In September, legendary thrash pioneers Anthrax released their 10th full length, Worship Music. The album reunited the band with vocalist Joey Belladonna who had not recorded with the band since 1990's Persistence of Time. The new record featured 13 originals and a bonus cover of Refused's "New Noise." To celebrate the release, the band has put together two prize packages of Worship Music merch for two lucky winners.
On November 22, 2011, Fearless Records will be releasing Punk Goes Pop 4. Coming a year after the third Punk Goes Pop and 11th in the Punk Goes series. The new edition will feature covers of Chris Brown, Eminem feat Rihanna, Ke$ha, Taylor Swift, Adele, Britney Spears, Bruno Mars, Kanye West, Cee Lo Green, Nicki Minaj, Wiz Khalifa, Mumford & Sons, and Katy Perry.
To celebrate the decade long series, we've got a full set of compilations to give away including: 2000's Punk Goes Metal, 2002's Punk Goes Pop, 2003's Punk Goes Acoustic, 2005's Punk Goes 80's, 2006's Punk Goes 90's, 2008's Punk Goes Crunk, 2009's Punk Goes Pop 2, 2010's Punk Goes Classic Rock and Punk Goes Pop 3, 2011's Punk Goes Pop 4 and more.
You can preview Pierce the Veil's Bruno Mars cover via Idolator and Go Radio's cover of Adele via AbsolutePunk.
Are you heading to Gainesville, FL for Fest 10, but ticketless? We've got weekend passes for Fest 10, and thought it would be fun to give them away to someone truly deserving? How - well how about a scavenger hunt?
Here's the deal, the first person to our table at the registration with our list of specific items will win one (1) weekend pass and a gift certificate for some awesome food at Boca Fiesta. We'll also have one (1) weekend pass (without a Boca Fiesta gift card) for the second person with the specific items.
So, what do you have to do? Bring these items to the Punknews.org table at the registration flea market on Friday, October 28th. DISCLAIMER: YOU ARE NOT GUARANTEED TO WIN. SOMEONE MAY BE FASTER THAN YOU, SO PLEASE DO NO COME TO GAINESVILLE WITH THE EXPECTATION THAT PUNKNEWS.ORG WILL PROVIDE YOU A WEEKEND PASS.
Ok, so here's what you need to obtain:
1. A gasoline receipt dated October 27th,2011 or later for the EXACT amount of $6.66.
2. A picture (digital is fine) of you in front of a "Welcome to Florida" sign
3. Anything with a picture of image of an alligator on it.
4. The homepage of Punknews.org PRINTED on physical paper, from Friday, October 28th, 2011.
That's it. Good luck. See you in Gainesville.
Your pals in Banner Pilot will be releasing their third album Hearts Beats Pacific on October 25, 2011 and to celebrate this milestone, the band has some stuff to giveaway and has enlisted us to do the giving away, uhm. of.
Earlier this month, Look Mexico released the Real Americans Spear It 10-inch via Adeline Records. To celebrate, the band provided us with one rare test pressing of the album to give away to a lucky Punknews.org reader. All you have to do is click Read More for a chance to win it.
We have yet another vinyl contest from Paper and Plastick this week, in which one lucky winner will obtain a vinyl prize pack with all three variants of Proud, the new full-length from Boston, MA's Have Nots. Click below to enter.
The band is currently on tour with Big D and the Kids Table.
We've got another Paper and Plastick vinyl contest this week in which one lucky winner will receive all three variations of Landmines' latest effort Commerce and Marx. Click below to enter.
Commerce and Marx is streaming at the band's Punknews.org Profile. Landmines will be performing at The Fest 10 in Gainesville, FL later this month.
Our vinyl contest bonanza continues tonight with a giveaway from City of Ships. The band's new album Minor World is now out on 210 gram (that's heavy) vinyl via Sound Study Recordings, and we have one test pressing and one regular copy of the wax to give away.
Click below to enter, and be sure to catch the band's set at The Fest 10 in Gainesville, FL next month. Ordering info for Minor World is here.
On September 27, 2011, your pals in the Cobra Skulls released their Fat Wreck Chords debut Agitations. In honor of this unparalleled and momentous occasion, the band and label would like to give three lucky winners some stuff with pictures, music and writing on it. The grand prize winner will take home a copy of Agitations on signed vinyl and CD and a poster. Two runner ups will get a copy of the album on CD.
Earlier this year Paper and Plastick issued The Arteries' new full-length Dead Sea on vinyl and as a better-late-than-never celebration, we're teaming up with the label to give one lucky winner a vinyl prize pack with all three variations of the album. Listen to all three, give/trade the other two with friends, or just file them away and occasionally stare at them--it's your choice if you win!
Click below to enter. Be sure to catch them at The Fest 10 in Gainesville, FL next month.