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
=Albums/EPs=
- -AAA- Tape (1993)
- Above the Law EP (1994)
- Destroy What Destroys You (1996)
- All Fall Down (1998, Hopeless Records)
- 24 Hour Roadside Resistance (2000, Hopeless Records)
- Nothing New for Trash Like You (2001, Sub City Records)
- The Restoration of Chaos & Order (2006, Hopeless Records)
=Split EPs=
- Against All Authority / Less Than Jake (1995)
- Against All Authority / The Pist (1996, Records of Rebellion)
- Against All Authority / The Crumbs / Pink Lincolns / Gotohells (1996)
- Against All Authority / Anti-Flag - Reject EP (1996, Records of Rebellion)
- Against All Authority / The Criminals – Exchange EP (1999, Sub City Records)
- Against All Authority / Common Rider (2005, Hopeless Records)
=Live recordings=
- 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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External links
- {{official website}}
- {{discogs artist|Against All Authority|Against All Authority}}
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Category:Punk rock groups from Florida
Category:Third-wave ska groups
Category:Musical groups from Miami
Category:Musical groups established in 1992
Category:American musical quartets
Category:American ska punk musical groups