In March 2005, Brewer was fired from the band after a physical altercation on stage with Russo during a performance at the House of Blues in Anaheim, California . Describing Brewer as irreplaceable, Russo and the other band members chose not to replace him and continued on as a 4-piece.…
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For the recording of their next album Here’s to the Mourning , Palermo and Adrian Young of No Doubt would join the band in the studio. The band got along so well with Palermo that by the time of the album’s release in 2005 he had joined as their permanent…
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In November 2004, the group was banned from CBGB ‘s New York. Russo was smoking a cigarette on stage in between songs, violating New York smoking laws, his monitors were subsequently turned off. Later on during the show Russo lit up another cigarette, and the lights were turned off. The…
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In March 2004, it was announced that Youman was ejected from the band due to personal and professional issues, Youman released a statement through his website addressing his departure from the band, In a 2014 interview with DyingScene, Youman would call the split devastating:
In 2003 the band was invited by VH1 to film an episode of the live acoustic series Music in High Places . The invitation happened somewhat by accident, as the station was hoping to attract Jimmy Eat World but contacted Unwritten Law’s management by mistake. The band recorded a set…
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The band spent a considerable amount of time recording and preparing their next release, 2002’s Elva . The album was a stylistic change of pace, deliberately moving away from their established punk rock formula and towards a more accessible hard rock sound. The lead single “Up All Night” became somewhat…
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While the band was in the studio, they were dropped by Epic, and had signed to Interscope Records after Tom Whalley heard the recordings their third album, Unwritten Law would be released in June 1998. The singles ” Lonesome ,” ” Cailin ,” and “Teenage Suicide” became minor hits on…
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By the summer of 1997 bassist John Bell had left the band. Pivit bassist Micah Albao joined them in Seattle for the recording of their next album. Pat “PK” Kim, formerly of Sprung Monkey , would join as their new permanent bass player.
Blue Room attracted the attention of major labels, the band, having distribution problems, left Red Eye Records and signed a recording contract with Epic Records . Their second album, Oz Factor was released in 1996. The songs “Denied” and “Superman” received airplay on several southern California rock radio stations and…
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In 1994 the band recorded their first album, Blue Room , which established their early sound of fast-paced punk rock and gave them the opportunity to build their reputation by playing local shows in and around the San Diego area. Songs such as “CPK,” “Shallow,” and “Suzanne” would become favorites…
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