All Time Low: Biography

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Formed:

Jan 1, 2003 in Baltimore, MD

Genres:

Rock Music, Punk and Hardcore Rock Music

Decades Active:

2000's

Drawing heavy influence from Green Day and blink182 early on, poppunk quartet All Time Low formed in the suburbs of Baltimore, MD in 2003 around singer/guitarist Alex Gaskarth and guitarist Jack Barakat. The two soon added bassist Zack Merrick and drummer Rian Dawson to round out their energetic poppunk sound and rowdy live show, which often included silly string and beach balls. Honing their skills between homework and other teenage commitments, the guys managed to tour across the East Coast and South during school breaks. They released a foursong EP through the local label Emerald Moon in 2004 and followed up with the fulllength, The Party Scene, a year later. Touring nationwide that summer, the band found itself on bills with similarminded acts like Motion City Soundtrack, The Early November and Plain White T's. Along the way, All Time Low also bumped into fellow poppunkers Amber Pacific, who brought the young band to the attention of their label, Hopeless Records. Immediately impressed, All Time Low was officially part of the Hopeless family by March 2006, just a few months before they graduated from high school. Finally done with schoolwork to concentrate fulltime on music, the group issued Put Up or Shut Up a sevensong EP that featured new recordings of older material that July. Able to now freely tour, the band supported the release on a handful of summer Warped Tour dates before subsequently hitting the road nationwide with Amber Pacific.

- Corey Apar, All Music Guide