Track Listing of "Option Paralysis" and Tour Plans Announced

Critically acclaimed mathcore outfit The Dillinger Escape Plan wound up 2009 with some outstanding shows with Gogol Bordello, Thursday and Glassjaw in support of their upcoming opus, Option Paralysis. This will be the first release for the band’s brand new label, Season of Mist / Party Smasher inc. The album, produced by Steve Evetts (The Used, Glassjaw, Every Time I Die) , will be officially available on March 23, 2010. Read more »

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Protest the Hero to Release Its First Live Album

Gallop Meets the Earth will be released September 15, 2009 on Vagrant Records and is the first live CD/DVD from Protest the Hero. It also includes an audio CD of the performance recorded last December in Toronto. The double-disc package features all the music videos from the band, director's cut, the Whistler Outback ski adventure and more. You can pre-order it from Vagrant Records.

1. Sequoia Throne
2. No Stars Over Bethlehem
3. Bloodmeat
4. The Dissentience
5. Palms Read
6. Blindfolds Aside
7. Goddess Bound
8. Goddess Gagged
9. Spoils
10. Nautical
11. Limb from Limb

Protest the Hero Gets Bad Promo from CBC

Canadian mathcore band Protest the Hero are getting exposure from CBC, but not in any desirable way. As reported by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police last Monday, "was wearing a white T-shirt with the slogan 'Protest the Hero'."

You can read the full article about the assault on CBC's website.

Photo in article by Hugo Royer.