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Mest was a pop punk
Pop punk
Pop punk is a fusion music genre that combines elements of punk rock with pop music, to varying degrees. Allmusic describes the genre as a strand of alternative rock, which typically merges pop melodies with speedy punk tempos, chord changes and loud guitars...

 band from Blue Island, Illinois
Blue Island, Illinois
Blue Island is a city in Cook County, Illinois. The population was 22,556 at the 2010 census. Blue Island was established in the 1830s as a way station for settlers traveling on the Vincennes Trace, and the settlement prospered because it was conveniently situated a day's journey outside of Chicago...

. The band's lineup, prior to their breakup in 2006, consisted of vocalist and guitarist Tony Lovato
Tony Lovato
Anthony John Lovato is a singer and guitarist best known for his time fronting the pop-punk band Mest.-Confederate Storm:...

, guitarist Jeremiah Rangel, bassist Matt Lovato, and drummer Nick Gigler. They broke up in 2006 after an eleven year run, but reformed in 2008 with a new lineup, featuring only their singer returning for a final tour for people who missed the last one.

History

Cousins Matt Lovato and Tony Lovato
Tony Lovato
Anthony John Lovato is a singer and guitarist best known for his time fronting the pop-punk band Mest.-Confederate Storm:...

 formed the band together in October 1995. The band's last guitarist, Jeremiah Rangel, joined the band in 1998. Their previous guitarist was Steve Lovato, Tony Lovato's brother. Nick Gigler joined the band in 1997 and has been their drummer ever since.

In 1998, the band self-released Mo' Money, Mo' 40z
Mo' Money, Mo' 40z
Mo' Money, Mo' 40z was the self-released album released by the band Mest in 1998. It features songs such as "Beer" and "Rebel Without A Reason"...

. Their debut album on Maverick Records
Maverick Records
Maverick Recording Company is an American record label owned and operated by Warner Music Group, and distributed through Warner Bros. Records.-Company history:...

, Wasting Time, was released in July 2000 and Destination Unknown in 2001. They toured as an opening band for Goldfinger
Goldfinger (band)
Goldfinger is a Los Angeles pop punk/ska punk band that formed in 1994. Currently, the band is composed of vocalist/guitarist John Feldmann, guitarist Charlie Paulson, bassist Kelly LeMieux, and drummer Darrin Pfeiffer...

 on July 20, 2002 in Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada
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 and then a few months later, released a DVD
DVD
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 called The Show Must Go Off! in January 2003. Later that same year, the band released their self-titled album, which featured the single Jaded (These Years), featuring Benji Madden
Benji Madden
Benji Madden is an American guitarist and backup vocalist for the band Good Charlotte, which he co-founded with his identical twin brother, Joel Madden.-Early life:...

 of Good Charlotte
Good Charlotte
Good Charlotte is an American rock band from Waldorf, Maryland that formed in 1996. Since 1998, the band's constant members have been lead vocalist Joel Madden, lead guitarist and back-up vocalist Benji Madden, bass guitarist Paul Thomas and rhythm guitarist and keyboardist Billy Martin...

.

In 2005, a tour with Social Distortion
Social Distortion
Social Distortion is an American punk rock band formed in 1978 in Fullerton, California. The band currently consists of Mike Ness , Jonny Wickersham , Brent Harding and David Hidalgo, Jr...

 was cut short when drummer Nick Gigler required surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome in his wrists which was affecting his drumming. The band's last album, Photographs, was released October 18, 2005.

In 2006, the band announced on their MySpace
MySpace
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 blog that they had decided to cease performing together.

Mest is currently working on a new record that will probably be released around Christmas. Tony Lovato stated this over twitter.

Room One Eleven

Steve Lovato aka "Locust", went on to assemble a music project called Room One Eleven which includes former Mest lighting engineer and merch salesman, Phil Cirullo aka "Swylla" and hip hop prodigy Damien Ringo. They are a group based out of Chicago's Southside.

This bands first album "Tears Dry Slow" was released in early March 2008.

Kisses For Kings

Tony Lovato went on to form a band called Kisses For Kings, whose line-up consists of Tony Lovato, Mike Longworth, and Richie Gonzales. They have performed on the 2007 Warped Tour and toured in July 2009 with Hollywood Undead, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus and The Sleeping on the "Taking Care of Business Tour" aka TCB Tour. Their first EP was released on May 1, 2010 at the MEST show at the House of Blues, Anaheim.

The Twilight and the Sound

Matt and Jeremiah formed a new band called The Twilight and the Sound, announced publicly via Mest's MySpace page on Monday, October 27, 2008.

The Get Go

Nick Gigler's first project after Mest was Chicago-based The Get Go. The band was formed in January 2007, and also features members such as Allister
Allister
Allister is an American pop punk band from Chicago, Illinois. The four-piece formed in 1996 and were one of the first bands to sign to Drive-Thru Records...

's Scott Murphy on bass & vocals and Kyle Lewis on guitar & vocals, Showoff's Chris Messer on vocals and Nate Thruman on guitar & vocals.

The A-Gang

The A-Gang is a current project involving Nick Gigler on drums. Based in Detroit, it also features former Suicide Machines
Suicide machines
Suicide machines may mean:* machines for auto-euthanasia, see euthanasia device* fictional machines for suicide, see suicide booth* The Suicide Machines, an American punk rock band** The Suicide Machines , an album by the aforementioned group...

 bassist Rich Tschirhart.

Reunion

On March 13, 2008, Tony Lovato posted a bulletin on his MySpace about "Mest's ONE NIGHT STAND," a show that Mest would play at the House of Blues in Anaheim, California, on April 17, 2008. In response, Nick Gigler posted a bulletin through his personal MySpace and confirmed that he would not be taking part, and that he had called Jeremiah Rangel and Matt Lovato, who had confirmed that they would not be appearing with Tony either.

After the one-off "ONE NIGHT STAND" show, Tony decided to rebuild Mest and go on a month long tour, with help from Chris Wilson (Good Charlotte, The Summer Obsession), and his brother and founding member, Steve Lovato (at the time in Room One Eleven). Although Matt showed interest, he and Jeremiah were both reported to be too busy with other commitments to join. Nick and Tony haven't been on speaking terms since the band broke up.

Through the Mest MySpace page, Tony announced that they would be releasing a new free EP, with September as the tentative release target.

In a followup post about their activities on Sunday, October 12, 2008, Tony wrote the following on the Mest MySpace:

The band's One Night Stand U.S. tour went from October 24, 2008 through November 20, 2008, and included their friend Alex Hayek from the movies (I Love You Man and Grandma's Boy) on backup guitar. Other bands featured on the tour included Quietdrive, Automatic Loveletter, Rookie of the Year
Rookie of the Year (band)
Rookie of the Year is an indie rock/acoustic band from Fayetteville, North Carolina . They were signed to One Eleven Records, though the fourth release of their latest EP fulfilled their contractual obligation to 111 and allow them to sign with a new label. The band is fronted by lead...

, and ISM.

Members

  • Tony Lovato
    Tony Lovato
    Anthony John Lovato is a singer and guitarist best known for his time fronting the pop-punk band Mest.-Confederate Storm:...

     - lead vocals, rhythm guitar (1995–2006; 2008); lead guitar (2008)
  • Steve Lovato - bass (2008); lead guitar (1995–1998)
  • Chris Wilson
    Chris Wilson (drummer)
    Christopher Ryan Wilson is the drummer for the band The Summer Obsession. Chris is formerly of the band Good Charlotte. In July 2010, It was confirmed that Chris would be filling in for Yuri Ruley of MxPx, after he decided to retire from the band-Notes:...

     - drums (2008)


Former members
  • Matt Lovato - bass (1995–2006)
  • Nick Gigler - drums (1997–2006)
  • Jeremiah Rangel - lead guitar, vocals (1998–2006)

Discography

Year Album Peak chart positions Record company
US
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...

US Heat
Top Heatseekers
Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical...

1998 Mo' Money, Mo' 40z
Mo' Money, Mo' 40z
Mo' Money, Mo' 40z was the self-released album released by the band Mest in 1998. It features songs such as "Beer" and "Rebel Without A Reason"...

Self-released
2000 Wasting Time Maverick
Maverick Records
Maverick Recording Company is an American record label owned and operated by Warner Music Group, and distributed through Warner Bros. Records.-Company history:...

2001 Destination Unknown 12 Maverick
2003 Mest
Mest (album)
Mest the third studio album by Pop punk band Mest. It peaked on the Billboard 200 at #64.-Track listing:# "Until I Met You" – 3:02# "Rooftops" – 3:54...

64 n/a Maverick
2005 Photographs 116 n/a Maverick
"—" denotes the album did not chart
"n/a" - a band can only chart once on the US Heat chart

Singles

  • "What's the Dillio?" from Wasting Time
  • "Drawing Board" from Wasting Time
  • "Cadillac" from Destination Unknown
  • "Mother's Prayer" from Destination Unknown
  • "Jaded (These Years)" from Mest
    Mest (album)
    Mest the third studio album by Pop punk band Mest. It peaked on the Billboard 200 at #64.-Track listing:# "Until I Met You" – 3:02# "Rooftops" – 3:54...

  • "Take Me Away (Cried Out to Heaven)" from Photographs
  • "Kiss Me, Kill Me" from Photographs
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