
Rolling Stone has a new video from Hot Water Music for their song "State of Grace," which appears on their latest album, this year's Exister . Singer/guitarist Chuck Ragan says of the song: 'State of Grace' was simply inspired by an infectious epidemic of health problems caused from the constant consumption of genetically modified food and non-organic farming continued to run on chemicals or additives. The fact of the matter is that our society as a whole has veered away from the simplicity of growing food and is now [...]

Long Island hardcore band This Is Hell have posted the video for "Acid Rain," which came from their thrash-heavy 2011 Rise Records album, Black Mass . It was directed, shot & edited by Jamie Horton for Chasing Safety Media.
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Cheap Girls will be hitting the road this fall, touring around the eastern US and parts of Canada. Along for the ride will be New Jersey's The Front Bottoms . Cheap Girls released Giant Orange earlier this year. The band states that they'll be booking more dates between now and this tour that will see the band visit the west coast.

Bouncing Souls have released a video for the song "Ship in A Bottle" off their latest record Comet. The band is currently on tour with The Menzingers and Luther .

Rise Records act Thick as Blood have posted a stream of their song "The Outsiders," which is set to appear on the band's upcoming full-length, Living Proof , due out next week on July 10th .

Abandon All Ships have launched a stream of their Rise Records /Velocity Records debut, Infamous . The band is supporting the album on the imminent Scream It Like You Mean It Tour this summer. Find the stream here

The Early November are streaming their new Rise Records album, In Currents . The album is out today . It is their first new album since 2006's triple-CD The Mother, the Mechanic, and the Path . The group went on hiatus shortly after that but reformed in June 2011.

Attack Attack! have released a video for their song "The Revolution." The song appears on their album This Means War , released earlier this year.

Miss May I will be heading to the UK later this year for some shows in support of their new album, At Heart .

A Loss For Words have released a video "Raining Excuses," a song from their 2011 effort for Velocity/ Rise , No Sanctuary .

Transit have released a video for "I Think I Know You" from their 2011 full-length Listen & Forgive . The band are currently supporting the record on the entirety of the Vans Warped Tour.

In addition to their Riot Fest performance and shows supporting Rise Against, Hot Water Music has announced a run of headlining dates intermingled with those previously announced shows. The band is planning seven shows in Boston, Detroit, St Louis, Austin, El Paso, San Francisco, and Portland. Tickets to the newly announced shows go on sale this Friday, June 29th. The band has been touring extensively in support of their 2012 Rise Records release, Exister .

Before their sold out show in Dortmund, Germany, Hot Water Music 's Chuck Ragan and Chris Wollard performed an impromptu acoustic session outside the venue for Germany's Cardinal Sessions . The two musicians performed two songs from 2012's Exister in 2012: "State of Grace" and "The Traps." The band just wrapped up a European tour and will soon be embarking on a North American tour with Rise Against and The Gaslight Anthem.

The Early November have posted the title track from their upcoming Rise Records debut. The record is titled In Currents and is due out July 3, 2012 . It is their first new album since 2006's triple-CD The Mother, the Mechanic, and the Path . The group went on hiatus shortly after that but reformed in June 2011.

If you weren't all that excited by the free streams of Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival or Coachella, maybe this will be more up your alley. This weekend, Germany's Rockpalast will be live streaming the entirety of the upcoming Dortmund date of Hot Water Music 's tour with La Dispute and Red Tape Parade . The show kicks off on Saturday, June 23rd at 07:10pm CEST which is 1:10pm EST and 10:10 PST. When launched, the stream will be visible here .

The Bouncing Souls Comet Chunksaah/Rise Records [2012] Fire Note Says: The Bouncing Souls return with another enjoyable pop-punk outing. Album Review: It is hard to believe that The Bouncing Souls are in their 25th year of existence and their new long player, Comet , represents their ninth full length. They are one of the staples of the pop-punk scene and always can be used in the [...]

Make Do and Mend spoke to Property of Zack about the inevitable backlash following their jump from Paper and Plastick to Rise Records last year. Drummer Matt Carroll said this: You see, the problem is, I wish that when kids started calling you sellouts you actually started making money. That'd be really awesome so like *clicks fingers* as soon as they call you sellouts money just like, flies from the sky. That'd be awesome. If only these [...]

It's been years since they've done a proper tour with a new album, but Hot Water Music is back in action with their new album Exister , a mini-headlining stint on the coasts and plans for a tour with Rise Against and The Gaslight Anthem later this year. Punknews interviewer Jason Epstein sat down with bassist Jason Black to speak about the hiatus, Exister and the band's plans for the year and beyond.

Sharks have unveiled a new video for their song "Patient Spider." The song originally appears on their 2012 album No Gods .