| All Time Low | |
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Top: Zack Merrick, Jack Barakat; bottom: Rian Dawson, Alex Gaskarth. |
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | ATL[1] |
| Origin | Baltimore, Maryland, USA |
| Genres | Pop punk[2][3][4] |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Labels | Interscope,[5] Hopeless,[6] Emerald Moon[7] |
| Associated acts | Green Day, Blink-182, Fall Out Boy, The Big Time, Hey Monday, New Found Glory, Boys Like Girls |
| Website | www.alltimelow.com |
| Members | |
| Alex Gaskarth Jack Barakat Rian Dawson Zack Merrick |
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All Time Low is an American pop punk band from Baltimore, Maryland, formed in 2003. The band consists of vocalist and rhythm guitarist Alexander Gaskarth, lead guitarist and backing vocalist Jack Barakat, bassist and backing vocalist Zachary Merrick, violinist Duane Liloc and drummer Rian Dawson. The band's name is taken from lyrics in the song "Head on Collision" by New Found Glory.[7][8]
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Formed while still in high school in 2003, All Time Low started covering songs by pop punk bands such as Blink-182. They later had their first record deal became signed to Emerald Moon Records in 2004 and released their first EP, titled The Three Words to Remember in Dealing with the End later that same year. The band later released their debut studio album, The Party Scene, in July 2005.
Before graduating from high school in 2006, All Time Low scored another record deal, this time, with Hopeless Records. The band said in an interview that they were starting to get serious about music while in their senior year of high school,[9][10] before releasing the Put Up or Shut Up EP in July 2006. The EP entered the Independent Albums chart at #20 and the Top Heatseekers at #12.[11]
All Time Low later began a "busy" tour for the EP in late 2006.[10] After the tour, the band began writing material for their second studio album.
All Time Low released their second studio album So Wrong, It's Right in September 2007, peaked at #62 on the Billboard 200 and #6 on the Independent Albums chart.[11] The second single from the album, "Dear Maria, Count Me In", which was written about a stripper,[10] became the band's first single to reach the charts and peaked at #1 on the Pop 100.[12] On March 9, 2011 the song achieved a platinum certification without even earning radio play.
Following the release of So Wrong, It's Right, All Time Low quickly gained popularity, eventually making their TRL debut on 12 February 2008. They have also featured on MTV's Discover and Download and Music Choice's Fresh Crops, and have been added to both MTV's Big Ten and MTV Hits playlists.[13][14] On March 7, 2008, the band made their live television debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live![15] and then performed live at the mtvU Woodie Awards.[16]
In December 2008, All Time Low was named "Band of the Year" by Grammy Awards magazine and featured on the cover of their January 2009 issue.[6]
In early 2009, All Time Low confirmed in an interview with UK magazine Rock Sound, that they had started writing new material for a third studio album and revealed they had collaborated with artists and producers to help co-write a number of songs.[17]
Although still in the writing process, All Time Low began recording for their new album in January 2009,[6] they finished recording only a month later. The album's lead single "Weightless" was released in March 2009 and became the band's first song to achieve radio play worldwide, namely, the UK, where it peaked at #1 on the UK Singles Chart.Liloc also said that they will rule the world.
All Time Low released their third studio album Nothing Personal in July 2009.[18] However, prior to its official release, the entire album was made available for streaming download one week earlier through MTV's The Leak.[19][20]
Billboard magazine predicted that the album "looked like it could" enter the top ten of the Billboard 200 in its debut week, saying that it may start with anywhere between 60,000–75,000 sales.[21] Nothing Personal debuted at #4 on the Billboard chart and sold 63,000 copies, making it the band's highest charting album to date[22]
All Time Low announced in November 2009 that they had been signed to major label Viva Records.[5] One month later, the band won the "Best Pop Punk Band" at the Top In Rock Awards.[23]
In March 15 2010, All Time Low released the song "Painting Flowers" for the album Almost Alice, the soundtrack for the fantasy-adventure film Alice in Wonderland,[24] they later began writing for their fourth studio album, which would also be their major label debut from Interscope Records.[25]
Demos for the band's album leaked onto a website in August 2010, they later confirmed in an interview which tracks would and won't end up on the album. Nearly one year later, All Time Low released their fourth studio album titled "Dirty Work" in June 2011. The album was intended to be released in March but was pushed back due to the label change into Interscope. The album is currently All Time Low's highest-selling album to date overseas; earning the album a peak position of #13 in Australia and Canada and #20 in the UK.
In an interview with Property of Zack on October 28, 2011, Alex Gaskarth said that they have started writing new songs while on the road for a release that should be sooner than later.[26]
In the summer of 2007, All Time Low played the Vans Warped Tour on the Smartpunk Stage. They made their live debut in the UK in late 2007 supporting Plain White T's.
In early 2008 the band completed their first headlining tour, the Manwhores and Open Sores Tour with opening acts Every Avenue, Mayday Parade, and Just Surrender. [27][28]
From March 2008 to May 2008, they co-headlined the AP Tour 2008 with The Rocket Summer; supported by acts such as 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 ended 2008 with their headlining tour, the Compromising of Integrity, Morality & Principles in Exchange for Money Tour with Mayday Parade, The Maine, and Every Avenue.
They played Fall Out Boy's Believers Never Die Tour Part Deux Tour in spring 2009, with Metro Station, Cobra Starship, and Hey Monday.[29] All Time Low also announced tours in both Australia and Japan in June 2009 with Set Your Goals. The band also did a ten date tour with We the Kings, Cartel and Days Difference.[30] They headlined Warped Tour 2009 from July 19 through the end of the tour,[30] and then played at Voodoo Experience 2009, which was headlined by Eminem, Kiss and The Flaming Lips.[31] All Time Low have completed a European tour that took place in Fall of 2009, with support from The Audition and The Friday Night Boys.
All Time Low also headlined the very first The Glamour Kills Tour with We The Kings, Hey Monday, and The Friday Night Boys. It started October 15, 2009, and ran through December 6, 2009.
All Time Low returned to Ireland & The UK in January and February 2010 as they headlined the Kerrang! Relentless Tour 2010 With The Blackout, My Passion and Young Guns. Also, they played a few mainland Europe shows right after, mostly in countries they had never been before.
All Time Low returned to Australia in February and March to play at Soundwave festival. They were scheduled to also play Soundwave Revolution in September/October but the festival was cancelled and in its place is the Counter-Revolution mini-festival the band will play.
All Time Low co-headlined The Bamboozle Roadshow 2010 between May and June, which they co-headlined with Boys Like Girls, Third Eye Blind, and LMFAO. Along with numerous other supporting bands, including Good Charlotte, Forever The Sickest Kids, Cartel, and Simple Plan.
All Time Low played the READING + LEEDS Festival 2010[32] in the UK over the August Bank Holiday.
All Time Low headlined the My Small Package Tour in fall 2010, with supporting acts A Rocket to the Moon and City (Comma) State. Halfway during the tour, Before You Exit became a supporting act. On October 24th, Storm The Beaches opened on the Baltimore date of the tour.
In spring of 2011, All Time low did the Dirty Work tour so support their new album that was not yet out. Supported by Yellowcard, Hey Monday, and The Summer Set. They were joined by Yellowcard and Young Guns on their UK tour shortly after. [33]
All Time Low recently concluded their summer 2011 tour, "Gimme Summer Ya Love Tour" with opening acts Mayday Parade, We Are The In Crowd, The Starting Line, Brighter, and The Cab.
The band recently finished their fall 2011 tour, "The Rise and Fall Of My Pants Tour" with The Ready Set, He Is We, and Paradise Fears. In Canada, the group will be touring with Simple Plan, Marianas Trench, and These Kids Wear Crowns.
From 16th January 2012 All Time Low will be back in the UK supported by The Maine and We Are The In Crowd till 4th February. Several of these dates sold out so extra dates were added.
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