Rust Records, a Cleveland-based imprint of Universal, has announced the signing of two new bands.

First, the label has added Ohio's The Panic Scene (formerly The Fashion). The band is currently in the studio with producer Bryan Patrick recording their debut for a project spring 2006 release. Material is available on the band's myspace page.

The label has also signed Southcott. The band, which formed in Rockland County, New York in 2001 will release Flee the Scene on February 7th, 2006. The band is currently touring in the vicinity of their hometown, but is also planning dates in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas in the next few month and plans to be on the road through the release of the record. Some material can be found on their myspace page.