2. All Time Low is an American pop punk band
from Towson, Maryland, a suburb of Baltimore,
formed in 2003. The band consists of vocalist and
rhythm guitarist Alex Gaskarth, lead guitarist and
backing vocalist Jack Barakat, bassist and backing
vocalist Zack Merrick and drummer Rian Dawson.
The band's name is taken from lyrics in the song
"Head on Collision" by New Found Glory. All
Time Low has released four albums, two extended
plays and a live album. The band consistently
tours all year long, headlining numerous tours,
and has appeared at music festivals including
Warped Tour, Reading and Leeds and Soundwave.
Jed A. Engutan
4. Formed while still in high school in 2003, All
Time Low started covering songs by pop punk
bands such as Blink-182. Their first songs were
melodic pop emo. They later had their first
record deal became signed to Emerald Moon
Records in 2004 and released their first EP,
titled The Three Words to Remember in Dealing
with the End later that same year. The band later
released their debut studio album, The Party
Scene, in July 2005.
Before graduating from high school in 2006, All
Time Low scored another record deal, this time,
with Hopeless Records. The band said in an
interview that they were starting to get serious
about music while in their senior year of high
school, before releasing the Put Up or Shut Up
EP in July 2006. The EP entered the
Independent Albums chart at No. 20 and the
Top Heatseekers at No. 12.
Jed A. Engutan
5. All Time Low released their second studio
album So Wrong, It's Right in September
2007, peaked at No. 62 on the Billboard 200
and No. 6 on the Independent Albums
chart.[10] The second single from the
album, "Dear Maria, Count Me In", which
was written about a stripper,[9] became the
band's first single to reach the charts and
peaked at No. 86 on the Pop 100.[11] In
2011, the single was certified Gold for
500,000 shipments, despite never
receiving radio play.
Jed A. Engutan
6. Although still in the writing process, All
Time Low began recording for their new
album in January 2009,[18] they finished
recording only a month later. The album's
lead single "Weightless" was released in
March 2009 and became the band's first
song to achieve some radio play
worldwide.
All Time Low released their third studio
album Nothing Personal in July 2009.[20]
However, prior to its official release, the
entire album was made available for
streaming download one week earlier
through MTV's The Leak.[21][2
Jed A. Engutan
7. Demos for the band's album leaked onto a
website in August 2010, they later
confirmed in an interview which tracks
would and won't end up on the album.
Nearly one year later, All Time Low
released their fourth studio album titled
"Dirty Work" in June 2011. The album was
intended to be released in March but was
pushed back due to the label change into
Interscope. The album is currently All Time
Low's highest-selling album to date
overseas; earning the album a peak position
of No. 13 in Australia and Canada and
No. 20 in the UK.
Jed A. Engutan
8. On July 3, 2012, All Time Low revealed that
they had signed back to Hopeless Records
and that the new album would be released
in the second half of 2012. On August 10,
along with an optional purchasing package
of "Rockshow at the End of the World" tour,
All Time Low announced a pre-order
package for their new album, titled Don't
Panic which will be released October 9
through Hopeless Records. On August 24, a
new song titled "For Baltimore" was
released through Alternative Press. Another
song off Don't Panic, "Somewhere In
Neverland" was leaked, peaking in the top
50 on the US iTunes charts. Jack Barakat
stated via Twitter that the album is a
mixture between So Wrong, It's Right,
Nothing Personal and Dirty Work.Jed A. Engutan