Cover songs are like a box of chocolates; you never know what you’re going to get.  We here at Dying Scene love hearing punk bands do their own take on other band’s songs.  Sometimes they pull off amazing interpretations of old classics, sometimes they’re not much more than humble tributes to a fellow artist, and other times they’re just downright laughable renditions of otherwise great songs.  Good or bad.  Intriguing or mundane.  We’ll let you be the judge. This week it’s Swedish hardcore band Raised Fist covering “New Direction” by NYHC legends Gorilla Biscuits.

Check out the cover and compare it to the original here.

The original appears on the Gorilla Biscuit’s 1989 album “Start Today.” Raised Fist’s version appears on “Ignoring the Guidelines”.

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So you’re headed to the 17th annual Warped Tour this summer but you aren’t entirely sure who you should be seeing, eh? With the multiple stages and the dozens of different bands playing each stop, it can be a bit crazy trying to figure out where to divert your attention.

Luckily, D.R.U.G.S. frontman Craig Owens has got your back. Spin Magazine caught up with him to get his rundown of the ten “must-hear” artists on this years Warped Tour. He’s got a pretty good mix of established acts (Less Than Jake, Sum-41) and bands of the up-and-coming variety (Bad Rabbits, The Acacia Strain). Click here for the full article.

D.R.U.G.S. released their self-titled debut full-length in February of this year, and are booked to play most of this year’s Warped Tour.

Seattle goth punks Aiden have premiered the music video for “A Portrait of the Artist,” and you can check it out here.

The track comes off the band’s most recent release, “Disguises” put out on Victory Records in March.

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Here’s a new pop-punk band to add to your radar.  Devon Kay & The Solutions hails from Chicago and if you like Direct Hit! you’ll probably dig them (their lead singer plays in both bands).  For some reason they sorta remind me of Say Anything, but faster and poppier.

But I digress… The band is releasing their debut EP, “Never Punt,” July 29th on Johann’s Face Records and you can stream the song W.W.B.C.D. off the album right here.

Joey Briggs (of The Briggs) has announced that his debut solo full-length album “The Traveling Salesman, Pariah, Me” will be released in September through Suburban Home Records and you can pre-order it here.

He is also offering a free download his new song “Suburban Kid” right here.

His latest release was the EP “Politics, Touring, and Self-Loathing” which was released last August on Northeast Records. You can check out Joey’s performance on the Dying Scene Sessions right here.

Philly pop punk act The Wonder Years recently performed acoustic versions of their new songs “Don’t Let Me Cave In,” “Local Man Ruins Everything” and “Woke Up Older” on the “Nervous Energies Sessions.”

You watch the video performance right here.

The original versions of the songs appear on their new album “Suburbia I’ve Given You All And Now I’m Nothing” which came out on June 14th through Hopeless Records.

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Orlando pop-punk/emo outfit There For Tomorrow are streaming their new album “The Verge” in its entirety.

You can have a listen right here.

The album came out on yesterday on June 28th through Hopeless Records.

Punk legends Rancid have announced a few headlining U.S. tour dates in Nevada and California.

You can check out the tour dates and locations here.

The band’s latest album “Let The Dominoes Fall” in 2009 on Hellcat Records.

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Ellicott City, Maryland rockers The Dangerous Summer are giving away a free download of their new song “Work in Progress.”

You can snag the song right here.

The song will appear on their upcoming album “War Paint” is due out on July 19th on Hopeless Records.

Austin, TX hard hitting, street punk band Krum Bums are streaming the first single off their upcoming album “Cut The Noose.”  The song is titled “Gasoline” and it is officially awesome.  Listen to it here.

Frontman Dave Tejas spoke about the meaning of “Gasoline”:

“This song is about living life. Never giving up, never giving in!  Grabbing the hand of your brothers/sisters and running off the edge.”

“Cut The Noose” will be the band’s first full-length release on People Like You Records and should be available August 23rd.