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T.S.O.L. timeline (EN)

2024
A-Side Graffiti released

In 2024 a new studio album, A-Side Graffiti was released on February 27.

2017
Releases The Trigger Complex

On January 27, 2017, the band released The Trigger Complex album on Rise Records . In August 2017, Antonio Val Hernandez joined the band as drummer, replacing Hanna.

2013
Releases 7-inch EP

On April 20, 2013, T.S.O.L. released a 7-inch EP, You Don’t Have to Die (TKO Records), for Record Store Day , composed of the title track (an unreleased 1980 demo) and two 1981 live tracks. That same year, the band toured Europe and South America; they also completed a US…
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2012
Grisham forms side project

Grisham formed Jack Grisham’s LOST Soul in 2012, a gigging ensemble featuring Kuehn and Biuso, with the intent of performing T.S.O.L. and The Joykiller material.

2008
Headlines benefit concert

In February 2008, T.S.O.L headlined the “Fuck the Whales, Save a Chckn” benefit, held to help with cancer treatment bills for guitarist Craig “Chckn” Jewett of D.I. In December 2008, the band entered the studio to record Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Free Downloads , which was made available…
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2006
Band announces breakup

In November 2006, the band announced they were breaking up, with final performances having taken place earlier in the month. In September 2007, Cider City Records released the seemingly posthumous live album Live from Long Beach , recorded in November 2006 on the weekend of the band’s two announced “farewell”…
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1999
Barnes dies

Barnes died of a brain aneurysm on December 6, 1999, at the age of 34. The remaining members recruited drummer Jay O’Brien (formerly of All Day, later of American Jihad) and released the “Anticop” single (2001) and the albums Disappear (2001) and Divided We Stand (2003), all on Nitro Records…
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1996
Wood and Dean joined by new members

In 1996, Wood and Dean were joined by guitarists Mike Martt and Drac Conley, and bassist Dave Mello (from Uniform Choice ), with Dean subsequently replaced by Steve “Sully” O’Sullivan. In 1999, the original members fought with Wood for rights to the name and won. The Grisham-led T.S.O.L joined the…
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1991
Original members reform

In 1991, the original members reformed under Grisham and began playing shows under the name T.S.O.L. However, Wood and Dean were the legal owners of the name T.S.O.L, and the Grisham-led band was forced to use a different moniker for performances.

1988
Emory leaves band

Emory left the band in 1988, during the recording of demos for Strange Love , leaving Roche as the sole remaining original member—though Emory was given a writing credit on the track “Blow by Blow”. T.S.O.L. were joined briefly by guitarist Scotty Phillips, who quit before the band started recording…
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