Happy Halloween, punk rockers!  We’re going to kick the holiday off with a brand new spooky track track from Alberta psychobilly group Eve Hell And The Razors.

The track is titled “When The Lights Go Out” and it is the title track off their upcoming album, which is slated for release sometime in November.  Give it a listen on the band’s MySpace.

BlankTV got another interesting exclusive, perfect for Halloween.  Turns out David McWane, vocalist for Big D And The Kids Table, has decided to try his hand at film making and you can be the judge right here and now if he should follow through or just stick with crooning in his ska band.

The 11 minute flick is called “We Gatta Eat” and it features three Depression Era clowns attempting to make ends meet through a devious, stomach churning, maybe a little predictable plan.  Check it out here.

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Escape The Fate are streaming their entire upcoming, self-titled album on their MySpace page.

The album is set for an official release date of November 2nd on DGC/Interscope Records.

Escape The Fate released their last album, “This War Is Ours,” on Epitaph Records in 2008.

Fest 9 is now raging in all its glory over in Gainesville, Florida where over 250 punk bands are playing their hearts out to thousands of punk die-hards who have traveled near and far to take part in the biggest punk event of the year.  Not all of us could make it there so to keep us from feeling completely left out I’ve sent our man, Xan, into the fray with a few misguided instructions and a tape recorder to see what he could come back with.

After his first day in Gainesville The Xanimal reports back with a full account on his first impressions, meeting his first band for an interview, and of course, the bands he saw play.  Check it out here but make sure you have a cup of Joe, cuz it’s loooong.  – Johnny X

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“Listen mate, what are you talking about? There’s no cash here, here there’s no cash, alright! Cash No!”

Behind a great band, there’s a great movie quote. Well, at least with Cash No! there is. What better way to start off a release than by having your band name quoted from a pretty fucking sweet movie. The quote at the beginning was from the Australian movie “Chopper” which received positive reviews when it came out about 10 years ago – a classic!

Cash No! from Melbourne, Australia are quite a new band when it comes to skate punk in the magical and far away land of Oz. The first time I heard these guys the idea of 90’s Swedish skate punk came to mind. If you like Adhesive, for example, then you’re safe to read the rest of this review. If you don’t know Adhesive, you have much to learn. Other bands that come to mind when listening to the “Something for now…” EP are Aussie punk legends Wiseheimer, and definitely that Fat Wreck sound from Strung Out and NUFAN. Aren’t all bands somewhat influenced by the latter though?

With Louis (vocals), what I like about him (and other skate punk vocalists in Australia) is that he sings with a slight Aussie accent that isn’t too intense, but just enough to know you’re not listening to the usual Canadian/American singer. In terms of the recording, and again for a first release, it’s quite high up there in my books. I say this especially due to the fact that drums, vocals, and guitars were each recorded in a different location, even in a member’s bedroom for example. On the technical side of things, the guitars are amazing and the band plays very tight! And metal influences are definitely heard in the Cash No! sound so you have that aggressive side, similar to Strung Out’s overall sound.

This release has a 8 solid tracks and for an “EP” this is no shabby first official release. These days I honestly don’t know many bands that record 8 quality tracks for a first mini-album, if you can call it that. “Track One” as it’s appropriately called, does not have a long intro or anything of that nature. You get right into the song and it immediately gets you into the energy that Cash No! would deliver on stage (lucky Australians!). Back-ups are really solid in this song, the clean and screamy ones. Additional screams were done with the help of a friend of the band, just so you know. The solo/guitarmony sequence from around 2:14 to 3:18 makes you say: Fawk yeah! “Falling Down” is the first song that the band unveiled prior to the “official” EP release and it’s definitely a fast-as-fuck and energy kicker one, although it’s short but remember, this is skate punk. “Domino’s”, immediately afterward, pretty much continues where “Falling Down” finished. If you don’t pay attention and/or don’t follow your CD display menu, you won’t notice that it’s a new song, ha – highlight in that one btw = bass solo! The bass is actually a big part of all the songs as you’ll see, a nice change. “Sound Off Like You Got A Pair” sounds like a typical metal track with its intro but don’t be fooled by the kick ass intro (for you “I’m only into punk” fans). Moving forward to the last track, “If I Agreed With You We’d Both Be Wrong” has the best melodies from Louis and it carries the guitars so well. I also realized that Cash No! are pretty damn progressive as a band so you can put that in their “genre”. In general, I like the fact that the band does not stop one bit for their last song; they keep it fast just like how they started off with this gem.

In ending, the Australian punk rock scene is understandably the scene least looked at due to its lack of proximity from… anywhere. And this is a shame because when it comes to skate punk, Australia is definitely churning out the best bands these days. Cash No! is new proof that European punk rock influences live on down under and many bands still believe in that. Like their brothers in arms Wiseheimer, Local Resident Failure and LAST, there is no need to panic in Australia. I end by saying, Heath Rowley, we all miss you, come back!

Huh.  Looks like Alesana jumped ship with Fearless Records and joined Epitaph.  At least according to this announcement.

The band released their last album, “The Emptiness” last January on Fearless.

Yes, Alesana is the band who got into the scuffle with Pennywise during last Warped tour.

Every Friday the punk rock geniuses here at Dying Scene unleash some punk rock trivia. Today’s “fun factoid” is about The Offspring front man, Dexter Holland, and his extracurricular activities.

You may know Dexter as the singer for The Offspring or as the founder of Nitro Records, but music isn’t the only thing the man likes to dabble in.  In addition to being a punk rock icon, the dude also has his own brand of hot sauce.  It’s called Gringo Bandito and it was launched in 2006.  I have no idea if it’s any good but you can buy it here.

OFF! is a Los Angeles punk band fronted by Keith Morris of Black Flag and The Circle Jerks and today they’re giving away a free download of their new song “Jeffrey Lee Pierce,” which you can snag right here.  The song is off their upcoming 2nd EP.

The band’s 1st EP, creatively titled “1st EP,” was released on October 12th and is the 1st of 4 EP/7-inch releases which will be compiled onto a single release titled “First Four EPs” (obviously a nod to Black Flag.) These are slated for release on November 23rd.

War On Music will be releasing the 2 song Propagandhi split with Canadian thrashers Sacrifice on December 10th.  The release will feature Propagandhi doing a cover of Corrosion of Conformity‘s 1987 opus “Technocracy” and Sacrifice doing Rush’s “Anthem.”

The cover art is right <= there.

A Skylit Drive has officially completed their latest album, a follow up to their 2009 release Adelphia.

Not much information is known about the release, but the guys promise more details soon. For now you can check them out on their headlining tour with support from Motionless In White, For All Those Sleeping, Woe Is Me, and Scarlett O’Hara. Check out the dates here.