Dade County Resistance was a South Carolina

South Carolina

South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...

 power-pop/punk rock band started in 2001 by former members of Guyana Punch Line

Guyana Punch Line

Guyana Punch Line was an American hardcore punk band from South Carolina that existed from 1998 until 2003.-History:Guyana Punch Line was formed of members who had previously played in In/Humanity, Antischism and .fuckingcom. They worked hard to bring Chris Bickel's school of thought called...

, Self

Self (band)

Self is an American alternative pop/rock band from Murfreesboro, Tennessee and largely the brainchild of writer, singer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Matt Mahaffey....

 and Insult To Injury

Insult to Injury

Insult to Injury is the third full-length studio album from New Jersey thrash metal band, Whiplash. It follows 1987's Ticket to Mayhem...

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The band released a self-titled six song CD and contributed three tracks to the Twelve Step Program compilation before gearing up for their first record.

Debut album, "Every Last Chance" was released by tREND iS dEAD! records

Trend is dead! records

tREND iS dEAD! records is an independent record label based out of Normal, Illinois, United States. The label was founded in 1995, initially releasing cassette and vinyl titles, before switching to more modern compact discs....

 in 2002. The record was critically acclaimed, and the band given opening slots supporting bands like The Ataris

The Ataris

The Ataris are a rock band from Anderson, Indiana. They have released five studio albums, and their most recent E.P. was released on November 25, 2010 on the Gainesville, Florida based label, Paper + Plastick. It contained the brand new tracks "All Souls' Day" and "The Graveyard of The Atlantic"...

, Snapcase

Snapcase

Snapcase is a hardcore punk band from Buffalo, New York. Their records have been released on the Chicago record label, Victory Records. Through the course of the band's initial run of fourteen years, they released six studio albums before disbanding in 2005....

, J Church

J Church

The J Church is a Muni Metro railway line in San Francisco, California mainly serving the Noe Valley and Balboa Park neighborhoods, connecting them to downtown. It began as one of San Francisco's streetcar lines in 1917, and was converted to modern light rail operation with the creation of the Muni...

, Hot Water Music

Hot Water Music

Hot Water Music is a punk rock band from Gainesville, Florida. The members of the band are Chuck Ragan, Chris Wollard, Jason Black, and George Rebelo. HWM first formed in 1993...

, Lifetime

Lifetime (band)

Lifetime is an American melodic hardcore/emo band from New Jersey. Lifetime was formed in 1990 and disbanded in 1997. In late 2005, they announced their reunion.-History:...

 and more. Just when the band seemed poised to take over the world, Dade County Resistance exploded, like every good band should.

Former members of Dade County Resistance have gone on to join Lakehurst Is Burning and Thank God.