BMA News Update: DCM finishes tour, Cancer Bats feature in Alternative Press, Animosity to release exclusive vinyl

Welcome to the first edition of the BMA news update, meant to act as the family newsletter without all the embarrassing family snapshots, if you will.

• Dance Club Massacre finishes its tour with KillWhitneyDead, Carnifex and The Demonstration tomorrow at Uncle Pleasants in Louisville, KY.

• Cancer Bats have a glorious feature in Alternative Press by the amazing Scott Heisel. You can read it by going here: http://www.altpress.com/features/178.htm

• BMA bands are gettin' busy, recording new music that is. If you weren't already aware, Architect, Dance Club Massacre, From a Second Story Window and Romans all have songs off their recent and/or upcoming albums posted on MySpace. You can find each band's MySpace by visiting the BMA MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/blackmarketactivities

• Animosity will release a 10 inch vinyl through Man Alive! titled "Altered Beast" on Aug. 1. It's a collection of three songs from the band's BMA release, "Animal," tweaked and altered by Aaron Spectre aka Drumcorps. "Altered Beast" features four different covers, created from the groovy mind of John Lause. And there's plenty more goodies to go with that folks. For more info and pre-ordering, visit the Man Alive! Web site.