Current Release: "A Portrait Of Noise" Release Date: July 18th, 2006 Track Listing: 1. Hopeless Romantic 2. Everything Went Black 3. Bathroom Stall Poetry 4. When Laughter Turns To Screams Band: Kendal - vocals, Dustin - guitar, Yuri - bass, Tim - drums Websites: www.stabbedinback.net www.myspace.com/stabbedinback

BIO: In the shadows, beneath the stairs, and under the bed, SIB since 2002 have carried the punk rock banner held high with their fast paced melodic tunes and screamy vocals. Some say hardcore while others argue Punk Rock...either way SIB delivers their own style live as well as in the studio. Feeding off your childhood fears as their inspiration, SIB have added their own "creepy" element to the genre that truly sets them apart from all other bands out there today. Trampling the weak and hurdling the dead, SIB have come to help resurrect Punk Rock. SIB includes ex-members of the LILLINGTONS (Panic button / Lookout Records) so they are no strangers to the punk rock community. In their brief history they have won fans over in droves sharing the stage with the likes of THE UNSEEN, TIGER ARMY, THE EYELINERS, THE HORROR POPS, THE RIVERBOAT GAMBLERS & England's THE DEAD PETS just to name a few.If any band was passionate about music. it's Stabbed in Back. Knowing they can't change the world by themselves, they know they can make a difference to someone. As part of the FOOD NOT BOMBS program, SIB gladly trade their merch for canned goods which in turn is delivered to homeless shelters to help the less fortunate get a hot meal. For fans of.............Rise Against, Misfits, AFI, Ignite, Bad Religion & Pennywise.

REVIEWS: "Four songs of fast melodic punk rock here from SIB. This is very intense stuff, reminding me of Decry at their best, or a more pissed off Bad Religion. Tons of energy here, especially on "Bathroom Stall Poetry". The band is also a regular contributor to Food Not Bombs, so that's good for a few extra credit points in my book. Buy two copies, you'll wear the first one out." - LOUD FAST RULES!

"Fast and melodic hardcore punk with a pretty varied sound that reminds me of early NOFX mixed with early UNSEEN and AFI, it's melodic but coarse and has a lot of fucking balls and presence. It mixes the very approachable Epitaph-type sound with some nasty shit! Something unpredictable and resilient and that's something that's missing in most bands these days.more bands need to take a sound and twist in into their own style like this because, let's face it, no one's going to rewrite punk rock so we have to work within certain boundaries but that's no excuse for laziness or copy-catting and STABBED IN BACK demonstrate this perfectly in these 4 tracks." - NO FRONT TEETH MAGAZINE

"Writing about music for as many years as I have, you build up a fair amount of contacts. Some of those contacts become closer than others. A few I might even go so far as to call my friends. In the critic game, having contacts as friends can be a conflict of interest. The above being said, Chuck from Basement Records is my friend. However, he knows I'm not afraid to take a dump on one of his bands, as unfriendly as that may sound. The good news for Chuck (this time around), is that I really enjoy the four song EP from his latest signing Stabbed In Back. Featuring ex-members of the The Lillingtons, the Albuquerque four-piece play fast-paced punk rock that harkens back to the era when fast-paced punk rock actually meant something. A Portrait of Noise is far from the hook-laden bounce played by cute boys in tight jeans that young punks are used to these days. Instead, it's eleven minutes of grimy fun you won't feel less cool for after listening to. That's not to say the men in Stabbed In Back can't write a memorable track. They do that just fine, penning successful guitar-driven hooks on each of Noise's tracks. Vocalist Kendal Fortson smoker's lunged style resembles the work of the The Lawrence Arms' own acidic-voiced talent, Brendan Kelly. For corroborating evidence, look no further than the ominous, "Everything Went Black". Fortson's voice is far from distinct of Kelly's or any of the Oi punks he grew up idolizing, but it's the soul of his band and he uses the familiar weapon to maximum capability. Chuck done good." - ABSOLUTE PUNK.NET