this band got started when a group of music loving, JD drinking, headbanging friends realized that music was a form of release... experiences that we gain, memories that we keep, questions that we have and answers that we try to indite (which became the foundation of our music) is due in part to the genius and stupidity, the kindness and cruelty, and the greed and humility of what is known as the human race (us included)... although our personalities and musical backgrounds may be quite different (progressive rock, new wave, punk, grunge, reggae, heavy metal, jazz), and we tend to argue most of the time, we try to impose our different influences and personalities into our music which became the unparagoned band that is "AGAINSTHEWALL"