Member Since: 3/5/2005
Band Website: 25talife05.com
Band Members:
UPCOMIN NY TO FLORIDA TOUR NOV 08
NYHC KING RTL-VOICE
EZRA THE GREAT GUITAR
PETEY PABBLO-DRUMS
JON-2ND GUITAR
BIG CHRIS NWI FTR-BASS
CURRENT LINE UP 2008
RICK TA LIFE =VOCALS
PETEY PABBLO AKA MR HYDE= GUITAR
BIG= ED BASS
JUSTIN THE JEW =DRUMS
2005/2006/2007
RICKTALIFE=VOCALS
EZRA THE GREAT GUITAR
CHUMLEY BASS
JUSTIN THE JEW DRUMS
2003/2004/2005
RICK TA LIFE =VOCALS
J SKAMS NWR= DRUMS
MARK DA FIST GUITAR
CRACK HEAD PETE BASS
ZACK ATTACK GUITAR
1999/1998
RICK TA LIFE =VOCALS
MESK =GUITAR
BIG DAVE AKA LADY KILLER=BASS
ROB P =DRUMS
1997
RICKTALIFE=VOCALS
MESK =GUITAR
SETH DRUMS
MIKE H =BASS
1996/1995
RICK TA LIFE=VOCALS
MESK =GUITAR
BETO GUITAR
SETH DRUMS
WARREN BASS
1993 /1994
RICKTALIFE= VOCALS
MESK =GUITAR
HARRY DRUMS
STEVE GUITAR
BIG FRANK BASS
1993 LINE UP
VOCALS =RICK
GUITAR= MESK
BASS=FRANK
DRUMS=HARRY M
FIRST 25 TA LIFE SHOW EVER GUEST SPOTS ON MADBALLS SET AND KILLING TIMES NYC
FIRST SHOW EVER STUDIO ONE, NEWARK NJ
1993
LINE UP
25 TA LIFE ,MADBALL ,FEAR FACTORY ,OBITUARY
FITST SHOW IN NYC AT BOND STREET CAFE THANKS TO DARKSIDE NYC OUR BOY BLAKE FROM SHEER TERROR HOOKED US UP
25 TA LIFE FORMED LATE 1992, RICK WAS FORMER AGNOSTIC FRONT ROADIE TOURED ALL ACOSS USA WITH AF A SHORT TOUR IN 1991 WITH DATES WITH COC AND NUCLEAR ASSAULT THEN A FULL USA TOUR WITH CANNIBAL CORPSE,MALEVELENT CREATION AND OBITUARY AFTER THE TOUR IN 1992 AF WAS BREAKIN UP AND 25 TA LIFE WAS BORN
STIGMA SAID I WAS THE WORST SINGER EVER,ID NEVER SING AND IT ONLY DETERMINED ME MORE ,
ONE DAY AT A AF PRACTICE ,ROGER CAME LATE SO I SANG A SONG OVER THE EDGE
I LOVED THAT SONG ,HE SAID ID NEVER SING ,,
HE WAS PROBABLY RIGHT,BUT IT DIDNT STOP ME BUT HARDCORE IS A TUFF JOB SOMEONES GOTTA REPRESENT IT ,
FROM THE DEMO TO THE FIRST 7 INCH IN 1994 WE NEVER LET UP PLAYIN SHOWS EVERY WEEKEND ALL UP AND DOWN THE EAST COAST
AND THIS IS A TIME BEFORE INTERNET NO CELL PHONES NO GPS ,NO MAPQUEST,
WE DID IT BY PHONE AND WRITING HAND WRITIN LETTERS
HOW WE DID IT LOOKING BACK IT WAS CRAZY ,BUT WE DID IT
, WE WERE ONE OF THE BIGGEST NYHC BANDS IN THE LATE 90S
EARLY 90S 1991 1992 1993 NYHC WAS ALMOST DEAD DUE TO VIOLENCE AT SHOWS,DUDES BRING GUNS AND KNIFES TO SHOWS GETTING SHOWS SHUT DOWN
OR KIDS JUST AFRAID TO COME OUT YOU BLAME THEM
A HANDFUL OF BANDS BROUGHT IT BACK US BEING MAJORS PLAYERS
WE HELPED REPUT NYHC ON THE MAP 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 HELPED TONS OF BANDS,PLAYED MAD SHOWS ALL FOR HARDCORE ,
SINCE 2003 WEVE BEEN TOURING WORLDWIDE AGAIN IN NOW ALMOST 2009 WERE STILL TAKIN NYHC TO NEW GROUND
EASTERN EUROPE BRASIL FIRST NYHC BAND TO PLAY ROMANIA ,BULGARIA,STILL REPPIN THE CORE
25 TA LIFE DEMO 1993 DIY
25 TA LIFE S/T 7 1994 AKA SHORTFUSE SFT RECORDS
25 TA LIFE DEMO 7 INCH BTB RECORDS 1995
25 TA LIFE NY HARDEST PART ONE COMP CD 1995
25 TA LIFE /DIVIDED WE FALL SPLIT 7 INCH JAPAN REC 1995
25 TA LIFE 1995 CD AKA SHORTFUSE SFT REC
25 TA LIFE KEEPIN IT REAL CD 1996 WE BITE REC
25 TA LIFE KEEPIN IT REAL CASS=WE BITE/VICTORY REC 1997
25 TA LIFE STRENGTH THRU UNITY CD 1997 TCR/GOODLIFE
25 TA LIFE FRIENDSHIP LOYALTY COMMITMENT CD TCR/GL 1999
25 TA LIFE FRIENDSHIP LOYALTY COMMITMENT LP 1999
25 TA LIFE STRENGTH THRU UNITY LP 1998
25 TA LIFE STRENGTH THRU UNITY LIMITED PICTURE DISC 1998
25 TA LIFE/MORNING AGAIN SPLIT CD 1998
25 TA LIFE /MORNING AGAIN SPLIT CD 1998
25 TA LIFE/SKARHEAD SPLIT 7 INCH TCR 1998
25 TA LIFE SPLIT CD /TJMAXX 1996
25 TA LIFE SPLIT 7 INCH/TJMAXX 1998
25 TA LIFE NY HARDEST PART 2 COMP 1998
25 TA LIFE COMIN CORRECT FALLING DOWN 3 WAY SPLIT 7 INCH
BTB RECORDS 1998
25 TA LIFE-NYHC DOCUMENTARY CD 1998
25 TA LIFE-NYHC DOCUMENTARY VHS 1997
25 TA LIFE FRIENDSHIP LOYALTY COMMITMENT CD 1999
25 TA LIFE /SPAZZ SPLIT 7 INCH EDISON REC 1999/20O1
25 TA LIFE BEST OF FRIENDZ/ENEMIES CD 2003 BTB/AUV/ONE VOICE
25 TA LIFE FEW DA REAL LIVE JAPAN 1999 REISSUE BTB REC 2004
25 TA LIFE HATERZ BE DAMNED BEST OF 1995 TO 2004 BTB
25 TA LIFE HELLBOUND MISERY TORMENT CD 2005 AOV/BTB
25 TA LIFE -FALLEN ANGEL CD 2006 SH REC,LTD 1000
25 TA LIFE FALLEN ANGEL LP LIMITED BLUE VINYL ONLY 500 2006
25 TA LIFE SPLIT CD WITH LAST HOPE 2006 4 WAY SPLIT
25 TA LIFE SPLIT CD WITH IN SEARCH OF 2006 BTB /SCORPION
25 TA LIFE SPLIT CD WITH CUT THROAT 2006 ROCK VEGAS REC
25 TA LIFE 10 INCH VINYL KEEPIN IT REAL 1995 REISSUE 2006
25 TA LIFE /RUSSIAN ROULETTE SPLIT CD ITALY REC 2007
25 TA LIFE -BORN TO HATE DVD VOLUME 2 2007
25 TA LIFE FRIENDSHIP LOYALTY COMMITMENT CD REISSIE CCREC 2008
25 TA LIFE STRENGTH THRU UNITY CD REISSUE CC REC 2008
25 TA LIFE FALLEN ANGEL CD REISSUE CC REC 2008
25 TA LIFE NYHC DUCUMENTARY DVD REISSUE 2008
25 TA LIFE FOREVER TRUE REPRESENT CD BEST OF 1993 TO 2008 OVER 20 SONGS
CHECK OUT
25 TA LIFE ON DOWN FOR THE CORE COMP CD PARTS 1-8 ALL OUT NOW BTB RECORDS
ON CALL FOR UNITY PARTS 1-3 BTB RECORDS 1995 TO 1999
25 TA LIFE HAS ALSO APPREARED ON THE TONY HAWK SOUNDTRACK OUR SONG OVER THE YEARS WAS INCLUDED ALONG WITH METALLICA
25 TA LIFE/RICKTALIFE ALSO APPREARED IN THE VIDEO GAME 25 TO LIFE YOU CAN PLAY RICKTALIFE AS AN ACTUAL CHARACTER PRETTY COOL ALONG WITH DREADS PIERCINGS AND TATTOOS
FOREVER TRUE REPRESENT
NYHC =HARDCORE
OLDSCHOOL TO NEW SCHOOL
HARDCORE FAMILY WORLDWIDE
ONE SCENE UNITY
THE SPRIIT REMAINS 1993 TO 2008
KEEPIN IT REAL
NEVER GIVE UP NEVER GIVE IN
XXX
STAY UP
RTL
Influences: GOD IS OUR CO PILOT
OUR SAVIOR
EVERYDAY LIFES STRUGGLE
HEARTACHE HEARTBREAK LIFE SUX WERE ALL FUCKED
ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING ANTI DRUGS ALCOHOL
ALL THE EX ADDICTS WHO MANAGED TO BEAT THERE ADDICTIONS
AND THOSE WHO KILL THERE LOCAL DRUG DEALERS
WE SALUTE YOU
ANYONE THAT MESSES SEXUALLY WITH A KID
PUT A BULLET IN THERE HEAD
BE A TRUE HERO
ALL THE MEN AND WOMAN OVER SEAS FIGHTING TO KEEP PEACE IN THESE FUCKED UP TIMES
NOT JUST THE USA WORLDWIDE
ANYONE WHO ABUSES THERE SPOUSES YA LOSER WOMAN OR MAN
Sounds Like: 25 TA LIFE ROCK GEAR FROM IMFAMOUS RTL XXX CLOTHING
,BACK TA BASICS CLOTHING ,DOWN FOR THE CORE GEAR,
LORD CLOTHINGS,HELL ON EARTH GEAR,DBD,MISSION MERCH,ROCK VEGAS GEAR
,PIT WEAR ,RATBONES NYC GEAR,BROOKLYN PROJECTS,
ANGRY WHITEBOY CLOTHING,
SECRECY/ BORN TO HATE GEAR,
HATEWEAR
KNUCKLEHEAD INC WEARS
IF YOU WANT US TO REPRESENT YOUR WEARZ HIT UP
RICKTALIFE
AT [email protected]
25 TA LIFE REPPIN THE UNDERGROUND FOR 16 YEARS WORLDWIDE COAST TO COAST
EUROPE,EASTERN EUROPE,BRASIL PUERTO RICO,EAST COAST WEST COAST ,JAPAN,COUNTRIES WEVE PLAYED,BULGARIA ,ROMANIA, TURKEYE, CROATIA, SERBIA,SLAVAKIA SLAVANIA NORWAY,DENMARK SWEDEN SWITZERLAND ENGLAND GERMANY FRANCE BELGIUM HOLLAND POLAND FINLAND SPAIN PORTUGAL JAPAN OSAKA NAGOYA TOKYO SAPPARO,
BANDS WEVE PLAYED WITH OR THAT HAVE OPENED FOR US
AND SHARED THE STAGE WITH
YOUTH OF TODAY, LIFE OF AGONY ,CIRCLE JERKS,BAD BRAINS,CRO MAGS ,AF,SLAYER,MEGADEATH,SUICIDAL TENDENCIES ,MELVINS,RIGHT FOR LIFE ,KICKBACK SHEER TERROR WARZONE RIGHT DIRECTION ,EMPIRE FALLS,OBITUARY,FEAR FACTORY,CARCASS,PROPAIN,MADBALL,MERAUDER ,CROWN OF THORNZ MOUTHPIECE,IRON CROSS,FEAR,BLOOD FOR BLOOD,SICK OF IT ALL, SOULFLY,EARTH CRISIS FURY OF 5 ,KRUTCH,ONE 4 ONE HATEBREED,DBD, COA,MAYHEM,UK SUBS, ,MOD,H20,MAXIMUM PENALTY ,DEATH THREAT,SKARHEAD,BETTER THAN A THOUSAND ,POWERHOUSE DOOMSDAY DEVICE, NWR,SFAR,HOODS,NORTH SIDE KINGS,SUBZERO,EYE HATE GOD,CLUTCH ,MURPHYSLAW,DOG EAT DOG,BUSINESS,ANTI -KNOWHERE LEAGUE,IGNITE,DOWNSET,BSS,CFA,STRIFE,SNAPCASE,LEEWAY,BRUISER
S,CONVERGE TOXIC NARCOTIC,VISION,BACKFIRE,DISCIPLINE,TECH 9,LAST HOPE,HITMEN,SOB,NUMB PROTECT,TJMAXX,BIOHAZARD,ALL OUT WAR,KILLING TIME,NRSV,AWKWARD THOUGHT, BREAKDOWN,BETTER THAN A THOUSAND,CARNIVORE,STORMCORE ,HARLEYS WAR ,100 DEMONS TERROR ,DONNY BROOK,RYKERS,18 VISIONS RISE AGAINST,RINGWORM INTEGRITY,ONE LIFE CREW,PITTBOSS 2000,PITBOSS, SHELTER,ICEMEN,DISMAY,NAPALM DEATH,MISFITS,KNUCKLEDUST,SON OF SKAM,PRONG,PUNISHMENT,TRIPFACE,STIGMATA ONE KING DOWN, STRAIGHT JACKET ,BLOODWAR,DYING BREED
WARTIME MANNER DYING FETUS,NEXT STEP UP,SPIDER CREW, ONLY ATTITUDE COUNTS ,FAST BREAK CORNERSTONE, M-13 ,ICEMEN,
EVERY BAND YOU CAN THINK OF IN THE LAST 16 YEARS
THATS BEEN PAYIN DUES CAUSE YOU KNOW IT NEVER ENDS,
DUES AND MORE DUES
NYHC 4 LYFE WORLDWIDE
THATS HOW WE DO
THANKS FOR ALL THE SUPPORT FROM THE OLD DAYS
OF THE OLD SUPERBOWLS OF HC IN NEWARK NJ@STUDIO ONE
AND WASHINGTON DC ,THE OLD PIPELINE DAYS,CBGBS NYC ,WETLANDS NYC, CONEY ISLAND HIGH NYC CASTLE HEIGHTS NYC
THATS WHERE WE GOT OUR START PLAYING THOSE CLUBS ALONG WITH CT SKATEPARK
SHOWS IN PA AT SEA SEAS MOOSAIC PA, MIDDLESEX NJ SHOWS,
BOSTON @ THE RAT
WELL NEVER FORGET WHERE CAME FROM MOST OFF THOSE CLUBS ARE NOW RIP,
FIRST BOSTON SHOW AT MIDDLEAST 1993/94
BRUISERS,MADBALL,25 TA LIFE,CONVERGE,TOXIC NARCOTIC
@MIDDLE EAST
FROM THE FIRST EURO TOUR FRANCE BELGIUM HOLLAND GERMANY WE DID WITH NSU AND HARD RESPONSE,
WERE STILL RIGHT HERE STILL REPPIN THE CORE THANKS FOR ALL THE LUV OVER THE LAST 16 YEARS
XXX HERES TO 16 MORE
XXX
STAY UP
NEW 25 TA LIFE CD OUT NOW NEW FOR 2008
FOREVER TRUE REPRESENT ,4 BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVE TRACKS
SAMPLE THE SONGS UP ON OUR PAGE ALL THE SONGS UP ARE ON THE NEW CD
PLUS ALL THE OLD HITS WE PLAY IN THE LIVE SET ,ALL THE CLASSICS FROM
1993 TO 2008,ALL STUDIO
OVER 20 TRACKS
ALL ON ONE CD
10.00 PLUS 5.00 POSTAGE AND PAYPAL FEE
PAYPAL [email protected]
ALSO IN THE WORK
25 TA LIFE STRENGTH INTEGRITY BROTHERHOOD CD OUT EARLY 2009
MAD GUESTS KEEP AN EYE OUT
BACK TA BASICS RECORDS PROUDLY PRESENT
DOWN FOR THE CORE COMPILATION CD
PARTS 1-8 OUT NOW
DFTC PART 9 OUT OCT 14TH 2008
DFTC PART 10 IN THE WORKS BANDS NEEDED
Record Label: Back Ta Basics
Type of Label: Indie