New Music Roundup: Optimist Club, Rival Skulls, Forever & Always, Building Better Bombs

The UK's Optimist Club have released their new album titled Ripped & Psyched: How To Be A Winner. You can check out the first single, "Hitchcock Blonde", over at their Myspace page

Venice, Italy horror-rockers The Rival Skulls, recently released their first album, Hell Ouverture. The Blood and Guts Records release is described as "a healthy mix of gothic metal/punk".

Midwest indie/hardcore act