Word For Word is coming to an end. We’ll be playing two, possibly three last shows. Our last Manchester show will be at Mad Bob’s Saloon Saturday June 9th and our very last show will be at Anchors Up Saturday August 25th. I once thought that it would be better to not have a last show and just pick up and play whenever, but when you only play shows in the same area and don’t write new material it’s just not the same. So instead of letting the band go stagnant we’d rather go out on a high note. Word For Word is very important to me. I’ve gotten to meet some amazing people through the band. We were lucky enough to get to go on 3 10 day tours (vacations) all of which resulted in me having a nervous breakdown. I’d like to thank Alex from Yellow Stitches/Ignorance for basically singlehandedly making the first two possible and coming along for the last; Josh Hynes for always hooking us up with great shows and filling in for us; Angry Al for doing ALL of our album artwork; Lumpy for putting together all our layouts and other design work. Thanks for everything to anybody who ever cared about this band, booked us and put out our music. Nothing has been more flattering then seeing people with Word For Word tattoos and homemade merch. Everyone of us has a side project now. Brandon and Nate both play in Yellow Stitches and will soon be dropping their debut full length “Good Times,Violent Crimes LP” on Brass City Boss Sounds. Pete and I have started a straight edge hardcore band called Freedom 35 that should be ready to start playing shows this summer.
-Johnnie

“Burn Your World” the highly anticipated  sophomore album from Boston’s own The Bonus Army is now up for pre order in the AR eStore! We have a limited special ultimate package that includes a test press/record release copy , 1 of each color of the press(coke bottle clear,orange, and black), a tee shirt, and the CD version which includes two bonus tracks!

RA “The Awakening” drops May 15th! The band is celebrating on the same day with an album release party with special guests Cold World, Expire, Backtrack, Dead End Path, and Our Side at Anchors Up located at 58 River Street, Haverhill, MA. The band will have CDs and 50 special record release copies for the show. Arrest Records is releasing the CD and Triple B Records is doing the vinyl. “The Awakening” will be available everywhere May 15h.

Arrest Records will be partying at the Billerica Skatefest 5 this Saturday! We Will have a table set up and have awesome music and merch for sale, we’ll also be donating prizes for contests and just giving out swag too. See you in the halfpipe.

We’re proud to announce that we will once again be a vendor at this year’s 2000 Tons Of TNT and that Arrest Records recording artists Yellow Stitches and RA will both be performing!! Tickets go on sale tomorrow at noon!

This year we will be an official vendor at the New England Metal & Hardcore Festival! To celebrate this and RA getting the chance to play Friday we are running an exclusive contest for those attending the Fest.  We will be giving away a free RA “Demo 2011″ 7″ test press limited to only 9 copies all on gray mixed vinyl with large holes. All you have to do to get your chance to win this collectible item is to show up on any day of the weekend and sign up at the Arrest Records table.  One winner will randomly be chosen, good luck everyone and thanks again for the support!

We are exciting to post that Factory Minds will be opening for Cock Sparrer and Rancid Saturday March 24th, 2012 !! 40  years of Cock Sparrer, 20 years of Rancid. Needless to say Factory Minds is more then excited to be part of this special show. Checkout Factory Minds “America’s Not At War” deluxe 12″ LP with included CD available in our webstore now.