Punk Goes ... ?

Punk Goes... is a series of compilations albums in which various punk rock, post-hardcore, hardcore, emocore and metalcore bands perform cover songs from other genres or time periods. It is released by Fearless Records. The only exceptions are Punk Goes Acoustic and Punk Goes Acoustic 2 in which the featured bands recorded acoustic versions of their own songs.

Fearless Records recently announced that the newest release from the Punk Goes... series will feature covers of classic rock songs. A few artists who are expected to contribute in the new release are: nevershoutnever! who stated that they're doing a cover of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" for the Punk Goes Classic Rock album. Another expected band is Every Avenue. Two of its members stated on their Twitter accounts that they are recording a song for the album. The pop punk band, Mayday Parade and the post-hardcore band Pierce the Veil also stated on their Twitter accounts that they are recording songs for the new release. One more band who is rumoured to be on the album is A Skilit Drive. Their Vocalist stated on his Facebook fan page that they "might" be on the next Punk Goes... installment.

My favorite album of the series by far is the Punk Goes Pop 2 release. It was released on March 10, 2009 and it features a lot of great bands such as Alesana, Mayday Parade, Escape the Fate, August Burns Red, etc. Here is one great song of the album. It is a cover of Britney Spears' song Toxic, performed by A Static Lullaby. Enjoy =]