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Lifetime Was Rooted In The New York/New Jersey Hardcore Punk Scene & Formed In New Brunswick NJ USA 1990 . The Band's Founders Were Ari Katz Vocals & Dan Yemin Guitars - Also Of Kid Dynamite Paint It Black And Armalite . In Contrast To The Negative Sometimes Violent Tone Promulgated By New York Hardcore Contemporaries - Katz's Lyrics Emphasized More Positive / Personal Themes In Their Two-Minute Songs. In 1992 Lifetime Released Their First Full Length Album Background Which Bore Only Passing Resemblance To The More Melodic Work To Follow. By 1995 The Band Achieved Greater Stability With The Addition Of Pete Martin Guitar David Palaitis Bass & Scott Golley Drums . That Same Year They Released Their Second Album Hello Bastards Jade Tree Records . This Marked A Slight Shift In Direction Incorporating More Melodic Punk Leanings Over A Driving Hardcore Tempo. Katz's Lyrics Though Sometimes Undecipherable Dealt Mainly With More Introspective / Personal Themes Such As Relationships & Youthful Disaffection. Hello Bastards Also Includes A Cover Of Hüsker Dü's '80s It's Not Funny Anymore - Hinting At The Band's Musical Influences. In 1996 Lifetime Issued A Compilation Of Their 7" Releases And Unreleased Songs On Glue Records Also Released In Europe By Day After Records. In 1997 The Band Completed Its Third Full-Length Jersey's Best Dancers. With Twelve Songs Clocking In At Under 24 Minutes Jersey's Best Dancers Continued In The Same Vein As Hello Bastards. However After A Short Tour In Support Of Their New Album Lifetime Decided To Disband In 1997. After Disbanding Dan Yemin Went On To Become A Member Of Two Other Punk Bands The Short-Lived Kid Dynamite & Paint It Black. Dave Palaitis Ari Katz And His Wife Tannis Kristanjson Went On To Form Zero Zero. Most Recently The Band Got Together For A Series Of Three Well-Received Reunion Shows Over The Weekend Of 19 To 21 Aug 2005. The Shows Were A Result Of The Cancellation Of Hellfest In Which Lifetime Was Scheduled To Play On 20 Aug Saturday . Two Shows Took Place In Philadelphia One At The Trocadero Theatre Where They Played With Vision & One 20 Aug At The Starlight Ballroom Featured The Reunion Of Hardcore Band 108 . The Final Reunion Show Was Held At The Stone Pony Asbury Park New Jersey Which Featured Opening Bands The Loved Ones & The Bouncing Souls. Some Profits From The Show Went To Charities Such As New Labor The OUT Fund The Nature Conservancy & Linda Ann's Greyhound Rescue Inc. On 14 Nov 2005 Jade Tree Records Announced That Lifetime Would Be Playing Three More Reunion Shows On A January Weekend In California Troubadour Los Angeles 27 Jan Chain Reaction Anaheim 28 Jan & Slims San Francisco 29 Jan . On 17 Nov 2005 It Was Officially Announced That The Band Would Reform. In March 2006 The Band Announced That They Were Signing To Decaydence Pete Wentz's Imprint Of Fueled By Ramen Records & The Fourth Album's Release - Self-Titled Lifetime - Followed Feb 2007.

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