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51. Lifetime
Lifetime is a melodic hardcore band from New Jersey. Lifetime was formed in 1990 and disbanded in 1997. In late 2005, they announced their reunion. The band was formed in 1990 by singer Ari Katz and guitarist Dan Yemin with its roots in the New York/New Jersey hardcore scene. In contrast to the negative, sometimes violent tone promulgated their New York hardcore contemporaries, lyricist Katz emphasized more positive, personal themes in their two-minute songs. In 1992, Lifetime released their first full-length album, entitled Background; that bore only passing resemblance to their later, more melodic work. By 1995, the band achieved some form of stability with the addition of Pete Martin (guitar), David Palaitis (bass), and Scott Golley (drums). That same year, they released their second album, Hello Bastards on Jade Tree Records. Hello Bastards marked a slight shift in direction, incorporating more melodic punk leanings over a driving hardcore tempo. Ari Katz's lyrics, though sometimes undecipherable, dealt mainly with more introspective and personal themes such as relationships and youthful disaffection. Hello Bastards also includes a cover of It's Not Funny Anymore by the seminal 1980s alternative rock band Hüsker Dü, 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 less than 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 and Paint It Black. Dave Palaitis, Ari Katz, and his wife Tannis Kristjanson went on to form Zero Zero. Most recently, The band got together for a series of 3 well-received and long awaited reunion shows over the weekend of Aug.19th to the 21st, 2005. The shows were a result of the cancellation of Hellfest, in which Lifetime was scheduled to play on Saturday August 20th. Two shows took place in Philadelphia, one at The Trocadero Theatre where Lifetime played along with Vision and one on Saturday August 20th at the Starlight Ballroom which featured the reunion of hardcore band 108. The final reunion show was held at The Stone Pony in Asbury Park, New Jersey, which featured opening bands The Loved Ones and The Bouncing Souls. Some profits from the show went to charities such as New Labor, The OUT Fund, the Nature Conservancy, and Linda Ann's Greyhound Rescue Inc. Lifetime went on to play 3 more reunion shows in California over a weekend in January. The shows were at the Troubadour in Los Angeles on January 27th, at the Chain Reaction in Anaheim on January 28th, and at Slims in San Francisco on January 29th. November 17th, 2005 brought the announcement from the band that they are officially reforming. The band played another reunion show at the 2006 South by Southwest Festival in Austin, TX on March 17th, 2006. The show was free and donations went to breast cancer research by Shirt for a Cure. In late March of 2006, Lifetime signed onto Decaydance, Pete Wentz's imprint of Fueled By Ramen Records, with the statement: "Pete and Decaydance are giving us an opportunity to the make the record we want to make while still staying in control of our music and our lives. They are behind us as artists and because of that, we're backing them as a label." Lifetime has plans to record and release a new studio album.
-Matt

52. Michael Jackson

53 Converge

54. At The Drive-In
One of the more influential Post-Punk projects of the 90's, At the Drive-In's most publicized asset was either the intensity of their live shows, or the dual afros of Omar and Cedric. The former was most key to the band's music though, however, the band struggled to translate that same intensity into their studio recordings and didn't find much success on CD until Relationship of Command, their last CD together oddly enough. Prior to Relationship of Command, the band released In/Casino/Out which was a "live" studio album crafted in the band's attempt to harness their live energy on record. Citing a dissatisfaction with the direction the band was taking, Cedric spilt the band in 2001. Upon splitting, Omar and Cedric created The Mars Volta while the other members formed Sparta.
-Vince

55. Bad Brains

56. Strike Anywhere
One of the few modern Punk bands to still write politically-aware lyrics and actually take actions based on their liberal beliefs, Strike Anywhere presents a catchy but aggressive form of Melodic Hardcore to listeners. Though only releasing two full length albums and a collection of rarities and B-sides, Strike Anywhere has already built a loyal fan base through their meaningful music and exposure on compilation albums. Characterized by the same catchiness as fellow Melodic Hardcore band Rise Against, though keeping an edge Rise Against lost on their latest album, Strike Anywhere delivers a strong message backed by an aggressive music that compliments the lyrical material perfectly.
-Vince

57. Beach Boys

58. Cursive

59. Led Zeppelin

60. Rites Of Spring

61. The Fall Of Troy
The Fall of Troy was formed out of the band The Thirty Years War, which was made up of Thomas Erak, Mike Munro, Tim Ward, and Andrew Forsman. Two EP’s were put out by the band but just as they were going into the studio to make another recording Mike quit the band saying he had work commitments. The band then changed their name to The Fall of Troy by using the same method they used for their previous name: Open a history textbook and point at random locations 'til the found something they
liked. On November 4, 2003 the band released their first full-length album on Lujo Records, which was self-titled. A song on the album called "F.C.P.S.I.T.S.G.E.P.G.E.P.G.E.P." is a secret abbreviation that the band refuses to give the meaning out publicly. It stands for Fuck Condoms,
Premarital Sex Is The Shit, Get ‘Em Pregnant, Get ‘Em Pregnant, Get ‘Em Pregnant. They released their second full-length album on August 16, 2005 on Equal Vision records entitled Doppelganger. The band is influence by Rush, and King Crimson. All three of the band members are 21 years old and plan on releasing another album by late 2006 or early 2007.
-Zach

62. Saetia

63. Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold formed in 1999 in Huntington Beach, California. They debuted with Sounding the Seventh Trumpet¯ in 2001, their mix of hardcore, metal and punk won over plenty of fans, and in 2003 they released Waking the Fallen¯, which is possibly their most popular release, it's their most accessible and middle album as STST is very hard and faster, while their major label debut City of Evil is much more in the style of old school rock and metal, with the singer not doing any screaming and instead singing throughout all the songs. Not all fans responded well to this change. Either way though, A7X are one of the most dangerous bands in rock and metal.
-Dan

64. Tool
Formed in LA in 1990, Tool has built a hugely devoted fan base over the past decade and a half. Their second full length release, Aenima, garnered much praise and their next release, Lateralus, finished pushing the band into a relatively mainstream fan base. Incontestably pretentious, Tool's music contains many of the ambient features common to the 70's Progressive Rock bands, such as Rush, King Crimson, and Yes. There is an on-going debate as to how to class Tool into a certain genre and generally the only consensus is that no one agrees on any one genre. Controversy and rumors abound with this band, ranging from MTV's banning of several Tool music videos to the 5 year hiatus the band took between Aenima and Lateralus. The only sure thing with Tool is the assurance there will always be a buzz about them, good or bad.
-Vince

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