Starpulse — The Review Rundown: 140 Characters or Less express train rolls on through for another edition, this time serving up another ten spot of reviews that err on the side of brevity, including Jennifer K... more info

Altsounds — Leeds punk rock and rollers *THE PLIGHT* return with new members, hitting the road *30th June – 24th July 2010* with an extensive UK tour. Since forming in 2004, the band have been touring almost constantly all over the UK and beyond, sh... more info

Altsounds — Fresh off the back of a small run of hugely successful UK shows last week, including a sold-out shows at the London Garage, Old Blue Last and Fighting Cocks; *Cancer Bats* are pleased to announce the release of their new single, *'Dead Wrong'*. ... more info

Chorus.fm — Watch *Cancer Bats* (http://www.myspace.com/cancerbats)' music video for "Dead Wrong" here (http://www.metalsucks.net/2010/05/06/exclusive-premiere-of-the-new-cancer-bats-video-dead-wrong/). Submitted by andthetruthwill more info

Metalsucks — Cancer Bats are a pretty cool band, and so is their brand new album Bears, Mayors, Scraps & Bones, out now on Good Fight Entertainment. Frontman Liam Cormier seemed like a mighty cool cat when I spoke with him back in March, taking his band’s inabi... more info

DrivenFarOff — Cool Tour (an odd name for a tour even though it features cool bands) kicks off July 12th in Orlando, FL and will feature lineup of heavy hitters including As I Lay Dying, Underoath, Between The Buried and Me, Blessthefall, The Acacia Strain, Archite... more info

Metal Injection — The next (big?) summer tour package has been announced! While it's nowhere near as extreme as this year's Summer Slaughter tour bill, the "Cool Tour" has a pretty solid lineup of bands including AS I LAY DYING, UNDEROATH, BETWEEN THE BURIED... more info

NME — Check out the listings for gigs associated with the nationwide event more info

Metal Injection — By Ben Apatoff Like any remotely interesting hardcore band these days, CANCER BATS don't play it straight-up. The Canadian punks have a strong southern metal and sometimes sludgy influence, sounding a little like CORROSION OF CONFORMITY if the M... more info

DrownedInSound — Sonically the record is super masculine. It drips of man sweat. Music for marines; the moment in Fahrenheit 9/11 when the soldiers reveal the soundtrack for combat. A world underwritten by fear, testosterone and the capacity to kill. Read the ... more info