If you like straight up melodic punk rock with a dash of metal I’ve got a new band you should check out.  OK, they’re not that new; Florida’s Elysium have a couple releases under their belt already, but they’re currently streaming 4 new songs from a new demo on their MySpace page.  I highly recommend you jump straight to the song “Nada Sonata” and crank your speakers up.

Elysium released their last album Opinions And Assholes Vol. 5 in 2008.

The Summer Set have released an unreleased acoustic version of Passenger Seat available for free to download. The original version of Passenger Seat can be found on The Summer Set’s sophomore album Love Like This, released on Razor and Tie Records in October, 2009.

The Summer Set is currently on the AP Tour, hitting venues all over the US. Check out the Dying Scene’s Show Page for more information on dates.

Wisconsin bands The Transgressions and The Side Project are releasing a split 7-inch next month on Traffic Street Records. Titled Stop Wasting My Time, the release features three brand new songs by each band.  You can listen to one track from each band right here.

The Transgressions are from Madison and are following up their Rally Records-released 2009 CDEP, Waste My Time, (the art and title of which are parodied subject matter for this record). From Washburn, The Side Project are following up their 2009 7″ for Traffic Street, New Brain.

Vacation Bible School and The God Damn Doo Wop Band (members of The Strait A’s and The Soviettes) are releasing a split 7-inch titled Covered in April on Traffic Street Records.  The release will feature one new song from each band on the a-side and both band’s covering one of the others’ songs on the b-side.

You can check out the tracklist and stream one of the album’s songs right here.

Bridge Nine Records has signed “one of the hardest bands coming out of Pennsylvania”, Mother of Mercy.  From the press release:

Formed in the Spring of 2007 and featuring ex members of Let Down, Mother of Mercy plays contemporary metallic hardcore that draws some of the best elements of 90’s ‘core with a well-executed tinge of metal. Their music is raw, abrasive and dark – highly influenced by Samhain, Undertow and Obituary – and a welcomed addition to the B9 family. Mother of Mercy’s vocalist, Bob Wilson, said “…we’re excited to be on the label, to play with different bands, tour exotic places and be label mates with Striking Distance.”

The band plans to head into the studio this summer to record their Bridge Nine debut but you can get yourself familiar with a few of their tunes on the band’s MySpace page.

Sleeping With Sirens have premiered the video for their song If I’m James Dean, You’re Audrey Hepburn right here.  The song appears on the band’s new album With Ears To See And Eyes To Hear which was released yesterday (March 23rd) on Rise Records.  FYI, if you missed the story yesterday, the whole album is streaming on the band’s MySpace page.

Sleeping With Sirens is currently on tour.  Check out their Dying Scene Shows page for dates and locations.

You can check out the music video for One Short Fall‘s song One Way Trip (To Hell) right here.

The track appears on the band’s most recent album Nothing Left To Say, which was released by Kid Tested in 2008.

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Last month, Anchor Arms hooked up with Roger from Less Than Jake and recorded a couple of songs. One of those songs, Don’t Just Stand There, Somebody Toss Steve Vai a Capri Sun, is now available for download on Anchor Arms bandcamp page.

Ex-Boysetsfire and current The Casting Out singer, Nathan Gray, will be releasing a 7″ alongside Anchor Arms singer James Austin on Fail Safe Records. The 7″ is due out sometime this summer. Keep checking back here at Dying Scene for more information as it becomes available.

Gypsy punks Gogol Bordello have released Pala Tute, the first song off their upcoming album Trans-Continental Hustle…for free!

Just click here to go to the Gogol Bordello website and submit your email address. You’ll immediately get the link to download the MP3.

Trans-Continental Hustle will be released April 27th on Side One Dummy Records.

I have some bad news for Flogging Molly fans in the northeastern states. Due to a family emergency, the band has canceled the first three dates of their upcoming spring tour and have rescheduled one.

The following three dates are the canceled shows: 4/16-Providence, RI-Lupos. 4/17-Buffalo, NY-SUNY. 4/18-Clifton Park, NY-Northern Lights

According to the press release,