Matchbook Romance is a melodic hardcore unit from Poughkeepsie NY The band started in 1997 when bassist Ryan Kienle vocalistguitarist Andrew Jordan and drummer Aaron Sterns band Fizzlewink added guitarist Ryan Judas DePaolo and became the Getaway All…

Bergen County NJs Senses Fail consisted of vocalist James Buddy Nielsen guitarists Dave Miller and Garrett Zablocki bassist Michael Glita ex-Tokyo Rose and drummer Dan Trapp Forming in 2002 SF developed a slick amalgam of post-hardcore chuggery and e…

This Temecula, California, USA-based post-hardcore band has its roots in Numb, a late 90s outfit featuring four-fifths of Finch. Nate Barcalow (vocals), Alex Linares (guitar), Derek Doherty (bass), and Alex Pappas (drums) enjoyed little success with …

Chicago punk-pop combo Allister was formed in 1995 by vocalistguitarist Tim Rogner and guitarist Johnny longtime classmates who first teamed in a cover band organized to play their school talent show The duo expanded to a trio the following year aft…

Coming from an early twenty-first century hot bed of promising young punk influenced bands in Long Island, New York, USA, the members of emo band Brand New - Jesse Lacey (vocals/guitar), Vinnie Accardi (guitar), Garrett Tierney (bass), and Brian Lane…

Given their presence on Californian Punk label Drive-Thru, it could be assumed that Something Corporate chose their name as an ironic swipe against the mainstream and although the band also appeared on the Warped tour they made little effort to disgu…

This pop punk band was formed in Coral Springs, Florida, USA in 1997 by Jordan Pundik (b. 12 October 1979, New Jersey, USA; vocals), Chad Gilbert (b. 9 March 1981, Coral Springs, Florida, USA; guitar), Steve Klein (guitar), Ian Grushka (b. 4 Septembe…

Hidden in Plain View originally consisted of vocalist Joe Reo guitarists Rob Freeman and Kenny Ryan bassist Chris Amato and drummer Derek Reilly Forming out of high school the New Jersey combo gigged regionally before debuting on wax with 2001s Find …

The Ataris were discovered by Vandals bassist Joe Escalante and subsequently signed to his label, Kung Fu Records. Once a full band was assembled by Ataris frontman Kris Roe, the group began a series of increasingly successful albums and tours with m…

California skate-punk trio Blink 182 employed a snappy mix of punk-pop and humor that appealed to a whole new generation of rock fans too young to have fully appreciated Green Day's initial impact. These third- (or fourth-) generation punks became th…

Los Angeles, California, USA-based punk pop band formed in the late 90s by Scott Sellers (vocals/guitar), Clark Domae (guitar/vocals), Jon Berry (bass/vocals), Mike Jimenez (drums). Coming from the suburban community of Rancho Cucamonga, the quartet …

Hailing from Orem, Utah, USA, the Used was formed in the late 90s by Bert McCracken (vocals), Quinn Allman (guitar), Jeph Howard (bass), Branden Steineckert (drums). Growing up in a staunchly conservative Mormon district of Utah, the quartet formed t…

This Houston, Texas, USA-based pop punk band was originally known as Riverfenix when it was formed in 1995. Several personnel changes occurred over the next two years before the band settled on a steady line-up comprising Willie Salazar (guitar/vocal…

MxPx were a spunky trio of Pacific Northwest teenagers with discreetly Christian lyrics and a crisp, tight attack when they were signed to Tooth & Nail Records in 1994. They released three albums for the label and then defected to A&M Records, where …

Generally, the punk-inspired generation of bands that came to prominence in the late '90s fell into two camps; cred-soaked aesthetes in thrall to the art-punk approach of emo godfathers Fugazi and radio-friendly pop-punks following in the footsteps o…

Goldfinger sprang from a new wave of ska-punk bands formed in California, USA, in the wake of Green Day and the Offspring's international breakthrough. Based in Los Angeles, Goldfinger blend elements of ska and punk (a la Rancid and Reel Big Fish) wi…

This US punk pop band was formed in 1998 in Santa Barbara, California, USA, by college friends Tim Pagnotta (guitar/vocals), Airin Older (bass/vocals) and Ben Davis (drums/vocals). Adding guitarist Marko 72 (ex-Ataris) to the line-up, Sugarcult soon …

One of the most popular bands of the early-2000s emo scene, Saves The Day hails from New Jersey, and began recording in the '90s, while they were still teenagers. The lineup of the band was significantly altered following the release of their first i…