Finally had a chance to check out Senses Fail’s forthcoming new record, Life Is Not A Waiting Room last night while I cleaned my house and I can personally attest to the fact that it sounds more huge than anything the band has ever done. That shit comes out October 7th, at which point the band will of course be taking their show on the road, touring the US and getting more tattoos and probably being all around badasses. You should go see them and ask Heath Saraceno if he’s still “inside the band”

SENSES FAIL Fall Tour 2008:
Oct 8 - Richmond, VA @ Canal Club
Oct 9 - Charlotte, NC @ Amos
Oct 10 - Columbia, SC @ Headliners
Oct 11 - Charleston, SC @ Music Farm
Oct 12 - Jacksonville, FL @ Fuel Coffeehouse
Oct 14 - Sebastian, FL @ Captain Hiram’s SandBar
Oct 15 - Port St. Lucie, FL @ Mojo Room
Oct 16 - Tallahassee, FL @ Beta Bar
Oct 18 - Little Rock, AR @ The Village
Oct 19 - Houston, TX @ Java Jazz
Oct 21 - McAllen, TX @ Cine El Rey
Oct 22 - San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit
Oct 24 - Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theatre
Oct 25 - Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre
Oct 26 - Pomona, CA @ Glasshouse
Oct 28 - Bakersfield, CA @ Bakersfield Dome
Oct 29 - San Luis Obispo, CA @ SLO Brew
Oct 30 - Santa Cruz, CA @ Catalyst
Oct 31 - Sparks, NV @ New Oasis
Nov 1 - Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue
Nov 2 - Colorado Springs, CO @ Black Sheep
Nov 4 - Des Moines, IA @ People’s Court
Nov 5 - Columbia, MO @ The Blue Note
Nov 6 - Milwaukee, WI @ Rave
Nov 7 - Poplar Grove, IL @ Chubby Rain House of Tunes
Nov 8 - Toledo, OH @ Toledo Civic Theatre
Nov 9 - Grand Rapids, MI @ Intersection
Nov 11 - Covington, KY @ The Mad Hatter
Nov 12 - Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
Nov 13 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Diesel
Nov 14 - Buffalo, NY @ Club Infinity
Nov 15 - S. Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
Nov 16 - Hartford, CT @ Webster Theatre
Nov 18 - Providence, RI @ Lupo’s
Nov 19 - Lancaster, PA @ Chameleon
Nov 20 - Farmingdale, NY @ Crazy Donkey
Nov 21 - Allentown, PA @ Crocodile Rock Café
Nov 22 - Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom

Having had the pleasure of sitting down with Buddy Neilsen and the rest of Senses Fail numerous times over the years, I definitely have something of a soft spot for the band. And especially now that Heath Saraceno formerly of Midtown is in the mix, they’ve definitely taken their sound up a couple of notches; their most recent full length, Still Searching was, in my opinion, their strongest release to date, and hopefully the first of many more to come. To that end, the band announced today that their next record, Life Is Not a Waiting Room will be hitting stores later this fall. Here’s the release:

June 25, 2008 - SENSES FAIL announces an October 7 release for Life Is Not A Waiting Room (Vagrant), their third full-length and follow up to 2006’s Still Searching. Brian McTernan (Hot Water Music, Thrice) produced the twelve-track set at his Salad Days studio in Baltimore, MD.

“There is a real sense of urgency in the songs we’ve been writing,” singer James “Buddy” Nielsen stated previously. “The songs have a lot of grit and power and remind me of how I felt when we wrote From The Depths of Dreams.”

Nielsen, along with guitarists Garrett Zablocki and Heath Saraceno and drummer Dan Trapp, were joined in the studio by bassist Jason Black (Hot Water Music, The Draft).

The band will be unveiling more pre-release details and their fall touring plans in the coming weeks.

Fans that stop by the Vagrant tent after July 16 during this summer’s Vans Warped Tour can pick up the free Vagrant Summer Sampler that features “Ali For Cody,” from Life Is Not A Waiting Room.

The New Jersey-based group formed six years ago and released their debut EP, From the Depths of Dreams, in 2002. 2004’s Let It Enfold You was followed by Still Searching, which debuted at #15 on the Billboard Top 200 chart. Senses Fail has performed multiple worldwide tours and their catalog sales have reached over 850,000.

Life Is Not A Waiting Room track listing:
1. Fireworks At Dawn
2. Chandelier
3. Lungs Like Gallows
4. Family Tradition
5. Hair Of The Dog
6. Garden State
7. Four Years
8. Ali For Cody
9. Yellow Angels
10. Wolves At The Door
11. Map The Streets
12. Blackout