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Mest timeline (EN)

2024
Released new song ‘When We Were Young’

On April 12, 2024, Mest released a new song called “When We Were Young” featuring Jaret Reddick of Bowling For Soup . At this time the band also announced Youth , which released on June 21, 2024.

2020
Album Masquerade released

Mest’s album Masquerade was released on January 17, 2020.

2018
Announced signing with Cyber Trax Records

On October 25, 2018, Mest officially announced that they had signed with El Hefe , from NOFX ‘s label Cyber Trax Records and a new album with the original lineup would be released in spring 2019. A single entitled “Masquerade” was uploaded to YouTube in July 2019, accompanied by an…
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2013
Released album Not What You Expected

Mest released their album Not What You Expected in September 2013, written and recorded with Richie Gonzales and Mike Longworth, making it available for free to download from their website. Mest played 3 dates on the Warped Tour 2013 . They self-released another album in 2014, entitled Broken Down .

2012
Went on European tour

Mest went on a European tour in spring 2012 with its current members, Mike Longworth and Richie Gonzales, and also toured the US with Escape the Fate and Attack Attack in 2012.

2008
Played reunion show at House of Blues

Mest played a reunion show at the House of Blues in Anaheim, California, on April 17, 2008. In response, Nick Gigler posted a bulletin through his personal MySpace and confirmed that he would not be taking part, and that he had called Jeremiah Rangel and Matt Lovato, who had confirmed…
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Rebuilt Mest for monthlong tour

After the one-off “One Night Stand” show, Tony decided to rebuild Mest and go on a monthlong tour, with help from Chris Wilson (Good Charlotte, The Summer Obsession), and his brother and founding member, Steve Lovato (at the time in Room One Eleven). Although Matt showed interest, he and Jeremiah…
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2006
Announced break-up following U.S. tour

In January 2006, the band announced on their MySpace blog that they would break-up following a U.S. tour. The tour ran from late January until early March, with support from Allister and Scary Kids Scaring Kids .

2005
Tour with Social Distortion cut short

In 2005, a tour with Social Distortion was cut short when drummer Nick Gigler required surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome in his wrists which was affecting his drumming. The band’s last album, Photographs , was released October 18, 2005.

1998
Self-released Mo’ Money, Mo’ 40z

In 1998, the band self-released Mo’ Money, Mo’ 40z . Their debut album on Maverick Records , Wasting Time , was released in July 2000 and Destination Unknown in 2001. They toured as an opening band for Goldfinger on July 20, 2002, in Las Vegas and then a few months…
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