OFFICIAL TDB RECORDS UPTADE 9/17/08:

RAMMING SPEED CD RELASE + TOUR + PHIL
What stinks of beer, has 10 legs, and has more hair then black flag in their hippy faze? RAMMING SPEED DOES. I’m proud to announce that BRAINWRECK, the debut CD from the Boston thrash troupe is OUT NOW. RS are hitting the road from September 19th through November 7th to support the record and will be spending the 7 weeks ripping through the entire USA. Of course nothing ever goes off without a hitch…master shredder Kallen “Flowers” Bliss will be missing the first month of tour due to ass surgery (I wish I was kidding) and in his place Derek “The bass player” Cloonan will be stepping up to the task of second guitar. But who is playing bass you ask? None other then Phil “I’m still on probation from the last Ramming Speed US tour” (I still wish I was kidding). You may know Phil from such bands as Bones Brigade and Coctopus. Last time this maniac filled in for a band it was with fucking Cut the Shit in Europe. Home boy learned 18 songs before even playing a note with the rest of the band when he touched down in the MIDDLE of their Euro tour. In any case, he plays the same bass as Lemmy. Also, he rips, and so will this tour. Party to this CD before all your friends do.

“Fans of classic acts like Napalm Death, Slayer, Discharge, and Testament and time-tested activities like eating pizza and drinking beer will find a lot of good times in Ramming Speed's amalgam of thrash, grindcore, and punk. If you're going to revive old musical styles and pay homage to the classics, you better make it feel authentic and you better make it entertaining. And luckily, Ramming Speed has done just that.” – Lambgoat.com

Tour dates at: http://www.myspace.com/OfficialRammingSpeed

SOUL CONTROL 7”
As previously announced, in the coming months four labels are coming together to each release a Soul Control single. Last year Soul Control put out one of the most refreshing hardcore CD’s I’ve heard in a super long time with their Involution disc. This year TDB is extremely privileged to press a one sided 7” single for the new song “Like Spiders”. I don’t have any pressing info yet (besides that it’s going to be around 500 copies), but I’m talking to a couple of different plants to get the best price and sickest color. Stay tuned and check these dudes on tour in the coming months.

DIE YOUNG TOUR
Die Young (TX), a band that has toured harder then almost any other hardcore act in recent years are unfortunately gearing up to throw in the towel. Obviously road dogs like this wouldn’t go out with a whimper, they go out with a tour. Dudes will be doing a small handful of US shows and a European tour before calling it quits. I still have copies of their last LP on BOTH colors which you can pick up either from the band or from the TDB site (http://tdbrecords.bigcartel.com).

Tour dates here: http://www.myspace.com/dieyoungtxhc

ENGINEER BOOKING SHOWS
Engineer, who have maintained a relatively low profile as of late, are working on new material and taking booking offers.

Get in touch here: http://www.myspace.com/engineercooldude

TIDES WRITING NEW MATERIAL
Tides, a band that writes music as slowly as they perform it, have been crafting new songs for the first time in over a year. They have two or three new ones and will be entering the studio in a couple of weeks to start laying down demos. All I can say is look forward to some darker angrier shit from a band that has made a name writing beautifully crafted, pensive jams. This shit seriously rules and if you’ve caught them lately your neck definitely still hurts.

FRUIT SALAD VIDEO
Boston hardcore punkers Fruit Salad have a new video up on Youtube which is a mishmash of songs from their TDB 7” Bloodpower.

You can check that out here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kdKBiAxSHY

COCTOPUS UPDATE
Coctopus are going to begin demoing new material and allegedly start booking tour dates outside New England in the near future. We’ll believe it when we see it. Blake now lives in New York, so I’d keep an eye out for anything made of glass and a side show bob looking dude at upcoming tri state house parties.

HATS AND GLASSES LINE UP
Hats and Glasses have changed line ups once again. This time instead of switching up guitar players, the band have decided to give up completely on a third member. Drummer/singer/keyboard player Elliott Chaffee has moved from his seated position to become a 6 string slayer and the band now use a tape loaded with drum beats and keyboard bleeps as the backing band. Supriya Gunda still lays down the heaviness on bass and the duo have been leaving the Boston indie scene scratching it’s head and shaking it’s butt. Check their myspace page for mostly local shows in the coming weeks.

http://www.myspace.com/hatsandglasses
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That’s all for now folks, thanks for sticking with me! I have no idea what the end of 2008 will hold for TDB, but hopefully its selling records, cause that shit hasn’t really been happening lately. Come say what’s up to me on the Ramming Speed tour!

Cheers and beers,

-Jonah “Drunk 4 am press release” Bloodbath
http://www.TDBRecords.com
http://www.myspace.com/Teenagediscobloodbath
http://www.last.fm/user/TDBRecords

RELASE

RAMMING SPEED SUCKS!! (only on tuesdays)