Lifetime was rooted in the New York/New Jersey
hardcore punk scene & formed in New Brunswick, NJ, USA (1990). The band's founders were
Ari Katz (vocals) &
Dan Yemin (guitars - also of
Kid Dynamite,
Paint It Black, and
Armalite). In contrast to the negative, sometimes violent, tone promulgated by New York hardcore contemporaries - Katz's lyrics emphasized more positive / personal themes, in their two-minute songs. In 1992, Lifetime released their first full length album,
Background, which bore only passing resemblance to the more melodic work to follow. By 1995, the…
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