Well, maybe their similarities end with just the press photos, you can be the judge of that. UNITED NATIONS are a hard/grindcore side project. There’s been speculation as to who is actually in this band for months.

The only actual member in the band we know of is Thursday frontman Geoff Rickly. Rickly has become the unofficial spokesperson/leader of the band since the rest of them are under contract with different labels and therefore haven’t revealed their true identities, let alone given interviews.

But after a quick browse of some message boards, the same few recurring bands/names come up - Daryl Palumbo (Head Automatica, Glassjaw), members from Converge, as well as members from The #12 Looks Like You and Made Out Of Babies all get mentions. Though we may never know the true identity of this band, we have one thing going for us…some new music! Their new album is streaming on the band’s Myspace page and on September 9th, we can all have it in our hands thanks to Eyeball Records.

STREAM: United Nations via Myspace.

You can check out a tracklisting of the record after the jump. (more…)

ADAM TURLA lead singer/drinker of MURDER BY DEATH has released a new track online. The song, called “The Moon Is Up” was posted on a myspace page Turla made for the song, which is described as a B-Side.

Is seems Turla posted the track strictly to share, because reading the page gives off no notification there’s a solo album in the works. No art, no friends and a post that friend requests and comments will not be approved.

MP3: Adam Turla :: “The Moon Is Up”

CLUTCH are gearing up to release their first ever live DVD, Full Fathom Five on August 12th. The DVD will be culled from 4 live shows recorded in late 2007. Along with the DVD, there will be an accompanying live audio CD of the shows.

The band just debuted a live version of “Texan Book Of The Dead”. Check it out and get a preview of some live Clutch.

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MP3: Clutch :: “Texan Book Of The Dead (Live)”

Full Fathom Five artwork can be seen after the jump. (more…)

As of midnight this morning, SPIRITUALIZED’s new album Songs In A&E is up for streaming on the band’s myspace page in its entirety. Go and make sure you check it out for it’s only going to be up for the next week. The album is in stores May 27th.

STREAM: Spiritualized :: Songs In A&E on myspace

ROB DICKINSON, former frontman of highly influential British band CATHERINE WHEEL is set to re-release his debut solo album, Fresh Wine For The Horses. The album will be released as a two disc set on June 10th. The album will have one new song, “End Of The World”. The bonus disc will contain 6 acoustic versions of classic Catherine Wheel songs.

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MP3: Rob Dickinson :: “The End Of The World”

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