A18 (band)
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A18 was a hardcore band from Southern California
formed in 1998 by straight edge
hardcore veterans Isaac Golub (also of punk band A Chorus Of Disapproval
and hip hop act Cointelpro), Mike Hartsfield (also of Outspoken
) and Steve Larson (also of Insted). The name is shortened from the actual name Amendment Eighteen which comes from the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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Southern California
Southern California is a megaregion, or megapolitan area, in the southern area of the U.S. state of California. Large urban areas include Greater Los Angeles and Greater San Diego. The urban area stretches along the coast from Ventura through the Southland and Inland Empire to San Diego...
formed in 1998 by straight edge
Straight edge
Straight edge is a subculture of hardcore punk whose adherents refrain from using alcohol, tobacco, and other recreational drugs. It was a direct reaction to the sexual revolution, hedonism, and excess associated with punk rock. For some, this extends to not engaging in promiscuous sex, following a...
hardcore veterans Isaac Golub (also of punk band A Chorus Of Disapproval
A Chorus of Disapproval
A Chorus of Disapproval is a 1988 British film adapted from the Alan Ayckbourn play of the same title, directed by Michael Winner. Among the movie's cast are Anthony Hopkins, Jeremy Irons, Richard Briers, and Alexandra Pigg....
and hip hop act Cointelpro), Mike Hartsfield (also of Outspoken
OutSPOKEN
outSPOKEN is a screen reader for computers running Microsoft Windows and Mac OS. First developed and released for Macintosh in the late 1980s, it was ported to Windows and was one of the first screen readers to be released for that platform in the early 1990s. The technology was developed by...
) and Steve Larson (also of Insted). The name is shortened from the actual name Amendment Eighteen which comes from the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Eighteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution established Prohibition in the United States. The separate Volstead Act set down methods of enforcing the Eighteenth Amendment, and defined which "intoxicating liquors" were prohibited, and which were excluded from prohibition...
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Guitar
- Mike Hartsfield
- Regis Guerin (2002–2003)
- Mytch Parks (2003)
- Timm McIntosh (2003)
- Chuck Zielke (2004)
- Nicholas Lynch (2006)
Bass
- Dave Patterson (1998)
- Dave Itow (1998–2000)
- Chris Smith (2000–2002)
- Steve Hirtz (2002)
- Anthony Tetrow (2002–2003)
- Ben "Ben-Edge" Merlis (2003)
- Len Ferlis (2003)
- Jae Hansel (2003)
- Matt Lynch (2004–2006)
Drums
- Steve Larson (1998–2002)
- Tom Stretton (2002–2005)
- Ricky (one day)
- Colin Duckmanton (2006)
Albums
- All My Heroes Are Dead - LP/CD (1999) New Age Records
- foreverafternothing - CD (2003) Victory RecordsVictory RecordsVictory Records is a Chicago-based record label founded by Tony Brummel. It is a privately held corporation. It also operates a music publishing company called "Another Victory, Inc." and is the distributor of several smaller independent record labels....
- Dear Furious - CD (2003) Victory Records
Singles/EPs
- "This Year's Enemy" - 7"EP/CD (2000) New Age Records
- "Every Knife Has A Home" - 7" (2000) Fixed Star Records
- "Defining The Color Conviction" - 7" (2003) Organized Crime Records
External links
- A18's official MySpace page
- A18 on Victory Records
- [ Allmusic review of Forever After Nothing by Rick Anderson]
- [ Allmusic review of Dear Furious by Stewart Mason]