Facedown Records

The sophomore album from Take It Back! titled “Atrocities” is in stores and online today! Pick up a copy at Hot Topic, Hastings, Zia, Graywhale, Rasputins, Independent Records, Dimple, Bull Moose and other indie stores nationwide. You can also pick it up in our online store or on iTunes.

We are happy to announce the addition of New York’s Letter To The Exiles to the Strike First roster. Fronted by former Alove For Enemies vocalist, Erich Barto, Letter To The Exiles released their debut “A Call To Arms” in 2008 on Harvest Earth Records and are currently writing and recording for their Strike First full length which will see an early 2010 release. Check them out on myspace here

Hands and In The Midst Of Lions will be out on the road together alongside of Beneath The Sky (Victory) and We Were Gentlemen (Century Media) from Nov. 13 – Dec. 20 on “The Humanoids Are Coming” tour. Check out our tours section for all the dates and info.

Take It Back have posted a brand new song titled “Hollow Eyes” from their upcoming full length “Atrocities”, due out November 10. Check it out now on myspace and make sure to check out the pre-order options we have in our online store. $14.99 gets you the album and a T-shirt! Also, the band will be tour from Nov. 6 – 16 with Four Letter Lie (Victory Rec) so check out those tour dates in the tours section.

From the band: “We are stoked to announce that we will be leaving out on a short headlining stint on November 1st with our friends in VENIA and HUNDREDTH. Both bands are solid dudes with solid tunes and we’re happy to have them out with us to help us finish up some of our final dates for 2009.” The tour will mainly hit the southeast and midwest regions of the country right before the band joins up with “THE HELL MUST FEAR US WINTER TOUR” with Impending Doom and Oh Sleeper.

The band has also just released the track “Retribution” from their album, Depravity, on their myspace

Impending Doom and Oh Sleeper are co-headlining the “Hell Must Fear Us” tour this December. Also on the tour is The Showdown, A Plea For Purging and The Great Commission. Check out all the dates in our tours sections and make sure you check out this show!

We are very excited to announce the newest addition to the Facedown Family: Onward To Olympas, hailing from Charlotte, NC. Their debut album “This World Is Not My Home” was recorded with Jamie King (Between The Buried and Me, For Today) and will be released on Facedown on Jan. 19. You can check out a couple songs from the album at the bands myspace. Please take a moment to check them out and welcome them to the family. Be checking back frequently for pre-order and tour updates.

For Today will be touring alongside of Throwdown, Bury Your Dead, Abacabb and The World We Knew on “The Deathless Tour I”. Check out our tour sections for all of the dates and make sure to mark your calendars when this tour comes to a city near you!

We are very excited to announce the signing of Shapes Stars Make (to Dreamt Music). This Dallas / Fort Worth, TX based trio will be releasing their debut full length titled “These Mountains Are Safe” in January 2010. The album was engineered by Jon Congleton (Explosions In The Sky, Appleseed Cast) and Absolute Punk has referred to Shapes Stars Make as ‘airy with gentle flickers that light up small and large.’ Check out some older tracks on their myspace now and be checking back for a brand new track to be released shortly.

Sleeping Giant will be out on a full US tour from Nov. 20 – Dec. 19 with Winds Of Plague, Stick To Your Guns, Oceano, and Circle Of Contempt. Check out the tours section for all of the dates.