To grant you a first glimpse at their newest rock ’n’ roll delicacy “People Like People Like People Like Us“ Sweden’s BACKYARD BABIES offer you a cool e-card with an entertaining video special, details on the new album, band info, a photo gallery as well as audio streams of the two brand new songs “The Mess Age“ and “Dysfunctional Professional“, just click on the following link: http://specials.centurymedia.de/ecards/backyardbabies

Orange County darlings IGNITE will release their new album “Our Darkest Days” May 15th 2006 on Century Media Records in Europe. The band, whose fan base has largely been developed through near-constant global touring, deliver a passionate and truly unique mix of hardcore, rock, and punk that has taken them and their message to over 30 countries worldwide. Their new album was produced and mixed by Cameron Webb (Social Distortion, Motorhead, Sum 41, Silverstein) at Maple Sound Studios, Santa Ana, CA and Paramount Studios Hollywood, CA. “Our Darkest Days”, shows a matured version of the intelligent, socially and politically aware, melodic brand of hardcore that IGNITE fans have come to expect.

Decadence has always been the cornerstone of rock n roll. From brazen attitudes to loud riffs, rock’n’roll has always been indulgent in life’s sinful pleasures. Naturally, it only makes sense for rock’n’roll’s musical output to personify its ideals, enter Backyard Babies.

Never resting on their laurels, the Babies have a new album brimming with confidence and their patented throwback rock flair. Produced by Nicke Andersson, guitarist of The Hellacopters, the new album, titled “People Like People Like People Like Us,” is a celebration of all that the Babies have been known for while giving listeners a few new sonic treats in the process. The band: “It’s a more dynamic album with a more modulated sound where Nicke Andersson taught us how to ‘play together’ but at the same time it was his restlessness that gave the album its honest and simple sound. We wrote more intense and under a shorter period than ever before. A challenge that proved to be just positive since you don’t have time to analyze everything to pieces.”

So don’t be late to get the new album on CD or special gatefold vinyl LP:

GERMANY / AUSTRIA / SWITZERLAND / BENELUX / ITALY: Friday, April 21, 2006.
HUNGARY: Wednesday, April 26, 2006.
FRANCE / SPAIN / REST OF EUROPE: Monday, April 24, 2006.
UK: Tuesday, May 2, 2006

NYC-HC heavyweights SICK OF IT ALL are ready to release their brand-new studio album “Death To Tyrants” on Century Media Records in Europe (Abacus Recordings in North America).

BENELUX: Friday, April 14, 2006
GERMANY / AUSTRIA / SWITZERLAND: Saturday, April 15, 2006
SPAIN / PORTUGAL / DENMARK / NORWAY / REST OF EUROPE: Tuesday, April 18, 2006
FINLAND / SWEDEN / HUNGARY: Wednesday, April 19, 2006
ITALY: Friday, April 21, 2006
FRANCE: Monday, April 24, 2006
UK: Tuesday, May 2, 2006

SICK OF IT ALL - DEATH TO TYRANTS tracklist:

1. Take The Night Off
2. Machete
3. Preamble
4. Uprising Nation
5. Always War
6. Die Alone
7. Evil Schemer
8. Leader
9. Make A Mark
10. Forked Tongue
11. The Reason
12. Faithless
13. Fred Army
14. Thin Skin
15. Maria White Trash
16. Don’t Join The Crow (EU bonus)

Lou Koller - Vocals
Pete Koller - Guitar
Armand Majidi - Drums
Craig Ahead - Bass

As a special “thank-you” for all the dedictated European fans, the special “Celebrating 20 years” edition will feature the bonus track “Don’t Join The Crowd”. So don’t miss it. Per-listen to the opening track “Take The Night Off” on www.centurymedia.com/eu.

After one European tour and two weeks into their tour with BLEEDING THROUGH and EVERY TIME I DIE, HASTE THE DAY have made Stephen Keech a permanent fixture in the band. Stephen replaces Jimmy Ryan as the lead singer for HASTE THE DAY . Jimmy Ryan made his decision to depart the band known back late November of 2005. His decision to leave was strictly personal and was amicable.

HASTE THE DAY became aware of Keech in early 2005 through his involvement in bands locally in Denver, Colorado.

While embarking on their first ever full European tour with Haste The Day, THE JULIANA THEORY will be doing an in-store signing at Acorn Records in Yeovill, UK on Monday, January 9th.

The signing will take place at 4:30pm before the band plays at the Ski Lodge later that evening. Acorn Records is located at:

TURMOIL on tour

Supporting MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD

 So you've been holding your breath, you're blue in the face and the anticipation is killing you faster than the lack of oxygen; when will the new IGNITE record be out?!?!?

 Yesterday is gone, today is BECOMING THE ARCHETYPE! The new bright star on the firmament of Metal acclaims a huge success with their celebrated debut “Termination Damnation”.The great mixture of catchy Edge Of Sanity Death Metal, grinding heaviness with blast beats, Prog Death like Atheist, dark stuff from the Opeth league, modern Thrash and Metalcore attitude blends the best of many, many worlds.

Dear friends, fans and contributors of the world wide hardcore mayhem.
To celebrate the successful start of ABACUS Europe, we want to send out a big THANK YOU to all our supporters by giving away 50 ABACUS fan packages! Each of these 360-degree-feel-good sets contains a cool label T-Shirt (see below), our flaming new and mind knocking ABACUS winter sampler and some posters of our current bestsellers!!!

Interested? The only thing you need to do, to be part of the competition, is sending an e-Mail to euronews@abacusrecordings.com and let us know your top 3 ABACUS bands, your name and address. With some luck you own one of these extremely limited ABACUS sets soon. The competition ends on January 31st, 2006!