Just when you thought you had everything in the Deftones world figured out, you see something a little left of center. Norma Jean, christian metalcore princes, were recently joined by Chino of the Deftones in the studio to help work on their latest album. Normally things like this just kind of fade away and people pass it off as rumors or something, but here’s video evidence of Chino in the studio helping Norma Jean with their latest studio effort. Looks like someone’s got a soft spot for christian metalcore.

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Zao’s album “Where Blood and Fire Bring Rest” is a classic example of metalcore innovation. At the time, 1998, no one really was playing innovative metalcore in the Christian music scene. Branded as a Christian band, thanks in large part to their first record featuring a different vocalist, and the moniker of Tooth and Nail Records being the only label who was pushing only Christian music at the time, Zao didn’t really want to be pigeon holed, but had to just deal with it.

The timers were just different, and while many youth group’s did not embrace the vocals of …

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August Burns Red will be going on a headlining tour with Sky Eats Airplane, A Skylit Drive, Greeley Estates and This or the Apocalypse in August. So get ready for the metalcore onslaught to pull through your town, and make sure you don’t miss this one.

August 29 Lemoyne, Pennsylvania @ Champion Ship
August 31 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania @ First Unitarian Church
September 1 Baltimore, Maryland @ Otto Bar
September 3 Richmond, Virginia @ Canal Club
September 4 Wilmington, North Carolina @ Soapbox Laundro-Loung
September 5 Charlotte North Carolina @ Amo’s Southend
September 8 Nashville, Tennessee @ Rocketown
September 9 Atlanta, Georgia @ The Masquerade
September 10 Jacksonville, Florida @ …

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Walls of Jericho, the most prolific and endearing female fronted hardcore band, is getting ready for a new record to come out soon, and to celebrate Trustkill Records has unleashed an E-Card for you to preview new tracks. Walls of Jericho’s, The American Dream, is set to be released July 29th 2008, and Trustkill is praying that it does well, or else Bleeding Through is going to have a field day with the label. Check out the official “American Dream” e-card now.

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Do I really need to Hype this one? This looks to be another heavy tour, so make sure you check your city, and bring a mouth piece, because things are going to get bad fast.

Full Blown Chaos w/ The Breathing Process, Sons of Azrael:

6/21 @ The School - Pittsburgh, PA
6/22 @ Bernie’s - Columbus, OH
6/23 @ Yesterdays - Wheeling, WV
6/24 @ The Hangar Venue - Buchanan, GA
6/25 @ Beamers - Panama City, FL
6/26 @ Skatepark of Memphis -Memphis, TN
6/27@ The Foundry Music Theatre - Joplin, MO
6/28 @ McGraws - Hutchinson, KS
6/29 @ Bulldog Cafe - Louisville, KY
7/1 @ Club Bjiou …

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Verse is a hardcore band that just hit my radar like a ton of bricks. They are an impassioned hardcore band that is bringing something special that other bands aren’t. You owe it to yourself to check them out. Check out the official Verse myspace page, and check out the official Verse website, as well as Bridge 9 Records. They have a new album out now entitled “Aggression” and it’s not half bad.

June 21 - Westcott in Syracuse, NY (shredding with friends/roommates in Soul Control)
June 22 - Inside Out Gallery in Traverse City, MI
June 23 - Now That’s Class in …

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Trivium has finished recording their next full-length album. The effort was produced by Nick Raskulinecz (Danzig, Shadows Fall) and is currently being mixed. Roadrunner Records is looking to unleash this one on September 30th, but there is no name to the record yet. Hopefully it won’t sound like Metallica “light” as the last album sounded like. Trivium will hit some shows in Japan later this Summer, and most likely will have a full U.S. Tour to support the album.

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FINALLY! A good response to the downloading music craze that has a lot of bands mad these days. I’ve been saying this for a long time, and maybe now that it is featured on Mtv2’s Headbangers Ball Blog, someone out there will trust when I say what I say about buying hard versions of music. Read what Terror’s front man has to say about this:

Sure, I would like a huge royalty check and top chart positions, but I’m a realist, and playing what we play…that just won’t happen whether downloading existed or not. I’m upset because getting a downloaded …

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Norma Jean’s new album cover artwork is here, it prominently features the title Anti-Mother, and looks really gorey. Not half-bad for the guys that have made a living with stop, go, stop, go metalcore with a christian message. (I’m a fan) If you’re not familiar with Norma Jean’s body of work, you might want to educate yourself to the metalcore stylings of one of the biggest bands in the independent circuit right now. They will be playing the warped tour main stage all summer, so you can check them out there. Here are the full list of Norma Jean tourdates, …

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Life In Your Way will hit the road one last time later this month with Once Nothing, bringing their brand of metalcore goodness to a select group of cities.

6/20 Queensbury, NY @ West Glens Falls Firehouse
6/21 Dover, OH @ Rock Bottom
6/22 Charleroi, PA @ Club Octane
6/23 Howell, MI @ Howell Opera House
6/24 Nashville, TN @ The Anchor w/ As Cities Burn
6/25 Terre Haute, IN @ Eternal Ink
6/26 TBA
6/27 Chaska, MN @ Redemption Fest
6/28 Morrhead, MN @ All Star Bowl
6/29 Jefferson, SD @ Jefferson Community Center
6/30 Marshalltown, IA @ First Methodist Church
7/1 Bushnell, IL @ Cornerstone Fest (Tooth & Nail Day)
7/2 …

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