Chicago, IL's Rectal Thermom&dad (members of Much The Same, Break The Silence, Counterpunch) have posted songs off of their upcoming EP Songs To Wipe To. You can check out the music at MySpace.

Vancouver's Left Spine Down, featuring Jeremy Inkel of Front Line Assembly and Noise Unit and Denyss McKnight previously of The Black Halos, are set to embark on their first US tour this October. The self described "cyberpunk" band will support the release of their debut album Fighting For Voltage, set for release on September 23rd by Bit Riot Records. Check out some music and tour dates at MySpace.

Newark, Delaware´s The Casting Out, which features former BoySetsFire member Nathan Gray on vocals, have posted a song of their upcoming debut album on MySpace. The band has European tour dates scheduled for the fall, check their page for those details as well.