Crime in Stereo: Biography

• Overview
• Discography
• Biography
• Related Artists

• Hot Water Music
• Against All Authority
• Set Your Goals
• Scraps and Heart Attacks
• Ambitions
• So They Say
• Lifetime

• Silent Majority
• Inside
• Kill Your Idols
• Gorilla Biscuits
• Sunny Day Real Estate
• Black Flag
• Descendents

Genres:

Rock Music, Punk and Hardcore Rock Music

Levittown, NY, hardcore revivalists Crime in Stereo moved along quickly. After issuing a demo in 2001 (recorded in a basement in truly hardcore style), Crime in Stereo landed an opening gig for CroMags and did a split 7" with Kill Your Idols before issuing their first fulllength through Blackout Records in January 2004. Explosives and the Will to Use Them garnered comparisons to forebears like Dag Nasty and featured nobull song titles like "Play It Loud Fuckers" and "Warning: Perfect Sideburns Do Not Make You Dangerous." Scotty Griffin, Alex Dunne, Michael Musilli, and Kristian Hallbert didn't slow down. 2005 saw the Contract EP issued through Blackout as well as Crime in Stereo signing with California indie Nitro to release their sophomore LP.

- Johnny Loftus, All Music Guide