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Authority Zero

Living through chaotic times and trying to make sense of it is nothing new to Authority Zero, the mythic Mesa, AZ, band that has combined punk, ska, reggae, surf-rock, prog-metal and even jazz into a musical melting pot that goes back a quarter-century to their roots on the local club scene. Authority Zero’s story goes back to playing five for $5 shows at local Mesa clubs like the Niles Theater, where several self-released demos and EPs caught the attention of local influencer radio station, KEDJ the Edge, which led to signing with Lava/Atlantic. That 2002 debut, A Passage In Time, was a success, selling more than a quarter million copies worldwide on airplay hits like “One More Minute,” which set the template for the Authority Zero approach – a dubwise reggae beat set over frenetic punk choruses and an art-metal interlude