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Victims of Circumstance
12+ albums
ska punkpunkskapunk rockamerican
about
These days a lot of indie bands say they're DIY, but few live up to the billing as powerfully as Victims of Circumstance. Fully embodying the title of their explosive debut album Do It Yourself, the hard driving Tampa, Florida-based pop-punk band has built a strong following from the ground up. Victims of Circumstance has won over audiences with their catchy pop hooks, distinctive fusion of punk and ska and an ongoing commitment to the local music scene. In the fall of 2005, drummer Glenn Stewart and guitarist Michael Smyth began the collaborative friendship that formed Victims of Circumstance's foundation. While working together at a debt settlement company, the two found themselves returning to the office late at night and on weekends to work on songs that would eventually become their debut album. The boys invited their friends Alan Garcia and Aaron Zylman to play bass and trombone and round out the sound of the band. "We had a full drum kit, a half-stack, a bass rig and half-a-dozen guitars lying around Glenn's office. No one noticed," says Smyth. "We just kept the door closed. It was hysterical." Eventually they converted some unused warehouse space next to their office into a rehearsal room. Over time they purchased equipment in order to make a demo and eventually the impromptu rehearsal space developed into a state of the art recording studio. Their debut album was recorded at Stewart's newly built Audio Impact Studios in Clearwater and was co-produced by Vi
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