Pelican and High On Fire will team up for a co-headlining European tour this Winter. The tour is set to kick-off on November 14 in The Netherlands and continue on for five-weeks covering ground all-across Europe. Dates are as follows...

11/14 Groningen, NET @ Vera
11/15 Hamburg, GER @ Hafenklang
11/16 Copenhagen, DEN @ Loppen
11/17 Gothenburg, SWE @ Sticky Fingers
11/18 Oslo, NOR @ Garage
11/19 Stockholm, SWE @ Debaser
11/21 Berlin, GER @ Maria Am Ufer
11/22 Leipzig, GER @ UT Connewitz
11/23 Wroclaw, POL @ Firlej
11/24 Prague, CZE @ Rock Cafe
11/25 Vienna, AUT @ Arena
11/26 Innsbruck, AUT @ Pmk
11/27 Milan, ITA @ Music Drome
11/28 Geneva, SWI @ L'Usine
11/29 Toulouse, FRA @ Les Vents Du Sud
11/30 Barcelona, SPA @ Sala Be Cool
12/1 Madrid, SPA @ Moby Dick
12/2 Angouleme, FRA @ La Nef
12/3 Nantes, FRA @ Olympic
12/5 Paris, FRA @ La Locomotive
12/7 Athens, GRE @ AN Club
12/8 Brussels, BEL @ VK
12/10 Belfast, UK @ Limelight12/11 Dublin, IRE @ Whelans
12/12 Sunderland, UK @ Independent
12/13 Glasgow, UK @ Oran Mor
12/14 Bristol, UK @ Cooler
12/15 Birmingham, UK @ Barfly
12/16 Sheffield, UK @ Corporation
12/17 London, UK @ ULU
12/18 Den Bosch, NET @ W2

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Pre-order time again, Pet Genius' new record comes out October 23rd and we've crapped out some amazing new shirts and stuff for this one. Per the sacred code, these items are one-time-only thingies and once the pre-order is over the art will be thrown into a volcano on Mars, never to be printed again. See above for some pics, Garments are available for order until October 11th.

Track Listing:

1. Doomsday [3:28]
2. The Visiting Dynamiter [2.20]
3. Walls of Etiquette [2.12]
4. Man of the Mountain [3.46]
5. Float My Boat [2.14]
6. Emit Fo Deeps Eht Esare [1.13]
7. Erase the Speed of Time [3.20]
8. Cosmic Erosion [3.24]
9. Trash Heap Swing [1.25]
10. Chromatic Blues [2.20]
11. Scrapyard King [4.08]

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This is the pre-order for the new Jesu EP Lifeline. In addition to the CD we've got some limited edition color schemes of one of the new tour designs. The Lifeline shirt, hoodie, and long sleeve shown are all on black garments with gold shimmer ink (Pantone 874 if you're keeping score at home). These versions will only be available to order until the morning of October 4th October 11th so grab one early.

Track Listing:

1. Lifeline (5:17)
2. You Wear Their Masks (6:18)
3. Storm Comin' On (5:58)
4. End of the Road (5:34)

JESU worldwide tour dates:
10/4 San Diego, CA @ Casbah
10/5 Los Angeles, CA @ Ameoba Instore
10/6 Tempe, AZ @ The Sets
10/7 Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad
10/9 Denton, TX @ Hailey's
10/10 Austin, TX @ The Mohawk
10/11 Houston, TX @ Walters
10/12 Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon
10/13 Tallahassee, FL @ Club Downunder
10/15 Orlando, FL @ The Social
10/16 Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
10/17 Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle
10/18 Washington DC @ Black Cat
10/19 Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
10/20 New York, NY @ Grammercy Theater CMJ
10/21 Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Polish Club
10/22 New Britain, CT @ Trinity On Main
10/23 Cambridge, MA @ The Middle East
10/24 Montreal, QUE @ La Sala Rossa
10/25 Toronto, ONT @ Lees Palace
10/26 Buffalo, NY @ Showplace Theatre
10/27 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
10/28 Iowa City, IA @ The Picador
10/29 Sauget, IL @ Pops
10/30 Lawrence, KS @ Bottleneck
10/31 Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater
11/2 Seattle, WA @ Neumo's Crystal Ball Reading
11/3 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
11/6 San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
11/9 Los Angeles, CA @ Ex Plex
11/15 Sheffield, UK @ Corporation
11/16 Glasgow, Scotland @ Oran Mor
11/17 Leeds, UK @ Cockpit
11/18 Birmingham, UK @ Medicine Bar
11/19 Bristol, UK @ Cooler
11/20 London, UK @ Scala
11/25 Tokyo, Japan @ Shibuya Club Quattro
11/27 Nagoya, Japan @ Nagoya Club Quattro
11/28 Osaka, Japan @ Shinsaibashi Club Quattro
12/3 Paris, France @ La Locomotive
12/4 Kortrijk, Belgium @ De Kreun
12/5 Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Paradiso
12/6 Cologne, Germany @ Werkstatt
12/7 Berlin, Germany @ Festsaal Kreuzberg
12/8 Dresden, Germany @ Star Club
12/9 Prague, Czech Republic @ Palac Akropolis
12/10 Vienna, Austria @ Arena
12/12 Milan, Italy @ The Garage
12/13 Lausanne, Switzerland @ Le Romandie
12/14 Strasbourg, France @ La Laiterie
12/15 Den Haag, Netherlands @ State-X New Forms Festival
12/16 Reims, France @ La Cartonnerie

www.myspace.com/officialjesu

First the boys in the band posted "Howdy Hi Hey Hello"on their myspace page. Then the boy at the Boston Phoenix blog On The Download posted, "Motherfucker" as "MP3 Of The Week". What that means for you is that 2/3rds of "Elvis Unreleased", the bands debut ltd 3 song EP, is free free free...if anyone wants to host the third track let us know and we'll send it to you to spread around. For those of you who still like tangible versions of records, a handful of the EP are still available at the Hydra Head Shop.

Last month Deciblog posted Justin Foley's recent analytical study of how likely a band is to start their name with a particular letter of the alphabet. All was quiet on the geek metal front until we came across yet another Deciblog post today about Glenn McDonald, an apparently well known rock critic and blogger, and his recent detailed rebuttal on how he believes Justin's analysis suffers from flawed data. Now we sit and wait for Foley's impending response. Although Justin is our boy and would back him at least until someone beat us all up, we say this from experience collecting metal CDs and LPs for close to 20 years; the letter "S ", without doubt, dominates our personal collection and has done so for years...our reasoning isn't nearly as analytical as Foley or McDonald's, but its still legitimate. We know because when we organize our CD's alphabetically we do so by giving each letter a spot on the floor and start stacking CDs vertically....the S stack always, and we really mean always, dwarfs the others...more debate to follow...hopefully.

He's been teasing us for YEARS that he's got new projects in the works. As singer of Discordance Axis throughout the 90's Jon Chang made a name for himself by fronting (and, notably, designing everything for) one of the undergrounds leading, and most enigmatic, grindcore outfits. Their final full length, 1999's "The Inalienable Dreamless", simply owned...and still does after 8 years. The 8 years thing is where the problem lies for DA's and Chang's die hard fan base...they've waited that long for something new from him. In 2005 he gave 'em all a taste , if only a small yet very satisfying one, with one track from Gridlink, his internationally assembled project with members of Japanese outfits Mortalized and Disconformity. And then nothing more was offered...there were sporadic updates through his production and animation company, Studio Grey, but it seemed most of his time had been regularly devoted to his plethora of animation (Scratch Trigger Era) and gaming design (Black Powder Earth) interests. That is until he unexpectedly introduced yet another new band, Hayaino Daisuki, earlier this year...where Gridlink is in many ways an extension of his work with DA, Hayaino Daisuki is an extension of what presumably drew him to his genre in the first place. Much to our disbelief and content, Gridlink and Hayaino Daisuki both entered the studio last month and, in punk rock style, completed two new records in a matter of days. Needless to say, we are pleased to announce the debut releases from both bands in early 2008...Hayaino Daisuki will likely come first...the tracklistings, artwork, and all the gory details for both releases will be announced as they are confirmed. Stay tuned.

Director Michael Cimpher independently put together a video for "Dead Eyes" off of Jesu's 'Silver' EP...he says its not the final cut, but its close...you can see the video by clicking your mouse on that 'play' shaped button right above...

In even further Jesu video news...while in Los Angeles this November, while wrapping up their debut headlining US tour, the band will be filming a video for a track off of an upcoming EP due out on Hydra Head in early 2008...more specifics on that later this fall.

And while we're at we'd be fools to not mention the band's new "Life Line" EP, in stores October 9th, right at the start of the tour. In an unlikely move for us, it really truly appears that we'll have the vinyl version of "Life Line" to send off with the band. And to think, it only took us 10 years to get the CD and LP version of an album to be released at the same time.

For those of you that didn't get to see Clouds on their recent US tour with Pelican, you can check out some video from the San Diego gig now on You Tube...."New Amnesia" is what you see above, and "Live for It Now + Mountain Jim" is also up there as well...

Isis' 10th Anniversary shows...with many Hydra Head related bands in support... Clouds, Oxbow, Big Business, These Arms Are Snakes and 27.

EAST COAST:
11/ 1 - New York, NY @ The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza w/ Oxbow & 27
11/ 2 - Philadelphia, PA @ the Trocadero Theater w/ Oxbow & 27
11/3 - Cambridge, MA @ The Middle East (Downstairs) w/ Oxbow & 27
11/ 4 - Cambridge, MA @ The Middle East (Downstairs) w/ Clouds & 27

WEST COAST:
11/14 - Seattle, WA @ Neumo's w/ These Arms Are Snakes & 27
11/15 - Vancouver, BC @ Richards on Richards w/ These Arms Are Snakes & 27
11/16 - Portland, OR @ The Hawthorne Theater w/ 27 & TBA
11/18 - San Francisco, CA @ Slim's w/ Big Business & 27
11/ 20 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Troubadour w/ Big Business & 27

www.isistheband.com
www.myspace.com/sgnl05

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Exactly one year after our release of the un-fucking-touchable, one-man black metal triumph that was “Subliminal Genocide”, Hydra Head is proud to present the next tome of Xasthur’s grim oeuvre: “Defective Epitaph”. As misanthropic as it is totally engaging, hypnotic and groundbreaking, this new album re-confirms that Malefic is a black metal visionary.

Track Listing:

1. Souless Elegy (2:42)
   
2. Purgatory Spiral (4:29)
   
3. Cemetery of Shattered Masks (6:03)
   
4. Malignant Prophecy (5:40)
   
5. Oration of Ruin (7:23)
   
6. Legacy of Human Irrelevance (5:35)
   
7. Dehumanizing Procession (4:52)
   
8. Funerals Drenched in Apathy (5:29)
   
9. Worship (the war against) Yourself (7:34)
   
10. A Memorial to the Waste of Life (8:44)
    
11. The Only Blood that Pours is Yours (8:15)
    
12. Unblessed Be… (8:13)

* PRE-ORDER NOTES: This pre-order is a bit different, the CD is by itself this time. Pre-order garments are listed as separate items and will ship at a later date than the CD. If you order both the CD and a shirt/hoodie/long sleeve your entire order will ship once the garments are printed. At this time garments are expected to begin shipping the week of October 2nd. In other words, if you order the CD with a garment your stuff comes a week later.

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As far as the title: as everybody knows, the KING Elvis Aaron Presley died on the porcelain throne. As everybody also knows from watching CSI or L & O SVU etc, the human body evacuates its waste receptacles upon passing i.e. when you die you piss and shit yourself. (Hence, when something dies, organic or inorganic, the colloaquial expression, "The thing totally shit the bed.," may be employed.) This worked out for THE KING as he was already on the bowl. However, he did not get a chance to beat it before he died--check the autopsy--so he actually died without release. That final unexpelled load was then extracted from the kings scrotal sack and cryogenically frozen. On the 20th anniversary of his death--August 16th, 2007--that final dose of hate paste was unfrozen and heated to 270 kelvins where it was baked on to 1/4" magnetic tape. The Genius acquired this tape through a series of shady backroom deals, and the ep was recorded directly on to the baby gravy coated tape--a sort of sonic ejaculation, if you will. Finally THE KING had his final release via the hands and mouths of Pet Genius--via guitars and microphones, of course. In final tribute to Elvis' frozen load, we decided to call the ep "Elvis Unreleased."

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MELVINS / BIG BUSINESS US TOUR
Sep 18 2007 The Showbox Seattle, Washington
Sep 19 2007 Wonder Ballroom Portland, Oregon
Sep 21 2007 Aggie Theater Ft. Collins, Colorado
Sep 22 2007 Gothic Theatre Denver, Colorado
Sep 23 2007 The Black Sheep Colorado Springs, Colorado
Sep 25 2007 The Bottleneck Lawrence, Kansas
Sep 26 2007 Pop’s Sauget, Illinois
Sep 27 2007 Double Door Chicago, Illinois
Sep 28 2007 Small’s Detroit, Michigan
Sep 29 2007 Peabody’s Cleveland, Ohio
Oct 1 2007 The Fillmore at TLA Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Oct 2 2007 Ottobar Baltimore, Maryland
Oct 4 2007 Toad’s Place New Haven, Connecticut
Oct 5 2007 The Fillmore at Irving Plaza New York, New York
Oct 6 2007 The Luna Lounge Brooklyn, New York
Oct 7 2007 The Black Cat Washington DC, Washington DC
Oct 9 2007 Ground Zero Spartanburg, South Carolina
Oct 10 2007 40 Watt Club Athens, Georgia
Oct 11 2007 Bottle Tree Birmingham, Alabama
Oct 12 2007 Blue Cats Knoxville, Tennessee
Oct 13 2007 Exit/In Nashville, Tennessee
Oct 15 2007 One Eyed Jack’s New Orleans, Louisiana
Oct 16 2007 Red Room at Meridian Houston, Texas
Oct 17 2007 Emo’s Austin, Texas
Oct 18 2007 Granada Theatre Dallas, Texas
Oct 22 2007 The Clubhouse Tempe, Arizona

www.myspace.com/bigbigbusiness

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Unless you've been living under a rock that's underneath another even bigger rock in a cave in the middle of nowhere, you probably already know what's up with this milestone/motherfucker of an album. Initially released in the year two grand, Botch's final full-length was/is the kind of devastating metallic hardcore explosion that the term "metallic hardcore" could/can only aspire to. In fact, these dudes nailed it so hard that the bands that came afterward had to start calling themselves "metalcore" out of respect. And today, it's actually even worse: Ever since Botch went tits up back in 2002, there's been a steady, obnoxious stream of MTV2-jocking carpetbaggers that have ripped off our Sea-Tac boys (currently members of esteemed rock outfits like Minus The Bear, These Arms Are Snakes and Roy) riff for riff. We'd name names, but why fuck around with pretenders to the throne when you're already in bed with the kings?

Re-released here in a totally sweet double-disc edition featuring the original recording plus bonus live tracks and the entire album in its hi-fidelity demo version, We Are The Romans is bigger, better, and more Roman than ever. So man the goddamn ramparts already, 'cause it's time to burn this motherfucker down.

CD 1 Track Listing:
1. To Our Friends In the Great White North (5:11)
2. Mondrian Was A Liar (2:41)
3. Transitions From Persona To Object (6:04)
4. Swimming the Channel vs. Driving the Chunnel (4:30)
5. C. Thomas Howell as the "Soul Man" (4:44)
6. Saint Matthew Returns to the Womb (3:04)
7. Frequency Ass Bandit (4:26)
8. I Wanna be a Sex Symbol On My Own Terms (3:35)
9. Man The Ramparts (9:54)
10. Thank God for Worker Bees- Remix (7:30)

CD 2 Track Listing:
1. To Our Friends In the Great White North- Demo (5:17)
2. I Wanna be a Sex Symbol On My Own Terms- Demo (3:41)
3. Transitions From Persona To Object- Demo (6:34)
4. Mondrian Was A Liar- Demo (3:02)
5. Saint Matthew Returns to the Womb- Demo (3:21)
6. C. Thomas Howell as the "Soul Man"- Demo (4:25)
7. Man The Ramparts- Demo (6:31)
8. Saint Matthew Returns to the Womb- Live (4:19)
9. Vietmam- Live (3:11)
10. Transitions From Persona To Object- Live (6:01)
11. Hutton's Great Heat Engine- Live (6:19)

The Austerity Program To Quit the Rap Game *
Sales War with Coalesce Results in Hanging Up the Mic

Astoria, NY - One week after issuing a challenge to labelmates Coalesce, the Austerity Program is making good on their commitment to stop making rap records for good.

"We threw down the gauntlet and we take challenges like this very seriously. And, damn, we lost," said Austerity Program lyricist Justin Foley at the Tuesday press conference held on the corner of his block. "While we will continue to develop other rap artists, produce rap records and possibly even perform rap shows, there will be no new Austerity Program Hip Hop releases, ever. A public that does not reward us with the sales our music merits does not deserve to spin the AP flow. You chuckleheads."

The emotional announcement was just the latest chapter in an ongoing music world feud. On the August 21 dual release of Coalesce's There is Nothing New Under the Sun and the Austerity Program's Black Madonna, Foley fired an e-mail to Coalesce singer Sean Ingram that read, in part:

"I'm calling you out - HERE IT IS, COALESCE: If your record sells more than our record in the first week, we will QUIT THE RAP GAME - How 'bout it? You scrubs street enough to ball?"

One week later, the results were in and the Austerity Program had lost. Foley's belligerent tone was gone in his second message to Ingram.

"Shit."

Hydra Head label manager Mark "Marky" Thompson responded to Foley through e-mail and two phone calls. "jf - even if we did send out promo CDs to the extensive and inaccurate media list you provided (AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO), those are not ­ repeat NOT ­ logged as sales."

Ingram's response to the results was dismissive, saying in part "Haha! Coalesce is just getting started with rap."

Tuesday's announcement could be the final stage in this saga, although Foley did hint at a live TV debate with Ingram. "Even though it's over, it isn't over," said the disheveled singer. "And I want to tell the people at SoundScan and their legal team that we did not try to hack their computers, which are obviously protected by very impenetrable and confusing security. Stop trying to subpoena me while I'm walking my dog. And no, we did not hide Coalesce CDs in the Ne-Yo section at Best Buy. Now, since we're all here, there's a couple of things I want to get off my chest."

This type of thing went on for a while.

See the Austerity Program while you can:
September 20th @ Europa in Brooklyn w/ Ulver

www.myspace.com/theausterityprogram