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Burlington, Ontario, Canada

Grade was formed in January, 1994 in Burlington, Ontario, Canada and have had a on and off love affair with hardcore and punk rock for over 15 years. They are comprised of singer Kyle Bishop, guitarists Greg Taylor and Shawn Magill, bassist Matt Jones and a revolving cast of drummers, currently featuring Matt Richmond. Grade broke up in 2002, but reunited in the summer of 2006 for 2 shows and again in 2009 to begin working on their first new material in almost 10 years.

Grade’s first album And Such Is Progress, was included in Alternative Press’s 10 Essential Metal-core Classics, and in 2008 they were featured in AP Issue 240 as one of the 23 bands who helped shape punk, alongside such legendary bands as BLACK FLAG, BAD BRAINS, FUGAZI, CRO-MAGS, SUNNY DAY REAL ESTATE, UNBROKEN, DESCENDENTS, DRIVE LIKE JEHU and HUSKER DU.

Grade’s albums (LP) include Such is Progress (1996)(1998 re-issue), Separate the Magnets (1997), Under the Radar (1999), The Embarrassing Beginning (2000), and Headfirst Straight to Hell (2001). They have played and toured with hundreds of influential bands like Fugazi, Jimmy Eat World, At The Drive-In, Cave-In, The Explosion, Taking Back Sunday and were signed to Victory Records.

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FULL TRACK Optical Portions	4:10
FULL TRACK These Eyes Are On The Exit	3:45
FULL TRACK Second Chance At First Place (Demo)	3:28
FULL TRACK The Inefficiency Of Emotion (Demo)	3:47

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1	Gathering Darkness	58
2	A Year in the Past, Forever in the Future	45
3	The Worst Lies Are Told in Silence	44
4	For the Memory of Love	43
5	Victims of Mathematics	40
6	The Inefficiency of Emotion	39
6	Seamless	39
8	Stolen Bikes Ride Faster	36
9	The Tension Between Stillness and Motion	32
9	Second Chance at First Place	32
11	Triumph and Tragedy	29
12	When Something Goes to Your Head	27
13	Conceptualizing Theories in Motion	16
13	Little Satisfactions	16
15	Termites Hollow	15

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BleakTrooper wrote:
October 2011

the 2 newest songs are easily their best work...among the best punk songs ever

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September_Of_89 wrote:
September 2011

Best!!!!

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Frapu13 wrote:
September 2011

Someone knows the difference between the Headfirst Straight to Hell normal version and the "alternate"? (I've seen two differente covers for the album, i don't know is one is a Reissue or what...)

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KNIFE_ME_IN wrote:
July 2011

the empress.

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Mycodenameis wrote:
July 2011

"it's not about the 2 bucks. it's about iTunes, silly. I'd rather mail these guys 10 bucks directly, rather than give apple any(more) of my money." - I see your point but I'm still happy to pay knowing they'll get royalties.

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Sole101 wrote:
June 2011

you missed out

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suchsmalllhands wrote:
May 2011

Should have listened to this band way sooner than I have.

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BleakTrooper wrote:
May 2011

this band is way too good for their own good

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LGS wrote:
February 2011

it's not about the 2 bucks. it's about iTunes, silly. I'd rather mail these guys 10 bucks directly, rather than give apple any(more) of my money.

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LGS wrote:
February 2011

"Grade’s first album And Such Is Progress, was included in Alternative Press’s 10 Essential Metal-core Classics." uhh. what?

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asiankaos wrote:
February 2011

saw this band once in a skatepark in Florida called the brothel. I love this band.

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Mycodenameis wrote:
January 2011

Massive kudos to everyone (or should I say the REAL fans) who paid the measly price of £2 or whatever for the new the release. It doesn't take much, but it actually means a lot to a band like this. I'm quite happy to spend my hard earned money on Grade.

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davedeath wrote:
September 2010

takes me back,sucks the only time i could of seen them one of my exes made it impossible.

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JoeyHomeostasis wrote:
August 2010

The songs from the zine are great!! New album!! Tour!!

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coolboy85 wrote:
May 2010

They gotta have a show, at least in Canada, not only because i'm just here, but also because they simply gotta do so ;)

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louisecyphreee wrote:
April 2010

Just ordered the At Both Ends zine with the two new songs, and the new ones from Bane. Can't wait to hear them!

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mikescalcs wrote:
April 2010

what, you can't afford the 2dollars on itunes? you're f'ing sad..

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Mycodenameis wrote:
April 2010

Why not support the band, not like they are massive corporate sell-outs ffs. Some kids want everything for free.

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AlwaysBenji wrote:
March 2010

Cool, two new songs on iTunes? No thanks, I will be having them for free.

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Mycodenameis wrote:
March 2010

New Grade mofo's 'Optical Portions' is pretty awesome

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