Bury Me Standing, the final album from The Explosion, will be released on February 14th.

A punk band bringing back the Spirit of '77 in the early years of the 21st Century seems like one of the unlikeliest acts to incite a major label bidding war, but after the success of their relentless debut full-length Flash Flash Flash, that's exactly what happened with The Explosion. Eventually landing at Virgin Records, the Boston quintet didn't water down their sound much with their jump to the majors, keeping their old-school punk revivalism largely intact and releasing Black Tape, another fiery and catchy set of fist-pumping anthems. After finishing up recording their third LP, they were dropped from Virgin, and ultimately decided to call it quits early in 2007, leaving behind only...

The Explosion have posted a video for "All The Best," which is found on their yet-to-be-released, posthumous album, Bury Me Standing, on myspace.

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The Loved Ones have announced Dave Walsh and Chris Gonzalez, both formerly of The Explosion, as new members of the band.