In this week's Highlights:

Band of the Week: Gym Class Heroes
Released Last Week (date)
Released Today
Album Review: The Incurable Tragedy
Tour Spotlight


Band of the Week: Gym Class Heroes

Gym Class Heroes is a Fueled By Ramen quartet from New York. Travis McCoy (vocals), Disashi Lumumba-Kasongo (guitar), Eric Roberts (bass), and Matt McGinley (drums) make up Gym Class Heroes, who have released two EPs and three albums since 2001. Gym Class Heroes is an "alternative hip hop" group, which means that Travis raps/sings, but there's also a full band. Gym Class Heroes has played the entire Warped Tour and just released their third full-length album, The Quilt. They are also heading out on tour, so check the tour spotlight below to see if they're coming to your town!

gymclassheroes.com
myspace.com/gymclassheroes
purevolume.com/gymclassheroes

[Written by Taylor.]


Released Today:

All In - Team U.S.A. (Blood & Ink)
Astronautalis - Pomegranate (Eyeball)
Blitzen Trapper - Furr (Sub Pop)
Brightblack Morning Light - Motion To Rejoin (Matador)
Cold War Kids - Loyalty To Loyalty (Downtown)
Cycle Of Pain - Cycle Of Pain (Reform/Rock Ridge)
Girl Talk - Feed The Animals (Illegal Art)
High Places - High Places (Thrill Jockey)
IfIHadAHiFi - Fame By Proxy (Latest Flame)
Johnny Foreigner - Waited Up 'Til It Was Light (Nettwerk)
Koufax - Strugglers (Doghouse)
Lenka - Lenka (Epic)
Mogwai - The Hawk Is Howling (Matador)
Nihil - Krach (Hydra Head)
Oxbow - Fuckfest [reissue] (Hydra Head)
Pink Spiders - Sweat It Out (Mean Buzz)
Plain White T's - Big Bad World (Hollywood)
Sing It Loud - Come Around (Epitaph)
Ten Kens - Ten Kens (FatCat)
The Action Design - Never Say (Popsmear)
The Age Of Rockets - Hannah (Desolation Yes, Hesitation No/BMI)
The Gay Blades - Ghosts (Triple Crown)
The Standard - Swimmer (Partisan)
Thievery Corporation - Radio Retaliation (ESL)

[Release list from altpress.net - click here for more information.]


Album Review: The Incurable Tragedy

The Incurable Tragedy - Into Eternity (Century Media)
[Released September 2nd, 2008]


If you've heard of Into Eternity, you know they are a band that plays "progressive death metal". Their previous album, The Scattering of Ashes showed a lot of potential, but not all of it has translated to The Incurable Tragedy. The album is a concept album about a man suffering an incurable illness (cancer, specifically) and the emotion shows through the music.

There are quite a few awesome intros, and unlike the last album, the songs do not all sound alike which is great. If you're into death metal or screamo, you should give it a listen, but this album is not an essential one to own or listen to.

[Written by Brit.]


Tour Spotlight

Gym Class Heroes and The Roots are doing a short co-headlining tour together with special guest Estelle. The tour kicks off in early October and ends in November.

10/03 Baltimore, MD @ Ram's Head Live!
10/04 Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa
10/05 Myrtle Beach, SC @ The House of Blues
10/06 Atlanta, GA @ The Tabernacle
10/07 Lake Buena Vista, FL @ The House of Blues
10/08 Miami, Fl @ The Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theatre
10/10 Houston, TX @ Meridian (Estelle only)
10/11 Dallas, TX @ The Palladium
10/12 Austin, TX @ The Backyard
10/14 Phoenix, AZ @ The Marquee
10/19 Las Vegas, NV @ The House of Blues
10/21 Denver, CO @ The Fillmore
10/23 Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Ballroom
10/24 Chicago, IL @ The Congress Theatre
10/25 Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore
10/26 Toronto, ON @ Sound Academy
10/28 New York, NY @ Roseland Ballroom
10/30 Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
10/31 Asbury Park, NJ @ Asbury Park Convention Hall
11/1 Albany, NY @ Washington Avenue Armory

[Written by Taylor.]