Against All Authority formed in Miami in 1992 and became a defining political ska-punk band by pairing fast punk with brass-driven urgency and a strict anti-authoritarian stance. Their early work, including Destroy What Destroys You and All Fall Down, established a raw do-it-yourself identity rooted in leftist politics, anti-racism, and working-class anger. 24 Hour Roadside Resistance, Nothing New for Trash Like You, and The Restoration of Chaos & Order expanded the band's reach while keeping songs fast, direct, and confrontational. Against All Authority fit punk scope directly through ska punk, hardcore punk, and a history tied to independent touring and activist-minded scenes. Their music is often catchy, but it rarely feels relaxed; horns cut through distorted guitars, bass lines move quickly, and the vocals push every grievance forward with impatience. The band's best songs turn slogans into kinetic arrangements rather than empty posture. They belong to the lineage where punk is not just a sound but a refusal to accept police power, racism, war, and complacency as normal.