelenting and leaps and bounds more powerful than their debut. Definitely go see them and pick up the new record. They also had a small feature in a recent issue of Terrorizer. You can check that out here

Transistor Transistor departed last night for their European tour in support of Erase All Name & Likeness. They will be gone for about a month playing all over mainland Europe and the UK. If the customs are kind to them, they will have copies of their debut record with them hiding in the back of the van. Good luck and safe travels.

ADIBAW have also hit the road and decided to team up with Golden Birds (formerly Carrier) from San Fran and head to Europe. They will have copies of both their new split 10" with Navies as well as copies of the split 7" with Golden Birds. Another track from Golden Birds can also be found on the new label sampler/compilation 2xCD.

There is a new interview with Mike Hill from Anodyne on the Crimes Against Art site. You can check out the interview here

Just to let anyone know who plans to mailorder records, I will be gone from March 24th until April 4th. I will be on the road with Hot Cross. I will have most of the records with me, so come to a show and meet up in person. Otherwise, if you place an order...please be patient and understand that I will process it when I return on APRIL 4th. Thanks

Several live photos of the holy shroud were sent over this evening. I put them up on the photo site. So head on over to the bands individual page and click on the photo link there.

Gospel has finished recording their debut record with Kurt Ballou. It will soon be off to mastering. This record is going to really blow people on their ass. You can check out an unmastered track on the bands page here

Based on the recommendation of people whose advice I seek to help navigate the vagaries of every day life, I have set up a Myspace profile for the label. I am hoping to keep swapping out the mp3s up there with the latest songs available as well as keep the tour listings accurate. But that might be a tall order. Check it out here.

Both The Holy Shroud Ghost Repeaters CD and the Lack Greetings from a Non Believer 7" are available from the mailorder catalog now. Check this shit out.

There is an interview with Coliseum in the new issue of AMP out now. You can check out a link to the full interview here

Peoples....the new Holy Shroud CD will be here early next week. This record is unbeleivable and I cannot wait to get it out there for you. I will put it up on the mailorder site as soon as I get them. The official release date is 03/09.

The website Absolutepunk.net has posted an interview they did with billy. you can check it out here

The new Transistor Transistor Erase All Name & Likeness 2xLP/CD is finally done and available from the distro site. We did a limited amount on colored vinyl and I don't have many copies. So order soon if you want to get one. They will be playing a record release show in Boston on Feb 18th and hitting the road for a full US tour at the same time.

I am selling off some personal CDs. They are all $2 plus shipping. Here is a list of all the current CDs available. Please scroll to the bottom for the latest list: Click Here

I received the master for the new Holy Shroud record on Friday, and it is phenomenal. I think people will really be blown away by them once they get a chance to see them. A track is up in the media player now for people to check out. They will also be on tour starting March 12th and will be playing dates with Transistor Transistor, Buried Inside and Hot Cross. As I get more info, I will post all dates. Now check out the media player and sample the new track.

There are updated Breather Resist European tour dates on the site now. Some venue changes and some city changes have happened.

The repress of the The One AM Radio's A Name Writ in Water LP is now available. I have some copies on black & white splatter vinyl for mailorder.

Coliseum began a 3 week tour of the southeast with Lords on Jan 25th. Several shows are with The Power and the Glory. They will be out until Feb 11th. Check out the tour page for the full listing.

The Minor Times leaves on Feb 1st for a 2 week tour with Dead to Fall. They will be covering mainly the northeast as well as some select southern dates.

Books Lie will play their final show on Feb 18th in Boston, MA with Hot Cross, Transistor Transistor and Read Yellow. The show is at the Cambridge YWCA. Come out and support them for their last performance ever.

The people over at Rockpile decided to spotlight the label in their latest issue. You can check out a small interview with me here.

You can check out a live review of the Envy show in DC from the Washington Post here

Both Envy and Malady received featured reviews in the Washington Post on Jan 14th. You can check out the article here

"A decision was made yesterday for Forstella Ford and drummer Whitney Teska to part ways. It was his decision, based on a fading interest in writing (more so than playing) the style of music we play. We respect the decision backwards and forwards and hold no hard feelings whatsoever. He lives with us still, so now he's just going to have to hear our annoyingly loud practices from upstairs.

We're teaming up with Ryan Smith (formerly of Coma Eternal), which is something we're all excited about. The plan remains to write an EP and record it for Level Plane. We're going to begin practicing with Ryan this week, which is when we'll figure out what's going on with any of the upcoming shows we had."

The One AM Radio has a new ep coming out, called On the Shore of the Wide World. It has remixes of songs from the full length A Name Writ In Water, done by some amazing people: alias from anticon, Daedelus, John Tejada, and more. You can download it from iTunes now. It will ship to stores on January 25th.

Download the EP here:

The Neil Perry - Lineage 2xCD is finally back in stock. It is now listed in the distro section. You can check it out Here.

You can check out an interview with A Day in Black & White for Take on Your Hero here

You can check out a 3 page feature on Lickgoldensky in Status #25 here

There is also a 2 page feature on Coliseum in Status #25 here

You can check out a feature on Coliseum in Law of Inertia #21 here

Transistor Transistor have completed their new record entitled "Erase All Name & Likeness." The record was recorded with Kurt Ballou at God City and mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side. It will be hitting the streets on March 1st.

Exclaim Magaze in Canada did a small interview with The Minor Times and reviewed their new record. You can see it here

You can check out a feature on Hot Cross in Rockpile #107 here