Nativ Confirm New Identity

Nativ have officially confirmed via Facebook that they are the band formerly known as Attack Attack!.

"Greetings friends!

We wanted to take a second and introduce ourselves to all of you. We are Nativ!

Yes, it is true that some of us were members of Attack Attack!, but let us take a minute to clear the air.

As we're sure you all know, Attack Attack had some serious shit happen to it through its career. Band members coming and going, tours postponed and canceled, and a host of other crazy-ass things that came with simply being AA!

I think you guys can all agree that by the time the final AA! tour came around, AA! had been looonnggg gone. We were dead on arrival. Having taken that into account, we certainly were not finished making music. Not by a long shot.

So where did Nativ come from?

Well, part of the decision process in letting AA! go came from working on an album.

Wetzel and Whiting had started writing for a new record back in September 2012. By the time January 2013 rolled around, we were demoing tracks with Phil and Tyler. By February we had a solid album starting to take shape.

During the months of April/May, we took time off from writing to say goodbye to AA! on our European and US headliners.

When all the touring was done and we had finally put AA! to rest, Will joined Nativ to help us finish recording our debut record.

Originally, we thought we needed to write another AA! record, but what we found out was that we really wanted to write an album that is something new and different. We really wanted to take a step in a new direction. Get a fresh start.

We wanted to make something that wasn't AA!. Something that AA! could never be.

So here we are!

We're very excited to show you what we have and hopefully you will enjoy this experience with us even more than you/we did Attack Attack!

Thank you for reading and we hope to see you soon!

Love and respect,
-Nativ"

††† (Crosses) stream new single, “†he epilogue”

††† (Crosses) are premiering “†he epilogue” the lead single from their latest album, coming out on November 56 on Sumerian Records.

The trio includes Deftones singer Chino Moreno, Chuck Doom and Far's Shaun Lopez.

Avion Roe Premiere “The Escape” Music Video

Avion Roe premiered the world´s first 3D music video by an independent band for their just-released single “The Escape”.

The video also has a 2D version.

 

Judge Rules In Favor of A Day To Remember Against Victory Records

A judge has ruled in favor of A Day To Remember's effort to self-release their new album, Common Courtesy.

 

However, the statement indicates that the band could potentially still owe Victory Records two more albums, and the label may end up receiving any profits that the band makes from Common Courtesy. The case will continue to proceed to trial.

Here is the full statement from Victory's lawyer, Robert S. Meloni, below:

“While Victory is disappointed with the ruling, and disagrees with the court's conclusions, it comes as no surprise. Courts rarely grant negative injunctions of this nature, but the circumstances of this case presented a unique opportunity for such a ruling. Having said that, in denying Victory's motion, the court's reasoning actually contained silver linings that significantly favored Victory. First, the court held that it supports Victory's argument about the construction of the recording contract – that ADTR is still obligated to deliver two more albums to Victory -- "at last equally, if not more so, than that offered by ADTR." That is the core issue in this case and the only one that really matters in the end, so Victory is heartened that the court agreed with Victory's position on that core issue. Also, the sole basis for the court's denial of the injunction was that Victory would not suffer "irreparable harm" that could not be compensated by money damages if the album were to be self released, in that it has ample evidence to prove its damages against the band (in the form of lost profits if ADTR does proceed to self release Common Courtesy). That is, even if the band self releases it, Victory is likely to be awarded any profits the band makes on that album, plus additional lost profits suffered by Victory based on the fact that Victory would undeniably do a far better job at marketing the album had Victory released it, which is what Victory is known for and is the reason why ADTR signed with Victory in the first place. In sum, it is a "successful" defeat in a way, and one which Victory welcomed because of the manner in which the Court rendered its opinion.
This case will proceed to trial, and Victory is looking forward to the opportunity to vindicate the baseless claims filed by ADTR. 
-Robert S. Meloni”

A Day To Remember and their management have also released an official statement regarding the ruling. They have confirmed that the record will be released as a digital exclusive on October 8, as planned.

Check out the statement from the band and management below:

“A federal judge today ruled that A Day To Remember are free to release their new album Common Courtesy without Victory Records. In an Order issued earlier today, U.S District Court Judge John Z. Lee denied Victory Records' Motion for a Preliminary Injunction in which Victory had sought to block the band from releasing this new album without Victory's involvement.

In a statement this evening the band offered: "In May of 2011 we joined the long list of bands that have filed suit against Victory Records.  Although our case is still ongoing, we are very pleased with the judge’s decision to allow us to release our next record. The only thing that has mattered to us while dealing with this lawsuit was getting new music to our fans. We are finally going to do that on October 8th and we couldn't be more excited!"

Common Courtesy is only available digitally at ADTR.com and will be released Tuesday, October 8th.”

The lawsuit was initially filed by A Day To Remember back in 2011. The band claimed that they had fulfilled their contractual agreement with Victory Records.

Mayday Parade Stream “Ghosts”

Mayday Parade streamed “Ghosts”, the lead single from their fourth studio album “Monsters In The Closet”.

"We are so excited to release our first song "Ghosts" off our newest album Monsters In The Closet," notes bassist Jeremy Lenzo. "This song has to do with your inner demons, and it portrays that in a literal sense by referring to them as ghosts and how they are always with you. We can't wait for everyone to hear all the songs on Monsters In The Closet. I think this album has a little bit of everything, and we hope everyone enjoys this album as much as we loved creating it."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjEVVqIOnWk

LIGHTS Open For Paramore In Canada

LIGHTS has been announced as the supporting act for Paramore´s performance in Montreal and Toronto as a part of The Self-Titled tour.

 

Check out Paramore's full routing, along with a commercial for the tour, below.

Oct 15 - Key Arena - Seattle, WA ^%
Oct 16 - PNE Forum - Vancouver, BC ^
Oct 18 - HP Pavilion - San Jose, CA ^%
Oct 19 - Honda Center - Anaheim, CA ^%
Oct 22 - Save Mart Center - Fresno, CA ^%
Oct 23 - Viejas Arena - San Diego, CA ^%
Oct 26 - Grand Prairie Verizon Theatre - Dallas, TX ^%
Oct 27 - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion - Houston, TX ^%
Oct 29 - Independence Events Center - Kansas City, MO ^%
Oct 30 - Fabulous Fox Theater - St. Louis, MO ^%
Nov 1 - Austin360 Amphitheater - Austin, TX ^%
Nov 2-3 - Voodoo Music + Arts Experience - New Orleans, LA
Nov 4 - BB&T Center - Ft. Lauderdale, FL ^%
Nov 5 - UCF Convocation Center - Orlando, FL ^%
Nov 8 - Susquehanna Bank Center - Camden, NJ ^%
Nov 9 - Patriot Center - Fairfax, VA ^%
Nov 11 - Sands Bethlehem Event Center - Bethlehem, PA ^%
Nov 13 - Madison Square Garden - New York, NY ^%
Nov 15 - DCU Center - Boston, MA ^%
Nov 17 - Mohegan Sun Arena - Uncasville, CT ^%
Nov 18 - Bell Centre - Montreal, QU ^&
Nov 20 - Theatre at Air Canada Centre - Toronto, ON ^&
Nov 21 - The Palace Of Auburn Hills - Detroit, MI ^%
Nov 23 - Roy Wilkins Auditorium - St. Paul, MN ^%
Nov 24 - UIC Pavilion - Chicago, IL ^%
Nov 26 - Bridgestone Arena - Nashville, TN ^%
Nov 27 - The Arena at Gwinnett Center - Atlanta, GA ^%
Jan 9 - Brisbane Entertainment Centre - Brisbane, Australia #
Jan 11 - Allphones Arena - Sydney, Australia #
Jan 12 - Myer Music Bowl - Melbourne, Australia #
Jan 14 - Adelaide Entertainment Centre - Adelaide, Australia #
Jan 16 - Perth Arena - Perth, Australia #

^ with Hellogoodbye
% with Metric
& with LIGHTS
# with You Me At Six, twenty | one | pilots

HIM Release “Into The Night” Video

HIM have premiered a new music video for “Into The Night” from the band´s latest album “Tears On Tape”.

 

The record is available for download on iTunes now.