Equal Vision and Rise Records have teamed up to offer a split CD sampler showcasing six bands from each label. For the last few weeks, the sampler was only available at Warped Tour dates, but now they’re giving it away as a free download!

Tracklisting:

1. Chiodos - “I Didn’t Say I Was Powerful, I Said I Was A Wizard”

2. The Devil Wears Prada - “HTML Rulez D00d”

3. Damiera - “Quiet Mouth Loud Hands”

4. Dance Gavin Dance - “The Robot With Human Hair Pt. 3″

5. Sky Eats Airplane - “Long Walks on Short Bridges”

6. Emarosa - “Heads or Tails Real or Not”

7. The Color Fred - “Minnesota”

8. Take The Crown - “Ride Or Die”

9. Pierce The Veil - “Yeah Boy and Doll Face”

10. Breathe Carolina - “Gossip”

11. Cinematic Sunrise - “Pulling A Piano From A Pond”

12. Oceana - “The Tide”

Download 12-Song Sampler (70.8mb)

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• THE COLOR FRED, PIERCE THE VEIL ON ENTIRE TOUR

• SKY EATS AIRPLANE, CINEMATIC SUNRISE JOIN LATER

• CHIODOS TO PERFORM AT DETROIT DATE

JUN 6 – Equal Vision Records is proud to present THE COLOR FRED, PIERCE THE VEIL, SKY EATS AIRPLANE, CINEMATIC SUNRISE, and CHIODOS on the 2008 Vans Warped Tour, kicking off in two weeks!

THE COLOR FRED - the brainchild of Fred Mascherino, known for his work as lead guitarist and co-songwriter for Taking Back Sunday - will appear on the entire summer tour for their first time. Mascherino made his Warped Tour debut with his former band in 2003. “Warped’s connection to the punk and skateboarding culture, going back to the first tour, put it ahead of it’s time,” Mascherino recently told Alternative Press Magazine. “For my band and I, playing Warped Tour will be the highlight of the year.”

In agreement with Mascherino that this will be the highlight of the year, PIERCE THE VEIL is also making their Warped Tour debut on the Hurley Stage for the summer. Although brothers Vic and Mike Fuentes played a short stint of Warped as BEFORE TODAY, the band is ready for the full experience. “I am so excited to play and to see all of our friends play too,” says frontman Vic Fuentes. “It will be the most energetic and fun performances we’ve ever put together.” The band is currently supporting their 2007 release, A Flair For The Dramatic, but plans to write new material immediately after Warped Tour. PIERCE THE VEIL is also playing 2 off-dates during the summer in Las Vegas, NV on June 24^th and Syracuse, NY on July 21^st.

Equal Vision’s latest signees, SKY EATS AIRPLANE have had a busy year already and will add a 3 week stint on Warped Tour to their schedule. Fresh off of a 6 week tour with Alesana, the band is hitting the road on a 4 week co-headlining tour with A Skylit Drive in late June-July in support of their Equal Vision self-titled debut set for a July 24^th release. SEA then head straight into Warped beginning July 27^th in Scranton, PA. Additional tour plans find the band on the road through November.

Just off of their first-ever headlining tour, CINEMATIC SUNRISE - featuring Craig Owens and Bradley Bell of CHIODOS - will join a weeks worth of dates on Warped Tour beginning July 10th in Orlando, FL. The band will be playing songs from the just-released debut EP, A Coloring Storybook And Long Playing Record, as well as new songs from the forthcoming full length that is scheduled for a Spring 2009 release.

CHIODOS will make an appearance in their hometown of Detroit on July 18^th. Earlier this year, the band opened for Linkin Park and saw their first single “Lexington (Joey Pea-Pot With A Monkey Face)” hit radio airwaves. After headlining the Warped Tour last year, the band is spending this summer overseas at Download Festival in London, Rock AM Ring in Germany, and other dates in the UK and Europe.

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Chiodos is unleashing their new music video for “Lexington. (Joey Pea-Pot with a Monkey Face)” exclusively with a MySpace.com video premiere!

Visit myspace.com/chiodos to watch!

The video was directed by Josh Graham who has also created videos for bands like Saves The Day, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Underoath, and more.

Find the music video for “Lexington” on Equal Vision Records New Sounds 2008 DVD/CD combo, which will be available in Hot Topic stores nationwide on April 29th. Pre-order now from MerchNow.

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CHIODOS are doing a live webcast on Friday, March 28th at 9pm EST/6pm
PST on DeepRockDrive.com

Viewers can watch the show in HD, send comments to the band while
they’re playing, vote which song they want to hear next, and choose
which camera angle they want to watch! Admission is only $6.99 to the show.

For more info, check out the blog on Chiodos’ Myspace at
http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=1944097&blogID=370400239

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The “Mike Shea Is My Baby’s Daddy Tour” featuring Chiodos, along with The Color Fred, and legendary punk-rock group MXPX will be hitting the pavement in less than two weeks!

Starting April 1st, the 20-date tour (including stops at Bamboozle Left and Right) will include special appearances from Drop Dead Gorgeous, From First To Last, and Protest The Hero on select dates.

This tour will criss-cross in and out of the country for the Canadian Chiodos tour, Beer! The Musical.

Tickets for Mike Shea… went on sale this week, links are below!

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MAR 19 2008 – Equal Vision Records is proud to announce the signing of CINEMATIC SUNRISE, the pop-rock sensation side project of Craig Owens and Bradley Bell – vocalist and keyboardist (respectively) of the highly acclaimed CHIODOS. Even with all of the success of their first project, Bell explains, “There’s no good reason to put a ceiling on your music abilities; spread them as far as you can.”

CINEMATIC SUNRISE – Craig Owens, vocals; Bradley Bell, keyboards; Bryan Beeler, guitar; Marcus Vankirk, bass; and Dave Shapiro, drums – recorded the 6-track set themselves with Beeler in the role of producer/engineer. The debut EP A COLORING STORYBOOK AND LONG-PLAYING RECORD is set for a May 13, 2008 release.

Although CHIODOS.’ schedule has been extremely hectic since the release of their sophomore record, Bell reassures us that they’ll still be making time for touring as CINEMATIC SUNRISE. “Obviously we can’t put as much time into it, but we still take it seriously.” Shortly after the album’s release, the band will start off on a headlining tour which runs May 15^th through May 31^st. CINEMATIC SUNRISE will be bringing along friend, VIC FUENTES from label-mates PIERCE THE VEIL, to assist on second guitar for the two week trek. My American Heart and Daphne Loves Derby will be on hand for support. The five-piece will then join this summer’s Vans Warped Tour for 7 dates on the SmartPunk Stage.

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Music By: Zolof the Rock and Roll Destroyer. Nitro Tokyo. Promise of Redemption. Chris Walla. The Eye The Ear and The Arm. The Working Title. Don’t Mess With Texas. Yacht. Medicated Kisses. The Color Fred. Rattler. Charades. Chiodos.

SEAN’S PICKS OF THE WEEK

Zolof The Rock & Roll Destroyer
“Way Away” (mp3)
from “Schematics”
(Le Pamplemousse)

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Rattler
“Getting Awesome” (mp3)
from “Nitro Tokyo & Rattler Split”
(Magic Bullet)

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Featured Bands: The Wedding (interview with Trevor) and Attica! Attica! (Interview with Aaron)

Music By: Jeremy Enigk. Maritime. TV/TV. The Wedding. Goodbye Soundscape. The Blakes. The Exploders. Avec. Attica! Attica!. Jena Berlin. Desoto Jones. Chiodos.

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The Indie Review
By Sean Duregger
September 21, 2007

Artist: Chiodos
Album: Bone Palace Ballet
Label: Equal Vision Records
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Chiodos burst on the scene in 2005 with their Equal Vision debut All’s Well That Ends Well. The record went on to blow away expectations and was one of Equal Visions best selling albums that year. Now, 2 years later, Chiodos has built upon the success of their debut album by releasing an epic masterpiece and easily one of the best sophomore efforts I have ever heard with 2007’s Bone Palace Ballet.

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Music By: Raining and OK. Weapons of Youth. Small Arms Dealer. Chiodos. Street Smart Cyclist. The Canvas Waiting. Victory Lane. TW Walsh. Desert City Soundtrack. Deas Vail. The High Court. Ahimsa Sunrise. Bastian. Amestory.

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Behind the Mask - The Rise of Leslie Vernon

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