O' Pioneers has a new band, a new record and new tourdates!

Looks like Eric Soloman is shaking things up again at the old O' PIONEERS camp. This time he has enlisted the help of Toronto, Ontario's JUNIOR BATTLES to function as his backing band for the foreseeable future. We at Kiss of Death are happy to announce the upcoming split 7" between the two bands that made this wonderful union.

And what do you know, they have songs up for you to listen to! Recorded during a marathon practice session in Toronto last month, check out O' PIONEERS new song "That's My Blood" HERE. JUNIOR BATTLES contributed the track "Passing Out" and you can check that bad boy out HERE.

The two bands will be touring together at the beginning of May on their way to the first ever RAD FEST in Wilmington, North Carolina. Check out the dates below:


O' Pioneers/Junior Battles Tour:

5/06/10 Waterloo, ON @ The Grist Mill w/ Iron Lung, The Decay
5/07/10 Toronto, ON @ Sneaky Dees
5/08/10 Buffalo, NY @ TBA
5/09/10 Boston, MA @ Harper's Ferry
5/10/10 New York, NY @ Knitting Factory w/ Bomb the Music Industry, Thousandaires
5/11/10 Asbury Park, NJ @ Asbury Lanes w/ Bomb the Music Industry
5/12/10 Philadelphia, PA @ AVA House
5/13/10 Wilmington, NC @ The Soapbox (pre-Rad Fest show)
5/14/10 Wilmington, NC @ Rad Fest
5/15/10 Wilmington, NC @ Rad Fest
5/16/10 Atlanta, GA @ The Drunken Unicorn w/ The Wild
5/17/10 Chattanooga, TN @ JJ's
5/18/10 Cincinnati, OH @ The Hungry House
5/19/10 Chicago, IL @ Ronnys w/ Tin Armour
5/20/10 Lansing, MI @ TBA
5/21/10 Cleveland, OH @ The Soggy Dog

- Alex

Show Updates!

So I just got a bunch of new dates added to the Shows and Tours page of our site. UNWELCOME GUESTS, VIRGINS, O' PIONEERS, THE MEASURE (SA) , HOW DARE YOU, FELLOW PROJECT , THE HOMEWRECKERS and CHILLERTON all got updated, as well as increasingly rare performances by SHAKING HANDS and MONIKERS have been announced at this year's first ever RAD FEST. Click on "Shows and Tours" at the top of the page to check out all of the new dates!

- Alex

Above Them post new song!

ABOVE THEM have just posted their track from the upcoming 4-way split featuring NEW BRUISES, THE MEASURE (SA), and CHILLERTON. Go on over to their MYSPACE to give it a listen and get stoked on the upcoming release! We also have their album "Blueprint for a Better Time" available on CD in our distro HERE.

If you find yourself to be across the pond from KOD HQ, the band also has a slew of shows coming up in the UK:

04/24/10 Sheffield, UK @ The Stockroom w/ Leagues Apart and Cynics
05/02/10 London, UK @ Bloomsbury Bowling Lanes - Punk N Bowl 4
05/14/10 Kingston, UK @ The Fighting Cocks w/ Dear Landlord, Zatopeks, The Hotlines, and Serf Combat
05/15/10 Newport, Wales @ Le Pub w/ Dear Landlord, Zatopeks, Four Letter Word
05/19/10 Leeds, UK @ Royal Park Cellars w/ Grown Ups
05/21/10 Lincoln, UK @ The Library Bar w/ Leagues Apart, You Me and the Atom Bomb
05/22/10 Pontefract, UK @ Practice Room Show w/ Leagues Apart, You Me and the Atom Bomb
05/29/10 Nottingham, UK @ The Central w/ Deny Everything
07/04/10 Cambridge, UK @ The Portland Arms w/ Leagues Apart, Broken Few
09/05/10 Sheffield, UK @ The Stockroom w/ The Great St. Louis
09/18/10 Southsea, UK @ Southsea Fest

- Alex

No Friends on ESPN!

The Richmond, VA stop of the NO FRIENDS east coast tour took place at a bike lot complete with ramps and a bbq. For those of you that missed out on the fun, some videographers and photographers were there to capture some of the EXTREME action and set the video to the first track from the No Friends "Traditional Failures" EP. That video can now be found on ESPN's website HERE. Check it out!

Also, I brought home all of our leftover T-shirts and Hoodies from tour and gave them to KOD to sell. They're really cheap, so pick one up. Shirts can be found HERE and Hoodies HERE. The hoodies are only available in size large, but the shirts are available in small, medium and large.

- Alex

No Friends merch for sale!!

3 different shirts and a hoodie!! go check em out in the store. all in small, medium or large on gilden tees. hoodies in large only.

STORE!

got a few new records in the store as well.

Mouthbreather Tour!

Richmond, Virginia's MOUTHBREATHER are kicking off their summer tour next week which takes them all over the United States east coast and midwest. The band will end their tour with a performance at the first ever RAD FEST in Wilmington, North Carolina alongside Leatherface, None More Black, New Mexican Disaster Squad, the Sainte Catherines and more. Check out the dates below:

4/21/10 Richmond, VA @ Gallery 5 w/ Pedals on our Pirate Ship, Field Day
4/23/10 Greensboro, NC @ Westerwood w/Collector
4/24/10 Charlotte, NC @ Lunchbox Records w/Collector
4/25/10 Jacksonville, FL @ Lomax Lodge
4/26/10 St. Augustine, FL @ Nobby's w/ Tubers
4/27/10 Tampa, FL @ Fubar
4/28/10 Gainesville, FL @The Junkyard w/ Army of Ponch, So Pastel, Carbs
4/29/10 Athens, GA @ The Hangar w/ Dead Dog, The Hot New Mexicans
4/30/10 Louisville, KY @ Skull Alley
5/01/10 Lexington, KY @ Crucial Fun House
5/02/10 Chicago, IL @ TBA
5/03/10 Indianapolis, IN @ The Halloween House
5/04/10 Columbus, OH @ 15th House w/ Bridesmaid, Restless
5/05/10 Frostburg, MD @ The Warren
5/06/10 Baltimore, MD @ Charm City Arts Space w/ Max Levine Ensemble, Pansori
5/07/10 New York, NY @ Death By Audio w/ Bridge and Tunnel, Max Levine Ensemble
5/08/10 Providence, RI @ The 201 w/ Max Levine Ensemble, She Rides
5/09/10 Philadelphia, PA w/ Rapid Cities
5/10/10 New Brunswick NJ @ Bosnia w/ Rapid Cities, The Measure (SA)
5/11/10 Wlimington, DE @ The Mason Jar w/ Holy Dirt
5/12/10 Washington DC @ TBA w/ The Measure (SA)
5/13/10 Wilmington, NC @ The Soapbox (Rad Fest pre-show)
5/14/10 Wilmington, NC @ Rad Fest
5/15/10 Wilmington, NC @ Rad Fest

You can pick up their s/t 7", the "Thank You For Your Patience" CD, and their split with Environmental Youth Crunch in the STORE!

- Alex

New Bruises playing tomorrow with Senders in Gainesville!

Tomorrow night KOD's head honcho Bryon will be heading over to Gainesville with his band NEW BRUISES to play a free show with SENDERS. Senders features No Idea/Southern Lovin employee Cam Taylor who you should all know and believe is an awesome guy even though he wears glasses. What a nerd! They're a really good band... almost as good as these guys: THE SENDERS.



The show is free. Heads Held High are also playing, and it's an early one! (Well early for Gainesville, which means regular time for most other cities). If you're in the area you should really check it out!

- Alex

No Friends live in New Brunswick/Tour Roundup

So the NO FRIENDS / DEEP SLEEP tour was a smashing success. All the shows were great, and we even managed to get some footage which will eventually be part of a No Friends video. Our buddy Jason from NONE MORE BLACK will be putting it together and he's really good at what he does, so we're very excited. In the meantime, HERE'S some footage of us playing 3 songs from our new EP in New Brunswick, NJ.



We also came home with a decent amount of No Friends t-shirts and hoodies which you will soon be able to purchase from the KOD store. Kiss of Death is in the process of moving to a new warehouse, so Glenn will get them up as soon as we're settled back in! You can pick up the new No Friends EP on vinyl HERE or you can download all of the songs for free HERE.

Expect a slew of new updates in the near future! I gotta catch up with everyone and find out what they've been up to while I've been gone!

- Alex

MOVING!!!

it's gonna be a about a week before i can ship yr packages cause we are moving and everything is packed up so please be patience while we get moved and set up again.

i will have all the orders out hopefully late next week.


thanks
-Glenn

No Friends "Traditional Failures" 12" Vinyl EP out now!

Man, this couldn't have worked out any more perfectly. The No Friends east coast tour starts today and the record is now also available on vinyl too. The one-sided 12" EP is available in a bunch of different colors, but we specially pressed a limited 300 copies in clear gold. (They look awesome!) If you didn't already know, you can download a 128 kbps version of the entire record for absolutely FREE right HERE. If you like what you hear and want to buy a copy go right HERE. The band will also have copies at their upcoming shows.



TRACKLISTING:

1. A Look Ahead
2. Letter of Apology
3. Permanent Black Eye
4. Armed to the Teeth
5. Control Freaks
6. Traditional Failures


DESCRIPTION:

This hardcore supergroup featuring Tony Foresta (Municipal Waste), Richard Minino (New Mexican Disaster Squad, None More Black, Gatorface), Alex Goldfarb (New Mexican Disaster Squad, Gatorface, Virgins) and Sam Johnson (New Mexican Disaster Squad, Virgins) are back with a follow-up to their blistering 2009 s/t debut on No Idea Records. The label and format have changed, but their raging 80's hardcore tendencies are still fully intact and even more focused than on their previous effort. This 6 song EP (which rips by in right around 8 minutes) harkens back to 80's hardcore with an equal nod to each coast. Fans of Dag Nasty, Minor Threat and Bad Brains will be equally as pleased as those that lean more towards the western approach of the Adolescents, Black Flag and Descendents. This EP is pressed on one side of an LP at 45 RPM (for maximum sound quality) and features artwork by the bands own drummer (Richard "Horsebites" Minino of the Black Axe).


TOUR

4/02/10 Raleigh, NC @ The Pourhouse w/ Deep Sleep, Double Negative, Pollution
4/03/10 Harrisonburg, VA @ Macrock w/ Deep Sleep, Double Negative, Wasted Time, Valkaryie
4/04/10 Washington DC @ TBA
4/05/10 York, PA @ The Skid Row Garage w/ Deep Sleep, Common Enemy, and Olde Tiger
4/06/10 New Brunswick, NJ @ Bosnia w/ Deep Sleep, Nightbirds
4/07/10 Boston, MA @ Church of Boston w/ Deep Sleep, Ramming Speed, Hellbent Hookers, Livver
4/08/10 Brooklyn, NY @ Bruar Falls w/ Deep Sleep, The Bombettes, Nightbirds
4/09/10 Philadelphia, PA @ The Terrordome w/ Deep Sleep, Affirmative Action Jackson, John Wilkes Youth
4/10/10 Richmond, VA @ The Bikelot w/ Deep Sleep, Cloak/Dagger, Dry Spell, Freeman

Come out and see us at one of these shows. We don't tour a lot!

- Alex

How Dare You to play at Sun Fest

We don't know a whole lot about Sun Fest here at KOD HQ, but I'll tell you one thing. Our boys in HOW DARE YOU are playing with fucking ZZ TOP! Man if I wasn't so busy with getting ready to leave on tour right now, I would totally photoshop a picture of all of them with crazy ZZ Top beards. Anybody want to do that real quick for me? I'll post it. I swear. Email it to me: alexkodrecs@gmail.com

Go to SUN FEST for ticketing and other info!

Pick up their split 7" with THE KNOCKDOWN right over HERE.



- Alex