There’s new designs up over at the Demon Hunter merch store for you to check out. (bandsonfire.com)

You can watch an interview with Ivoryline by RUNbandinterviews right here. (bandsonfire.com)

Eisley is releasing their Like the Actors EP on December 18th.  Here is the tracklisting for the new EP (absolutepunk.net):

01) Many Funerals - (Connect Sessions)
02) Invasion - (Connect Sessions)
03) Sun Feet - (B-Side)
04) Marsh King’s Daughter - (B-Side)
05) Like The Actors - (B-Side)

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Collective Soul has now released their new song Good Vibration to the Christian radio market. For an update on the guys in this multi-platinum band and what their new album Afterwords sounds like, visit their main website here.

Next summer on the 8th of July Brandtson will be releasing their new album via The Militia Group called Turn Me On Dead Man. (decoymusic.com)

According to JesusFreakHideout, the new singer of The Wedding is named Landon Ginnings.

I have to give props to Tooth and Nail Records. I was browsing around Itunes today and noticed that they have put up almost their entire catalog. Alot of hard to find albums from groups like Bloodshed, Focused, The Blamed, Blenderhead, etc. are all up there, heck, even that one Crucified release is there. If you want to hear early emocore (Screamo) before alot of other bands started doing it, listen to that first Bloodshed ep and buy it. It was originally released in 95′ and those guys were extremely ahead of the times. Like one of the reviewers stated, those guys got made fun of for mixing in melody with hardcore but today it’s the standard. So anyway, kudos to Tooth and Nail for exposing a whole new generation to music from the past and for bringing back memories to us older folks. I am slowly adding those albums to my itunes and prepping for when I get my Ipod. How many of you have a collection of T&N discs? I have almost every release minus a few Joy Electric discs. I dont have all the BEC stuff though, but I do have almost all the Solid State and T&N releases. Leave a comment with your favorite old school release or how many albums you actually own. Remember when the label printed the album numbers on the spine? I hated it when they switched over to the random numbers they have now.

You may now buy Jon Foreman’s “Fall” EP on iTunes or at his site.
Either way, there is no hard copy.

You can read the synopsis on the new Mummy film right here. The movie opens worldwide next summer. [darkhorizons]

A message from Edison Glass:

hey kiddos, alot of you have already heard, but joe morin is moving on to a new level of awesomeness, he’s moved to nashville and is getting married and that’s all awesome and we are so happy for him but sad at the same time because today will be his last show playing drums with edison glass live. no worries, no bad breakup, joe is still our friend and brother and this doesn’t mean we’ll never make music together again. i’m sure joe will have more to say, you’ll have to come to our show today to see him one last time and say your good-bye’s (there will be a secret cake… shhhh). you’ll also have to come to our show at the knitting factory this wednesday to meet our new touring drummer wes. more on all this later, just come to the show today.
-edison glass 

(absolutepunk.net)

You can check out the cover of Number One Gun’s upcoming album The North Pole Project below. (absolutepunk.net)
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In a suprising move, the country of France has decided to crack down on illegal downloaders. According to the report, service providers will issue warnings to customers who are downloading files illegally. If users ignore those messages, their accounts could be suspended or closed all together. Very interesting and I think a very positive move. I wonder what countries will follow up next? Read the full report to hear quotes from French President Nicolas Sarkozy. [punknews.org]

Ivoryline have posted a new track up to their myspace page. Check it out! Their debut Tooth and Nail album will drop on February 5th 2008.

Eisley will release their new ep “Like the Actors” on Itunes next month. [absolutepunk]

Reeve Oliver will be selling their new full length “Touchstone Inferno” through digital retailers very soon. Read more about it here. [absolutepunk]

While I’m posting TV news, the new season of ‘24‘ has been indefinitely postponed due to the current writer’s strike. This makes sense as the show really needs to have all the 24 episodes happen sequentially. This was announced a few weeks back, so looks like ‘24‘ fans will have to wait a little longer.

Figured I’d mention this since Brandon posted about T4. This January (the 13th & 14th to be specific) FOX will be premiering Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. Obviously the story line follows Sarah as she attempts to protect her son John. Read and view more at FOX and at SarahConnerChronicles.org (also has promo posters and more video clips).

Self described as “disassembled acoustic folk-tronica” check out Jeremy Casella’s myspace site here.

With Blood Comes Cleansing have dropped off their tour with My Children My Bride and Carniflex due to their vocalist having throat problems. Doctors have ordered him to stop singing until he gets better. More can be read at their myspace page. [buzzgrinder.com]

Christian Bale has been cast for Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins (Terminator 4). The film begins shooting in early 2008 with a summer 2009 release planned. [darkhorizons.com] This is awesome. I was worried that this film would be gutter trash but I have high hopes now.

Project 86 will be releasing The Kane Mutiny EP tomorrow exclusively at iTunes! For $4.99 you’ll get five songs - two new (”The Kane Mutiny” and “RTE 66″) and a cover of “Lucretia, My Reflection” by The Sisters of Mercy) and two remixes, the EVIL video and a special digital booklet with lyrics handwritten by Andrew Schwab (lead singer of Project 86. You can preview one of the brand new tracks now on their myspace page now!

Sleeping at Last has posted their version of Merry Little Christmas for to listen to on their myspace site.  You can also download the song at that link. (absolutepunk.net)  This is great chill music!

Check out a brand new interview done by RUNbandinterviews with James of Underoath. It’s in two parts which you can check out by clicking below. He talks about recording plans, the future of the music industry, and more.

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In case you didn’t know Mike Herrera, frontman for MxPx, has started a clothing company called Legionnaire Apparel. Click the link if you want to check out their stuff. You can also check out their myspace here.

Gwen Stacy will post a new song, presumably from their upcoming Ferret Music debut on December 1st.

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My Epic have announced the days for their Winter Tour with Love and Reverie which starts in December and goes until February. You can see dates on their myspace page.

No I’m not selling myself but I am selling a bunch of stuff on Ebay. I am doing a combined auction of a bunch of USED CDs and a USED Black Creative ZEN MICRO 5gig MP3 Player. So if you bid, you are bidding on over 50 cds and the used mp3 player. All sold in one auction. I am doing combining these items to get some extra spending money for Christmas. So if you bid, you’re helping Indie Vision stay in operation.

Click here for the auction.

Happy bidding!

Stephen Christian of Anberlin has penned a new book titled “The Orphaned Anythings” and it should be out in the spring. [absolutepunk]

Hey everyone, I recently posted my review on The Myriad’s latest EP Prelude to Arrows. You can click here to read it.

Thanks!

Though no official announcement has been made, Casey Calvert of Hawthorne Heights is reported to have passed away earlier today. He was in his twenties. Pray for his family and friends.

While Hawthorne Heights are not necessarily a “Christian band,” they are regarded as one of the most genuine groups of young men in music today by the scene. Whatever your opinion on the quality of their music or whether you personally feel permitted to listen to them or not by your convictions, as Christians, we are called to “mourn with those who mourn.” Take a moment and do so.

Band: The Myriad
Title: Prelude to Arrows
Label: Kock Records
Review By: Julio D. Anta
Tracklisting:

01. Forget What You Came For
02. A Thousand Winters Melting
03. The Holiest Of Thieves
04. “Don’t Let Them See You!”
05. We Will Be Disappointed Together (arrow version)
06. BONUS: Sneak Peak at With Arrows, With Poise

Members/Duties:

Jeremy Edwardson: Vocals, Guitar, Programming
John Schofield: Bass
Steven Tracy: Guitar, Keys, Programming
Jonathan Young: Guitar, Cello Bow
Randy Miller: Drums

Currently being spun on MTV2 via “Dew Circuit Breakout” promos every other commercial break (or at least every time I give that piece of crap channel a chance at pleasing my eyes), Seattle natives The Myriad are on the verge of releasing their highly anticipated sophomore effort With Arrows, With Poise. Notoriously known as the most criticized album in a bands career, the second record’s low points are always compared to the first record’s high points. “Their new album isn’t as heavy as their last,” “Their new album is too heavy,” “What happened to all the catchy melodies?” and “I don’t think they’re Christian anymore, all they sing about is girls.” All these are quotes taken from this very webzine. My point… it’s okay for you to worry about your favorite bands second album; They do a great job at letting us down (Emery’s The Question I’m talking to you).

With that said, The Myriad fans, you have nothing to worry about. Though, the bands sophomore album has yet to hit stores, Prelude to Arrows, the limited edition EP (offered exclusively through the bands webstore) offers a five song glimpse into what will make up With Arrows, With Poise.

Opening with “Forget What You Came For,” piano’s drive the song from the wide ambiance filled intro into a more stripped down verse where “As all the lives go down you’ll see/ that things aren’t what they seem/for the sounds that spin you round, will crush your bones” is sung by vocalist/ guitarist Jeremy Edwardson before opening back into the fuller sound – a trend that continues throughout the rest of the track.

Fusing vocals reminiscent to those of Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and the ethereal sonic atmospheres The Myriad are known and celebrated for, “The Holiest Of Thieves” goes down as on of the album’s stand-out tracks along with “Don’t Let Them See You.” Basically the only song with audible guitar distortion, “Don’t Let Them See You” makes great use of the distorted guitars by creating a wall of sound rivaled to that of post-rock instrumental bands.

The album closes with a bonus track titled “Sneak Peak At With Arrows, With Poise.” Composed of snippets from many of the songs on the upcoming album, members of The Myriad talk about the songs, writing and recording process which took place Seattle, Detroit, Berlin, and London. Tentatively scheduled for a Spring 2008 release, With Arrows, With Poise is looking to be one of my most anticipated albums of the year.

Ska is dead? Obviously Blood & Ink Records don’t agree as they just signed Send Out Scuds from Kissimmee, Florida. Check out the bands ska/punk/rock fusion by clicking on one of the links. The band will head into the studio in Spring 2008 to record their debut that will release in late Spring/Summer 2008.

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The Bamboozle Left is coming to Irvine, CA. on April 5th and 6th at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater. Onsale and bands will be announced on December 14th at their site here. Alot of bands we talk about on here will probably be playing at this fest. It’s going to be awesome, heck, I may even go……

Black Friday Sale for you East Coasters has begun (it’s almost 12am duh;). The coupon code for all you early (or late) birds is: ILUVTRKY. You’re all going to make me broke but oh well, I’m giving you 50% off anyway. Have fun shopping kiddos. Remember, I have limited quantities on everything so it’s first come first serve. This sale is only for U.S./Canada residents and is for online orders only. I put up a preorder for Hearts Bleed Passion Vol. 3 but your order will not ship until the cds arrive, which should be in about 10 business days.

If you dont know how to enter the store, just click here.

Good morning everyone. Happy Thanksgiving! I hope it’s a good one for all of you and your families. Don’t stuff your tummys too big, you don’t want to burst. That would be messy. Take care.

“and whatever you do whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord, giving thanks to God the father through him” Colossians 3:17