25 ta Life
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| 25 ta Life | |
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| Origin | Queens, N.Y. |
| Genres | Hardcore punk Metallic hardcore |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Labels | SFT, Good Life, Triple Crown |
| Associated acts | Agnostic Front, Comin Correct |
| Website | Official MySpace |
| Members | |
| Rick ta Life Jon Ezra Vanbuskirk Petey Pabblo Big Chris |
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25 ta Life is an American band from New York City, originally formed in Queens, N.Y. in mid-1991.
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[edit] History
The band was started by Frank Smarra (bass) and Harry Minas (drums) in Astoria, Queens, N.Y., they were soon joined by Fred Mesk (guitar) and together wrote most of the material that would be on their early releases.
In early 1992 they recruited former Agnostic Front roadie Rick Healy (AKA Rick ta Life) who added the lyrics to all the songs. They adopted the name after it was suggested by Freddie Madball. Madball also helped the band by giving them guest appearances at the end of their sets. 25 ta Life played their first full show at Studio 1 in New Jersey on May 10, 1993 supporting Obituary. After a few failed attempts to add a second guitar player, Beto (formally of D'mize & Madball) joined the band in late 1993. In January 1994 Bassist and co-founding member Frank Smarra left the band due to family commitments and was replaced by Warren Lee. The Band continued to play massive amounts of shows in the tri-state area and all along the East Coast. In early 1996 25 ta Life traveled to Europe for the first time playing in Italy, Germany, Austria, Belgium and Poland. By late 1997 co-founding member Harry Minas left the band and was replaced by Seth Meyer from One4One.
25 ta Life opened for Agnostic Front's reunion show at the Wetland in December 1996 and then played all of AF's East Coast Dates along with Madball, Hatebreed and H2O in early 1997. They went to Japan in April 1997. Warren and Beto left in May 1997 after the West Coast Tour. Mike from One4One joined on bass in June 1997 and they went to Europe in July 1997. Recorded Strength Through Unity in July 1997 writing half of it on the spot. Loyal to da Grave featuring Freddy from Madball and Lord Ezec from Crown of Thornz/Skarhead was written and recorded in less than an hour. Mike left in August 1997 and was replaced by Dave from Faction Zero. Later that month, they went to Puerto Rico and recorded 2 songs for the New York's Hardest 2 Compilation with Candiria and SFA. In October-November 1997, Biohazard took 25 ta Life on a short 8 show tour of the East Coast from Washington DC to Boston. Seth left the band in February 1998 and was replaced by Rob Pallotta. The band recorded it's first full-length album "Friendship, Loyalty & Commitment" in 1999.
[edit] Members
- Rick ta Life - Vocals
- Ezra Vanbuskirk - lead guitar
- Chris Manning - guitar
- Big Ed - bass
- Petey Pabblo - drums
- Andrew Chumbley - Designated Pitter
[edit] Former members
- Fred Mesk - guitar
- Steve Petit - guitar
- Beto - guitar
- Zack Attack - guitar
- Mark Da Fist - guitar
- Frank Smarra - bass
- Warren Lee - bass
- Mike H. - bass
- Big Dave - bass
- Chumley - bass
- Big Ed - bass
- Harry Minas - drums
- Seth Meyer- drums
- Rob Pallotta - drums
- J. Skams NWR - drums
- Justin the Jew - drums
- Matt Brewer*-guitar
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
| Year | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Friendship Loyalty Commitment | Triple Crown Records |
| 2005 | Hellbound Misery Torment | Back Ta Basics |
| 2009 | Strength Integrity Brotherhood | Back Ta Basics |
[edit] EPs
| Year | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 25 ta Life | SFT Records |
| 1996 | Keepin' It Real | We Bite Records |
| 1997 | Strength Through Unity: The Spirit Remains | Triple Crown Records |
| 2003 | Best of Friends And Enemies | Back Ta Basics |
| 2006 | Fallen Angel | Superhero |
[edit] Splits
| Year | Title | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Morning Again/25 ta Life | Split with Morning Again |
| 1996 | Make it Work | Split with Skarhead |
| 1998 | Highway to Hellfest | Split with Spazz |
| 1999 | Never Tear Us Apart | Split with Slang |
| 2004 | Hellbound Split | Split with Last Hope |
| 2006 | Cut Throat/25 ta Life | Split with Cut Throat |
| 2006 | 25 ta Life/In Search of | Split with In Search of |
[edit] Demos
| Year | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | NYHC Demo | Back Ta Basics #01 |
[edit] Live albums
| Year | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Live at Few da Real | Back Ta Basics |
[edit] Compilation albums
| Year | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | N.Y.H.C. Documentary Soundtrack | SFT Records |
| 2004 | Haterz Be Damned | Back Ta Basics |
| 2006 | Early Dayz | Back Ta Basics |
| 2008 | Forever, True, Represent | Back Ta Basics |
