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skate punk

It all started in autumn of 1996 in Burlington, Ontario, Canada, where Dan Edmunds met up with an eager and amazing guitarist named Andreas Kaiser. The two quickly recruited bass player Greg Blower, and drummer Ken Steepe. After a few local shows at high schools, Andreas left the band leaving Dan as front man. In 2001 lead guitarist Todd Paron was added to the roster, as well as drummer Andrew Dobber Dobson. Over the next couple years the band went through yet another line up change with the addition of drummer Nick Smyth and bassist Zander Gut. Finding the right chemistry is the most difficult part for this band. Throughout the years the music has evolved from skate-punk to aggressive, melodic punk rock. The first album entitled Long Cut was released in 1997 and it was around this time that the band became known for their entertaining live shows. About a year later Sellout Skaterock was released, which struck a chord with the people at Crack Records, prompting them to sign the band. In 2000 ...from the pages of Chad Muskoka was released on the label, and with nationwide distribution and around 2000 copies of the CD sold, things were looking up. However, after many years of service, Crack Records folded. In 2002 the CD Hoofin or Goofin was released, which quickly caught the attention of Seattle-based 206 records, and was added to their compilation CD entitled Punk Rock Vol. II. In 2006 the most recent album was released in the form of an EP entitled The Illusion of Sight & So...