Massachusetts pop-punk band Maker have posted a video of the recording process for their upcoming album on 6131 Records. The video has some footage of the guys hanging out in the studio and playing with a dog named Scrappy – check it out here. The band is in the studio with Jay Maas, who’s previously worked with Defeater, Transit, Have Heart, and others. The album is due out later this year.

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Joining a long line of punk rock frontmen who have decided to branch off into solo projects, Bouncing Souls vocalist Greg Attonito has announced his intention to release a solo EP sometime in the near future. The six-song EP will be released on vinyl, but will have a download card for digital aficionados. The EP is set to be released on Chunksaah Records.

We’ll be sure to keep our eyes peeled for any details that come our way!

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Albany, NY punk outfit After The Fall have posted two new cover songs to their Bandcamp page. Both songs are combined in to the same track, and were featured on the same Kid Dynamite tribute album. The tracks that After The Fall chose to cover were “Showoff” and “Sweet Shop Syndicate.” You can check out the track here.

After The Fall have also announced a whole slew of upcoming tour dates, and you can check out those details here.

After The Fall are hard at work on their next album, which will be the follow-up to their 2010 release “Eradication,” which was released on Mightier Than Sword Records.

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 The Vandals covering Queen’s hit song “Don’t Stop Me Now.”

Check out the cover version and compare it to the original here. This one cracks me up. You have to love Queen and of course The Vandals!

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Punk veterans Bad Religion made a quick stop at The Daily Habit to perform the song “Wrong Way Kids.”  The track can be found on the Bad Religion album, “The Dissent of Man.” You can check out the video of the performance here.

Bad Religion last released “The Dissent of Man” last year via Epitaph Records.

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Swedish metal outfit In Flames have posted a webisode, which was filmed during their time recording their upcoming album, “Sounds of a Playground Fading.” The webisode is the first of many, and will provide fans with an insightful look at the band as they record and produce their new album. You can check out the webisode here. More information about the upcoming album can be found here.

“Sounds of a Playground Fading” is set to be released on June 21st, via the band’s new label, Century Media. The album will be In Flames’ 10th studio album.

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Chuck Ragan of Hot Water Music and Dave Hause of The Loved Ones will be hitting the road together and are making their way to Eastern Canada in June. You can check out the dates for the tour here.

Ragan and Hause will also be touring as a part of the Revival Tour in Europe over the summer, with Brian Fallon of The Gaslight Anthem and Dan Andriano of Alkaline Trio. You can check out those tour dates here.

Chuck Ragan is hard at work on his next solo album, which may see the light of day sometime this fall. Dave Hause is currently on tour supporting his solo album, “Resolutions,” which was released in March via Paper + Plastick.

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Boston’s punk group Transit have posted another video for their ongoing series “Transit Thursday.”

You can watch them play a cover version of Rochester punk act Such Gold‘s song “Four Rings, No Superbowls” here.

Such Gold’s version appears on their debut EP “Stand Tall” which I recommend you pick up if you haven’t. Transit is heading into the studio this summer to record their upcoming full length on Rise Records. Such Gold will be releasing some splits and a full-length soon.

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Kansas City’s The Get Up Kids have posted the music video for their song “Shatter Your Lungs.”

You can check it out here.

The song appears on their latest album “There Are Rules” which hit stores January 25th on their own label Quality Hill. They will hit the road with New Jersey Emo / Pop-punkers Saves The Day for ten dates this summer in the midwest and on the east coast. Check out the dates and locations here.

Long Island emo rockers Taking Back Sunday have revealed the tracking and artwork of their upcoming self-titled album due out June 18th.

You check the cover art and tracklisting here.

You can also grab a special pre-order package here. The album will the be the first with the band’s original members since Tell All Your Friends.

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