Formed by brothers Lou and Pete Koller in the mid-'80s, Sick of It All became a seminal band in the New York City hardcore scene. While remaining true to their roots, and without compromising style, Sick of It All have progressed from an indie band with a strong live following to a major-label act touring with the likes of Helmet and Rancid. Sick of It All remains a vital influence on the hardcore scene. They released Built to Last in early 1997 to critical acclaim and an expanding audience.

Most often, when a band has been together for a period of time, their lineage is a long and sordid tale. This is no exception…

Pieced together in the confines of a dark and musty New Brunswick basement in the fall of 1995, Ensign has managed to emerge as one of the area’s most prominent and hardworking bands. Always at a pivotal and confrontational point of never exactly being in synch with the changing times around them, Ensign has fought and toured relentlessly, endearing themselves to an ever-increasing following of fans bridging both the punk and hardcore scenes. Too negative for the youth crew kids, too positive for the negative kids, too punk for hardcore and too hardcore for punk they have found some form of gray area to exist within.