SHAKL∑S, Byron Bay's next big thing, brings you 11 tracks of heavy and fast paced hardcore /thrash songs on a new 7" inch titled "Maunder". Pre Orders are up now with only 300 7"s pressed, (100 in green)  available from Arrest Records Australia now.

Your Favorite Trainwreck is a new collaboration between the leaders of two of the most prolific melodic punk bands of the ‘90s – Farside’s Popeye and Gameface’s Jeff Caudill. Their first release is a very limited and very cool 10" on German label Coffee and Heartache Records and is available now for preorder.

The third video from "David Comes To Life" is for the song 'Turn The Season'. Its an interesting video, to say the least. But, what else would you expect from Fucked Up! Bet you didn't expect them to be on the cover of SPIN magazine?

Featuring founding members of Sublime along with new frontman, singer/guitarist Rome - Sublime with Rome will reintroduce themselves and Sublime’s classic hits to fans across Australia on their 2012 Australian tour.

Former tour manager for The Getaway Plan, paedophile John 'ZIMMO' Zimmerman has gotten off rather lightly after finally being sentenced to a maximum of 16 years with a minimum stretch of 12 years for 87 charges against 55 girls, the majority of whom are under the age of 16 years old.

All Pigs Must Die (members of Converge, Hope Conspiracy, The Red Chord) have announced plans for a new 7 inch. Originally meant to be released back in June, but cancelled "...due to irritating and dumb shit beyond [their] control", the 7 inch was supposed to preceed the God Of War LP.

Baltimore hardcore band Trapped Under Ice have released a new video to their song "Pleased To Meet You" off their recent album Big Kiss Goodnight. The clip is made up of live footage and vision collected from life on the road with Trapped Under Ice.

Canadian hardcore/punk band Cancer Bats have uploaded a trailer for their new album, titled 'Dead Set On Living'  due out in April of 2012. The teaser is a rather brief insight into the band recording in the studio.

Sideshows have been announced for BAD RELIGION out here with next year's Soundwave Festival. Joining them on the lineup are Strung Out, the awesome Street Dogs and the Mezingers. Sideshows are only in Melbourne and Sydney and it appears Jay Bentley is a RISE AND FALL fan. God on him..