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Also known as ATL
Origin Lutherville-Timonium, Maryland, U.S.
Genre(s) Pop punk[1][2][3][4][5]
Years active 2003 - present
Label(s) Hopeless (2006-2009)[6][7]
Emerald Moon (2004-2005)
Website AllTimeLow.com  [/img]
On Valentine's Day 2006, just months before the band graduated from high school, they signed with Hopeless Records.[11] After signing with Hopeless Records the band released an EP titled Put Up or Shut Up on July 25, 2006. Put Up or Shut Up contained newly recorded versions of songs from their previous studio album The Party Scene along with two new tracks. After extensive touring and promoting to support Put Up or Shut Up the band began recording their next full length studio album,So Wrong, It's Right. Since the release of the album, the band has quickly gained popularity, eventually making their TRL debut on February 12, 2008. The band has also been featured on MTV's Discover And Download, Music Choice's Fresh Crops, and have also been added to MTV's Big Ten, and MTV Hits playlist.[12][13] On March 7, 2008 All Time Low made their live television debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live!.[14] In between tours they are currently writing for their new album and they have revealed in an interview that one of the songs will include Blink 182, ex +44 bassist Mark Hoppus.[11] Alex has lent his voice to musicians such as Sing it Loud's "No One Can Touch Us". The Dangerous Summer's "Disconnect", Cute Is What We Aim For's "There's A Class For This",and the Ace Enders cover of Bitter Sweet Symphony. All Time Low was announced AP Magazine's Band of the Year 2008 on 12/22/08.
In the summer of 2007 they played the Vans Warped Tour on the Smartpunk Stage. They made their live debut in the UK in late 2007 supporting The Plain White T's. In early 2008 the band headlined the Manwhores and Open Sores Tour with opening acts Every Avenue, Mayday Parade, and Just Surrender. From March 2008 to May 2008 they co-headlined the AP Tour 2008 with The Rocket Summer; other acts included The Matches, Sonny Moore, and Forever the Sickest Kids. In May 2008 they played at the Give It A Name Festival. Also in May 2008 they co-headlined a UK tour with Cobra Starship. In July 2008 the band headlined the Shortest Tour Ever with supporting acts Hit the Lights, Valencia, and There for Tomorrow. From mid-July to mid-August they played the 2008 Vans Warped Tour. They recently ended their headlining tour, the "Compromising of Integrity, Morality & Principles in Exchange for Money Tour" with Mayday Parade, The Maine, and Every Avenue. They're signed on to Fall Out Boy's Believers Never Die Part Deux Tour slated for both Spring and Summer 09 with Metro Station, Cobra Starship, and Hey Monday.
Members:
Alexander William Gaskarth- vocals, rhythm guitar
Jack Bassam Barakat -lead guitar, backing vocals
Zachary Steven Merrick - bass, backing vocals
Robert Rian Dawson- drums
In late 2003 Alex Gaskarth and Jack Barakat co-founded the band.[9] Shortly after starting the band, they recruited Rian Dawson as the drummer then Zack Merrick eventually joined the band as the Bassist on the basis that he could do a kickflip. During school breaks, the band would tour the east and south coast.[10] About a year after starting the band, they signed with Emerald Moon Records. On October 1, 2004 the band released their 4 song EP The Three Words to Remember in Dealing with the End on Emerald Moon Records. Almost a year after releasing their first EP they released their first full-length studio album, The Party Scene also on Emerald Moon Records.
All Time Low is a pop punk group from Lutherville-Timonium, Maryland, formed in 2003. The band consists of lead vocalist Alex Gaskarth (born 14th December 1987), guitarist Jack Barakat (born 19th June 198 cool , bassist Zack Merrick (born 21st April 198 cool , and drummer Rian Dawson (born 18th December 1987). The name All Time Low is taken from lyrics from the song "Head On Collision" by New Found Glory.
All Time Low has released two studio albums as a band, both with the current lineup. The band signed their first record deal in 2004 with Emerald Moon Records; this was followed by their first release, the EP The Three Words to Remember in Dealing with the End. The year following, they released their debut studio album The Party Scene, also on Emerald Moon.
The band was still in high school when they signed to Hopeless Records in 2006. Hopeless released the EP Put Up or Shut Up in 2006, which became the band's first charting record, after coming in at number 20 on the US Top Independent Albums chart. In 2007 they released So Wrong, It's Right, their second album and most commercially successful, peaking at number 62 on the Billboard 200 and number 6 on the Top Independent Albums chart. Their second single from the album, "Dear Maria, Count Me In", is their only charting single, peaking at number 86 on the Billboard Pop 100.
It has been confirmed that their new album, still a work in progress, will be released in the summer of 2009 on Hopeless Records[8]. They started recording the week of January 18, 2009.
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