http://www.punkbands.com Music news, reviews, interviews and more en-us http://www.punkbands.com/news/14592 Pick up your guitar and shred along to "One Armed Scissor" by At the Drive-In this summer on Guitar Hero IV. The game will be released this June on all major platforms including Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Nintendo Wii, PC, Mac and Nintendo DS.  May 8, 2008 http://www.punkbands.com/news/14591 Long Island rockers Taking Back Sunday have finally announced a replacement for guitarist/vocalist Fred Mascherino, who quit the band last October. Taking over for Mascherino, and as guitarist/vocalist No. 3 for TBS, is Matt Fazzi, formerly of Facing New York... click for more. May 8, 2008 http://www.punkbands.com/news/14590 A number of tracks from the highly anticipated new Weezer album have appeared online over a month before it's due to be released. 'Troublemaker', 'The Greatest Man That Ever Lived' and 'Pork and Beans', are amongst eight songs which are circulating across the internet. May 8, 2008 http://www.punkbands.com/news/14589 Cute Is What We Aim For have a new song "Practice Makes Perfect" streaming on their myspace . May 8, 2008 http://www.punkbands.com/news/14588 A Static Lullaby have made another video update from the studio available online here . The group have been holed up in the studio as of late recording their new album "Rattlesnake" with producer Steve Evetts. A release in the coming months through Fearless is expected. May 8, 2008 http://www.punkbands.com/news/14587 Matt Pryor, the revered frontman for the Get Up Kids and the New Amsterdams, will be releasing his debut solo album, entitled Confidence Man, (Vagrant) July 29th. The 15-track disc was truly a solo effort - Pryor wrote, played, sang, recorded and produced the album. Click for more. May 8, 2008 http://www.punkbands.com/news/14586 Check out a brand new live version of Underoath's "In Regards To Myself" off of their upcoming live album Survive, Kaleidoscope here . May 7, 2008 http://www.punkbands.com/news/14584 Alkaline Trio visited the popular show The Hills where they "recorded" their new track, "In Vein." The song appears on the band's upcoming major label debut. The record is titled Agony and Irony and is due out July 01, 2008. Click here for video. May 7, 2008 http://www.punkbands.com/news/14583 Gypsy-punks Gogol Bordello have announced a handful of U.S. dates this June. The band are touring in support of their most recent release, Super Taranta!, out on SideOneDummy Records. Click topic for dates. May 7, 2008 http://www.punkbands.com/news/14582 The Offspring posted some new information and the release dates on their new album. May 7, 2008 http://www.punkbands.com/news/14581 NOFX announced some live performances on the US East Coast in Fall 2008. May 7, 2008 http://www.punkbands.com/news/14580 The Spill Canvas is set to release the digital EP, Honestly, I'm Doing Okay, on May 13th. The EP features acoustic versions of "All Over You" and Saved", as well as a previously unreleased b-side "Lay It On Me". See comments for the tracklisting. May 7, 2008 http://www.punkbands.com/news/14579 Epitaph Records has launched its first ever blog here . Tune in for daily for updates on their bands as well as the happenings around the office. May 7, 2008 http://www.punkbands.com/news/14578 Equal Vision Records and Damiera announce a June 24, 2008 release date for their sophomore record, Quiet Mouth, Loud Hands.  The four-piece self-recorded & produced the eleven-track set over a four month period which began November 1, 2007. May 6, 2008 http://www.punkbands.com/news/14577 American Steel and Bayside have been tapped to support Alkaline Trio ontheir upcoming headlining tour . Bayside will open the tour and American Steel will join the trek on July 8th and provide support until the tour wraps up on August 3rd. May 6, 2008 http://www.punkbands.com/news/14576 Escape the Fate have announced their new singer and begun working on a new album . The band will be recording with John Feldman and Craig Mabbit, formerly of Blessthefall. May 6, 2008 http://www.punkbands.com/news/14575 Absolutepunk.net has been sold to buzznet. Jason Tate has released a blogpost here . May 6, 2008 http://www.punkbands.com/news/14574 The Deftones have officially begin recording their new album, the tentatively-titled "Eros", with producer Terry Date (Soundgarden, Pantera). Band sampler/programmer Frank Delgado has checked in with the following update on the sessions... click topic for full story. May 6, 2008 http://www.punkbands.com/news/14573 The video contains the first single of their upcomming album. Video and lyrics tell a real-life story of a suicide which affected the band personally. May 6, 2008 http://www.punkbands.com/news/14572 Max Cavalera and Soulfly will release their new album "Conquer" in july 2008. Click the title to have a look at the front cover. May 6, 2008