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Gainesville, Florida (1997 – present)

Against Me! is a band originally from Naples, Florida, and later relocated to Gainesville, Florida. They are known for their heavily -influenced sound and energetic live shows (Spin named them one of the 25 greatest live bands in 2006). Their first full-length album, released on No Idea Records in 2002, was the highly-acclaimed Reinventing Axl Rose. In December 2005, they signed to Sire Records, and released their major label debut, New Wave, on July 10, 2007. June 4, 2010 saw the release of their fifth studio album, White Crosses.

Tom Gabel started Against Me! in 1997 as a solo act at the age of 17. He would only occasionally perform with support from drummers and/or bassists. This period in the band was marked by playing guerrilla shows in a college apartment complex laundromat, emphasizing the D.I.Y. sentiments of their work. Gabel self-released one demo tape, officially entitled Against Me!, but more commonly known as Tom’s Demo. While copies of the cassette itself are extremely rare, internet file-sharing programs have helped to circulate the songs amongst fans.

Another demo cassette was released the following year on Misanthrope Records, with a slightly more complete band, titled Vivida Vis. Only five hundred copies of this album were made, but file-sharing once again popularized it. Perhaps the most well-known song on the record, “Shit Stroll” is still routinely requested by the audience at Against Me! shows. The band rarely, if ever, obliges these requests.
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  • chuche7787

    Everything by AM! is great, from Crime as Forgiven By to Black Crosses.

    Tuesday morning

  • VioletFVK

    @Megatron-1: I second that emotion.

    Sunday morning

  • ankasesame

    Jarocin :D [2]

    Saturday evening

  • zdzisek-

    Jarocin :D

    last week

  • tomduarte

    Awesome

    last week

  • luckystoned

    cool stuff :)

    11 days ago

  • Blinkofni

    @ Megatron-1 Not true i agree with you ;) White crosses is hands down my favorite album

    16 days ago

  • baconed

    SFAFC is actually probably my favorite

    19 days ago

  • Megatron-1

    I might be the only person in existence who prefers their later stuff (Clarity onwards) to the early stuff.

    20 days ago

  • baconed

    reinventing axl rose is my favorite too but oh my god bitching about this band selling out is so old, they still play small shows and they still play catchy emotion riddled music. If you don't like white crosses then you don't like catchy anthemic music nobody gives a shit go put your on your jacket with your operation ivy and leftover crack patches and sulk where nobody can smell the cigarette smoke

    20 days ago

  • Bixbycanyon

    this band died when warren got kicked out.

    20 days ago

  • thompsonjohn

    "Russian Spies" is good.

    20 days ago

  • Sterlet92

    I'll be drinking Irish tonight ! Skoll!

    21 days ago

  • chuche7787

    I will never forget seeing them live around 2003 - 2004, they were at their peak.

    23 days ago

  • seedboy

    The only band that gets more shit from its original fanbase is Weezer. Discuss.

    23 days ago

  • sebpascal

    the guy people me: agreed.

    last month

  • chump86

    if only you guys wouldn't have douchebag fans.

    last month

  • Blackdragon5151

    tom you should listen to your own fucking lyrics, you can be anything when your on your fucking knees. dont be a dick, man. come back to the anarchist side, we want to set the world on fire with you,

    last month

  • skank_pit

    Awesome voice!

    last month

  • SoundgardenmadA

    If only you guys didn't sell out.

    last month
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11/27/11 - London, United Kingdom @ HMV Apollo

27 Nov 2011 | from www.againstme.net/events

with Frank Turner Where: HMV Apollo (, London United Kingdom) When: Sunday November 27, 2011 7:00 PM From www.againstme.net

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