May 27, 2012 (Week Prior) - AbsolutePunk.net

Bear Arms - New Skin (Release date: 19/06/12)
http://www.facebook.com/beararmsuk
Post Hardcore from Scotland

Avenues - Noho (release date: 3/3/2012
http://www.avenuesrock.com/
Punk / Power Pop from Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Adrift for Days - Come Midnight... (release date: 16 July, 2012)
http://www.adriftfordays.bandcamp.com
Doom / Psychedelic / Post-Metal from Sydney, NSW, Australia (RIYL: Neurosis, Rosetta, Earth, Boris and Pink Floyd)

Empires Fade - Reflection (release date: March 18th 2012)
http://www.empiresfade.com
Metalcore / Melodic Hardcore from England (RIYL: The Ghost Inside, Misery Signals, August Burns Red)

Tim Serdynski - Daydreams & Simple Things (release date: May 14, 2012)
www.timserdynski.com
Rock / Pop from FL (RIYL: John Mayer, Michelle Branch)

Instant Empire - Heavy Hollow (release date: May 8th, 2012)
www.instantempireband.com
Indie Rock from Colorado (RIYL: The Hold Steady, The National, Bright Eyes, Death Cab for Cutie, Okkervil River, Cake)

Cory Branan - Mutt (release date: 5/22/12)
http://www.corybranan.com/
Rock / Alt-Country from Nashville/Memphis, Tennessee (RIYL: Lucero, Gaslight Anthem, AA Bondy)

Hunt / Gather - False Monuments (Release date - 7/6/12)
http://www.facebook.com/huntgatherband
Post-Hardcore from Glasgow, Scotland

Joseph Mulhollen - Problematical Animals (release date: May 29, 2012)
www.josephmulhollen.com
Indie / Pop / Folk from Baltimore, Maryland (RIYL: Sufjan Stevens, Kevin Drew (Broken Social Scene) and Grizzly Bear)

Wolfbeast Destroyer - Far From Grace (Release Date: 05/02/2012)
www.myspace.com/wolfbeastdestroyer
Crust / Punk from Boston, England (RIYL: Wolfpack & Motorhead)

The Modern Airline - The Modern Airline (release date: September 4, 2012)
http://www.themodernairline.com/
New Wave / Anti Folk from New York (RIYL: Kraftwerk, The Moldy Peaches, The New Pornographers)

Quicksand SwimClub - What We Go Through (release date: 7/17/12)
www.facebook.com/quicksandswimclub
Pop Punk / Post Hardcore from Michigan (RIYL: Taking Back Sunday, Chiodos, Man Overboard)

Black September - Into The Darkness Into The Void
http://blackseptemberchicago.com/
Black Metal from Chicago,IL

Against The Ropes - Yeah Dude Yeah (release date: Late May 2012)
http://againsttheropespoppunk.bandcamp.com /
Pop Punk / Hardcore from Indiana (RIYL: Such Gold, Living With Lions, The Wonder Years, Mixtapes)

Speedy Ortiz - Sports (release date: 6/5/12)
www.speedyortiz.bandcamp.com
Indie Rock / Snack Rock from MA (RIYL: Pavement, Helium, Chavez, Unwound)

Always The Quiet Ones - Drought / Ghost In The Filament (release date - 20th August 2012)
www.facebook.com/alwaysthequietones
Alt Rock from UK (RIYL: Tool, Biffy Clyro)

Sawchuk - Blackened Hearts, Blackened Minds (release date: May 25th/June 1st)
www.facebook.com/sawchukhc
Hardcore / Punk from Michigan

Tears|Before - Minus (release date: June 8th 2012)
www.tearsbefore.bandcamp.com
Hardcore from Italy

Felix Martin - Live in Boston (release date: 6/5/12)
www.felixmartin.net
Prog Metal / Jazz Fusion / World from Venezuela (RIYL: Animals As Leaders , Scale The Summit)

Rezult - Jawz of Life (release date: May 22)
http://rezult.abolanorecords.com/album/jawz-of-life
Progressive / Alternative / Hip Hop from Virginia (RIYL: Gravediggaz, Nine Inch Nails, Slayer)

Celldweller - Wish Upon A Blackstar (release date: June 12, 2012)
www.celldweller.com
Electronic-Rock from Michigan (RIYL: Pendulum, Skrillex)

Day Above Ground - DAG and High View (release date: March 2nd, 2012)
www.dayaboveground.com
Rock from Los Angeles, California

The Fourth Estate - The Fourth Estate (release date: 12/2/11
www.facebook.com/thefourthestatebham
Melodic Punk / Hardcore from Birmingham, Alabama (RIYL: Rise Against, Strike Anywhere, AFI, Bad Religion)

Zombies & Diamonds - Walk With Me!
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Zombie...86734811348903
Hardcore / Punk / Stoner from Spain

Tröpical Ice Land - B (release date: March 2012)
www.saltamarges.bandcamp.com/album/b
Screamo from Spain (RIYL: If you like bands like Orchid, Raein, Tristan Tzara, Daïtro, Sed Non Satiata)

Gasoline Heart - Thanks for Everything (release date: July 24th 2012)
http://gasheart.bandcamp.com/
Indie / Rock & Roll from New York (RIYL: The Replacements, Neil Young, Pearl Jam)

Justin Jones - Fading Light (Release Date: 5/8)
www.justin-jones.com
Rock / Singer-Songwriter Washington DC (RIYL: The Wallflowers, Damien Rice, Deer Tick)

The Canopy - Catch The Breeze (release date: January 30th, 2012)
http://www.thecanopyband.com
Indie Rock from Colorado (RIYL: Band of Horses, As Tall As Lions, Kings of Leon, Young The Giant, and Walkmen)

Dawn Mitschele - Love Remains (Release date: April 24, 2012)
www.dawnmitschele.com
Singer-Songwriter from California (RIYL: Jason Mraz, Tristan Prettyman, Ingrid Michaelson, Missy Higgins)

In Remission - The Great and Shallow (Release date: 16th June 2012)
http://facebook.com/inrem.music
Rock / Hardcore from Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom (RIYL: Lostprophets, 30 Seconds To Mars, Funeral For A Friend)

Guantanamo Baywatch - Chest Crawl (release date: May 22)
http://guantanamobaywatch.com/
Surf Punk from Portland, OR (RIYL: The Cramps, Dick Dale, Nobunny, Shannon & the Clams)

Sara Jackson-Holman - Cardiology (release date: July 24, 2012)
http://www.sarajacksonholman.com
Piano-Pop / Electro-Piano-Pop from Oregon (RIYL: Adele, Amy Winehouse, Feist)

Riverboat Gamblers - The Wolf You Feed (release date: May 22)
http://www.theriverboatgamblers.com/
Punk from Austin, TX (RIYL: Rocket From The Crypt, The Hives, Against Me!)

Spider Rockets - Bitten (release date 6/5/2012)
http://www.spiderrockets.com
Rock / Hard Rock from NJ

The Intelligence - Everybody’s Got it Easy but Me (Release date: June 19th, 2012)
https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-I...06062842758933
Lo-Fi / Post-Punk from Seattle, WA

True Liberty - Marked For Life (release date: May 23, 2012)
www.truelibertyrva.com
Punk from Virginia (RIYL: The Business, The Ramones, The Clash)

Chris Rehm - [i found an] Elephant Ring [and gave it to you] (release date: 5/29/2012)
http://chrisrehm.org/elephant-ring
Ambient Drone Pop from New Orleans, LA (RIYL: The Microphones, Grouper, Tim Hecker, The Fun Years, Animal Collective)

Session 606 - Rebirth (release date: May 22, 2012)
http://facebook.com/session606
Progressive Rock from Pennsylvania (RIYL: Deftones, Glassjaw, Coheed and Cambria)

Dangercat - Where I’ll Be (Release Date: May 29, 2012)
www.dangercatband.com
Pop-Punk from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Sequels - Introvert EP (23 May 2012)
Sequels.bandcamp.com
Indie from Michigan (RIYL: Old Squid the Whale, The Dangerous Summer, Savage Garden)

Traveler - Nothing Lasts Long Enough (May 4th, 2012)
http://travelercleveland.bandcamp.com/
Melodic Hardcore from Cleveland, Ohio

Icarus The Owl - Love Always, Leviathan (June 21st)
http://www.facebook.com/Icarustheowl
Math Rock from Oregon

Shadows Fall - Fire From The Sky (May 15, 2012)
www.shadowsfall.com
Blend of metal and hard rock from MA

Phil Barry - Between The Carolinas
www.philbarry.com
Folk-rock

Cinema Cinema - Manic Children & The Slow Aggression (July 10, 2012)
www.cinemacinemaband.com
Experimental rock duo from Brooklyn

Triggerman - Learning To Lie
www.1124records.com
Punk / Hardcore from CA

Holograms - Holograms
www.capturedtracks.com
Punk from Sweden

Various - As Built Presents Boston & Beyond SXSW 2012 Sampler
www.asbuiltpr.bandcamp.com
20 tracks available for free download

Downtown Struts - Victoria!
http://www.facebook.com/thedowntownstruts
Punk (RIYL: Against Me, Bouncing Souls, The Explosion)

For Today - Immortal (May 29, 2012)
www.fortodayband.com
Christian metalcore from IA

Dee Snider - Dee Does Broadway (May 8, 2012)
www.deesnider.com
Front man of Twisted Sister collaborates with various artists in interpretations of Broadway classics

Book:
Dee Snider - Shut Up and Give Me The Mic
www.deesnider.com
A memoir from the front man of Twisted Sister