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The group is comprised of five musicians of various backgrounds all between the ages of 19-21. Together, this diverse lot trumps much of the macho banality of current rock with sweeping keys, textured guitars and cathartic ballads and more importantly bring the craft of songwriting back to the alternative pop world in explosive doses.Test Your Reflex came together in early 2004 under what lead singer Ryan Levine jokingly describes as less than glamorous conditions. Having played in various electronic and rock bands since grammar school, Levine decided he wanted to expand his musical palette and spent six frustrating months alone in his garage endlessly tinkering with new songs and arrangements.

Inspired by the sonic grandeur of classic albums like U2s The Joshua Tree, Peter Gabriel s So and Joni Mitchell s Blue as well as all things Bowie and Eno, Levine quietly honed his love of song and melody while most of his peers reveled in the sounds of local acts like Linkin Park and Incubus.

Musical salvation came when Levine met magnetic drummer Sal Cortez through an ex- girlfriend. The two hit it off immediately and began the long process of finding kindred spirits to join them. After many months of searching they finally found guitarist RC, a former guitarist of local thrashy hardcore band R.O.H. Then came keyboardist Andrew Ampaya, a classically trained piano virtuoso whose influences meshed with their own. With innovative and like-minded bassist Agustin Sanchez joining shortly thereafter, the first and final line up of Test Your Reflex was cemented.

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muzikizme wrote:
September 2009

I definitely recommend all you Test Your Reflex fans to check out Stars of Track and Field!! Just got their new album "A Time For Lions" the other day and I love it! Check it out: http://bit.ly/3WAyBM

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rkoene wrote:
June 2009

any new material?

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musicremedy wrote:
June 2009

this bound sounds like the cure i wondered if they copied their music and put in their own lyrics

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Lacunamm wrote:
June 2009

love them...........................very very very very...........much

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ewaka wrote:
May 2009

great!

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SUCKA3 wrote:
April 2009

This band needs more listeners!

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ella-who wrote:
December 2008

This is Amazing i Love it, How i could'nt heard them before?

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xbrokenstar wrote:
December 2008

what happened to this band?

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Cpbarn_nr1 wrote:
November 2008

awesome music. Sounds a bit like The Panic Division.

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navi_i wrote:
November 2008

very nice :)

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Tinynightmare28 wrote:
October 2008

aahhh i love this band =D

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MENSOER wrote:
August 2008

TYR is the shit these guys are good friends of mine. Show some love!!!

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willistg wrote:
April 2008

I accidentally grabbed this on my way out of a record store, it was sitting in the section for Testament and I wasn't paying attention obviously. :) I gave it a spin though. It fucking sucks.

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famousdisasters wrote:
February 2008

i dunno where that person got it from but they are nothing like the academy is or any other shitty fbr band.... they're amazing though and fun to see live

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ChloeGirldie wrote:
January 2008

they really are good, I'm surprised there's not more listeners.

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kaitlynlizz012 wrote:
January 2008

<3 no good bands are publicized, mel_adore_keane. i like it that way

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SpammySammy wrote:
July 2007

Join this group if you like Test Your Reflex, Great Northern, The Cinematics, etc

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couvre wrote:
June 2007

umm.. you are my family so i guess i support you :P . You are doing fantastic Ryan! All your practice finally paid off :)

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SkArf wrote:
June 2007

I absolutely love your music, can`t believe I haven`t found you earlier!!!

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DemiHarlequin wrote:
June 2007

I like them. as in, a lot lot lot. I only have a couple of songs, so anyone who's got a lot of stuff needs tp send it to me.

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