Australia’s FORGIVEN RIVAL, have released their new full-length This Is A War in the US via Indianola Records. The melodic rock/metal band combines the pop elements of bands like STORY OF THE YEAR and THE USED with the aggressive riffing of bands like FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND and AS I LAY DYING. (It’s sounds better than it translates into written band comparison form). Several songs from the effort are streaming on the band’s MySpace page.