Produced by WARCON founders Bob Chiappardi and Kevin Lyman, this "who's who" of the post-hardcore/ screamo scene will be available October 25th and includes new versions of the classics, including a special rendition of John Lennon's "Happy Christmas" by the Street Drum Corp and TheUsed's Bert McKracken to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Lennon's tragic death.

A music video was recently shot with McKracken and Street Drum Corps for �Happy Christmas� that will be used as a visual Christmas card to the soldiers of every nation that are separated from their families during the holiday season. A loving message of the dream of a world at peace is portrayed in a moving testimonial directed by Bert McCracken and David Brodsky.

Rounding out the compilation�s electrifying track listing are new songs by The Used, Opiate for the Masses, Bleed the Dream, From First To Last and more. Of the 18 songs, 17 were created especially for this project. A number of the songs were recorded by bands that performed on this past summer's Warped Tour. Artist/producer Jim Kaufman of Opiate for the Masses, volunteered his studio in the back of his tour bus and recorded the Skindred, My American Heart, Funeral For a Friend, Emery tracks as well as the Opiate for the Masses holiday song.

"We wanted to give today's generation its own seasonal soundtrack," said Bob Chiappardi. "The Taste of Christmas is the result of the collaboration among the artists, labels and every one here at WARCON to produce a record that would, from this year forth, become synonymous with the Christmas holiday. We had so much fun making this record, that we have already started planning to continue the project with Volume 2 for next year."