Bay Area CA's CEREMONY are excited to announce the release of their third full-length, Rohnert Park, which will be available on June 8th 2010 via Bridge Nine Records. Rohnert Park is the band's finest material to date and mixes elements from their past work while exploring new territory for the band. This new album is equal parts aggressive and incendiary and, dare we say it, catchy. Don't let that fool you, though; Ceremony's punk stomp is apparent on Rohnert Park and Ross Farrar's vocals are as ranting as ever. Recorded this past winter in Oakland, CA with Dan Rathbun (Tragedy, From Ashes Rise), Rohnert Park is unsafe, noisy, dynamic, and pissed. And, most importantly, impressive.

Just north of San Francisco in Sonoma County is Rohnert Park, CA, where several members of Ceremony grew up. The band commented, "Where the owls can't seem to find, yet the geese are well known. Here, you are bound for the pageant, or bound for the bars. Fingers are pointed without the facts. Truth has no direction. You are useless here. Rohnert Park is desolate. Rohnert Park is majestic."

Ceremony has returned with a record that will cement them as one of the most destructive and meaningful bands that punk and hardcore has seen in years. Look for Rohnert Park in stores on June 8th - new music will be posted soon.

New Found Glory came through Boston with Saves The Day on their 10 year anniversary tour recently, and included their cover of "No Reason Why" by the Gorilla Biscuits in the set. We caught it on our flip cam, check it out HERE.

Of course, if you haven't picked up NFG's 2xCD release (w/ ISHC) you can grab one HERE. It has the studio version of this cover & 17 other songs!

Photo courtesy of Paris Visone.

After being out of press on vinyl briefly, we've brought in a new pressing of the PROJECT X EP, originally released on Schism Records in 1987 and re-issued by B9 in 2005. This edition is limited to 1,000 copies on clear vinyl, so I'd imagine it won't stick around too long. Grab one while you can!

Not familiar with Project X and their NYHC all star lineup? Check them out (and listen to a song) HERE.

Pick up the clear vinyl 7" HERE.

Soul Control is pleased to announce their first US tour of 2010. Starting this Friday, Soul Control will be gracing the stage with various New England natives such as Daybreaker, Make Do and Mend, and Title Fight (to name a few) until the end of May. With a sound that started out as more straight forward mid-90's influenced hardcore, Soul Control has emerged with a noisier, looser full-length debut album, Cycles. Hailed as "stellar" by Scene Point Blank, Cycles ''takes hardcore in another, more unexpected direction- substituting every day breakdowns with head-spinning shoegaze jams,' (Beyond Race Magazine). Soul Control wears their influences on their collective sleeve and while Cycles is completely cutting edge, it still possesses the familiarity of their hardcore roots while showing the world just how loose and jazzy hardcore can really get.

Boasting a grandiose tour history, Soul Control is THE definition of DIY touring. Guitarist Jim Connolly said, "We don't wait around for offers, we just go. THis is how we do it- we tour hard." Soul Control has toured the US and Europe both solo and along-side peers such as Have Heart, Verse, Blacklisted, 108, Go It Alone and more.While Soul Control took a short break over the winter months, the band will be back at it for the remainder of the year. Spanning from March 5th until May 30th Soul Control will be on the road with everyone and anyone... here, there and everywhere. Don't miss your chance to see Soul Control showcasing live songs off of 'one of the coolest records to grace the hardcore genre this year,' (BRM). Tour dates can be found below. Stay tuned for more dates to be confirmed in the coming weeks.

Head over to Bridge9.com./shows and check out Soul Control's upcoming tour dates!

One of Baltimore's most loved/hated bands, Ruiner, has a busy year coming up to say the least. Over the next two months, the band will tour the continental US from east to west and back again. Additionally, Ruiner will be flying overseas to China, the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand and Canada for several weeks of shows - an amazing feat and a lot of uncharted territory covered for any band.

While Ruiner is a band of few words, they are excited to play all over the globe this spring. Vocalist Rob Sullivan commented on the upcoming tour by saying "the end is nigh". Take that for what you will - this is going to be an amazing year for the band as they'll be touring non-stop and have also been named one of Alternative Press Magazine's 100 Bands You Need to Know in 2010 (issue on the streets March 2nd) and have secured a spot on AP's highly coveted '100 Bands' showcase at SXSW on March 20th, 2010.

Ruiner's second and most recent full-length, Hell Is Empty, was released last September and was called "the best record of the band's career" by ScenePointBlank and for "some of the angriest and aggressive punk of our time" by the Georgetown Voice. No strangers to the road, Ruiner played over 200 shows in their first year and half in existence and in their second year, the band headed to Europe for 31 shows in 10 different countries. Fast forward to 2009 as Ruiner took a much needed break from their time on the road and holed themselves up back in Baltimore to work on writing their new album over the summer months. “We took a pretty long time writing this LP. The idea was to stay home and not be distracted with being on the road. I think for the most part we were able to do that”, commented Sullivan. The band, comprised of Rob Sullivan (vocals), Stephen Smeal (bass), Danny Porter (guitar), Dustin Thornton (guitar), and TJ Catalfo (drums, while Joey Edwards played drums on the recording), recorded Hell Is Empty with acclaimed producer J. Robbins (Jets to Brazil, Against Me!, Modern Life Is War). Equal parts cathartic and confrontational, Hell Is Empty showcases Ruiner at the most realized point in their career both musically and lyrically.


RUINER ON TOUR
US DATES:
3/12 Nitro WV @ The Brick House
3/13 Johnson City TN @ The Hideaway
3/14 Whitesburg KY @ Cowan Community Center
3/15 Indianapolis IN @ The Dojo
3/16 Peoria IL @ Morton American Legion
3/17 Waterloo IA @ The 1108 House
3/18 Kansas City KS @ The Scion Lab
3/19 Oklahoma City OK @ McSalty's Pizza and Venue
3/20 Austin TX @ Emos
3/21 El Paso TX @ The Naylair
3/22 Tuscon AZ @ The Living Room
3/23 Flagstaff AZ @ The Joint
3/24 Las Vegas NV @ Eastside Joes
3/25 Tijuana MX @ 1979 Bar
3/26 Riverside CA @ Common Grounds w/ Xibalba
3/27 Los Angeles CA @ Mcworld w/ Xibalba
3/28 Fresno CA @ CYC w/ Xibalba
3/29 Reno NV @ Fort Ryland w/ Xibalba, The Wrath
3/30 San Francisco CA @ Sub-mission Art Space w/ Xibalba, The Wrath

ASIAN DATES: w/ Mouthful of Air (except *)
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4/2 Beijing, China @ MAO Livehouse *
4/3 Wuhan, China Wuhan @ VOX *
4/4 Guangzhou, China @ 191 SPACE *
4/5 Manila, Philippines @ Ten02 Club
4/6 DAY OFF
4/7 Jakarta, Indonesia @ Djavu Cafe
4/8 Jogja, Indonesia @ TBA
4/9 Singapore @ The Blackbox Theater w/ Caliban
4/10 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah @ TBA
4/11 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia @ Number One Café w/ Caliban

AUSTRALIAN DATES: w/ Hopeless (except *)
4/14 Perth @ Rosemount Hotel (18+)*
4/15 Perth @ YMCA HQ (AA)*
4/16 Adelaide @ Enigma Bar (Lic AA)
4/17 Melbourne @ The Arthouse (18+)
4/18 Melbourne @ Melbourne (AA)
4/21 Blacktown @ Alpha Park Hall (AA)
4/22 Sydney @ Hot Damn (18+)
4/23 Byron Bay @ Byron Bay YAC (AA)
4/24 Gold Coast @ Shed5 (AA)
4/25 Brisbane @ Billionaire (18+)

4/26 Auckland New Zealand @ Zeal (art room)

THE ROAD HOME:
4/27 Sacramento @ TBA
4/28 Redding CA @ TBA
4/29 Portland OR @ Laughing Horse Books
4/30 Tacoma WA @ The Viaduct
5/1 Vancouver BC @ Casa Del Artista
5/2 Edmonton AB @ Allendale Hall
5/3 Regina SK @ The Fainting Goat
5/4 Winnipeg MB @ War On Music
5/5 Fargo ND (Moorhead MN) @ The House of Wang
5/6 Minneapolis MN @ The Beat
5/7 Madison WI @ Proudfit House
5/8 Toronto On @ Siesta Nouveaux
5/9 Montreal QC @ Underworld
5/10 Jonquire QC @ Kenogami Elks
5/11 Quebec City QC @ l'Agitée
5/12 Maine @ TBA
5/13 Burlington VT @ TBA
5/14 Boston MA @ The Unit
5/15 Providence RI @ TBA
5/16 Brooklyn NY @ Bushwick Music Studios