A hard-hitting, emotionally and politically charged hardcore punk unit from Phoenix, Arizona, American Standards formed in 2011 around the talents of Brandon Kellum, Brennen Westermeyer, Geoff Gittleson, Cody Conrad, and Corey Skowronski. Employing a blistering blend of metal, punk, thrash, and emo that invokes names like Refused, Every Time I Die, and Gallows, the band issued a three-song EP independently (limited to 500 copies) before unleashing its debut full-length Still Life in 2012, which resulted in a record deal with We Are Triumphant, who reissued the album in 2013 al...