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A little history of The Despised
We formed in 1995
We broke up in 2000 so our singer could deal with a divorce and work on raising a kid
We reformed in 2005
We've done three full European tours in 2006, 2007 & 2008 and played Punk & Disorderly in Berlin in Feb of 2009
We've done three full Japanese tours in 2006, 2007 & 2008
We'll be returning to Europe in 2010 and hopefully more international destinations including a return to Japan in 2010 and beyond.

Ya know, we had this great bio written up with history and all that shit and then Designated Dale from Razorcake magazine summed it up best of all:

"This isn’t that pull-up-your-goddamned-sagging-pants, nü-metal, craptacular OzFest “hardcore.” And it sure as shit ain’t that mesh-trucker-cap-pulled-to-the-side-of-your-head-with-an-H2O-hoodie-on-in-90-degree-heat “hardcore,” either. No, FUCK alla that. This is “get in, or get the fuck out” hardcore. The real deal. This is The Despised." –Designated Dale (Issue 43)

The web-site is under construction but go to www.despisedatlanta.com for more info although the MySpace page gets updated a little more regularly.

All photos in this Slideshow courtesy of Fred Loridant/www.photorock.com and were shot in Lille, France

Please note: All album and T-Shirt art was drawn by Marvel Comics master ROD WHIGHAM and all art is copywritten by The Despised. The band name "The Despised" is also Federally and Internationally Trademarked and owned by The Despised so if you started a band by the same name, you'll probably want to change the name of your band. (Sorry kids!)

WE HAVE TWO ALBUMS for sale and ONE BRAND NEW 7"!! "Give Me Back My 10%" is a CD with all of the old stuff that has been out of print for 6 years! Then in 2006 we released "Punk, It's Not For Rich Kids Anymore!" which was all new and features covers of Sheer Terror's "Just Can't Hate Enough" and a re-worked version of Jim Carroll's "People Who Died" honoring many of our Atlanta friends who've left us over the years. BUY THEM!!!! They're $10 through CD Baby so just follow the link below and buy one today! OR, maybe you don't want to spend a whole $10 on the album but would rather be a techno geek and just download a song or two.....well, NOW YOU CAN!!! Go to iTunes and download "Give Me Back My 10%!" here or "Punk, It's Not For Rich Kids Anymore!" here!!!!!

Want to book a show in Atlanta? Read the blog about booking Atlanta and don't email us! Yeah, it's a little out of date...but it's more info than you'll get from emailing us. Well, let me rephrase that: If you don't play a style that's remotely similar to what we're doing we really can't help you. If you're an unknown band with no draw we can't help you book a show on a Tuesday....or well, any day for that matter. We don't book shows. Hell, we rarely play in Atlanta so we really can't help you. Sorry! If you happen to be a good fast hardcore band and you really think you can do well here then first read the blog and after contacting those places go ahead and email us. If you're a big-name touring band then you probably don't need our help, but those shows we can generally set up somewhere around town. If you're an international band touring the states and you play fast hardcore or punk, sure send me an email and I'll try to help since many of you guys have helped us a ton over the years. But I get so many emails from garage-rock bands and shit emo bands that would get eaten by our "fans" that I feel I have to put this out there.