Against All Authority

{{Short description|American punk rock band}}

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{{Infobox musical artist

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| origin = Cutler Ridge, Florida, United States

| genre = Anarcho-punk, punk rock, ska punk, hardcore punk

| years_active = 1992–2007, 2021–present

| label = Hopeless Records, Sub City, Records of Rebellion

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| current_members = Danny Lore
Joe Koontz
Marshall Wildey
Chris “Spikey” Goldbach

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Against All Authority (often abbreviated AAA) is an American punk rock band known for their political leanings and, previously, as a ska punk band.{{Cite web |last1=Apar |first1=Corey |title=Against All Authority - The Restoration of Chaos & Order |work=AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-restoration-of-chaos-order-mw0000408623 |language=en |access-date=2023-02-27 |df=mdy-all |quote=AAA are typically known as a politically slanted ska-punk act, but the band has always leaned a bit more heavily to the punk side of things, and this fact has become even more evident the longer they've been around.}} Their business practice follows a stringent DIY ethic.

History

Against All Authority was founded in Cutler Ridge, Florida, in 1992,{{cite web | title=Against All Authority|work=Allmusic| url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p279226|pure_url=yes}}| accessdate=June 11, 2007 }} driven by willingness to promote their message—"questioning our economic differences and promoting our human similarities". A strong engagement in political and social issues is clearly evident in their lyrics. The band maintain a fierce DIY stance influenced by the approach of the Dead Kennedys and Subhumans.{{cite web |title=A Punk Band That Most Certainly Does Not Suck |work=Nerve Magazine |archivedate=September 28, 2007 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928192630/http://www.thenervemagazine.com/2006/07/article_template.php?id=1 |url=http://www.thenervemagazine.com/2006/07/article_template.php?id=1 |accessdate=June 11, 2007}} Early in their career, the band decided to book concerts, make recordings and even produce band T-shirts on their own.

Members

  • Danny Lore – bass guitar & vocals
  • Joe Koontz – guitar & vocals
  • Fin "LP" Leavell – bass trombone & baritone saxophone
  • Marshall Wildey - trumpet
  • Chris “Spikey” Goldbach – drums

Discography

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  • V.M.L Live Presents Against All Authority Live 7/16/95 (1996)
  • Live On the Ska Parade Radio Show (1998)

References

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