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Members: Ian Eskelin (vocals, keyboards), Christian Crowe (drums), Adrian Walther (bass), Mike Payne (guitar), Brian Whitman (guitar, vocals)
For fans of: Newsboys, Smash Mouth, Oasis, Steve Taylor, Switchfoot
Label: 7Spin Music/Furious Records

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"This band is a creative outlet that I absolutely crave. Making an All Star project is an excuse to reunite with friends around the globe and make some noise together, something exciting that doesn't have a lot of rules." – Ian Eskelin

Emerging from the post-nuclear wreckage of the late-nineties grunge scene, All Star United's self-titled debut CD galvanized an unwavering fanbase across the globe. Incorporating spot-on hooks, a redemptively acerbic (sometimes self-deprecating) wit, and 'amps on eleven,' All Star jolted the subculture with new energy, like some sort of musical CPR, breathing life into the collective consciousness, proving once again—in case anyone had forgotten—that rock n' roll is best when it's fun.

Buzz around the Grammy-nominated act increased exponentially into something bordering on legend. How many rock outfits, after all, can get away with releasing a record "whenever they feel like it" and still boast a solid fan base on four continents, claiming certifiable rock star status in far-flung sovereignties such as Singapore where All Star has topped the national charts?

All Star's new project, Love & Radiation, is a smash return to the best of what made ASU great in the first place.

As the towering, twenty-story hook of the title song declares, "You're the one I've been waiting for!" Fans can uncross their fingers at last. The Eagle has landed. Elvis has returned to the building. Love & Radiation is a comeback package that's simultaneously innovative, thundering, and beautiful. The wit is back. The mock-Jagger posturing. The incarnational rub calculated to subvert the subversives.

From sparkling pop anthem "We Could Be Brilliant" to tongue-in-cheek tour de force "Let's Rock Tonight" to the radio-friendly hilarity of "The Song of the Year," All Star demonstrates a reach and span few of its peers can approach. And somehow, the band manages to make it all mean something, too.

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