M-2 Stray From The Path

Stray From the Path is a hardcore band that was formed in 2001 in Long Island, New York. The band has released seven full length albums. Their first three albums were independent albums. The first three were titled “People Over Profit” in 2002, “Audio Prozac” in 2003, “Our Oceania “in 2004. Stray from the path signed with Sumerian Records and released four records on that label. The records were entitled “Villains” in 2008, “Make Your Own History” in 2009, “Rising Sun” in 2011, and "Anonymous" in 2013. Currently they are signed to Sumerian Records and have toured with other Hardcore and Metal bands such as Every Time I Die, Stick To Your Guns, 

The Acacia Strain, For Today, and Bleeding Through. They were also featured on the All Stars Tour in 2012-2013. The bands original members were Thomas Williams, John Kane, Justin Manas, Ed Edge and Frank Correira. The band started recording for their first album in 2003 with front man Terrance Hobbs of “Suffocation”. Their debut album “Audio Prozac” was well received amongst the hardcore punk community. Upon completing the album, it spread to California, which has a very alive hardcore scene. The bands songs’ spreading to Cali is what lead to the bands contract with Sumerian Records. In 2005, Andrew Dijorio, a native of Long Island took over on the vocals. Andrews lyrics differed slightly than Ed’s. They were more infused with politics than just the brutal-ness of hardcore. This made the band start be more well known in the punk scene which invited a whole new scene of people to try and get involved. The song “A badge and a Bullet” is a direct homage to  Rage Against The Machines “Killing In The Name Of”. Anybody who knows Rage knows how political their lyrics are. Either way, Stray From The Path is a phenomenal band for hardcore punk listeners.