All Time Low

Infobox musical artist
Name = All Time Low

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Origin = Lutherville-Timonium, Maryland, U.S.
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Genre = Pop Punk
Rock
Years_active = 2003 - present
Label = Hopeless Records (2006-present) Emerald Moon Records
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URL = [http://www.alltimelow.com AllTimeLow.com]
Current_members = Alex Gaskarth Jack Barakat Zack Merrick Rian Dawson
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All Time Low is an American pop punk band from Lutherville-Timonium, Maryland.

History

Early

It first started with Alex Gaskarth (singer/guitarist) and Jack Barakat (guitarist)in the suburbs of Baltimore, Maryland. The two were heavily influenced by Green Day and Blink-182. Soon they added bassist, Zack Merrick, and drummer, Rian Dawson. The band started in High School, having to do homework and other teenage commitments. During school breaks, the band would tour the east and south coast. On the set of their shows there would be silly string and beach balls. After the band did some touring they came out with their 4 song EP The Three Words to Remember in Dealing with the End which was labeled through Emerald Moon Records and released October 1st, 2004. A year later they released their studio album The Party Scene.

2006-Present

In 2006, just months before Alex Gaskarth, Jack Barakat, and Rian Dawson graduated from Dulaney High School and Zack Merrick from Towson High School, All Time Low signed with Hopeless Records. Several months later the band released a new EP entitled "Put Up or Shut Up" on Hopeless Records, containing newly recorded versions of songs from "The Party Scene" along with two new tracks. After extensive touring and promoting to support "Put Up or Shut Up," the band began recording "So Wrong, It's Right" on April 18 2007 with Matt Squire and released the album on September 25, 2007. Since the release, the band has gotten extensive amounts of success, such as being featured on MTV's Discover And Download, have been added to MTV's Big Ten, and been added to the MTV Hits playlist.Fact|date=September 2008 The band is currently being managed by Matthew Flyzik, former frontman of the disbanded Maryland band Underscore.

All Time Low won the Energizer Encore Contest to play 10 minutes longer on the 2007 Warped Tour in Columbia, MD, Sacramento, CA, Barrie, ON, and Boston, MA.

They made their TRL debut on February 12, 2008.

All Time Low made their live television debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on March 7, 2008. [ [http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=301048 - AbsolutePunk.net - All Time Low to Preform on Jimmy Kimmel ] ]

They made their live debut in the UK in late 2007 supporting The Plain White T's and went on to play at the 2008 Give It A Name Festival . They then embarked on a 2008 tour of the UK with Cobra Starship.

Between tours they are currently writing for their new album and have revealed in an interview that one of the songs will include ex-Blink-182, now +44 bassist Mark Hoppus. [http://www.mtvu.com/video/?id=1585108&vid=223071 Backstage Pass: All Time Low] mtvU.com]

Members

*Alexander William Gaskarth - vocals, guitar
*Jack Bassam Barakat - guitar, backing vocals
*Zachary Steven Merrick - bass, backing vocals
*Robert Rian Dawson - drums

Discography

Albums

Compilations

*"Hopelessly Devoted To You Vol. 6" - Contributed "Break Out! Break Out!"
*"First Taste Of The Morning" - Contributed "The Party Scene"
*"Who Said All Punk Sounds The Same? Vol. 3" - Contributed "Coffee Shop Soundtrack"
*"Punk Goes Acoustic 2" - Contributed an Acoustic version of "Jasey Rae"
*"Take Action! Vol. 6" - Contributed "Coffee Shop Soundtrack"
*"From The Land of Pleasant Living" - Contributed "Last Flight Home"
*"2006 Warped Tour Compilation" - Contributed "Coffee Shop Soundtrack"
*"Another Hopeless Summer" - Contributed "Dear Maria, Count Me In" and "Break Out! Break Out!" (Acoustic)
*"" - Contributed "Time To Break Up"
*"Punk Goes Crunk" - Contributed Umbrella, a cover of the song by Rihanna
*"Warped Tour 2008 Tour Compilation" - Contributed "Dear Maria, Count Me In"

References

External links

* [http://www.alltimelow.com All Time Low] – official website
* [http://www.myspace.com/alltimelow MySpace page]
* [http://www.sodahead.com/alltimelow SodaHead page]
* [http://www.purevolume.com/alltimelow Purevolume]
* [http://www.alltimelow.buzznet.com Buzznet]
* [http://www.juicedsportsblog.com/2007/08/warped-tour-interview.html All Time Low Warped Tour Interview]
* [http://www.peta2.com/outthere/o_all_time_low.asp?c=p22595 All Time Low peta2 Interview]
* [http://www.thealternativestar.com/alltimelow.htm Interview with Alex Gaskarth]
* [http://eventful.com/competitions/energizer_encore_2007 2007 Warped Tour Energizer Encore results]
* [http://www.killerbandphotos.com/2008/05/all-time-low-20.html Awesome Photo Show - Alternative Press Tour 2008]