团中灵魂人物Tom Gabel，自17之龄便展开个人不插电演唱生涯，偶而会因场子需求，加入客席贝斯与鼓手。虽然Tom以Against Me!之名录制DEMO带，却没让乐迷留下太多印象，只知道那是Tom Gabel的首张DEMO。直到2001年找来对音乐抱持相通理念的吉他手James Bowman、贝斯手Andrew Seward、鼓手Warren Oakes等三位，加入以Gabel主唱/吉他为首的Against Me!，这个团名才真正受到重视。标榜着无政府主义，高频音量大声唱着庞客乐种，经过多支单曲试探，赢得许多乐迷爱戴。2002年推出第一张专辑 “Reinventing Axl Rose”，在庞克声响中巧妙融入民谣、乡村之音，获得AMG四星半近满分赞誉。陆续於2003和2005年发行 “As The Eternal Cowboy” 以及 “Searching For A Former Clarity”，逐步建立起Against Me!独立界响亮名声。
经过多年奋战终获主流大厂赏识，拱出首张跨入国际舞台之作 “New Wave”，找来曾制作过Nirvana、Smashing Pumpkins、Sonic Youth畅销大碟，同是Garbage鼓手之重量级制作人Butch Vig操刀。开场同名单曲「New Wave」，吉他隆隆作响四处回荡，加入Tom粗犷Power的嗓音诠释，一股热血沸腾的情绪油然而生；首支主攻「White People For Peace」，虽高声唱着反战之歌，却愤怒表示这些抗议、这些难过的泪水，似乎无法引起政府的同情，更无法消弭因战争而引起的悲动印记；对于下一代提出值得深思严肃议题的「Thrash Unreal」，将以限量方式出版，许多乐迷已经摩拳擦掌准备抢购收藏；浓烈放克频率围绕之「Stop」以及爽快渗入EMO情绪的「Piss And Vinegar」，都是Against Me!极尽所能发挥高能量破坏力的表徵。
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2006 Americans Abroad!!! Against Me!!! Live in London!!!
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2006 From Her Lips To God's Ears (The Energizer) CDS
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2007 New Wave
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2008 Heart Burns (Tom Gabel)
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2009 The Original Cowboy (Demos)
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2010 White Crosses (Limited Edition)
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2011 Total Clarity
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2011 Black Crosses
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2014 Transgender Dysphoria Blues
Before becoming a full-fledged punk band, Against Me! was an acoustic solo project spearheaded by Tom Gabel, who began playing shows as a 17-year-old in Gainesville, Florida. Starting in 1997, Gabel performed as a solo act wherever anyone would have him, drawing much influence from early acoustic protest music. By 2001, he'd beefed up his sound with the help of a full band -- including guitarist James Bowman, drummer Warren Oakes, and bassist Andrew Seward -- but there would always be some anarchism and Billy Bragg in the group's raucous braggadocio. After a few initial 12" and 7" releases, Against Me! issued the fan favorite Reinventing Axl Rose in 2002. The underground hit blended elements of punk, folk, and country into socially conscious and impassioned anthems. Continuing their reputation of always being on the road, the musicians logged countless tour dates around the country in support of their early material.
A slightly more polished album, As the Eternal Cowboy, was released in 2003 on the indie label Fat Wreck, followed by a compilation of that album's demos titled The Original Cowboy. After the release of a DVD (We're Never Going Home) and another 7", the band returned with its most mature effort to date, 2005's Searching for a Former Clarity. A subsequent headlining tour in support of the introspective, politically aggressive album saw Against Me! proudly hitting every U.S. state, and they signed with Sire Records in December 2005. Later they issued a rough version of Searching for a Former Clarity, titled Total Clarity. They were back on the road by spring 2006, this time opening for the Alkaline Trio, and spent the summer months playing the main stage at the Warped Tour. Though the guys were officially signed to Sire's roster, they released their last indie album in the form of Americans Abroad!!! Against Me!!! Live in London!!!, a concert album recorded while on tour in London with Murder by Death.
In July 2007, the band's major-label debut -- New Wave, a decidedly more rock-oriented record produced by Butch Vig -- hit shelves. New Wave was the first album by Against Me! with no acoustic tracks; it was also their first on a major-label's tab. Reviews were generally favorable, and the band toured heavily in support of its release. By the summer of 2009, drummer Warren Oakes had officially left the group to pursue an alternate career as a restaurateur, eventually opening up a Tex-Mex eatery in Gainesville. Hot Water Music's George Rebelo joined in his place, and the revised lineup re-enlisted Butch Vig to produce the White Crosses album, which appeared in mid-2010. White Crosses debuted at 34 on the Billboard 200 and the group was prepared to launch an international tour when they cancelled a planned leg through Australia and New Zealand in September of 2010. Two months later, the band parted ways with Sire, then they prepared for some end-of-the-year shows, with Jay Weinberg sitting in for Rebelo on drums, a move that was made permanent early in 2011. That spring, the demos collection Total Clarity appeared on Fat Wreck Chords, and as Against Me! started work on a new album, they launched their own record label called Total Treble Music; that year, Gabel also opened an Elkton, Florida-based recording studio bearing the same name.
In a May 2012 interview with Rolling Stone, Gabel went public with his gender dysphoria and his plans to transition to living as a woman with the name Laura Jane Grace. Against Me! began working on a new album called Transgender Dysphoria Blues in 2012 and, a few months after the interview, the band played their first dates since Grace's news. Toward the end of the year, Weinberg left the troupe and, the following May, Against Me! announced bassist Andrew Seward had left the band. Laura Jane Grace continued working with guitarist James Bowman and the band planned to release Transgender Dysphoria Blues in 2013.
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