I Hate Kate

Justin Mauriello made a mark on the pop-punk community in the mid- to late '90s as vocalist and guitarist for Orange County rap-punk group Zebrahead, where his distinctive singing complemented the rapping of co-frontman Ali Tabatabaee. The boisterous quintet released its third full-length album, MFZB, in 2003, and the following year Mauriello took to writing songs on the side to soothe the growing creative differences he was experiencing with the rest of the band. This outside work eventually took on a life of its own, and before the end of 2004 caused Mauriello to make his ex...