April 22, 2012 (Week Prior) - AbsolutePunk.net

Deadkill - Deadkill 7" (release date - May 22nd
http://www.deadkill.bandcamp.com
Punk / Rock from Seattle, WA (RIYL: Black Flag, The Germs, The Lemons, The Hookers)

Absolute Monarchs - 1 (release date -- April 17th)
www.absolutemonarchs.bandcamp.com
Post-Punk / Indie Punk from Seattle, WA (RIYL: Fugazi, Drive Like Jehu, The Monorchid)

Couteaux - Sail West to Reach the East (release date: June 20, 2012)
http://couteauxmusic.com/
Poppy Post-Hardcore from California (RIYL: Lower Definition, Senses Fail, Story of the Year)

Don't Wait Up - Blue Waffle (release date: February 2012
http://www.facebook.com/BallsAndWeinersMusic
Pop-Punk from Ohio

Reality Slap - Necks & Ropes (release date 03/02/12)
http://www.facebook.com/realityslap
Punk / Hardcore form Portugal (RIYL: Parkway Drive, Trapped Under Ice)

Cory Bishop - Southern Pines (release date: April 18, 2012)
www.corybishopmusic.com
Alt-Country from TN (RIYL: Josh Ritter, Ryan Adams, Hank Williams)

The Atom Age - The Hottest Thing That's Cool (Release date: May 29th)
www.facebook.com/theatomage
Punk / Rock 'N' Roll from Oakland, CA (RIYL: Rocket From The Crypt, Hot Snakes, The Bronx, Riverboat Gamblers, The Hives, The Sonics)

Marina City - In The Wake Of Dreaming (release date: February 14th 2012
https://www.facebook.com/MarinaCityBand?ref=ts
Rock from Illinois (RIYL: D.R.U.G.S, Go Radio)

Johnny Headband - Who Cooks (Release date: May 17th, 2012)
http://soundcloud.com/johnnyheadband...ks-for/s-GToOT
Electro-Pop from Detroit, Michigan (RIYL: Electric 6, Beck, MGMT)

Adestria - Chapters (release date – 3.26.12)
http://www.facebook.com/adestriamusic
Metalcore from San Diego, California (RIYL: The Devil Wears Prada, August Burns Red, Asking Alexandria)

Shadows Fall - Fire From The Sky (release date 5.15.12)
www.shadowsfall.com
Metal from Massachusetts (RIYL: All That Remains, Lamb Of God, Killswitch Engage)

For Today - Immortal (release date 5.22.12)
www.facebook.com/ForToday
Christian Metalcore from Sioux City, Iowa (RIYL: Miss May I, The Devil Wears Prada, August Burns Red)

Fly This For Me - Making Shadows (release date - 16th July)
www.facebook.com/FlyThisForMeUK
Punk from UK (RIYL: Blink 182, Foo Fighters)

Cheers Elephant - Like Wind Blows Fire (Release date: 5/08/2012)
http://teamclermont.com/roster/12304/cheers-elephant
Psych Pop Rock from Philadelphia, PA (RIYL: Woods, Real Estate, Girls)

Life After Liftoff - Brand New Life (release date: 5.1.12)
www.LifeAfterLiftoff.com
Pop-Punk from Dayton, Ohio

The Great American Canyon Band - Tumbleweed (release date - April 3, 2012)
http://www.thegreatamericancanyonband.com/
Cosmic American Music from Chicago, IL (RIYL: Bon Iver, Beach House, Arcade Fire)

Dorian - Rex (release date: 04/02/12)
http://www.neverfaceyourfears.com
Alternative from Massachusetts

Torche - Harmonicraft (Release date: April 24)
http://www.torchemusic.com/
Metal from Miami, FL (RIYL: Black Sabbath, Foo Fighters, Superchunk)

Mean Jeans - On Mars (release date: April 18)
http://www.facebook.com/themeanjeans
Pop Punk from Portland, OR (RIYL: Ramones, the Queers, Jay Retard)

White Lung - Sorry (release date: May 29)
http://www.facebook.com/whitelung
Post Hardcore from Vancouver, BC (RIYL: Bikini Kill, Hot Snakes, Drive Like Jehu)

Carrier - Epidemic (release date: 03/16/2012)
http://www.facebook.com/CarrierAL
Metal from Alabama

Brave New Storm - Trees Life The Sea (release date: 12/03/2012)
www.facebook.com/bravenewstorm
Post-Rock / Folk from UK (RIYL: Silver Mt Zion. Arcade Fire. Death Cab For Cutie)

A Censored Sunlight - Midnight Fission (Release Date? April 28, 2012)
www.soundcloud.com/acensoredsunlight
Alternative / Sadcore from Chicago, Illinois (RIYL: Trent Reznor and Lana Del Rey)

Jared Grabb - Pulling Weight (release date: 6/5/12)
www.jaredgrabb.com
Folk from Illinois (RIYL: Chuck Ragan, Gaslight Anthem, William Elliott Whitmore, The Wooden Sky, Scouts Honor)

Cliff Letters (formerly known as Radio Canon) - Drive Smart 2011 (release date: November 23, 2011)
http://cliffletters.bandcamp.com/album/drive-smart-2011
Alternative / Folk from Colorado

Cliff Letters - Letters (release date: March 28, 2012)
http://cliffletters.bandcamp.com/album/letters
Experimental Folk from Colorado

Kabul Golf Club - le bal du rat mort (release date: February 2012)
www.kgc-band.com
Noise / Math-Rock from Belgium (RIYL: Blood Brothers)

Limozine - Full Service (release date: May 21)
www.facebook.com/limozineband
Punk from UK (RIYL: The Stooges, The Cramps, The Ramones)

Silent Descent - Mind Games (release date: May 7)
www.silentdescent.com
Trance Metal from UK (RIYL: Asking Alexandria, Dead By April, Blood Stain Child)

Say Hello To The Angels - Break Your Sword (release date: April 10 2012)
http://soundcloud.com/sayhellotothea...ak-your-sword/
Southern Punk Rock from TX (RIYL: Hot Water Music, Gaslight Anthem, Rise Against)

Better Left Unsaid - Better Left Unsaid (release date: July 31 2012
http://betterleftunsaidmusic.com/
Metal from CA (RIYL: Threat Signal, Fear Factory, Soilwork, Machinehead)

Derelict - Perpetuation (release date: April 20 2012)
www.derelictmetal.com
Technical Death Metal from Canada (RIYL: Death, Obscura, The Black Dahlia Murder)

CrashScene - I Fall Apart (release date: March 13 2012)
http://crashscenemusic.com/
Rock from Canada (RIYL: Neurosonic, Bif Naked)

Through the Sparks - Alamalibu (release date - June 19)
www.throughthesparksmusic.com
Indie / Alt / Psychedelic from Birmingham, Alabama (RIYL: The Walkmen, The War on Drugs, Broken Social Scene)

American Gospel - Tall Tales Vol. 1 (release date: May 15th)
www.American-Gospel.com
Indie Rock from NY (Republic of Wolves side project)

Of Mice and Musicians - Bottles and Bones (release date: April 1)
http://www.facebook.com/ omicenmusicians
Hip-Hop / Jazz / Rock from Detroit, MI

God Seed - TBA
www.facebook.com/GodSeedOfficial
Black Metal from Bergen, Norway (RIYL: Gorgoroth)

Wazu - Wazu (release date: Jan 10, 2012)
http://wazuband.com
Dark Wave from Australia/Brooklyn (RIYL: Depeche Mode)

Six60 - Six60 (release date: Oct 2011)
https://www.six60.co.nz/default.aspx
Soul / Rock / Dubstep / Drum and Bass from New Zealand

More Than Skies - I Am Only Above the Ground (release date - 2-23-12)
http://morethanskies.bandcamp.com/
Folk / Rock from NY (RIYL: Wilco, Elliott Smith,The Beatles)

Dakota Drive - More To This (Release Date: April 12, 2012
http://www.purevolume.com/DakotaDrive
Acoustic / Alternative from Minneapolis, MN

Downtown Struts - Victoria! (release date: May 15th, 2012)
www.piratespressrecords.com
Punk from Chicago, IL (RIYL: Against Me!, Bouncing Souls, Rancid)

Cats and Cats and Cats - Catsalogue (release date: 28th May 2012)
http://soundcloud.com/function-recor...-cats-and-cats
Folk Pop from UK (RIYL: This Town Needs Guns)

Forever Her Nightmare - The Rebirth (release date: July 2011)
www.facebook.com/ForeverHerNightmare
Post-Hardcore / Metal from New York

Mind Crimes - Slave to the Mind (release date: April 30 2012
http://facebook.com/mindcrimesohio
Hardcore / Punk / Thrash from Ohio

Caught Red Handed - Static (release date: 01/14/2012)
www.caughtredhandednj.com
Punk Rock from New Jersey (RIYL: Green Day, Alkaline Trio, Rancid, Social Distortion, Offspring, New Found Glory)

Lioness - The Golden Killer (release date: 4/17/2012)
http://lionessmusic.com/
Dance Rock from Toronto, Canada (RIYL: Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Gossip, Florence + The Machine)

Advice from a Caterpillar - Many-Worlds (Release Date: 03/20/2012)
www.facebook.com/afacofficial
Folk / Rock / Pop from Manchester, UK

Cynotia - I Would Fly... (release date: March 22)
www.cynotia.com
Alt-Rock from England

Crazy Arm - Little Boats (release date - 21 April 2012)
https://www.facebook.com/thecrazyarm
Punk / Folk from Devon, UK (RIYL: Against Me!, Johnny Cash, Frank Turner, good old spit in your face punk rock!)

Highway Headline - Highway Headline (Release Date: March 16th, 2012)
www.highwayheadline.com
Rock / Indie / Pop from St. Louis, MO

For The Life Of Me - Closure
https://www.facebook.com/forthelifeofmepdx
Emo / Rock / Punk from Portland, OR (RIYL: Name Taken, Balance and Composure, The Early November, Further Seems Forever)

Brain Size 61 - Home Invasion (release date April 3, 2012)
www.brainsize61.com
Classic Punk from Montreal, Canada (RIYL: Ramones, Sex Pistols, Dinosaur Jr)

Mountain Tamer - The Glad (Release date: March 23, 2012)
http://mtntmr.bandcamp.com/album/the-glad
Psychedelic / Garage / Funk / Punk from Santa Cruz, California (RIYL: The Doors, Queens of the Stoneage, Nirvana, The Black Angels, Sleepy Sun)

Idlehands - Common Soul (Release date: June 19th, 2012)
www.Facebook.com/IdlehandsOfficial
Modern Indie from California (RIYL: Circa Survive, As Tall As Lions, Harvard)

Renart - Petits Charmes (release date: 23th April 2012)
http://soundcloud.com/crackirecords/...ts-charmes-ep/
Deep House from Paris, France (RIYL: Larcier, Isaac Delusion)

Gatherer - Postcards (release date: March 6th, 2012)
www.facebook.com/gatherernj
Hardcore from New Jersey (RIYL: Modern Life Is War, Touche Amore, Thursday)

Janus 4-14 - Janus 4-14 (release date: 4/3/12)
http://www.janus414.com
Rock from North Carolina (RIYL: Weezer, Sebadoh, Superchunk)

Panic Years - The Month's Mind (release date: June 12, 2012)
www.panicyearsband.com
Indie Rock from Pennsylvania (RIYL: Nada Surf, Silversun Pickups, Manchester Orchestra, Pixies)

Red Light Sky - Red Light Sky (Release date: April 3, 2012)
www.facebook.com/RedLightSky
Pop-Punk from Los Angeles, CA

Author - People Are Alike All Over (release date: 5/9/12)
http://facebook.com/weareauthor
Indie Rock from Minnesota (RIYL: Oceana, Copeland)

Brazilian Money - Doug Nasty (release date: April 14, 2012)
http://brazilianmoney.bandcamp.com
Experimental Pop / Alternative from Alberta, Canada (RIYL: Brian Eno, Ariel Pink, Chad Vangaalen, Tom Waits)

Year of The Dragon - Five Fingers of Def! (release date: 3/12/2012)
www.YOTD.la
Punk from CA (RIYL: Fishbone)

Bewized - The Scorch of Rage (release date: April 25th, 2011
http://www.bewizedofficial.com
Groove Metal / Metalcore from Thessaloniki, Greece (RIYL: Trivium, Machine Head & Lamb of God)

Teramaze - Anhedonia (Release Date: 4/24/2012 USA / 27-04-2012 Europe)
www.teramaze.com.au
Thrash / Prog Metal from Australia (RIYL: Nevermore, Karnivool, Pantera, Tool and Devin Townsend)

Gamepad - Tiempo de Cambiar (release date: June 2011)
www.gamepadoficial.com
Pop / Nintendo Punk from Uruguay (RIYL: Pop-Punk, Chiptunes and Vodeogames)

Live It Out - Illuminated (release date: April 7th, 2012)
www.liveitout.bandcamp.com
Pop Punk / Hardcore from Roseville, Michigan

All But Impossible - Windfall (Release date: August 27, 2011)
www.facebook.com/AllButImpossible
Progressive Hard Rock from New York (RIYL: Alter Bridge, Periphery, Protest the Hero, Black Stone Cherry)

Cedron - Watching The Sun Turn Pitch Black (release date: 2012-05-07)
http://www.facebook.com/cedronband
Hardcore / Metal Sweden (RIYL: Refused, Bring Me The Horizon, Defeater)

Sucre - A Minor Bird
www.sucreofficial.com
Stacy of Eisley and Darren of Mutemath

Tallhart - Bloodlines (April 10, 2012)
www.tallhart.com
Rock from FL

I the Mighty - Karma Never Sleeps (March 27, 2012)
www.facebook.com/ithemighty
Rock from CA

Underwater Tiger - Where Miles Become Meaning (Release date: March 27th 2012)
www.underwatertigermusic.com
Alternative from Horseheads, NY (RIYL: Yellowcard, Death Cab For Cutie, Jimmy Eat World, Motion City Soundtrack)

Tin Sparrow - Fair & Verdant Woods (release date: April 13 2012)
https://www.facebook.com/tinsparrow
Indie Folk from Sydney, Australia

They Sent Us Here - The Living Room (release date - March '12)
http://www.theysentushere.com
Rock / Alt-Rock from Los Angeles, CA / Long Island, NY (RIYL: a heavy mix of modern/classic rock with clean vocals)