A.N.S. is an American crossover thrash

Crossover thrash

__FORCETOC__Crossover thrash, often abbreviated to crossover, is a form of thrash metal that contains more hardcore punk elements than standard thrash. The genre lies on a continuum between heavy metal and punk rock...

 band formed in 1999 out of Irving, Texas

Irving, Texas

Irving is a city located in the U.S. state of Texas within Dallas County. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city population was 216,290. Irving is within the Dallas–Plano–Irving metropolitan division of the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area, designated...

. The abbreviations A.N.S. is debated by many, from Annihilate Nazi Scum, Awesome Naked Squad and Anti New School, lead vocalist Chris Wall confirms it is simply a derivative of the "ANS" in Vans

Vans

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Origins

Formed in 1999 as Defaced by Chris who at the time was vocals and rhythm guitar. The band originally was a punk rock

Punk rock

Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...

 cover band for his high school's talent show with freshman classmates Travis Manko on lead guitar, Robbie Gilani on drums, and Borz Azarian on bass. Covering bands such as Screeching Weasel

Screeching Weasel

Screeching Weasel is an American punk rock band originally from Chicago, Illinois. The band was formed in 1986 by Ben Weasel and John Jughead.Since their formation, Screeching Weasel have broken up and reformed numerous times with numerous line-up changes. Ben Weasel has been the only constant...

 and Pennywise

Pennywise (band)

Pennywise is a Californian punk rock band from Hermosa Beach, California, formed in 1988. The name is derived from the monster, It, from the Stephen King novel of the same title....

 the group soon developed their own sound and original songs. They recorded their demo to cassette tape in 2000, which included their cover of Screeching Weasel's "My Right". A year later they recorded their politically charged first album which included 9 new songs, 6 live tracks, and re-recorded versions of their 3 demo songs.

Lineup change

In the summer of 2001, Borz left the band and classmate Danny Rabon joined the group playing bass. Soon after Robbie left the band and the group saw the addition of Nathan Valentine on bass and Danny moved to drums. The band continued to grow in popularity and play shows while their sound began to evolve from their political roots to a more skate punk

Skate punk

Skate punk is a sub genre of punk rock, originally a derivative of the West Coast hardcore punk scene, that is named after its popularity among skateboarders and association with skateboarding culture. Skate punk most commonly describes the sound of melodic hardcore bands from the 1990s with an...

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Success at Last

As the band developed national notoriety they soon learned, while in the middle of recording a new album, that in online sales their albums were being confused with the Swedish band the Defaced. If they planned on recording more albums they would need to change their name. In 2003 they released their new album, Success at Last, along with their announcement to change their name to A.N.S. Around this time they saw the addition of guitarist Jimmy Byam as Chris moved to focus solely on front man. Following the release of Romancing the Phone they were booked for a Japanese tour in March 2005. They were well received in this foreign land which jump started what was soon to become a whirlwind of international success.

Former members

• Joe Schuerger - Drums
• Corey Duran - Guitar
• Jimmy Byam - Guitar
• Danny Rabon - Bass/Drums
• Nathan Valentine - Bass
• Evan Fuller - Drums
• Robbie Gilani - Drums
• Borz Azarian - Bass
• Travis Manko - Guitar

Studio albums

• Pressure Cracks
  Pressure Cracks
  Pressure Cracks is the third studio album by the American Thrash band A.N.S, released on on October 13, 2009.-Production:Recording for the album began in August 2008 at Black Bottle Recording in Denton, TX. The artwork was done by Andrei Bouzikov, mixed by Richard Haskins at Black Bottle...
  
  (2009)
• The Process of Stoking Out (2007)
• The Pool (2004)
• We'll Only Have Ourselves to Blame [recorded as Defaced] (2001)
• Defaced Demo [recorded as Defaced] (2000)

LPs

• "Ramming Speed split 12" (2011)
• Pressure Cracks
  Pressure Cracks
  Pressure Cracks is the third studio album by the American Thrash band A.N.S, released on on October 13, 2009.-Production:Recording for the album began in August 2008 at Black Bottle Recording in Denton, TX. The artwork was done by Andrei Bouzikov, mixed by Richard Haskins at Black Bottle...
  
  (2009)
• The Pool LP [repress] (2008)
• 4 Bands to Drain Your Pool [4 way split] (2006)
• Success at Last [PartyTime! repress] (2006)

7"

• Carpenter Ant/A.N.S. [split] (2008)
• A.N.S./Seasick [split] (2008)
• A.N.S./Reproach [split] (2008)
• HEINOUS (2006)
• A.N.S./My Revenge [split] (2006)
• A.N.S./Deadpoint [split] (2006)
• Romancing the Phone (2005)

Discographies

• Let Them Eat Wood (2008)
• Success at Last [Defaced Discography/A.N.S debut] (2003)

Compilations

• A Product Of Six Cents II (2009)
• High Art For The Low Down (2008)
• To Live A Lie Three Year Sampler (2008)
• Planet Of Friends (2007)
• Skate Attack! - Vol. 1 (2006)

External links

• A.N.S @ Myspace
• A.N.S @ Interpunk.com