Any fan of punk rock music has probably heard of a certain SoCal punk rock band called Face To Face. Formed by Trever Keith in 1991, the band gained commercial success with their ideal punk rock style and soon achieved commercial success.

What do you do when you create a highly respected animation series surrounding a fictional death metal band that usually features one brutal song in their eleven minute episodes? You take some of the songs and put them on a CD called The Dethalbum for the fans. Now what do you do next? Thanks to co-creator Brendon Small, you take that shit on the road and sell out nearly every single venue you play at.

Derek Hess is one hell of an artist. Throughout the years, this pro-Cleveland resident has created some memorable works of drawings, CD cover art, and even concert fliers that have art collectors going mad. His work is commonly known through the music and tattoo scene and is even featured at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as well as the Louvre in Paris.

There probably are not a lot of punk rock fans out there that have not heard of Anti-Flag. They are a political punk rock band with powerful lyrics expressing the way they feel. Recently, Anti-Flag released A Benefit For Victims of Violent Crime, an EP created after one of the band member's sister was murdered. The EP was released to raise awareness in violent crimes.

Orange County punk rock act D.I. is back with a brand new album On The Western Front. This is their first release in over 10 years since the band reunited back in 1995. Diesel had the opportunity to chat with Casey Royer, the founder of the punk band D.I. and also the only remaining member of the twenty something year old band.

Gregory Attonito, more commonly known as the front man of the punk band the Bouncing Souls, and Shanti Wintergate have created their first children’s book, I Went for a Walk, and it is really not just for the children. The couple have created a book that will expand the imagination for young and old, complete with fun illustrations.

The cleverly admired by many, Mike Doughty, is back with an all new album Golden Delicious. Following up to his 2005 release the man once behind “Super Bon Bon” has released a CD full of witty fun tracks brewed with his self proclaimed “dude theory”, an idea of recording music that sounds like a bunch of dudes playing music for the fun of it.

The do-it-yourself hardcore act Enter Shikari has released Take To The Skies on their own label, Ambush Reality. Normally this is nothing new to hear — that a band has released a CD under their own label — but this is the band’s debut CD.

To this day I regret never being able to have a glimpse of one show at the legendary CBGBs in New York City. I would have settled for seeing anything just so I could say I was there and saw the innards of the concert club.

Most commonly known as the front man of the rock band Weezer, Rivers Cuomo has recently released Alone: The Home Recordings Of Rivers Cuomo. The CD features unreleased material and demos that he recorded by himself between the years 1984 and 2007.

The fathers of ska-core, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, recently found some of their unreleased and lost material. In honor of such a find the band decided to put out Medium Rare and also add some classic tracks along with a couple new songs as well.

Considered one of the forefathers of the Fat Wreck Chords label California’s Good Riddance decided to throw in the towel last spring after a successful career as a hardcore punk rock band. For over twenty years this solid act act toured the world relentlessly.

If you are into the skateboarding scene chances are you know who Mike V is. He is easily one of the most unique skateboarders out there not so much because of the way he skates, but because of the way he spreads his love for the sport. Mike V may have his heart attached to his skateboard, but he also shares his passion for what fuels him on a day to day basis, rock n' roll.

Atmosphere is back again with an all new album humorously titled When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold. The two man independent rap group credited with putting Minneapolis on the hip hop map continue strong with their approach, but this time take a musical detour that may very well have helped grab even more attention.

3OH!3 (pronounced 3-OH!-3) is far from your ordinary band. For instance, when I downloaded the CD to my iPod it was listed as an unclassifiable genre and that is an understatement.

It’s always nice to hear a new band you have never heard before only to find out they have been around for years. Then again it is easy to miss out on a good act these days with so many to pick and choose from.

Successful virtual band the Gorillaz refuse to leave their fans starving for music. Recently the cartoon foursome released D-Sides, a two disc collection of unreleased songs, demos, and even remixes from the band's second full length release Demon Days. By the way, yes I did say cartoon foursome. In order to understand the Gorillaz, you need a lot of imagination.

Fun pop punk rockers Teenage Bottlerocket are back with an all new album, Warning Device on Red Scare Records.

Philadelphia’s The Loved Ones are back with an all new powerful punk rock album Build & Burn. The foursome, spawning out of past projects, have outdone themselves on their sophomore release under Fat Wreck Chords.

Metal-core UK sensations Bullet For My Valentine have returned with their highly anticipated sophomore full length release Scream Aim Fire.

What most people do not know is that Steve Smith did not originally plan on writing that song as a dance track or for that matter forming Dirty Vegas.

Anyone who has ever heard of the rap/punk rock group the Kottonmouth Kings (KMK) knows one thing, they love marijuana. For over ten years now, the pro-weed act has released numerous albums focused on the legalization of cannabis, partying, and living life to the extreme.

Misfit skateboarding heartthrob Bam Margera has decided to share his favorite songs with the world once again in Bam Margera Presents: Viva La Bands, Vol. 2.

Orange County punk rock act D.I. is back with a brand new album On The Western Front. This is their first release in over 10 years since the band reunited back in 1995.

The Gallows are easily the best punk band to come out of the UK in years. These guys mix a blend of hardcore and the punk that is real punk and not that commercial bullshit.

Bad Religion may have aged but their new material is still unbelievable. They are the kings of punk rock and they have earned their title.

Imagine a course mixture of style ranging from heavy Atreyu like screaming to catchy Blink 182 pop punk singing and you have yourself Silverstein.

Political punk rockers Anti-Flag have released a limited edition EP called A Benefit For Victims of Violent Crime. Proceeds from sales of the EP will go to the Center for Victims of Violence and Crime and also towards educational bonds.

Three generations of metal lined up the stage for the Heaven & Hell Tour 2007 and put on one of the best metal shows I myself have seen in a long long time.

Heavy metal act Machine Head has returned once again with an all new album The Blackening.

This one man show is well known especially in the underground rap scene and also in the skateboarding community for his exceptional talent in creating beats and using samples to their fullest extent.

Keeping the Irish spirit alive, The Tossers have released an all new album Agony under Victory Records.

AP magazine had named Brand New’s latest release "most anticipated of 2005" but, due to the lead singer catching appendicitis, The Devil And God Are Raging Inside Of Me was not released until November of 2006.

It’s safe to say that there is a new strand of hardcore thanks to East Coast’s Emmure.

Commonly referred to as a cabaret punk band, WIFS puts on very unique live shows and has an incredible cult following particularly in their hometown of Brooklyn, New York.

Formed over 10 years ago, Dir en Grey is bringing their strange blend of musical styles overseas to many already welcoming fans thanks to the 2006 Family Values tour.

Formed in a basement in 1996, the Richmond, Virginia natives have created a type of rock that is not quite heavy, but definitely hard and southern.

Released under Ferret Records, the boys of the burning river district are bringing back real honest metal and helping put good old Cleveland back on the map.

Sometimes when a band releases a second album, the outcome of it is not well. Smoke Or Fire has done an excellent job on creating a follow-up album.

New York City’s very own Bayside has just released the most highly anticipated album of 2007 according to Alternative Press.

Canadian hardcore/punk band Comeback Kid has returned with Broadcasting, their second release under Victory Records.

Westbound Train, the groovy soulful septet ska band from Boston who bring back a genre of music I think many have forgotten about … ska.

The "Official Suburban Noize Heavyweight" and original member of the Spade Birgade Big B has put out a CD called More To Hate on Suburban Noize records.