Allister (band)
| Allister | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| origin | Chicago , United States |
| Genre (s) | Punk , pop-punk , rock |
| founding | 1996, 2010 |
| resolution | 2007 |
| Website | allisterofficial.com |
| Founding members | |
| John Hamada | |
Vocals, drums
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Tim Rogner |
| Eric "Skippy" Mueller | |
| Current occupation | |
Vocals, guitar |
Tim Rogner |
guitar |
Kyle Lewis |
Vocals, bass |
Scott Murphy |
Drums |
Mike Leverence |
| former members | |
guitar |
Chris Rogner |
Drums |
David Rossi |
Allister is an American pop punk band from Chicago , Illinois .
history
The band was founded in 1996 by John Hamada ( vocals , guitar ), Tim Rogner (vocals, drums ) and Eric "Skippy" Mueller ( electric bass ) as Phineas Gage. A year later they renamed themselves Allister and Drive-Thru Records released the debut EP You Can't Do That on Vinyl in 1998 . In 1999 the first album Dead Ends and Girlfriends was released and the line-up of the band changed a little with Scott Murphy on bass and Skippy on guitar. In 2002 the second album Last Stop Suburbia followed , which was able to place in the Billboard Heatseekers Charts. There was a tour with worldwide appearances in 2004. In the same year they also starred in the film Sleepover . The third album called Before the Blackout was then released in 2005. In March 2007, the band members announced that they would take a break "until further notice". After a Japan tour, the farewell concert took place on July 20, 2007 in Chicago.
On March 30, 2010 the band announced their reunion on Myspace. Allister has signed a new contract with Universal Japan.
Discography
Albums
- 1999: Dead Ends and Girlfriends
- 2002: Last Stop Suburbia
- 2005: Before the Blackout
- 2010: Countdown to Nowhere
- 2012: Life Behind Machines
EPs
- 1998: You Can't Do That on Vinyl (Drive-Thru Records)
- 2006: Guilty Pleasures (Drive-Thru Records)
- 2008: Guilty Pleasures II (Drive-Thru Records)
Web links
- Official website
- Official website of Scott Murphy
- Allister at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Biography at billboard.com
- ↑ Message on the band's website, accessed on April 29, 2008 ( Memento from May 5, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Blog entry about the reunification of the band on myspace ( Memento from July 7th, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )