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Coheed And Cambria unveil Year Of The Black Rainbow novel cover

Alternative Press - Tim Karan on 3/2/10 @ 12:06 PM - altpress.com

Coheed And Cambria have posted the cover art from the graphic novel that will accompany the deluxe hardcover edition of their upcoming album, Year Of The Black Rainbow. The deluxe edition includes the album plus two previously unreleased demos, a DVD featuring the making of the album, a "Black Card" (granting early entrance to Coheed shows, discounts, etc.) and the 352-page hardcover novel written by frontman Claudio Sanchez and Peter David. Year Of The Black Rainbow drops April 13. Check out the cover from the novel below.

The Maine plan summer headlining tour, unveil new logo

Alternative Press - Tim Karan on 3/2/10 @ 10:52 AM - altpress.com

AP Tour alumni the Maine have mapped out their plans through the next several months. They're currently at work on the follow-up to Can't Stop, Won't Stop, which will be released by Sire Records/Action Theory this summer. They've also officially confirmed that they'll spend the spring on tour with We The Kings, Cartel and Artist Vs. Poet before embarking on their own summer headlining tour. They've also released a new band logo and new merch, all of which can be seen here.

Check out the band's full statement below:
"Hey everyone!

Hope everyone is doing well we have a bunch of exciting news. So we are currently recording for our next record and have never been so excited about new songs, we cant wait to share the songs with you. We will also be heading out on a co-headlining tour in April/May with our friends in We The Kings. The tour will also be joined by Cartel and Artist Vs Poet. Look out for a date coming to your town soon!

We also are happy to announce that we are now apart of the Action Theory/Sire Records family. Check out their website to see all the exciting things going on!

I know a lot of you have been asking when we will be doing a proper headlining tour. Well, the wait is over! We will be headlining our very own tour this summer! Hang tight for more info on that as it gets closer but we promise it is going to be something you wont want to miss! Also in the summer we will be releasing the new record! So a lot of exciting things coming up, keep checking back on our website for updates on everything from new music to concert dates.

We hope you didn't get to sick of seeing "M" everywhere for a few days and hope you like the new logo. Check out the new merch with our new logo! We will talk to you guys soon. Thank you for all the support.

Love,
John, Pat, Garrett, Kennedy, and Jared"

The Dillinger Escape Plan stream new video for "Farewell, Mona Lisa"

Alternative Press - Nichole Fazekas on 3/2/10 @ 1:51 AM - altpress.com

The Dillinger Escape Plan are streaming their latest video for "Farewell, Mona Lisa" over on Metal Injection.

Of course, you can also check it out below.

The song is taken off the pioneering technical metalcore act's upcoming fourth full-length, Option Paralysis, due out on March 23 via Season Of Mist.




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Anberlin begin recording album No. 5

Alternative Press - Tim Karan on 3/1/10 @ 3:59 PM - altpress.com

Anberlin have started laying down tracks for their fifth full-length according to tweets from frontman Stephen Christian. He said, "Day one recording. This studio is unreal. Were setting up guitars and drums. And this record were on tape! Something I have always wanted."

The album will be the band's first since 2008's New Surrender.

Job For A Cowboy announce headlining tour

Alternative Press - Nichole Fazekas on 3/1/10 @ 2:03 PM - altpress.com

Arizona's Job For A Cowboy have unveiled dates for a spring headlining tour of North America that kicks off April 21 in Newport, Kentucky. The five-week trek will hit 27 cities through late May. Whitechapel, Cattle Decapitation, Gaza and Revocation are slated as support during different legs of the tour. Pre-sales begin at 3 p.m. local time on March 3 here. Job For A Cowboy will be in support of their sophomore full-length, Ruination.

Dates are as follows:
April 21 Newport, KY The Historic Southgate House
April 23 Hackensack, NJ The School of Rock
April 24 Worcester, PA Palladium (*As part of the 2010 New England Metal & Hardcore Festival)
April 25 Buffalo, NY Mohawk Place
April 26 Columbus, OH Skully's
April 27 Baltimore, MD Otto Bar
April 28 Allentown, PA Crocodile Rock
April 29 Millvale, PA Mr. Small's Theatre
April 30 Montreal, QB La Tulipe
May 1 Toronto, ON Opera House
May 2 Detroit, MI Magic Stick
May 3 Madison, WI Orpheum Stage Door
May 4 Elgin, IL Mad Maggie's
May 5 Sauget, IL Pop's
May 15 Pomona, CA * As part of the California Metal Festival
May 16 Sacramento, CA The Boardwalk
May 17 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theatre
May 18 Seattle, WA El Corazon
May 19 Pocatello, ID Icon
May 20 Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue
May 21 Colorado Springs, CO The Black Sheep
May 22 Lawrence, KS The Bottleneck
May 23 Wichita Falls, TX The Hanger
May 24 Austin, TX Emo's Inside
May 25 Odessa, TX Dos Amigos
May 26 Albuquerque, NM Launchpad
May 27 Tempe, AZ The Clubhouse


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Deep Elm to trade free CDs for Twitter followers

Alternative Press - Scott Heisel on 3/1/10 @ 1:54 PM - altpress.com

Long-running indie label Deep Elm Records has decided to use social networking to clear out their backstock. All you have to do is add the label on Twitter, then proceed to this page to claim your free albums (shipping not included). Among the freebies are titles by the Appleseed Cast, Sounds Like Violence and Small Arms Dealer.