Killswitch Engage have launched a brand new merch store and to celebrate this new endeavour, they want to give away a bunch of merch in what we're calling the "Killswitch Engage Merch Bonanza" mainly because "bonanza" is an awesome word.
Earlier this week, Burlington, ON's Saint Alvia Cartel released their new self-titled album in the United States for the first time. The ska/punk outfit includes members of notable Canadian acts like Boys Night Out, Grade and Jersey.
We've got three prize packages to give away with music, apparel and posters.
So, by now we've figured out that Weezer dig colors. Their newest record, The Red Album, was recently released, and the band is giving away some free stuff. We've got some CD's, a vinyl single and some posters to give away to a few lucky winners.
This month Vice released the DVD of the critically acclaimed documentary about aggressive music in Iraq, Heavy Metal in Baghdad. The film primarily focuses on Acrassicauda, one of the few bands that dared to play Western music in the dangerously sectarian Iraq. To celebrate the release, the label has provided a copy of the DVD and a poster autographed by the band for one winner here at Punknews.org
New Bedford Massachusetts' A Wilhelm Scream are embarking on the "Famoose Friends & Fashion Pelts Tour" across Canada this summer with special guests, Living With Lions
For every Canadian show on the tour, the bands will be providing two tickets, a copy of Career Suicide and an AWS shirt, a copy of Living With Lion's Make Your Mark and a big of Atticus Merch. At the end, each winner will be part of a grand prize draw for an even bigger Atticus prize package.
Less Than Jake, who are about to release GNV/FLA on their own Sleep it Off Records want to offer one reader the opportunity to take home not only a copy of the record, but also a portable record player to play it on.
Wait, it gets better. Tthe portable record player is hand-painted by Richard Minino, the artist responsible for the new album's artwork. Just to make the deal even sweeter, Less Than Jake will be throwing their signatures onto the record packaging.
In a few days, Killing the Dream will be releasing their second Deathwish, Inc full length. The record is titled Fractures and is due out June 10, 2008. It is the follow-up to In Place, Apart which was released in 2005.
To celebrate, the label has given us some CDs and vinyl to give away as well as some of Deathwish's famous posters.
The thirteenth annual S.C.E.N.E. Music Festival is set to take place in downtown St. Catharines Ontario on Sunday June 29 and Punknews.org wants to give five readers a pair of free tickets to the festivities.
With 150 bands playing a series of all-ages shows through the city's downtown, it'll be hard to chose where to spend your time. However, you'll be able to catch sets from Silverstein, illScarlett, Cancer Bats, Teenage Head, Black Lungs, Hostage Life, Dead and Divine and more. For more information on S.C.E.N.E. and to order tickets, click here.
To Celebrate the long awaited release of the original Bomb the Music Industry! album, Album Minus Band on vinyl Asbestos Records and Punknews are hosting the "Congratulations John on Helping Me win a BTMI! Test Pressing Contest!"
The Rules are simple, attend one of the dates on the Asian Man Tour, and take a picture with yourself and John in it. Creativity counts, and the funnier or more awkward the photo is, the better. The only catch is, you can't let him know why you're taking the picture, as he has no idea about this contest existing.
Best picture wins a test pressing of the Album Minus Band LP. Two runners up will get a prize pack from Asian Man including the newest CD release of all five bands on the tour. You can email your photos to Flood@asbestosrecords.com.
Today we've got a contest from The Black Lungs, the side project from Alexisonfire guitarist, Wade MacNeil. Along with Wade, the band includes Jordan "Ratbeard" Hastings of Alexisonfire & Jersey on drums, and Sean McNabb, formerly of the band Jersey and now in The Creepshow, on guitar.
The contest is to celebrate the band's debut album. The record is titled Send Flowers and is due out May 20, 2008. The prize package includes a copy of the album and a poster. The band will be hitting the road throughout Canada beginning May 21st and feature City and Colour and Sleepercar.