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 Orange County melodic hardcore act Ignite covering New York hardcore legends Sick of it All‘s song “Cease Fire”.

Listen to both versions here.

The original appears Sick of it All’s  album “Scratch The Surface”. The covers appears on the 2007 Sick of it All tribute album entitled “Our Impact will be Felt”.

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Hailing from the tropical paradise of San José, Costa Rica, Reacción Direkta are a four-piece aggressive punk/post-hardcore band who are waaaay more pissed off than you might expect from a band where the average temperature is 75 degrees Fahrenheit. Formed in 2002, RD finally got around to recording and releasing their debut seven-song EP, “¿Cuál Democracia?,” late last year. Their sound hits hard and fast, and is filled with the kind of rage against the South American political machine that would make Propagandhi proud. RD have shared the stage with the likes of NOFX, The Casualties and the Bouncing Souls, and more than held their own. Check ’em out – they won’t be unsigned for long!

Possible good news for fans of emo band Artist Vs Poet today. As we told you a couple of weeks ago, the band announced that their singer (Tarcy Thomason) and drummer (Joey Westbrook) had made the decision to leave the band. Thomason, however, recently announced a new project, and this time he’s keeping it in the family.

Project 7 and 8 is Tarcy’s new endeavor, though at this point it is just he and his brother Tauvy. The duo are busy writing and recording new material, and can be seen here working out a new track entitled “Worth It.” If you are interested in more, the only source of Project 7 and 8 information is their twitter page.

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Vocalist of Alexisonfire, Dallas Green, is getting set to release his third album Little Hell under the name, City and Colour. He is now streaming a new song “Northern Wind” and you can listen to it right here.

Little Hell is set to be released June 7 on Vagrant Records.

San Francisco punk rockers Nothington have announced some upcoming summer tour dates. The guys will head to the west coast in July, then make their way through Germany and Spain from August to mid September. You can check out the west coast dates here, and the German dates here.

Nothington’s last released Roads Bridges and Ruins in 2009 on BYO Records. The guys are currently planning to release an upcoming 7″ More Than Obvious.

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Portland, Maine, based pop punk band Sparks The Rescue recently did an interview with PropertyofZack just in time for the release of their new album What I’ve Been Cursed With. Some topics of conversation include the new release, touring plans, and even the “Masheen” himself. You can read this “winning” interview here.

What I’ve Been Cursed With was released yesterday May 10th on Fearless Records.

Somewhere in the magical land of New Jersey, The Horrible Crowes (side project of The Gaslight Anthem frontman Brian Fallon and longtime Gaslight guitar tech Ian Perkins) are hard at work recording for their upcoming album. Here’s how it begins.

Coming to you from a secret location in the Shore of New Jersey, we have begun recording for the Horrible Crowes. So far we’ve got the drums, percussion, and drum loops pretty well wrapped up in bow thanks to Steve Sidelnyk. Ian finished all the bass parts yesterday and today, and I’ve done 60% of the Piano work and about 80% of the Hammond B-3 Organs, it’s been a pretty productive not-even-first-week

You can read the rest right here. Currently there’s no word on a release date, nor which label will be releasing it. We’ll keep you posted as always.  The Gaslight Anthem most recently released American Slang last year on SideOneDummy.

Senses Fail have announced a short weekend of tour dates with Hostage Calm. The mini tour will occur in July, and you can check out the dates here.

Senses Fail last released The Fire last October on Vagrant Records.

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This is a promo video shot at the first show of Earn It Yourself’s “Spring (Into Action)” Tour. It explains the reason for the tour, how you can be involved, and more.

Check it out right here.

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Punk/Ska trailblazers Less Than Jake have posted a trailer for their upcoming DVD release, “Anthology.” As you should already know by now, the DVD set includes 4 discs of live footage as the band plays 6 of their albums in entirety. Click here for the trailer.

Anthology will be released June 21st via Sleep It Off Records.

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