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Members of Fall Out Boy and Every Time I Die form metal band

Alternative Press - Tim Karan on 11/24/09 @ 2:05 PM - altpress.com

According to reports, members of Fall Out Boy, Every Time I Die and Anthrax have teamed up to form the metal side-project, the Damned Things.

The band is said to include Fall Out Boy guitarist Joe Trohman and drummer Andy Hurley; Every Time I Die vocalist Keith Buckley and Anthrax guitarists Scott Ian and Rob Caggiano. The band will also include bassist David Karon. The band have written more than 15 songs and have plans to record before Christmas.

Trohman has said about the project: "Scott's right hand is the reason I got into playing punk rock, hardcore and metal! Having Keith as part of the mix is insane, we all know he writes incredible lyrics but he is also a really good singer. That is showcased in Every Time I Die, but we want him to go more into singing than screaming on this project."

Ian also said: ""We just started working on songs together and I really dug it. It just felt really good. From there we decided that obviously both of us are pretty busy in our day jobs but let's see what we can do with this. Even if it takes us five years to make a record, why not? It's super fun and it's something that we do totally take seriously because we love the music we've created. People think of Fall Out Boy and they think of Pete Wentz and Patrick. These two guys, man, they're fucking hardcore dudes. Joe writes some amazing riffs. We have this song called 'A Great Reckoning' that I swear to God, this song could be on any Thin Lizzy record. He fucking blew my mind with this song and I just can't wait for people to hear it."

Lights releases remix EP with help from Tim Armstrong and more

Alternative Press - Tim Karan on 11/24/09 @ 12:26 PM - altpress.com

Synth-pop darling Lights just released a remix EP called Ice Pack. The EP features six versions of the song "Ice," from Lights' debut full-length, The Listening. The EP is available exclusively on her website.

The EP features remixes by Tim Armstrong (Rancid), Danny Lohner (Nine Inch Nails), rapper K-OS and more. Lights will be on tour with Owl City beginning late January. Dates are below.

1/21 - Beaumont Club, Kansas City, MO
1/22 - Diamond ballroom - Oklahoma City, OK
1/23 - Pageant - St. Louis, MO
1/24 - Egyptian Room - Indianapolis, IN
1/26 - Majestic - Madison, WI
1/27 - 20th Century - Cincinnati, OH
1/28 - Newport Music Hall - Columbus, OH
1/29 - Recher Theatre - Towson, MD
1/30 - Norva - Norfolk, VA
2/1 - Music Farm - Charleston, SC
2/2 - Freebird Live - Jacksonville, FL
2/3 - State Theatre - Tampa, FL
2/4 - Culture Room - Ft. Lauderdale, FL
2/5 - House of Blues - Orlando, FL
2/6 - Melting Pot - Athens, GA
2/8 - Workplay Soundstage - Birmingham, AL
2/9 - Varsity Theatre - Baton Rouge, LA
2/10 - Rev Room - Little Rock, AK

AFI to take Ceremony on January tour dates

Alternative Press - Tim Karan on 11/24/09 @ 10:04 AM - altpress.com

Bay area hardcore outfit Ceremony will join AFI for 11 dates in January. You may recall that AFI frontman Davey Havok jumped onstage with the band late last year to perform "Straight Edge Revenge" at 924 Gilman Street in Berkeley, California. Tour dates--and video of that show--below.

1/15 Petaluma, CA @ Phoenix Theatre
1/16 Reno, NV @ Knitting Factory
1/18 Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory
1/19 Missoula, MT @ Wilma Theater
1/21 Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory
1/22 Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo
1/24 Vancouver, BC @ The Commodore
1/25 Portland, OR @ Roseland
1/27 Fresno, CA @ Rainbow Ballroom
1/30 Tempe, AZ @ The Marquee
1/31 Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues

Vampire Weekend debut "Cousins" video on mtvU

Alternative Press - Ben Sailer on 11/24/09 @ 12:16 AM - altpress.com

Indie buzz band Vampire Weekend's latest video for "Cousins" is now showing online courtesy of mtvU.

The song appears on their sophomore album, Contra. The record is due out on Jan. 12, 2010, following up their self-titled 2008 debut effort.

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Watch Paramore's video for "Brick By Boring Brick"

Alternative Press - Tim Karan on 11/23/09 @ 4:13 PM - altpress.com

Paramore have unveiled their video for "Brick By Boring Brick," the second single from their latest full-length, brand new eyes. The video, directed by Meiert Avis and Chris LeDoux, can be viewed below.

Motion City Soundtrack announce more dates with Weezer

Alternative Press - Tim Karan on 11/23/09 @ 2:24 PM - altpress.com

Motion City Soundtrack will play four additional stops of this winter's Weezer tour. MCS were originally slated to play several shows with Weezer in December before embarking on their own headlining tour, but MCS will now join back up with Weezer in early 2010. MCS tour dates are below:

*w/ Weezer
**MCSHeadlining Tour

12/1 - Aragon Ballroom Chicago, IL*
12/3 - Eagles Ballroom Milwaukee, WI*
12/7 - Agganis Arena Boston, MA*
12/9 - Patriot Center @ George Mason Fairfax, VA*
12/10 - Susquehanna Bank Center Camden, NJ*
12/18 - Lincoln Hall (MCS Headline/IATM Chicago, IL (SOLD OUT)
12/19 - Lincoln Hall (MCS Headline/CCTM) Chicago, IL (SOLD OUT)
12/20 - Lincoln Hall (MCS Headline/EIIKM) Chicago, IL (SOLD OUT)
1/9 - Bill Graham Civic Auditorium San Francisco, CA*
1/11 - Bren Event Center Irvine, CA*
1/13 - Rimac La Jolla, CA*
1/15 - Dodge Theater Pheonix, AZ*
1/19 - Fillmore Denver, CO*
1/23 - First Avenue Minneapolis, MN**
1/25 - The Intersection Grand Rapids, MI**
1/26 - Bogarts Cincinnati, OH**
1/27 - House of Blues Cleveland, OH**
1/29 - Clutch Cargo's Pontiac, MI**
1/31 - Mr. Small's Pittsburgh, PA**
2/1 - Recher Theater Towson, MD**
2/3 - Fillmore at Irving Plaza New York, NY**
2/4 - Webster Theater Hartford, CT**
2/5 - Crocodile Rock Allentown, PA**
2/6 - Tremont Hall *NOTE VENUE CHANGE* Charlotte, NC**
2/8 - Masquerade Atlanta, GA**
2/10 - The Door Dallas, TX**
2/11 - Emo's Austin, TX**


*w/ Weezer
**MCSHeadlining Tour