Hearing a mere 40 seconds of the new Wade MacNeil-led Gallows can only hold people over for so long. Thankfully, the wait ends on December 5th, when Thirty Days of Nights Records unveils the new lineup’s first official release, an EP entitled Birth is Death.

Describing the EP in an issued statement (via Exclaim!), MacNeil said it’s “what I’ve always loved about Gallows. No posturing. No pretense. Four songs like a kick in the teeth.” Below, you can revisit the aforementioned 40 seconds of “True Colors”. The EP’s tracklist after that.

Birth is Death will be available digitally and on limited-edition 7″ vinyl. Pre-orders are now being taken here.

“True Colours”

Death Is Birth EP Tracklist:
01. Mondo Chaos
02. True Colours
03. Hate! Hate! Hate!
04. Death Is Birth

If there’s anything to take away from all the Nirvana hoopla as of late, it’s this: Everyone who screams into a mic or plays a guitar these days loves Nevermind. From giant-sized reissues to star-studded townhall meetings, and from jam-packed covers compilations to homages from Scott Weiland and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Nevermind has apparently redefined music for artists the world over. But of all the acts of praise and tribute, this next one is the most involved: On October 1st, members of Tokyo Police Club, Fucked Up, Woodhands, Gallows, and a slew of other outfits will cover the album’s groundbreaking single, “Smells Like Teen Spirit”, 144 times in a row. And you can count on that.

According to Exclaim!, A Brief History Of Rebellion, as the event is being called, will be hosted by media production-collective-thing-turned-record-label Juicebox and goes down from dusk to dawn at the Toronto Underground Cinema. The various bands involved will each have one or two members swing by for a couple rounds during 12-plus-hour event. For a taste of what to expect, play the original “Smells Like Teen Spirit” below 144 times. Enjoy!

The performance is just one of many happenings going down in Toronto that night as a part of Scotiabank Nuit Blanche, a celebration of the arts.As a glorious bit of performance art, audience members will be encouraged to join in for what should be the most off-key sing-along ever. Stay tuned to Juicebox’s official site for further show news and info.

Gallows wasted no time breaking in their new frontman; less than a month after Wade MacNeil (formerly of Alexisonfire) was tapped to fill the void of longtime vocalist Frank Carter, the new-look hardcore-punk outfit has debut a new track. Though, it probably helps that the whole thing spans just 40 seconds.

Via The NJ Underground, check out the cut titled “True Color”, along with its corresponding visuals below. The track is also available to download via the band’s website.

For those wondering, here’s what they sounded like with the old guy (i.e., the Carter-led Gallows’ 2007 track “In The Belly Of A Shark”):

Gallows’ third LP is due sometime soon.

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It takes some bands years to find a new frontman. But UK hardcore outfit Gallows needed only a month to replace longtime vocalist Frank Carter. According to Kerrang!, the band has tapped former Alexisonfire guitarist/vocalist Wade MacNeil to fill Cater’s void.

Gallows have been in the studio working on the follow up to 2009′s Grey Britain. Explaining his departure in an open letter posted on his website, Carter writes, “It seems that Gallows have hit a crossroads in our writing process and unfortunately myself and the rest of the boys have different ideas regarding the sound of Gallows going forward.”

In turn, Carter has already launched a new band called Pure Love. He plans to release their debut album and tour this fall.

Now that show, entitled The Rage Factor, just got a whole ton of icing on that cake, as Gogol Bordello, Roots Manuva, and Gallows will now play sets before RATM on June 6th at Finsbury Park, London (via Gigwise).

Tickets for the show are all “allocated,” which means in this sort of ironic Orwellian twist, each ticket has a photo ID on it and your visage much match the one on the tick. So be wary of people hocking tickets to the show on Craigslist (erm, Gumtree). I therefore rub the following information in:

The Rage Factor Stage Times:
Gallows – 5:20pm
Roots Manuva – 6:30pm
Gogol Bordello – 7:35pm
Rage Against The Machine – 8:50pm – 10:30pm

Worry not people of the sun, according to RATM.com, Zach, Tom, Brad, and Tim will be playing some other dates over the pond:

Rage Against the Machine Tour Dates:
06/03 – Nürburgring, DE @ Rock Im Park
06/04 -  Nürnberg, DE @ Rock Am Ring
06/06 –  London, UK @ Finsbury Park (The Rage Factor) %
06/08 – Dublin, IE @ O2 Arena
06/09 – Arnhem, NL @ GelreDome % ^
06/11 – Madrid, ES @ Rock in Rio
06/12 – London, UK @ Download Festival

% = w/ Gogol Bordello, Roots Manuva, Gallows
^  = w/ Jane’s Addiction

The band’s vociferous fanbase, however, was not to be deterred, as they sang along with every word and bounced to many of the band’s songs (both new and old). Though older tracks “6 to 8″ and “Ny-Quil” had the crowd in its greatest frenzy, new songs off Crash Love, the band’s recently released LP, brought a good amount of dancing to the stage and crowd (despite being much weaker sounding tracks in the bands deep catalog). The four-piece’s songs have begun to sound less like dark dreary sorrow and more like the kind of love you’re not supposed to make music about.

Unfortunately, while these newer tracks were certainly fun, they just didn’t pack the immense bass lines of Hunter Burgan or the scorching guitar parts of Jade Puget. Drummer Adam Carson seemed almost pushed to the sidelines in exchange for computerized beats and pop break downs.

Early in the set, tracks off of Sing the Sorrow, the band’s platinum breakout, got everyone in the spirit with a rendition of “Girl’s Not Grey” and hardcore dancer anthem “The Leaving Song, Pt. 2″. Havok emerged looking more like a younger Perry Farrell and less like one of the girls from The Craft (as he has in the past). Overall, however, the crowd’s heavy momentum would push the band through the fairly short set (coming in at just over an hour long).

But, in the end, the real showcase of the night turned out to be openers, Gallows. It was quite a shock to walk into the mostly filled 2,000 person capacity Pageant, and see a band playing with no lead singer in sight (though one could obviously hear someone talking as well as singing). With a little bit of investigation, however, it could be discovered that the lead singer, Englishman Frank Carter, was directly in the middle of a frantic circle pit that encompassed most of the floor.

The band ran through songs featured on 2009′s Grey Britain, and did a suitable job filling the heavy slot AFI normally carries on the bill. The Brit punks sang songs for “the druggies, rehabbing druggies, and straight edge kids,” stating that it didn’t matter except that they were all enjoying themselves in the moment of the night. Carter also spent a fair amount of time promoting himself as a casanova, handing a broken microphone off to a woman he had chosen out of the crowd, as well as helping a specific gentleman by promoting anal sex.

All in all, the show provided many entertaining moments. If you get the chance, check out Gallows and leave the sorrow of old AFI to the albums themselves.

Setlist:
Torch Song
Girl’s Not Grey
The Leaving Song, Pt. 2
Too Shy to Scream
Ever and a Day
Kill Caustic
End Transmission
Ny-Quil
Beautiful Thieves
Dancing Through Sunday
Cold Hands
The Leaving Song
On the Arrow
Death of Seasonz
Medicate
Love Like Winter

Encore:
6 to 8
Miss Murder
Silver and Cold

Yet the topic at hand didn’t stop Gallows from mixing it up a bit on the aptly titled Grey Britain, which is due out officially due out on May 4th; string sections, pianos, and acoustic movements are said to be interlaced amidst the 100% punk fury that we were first introduced to in 2006′s Orchestra of Wolves. Talk about not being influenced by the major labels…

In support of the release, the Gallows will hit the road beginning in May for a 15-date U.K. tour before heading to the U.S in June to take part in the 2009 edition of the Vans Warped Tour.

Grey Britain Tracklist:
01. The Riverbank
02. London is the Reason
03. Leeches
04. Black Eyes
05. I Dread the Night
06. The Vulture (Acts I & II)
07. The Riverbed
08. The Great Forgiver
09. Graves
10. Queensberry Rules
11. Misery
12. Crucifucks

Gallows 2009 Tour Dates:
05/02 – Brighton, UK @ Concorde 2
05/03 – Sheffield, UK @ Leadmill
05/06 – Manchester, UK @ Academy
05/08 – Glasgow, UK @ ABC
05/09 – Newcastle, UK @ Academy
05/10 – Leeds, UK @ Metropolitan Hall
05/12 – Nottingham, UK @ Rock City
05/13 – Norwich, UK @ UEA
05/15 – Oxford, UK @ Academy
05/16 – Birmingham, UK @ Academy
05/18 – Bristol, UK @ Academy
05/19 – Portsmouth, UK @ Pyramids
05/21 – London, UK @ HMV Forum
05/25 – Belfast, IE @ Limelight
05/26 – Dublin, IE @ O2 Academy