Against All Authority
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.
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Against All Authority Discography
15 tracks
- 1 All Fall Down 2:11
- 2 12:00 AM 2:38
- 3 Justification 2:16
- 4 Keep Trying 1:47
- 5 At Our Expense 2:15
- 6 Stand In Line 2:03
- 7 Toby 1:16
- 8 We Don’t Need You 1:33
- 9 The Mayhem & The Pain 1:51
- 10 Louder Than Words 2:02
- 11 What The Fuck’d You Expect? 2:15
- 12 Daddy's Little Girl 1:21
- 13 Sk8 Rock 1:39
- 14 Watered Down & Passive 1:59
- 15 When The Rain Begins To Fall 1:52
7 tracks
- 1 The Bottle's Lookin' Better 2:40
- 2 WWYD? 1:34
- 3 I Want To Stab You With Something Rusty 1:39
- 4 Wet Foot Policy 3:09
- 5 All Fall Down 2:20
- 6 Five Years On 1:46
- 7 Down And Out 2:30
14 tracks
- 1 24 Hour Roadside Resistance 1:57
- 2 Dinkas When I Close My Eyes 1:40
- 3 Pestilent Existence 2:17
- 4 Committing The Truth 1:57
- 5 Nothing To Lose 2:17
- 6 I Think You Think Too Much 2:15
- 7 The Next Song 3:28
- 8 Ugly Desires 1:45
- 9 Killing The Truth 2:50
- 10 Policeman 1:44
- 11 I'm Weak Inside 2:39
- 12 Stuck In A Rut 2:30
- 13 The Excuses 1:37
- 14 The Source Of Strontium 90 5:08
18 tracks
- 1 Just An Obstruction 1:32
- 2 That Way 2:19
- 3 In On Your Joke 1:41
- 4 Bakunin 2:18
- 5 Livin’ In Miami 1:52
- 6 When It Comes Down To You 1:38
- 7 Nothing To Lose 2:08
- 8 Haymarket Square 2:13
- 9 Sacco & Vanzetti 1:36
- 10 ALBA 1:55
- 11 Threat 1:49
- 12 Hard As Fuck 2:06
- 13 Centerfold 1:52
- 14 Above The Law 2:49
- 15 We Won’t Submit 2:12
- 16 Court 22 2:10
- 17 Under Your Authority 2:39
- 18 Ska Sucks 1:34
8 tracks
- 1 Lied To 2:13
- 2 War Machine Breakdown 3:04
- 3 Barricades 1:23
- 4 World Dominator 2:27
- 5 Where the Waves are Highest 1:43
- 6 Dog Town 2:39
- 7 Blue Spark 2:11
- 8 Only Ones 3:04
14 tracks
- 1 The Restoration Of Chaos & Order 2:25
- 2 Sweet Televised Destruction 2:44
- 3 All Ages Show Tonight 3:08
- 4 Collecting Scars 2:01
- 5 Radio Waves 2:34
- 6 Silence Is Golden But Duct Tape Is Silver 3:46
- 7 Shut It Down 2:52
- 8 Sunshine Fist Magnet 2:48
- 9 I Just Wanna Start A Circle Pit 2:01
- 10 War Machine Breakdown 3:15
- 11 Grinding My Life Away 2:38
- 12 The Production Of Self Destruction 2:37
- 13 Buried Alive 1:57
- 14 Best Enemy 2:51
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