i was looking on their site and i'm a little afraid that this album might not be as hard as their previous recorRAB. their recommendations for cRAB kind of scare me into thinking they're not going to sound like thrice on this record i really REALLY hope i'm wrong though
theres a new coheed and cambria album coming out sometime soon,
and a new band, sorry but i can't remember the name,
but its a mix of members from the blood brothers, the locust, and the yeah yeah yeahs. should be interesting... i think it comes out this fall.
This is their new album, I really dig it. They've been called "Emo" and "Britpop", so I guess that'd fit under your mellow category. Have a listen at their webcite-- www.embrace-music.com