Down By Law
A stalwart and influential Los Angeles punk outfit founded by members of All, Dag Nasty, Chemical People, D.Y.S., and Clawhammer, Down by Law never reached the commercial heights scaled by contemporaries like Pennywise and the Offspring, but their lethal blend of melody and D.I.Y. punk attitude won them a huge underground following in the '90s via standout albums like Blue, Punkrockacademyfightsong, and All Scratched Up! After taking a break from the studio in 2003 that lasted for nearly a decade, the band returned with 2012's Champions at Heart, which did little to tarnish their reputation as elite purveyors of classic melodic hardcore and pop-punk.
Following his departure from All after the group's first two albums under that name, vocalist/guitarist Dave Smalley (also formerly of Dag Nasty) put together Down by Law in 1989 with ex-Clawhammer guitarist Chris Bagarozzi and the former Chemical People rhythm section of Ed Urlik (bass) and Dave Nazworthy (drums). This lineup remained together only through Down by Law's sophomore effort, 1992's Blue. When the follow-up, 1994's Punkrockacademyfightsong, appeared, Smalley had reconstituted the band with guitarist Sam Williams III (ex-Balance and Slap of Reality), bassist Angry John DiMambro (ex-Clay Idols and Leonards), and drummer Hunter Oswald. The LP spawned a pair of hits in "Hit or Miss" and a high-octane cover of the Proclaimers' "500 Miles." This lineup remained stable, save for the drum chair, which was occupied by Danny Westman on 1996's acclaimed All Scratched Up! and Chris Lagerborg on 1997's Last of the Sharpshooters. In 1999, Down by Law issued their fifth and last album for Epitaph, Fly the Flag. When the Union Records-issued Windwardtidesandwaywardsails appeared in 2003, original drummer Nazworthy was back in the fold, but it would be the last studio LP from the group for nine years.
In 2009, after a lengthy hiatus, Down by Law reconvened for a North and South American tour, and in 2011 they inked a deal with DC Jam Records, which put out the full-length Champions at Heart the following year. Revolution Time, a seven-track mini-album, arrived in 2013, with All In, the band's eighth studio long-player, appearing in 2018 on Cleopatra Records. Down by Law reissued the Revolution Time EP in 2020, expanding it to a full-length with the addition of studio outtakes and three acoustic cover tracks, while Lonely Town, a fresh 13-track studio album, was slated for release in February 2021.
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Discografia
20 album • Ordinato per Bestseller
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punkrockacademyfightsong
Musica alternativa e indie - Pubblicato da Epitaph il 22 lug 2008
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All Scratched Up!
Musica alternativa e indie - Pubblicato da Epitaph il 29 lug 2008
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Last Of The Sharpshooters
Musica alternativa e indie - Pubblicato da Epitaph il 29 lug 2008
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Down By Law
Musica alternativa e indie - Pubblicato da Epitaph il 22 lug 2008
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Punkrockdays The Best Of DBL
Musica alternativa e indie - Pubblicato da Epitaph il 24 feb 2009
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Fly The Flag
Punk/New wave - Pubblicato da Go Kart il 17 mag 2005
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Quick Hits Live in Studio (Live in the Studio)
Punk/New wave - Pubblicato da Kung Fu Records il 4 ott 2019
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Buried Alive
Punk/New wave - Pubblicato da Kung Fu Records il 29 set 2020
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Pseudo Heroes
Musica alternativa e indie - Pubblicato da Theologian il 1 gen 2005
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Denim and Leather
Punk/New wave - Pubblicato da Kung Fu Records il 27 gen 2021
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Revolution Time
Punk/New wave - Pubblicato da Kung Fu Records il 9 apr 2013
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Redoubt
Generi vari - Pubblicato da Pine Hill Records il 22 mar 2019
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Windwardtidesandwaywardsails
Punk/New wave - Pubblicato da Stomp Records il 14 set 2004
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Champions At Heart
Punk/New wave - Pubblicato da DC-Jam Records il 14 ago 2012
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On the Edge
House - Pubblicato da Oh So Coy Recordings il 16 mag 2012
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