RCRDLBL has posted an interview and free download from Ben Nichols. Nichols, the frontman of Lucero recently announced plans to release his new solo debut.

The record is titled The Last Pale Light in the West and is due out January 20, 2009. Nichols entered the studio this past August with Rick Steff (Cat Power, Lucero) and Todd Beane (Glossary) to record this seven track mini-LP which features songs inspired from the Cormac McCarthy book Blood Meridian. Nichols self-released a download-version of the album earlier this year.

Check out the interview and download here.

Seattle, WA's Helms Alee have posted a new song streaming on the Hydra Head blog. The song is from their forthcoming seven inch for Hydra Head with "Lionize" on one side and "Truly" on the other.

You can listen to the song here.

Popular Canadian punk band Sum 41 have posted a track from their recently announced Greatest Hits record. The disc appears to be a Japan-only release and will feature one new song, "Steering Wheels," as well as seventeen songs and a DVD compiling the band's music videos.

You can find "Always" here.

Rivers Cuomo has posted a new song from his second demos/home recording compilation. The record is titled Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo and is due out November 25, 2008.

You can find "My Brain is Working Overtime" here.

Above This Fire has posted a new track online from the new release Last Ones.

The track, featuring Tim Zahodski (One Dead, Three Wounded), is titled "Life in the Quicksand" and is available for streaming on MySpace.

The Almost (members of Underoath) have posted their cover of the "Little Drummer Boy." The classic Christmas staple is one of the tracks that appears on the group's forthcoming EP. The record is titled No Gift To Bring and is due out November 25, 2008.

You can check out the song on their myspace page.

The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus have posted their new single, "You Better Pray. The song eschews some of the band's emo/rock influences for a more Guns'n'Roses-tinged hard rock approach. The song will be included on the band's upcoming, as-yet-untitled album which will hit stores in early 2009. The band released their previous full length, Don’t You Fake It, in 2006.

You can find the song on their myspace page.

Paramore have launched an acoustic version of their new track, "Decode." The song comes from the soundtrack to the upcoming film Twilight. The film is due in theatres November 21st. Along with one other song from Paramore, the soundtrack is expected to include a remixed "Supermassive Black Hole" from Muse, and a song from Perry Farrell.

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A stream has been launched of The (International) Noise Conspiracy's forthcoming new record. The record is titled Cross of My Calling and is due out November 25, 2008.

You can check it out here.

International Superheroes of Hardcore, the classic hardcore-themed side project from members of New Found Glory, have posted a new song from their forthcoming 7-inch. The record is titled HPxHC and is due out November 11, 2008.

You can find the song on their myspace page.

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Recent Relapse signing, Tombs, have posted a new track from their forthcoming Relapse debut. The atmospheric hardcore outfit previously released Tombs on Black Box/Level Plane. Our review described the band as "brooding, shoegazey, metallic hardcore bombast."

The new record is expected in February 2009 and you can check out "Gossamer" on their myspace page.

The Bronx's brand new album is streaming now. The record is titled The Bronx III and is due out November 11, 2008. It is the follow-up to The Bronx II which was released in 2006.

You can check it out here

Warship, the new project from two members of From Autumn to Ashes, have posted another new song from their debut album, Supply & Depend. The record is titled Supply and Depend and is due out November 4, 2008.

You can check out the song on their myspace page.

Alkaline Trio's performance from Jimmy Kimmel is now available online. The track comes from the band's major label debut, Agony & Irony. The band is in the midst of a two-month tour with Rise Against, Thrice and the Gaslight Anthem.

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Poison The Well have posted a new song from their recently announced 7-inch series. The set is due in stores on November 11th and precedes the band's forthcoming full length.

You can find "Purple Sabbath" on their myspace page.