Author: Crossfire

Boston’s Converge are to release their new album, No Heroes, on October 23rd through Epitaph. The album will revisit the sound of previous recordings like The Empty Sky and When Forever Comes Crashing. Of the new album, singer Jacob Bannon said:

“We don’t try to outdo ourselves each time in terms of making a heavy, ridiculous record, but this time we feel like we kind of did. We’ve never been a band who’s just going through the motions and I think that shows on this record.”

The album will be produced by guitarist Kurt Ballou at the group’s longtime studio Godcity, and promises to be as heavy as ever, with a few surprises thrown in for good measure.

Check out the band’s website at www.convergecult.com

Breed 77, who were nominated for Best British Act at the Metal Hammer Awards, release their new single, Blind, this week. The single is taken from the upcoming album In My Blood which is scheduled for a September 11th release which will take in a UK tour as well.

You can view the band’s E-Card which lets you hear music from the album, by clicking here.

The tour dates are:

September:

10th – Stamford Corn Exchange
11th – Bournemouth Opera House
12th – Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms
14th – Edinburgh Studio 24
15th – Glasgow Cathouse
16th – Sheffield Corporation
17th – Stockton Georgian
18th– Nottingham Rock City
20th – Manchester Academy 3
21st – Birmingham Academy 2
23rd – Stoke Sugarmill
24th – Wrexham Central Station
25th – London Underworld (Album launch after show at Bar Monsta,
Camden).
26th – Oxford The Zodiac
27th – Reading The Fez
28th – Exeter The Cavern
30th – Leeds Cockpit

October:

1st – Agincourt Camberley
2nd – Brighton Concorde

www.breed77.net

Boston’s Akrobatik is to release a new album in the early part of 2007. The Perceptionists member will call the album Absolute Value and will feature production from Fakts One, Illmind, Da Beatminerz, J-Zone and 9th Wonder.

Guest rappers will include Mr Lif, Chuck D, B-Real and Little Brother. The lead off single will be A to the K with Cypress Hill’s B-Real with Beast Mode featuring Mr Lif on the flip side.

www.akrobatik.com

Sheffield’s Arctic Monkeys debut album Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not picked up the Mercury Music Prize last night. The band, who picked up a £20,000 cheque for winning, had been favourites to pick up the award, but the selectors usually pick someone other than the favourites to win.

Singer Alex Turner said:

“Thanks to everyone that’s helped us. Normally it (the award) doesn’t go to a band that’s sold so many records, to put it bluntly, but we’re pleased. They’re good tunes, that’s what we do and there aren’t any tricks, people are trying to do too many tricks.”

They beat off competition from Isobel Campell and Mark Lanegan, Editors, Guillemots, Richard Hawley, Muse, Hot Chip, Zoe Rahman, Lou Rhodes, Thom Yorke, Sway and Scritti Politti.

www.arcticmonkeys.com

Supergroup XO Skeletons, who feature members of Hatebreed, American Nightmare and Some Girls, have put up some new material on their myspace site.

To check it out click here and party hard. Look out for a guest spot by Def Jux rapper Cage, a track which you can sample on the myspace too.

Incubus have announced the tracklist for their new album, which will be called Light Grenades. The album is slated for a late November release and will see Anna Molly as the lead single from it. The tracklist is:

01 – “Quicksand”
02 – “A Kiss To Send Us Off”
03 – “Dig”
04 – “Anna Molly”
05 – “Love Hurts”
06 – “Light Grenades”
07 – “Earth To Bella Part 1”
08 – “Oil And Water”
09 – “Diamonds And Coal”
10 – “Rogues”
11 – “Paper Shoes”
12 – “Pendulous Threads”
13 – “Earth To Bella Part 2”

www.enjoyincubus.com

Slayer have put up some new live videos of their performance in Vancouver, which took place on July 13th.

If you think you can handle that much thrashing verocity, then head on over to www.slayer.net and check them out.

Planes Mistaken For Stars have put up a new track, entitled Little Death, online.

The track is due to be on the new album Mercy, which will be hitting the shops in early October. To check out Little Death, click here.

Afrika Bambaataa has officially dubbed rapper the1shanti as India Bambaataa.

Afrika Bambaataa said:

“You have our blessings (Afrika Bambaataa and The Universal Zulu Nation) as long as you use your name in the good of your people and the good of yourself.”

The rapper was one of the first rappers out of New York of Indian descent to bring hip hop to India and claims Afrika Bambaataa has a huge influence on his career and actions. the1shanti’s album, which will be also called India Bambaataa, is due for release in late autumn.

www.the1shanti.com

We are thinking of expanding our writing team this month and are looking for people oozing creativity to join us here at Crossfire.

Over the last 3 years, 2 of our writers are now fulfilling their dreams of writing for skate and music magazines using us as a springboard. Since then, the site has become a lot larger and we are sent more and more stuff to review.

We are looking for 5 new people to be involved (especially fans of indie, punk and metal) to take part in the following:

– Album and single reviews
– Live reviews
– Band Interviews
– Book reviews
– Film reviews
– Video game reviews

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