breakdance vietnam

In October of 2001, sixty miles east of Los Angeles, a tattoo artist and a body piercer concocted an idea. At the time, Empire Tattoo in sunny Redlands, CA may have looked like the perfect place for rock stars to go to get ink done. The reality was that the suburban tattoo parlor would serve as the threshold for one of southern California's newest punk rock talents, Breakdance Vietnam.A self-produced, self-titled release would be the band's first recording for sale and an explosive, in your face live show would serve as the perfect marketing tool. While touring throughout the west, Breakdance would sell 3,000 copies of the disc and word about the melodic punks spread like a true California wildfire.Subsequent appearances on the Pop Disaster Tour(Green Day, Blink 182 and Jimmy Eat World) and the Warped Tour only solidified the band's presence in the So-Cal punk scene. Garnering praise from such acts as Alkaline Trio and New Found Glory, Breakdance Vietnam released a second recording in 2002; this time on a punk rock favorite, Triple Crown Records. The split CD with Erie, PA based Anchor introduced Breakdance to the East Coast.In August of 2003, Breakdance Vietnam entered Lovejuice Laboratories in Riverside, CA. Over a couple of days, a full-length CD was complete. Titled "Memories of Better Days," the recording set a new standard for the guys from Redlands. Initially the album was destined for Vanishing Point Records, but in a twist of fate some old friends happened to be starting a label themselves.Chad Gilbert and Ian Grushka of New Found Glory had recently formed Broken Sounds. They approached Breakdance Vietnam about "Memories of Better Days" and the fit seemed all too perfect.....blah blah blah...we are coming for you