Good ol' Trevor de Brauw, the self-same guitarist from Pelican and Tusk, sent us a song from his new outfit Bee Control. He's getting back to his hardcore roots! Czech it out.

Bee Control - Now You Know

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Album Stream: www.theresistingdreamer.com

Alright, we know this record has already been released, but until April 28th, you can pre-order your copy of Tusk's resisting dreamer LP WITH a limited-edition Tusk t-shirt. This shirt is offered exclusively with this pre-order - you can't get one without ordering a copy of the record, you can't get this shirt anywhere else (except maybe on Ebay in a couple of months), and you won't be able to order a shirt after April 28th (but you can still get the vinyl).

Track Listing:

1. The Everlasting Taste of Disguise (07:32)
2. Cold Twisted Aisle (07:43)
3. Life's Denial (05:58)
4. The Lewdness and Frenzy of Surrender (16:13)

Online Tusk reviews for the week! The happy smiling heavy metal dude at About.com gave it 4/5. Some hammerhead at the Onions AV Club, the one who ain't vibing on Pelican at the moment, gave it a B-. Decibel didn't seem to care so much, but did review it in tandem with a band called Black Tusk...how clever! A Canadian dug it alot on behalf of Exclaim!. The Cleveland Free Times liked 3/4's of it. Music Emissions pretty much loved it and the taste-makers at Regnyouth Archives pretty much applied the analytical approach.

On newsstands: Aquarian Weekly crowned it their Record of the Week! And coverage is forthcoming from the likes of Revolver, Alternative Press, Magnet, Metal Maniacs, and Paper Thin Walls.

and in other news...Their last release, Tree of No Return, will have CDs restocked by years end and in even more exciting news, the LP version is in the works for what will hopefully a be a January delivery.

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So, for the Tusk pre-order we decided to do things a little different on the extras. No long sleeves or hoodies this time, we're keeping it simple with an American Apparel t-shirt this time. The shirt above is a limited edition color scheme and we've only printed 60 of them. If they don't sell out during the pre-order you'll still have a chance to grab one from the store by itself, and after that they're gonezors.

Track Listing:

1. The Everlasting Taste of Disguise (07:32)
2. Cold Twisted Aisle (07:43)
3. Life's Denial (05:58)
4. The Lewdness and Frenzy of Surrender (16:13)

The Resisting Dreamer Media Player

28 months after the start of initial tracking, 10 months since anyone gave a shit, Tusk is ready to share their magnum opus, their potential swan song, "The Resisting Dreamer", with the world via the Tortuga Recording Company of Los Angeles, CA.

Two and a half years in the making, "The Resisting Dreamer" is a single 37 minute song divided into four tracks across two sides of vinyl or one side of shiny plastic (depending on your purchasing preference). Original vocalist Jody Minnoch was not available to contribute, but the record benefits from the disparate sounds and intensely talented contributions of Evan Patterson of Young Widows and Toby Driver of Kayo Dot. The two vocalists contributed their own lyrics in tandem and together weave a tale of regret, resentment, and (classic Tusk lyrical theme) descent in madness as the inner worlds of despair and guilt ravage the soul of the album's protagonist, who caves into their nightmarish inner world to ultimately taste "The Lewdness and Frenzy of Surrender."

Recorded and mixed by Tusk alumn Greg Norman at Electrical Audio studios (during Pelican's "Fire In Our Throats Will Beckon the Thaw" sessions from midnight to five am) and Studio Greg Studios II, the album has a sound and style unlike anything we have attempted in the past. Occasionally groove-laden, occasionally spastic, and often unnerving, "The Resisting Dreamer" is the sound of a band that has absolutely no interest in proving anything to anyone.

Available 11.20.07
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