allister bio

In the fall of '97, four unsuspecting boys were abducted from their homes by a secret government agency. As part of a twisted psychological experiment, the boys were locked in a basement for months on end and forced to watch only MTV and reruns of the Canadian kids sketch comedy show "You Can't Do That On Television." As a result, the innocence of their youth was warped and maligned to the point of relationship dementia, a condition which forces the afflicted to write catchy, upbeat, pop songs about the awkward social escapades apparent in modern day suburbia. Upon their escape, these four vowed to bring their message of punk redemption to the relationship corrupt youth of Chicago and beyond. Allister was formed.

Driven by the sick condition acquired during their captivity, Allister began to play small shows in the Central Illinois area. These high energy performances quickly spread their message and gained many converts among the relationship stricken youth of Chicago and its outlining areas. However, this notoriety also brought the watching eye of evil that first imprisoned them. In an effort to escape, Allister hit the road and found refuge with such bands as Goldfinger, The Bloodhound Gang, the Hippos, Fenix Tx, Rx Bandits, the Aquabats, the Teen Idols, the Killingtons, the Smoking Popes, and A New Found Glory. The boys finally found a permanent shelter at Drive-Thru records, a benefactor that would both protect against the wickedness that pursued them and who would help spread their message of social awkwardness. These purveyors of truth quickly spread the word by placing the Allister song "X-Girlfriend" on a compilation that was circulated to 30,000 love-jaded kids at the Warped Tour. The strength of the message was growing.

With no shortage of inspiration, the four members of Allister easily combine their individual influences and perspectives in the debut CD Dead Ends and Girlfriends. Featuring punchy tempos, crunchy, but melodic guitars, a slew of vocal harmonies, and light hearted, yet honest lyrics, Dead Ends and Girlfriends reflects the many crossroads in personal relationships. The band also shows a comic edge to their hysteria with a nod to Jim Henson's "Fraggle Rock" and a punk cover of the Backstreet Boys "I Want It That Way," engineered by Chris Sheppard (Smashing Pumpkins, KMFDM, Dave Matthews Band). With this album, Allister is now equipped with the tools to combat the evils of relationship miscues and mistakes.

A long way from the basement where all the madness began, Allister is dedicated to their mission: to perform for the love of music, for the love of their fans, and the destruction of all that is wrong in love.

this was taken from allisterrock.com, and was courtesy of drivethrurecords.com for them.