We missed Starcrawler at Punk Rock Bowling as they were playing on the 2nd stage while we jammed up against the main stage. So when they showed up in San Francisco two weeks later we just had to be there. Opening up were The Vaxxines with new singer Chelsea Rose of Bite. The Vaxxines (and […]
We missed Starcrawler at Punk Rock Bowling as they were playing on the 2nd stage while we jammed up against the main stage. So when they showed up in San Francisco two weeks later we just had to be there.
Opening up were The Vaxxines with new singer Chelsea Rose of Bite. The Vaxxines (and Chelsea) are old friends and put on their usual tight mix of garage punk.
Niis are woman-fronted hard garage punk from Los Angeles with powerful vocals. In July and August they’ll be touring the West and South, you should see them.
Starcrawler are simply astonishing. Lead singer Arrow de Wilde has such a presence, amazing vocals and is visually incredible. The band behind her is solid and entertaining.
Sadly, Lou Koller of Sick of it All has been diagnosed with cancer. According to Lou's bruther Pete, Pete has adenocarcinoma cancer, which is a cancerous tumor in his esophagus. While Lou fights the disease, the band is halting all touring and shows for the remainder of the year. You can see a brief update fro0m the band below. We wish Lou a speedy recovery.
Ian Legge affectionately known as The Punk Cellist have announced details to his first full length album titled Arrangements Vol. I. The release will feature a total of 10 tracks of Cello arrangements and full-band arrangements from bands such as NOFX, Turnstile, Ramones, New Found Glory, Propagandhi, Blink 182, and a few more. The album was recorded with Trevor Reilly of A Wilhelm Scream in New Bedford, MA and will be out this Fall/Winter, with a pre-order starting today. You can see below to check out the first single off the album, a cover of "It's My Job to Keep Punk Rock Elite" by NOFX. Punk Cellist will be performing the full band half of the album at Camp Punksylvania today.
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A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away (or in this case Birmingham, UK), a band was born! That band’s name? The Zatopeks! Now, on this glorious day, 23 years later, and now residing in Germany, the Zatopeks continue to carry the old school pop-punk torch with pride, bringing us their brand new […]
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away (or in this case Birmingham, UK), a band was born! That band’s name? The Zatopeks! Now, on this glorious day, 23 years later, and now residing in Germany, the Zatopeks continue to carry the old school pop-punk torch with pride, bringing us their brand new album Loitering & Sauntering. The record releases digitally tomorrow (July 5th) on Stardumb Records, with the physical release slated for August 8th.
However, DyingScene.com (that’s us!) is pleased to bring you the exclusive, world premiere(!) of Loitering & Sauntering! That’s right, you can listen to this wonderful album in its entirety right here, right now. Just scroll down the webpage a lil bit and click play. I can say with absolute certainty you won’t regret it. Also! Buy the record. You can get it on translucent pink vinyl and “babylon green” vinyl (each limited to 100 copies), as well as black wax (200 copies) right here. It’s also available from Forbidden Beat in Canada, Brassneck Records in the UK, The Machine Shop in the US, and Endless Detention Records in Australia.
Here are some words from the Zatopeks’ fearless leader (and singer) Will DeNiro:
“Loitering and Sauntering is our fourth album and our most history-inspired to date. If you’re into suburban paranoia, early twentieth-century antifascism, Cold War spies, insomnia on public transport or Polish Prime Ministers’ haircuts, then the songs really do offer something for everyone.”
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Montreal-based Lobotomite have surprise-released a live album. It is called Live Trepanation and was recorded on June 14, 2024 at La Sotterenea by Kelly Pennington for Suoni Il Popolo. The artwork for the album was created by Baze. All proceeds from the sale of the album will be donated to Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund and the band will be matching donations up to $300. Lobotomite released their demo Anatomy Is Violence! earlier this year. Check out the album below.
Rundown Kreeps have released a video for their new song “FC”. The song is available digitally via My Grito a division of Wiretap Records. Rundown Kreeps released RDK in 2022. Check out the video below.
The Meffs have released a video for their song “FRSF”. The video was filmed and edited by Jonathan Dadds and features an effect edit by Jon Spencer-Slack. The song is off their upcoming album What a Life which will be out on September 13 via Fat Wreck Chords. The Meffs released their EP Broken Britain Pt. 2 in 2023. Check out the video below.
MEST has had a busy year so far touring across Europe before stopping back home to Chicago…and they are not done yet! 115 Bourbon Street is a New Orleans-themed venue packed with multiple stages and on Friday, June 28th hosted MEST and a slew of other bands, including Rematch, NightCap and Highwire. MEST released the […]
MEST has had a busy year so far touring across Europe before stopping back home to Chicago…and they are not done yet!
115 Bourbon Street is a New Orleans-themed venue packed with multiple stages and on Friday, June 28th hosted MEST and a slew of other bands, including Rematch, NightCap and Highwire.
MEST released the new album ‘Youth‘ via SBÄM Records on June 21st. It features guest appearances by Jaret Reddick of Bowling For Soup and Spencer Charnas of Ice Nine Kills.
Of the new LP, founding member and front man Tony Lovato says, “The drives to the studio were about an hour and 20 minutes long. A lot of my inspiration for this record was found on those drives. I would just listen to all the records that I grew up listening to. Which brought back a ton of memories. It would just put me in another state of mind. The majority of “Youth” was written up in the hills of Los Angeles where I recorded a bunch of our early records. I would get random flashbacks seeing spots I hadn’t seen in years. But as much as I love all the memories and stories of the past, I’m not one to think that the best days are over. I’m creating new core memories and living my life now, so that in 20 years I’ll look back fondly. The same as I do now. These songs are a cheers to the past with a here’s to the future.”
MEST released their seventh album, ‘Masquerade,’ in January 2020, just before the COVID-19 pandemic. They toured extensively in 2019 with Reel Big Fish, Less Than Jake, and Millencolin. Looking ahead, MEST plans to release three new LPs, starting with ‘Youth,’ and has secured deals with Avex Records in Japan and SBAM Records in Europe.
When asked to sum up 28 years of MEST, Tony replied, “I don’t know, I mean honestly it feels like we’re just getting started…”
Maintaining their blue-collar work ethic, MEST continues to earn fans through their grassroots approach and looks forward to performing their energetic live shows worldwide. The future looks promising as they prepare to release new music and hit the road again.
