Biography

Jason DeVore vocals Bill Marcks guitarvocals Jeremy Wood bassvocals and Jim Wilcox drums comprise the exotic punk sound of Authority Zero Formed in Mesa AZ in 1994 Authority Zero initially started off as a five-piece with vocalist Jerry Douglas Douglas left the group in 1999 but remained an integral part of the Authority Zero family Over the course of the 90s the band eagerly pushed its sound playing countless house parties colleges and club shows in and around Arizona They quickly drew comparisons to Rage Against the Machine and the local independent label Zia Records caught on In 2001 Zia issued Authority Zeros debut self-titled EP College radio immediately jumped on the band as the heavy drive of One More Minute and Skys the Limit became moderate hits That same year Authority Zero scaled back on the riveting metal-like sound for structured hard rock that accented the bands multi-cultural backgrounds and diverse musical tastes Atlantics label sibling Lava signed Authority Zero within months of the Authority Zero EP becoming Zias best-selling release The bands full-length debut A Passage in Time appeared in fall 2002 containing nods to influences like Bad Religion Dick Dale Manu Chao and Sublime Tours with Guttermouth and H2O followed spending time on the Warped Tour as well and as the word-of-mouth buzz continued to spread the band found itself having to play local shows under various alias in order to stay close to their hometown scene Writing their next album in the span of a month the band returned in 2004 with the culturally diverse and Latin-flavored Andiamo produced by Ryan Greene Lagwagon Strung Out Subsequent touring and their deal with Lava done the live acoustic Rhythm and Booze appeared in June 2006 on Suburban Noize Dates with Zebrahead were played that fall during which time Wood exited and the band carried on with a temporary replacement Authority Zero returned in late January 2007 with the faster skatepunk sounds of 1234 again with production by Greene and hit the road in support of it on dates with Rehab MacKenzie Wilson All Music Guide