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Hey guys! I have the quickest of quick news for you. Just two things:
SALE EXTENDED
Yeah bitches! We're having so much fun with this little sale of ours that we've decided to extend it for one more week! Originally scheduled to end last Saturday, we'll now be shutting it down on Saturday May 19.
This sale is MASSIVE. We've got discounted stuff from Gyroscope, Anberlin, City and Colour, The Red Shore, The Living End, Pee Records, The Aquabats, 3Wise Records, Karnivool, Boomtown Records, The Statics, Calling All Cars, Kisschasy, Hopeless Records, The Middle East, Jebediah, Birds of Tokyo, Trial Kennedy, Hilltop Hoods, Front End Loader, Jonesez, Golden Era Records, Illy, Trial and Error Records, The Wonder Years, Bodyjar, Taperjean Records, Mere Theory, Shihad, Drapht, Thursday, Care Factor Zero, AND SHITLOADS MORE. I'm not even kidding, this list barely scratches the surface.
Get in on this shit! We won't be having another sale until this time next year, so hit it before you miss it! Check out all the specials here or drop down to the store in Ringwood and get your browse on!
PRE-ORDERS
We are getting crazy into our pre-orders! We love sending people a new album on the day it's released, and we love it even more if we can give them some free awesome shit with it!
Check out the pre-order deals we're running right now:
- Parkway Drive's new DVD Home Is For The Heartless (also available on Blu-Ray!)
- Motion City Soundtrack's new album Go (also available on vinyl)
- House Vs Hurricane's new album Crooked Teeth, also available in a package with some rad HvH socks!
- We Rob Banks' new EP The House of Gonzo (with bonus guitar pick and sticker, or in a package with pick, sticker and shirt!)
- Buried in Verona's new album Notorious
- Miss May I's new album At Heart
Want any of these things in your hands on the day they're released? That is a sensible thing to want. Click some links, buddy!
Aaaaaand that's it okay bye for now
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April is a very special month for Fist2Face. Not just because we get to eat buttloads of chocolate, but also because it contains a day on which the world celebrates Fist2Face and all stores like it around the world - that's right kids, Saturday April 21 is Record Store Day!
We are so excited about this annual celebration that we've decided to use it as a kicking-off point for a sale! That's right, a SALE. Not only has it been a while since we've had a sale, but this is going to be the biggest and most incredible sale we've ever had, so stand up and take notice! Scroll down for some more juicy details about that.
We'll also have something else very special on Record Store Day: a limited release cassette tape (what? yes.) from a very awesome mystery band. I'm not gonna say who it is, but you're gonna feel very silly if you miss the call to get in your car and drive down to find out!
NEW STOCK
- Issue 07 of veri.live is now out, with music from Opeth and Self is a Seed, a special on the Soundwave Festival, artwork from Bugdust's Shannon Trottman, and seriously what are you even DOING just buy it already
- We've got new shirts and new singlets from The Living End!
- Dropkick Murphys have just released a brand new live album, with guest vocals from Chris Cheney and Fat Mike!
- Who likes Bugdust? Who likes new shirts with their name on them? Is it you? It's you, isn't it.
- Your new favourite band Aitches have just released their debut album, Stay In Bed!
- We have some awesome Brand New blacklight posters! They're trippy and fluffy and awesome.
- Is it 2002? Sure, why not! Get some CKY DVDs up ya!
- We now have stock of the new Deez Nuts DVD, as well as the bundle edition containing a t-shirt and dog tags!
- Dream On Dreamer snapbacks! Your outfit is now complete.
- CDs: Cancer Bats, Chico Flash, I am Duckeye, The Furys, Your Demise (Aus), Howling Dollhouse, Spycatcher, Jasta, Bright Eyes, CRYPTIC, Blood For Blood, Up and Atom, Tim Hampshire, and heaps more!
- Vinyl: Anchors, We Sink, Lookin' In, Warbrain, Flogging Molly, I Exist, Two Tongues, Bodyjar, and heaps more!
- Shirts: Mayday Parade, Northlane, The Amity Affliction, and heaps more!
- Hoodies: The Amity Affliction, Motionless in White, and heaps more!
CD OF THE MONTH
CHILDREN COLLIDE - MONUMENT
Love them or loathe them, Melbourne indie rockers Children Collide have done pretty well for themselves. With two successful albums, a slew of popular singles, a strong fan-base and a reputation as one of the most reliably incendiary live acts in the country - they've come a long way since opening Perth's one-off Blackjack Festival back in 2007. The next notch on their Facebook timeline is new album Monument, billed as the work of a "maturing band".
The word "mature" can have a lot of negative connotations for fans of rock music, so let's get one thing straight: Children Collide haven't gone soft on you. They haven't filled this album with acoustic numbers, strings, piano ballads or anything like that. The songs still sounds fundamentally 'Children Collide'; guitarist/vocalist Johnny Mackay's trademark echoey, distorted guitar lines and distinctive vocals are still there, and it's unlikely you'd mistake these songs for anyone else on the radio. The difference, therefore, is not that the band has changed as such; they've just reformulated a little bit.
Review by Keaton McSweeney - click here for the whole thing.
We've long been supporters of Children Collide, and being their official online store, we're stoked to be able to offer sweet bonuses to their fans - like the pre-order deal we're running for Monument, which hits shelves THIS WEEKEND!
Pre-order the album from Fist2Face and receive a bonus photo pack of the band - looks great on fridges, walls, desks, or even as postcards! Plus you get the album, which is so beyond rad you won't believe your face.
Grab a copy of the album from Fist2Face, or scroll down to the bottom of this news for your chance to win a copy!
SALE!!
Are you ready for the greatest three weeks of 2012? Starting from Record Store Day 2012 (April 21 - this Saturday!), Fist2Face will be having a three-week-long sale that will make your butt explode.
We've done sales before, but never like this. We're putting some massive markdowns on a huge range of stock from both Australian and international bands and record labels. You're gonna save so much money that you can buy a new keyboard to replace the one you're about to drool all over while thinking about this sale.
We'll have discounted stock from Trial and Error Records, The Living End, Trial Kennedy, Care Factor Records, Karnivool, The Middle East, Lights Out, Boomtown Records, Jonesez, Taperjean Records, The Statics, and so many many many more. This is just the tip of the amazing iceberg.
We're keeping most of the discounts under wraps until this Saturday, and we'll be announcing even more throughout the sale. So keep your eyes on our website's Bargain Bin and our Facebook, or drop down to the store in Ringwood and check it the shit out!
PRE-ORDERS
There are many sweet albums coming over the horizon, and you don't have to wait for them to come out to join in on the fun!
At this very moment we're running pre-orders for several soon-to-be-released albums, many of them including sweet loot you can only get through these pre-order offers.
Right now we're running pre-orders for:
- Children Collide's new album Monument (with a bonus photo pack)
- For Our Hero's new album Strange Days, in several different packages: 1. just the album, 2. the album and a phatband, or 3. album, phatband and shirt!
- We Rob Banks' new EP The House of Gonzo (with bonus guitar pick and sticker, or in a package with pick, sticker and shirt!)
So get in now before your friends do!
QUIT LOOKING AT CAT PHOTOS AND GET OVER HERE
Without a doubt, the best way to find out about the latest rad stock we've got is to let us into your social media world.
Come on, sell out! Hard! Like us at facebook.com/fist2face, and follow us on Twitter @Fist2Face.
INSTORES
Upcoming gigs at our store in Ringwood, VIC:
Sat April 28 - For Our Hero with supports TBA
Keep an eye on our Facebook page for info on upcoming instores!
COMPETITION TIME!
If you want a chance to win a copy of April's CD of the Month, Monument by Children Collide, simply send an email to promo@fist2face.com.au with your full name, suburb/state and the answer to the following question:
Who is the vocalist of Children Collide?
Your email must have the subject line "Competition" or it will not be valid! The winner will be contacted via email and announced in next month's news.
And congratulations to James Kneipp of Royal Park, SA for winning the Say Anything competition from last month's news! Your CD will be out to you soon.
Well, gotta go. This goat isn't gonna milk itself.
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Welcome to March! Don't bother checking the papers - here is all the news you will require for the month.
NEW STOCK
- Bodyjar have just re-released their classic album No Touch Red on vinyl! It's limited to 300 copies and we've got a couple, so get in quick!
- The new Twisted poster mag is in, with posters of Lamb of God, Marilyn Manson, Motionless in White, Mastodon and buttloads more!
- We have both the standard edition and the deluxe edition of Every Time I Die's new album Ex Lives. You really have no excuse not to get it.
- Floating Me have given us some pretty awesome shirts to sell.
- Some old Jebediah shirts (like, 13 years old) have just been found in storage, and we're passing the savings on to you! (Please note: there are no savings)
- Hilltop Hoods have just dropped their new album Drinking from the Sun!
- We have EVEN MORE new Amity Affliction shirts! This shit is bananas!
- Waverley's debut mini-album Challenger is finally out! Snag a copy before they become huge and famous, so you can officially be an old-school fan.
- Did you hear The Menzingers have a new album called On The Impossible Past? Well, you've heard now.
- Issue 06 of veri.live magazine is out, with a 7" vinyl featuring tracks from The Mark of Cain and Don Fernando!
- CDs: We Are Augustines, The Mung, Floating Me, Pigeon, Death Cab For Cutie, Kill Hannah, Invicta, Tonight Alive, Any Last Words, and heaps more!
- Shirts: Damned, and heaps more!
CD OF THE MONTH
SAY ANYTHING - ANARCHY, MY DEAR
Said to be the band's first attempt at a "punk record", Anarchy, My Dear has also become an exhibit for fans to showcase their displeasure in Say Anything not returning to their roots or releasing a violently addictive tune like "Spidersong". But when it comes to songwriting, you can't always get what you want; you get what you feel. Even dating back to 2001, the California brigade have strangled written works with edgy, lively bursts of music and between the lines of firefighters falling in love and self examination and the impulsive sonnets on society, the album is modeled with bits of the band's discography. First impression, Anarchy is Say Anything's most difficult album to lay in bed with. The keys-heavy "Of Steel" is an emotional outcry that's timidly gracious with the subject of a helpless mess falling into caring arms, but like the jovial self-titled track, it echoes a feeling of being too open and delicate. And when it's not exploring fragility, it gets unusual, with monologues trying to catch up with frontman Max Bemis' lyrical tyranny ("Peace Out"). Ignore these factors that have forced fans to unjustly place Say Anything in a small boat marked with the words "death", and you'll see there's beauty in this record. In fact, there's a lot of beauty.
Review by Joshua Khan of Blare Magazine - click here for the whole thing.
Being gigantic fans of Say Anything, we made sure to not only order in plenty of stock of their new album, but also plenty of the limited edition deluxe box set, containing the album on both CD and transparent red vinyl, stainless steel dogtags, a large art print, and a huge flag. You have to see this stuff, it's awesome.
Grab a copy of the album from Fist2Face, or scroll down to the bottom of this news for your chance to win a copy!
PRE-ORDERS
There are many sweet albums coming over the horizon, and you don't have to wait for them to come out to join in on the fun!
At this very moment we're running pre-orders for several soon-to-be-released albums, many of them including sweet loot you can only get through these pre-order offers.
Right now we're running pre-orders for:
- Children Collide's new album Monument (with a bonus photo pack)
- Deez Nuts' FUCK THE WORLD DVD (with bonus t-shirt and dogtags)
- The Used's new album Vulnerable
So get in now before you miss some cool shit!
LIKING US WILL ONLY COST YOU YOUR DIGNITY
Without a doubt, the best way to find out about the latest rad stock we've got is to let us into your social media world.
Come on, sell out just like all your friends did! Like us at facebook.com/fist2face, and follow us on Twitter @Fist2Face.
INSTORES
Upcoming gigs at our store in Ringwood, VIC (click any gig to be taken to its Facebook event page):
Sun March 18 - Apart From This with Up And Atom & Tim Hampshire
Sat March 24 - Aitches (Album launch) with The Furys (EP launch) & Alicia Pope
Sat March 31 - Leek and the War Wick Tragedy with Waverley
Keep an eye on our Facebook page for info on upcoming instores!
COMPETITION TIME!
If you want a chance to win a copy of March's CD of the Month, Anarchy, My Dear by Say Anything, simply send an email to promo@fist2face.com.au with your full name, suburb/state and the answer to the following question:
What colour is the vinyl included in the Anarchy, My Dear deluxe box set?
Your email must have the subject line "Competition" or it will not be valid! The winner will be contacted via email and announced in next month's news.
And congratulations to Paula Mitchell of Woodville South, SA for winning the Enter Shikari competition from last month's news! Your CD will be out to you soon.
Now if you'll excuse me, I've got a walrus to wrestle.
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