Artist description Staring Back is a youthful, high-energy melodic rock/punk band from Goleta, California. They slam together a frenzied mixture of hardcore and rock.

Music Style Melodic punk/metalcore influenced rock

Musical Influences Lifetime, Bodyjar, The Police, Soilwork, Fivespeed, Samiam, Gameface, Pulley, Jimmy Eat World, Strung Out, Lagwagon,

Similar Artists Lifetime, Bodyjar

Artist History Starting in late '97, the band got together and played some rock. Recorded demo in drummer's bedroom, submitted it to Lobster Records. Lobster liked demo, now signed to Lobster Records.

Group Members Matt - vocals, Nick - guitar, Gavin - drums, Ryan - guitar and background vocals, Vic - bass and background vocals

Instruments Gibson Les Paul Customs, Ernie Ball Stingray and Fender Jazz basses, Mesa guitar amps, Ampeg bass amps, and DW drums.

Albums Mean Streets of Goleta EP - Lobster Records (released July 1999), Many Will Play - Lobster Records (released Feb. 2000), On - Lobster Records (released Sep. 2002)

Press Reviews "The music presented here is light years beyond their back catalog, and for the first time it feels like what you hear is honestly representative of the musical talent in this group. Staring Back has always had originality on their side - I could never find anyone that honestly sounded like them - but now you can team that up with a more mature and developed musical sense, and a top of the line producer, yielding one of the best records I've heard this year." - punkrocks.net "Some bands tend to improve in time by choosing a slow, moderate increase in skill over time. Others however evolve and go through total metamorphasis in a remarkably short timespan. If you've heard of Staring Back before the release of "On" and have made any judgments based on their prior material, you need to drop them quick because they are no longer relevant... The word "impressive" might be an understatement when considering how many other bands have come and gone in trying this sound and falling in their tracks. Staring Back have something to be real proud of with "On" and given the high quality of the execution they take to their songs, melodic hardcore has just received a furious injection of passion and excitement." - pastepunk.com

Location Goleta, CA - USA

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