Mesa, Arizona’s influential punk veterans AUTHORITY ZERO have announced plans to release their fifth full-length studio album, The Tipping Point, on March 29th 2013 via 3wise Records.
Almost two decades of enduring a volatile music industry and countless tours away from friends and family, AUTHORITY ZERO have emerged with one of their best albums to date. Named after the Malcolm Gladwell book, The Tipping Point was recorded with producer Cameron Webb (Pennywise, Social Distortion, Motorhead) at Maple Studios in Orange County, California. Their latest effort pays tribute to their punk rock forefathers while expanding their musical boundaries into unconventional reggae and rock tinges beyond the typical punk rock aesthetics, creating a whirlwind rock album that will undoubtedly take listeners by storm.
Eighteen years into their storied career began and AUTHORITY ZERO has seen their fair share of ups-and-downs. After original guitarist and long time friend Bill Marcks left the band in 2008, members have seemed to come and go, but the band and music has carried on. Recently, after the release of their last album, Stories of Survival, guitarist Zach Vogel departed the band to return to his home in Wisconsin for more family time. Shortly after that and with the turn of the New Year in 2011, long time friend and drummer Jim Wilcox also left the band to pursue other endeavours.
At this point, many bands would have folded under the pressure of line up changes and setbacks, but the rest of the band carried on by inviting new recruits and Amarillo, TX native Brandon Landelius on guitar along with legendary punk drummer, Sean Sellers (Good Riddance, Real McKenzies) on drums to restructure and complete the group.
With their fifth studio album The Tipping Point, AUTHORITY ZERO is determined to carry on with perseverance and dedication to spread their music and message to fans around the globe.
THE TIPPING POINT
Track list
1. No Other Place
2. Undivided
3. For the Kids
4. Take or Leave it
5. Struggle
6. Lift One Up
7. On the Brink
8. Today we Heard the News
9. The Tipping Point
10. Shakedown in Juarez
11. Endless Roads
12. 21st Century Breakout
13. Authority Zero